Level Best Books is an independent publishing cooperative
devoted to publishing literature we enjoy and want to share with other
readers. Partners Kate Flora, Ruth McCarty, and Susan Oleksiw, authors
ourselves, are primarily interested in works of fiction. The cooperative
has published six anthologies: Undertow:
Crime Stories by New England Writers (November 2003); Riptide
(November 2004); Windchill
(October 2005); Seasmoke
(November 2006); and Still
Waters
(November 2007) and Deadfall (November 2008). We plan to publish a
collection of crime stories each fall, which will be introduced at
the New England mystery conference Crime Bake.
We
are currently accepting submissions for the seventh anthology, current
untitled. We are seeking original crime stories by New England writers
in the following genres: mystery, thriller, suspense, caper, and
horror. We will consider stories with elements of the supernatural.
Submission
Guidelines:
• Original stories should be no more than 5,000 words in length and
should not have been previously publishedanywhere, including on the web via an
e-zine or your own website.
• Each story should be 12 pt., double-spaced. Please number your pages.
•In the upper right-hand corner, please include your name and
address, phone number, e-mail address, and word count.
• Please submit hard copy with a SASE and include a brief cover
letter describing your publishing experience. We do not accept electronic
submissions.
• Level Best Books will accept submissions from January 1, 2009
to April 16, 2009. Deadline extended.
• If you have any questions about whether you qualify as a New
England writer, please query before submitting, info@levelbestbooks.com
Mail
submissions to:
Level Best Books
P.O. Box 161
Prides Crossing, MA 01965
PLEASE
NOTE: Level Best Books is not accepting submissions other than the above
short stories at this time.
Cover Photo Contest!
Level Best Books is holding a contest to select the cover
for this fall's anthology, titled Quarry.
Photographs should be original, the property of the photographer,
and not previously published.
Photographer must be willing to give Level Best use of the photograph
for cover and cover reprint purposes, and
for use in advertising the book.
Photographs must have a resolution of at least 300 dpi
Winner receives $100.00 and publication on the anthology cover. An
authorship credit will appear in the book.
Photos are to be sent via e-mail to the address below:
kateflora@gmail.com
Contest deadline: June 1st
Questions? info@levelbestbooks.com
