What to submit: The first chapter of a literary novel or novella, or the first story in a collection. If we are interested, we will request more. Please do not submit entire manuscripts. Submit here.
First Book Contest: We are now accepting submissions of novels and short story collections for our first book contest. To be eligible, you must never have published a book of fiction with a national press. Prize: $500 advance against royalties, publication in ebook and POD formats, and a standard publishing contract. Entry fee: $20. Deadline: August 30, 2012. Submit here.
Flash in the Attic Contest: What can you say in 1000 words or fewer? Submit up to three stories of up to 1000 words each to the Flash in the Attic Contest. Payment & prizes: 1st prize receives $100 and publication in the Flash in the Attic anthology, which will be available in print and as an ebook. 2nd prize receives $50 and publication. All stories will be considered for publication. Entry fee: $5 for one story, $10 for three stories. Submit here.
Before you submit: Download a free sample of our first publication, Winter in Tirane: The Stories of Jiri Kajane. Of course, we hope you’ll love it so much you’ll decide to read the entire book, but the sample story should give you a pretty good idea of our tastes.
What not to submit: poetry, science fiction, fantasy, children’s books, hard core erotica
Payment for novels and short story collections: $250 advance against royalties. More information on royalties coming soon.
Unfortunately, we are not able to pay for stories in the single-story ebook series at this time, but we hope to be able to do so in the future.
Publication: Fiction Attic Press titles will be available through all major online book retailers, and wherever ebooks are sold
Anthology alert: Fiction Attic Press is seeking submissions for its first anthology, Quoth the Raven, a collection of quoted passages from books that never were. See Quoth the Raven for something bordering on illumination.
Short Fiction series alert: Fiction Attic Press is now seeking submissions for a series of single story ebooks. Each book will be contain one short story of exceptional literary merit. Stories for the short fiction series should be 2,500 to 5,000 words. Payment for the single-story series is $25. Submit here.
