Volume 9 – 2025 Opening In March for Submissions
“Fall Into Fantasy” will contain stories from Epic to Urban, High to Paranormal and everything in between. We are seeking fresh faces as well as seasoned fantasy pros for this yearly anthology to be released in the second half of the year.
All submitted stories will be reviewed by a small committee here at Cloaked Press.
What we are seeking for this collection:
- Original, short stories created by the author submitting the story. We do not want reprints as part of our goal is to bring fresh stories to readers. We are asking for first, exclusive rights to both print and digital publishing of this work in the world. This is for a period of six months from date of publication. During this time we ask that the author not republish or sell any secondary rights to another publisher. All other rights are retained by author.
- Story ranges from 3000-10000 words.
- All sub genres of Fantasy are acceptable, please include the sub genre you feel the story falls into. This is more for informational purposes as we would like to include this information for the readers.
- All voices are encouraged and acceptable, diversity is a wonderful thing. This extends to the characters in the stories as well. Delight and entertain us with your unique characters and the worlds they live in.
- Please submit your story in .DOC or .DOCX format. This will make it easier to compile the accepted submissions. We prefer Times New Roman, 12pt, 1.5 spaced for ease of reading. Please do not put extra spaces between each paragraph, this is a nightmare to format. Thank you.
What we would like to avoid:
- Novels or Novellas. These are too long for this collection.
- No multiple submissions. We are looking for the ONE story you want in this collection.
- We prefer no simultaneous submissions, but if you have submitted this story to another anthology/publishing company, please make sure that you tell us so we can be aware of any other deadlines. Should the story be accepted elsewhere, please let us know right away.
- We would like to avoid excessive gore/violence/sexual content.
- Please no stories including abuse of a child or animal. If the character’s past includes some sort of abuse, please keep flashbacks subtle, and only if they are integral to the plot of your story. We want to delight readers, not horrify them.
What we give you, the author:
Selected authors will be contacted for a long bio that will be listed on that author’s page on this website, as well as a short bio for in the book. Authors chosen for the collection will receive $15.00 US, or an author copy of the book free of charge. Additional copies, if desired, will be made available at a reduced price, plus shipping and handling depending on your location.
Submissions for Fall Into Fantasy 2025 will open March 15, 2025. At that time, a form will be linked here to submit your story until April 30th, 2025.