FALLEN IN LOVE
(Rated R)

• Deadline – December 31st, 2025
• Publication – March 2026
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All romantic stories involving angels, nephilim, etc. Happy ever afters are not required.

CURSE OF THE SWORD
(Rated R)

• Deadline – December 31st, 2025
• Publication – March 2026
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All fairytale retellings. No happily ever after required.

THREAD OF THE PAST
(Rated R)

• Deadline – January 31st, 2026
• Publication – March 2026
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All time travel stories across all genres. It must involve time travel. Mentioning “time travel” in the story will not qualify.

ELITE
(Rated R)

• Deadline – January 31st, 2026
• Publication – April 2026
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – Warriors that have mastered their trade. Assassins, mercenaries, guilds, clans, etc. All genres are welcome.

SPLASH
(Rated R)

• Deadline – February 28th, 2026
• Publication – May 2026
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All mermaids (and their kin), kraken (sea monsters), underwater civilizations, etc. stories are welcome. All genres are accepted.

THE WILD FRONTIER
(Rated R)

• Deadline – February 28th, 2026
• Publication – May 2026
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All stories featured the Wild West, cowboys, outlaws, etc. Cross genres are accepted (ex. Cowboys vs Aliens, etc).

PIRATE COVE
(Rated R)

• Deadline – March 31st, 2026
• Publication – June 2026
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All stories featuring pirates are welcome. From Pirates of the Caribbean to Treasure Planet and everything in between.

SURVIVAL
(Rated R)

• Deadline – April 30th, 2026
• Publication – July 2026
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All apocalyptic stories are welcome. All genres are accepted.

SLAYER
(Rated R)

• Deadline – May 31st, 2026
• Publication – August 2026
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All monster hunter stories. From dragons and dinosaurs, to Cthulhu and sirens, to the usual vampires and werewolves. Gore, horror, and originality are appreciated. All genres accepted.

FAERIE CONTRACT
(Rated R)

• Deadline – May 31st, 2026
• Publication – August 2026
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All fairy stories across all genres. Fae, selkies, brownies, etc.

SINISTER DREAMS
(Rated R)

• Deadline – June 30th, 2026
• Publication – September 2026
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All horror stories are welcome. All genres accepted.

MIDNIGHT BITES
(Rated R)

• Deadline – July 31st, 2026
• Publication – October 2026
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All horror stories are welcome. All genres accepted.

CURSES & CRYSTALS
(Rated R)

• Deadline – August 31st, 2026
• Publication – November 2026
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All witch-themed stories are welcome. All genres are accepted.

A WINTER IN LOVE
(Rated R)

• Deadline – September 30th, 2026
• Publication – December 2026
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All Christmas-themed stories are welcome. All genres accepted.

FLAME FORGER
(Rated R)

• Deadline – October 31st, 2026
• Publication – January 2027
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All dragon-themed stories. All genres accepted.

NEXT DOOR
(Rated R)

• Deadline – November 30th, 2026
• Publication – February 2027
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All love stories with a happily ever after. Childhood friends turned lovers or next door neighbor love interest stories preferred, but not required. All genres accepted.

ACROSS THE AGES
(Rated R)

• Deadline – December 31st, 2026
• Publication – March 2027
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All stories involving time travel. Love knows no bounds as these characters stumble across people from other timelines and form close bonds. But everyone must return home in the end, even though it may not be forever (or is it). *Literature examples include: Outlander, A Wrinkle in Time, etc.

BACK IN TIME
(Rated R)

• Deadline – December 31st, 2026
• Publication – March 2027
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All stories involving time travel and dragons.

MEANT TO BE CROWNED
(Rated R)

• Deadline – January 31st, 2027
• Publication – April 2027
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All stories involving a struggle to make it to the top; whether to claim a throne or a business.

RIVALS AND DESIRES
(Rated R)

• Deadline – February 28th, 2027
• Publication – May 2027
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All stories involving enemies to lovers will be accepted.

MELODY OF THE SIREN
(Rated R)

• Deadline – February 28th, 2027
• Publication – May 2027
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All mermaids (and their kin), kraken (sea monsters), underwater civilizations, etc. stories are welcome. All genres are accepted.

THE KILLING SPREE
(Rated R)

• Deadline – March 31st, 2027
• Publication – June 2027
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All stories with murder, crime, mystery, suspense, thriller, etc will be accepted.

OATH TAKER
(Rated R)

• Deadline – April 30th, 2027
• Publication – July 2027
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All fantasy stories that include a main character that has to make an oath to an organization (or themself), for better or for worse.

FABLE
(Rated R)

• Deadline – May 30th, 2027
• Publication – August 2027
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All stories that include xenofiction (non-human animals). *Literature examples include: Watership Down, Raptor Red, Age of Fire, etc.

MAGIC DEVILS
(Rated R)

• Deadline – June 30th, 2027
• Publication – September 2027
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All stories that include demons being summoned.

INTO THE DARK
(Rated R)

• Deadline – July 31st, 2027
• Publication – October 2027
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All horror stories will be accepted. Animal-themed horror preferred.

BLADES & BAUBLES
(Rated R)

• Deadline – August 31st, 2027
• Publication – November 2027
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All witch-themed stories are welcome. All genres are accepted.

HOLIDAY WISHES
(Rated R)

• Deadline – September 30th, 2027
• Publication – December 2027
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All Christmas-themed stories are welcome. All genres accepted.

DAWN OF DRAGONS
(Rated R)

• Deadline – October 31st, 2027
• Publication – January 2028
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All dragon-themed stories. All genres accepted.

CAN’T STOP NOW
(Rated R)

• Deadline – November 30th, 2027
• Publication – February 2028
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All love stories with a happily ever after. Valentine-themed preferred, but not required. All genres accepted.

HAPPY NEVER AFTER
(Rated R)

• Deadline – December 31st, 2027
• Publication – March 2028
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – Twisted love stories that end horribly; death, betrayal, adultery, etc. Darker, mature stories preferred. All genres accepted.

THE LOOKING GLASS
(Rated R)

• Deadline – January 31st, 2028
• Publication – April 2028
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – Character(s) are transported to a fictional world where they struggle to adapt. Whether book-themed, game-themed, etc. Can also be within your own created fictional world. All genres accepted.

FALLEN ANGELS
(Rated R)

• Deadline – February 29th, 2028
• Publication – May 2028
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All stories featuring a fallen angel. All genres accepted.

RISE OF THE OCEANIC GUARDIAN
(Rated R)

• Deadline – February 29th, 2028
• Publication – May 2028
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All mermaids (and their kin), kraken (sea monsters), underwater civilizations, etc. stories are welcome. All genres are accepted.

FAIRY WISHES
(Rated R)

• Deadline – March 31st, 2028
• Publication – June 2028
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All stories featuring fairies, Fae, and their counterparts. All genres accepted.

THE DINO WEST
(Rated R)

• Deadline – March 31st, 2028
• Publication – June 2028
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All stories featuring dinosaurs in the wild west. All genres accepted.

ON DARKER TIDES
(Rated R)

• Deadline – March 31st, 2028
• Publication – July 2028
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All stories featuring pirates are welcome. From Pirates of the Caribbean to Treasure Planet and everything in between.

PRIME SUSPECT
(Rated R)

• Deadline – April 30th, 2028
• Publication – August 2028
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All stories with murder, crime, mystery, suspense, thriller, etc will be accepted.

IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT
(Rated R)

• Deadline – May 30th, 2028
• Publication – September 2028
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All zombie stories will be accepted. All genres accepted.

IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT
(Rated R)

• Deadline – June 30th, 2028
• Publication – October 2028
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All horror stories will be accepted. All genres accepted.

THE ANCIENTS
(Rated R)

• Deadline – June 30th, 2028
• Publication – October 2028
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All horror stories involving animals will be accepted. Examples include: Cujo, The Pack, Jaws, The Birds, etc.

WITCH SPIRIT
(Rated R)

• Deadline – July 31st, 2028
• Publication – November 2028
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All witch-themed stories are welcome. All genres are accepted.

THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS
(Rated R)

• Deadline – August 31st, 2028
• Publication – December 2028
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All Christmas-themed stories are welcome. All genres accepted.

WHERE DRAGONS ROAM
(Rated R)

• Deadline – September 30th, 2028
• Publication – January 2029
• Word Count – 3,000-20,000
• Theme – All dragon-themed stories. All genres accepted.