A year ago we did a call for Maid stories. They could be anime, they could be furry, all we wanted was for the protagonist to be a maid or to feature maids prominantly. We did get some stories, but unfortunately not enough to do an anthology. So we are on the hunt again for YOUR maid stories! (non-erotic, let's be clear here)
So if you have a maid story you have been holding onto for years, submit it!
Details for the call are:
Maids (tentative title)
An Anime-esk Anthology
Edited by Tarl Hoch
Deadline: This will be a first come-first served sort of deal. Once we have enough quality stories the call will be closed. This does not mean we won't reject stories, just that if you are a procrastinator that will not work in your favor.
The story MUST have a maid character. Primarily the maid must be female, though we will accept transgender characters in the roll. (they also don't have to be human) The maid can be your protagonist, the side-kick, the antagonist, as long as they play a primary roll to the story and have a fair amount of 'screen time'. They should also dress as maids, though what style/genre/era you choose from is up to you.
Lastly, as this is an anthology with a singular theme, having stories from many different genres is highly appealing to the editor. Try out steampunk, slice of life, noir, romance, high fantasy, or any other number of genres. If you are struggling, take a look at the various manga and animes out there, as well as the examples provided in this call for submissions.
We will NOT accept:
Racism, sexism, or discrimination presented in a positive light.
Pedophilia or sex with characters under the age of 18.
Rape, torture, dubious consent, forced seduction.
If you are in doubt, ASK. Better to ask then to get a straight up rejection!
And remember, this is a non-erotic anthology, so please, no sex on screen.
Examples of what we are looking for:
Mey-Rin - Black Butler - Sniper Maid
http://kuroshitsuji.wikia.com/wiki/Me...
The Pleiades - Overlord - Various types of Maids, well worth looking at
http://overlordmaruyama.wikia.com/wik...
Ram & Rem - Re: Zero - Oni/Demon Maids
http://rezero.wikia.com/wiki/Rem
http://rezero.wikia.com/wiki/Ram
Mirianne and Priscilla from the King's Raid mobile game - Elven Knife Thrower Maid & Halberd Maid
http://www.kingsraid.wiki/index.php?t...
http://www.kingsraid.wiki/index.php?t...
Tohru - Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid - Dragon Maid
http://miss-kobayashis-dragon-maid.wi...
(If you have any other suggestions, please comment below, we would love to hear them!)
Submission Details
Length: Our preferred length is approximately 5,000 to 15,000 words. We are willing to take longer works, but shorter ones are more likely to be rejected.
Payment: ½ cent per word
How to submit: Send .rtf, .doc, or .docx via email to Tarl Hoch, editor, at armouredfoxpress@gmail.com.
Specifics: Only emails with attachment submissions will be accepted. Standard manuscript formatting is preferred. Please note that this means your name, address, and email contact must appear on the manuscript itself and not simply in your email message. (http://www.shunn.net/format/story.html)
A cover letter. Give a little information about your story, yourself, and why you chose to write for this anthology.
No simultaneous submissions please (Don’t also send your story elsewhere at the same time), though you can submit more than one story to this anthology. If you choose to do the latter, only your best story will be accepted.
Originals stories only please, no reprints.
We purchase exclusive publication rights in print and electronic formats for the period of one year from date of publication for the stories and non-exclusive rights in perpetuity thereafter. Submissions must not contain any copyrighted characters which the author does not hold the copyright on.
This anthology will be self-published by Tarl Hoch through Armoured Fox Press and will be available in electronic and print formats. There is the possibility that a small publisher may pick it up at some point down the road, at which point contracts may need to be renegotiated.