We are pleased to announce a new anthology Trust & Treachery: Tales of Power, Intrigue, and Violence.
Power struggles, politics, posturing: whether it’s parliament, the royal family, a coven, or your homeowner’s association, power breeds distrust, intrigue, and violence.
At it’s core, this anthology about relationships…and power. It is about people more than institutions. All group interactions, whether they are governmental, corporate, professional, academic, religious, or social are influenced by power dynamics. The origin of the state is found in the art of interpersonal conflict.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Trust & Treachery is a great fit for a wide breadth of genre submissions including Mystery, Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror. Some examples of stories and poetry that we’d love to see include:
- Political Sabotage
- Mutinies in Space
- Faery Intrigues
- Conspiracies against the Crown
- Werewolf Clan Infighting
- Planetary Power Struggles
- Corporate Espionage
- Assassination by Sorcery
We are interested in the dark corners in the halls of authority, the intimate exchange of secrets and the all too human (and sometimes inhuman) emotions that drive us – greed, love, hate, fear and above all the hunger for power.
The editors are looking for works representing the entire range of experience—including all races, ethnicities, genders, ages, religions, sexual orientations, abilities and views on life. We believe excellence in writing is the best criterion for choosing works to include in our publication. In short, we want your awesomest stories!
DETAILS
We are looking for stories that are 1000-5000 words in length. We will pay $20 per story, to be paid on January 1, 2012 or on acceptance, whichever comes later.
Submissions will be open from June 15, 2011 to December 15th, 2011 and will be through our online submission manager. We will announce some acceptances as we go, but will hold a majority of slots open until the end. We also hope to respond to submissions within 6-8 weeks, but will hang on to some stories longer if they are being considered.
We are very open as to genre: Mystery, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror, etc. Please no romance, YA or erotica (though relevant sexual content is fine).
Check out our Trust & Treachery site at http://treachery.mlcrawford.com for more details. We look forward to reading your stories!
And feel free to send us a note if you have any questions at: TreacheryAntho@gmail.com
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