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Paying Market Dark Highlands: Fairy Tales, Fables, and Folklore

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dark highlands fairy tales fables folkloreDark Highlands is reading for a less mature audiences anthology called Dark Highlands: Fairy Tales, Fables, and Folklore. This is a paying market, but it has the peculiarity of accepting submissions only from the United States, with preference given to Midwestern authors. Their site helpfully lists the states they count as being in the Midwest region, in case you don’t know whether you are writing in a flyover state or not: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

Announcing “Dark Highlands: Fairy Tales, Fables, and Folklore”

We are pleased to announce the newest title in the Dark Highlands family, Dark Highlands: Fairy Tales, Fables, and Folklore, Volume 1. Dark Highlands is currently is accepting submissions for the publication, which is scheduled to be released in January 2012. Fairy Tales, Fables, and Folklore, Volume 1 is a semi-annual collection of artwork, poetry, and short fiction that focuses on darker works in the fairytale fantasy, fable or folk tale genres, while maintaining a PG-13 rating (Dark Highlands Anthology, our bi-annual publication of horror and dark fantasy, will continue to be our title that is geared for a more mature audience).

Dark Highlands describes fairytale fantasy as any work that features fantastic creatures (fairies, elves, trolls, giants, talking animals, etc.) or the presence of magic, and takes place in either a modern or fabled setting. Fables are short tales that teach a moral lesson, most likely with animals or inanimate objects as characters. Folk tales are considered to be based on oral tradition, and feature situations relating to everyday scenarios, often including a lower class getting the upper hand on a higher class.

The submission period for Volume 1 of Fairy Tales, Fables, and Folklore is through September 30th, 2011 and work may be submitted online here.

For more information on Dark Highlands: Fairy Tales, Fables, and Folklore, please refer to our submission guidelines.

About Dark Highlands

Dark Highlands is a creative arts company that showcases writers, artists, and performers from the Midwest region. We specialize in horror, dark fantasy, and supernatural fiction, as well as art and poetry that fall under those categories.

Dark Highlands staff does not receive compensation for their work with the company, volunteering their time and energy as a labor of love, and all funds raised through sales or donations are used to compensate the creative talent who have contributed material for publication.

Our aim is to give writers, poets, and artists specializing in materials with darker subject matter a forum in which to present their work through both print and digital means. We believe in the promotion of regional visual and literary artists and aim to support them by raising awareness of their creations.

Dark Highlands Anthology, Volume 1 debuted in October of 2010 and was followed by Volume 2 in April 2011. Dark Highlands Anthology, Volume 3 is scheduled to be released in October 2011.

Fairy Tales, Fables, and Folklore Call for Submissions

Dark Highlands currently is accepting submissions for our newest publication, Dark Highlands: Fairy Tales, Fables, and Folklore, Volume 1 for publication January 2012. Dark Highlands: Fairy Tales, Fables, and Folklore, Volume 1 is a professional, semi-annual collection of artwork, poetry, and short fiction that focuses on darker works in the fairytale fantasy, fable or folk tale genres, while maintaining a PG-13 rating (Dark Highlands Anthology, our bi-annual publication of horror and dark fantasy, is geared for a more mature audience).

Dark Highlands describes fairytale fantasy as any work that features fantastic creatures (fairies, elves, trolls, giants, talking animals, etc.) or the presence of magic, and takes place in either a modern or fabled setting. Fables are short tales that teach a moral lesson, most likely with animals or inanimate objects as characters. Folk tales are considered to be based on oral tradition, and feature situations relating to everyday scenarios, often including a lower class getting the upper hand on a higher class.

There is NO submission fee. All U.S. residents are welcome to submit, but preference is given to submissions from the Midwest region. Our goal is to provide contributors with compensation for their quality published works. We use 100% of fundraising and book sales to pay for content and printing. The Dark Highlands editorial staff receives no salary from their publications, volunteering their time and skills for the love of the arts. The submission period for Dark Highlands: Fairy Tales, Fables, and Folklore, Volume 1 is now to September 30. Visit our site at www.darkhighlands.com for specific submission requirements and compensation amounts.

Dark Highlands accepts submissions from the United States only, with preference given to the Midwest region.

Deadlines
January Volume: (September 30th)
July Volume: (March 31st)

Pay Rates for Published Works
Cover Art: $50
Poetry: $10
Interior Art: $25
Short Fiction: $25

In addition, each published contributor will receive a free copy of the Anthology.
The editorial staff will determine the number of published submissions in each category after consideration of the number, quality, and length of submissions.
Submission Guidelines

Works must be in the areas of fairy tales, fables or folklore, and must be darkly themed. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable. Submit your work via our online submission form. While we no longer require submission fees, we encourage you to consider becoming an arts donor on the Dark Highlands page on IndieGoGo.

Artwork/Comics All artwork must be black/white; online submissions must be high resolution images in jpg format. Visual narratives will be considered as submissions in the short fiction category.

Fairy Tales, Fables, and Folklore Submissions must be in 12pt Times Roman font, double-spaced, with numbered pages (max 20). Visual narratives will be considered, provided the submission is 10 pages or less; email submissions must be in .rtf, doc, or .jpg format.

All submissions should be accompanied by an author/artist biography (1 paragraph or less).

Submission Agreement

By submitting your work to Dark Highlands and agreeing to the terms of this Submission Agreement, you affirm that this short story, poem or artwork is original to you, that you own all necessary rights to this piece, and that the piece does not defame or otherwise violate the rights, copyrights, trademarks, privacy, or reputation of any third party.

You grant Dark Highlands a non-exclusive, assignable, royalty-free, perpetual world-wide permanent license to duplicate, display, distribute, excerpt, or transmit the work, in any format or media known or hereafter known. In addition to first publication rights to accepted submissions, Dark Highlands is granted the right to publish submissions in the specified volume; include excerpts of winning submissions on our webpage, on our Facebook page, and in podcasts, press releases, and other promotional materials; and re-publish submissions in a future “Best of Dark Highlands Anthology.” Dark Highlands shall have the right to own or register copyrights to any works or compilations created by Dark Highlands that contain the submission, in whole or in part.

You agree to indemnify and hold Dark Highlands harmless against any claims asserted by any third parties that allege the submission violates their rights, or from any breach by you of your promises in this Agreement. You shall be responsible for any costs incurred by Dark Highlands for defense or settlement of third- party claims, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees of Dark Highlands.

You understand that submitting your work does not guarantee that your work will be used, displayed, or otherwise reproduced. Upon publication of the Anthology, the staff will send a prize check to each winner, along with a complimentary copy of the Anthology.

You affirm that you are at least 18 years of age and possess the legal right and ability to enter into this Agreement, or that you are the parent or legal guardian of the minor who is submitting the essay.

If you have read, acknowledge, and agree to be bound by each of the terms and conditions in this agreement, check the box next to “I have read, understand, and agree to the Dark Highlands Submission Guidelines.” on the Submission Form to complete submission of your work.

If you do not agree to be bound by each of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you will not be allowed to complete the submission process.

Submit Your Work

Use our online submission form to send us your work for Dark Highlands Fairy Tales, Fables, and Folklore.

Contact

art query
beccy(at)darkhighlands(dot)com
brad(at)darkhighlands(dot)com

story query
karly(at)darkhighlands(dot)com
jesse(at)darkhighlands(dot)com

poetry query
beccy(at)darkhighlands(dot)com
karly(at)darkhighlands(dot)com

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