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Audio Publishers Association
Independent Book Publishers Association
Horror Writers Association
Mystery Writers of America
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Submissions are now open for literary and some genre stories
We are excited to re-open the doors to short story submissions, and again we will be accepting stories according to a rolling calendar (see below). You can send in one (1) story per genre at a time. Please carefully read both the writing guidelines and the submissions calendar, as we will delete without reading any submissions not conforming to guidelines. We really hate to do that, but we need to focus our time on reading stories rather than restating what is already spelled out here. So please, don't make us. We prefer previously unpublished stories, but do consider reprints as long as they have not been previously published in audio. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please let us know right away if your story is accepted elsewhere.
What we want
We are looking for emotionally engaging stories with fully realized characters and fresh imagery. We enjoy both traditional and experimental stories, but we only select stories that will translate well into audio. We recommend that you read or have someone else read your story aloud before you submit it. We do not want anything hateful or pornographic.
How we want it
Submissions should be sent to us by email. Please only submit one story per genre at a time (when you hear from us on the first, you can submit another).
In the body of your email include:
What we will do with it
We are going to try really hard to keep up with submissions and respond within 2 months. If we like your story, we will send you a contract offer to acquire the audio and electronic distribution rights (we ask for one-year audio exclusivity). Once you return the signed contract, your story will go into the production queue. All Sniplits stories are professionally narrated and produced.
What we pay
| Per Story | Word Count | Pay Advance |
Royalty Potential |
| Previously Unpublished |
50-800 words | $10 | up to 50% |
| 801-2000 words | $30 | up to 50% | |
| 2001-3500 words | $50 | up to 50% | |
| 3501-5000 words | $75 | up to 50% | |
| 5001-6500 words | $100 | up to 50% | |
| 6501-8000 words | $125 | up to 50% | |
| 8001-9500 words | $150 | up to 50% |
| Per Story | Word Count | Pay Advance |
Royalty Potential |
| Previously Published |
50-800 words | $0-$5 | up to 50% |
| 801-2000 words | $0-$15* | up to 50% | |
| 2001-3500 words | $0-$25* | up to 50% | |
| 3501-5000 words | $0-$35* | up to 50% | |
| 5001-6500 words | $0-$40* | up to 50% | |
| 6501-8000 words | $0-$45* | up to 50% | |
| 8001-9500 words | $0-$50* | up to 50% |
*Pay for previously published stories varies depending on the format and vehicle in which it was published. If your story is already widely available for free online, for example, we are not likely to offer an advance.
Submission calendar
Green bars below indicate when submissions are open by genre.
| June 21st 2010 |
July 2010 |
August 2010 |
September 2010 |
October 2010 |
November 2010 |
December 2010 |
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| Adventure | |||||||
| Animal | |||||||
| Dark Fiction, Horror | Fantasy | ||||||
| Historical Fiction | |||||||
| Holiday | |||||||
| Humor | |||||||
| Literary | |||||||
| Mystery, Crime | |||||||
| Paranormal, Supernatural | |||||||
| Romance | |||||||
| Science Fiction, Speculative | |||||||
| Sports | |||||||
| Suspense, Thriller | |||||||
| Westerns |
