This is something that might be of interest to all of us. And it’s a paying market, too!
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Myriad Lands
An Anthology of Non-Western Fantasy
Beyond the familiar tropes of knights and dragons, there is a whole world of possibilities for fantasy literature.
This collection seeks to explore the stories available in non-traditional fantasy.
We are looking for secondary world fantasy, where the world building and story telling is based on sources other than medieval Europe.
These can be based on other Earth cultures, examples such as Barry Hughart’s fantasy China in Bridge of Birds, or Aliette de Bodard’s magical Aztec Empire in Servant of the Underworld. Alternately, they could have a totally original setting, such as M.A.R. Barker’s Tekumel, N.K. Jemisin’s Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, or China Mieville’s Bas-Lag.
I DO WANT:
Engaging stories with interesting characters.
Unique stories that flow from the modes of life in their subject cultures.
Social structures and Governments other than medieval European feudalism/monarchy, cultural traditions other than European.
Vivid descriptions of lands, peoples, customs (but avoid infodumps or travelogues where possible).
I DO NOT WANT:
Stereotypes or clichéd portrayal of cultures.
Stories based purely on showing the strangeness or exoticism of a culture.
Standard sword-and-sorcery plots with foreign sounding names.
Explicit and excessive depictions of violence, torture, or rape. (A fight scene is fine, a full page describing the blood and entrails pouring from a wound is excessive.)
Modern day or urban-fantasy.
LENGTH: 1000-6000 words. We will consider a select few longer works, but query first.
RIGHTS SOUGHT: First Worldwide print and electronic English Language rights. Exclusivity for 1 year from date of release. Non-exclusive rights to keep the anthology in print afterwards.
PAYMENT: £0.03/word (approx. 5¢/word US). Contributor’s copy. Payment will be made when story line-up is finalized.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 1st
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