SiteAnthology Seeking Humorous Short Essays
WANTED: Short, funny, true stories recounting the “misadventures†from weddings/honeymoons, pregnancy/childbirth, or the baby/toddler years for an upcoming series of “Diary†anthologies to be published in book form by Meadowbrook Press.
Angela Wiechmann
Senior Editor
Meadowbrook Press
5451 Smetana Drive
Minnetonka MN 55343
E-mail: awiechmann@meadowbrookpress.com
Phone: 800-338-2232 x. 117
Fax: 952-930-1940
Diary Submission Guidelines
STORY LENGTH: Up to 800 words
PAYMENT: For selected stories, we’ll pay the following one-time fees. (Word counts refer to final edited versions.)
$50 for 100 words or less
$75 for 101–250 words
$100 for 251–500 words
$125 for 501–800 words
RIGHTS REQUIRED: Non-exclusive worldwide rights in all languages. Author retains copyright to story.
FORMAT: Stories must be submitted electronically. A story may be typed in the body of an e-mail or sent as an attached Microsoft Word document.
E-MAIL TO: awiechmann@meadowbrookpress.com with subject line “Diary submission.†Please indicate the submission category: wedding/honeymoon, pregnancy/childbirth, or the baby/toddler years.
DEADLINE: September 1, 2007
We’re looking for tightly written stories featuring one specific incident with a clear humorous focus. For samples of stories that fit our vision for this series, please e-mail a request to awiechmann@meadowbrookpress.com with subject line “Diary Samplesâ€. Please do not submit stories that are interesting/enlightening/touching but not funny. Such stories are outside the scope of this project. [lf]
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