2012 Anthology from NWIA.

The 2012 anthology will feature stories with strong connections to the Pacific Northwest, past, present, or future. All submissions should include elements of the Pacific Northwest that are central to the story; whether through plot, setting, or characters, the story must contain strong ties to the Pacific Northwest to be considered for inclusion in the anthology. *Open submissions begin January1st, 2012. *Deadline for submissions is April 30th, 2012 at 11:59 PM. *The 2012 anthology is open to all authors, but special consideration will be given to authors living in the Pacific Northwest. *Submissions may be no longer than 7,500 words. *Please, no more than one submission per author. *The story must have a clear, significant connection to the Pacific Northwest in plot, setting, or character; past, present, or future. *Speculative fiction and poetry only. “Speculative fiction” is defined for our purposes as science fiction, fantasy, and horror or any of their spin-offs or sub-genres. Don’t worry, if you think your story is speculative fiction, it probably is. *All submissions must be e-mailed as a Microsoft Word document (either .doc or .docx) or Rich Text Format (.rtf). *Standard submission format only: double spaced, author’s full name and contact info (especially email address!) on the first page, pages numbered with author’s last name on every page. Please be sure to follow the required manuscript format. Improperly formatted manuscripts will not be considered. *Submissions must be e-mailed to niwa.submissions@gmail.com by 11:59 PM on April 30th. *Publishing rights are First North American Serial Print Rights with all rights reverting back to the author after publication. *Payment is one free copy to all authors published in the anthology. NIWA can be found on Google Groups, Facebook or their website: https://sites.google.com/site/niwahomesite/ NIWA is a non-profit community based organization open to all Pacific Northwest authors. Look for NIWA’s 2011 Spec-Fic Anthology, Magic to Mayhem, on Amazon.com and Smashwords.com.”