Aurora Wolf

 

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Aurora Wolf publishes stories where dreams and memories are created for the reader’s enjoyment. Our online free library and low priced print and e-formatted anthologies feature speculative fiction with strong characters and morals that uplift the soul, encourage positive thought and bring hope into our world.

In other words; the MC wins out over the forces of darkness. We want stories that will make your grandchildren proud. Entertaining works that ring with harmony, but surprise with unexpected twists to plot, rising action and a conflict that will keep a reader riveted to your story page. The story must end well.

Science Fiction: Space, Alternate Reality, Steam Punk, Nature, Post Apocalyptic(uplifting). Especially Seeking: Near Earth Space Exploration and Under Sea Exploration adventures.

Fantasy: Sword and Sorcery, Heroic, High Fantasy, Dragon and Fairy Tales.

We are not seeking stories centered about current religious controversy or politics.

No Horror, doom and gloom, extreme gore or violence.
Romance is okay if it holds elements of Sci-fi or fantasy, but no erotica, excessive foul language, or stories of abuse. Any such stories will be deleted without reply. But then . . . maybe I will reply.

We publish stories from all English speaking nations using their own spellings and voice. Elizabeth Creith of Ontario, is now our managing editor and will review your work.

This is a family publication; we like stories for all ages. We do not want stories that are stronger than a PG rating. We want uplifting stories that inspire righteous thought and morals. Most of all we want stories that are original, packed with action, characters that show growth and endings that grab the reader.

READING PERIOD:

Open year-round.

WORD COUNT:

2,000 – 6,000
On the rarest of occasions, we will consider outstanding works that fall outside of this range.

Although we have great respect for flash and poetry; we are not accepting Flash Fiction or Poetry at this time.

STORY SUBMISSION:

Times New Roman, 12 pt. Font.

No underlines; use italics for italics.

Single space between paragraphs.

Submit as a .doc or .rtf  attachment.

Use the show and hide tool to check for and remove manually installed tabs and spacing.  Use the paragraph format features to create a clean manuscript. Fancy styles formats are not wanted, use normal style. They can be a nightmare when formatting a book for print or e-format.

Do not type or paste the story into the body of your e-mail, attach it please. We are not accepting submissions via snail mail.

Submissions not following these formats may be deleted without reply. There’s no guarantee that the story will be received. We try to acknowledged all stories within twenty-four hours, if you have not been contacted after forty-eight hours, please inquire.

No Simultaneous Submissions
No Multiple Submissions
No Reprints

We are happy to accept Art Submissions in exchange for links and publication:
Color or B&W Drawings, Graphic Design and Photographs welcome.
Attach as a .jpg or .gif.

YOUR E-MAIL:

Construct the subject line of your e-mail in this manner:

Story Submission: Story Title – Author’s Name
Art Submission: Title of Work – Artist’s Name

Include contact information in both the body of the e-mail and at the top of your story. You may also include a bio of 100 words or fewer with a link to your website if you wish. This will be attached after the ending of your story online.

SEND:

Story Submissions for the on-line zine ONLY to: submissions@aurorawolf.com

Art Submissions ONLY to: publisher@aurorawolf.com

PAYMENT & RIGHTS:

Five dollars US for First use, Non-exclusive Electronic rights for 12 months. At the end of the 12 month period, all rights return to the author. We do not use writen contracts until print publications.

If your ezine-published story is selected for inclusion in an Aurora Wolf anthology you will recieve one contributor’s copy and Ten US dollars for Non-exclusive, First American print and electronic anthology rights for 24 months with the option to renegotiate reprint rights near the end of that contract.

We prefer to pay via PayPal. At this time, we are still sending payment by check for those who do not have a PayPal account, but this may change in the future.

We ask that you mention Aurora Wolf as the first publisher of your work should it be accepted elsewhere after the close of the contract period.

MINUTIAE:

We reserve the right to make minor alterations concerning grammar, punctuation, spelling, formatting, etc. The author will be provided with a story proof for approval if any major changes are needed.

By submitting your work, you acknowledge that the submitted work is your own, and that you have read and agree to these guidelines.

You have the right to link to your work from your own or any writer’s website any time during which your story appears on our site.

We reserve the right to return works and copyrights at any time due to infractions of the above requirements.