By Susan Spann Happy Holidays! Today, we continue our ongoing series on writing for anthologies with a look at copyright clauses in anthology contracts. Anthology writing differs from other forms of publication, and though the contracts often look similar, authors need to be aware of the critical differences between anthology contracts and those which govern publication of single-author…
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I Hate Writing to Prompts, But Just This One Time….
By Patricia Stoltey I hate writing to prompts. And I’ve been writing short stories for years without much luck getting published. So when I had an opportunity to submit to an anthology of retold folk tales, in a genre I never write, I almost passed up the chance. Then my sense of adventure kicked in…not…
The Legal Side of Anthologies (Part 1)
By Susan Spann Anthologies offer a great opportunity for authors to publish creative works and find new readers. Some anthologies feature works by authors from a specific group (for example, RMFW’s own CROSSING COLFAX, which contains short stories from members of the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers organization), while others have open submissions on a specified topic, like horror…