In Mint Condition: 2013
Ambannon Books, in connection with TheDarkTower.org, is proud to announce In Mint Condition (working title). In Mint Condition is an open-genre anthology including short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and artwork exclusively from the members of TheDarkTower.org. The finished product will be paperback, most likely 5" by 8" in size, with a first printing run of 100 copies. At this time we are considering around fifteen stories/essays for inclusion.
This is an official Call For Submissions. We here at Ambannon Books are looking for new authors and new artists to come together and help us create our very first publication. We would like the anthology to include all types of writing styles. We would like a short fiction story about werewolf babies on page three, and then on page eighty-seven, we want to read a creative nonfiction essay about the time you and your significant other got lost in the woods and met your first homeless person. I personally would like to read a poem describing the lives of suicidal aliens. Maybe that’s just me though. Essentially, there are no guidelines. You may write on any topic, although topics considered highly offensive may not be allowed publication. The length is also up to the writer. Keep in mind, however, that a short story should not be a novel, nor should a short story be too small that there isn't much of a story.
Artwork: In addition to the written works, In Mint Condition will also include artwork! We will have illustrated cover artwork (in color!), standalone artwork, and select stories will include accompanying artwork. We are accepting submissions for cover artwork and for standalone artwork at the moment. Any subject, any method. If we like your artwork, we will include it in the anthology and/or, after we decide on the final Table of Contents, we will pair you with one of our authors to create an accompanying piece for the story. The cover artwork submissions must be in color and the interior artwork submissions must be black and white. You may submit the same artwork in both color and black and white. You may paint, draw, photograph, fingerpaint, whatever you feel most comfortable with. Please do not base your artwork on anything that we could be sued over (no Rolands or Oys please).
All works submitted to In Mint Condition must be original and previously unpublished. We will have first time publication rights for use in the print and e-book versions of this title only. All other rights remain with the author/artist. A contract will be signed to protect everyone involved, but that will come later on down the road. Additionally, authors and artists must notify us immediately if their work is being published elsewhere before this anthology is complete. You may submit multiple written or artistic works. Each submission must be saved as its own document.
Submissions: Please send your submissions and/or any questions/comments to sgaisserindiego@yahoo.com. All text submissions must be formatted as a Microsoft Word document. Please do not send .PDF versions of your story. Artwork may be on any commonly used file.
Notification: After we have read your written work or viewed your artwork, we will decide whether or not to include that work in In Mint Condition. Once our final Table of Contents is decided, we will personally notify everyone that submitted something as to our decision. For written works, those works that are accepted for inclusion may undergo a recommended editing and revision process between the author and the editors. We will not change your work ourselves, but revisions/edits may be requested. If an agreement between the author and the editorial staff cannot be made on the potential revisions it might affect inclusion.
Compensation: If your written work or artwork is included in the finished product, we will send you one (1) copy of the anthology as our personal thank you. A percentage (to be determined later) of the profit from this project will be donated towards The Haven Foundation.
Due Date: All submissions will be due on Saturday, July 7th, 2012. Please do not submit a “rough draft”, only submit work that you feel is finished.
The staff of Ambannon Books and the editors here at In Mint Condition are really look forward to reading your work and checking out your artwork! Thank you!
EDIT: Our Table of Contents:
Ambannon Books Proudly Presents
In Mint Condition: 2013
Table of Contents
1. “Mr. Scratch’s Murder Circus” by Jeremy Gooch (BROWNINGS CHILDE)
2. “The Receptionist” by Bob Ireland (CrinVA)
3. “The Train Graveyard” by Ariel Bosi (Ari_Racing)
4. “Seagrass Encounter” by David Swearingen (divemaster)
5. “Brother” by Ryan Wood (woodpryan)
6. “A Place On Pine Island” by Matthew Biddle (mattgreenbean)
7. “Pumpkin” by Krystle-Dawn M. Willing (stkmw02)
8. “Excelsior” by Jean Melkovsky (Jean)
9. “My First Book” by Jeannine Balsura
10. “The Rule Of Three” by Thomas Cranham (Tito_Villa)
11. “You’re The Best” by Tim Martin (Ben Staad)
12. “Darkness Rising” by Gabriel Ayala (thegunslinger41)
13. “Tabula Rasa” by Hannah O’Connor (Hannah)
14. “Right To Life” by Mike Ziniti (Robert Fulman)
15. “On Monday, I ate my cat.” by Jerome Smith (Randall Flagg)
16. “Marvin’s Retirement” by Ralph Mulleins (Room 217 Caretaker)
