Here’s the final version of the wraparound cover for the hardback edition of Fantastic
The hardcover volume is being produced using IngramSpark and should be published sometime in late September or early October.
Fantastic Detectives – Hardcover
Anthology
Fantastic Detectives Ads
We’ve created a series of advertisements for the Fantastic Detectives anthology. Some of them promote the anthology itself; others promote individual stories within the anthology (with an eventual goal of having an advertisement for every story).
We thought it would be interesting to show all of the ads in one place, for anyone who might be curious about what we’ve done. All of these ads are also available on the WorldsEnough Facebook page.
Jeff Patterson Interview
Jeff Patterson, one of the authors in our new anthology, Fantastic Detectives, has been interviewed on the HOURLINGS PODCAST PROJECT podcast. In this wide-ranging interview, Jeff discusses the anthology, his anthology contribution (“Sister Autumn and the Angel’s Blade”), his writing process, and more. Check out the interview now!
Past Calls for Submissions
We’ve been producing anthologies for a while. If you’re curious, here are some of the previous “Calls for Submissions” (now closed) that we have issued for our anthologies:
Fantastic Defenders
The Forever Inn- Fantastic Detectives
Cover Reveal – Fantastic Detectives
In our last post, we revealed the names and stories of all the submitters who were accepted into the Fantastic Detectives anthology. And let us assure you, w
Of course, such great stories needed a great cover, too. We were lucky procure this awesome cover from Ivan Zann.
We think it’s a great cover that truly champions both the fantasy and mystery aspects of the anthology’s theme.
We’re planning a March 2023 publication in
Author List for “Fantastic Detectives”
The final selection has been made and the following authors will be appearing in the anthology, “Fantastic Detectives”:
- Reed Bonadonna – “Perchance to Dream”
- Gregg Chamberlain – “This Sword for Hire”
- Robert Finegold – “A Madness Most Discreet”
- David Keener – “Jonelle Crosse”
- Emma Melville – “Penance”
- Jeff Patterson – “Sister Autumn and the Angel’s Blade”
- Maria Prokopyeva – “Worshippers of Baser Stuff”
- Daniel Robichaud – “Out Among the Pecan Trees”
- Donna Royston – “The First Censor’s Statement”
- Shannon Taft – “The Codicil”
- David Tatum – “Tumbling the Lord”
- Martin Wilsey – “Justice in the Mist”
- Austin Worley – “The Skull in the Tree”
There you have it…a solid baker’s dozen of awesome fantasy detective stories! We’re anticipating a March 2023 publication date.
Fantastic Detectives – Reopened for Submissions
Everybody,
We have determined that Worlds Enough experienced an email issue during the submission time period for our anthology, Fantastic Detectives. During this time, we were forced by our web host’s unexpected closure to move our website and email services. Our “submissions@worldsenough.com” email address was re-directed to a Yahoo email account because of this unexpected move. It looks like Yahoo’s spam filter zapped some of the submissions. Unfortunately, Yahoo also removes spam entries after 30 days, so we can’t go back and determine what was lost.
We’ve confirmed that at least three people were impacted, and possibly two or three more based on queries we’ve received. There are likely more.
We feel that we put enough pressure on authors when we ask them to write a good story that adheres to a specific theme. It’s a bridge too far to also randomly zap them with a spam filter when they’re kind enough to submit their work to us.
Everybody that submitted deserves consideration. Period.
Accordingly, we’re re-opening for submissions. All stories that we have actually received have either been notified of being “Not Accepted” or having made it into the “Final Round.” If you have submitted and not received a notification, then your story got lost. Send it again and we will expedite the review process so that you get the consideration you’re due.
All stories need to be received by April 30, 2022. The same email address will work (this time), submissions@worldsenough.com. We will also provide a manual email response acknowledging that we received your story.
We apologize sincerely for the inconvenience. Given the situation, we feel this is the only way we can deal fairly with this mess and ensure that all submitters receive due consideration for their stories.
— David Keener —
Call for Submissions
The Call for Submissions for Fantastic Detectives, our next paid fantasy anthology, just dropped today. It’s a sequel to Fantastic Defenders, and curated by the same editing team, Donna Royston and David Keener. The due date for submissions is the end of the year, with expected publication in March, 2023.
Check out the PDF for more details.
Welcome to the Forever Inn
Welcome to the Forever Inn, the finest cross-dimensional tavern in existence. Our 5-star chef is a reformed eldritch horror, our top bartender is a refugee combat mage with PTSD (don’t even THINK about messing with her), our bouncer is an orc, and one of our waitresses is a hominid. We carry beers from across the timelines, and you never know who will be stopping in.
So, join us in September when The Forever Inn anthology is released. The volume is edited by Donna Royston and David Keener. They’re both experienced editors who previously produced the anthology Fantastic Defenders.
Contributors include: Cora Baker, Evan Friedman, C. M. Frost, Jerrik Hjort, David Keener, Stephanie Mirro, Sheila O’Shea, Martin Wilsey, and more.
Fantastic Defenders: Hardcover Preview
There’s a hardcover of the anthology, Fantastic Defenders, coming out in March. The anthology was edited by David and Donna
So, above, you’ll see a preview of the full wraparound cover, including flaps, for the hardcover edition of the book.