TITLE:
Monstrous Angels: an anthology of religious horror from Conquest Publishing, edited by Brittany McMunn & Arwyn Sherman
SUBMISSION WINDOW:
Opens Feb 23, 2025 and closes May 23, 2025
WORDCOUNT:
Micro fiction up to 250 words
Flash pieces up to 1k words
Short stories up to 8k words
PAYMENT:
$20 flat rate
WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR:
Monstrous Angels is an anthology that will explore one of the most enduring questions of religious horror–why are angels so compelling as anti-heroes and/or villains? We’ve seen it time and time again: Angelfall, Constantine, Legion, Angelology, the list goes on. We love our dark angels.
We want stories of the morally gray. Of angels and humans trying their best and failing. We want to explore all corners of this topic so feel free to be broad. Angel-like beings from other cultures welcomed and encouraged. Our definition of angel is loose. We want winged divine creatures trying to navigate moral quandaries, being consumed by righteous anger, experiencing the consequences of being too close to humans.
Give us your nasty angels. Your conflicted angels. We want dark, complicated stories.
PLEASE DON'T SEND
GENERATIVE AI
REPRINTS?
If you have the rights back, yes.
For reprints, include original/copyright supporting information.
MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS?
One submission per author.
SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS?
Absolutely, just let us know ASAP if you get accepted somewhere else.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Note: We won’t be investigating anyone’s identity but please be respectful and only write from cultures you are intimately familiar with/a part of.
FORMATTING GUIDELINES:
Submissions should be in the Shunn format (link to Shunn) but no need to put your address or phone number, just your state/country is fine.
Please include a short bio after your contact information on the document, before the title of your piece.
Please send submissions in .docx or .pdf format
NO GENERATIVE AI
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Submission window opens Feb 23, 2025 and closes May 23, 2025
Early or late submissions will be deleted unread.
Email submissions to bmcmunn@conquest-publishing.com with a cover letter.
Subject line should be SUBMISSION TITLE // LAST NAME
Any questions should be sent to the same email with QUESTIONS as the subject line.
Don’t stress about the cover letter, a simple “Hi I am submitting this” is fine, feel free to write more and include any publication credits but that’s not required. “Dear Editors” is a fine salutation to use, we won’t be offended if you don’t use our names.
One submission per author, please
RIGHTS REQUESTED
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