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2014 Rainfurrest Anthology Invitation
12 years ago
Greetings!
On behalf of the 2014 Rainfurrest Charity Anthology staff, we would like to invite you to submit a story for one or both of the Anthologies we intend to publish for the upcoming convention. This year, Rainfurrest has decided to publish two separate anthologies. The first will be our standard G to PG-13, as well as a new, Adult-Oriented Anthology, with a more mature audience in mind. It is the hope of the Anthology Staff that this will broaden the scope of participation, and expand the readership of the anthology, while at the same time raising more money for charity.
We at Rainfurrest hope you will consider helping us all make next year’s anthologies the best yet! Please let us know if you are interested in either of our Anthologies this year, and if so, which one you would like to participate in (Or both, if you are feeling ambitious!). A breakdown of the rules and guidelines follows.
Thank you for your time and participation, and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
Anthology Rules:
Theme: Cyberpunk
Some of the best examples of this genre are William Gibson's Neuromancer, or Neal R. Stephenson's Snow Crash, and many of the works of Philip K. Dick. Movie-wise, movies like Blade Runner (Based off of Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electronic Sheep), Johnny Mnemonic (Which is based in William Gibson's Short Story), and Strange Days all have cyberpunk elements to them. Many examples exist in Anime, the most well known in the form of Bubblegum Crisis, Ghost In the Shell, and Akira.
Another great source of reference materials are the Tabletop RPGs Cyberpunk 2020 and Shadowrun.
Original Anthology Content Rating: G to PG
Adult Anthology Content Rating: R to Soft X
Word Count: 6,000-12,000 words
Submission Guidelines:
-Please, do not put your submission in the body of your email!
-All items must be submitted in a .doc or docx format in 12 Point Font, and double-spaced for easy reading.
-Please do not submit any work you have already published or placed on a website such as Fur Affinity, or Fanfiction.net.
-If you have an Artist set to do an illustration with your work, please advise in your submission email with their contact information, and let us know if you have their permission.
-All submissions will be considered donated, and all profits from the Anthology will be going to The Clouded Leopard Project.
Deadline Schedule:
-Initial Submissions Deadline: March 30th, 2014
We will attempt to respond by May 15th, 2014 with the stories chosen for the anthology, and begin to look for artists to work with the respective stories.
-Editted Submissions Deadline: June 15th, 2014
This date is the final date we would like stories to be submitted with all final editting and formatting to take to our staff. From there, we will be submitting our anthology to FurPlanet for print to be ready by the convention. This date may be extended based on the needs of the authors and our staff.
Submissions Should Be Sent To:
anthology[at]rainfurrest.com
Any questions about the anthology should be sent to
anthology[at]rainfurrest.com
On behalf of the 2014 Rainfurrest Charity Anthology staff, we would like to invite you to submit a story for one or both of the Anthologies we intend to publish for the upcoming convention. This year, Rainfurrest has decided to publish two separate anthologies. The first will be our standard G to PG-13, as well as a new, Adult-Oriented Anthology, with a more mature audience in mind. It is the hope of the Anthology Staff that this will broaden the scope of participation, and expand the readership of the anthology, while at the same time raising more money for charity.
We at Rainfurrest hope you will consider helping us all make next year’s anthologies the best yet! Please let us know if you are interested in either of our Anthologies this year, and if so, which one you would like to participate in (Or both, if you are feeling ambitious!). A breakdown of the rules and guidelines follows.
Thank you for your time and participation, and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
Anthology Rules:
Theme: Cyberpunk
Some of the best examples of this genre are William Gibson's Neuromancer, or Neal R. Stephenson's Snow Crash, and many of the works of Philip K. Dick. Movie-wise, movies like Blade Runner (Based off of Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electronic Sheep), Johnny Mnemonic (Which is based in William Gibson's Short Story), and Strange Days all have cyberpunk elements to them. Many examples exist in Anime, the most well known in the form of Bubblegum Crisis, Ghost In the Shell, and Akira.
Another great source of reference materials are the Tabletop RPGs Cyberpunk 2020 and Shadowrun.
Original Anthology Content Rating: G to PG
Adult Anthology Content Rating: R to Soft X
Word Count: 6,000-12,000 words
Submission Guidelines:
-Please, do not put your submission in the body of your email!
-All items must be submitted in a .doc or docx format in 12 Point Font, and double-spaced for easy reading.
-Please do not submit any work you have already published or placed on a website such as Fur Affinity, or Fanfiction.net.
-If you have an Artist set to do an illustration with your work, please advise in your submission email with their contact information, and let us know if you have their permission.
-All submissions will be considered donated, and all profits from the Anthology will be going to The Clouded Leopard Project.
Deadline Schedule:
-Initial Submissions Deadline: March 30th, 2014
We will attempt to respond by May 15th, 2014 with the stories chosen for the anthology, and begin to look for artists to work with the respective stories.
-Editted Submissions Deadline: June 15th, 2014
This date is the final date we would like stories to be submitted with all final editting and formatting to take to our staff. From there, we will be submitting our anthology to FurPlanet for print to be ready by the convention. This date may be extended based on the needs of the authors and our staff.
Submissions Should Be Sent To:
anthology[at]rainfurrest.com
Any questions about the anthology should be sent to
anthology[at]rainfurrest.com
So beyond jazzed over this XD
Also, do these have to be stories? Is poetry allowed as a submission type?
As someone who never touched cyberpunk before, I can understand the o.o factor involved. However the story I wrote under 24 hours for last year's contest was of this theme (as a way to introduce it) and despite being my very first attempt, was an honorable mention that the judges actually asked me to expand upon for the anthology. So as hard as it can be, it's also a great excuse to venture into territory you might not have even considered before.
Also, it says in the rules that it has to be a minimum of 6,000 words, which can be... challenging for a poem, albeit not impossible. Perhaps (and please, please don't quote me on this. Get the official word from the big guys since mine is not The Word of God if you did a prose/story hybrid, you could make it work. My favorite example of this would be Linda Goodman's Gooberz, at least as far as format goes if not theme.
Also, if you're looking for inspiration, TV Tropes can help out a lot, starting with Cyberpunk as a great starting point. There you'll find a whole list of examples in different mediums. Just be careful, because it's so easy t get lost in a very easy bout of Wiki Walk It can be dangerous and full of Oooh Shiny moments, but if you can stay on course, it's beyond helpful. As I'm sure you noticed from my response, I'm not the best at avoiding Wiki Walks >.<
Anyway, I hope this has helped some :3 Good writing to yah!
Hopefully that is helpful. :)