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**shroud** · Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 1:35 pm Post subject: NEW ANTHOLOGY ANNOUNCEMENT

This may be our most ambitious project yet. This is to support Nate Kenyon's efforts to raise money to fight cancer. Sheldon S. Higdon suggested an anthology, and this was an idea I had floating around. The regional orientation will help me sell it to local bookstores.

Tentative Title: Northern Chill

100 Terrifying New England Tales to Tell Around a Campfire

Guidelines: Flash fiction (no more than 700 words) told in the FIRST person (to allow readers to re-tell the story) set in a New England location. The anthology will be separated into 4 sections (tentative titles):

Haunts- Stories of ghosts, specters, and phantoms
Beasts- Stories of monsters, critters, and wild animals
Humans- Stories of eccentric people, serial killers, mad men
Other Oddities- everything else

Format: Submit as a Word .doc or .rtf attachment.
SUBJECT LINE MUST SAY: "SUBMISSION--NORTH--TITLE"

Multiple submissions allowed and encouraged
No reprints
No simultaneous subs
Payment: (.01 cent a word or you can donate your stories)

Proceeds to benefit the American Cancer Society

I will try to get this on the Web site soon.

LOOKING FOR COVER ART.

Please, feel free to give me your thoughts.

Tim
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Phil Kuhlman · Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 6:05 pm Post subject:

I've never been out of Texas, but I'll see if I can get something New England'y ready for ya.

christammiller · Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 8:24 pm Post subject:

It's a great idea. I'd be happy to float it on my blog if you like.
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Sheldon S. Higdon · Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 8:57 pm Post subject:

The guidelines to the antho sounds really great, Tim. It will be big indeed. And I'll pass this info to some writer friends I know as well.
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Phil Kuhlman · Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 12:12 am Post subject:

Just wrote one and got it sent in. I figured I'd do a story set in Kingsport, one of HP Lovecraft's trio of haunted New England towns. Hope you like it!

rsmccoy · Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 10:20 pm Post subject:

How long do we have to get them in?

**shroud** · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 1:37 am Post subject:

Phil Kuhlman · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 1:55 am Post subject:

so this is the time for that 50-story epic about bob the snowplow owner and his magical tire-chains, right?

One day, someone will print it...

**shroud** · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 10:59 am Post subject:

KevinLucia · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 12:33 pm Post subject: Hmmmm

We'll see what I have...

Cathy0 · Initiate Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 1

Hi.

I'll be submitting two stories, maybe three for the anthology. Also, I didn't print out the submission guidelines. Can I send them as attachments in my email? And where do I send them exactly?

Cathy0
Cathy Carlson[/b]

Phil Kuhlman · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 6:22 pm Post subject:

Nathaniel Lambert · Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 8:48 pm Post subject:

I'm sending my story in this weekend.

**shroud** · Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 12:30 pm Post subject:

kenyonn2000 · Initiate Joined: 02 May 2008 Posts: 5

What a great gesture, and a very cool idea! I'm going to work something up for this. Thanks.