Submission Guidelines:
Please send submissions and correspondence to admin@newmyths.com.
Note that these emails are read once every 3-4 weeks in a batch. You might get a fast reply once and have to wait several weeks for the answer to a simple question later on. I'm afraid that's the only way I can do it efficiently.
We respond to all submissions. Responses take 60-90 days on average. Feel free to send a follow-up query after that point. We save email addresses for the sole purpose of sending notice when the new issue is online or another NewMyths.com publication will be released. If you do not want to be notified, please let us know. These email addresses will never be sold or shared with any other organization.
Do not send attachments, only stories included in the body of the email will be read. Stories and nonfiction articles on NewMyths.com are updated every quarter on December 1, March 1, June 1, and September 1. Old stories are archived under the date of publication and author name.
Send the full text with a query letter including a brief biography. If you would like me to include a link to your website, please say so.
Send your submission(s) to: admin@newmyths.com.
Format:
Please use standard ezine format: Single space between lines, double space between paragraphs, flush left (no indentation).
Fiction will be considered as long as it meets the following criteria:
Length: Up to 10,000 words.
Content: There must be some fantasy or science fiction element to the story.
Nonfiction: Submissions are welcome as long as they deal with some aspect of fantasy or science fiction. Length less than 10,000 words.
Examples that come to mind include mythology, folklore, science as it applies to science fiction, how people lived in different time periods, book/film reviews, etc.
Simultaneous Submissions:
No problem. We ask that you please indicate in your cover letter/email that your story is a simultaneous submission, and notify us as soon as possible if it has been accepted by another publication.
Rights:
NewMyths.com acquires first publication rights only (we are not interested in stories that have already been published elsewhere). Authors retain their copyright on all works after first publication on the NewMyths.com website.
By submitting a piece to NewMyths.com you agree that, should the piece be accepted, you grant NewMyths.com a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable right and license to digitally archive and display the piece (aka Digital Archive Rights).
In the case that we later desire to include your work in any other format (e.g. print, anthology, etc.), those rights will be separately negotiated at that time.
Payment upon publication:
Short stories (1,000+ words): $40
Flash fiction (1-999 words): $15
Poems (any length): $15
Non-fiction articles (any length): $40.
Artwork: $40 or more. Send a thumbnail and we’ll discuss it.
Book Reviews:
Please query first. Most of our reviewers are volunteers who work for the cost of the book, but we accept several reviews a year at the rates listed above. If you want to volunteer to review books contact Scott T. Barnes.
Short Films: May be considered. Send me an email with a brief description or synopsis of the content.
Screenplays: May be considered.
Chapter excerpts: Not unless they stand alone.
Novellas/Novels: I don’t have time to read unpublished works of more than 10,000 words. Sorry.
Other considerations:
If you have a self published book or you are a published author and would like us to list your work, send us an email requesting information. There will be no charge for listing these books.
More information here.
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