#malaiseanthology

[jessaminepress]

Hello wonderful writers, we have an update from our team:

After receiving messages about submissions, their end date, and the busy weeks ahead, we’ve decided to offer an extension to our submission period! We understand that the holidays, including the time leading up to them, can be busy. In hopes of adding a bit of ease to that and removing some of the submission stress, we’ll now be closing submissions on November 30th.

We hope this will give all potential participants time to enjoy their holiday celebrations. If you have already submitted and would like to take this extension to review or change anything about your form, feel free to contact us at [email protected].

OUR SUBMISSION FORM CAN BE FOUND [HERE]. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES CAN BE FOUND [HERE].

An additional note to those who have already submitted: emails to those being chosen to contribute will be sent out on December 2nd. And thank you for all the wonderful submissions thus far! We’re looking forward to releasing our list of contributors on December 4th once final decisions are made.

[jessaminepress]

Jessamine Press is proud to announce our first anthology, Malaise, a collection of 13 short stories guaranteed to frighten and delight, all told through the lenses of marginalized writers. We’re searching for unique tales that no one else could quite convey, laden with all things dark and scary. Malaise is there to cater to the those looking to convey dread, the dead, and more. Just make sure you’re ready for All Hallows’ Eve, October 31st, when pitch submissions officially open!

Until then, you can find us, and more information, at the below: Tumblr Twitter Facebook

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Attention Applicants

After a lengthy deliberation, Jessamine Press has sent out acceptance and rejection emails to those that applied. Please check your email address for responses. The official announcement for the finalized writers list has been rescheduled to December 8th to allow for the selected writers to respond to the email and confirm their participation. 

Thank you to all that applied - it was a fantastic opportunity to read your writing and ideas for the anthology. We are excited to announce our writers this Friday.

[jessaminepress]

Countdown to Pitches

Hello from us to all of you!

We want to extend a big thank you to everyone who has expressed interest in our project so far. Thank you for the follows, reblogs, and (over on the ol’ twitter) retweets. We hope you’re just as excited as us; we have only about a week left to go before pitches officially open, so we’d like to give you guys a preview of what to expect from our pitch form:

The Basics: Name, email, social media (twitter, tumblr, etc), why would you like to apply?

Have you participated in an anthology/zine before? Please note that a yes or a no answer won’t affect your chances at all. We’re simply trying to gauge how much experience people may or may not have with a conventional anthology set-up.

Link to Portfolio Site/Writing Samples: All writing samples should be 1500 words or less. Please try to provide no more than 3 samples. You may edit for length. We will accept both fandom and original samples, as this is just a way to get a feel of your writing style. If attaching a google .doc, please have all relevant samples in the same .doc to make it easier for us to evaluate your writing. Any portfolio sites should be easy to navigate; please highlight which samples you’d like us to look at.

Pitch: Please give us as many pitch details as possible - spoil the ending for us. We want to have a good idea of your story so we can make informed decisions. We ask that you try to keep your pitch to roughly a page long but will not penalize you if they go longer. As mentioned previously, we ask that all applicants submit one pitch only, in the interest of fairness.

We would also like to take this time to encourage you all to ask any questions you may have. We’ve tried to make our FAQ and guidelines as comprehensive as possible but if there’s any burning queries, questions, inquiries, or comments you’d like to make - please don’t be shy!  You can reach us via ask here or, if you’d prefer, feel free to shoot us an email at [email protected]. We’ll do our best to answer any question you might have.