More upcoming Calls For Submission from Silver Publishing
Magic & Mayhem
Theme: Halloween
Witches, warlocks, goblins, and ghouls. Bonfires, hayrides, and apple bobbing.
Spells whispered in the darkness. Screams heard in the still of the night. Magic sizzles in the air. Are those the screams of fear—or of ecstasy?
Submit your stories that involve the Halloween season (All Hallows’ Eve, Samhain, All Saints’ Day, All Souls’ Day, Day of the Dead… or by any other name).
Dangerous, daring, sweet or sexy, the intensity and scare-factor are up to you.
Must have some romantic elements and either a happily ever after (HEA) or a happy for now (HFN) ending, but the scare factor is completely up to you.
Release: October 31
Submission close: August 25
Cover: Shared cover, individual release
Length: 5-18k words
Heat rating: Any
Combinations: Any
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Succulent Seductions
Theme: Food
Silver Publishing is accepting submissions with a food or food related theme. The choice of ingredients and spice level are up to you—sweet and savory, tart and saucy. Things can get sticky and steamy in the kitchen. Can your characters stand the heat?
What happens when a routine burglary call has the officer lusting after more than the pastry shop owner’s sticky buns? Does the water boil when the bad-tempered head chef at a five star resort runs into the hotel’s latest sommelier? What happens when the bouncer falls for the girl in the gelatin wrestling event at a local strip club? With Thanksgiving is around the corner, can Rome convince Trey he’s after more than his pecan pie recipe?
Go wild and crazy and do it with food.
Must have romance and either a happily ever after (HEA) or a happy for now (HFN) ending.
Release: Thursday, Nov 7
Submission close: September 8
Cover: Shared cover, individual release
Length: 5-18k
Heat rating: Any
Combinations: Any
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Holiday Wishes
Theme: Christmas (and all other winter holidays)
When it comes to holiday wishes, the magic of the season can act as a catalyst.
It’s a season for romantics, dreamers, believers in something greater than themselves. A time for wishes for yourself or another, and for the gathering of dreams you didn’t even know you had. A hearts’ desire can lead to holiday wishes beyond measure.
What are your characters wishing for this holiday season?
We’re looking for your best and brightest holiday stories about wishes made and granted in unusual ways.
Examples: Wishes can be granted in a number of ways and by a multitude of factors. A Christmas angel is sent to someone’s aid on a snowy winter road. A Christmas elf makes the shocking discovery he can fulfill one human’s biggest desire…but to do so he must agree to become human himself. Winter snowstorms that leave two enemies stranded together, only to find they’re not as opposed as they originally feared. Joe, injured while stringing holiday lights on what he considers the loneliest holiday in history, finds more than his broken arm gets attention when he visits the local ER and comes face to face with a gorgeous man of his dreams.
Must have romance and either a happily ever after (HEA) or a happy for now (HFN) ending
Release: Dec 1-25
Submission close: September 29
Cover: Shared cover, individual release
Length: 5k – 25k words
Heat Rating: Any
Combination: Any
