Fanfare! Opportunity! Short Fiction/Espionage Anthology

[Katie-Ellen]

Here is an anthology open submission opportunity with Manchester based Comma Press. They want a fresh spin on espionage up to 2000 words. Anyone up for this? Based on July Flash Fiction entries, I'd say there are some potential short espionage brains here.

http://commapress.co.uk/resources/2015-new-writer-showcase-la-nouvelle/

 

[Marc Joan]

I sent my entry to them months ago (in fact I flagged this opportunity on Litopia months ago) but then Comma shifted their deadline back by about nine months, so my poor story has been gathering dust with them for far too long. But I am going with it because they are one of the few UK publishers left who take the short story seriously. Suspect I will be too politically incorrect for them, though...

 

[Katie-Ellen]

Owww that's a long wait. Un PC? Sounds great and all your short stories are publishably good, anyway.

 

[Marc Joan]

Owww that's a long wait. Un PC? Sounds great and all your short stories are publishably good, anyway.

You're always kind, KTLN!

 

[Steven McC]

I submitted to this after reading Marc's original post then noticed the huge change in deadline, too. It's worth entering as it's one of the few short story competitions that don't seem to charge an entry fee these days.

 

[Marc Joan]

I submitted to this after reading Marc's original post then noticed the huge change in deadline, too. It's worth entering as it's one of the few short story competitions that don't seem to charge an entry fee these days.

Also, my impression is that they are 'real publishers', with a real business, not an ezine put together as a summer project by a bunch of Eng Lit undergrads. That's not intended to rubbish ezines, or Eng Lit undergrads, but there is a difference, I think.