Untreed Reads Publishing

We are in the process of creating an anthology of short stories to be released on November 1st as a Thanksgiving release.

This anthology is designed to be a humorous mystery anthology. Only mysteries with a definite humor angle to them will be accepted or considered. What we’re looking for are stories geared around the most popular Thanksgiving dishes: turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, pumpkin pie, etc.. As long as it’s a regularly-featured food at Thanksgiving, we’re open to how you work it in. Please note that it is unlikely we will publish multiple stories of the same food (i.e.: no two stories where pumpkin pie is featured).

As this is a short story anthology, submissions need to be between 3500-5000 words in length. We may be willing to accept longer works depending on the content. Previously published material is ok for submission providing that all electronic rights have reverted to the author. Stories that have been published previously need to be notated as such, along with the information as to where it first appeared.

The intention is to release each short story as its own release under our existing Fingerprints short story line, but there will also be an all-in-one edition at a lower price than purchasing the stories individually to encourage readers to pick up the entire anthology.

Editor-In-Chief Jay Hartman will serve as Editor for this anthology.

Deadline for submissions is September 30th, 2010. Email submissions ONLY, and they MUST be in DOC format, Times New Roman, 12pt. Submissions received that are not in this format will be deleted. Please include the word “Thanksgiving” in your subject line. All stories should be sent to submissions@untreedreads.com . Submissions sent to other email addresses will not be recognized. If an insufficient amount of usable entries are received, this anthology may be withdrawn, and such withdrawal will be announced no later than September 15th.

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Questions regarding this Call should be directed to Editor-In-Chief Jay Hartman at jhartman@untreedreads.com .

Attention authors! Untreed Reads is actively looking to release short story and full-length steampunk works. We are simply fascinated by the world of steampunk, and would like to help authors who are addicted to the genre as much as we are see their tales reach new audiences.

In particular, we’d like to see genre crossover steampunk titles. Got a great steampunk/zombie novel or short? Great! Maybe a steampunk mystery? We’ll want to take a look at that too.

Please note that we have NO interest in titles using public domain works that are converted into steampunk. Our focus is on original stories only.

Please see our Submission Guidelines for our expectations, and be sure to include the word “steampunk” in the subject line of your email. Preference is for works over 5,000 words, but we will consider anything except microfiction. Series are especially welcome.

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As many of you know, June is Pride Month, celebrating excellence and achievement in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender society. What many of you might NOT know is that Untreed Reads has a special short story line entitled Diversity, which showcases the best in minority writing, whether that be LGBT, African-American, Latino, etc..

In honor of Pride Month, Untreed Reads has set a goal to release 30 brand-new LGBT stories, one per day. We are looking for stories with either a LGBT main character or theme in any genre EXCEPT erotica. We have no problem with stories with romantic elements, but will not accept stories that are strictly romance. Mysteries, sci-fi, horror and literature are especially welcome.

All submissions must be 5,000 words or less, and must follow our regular submission guidelines which can be found HERE. Flash fiction will also be accepted. All titles will be submitted to all of our regular sales channels. Titles not being designated for sale within a certain day in June may still be published in the line at a later time.

Please indicate “Diversity Submission” when you send your story. All submissions must be received no later than June 10th for consideration for Pride Month.

This is an open submission call, and may be reposted to any and all blogs, groups, etc..

Untreed Reads is announcing brand new lines of short story ebooks. The short story is an ever-growing market, and we’re looking to help provide as much reading material as we can. With people having less time than ever before to read, we’re encouraging readers to enjoy short stories during waits in line, commutes, etc.

We are hereby announcing a Call For Submissions for all of the new lines. To be considered for any of these lines, entries must be 5,000 words or less. The lines are as follows:

Orbits: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Fingerprints: Mystery
Diversity: LGBT, African-American, Latino and other minority-themed short stories
Nibs: Literature
Spectres: Horror

We are still accepting works with more than 5,000 words, but they won’t be part of these specific lines. The short story lines are in addition to our full-length offerings, not offered as a replacement.

If you have a series of short stories that are all tied together, we would be interested in establishing a line for those as well. See Bryl R. Tyne’s The Zagzagel Diaries or Joshua Calkins-Treworgy Roads Through Amelia as an example, which you will find in the Untreed Reads Store by clicking on the link at the top of this page.

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If you’d like to know about our Submission Guidelines, please visit http://www.untreedreads.com/?page_id=1039. If you choose to submit to one of the above lines, please give the name of the line in your subject heading.

Untreed Reads Publishing is announcing a Call For Submissions for any authors whose titles are either out of print, or for which their current contract is established for print only with no electronic book provisions.

All genres of fiction, except those specifically identified in our Submission Guidelines, are welcome. We will accept any length of submission, from short story to novels and series.

All genres of nonfiction are also part of this call, with an emphasized request for Business titles. Any length from whitepaper to full-length work will be considered.

This is an on-going Call For Submission. All titles are subject to our Submission Guidelines, which can be found by clicking HERE.

For questions regarding Fiction and most Non-Fiction submissions, please email Jay Hartman at jhartman@untreedreads.com.

For questions regarding Business submissions, please email K.D. Sullivan at kdsullivan@untreedreads.com.

This call may be reposted on any and all lists, groups, blogs and websites.

Untreed Reads is looking to expand their nonfiction business, and is currently open for submissions. This call includes any and all nonfiction subject matter/genres. In addition to full-length works, Untreed Reads will also consider whitepapers, theses and journal topics.

All submissions are subject to our regular Submission Guidelines, which can be found HERE.

Please direct any questions regarding this call for submission to K.D. Sullivan at kdsulivan@untreedreads.com.

This call will remain open until further notice. Please feel free to repost this call elsewhere.