About Anthro Dreams
Anthropomorphic Dreams is a small-press publisher aimed at showcasing stories featuring anthropormorphic animal characters in a broad range of genres. Stories are published in multiple mediums, fiction books, art galleries and audio narrations with the podcast.
Podcast Submissions
The podcast is open for submissions, looking for short fiction of the range of 2,000 to 6,000 words, though shorter or longer stories may be considered. All genres encompassing anthropomorphic characters are welcomed and stories with good character drama are always appreciated, as are lighter comedies or slice-of-life vignettes. The rating content is mostly general audience, with the occasional mature story. In terms of movie ratings, stories may range from G to PG-13 or soft R.
Submissions are preferred in MS Word doc format. A standard, easily-readable font such as Times New Roman should be used and formatting should be kept simple, with only bold, italics and/or underlines used for emphasis. The author’s real name and contact information (at minimum an e-mail address and optional postal address) and a word count for the story should be included at the top of the file, before the story title and the author’s name as they wish to be credited. An example submission is shown below.
John Doe 2500 words
1 Lampost Way
Shady Glen, Narnia 55555
JDoe@aslan.netOn the Importance of Ernest
by Buck Dasher
Submissions may be mailed to podcast@anthrodreams.com
Stories accepted for the podcast stories will be paid at a rate of 1/4 cent per word for non-exclusive publishing rights.
Human/Furry Fiction Anthology Submissions
Submissions are being accepted for a second fiction anthology book of human/furry interaction stories.
Stories can be of a wide genre range: fantasy, sci-fi, historical, contemporary, etc. Interest is in stories which show interactions between characters, highlighting the differences between their cultures, societies and backgrounds, but also showing their interactions as characters.
Preferred stories are dramas, but also lighter pieces, slice-of-life, comedy and some romance, general interest, with a rating up to PG-13 or soft R. Stories in the range of 2,000 words to 10,000 words are requested, though shorter and even longer stories will be considered.
The deadline for submissions is May 31, 2010.
Formatting guidelines for the stories are the same as for Podcast Submissions listed above. Submissions may be mailed to submissions@anthrodreams.com
Stories accepted for the book stories will be paid at a rate of 1/4 cent per word for non-exclusive publishing rights.