Writers Wanted! (The Pro Se Open)

It has taken a while, but for the first time in a long time, the Pro Se Open Writers Wanted Page is completely Full! Thirty open calls! And as one fills up, another will be posted! Opportunities abound in both original concepts and public domain/licensed concepts for You to leave Your mark on Genre Fiction!

This is a list of anthologies and imprints that are open to writers to submit to.  We like to call it The Pro Se Open.  If you're a writer interested in the possibility of writing for Pro Se, bookmark this page and check it regularly to see if projects are still available and to keep up with all the new concepts open for submission from Pro Se Productions.

HOW YOU CAN SUBMIT TO A PRO SE OPEN PROJECT IS AS FOLLOWS-

1. An upcoming Collection or Imprint with openings is listed in the Pro Se Open. 

2. Submissions are accepted following a 2-3 paragraph proposal for the story and at least a four page writing sample if you are a new writer submitting to Pro Se, unless the specific call states otherwise. Proposals should be mailed to submissions@prose-press.com

3. Submissions will be reviewed and those writers whose proposals are accepted will have 90 days from date of acceptance to complete their story  Anthologies will remain open, however, until the Publisher determines enough stories are collected to go forward for publication.

4. Submissions to the book will be closed when all open slots in the listed work are filled. Editing will not begin until that occurs. Contracts will not be issued until the book is full, as royalties are determined in most collections by how many authors are in the anthology.

5. All projects, unless otherwise stated are royalty pay projects.  An amount is set aside for each anthology that will be divided amongst the accepted writers for each project. Royalty rates will normally range from 5% to 15%. Royalties are paid on every dollar made by Pro Se Productions, payment is not restricted until production costs are covered.  Pro Se Productions pays semi annually currently, in January and July, and sends payments when royalties for a particular author have reached a ceiling amount or exceeded that amount.

6. Editors assigned to these projects will follow up, monitor, and make sure work is being done. Steps will be taken to move the anthology along as planned if work is not being done in a timely manner.  

The Pro Se Open will be updated periodically as to adding new collections and removing ones that have been filled. Some of the collections have story bibles to go with them and are listed so. 

If proposals have been accepted for anthologies below, the number of openings remaining will be listed with the anthology. Anthologies with all slots still open will also be noted as such.

Please Note: These collections will NOT be scheduled for publication until all stories resulting from approved proposals are submitted for editing. 90 Day deadlines will be given with each accepted proposal, but until a minimum of three stories are received, anthologies will NOT be published. Final number of stories included in an anthology will be determined upon response to submission calls and by the Publisher. 

Email submissions@prose-press.com to request bibles when appropriate and to submit all proposals.

Read the full list of current opportunities: http://prose-press.com/pro-se-open