October begins with an open call for submissions for one of next year’s anthologies.
From the Brim to the Dregs
With guest editor Amanda Spriggs!Stories of magical, mystical or super-powered brews. The other gods didn’t get mad at Prometheus for bringing humanity fire; it was the secret of distilling and brewing alcohol that he brought us. Monks who make beer that grants miraculous powers. Intergalactic explorers discover an alien fruit whose fermented juice grants the ability to see forward in time.Does your Dr. Jekyll discover something other than Mr. Hyde? Have a drink and go nuts with the idea.
Before we’re inundated with submissions featuring werewolves grappling with the transformative effects of an enchanted bottle of orange soda, we figured it might be fun to give you guys some homework.
A little research will unearth a litany of potions, elixirs, and nectars featured throughout history and mythology. These have inspired a number of writers.
This particular anthology was initially inspired by Tim Powers’s historical adventure The Drawing of the Dark. Magic beer!
H.G. Wells’s classic, The Invisible Man, lends itself to both science fiction and horror tropes.
Anne Rice’s The Mummy or Ramses the Damned featured an ancient potion that granted immortality.
And do we even need to discuss the pharmacological influences of Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland?
So get to reading, and get to writing! Explore worlds where a mere sip incites fantastical incidents!
Consider submitting to From the Brim to the Dregs.
Opens: 10/13/24
Closes: 12/15/24
Contracts: 12/28/24
Publication: 01/24/25
thank you very much for the clarification! While I don't have any ideas for this anthology, having a little guidance like this for others would be gratefully received! It helps to be able to hone in a little on what is being looked for!
This could be a great idea for all your upcoming anthologies. Provide a post of homework and extra guidance so you get more of what you're looking for, and we understand what you have in mind. Not that it'd be hard and fast rules, but the mo' you know, da mo' you know... y'know?