Challenge! The Competition Anthologies
Challenge!
the competition anthology of heroic tales
- Challenge! anthologies are contest-based themed anthologies with PRIZES of publication, money, and critique from professionals in the publishing industry!
- Challenge! competitions will be run by RBE as both prize-winning writing contests and RBE fundraisers.
- Challenge! themes will be based upon the cover art and title of the anthology.
- Contestants will pay US$10.00 to submit one story of 3,000 to 9,000 words.
- All fee monies received will be divided between RBE fundraising and Challenge! prize amounts, and the Challenge! cover artist.
- A minimum of thirty (30) submissions must be received for the contest to take place. If the submission period closes without reaching 3o contestants, all entries and monies will be returned in full.
Challenge! anthology cover art will be displayed on the RBE website for two weeks prior to the opening of submissions, which will run for an additional twelve weeks. Besides being announced here on the RBE website, the contest will also be announced via Ralan.com, on any forums RBE has a presence on, and anywhere else appropriate across the web. Once the minimum number of submissions has been received, submissions will be vetted by the RBE Prose Acquisitions Editors and voted upon by a panel of three judges (to include the cover artist, a non-submitting author, and an outside editor or publisher). Final determinations will be made by RBE alone. The top 12 stories will be selected for inclusion in the Challenge! anthology in both print and electronic formats. All winning authors will receive at least one copy of the anthology!
- 2010 Prizes consist of the following:
- Top 15 stories and authors will be listed on the RBE website
- The Published 12, including the Top 3
- 3 Honorable Mentions
- The Published 12, including the Top 3
- The Published 12 will all receive copies of the Challenge! anthology!
- The Top 3 will receive three single paragraph critiques from each of the judges!
& - The Top 3 will also receive cash payments of
- 1st – $75.00
- 2nd – $50.00
- 3rd – $25.00
- Top 15 stories and authors will be listed on the RBE website
- Prize winners will be announced around approximately two months after the close of submissions, and the Challenge! anthology will be published another two months after that.
RBE publishes only heroic adventure, but Challenge! anthologies are not restricted to just works of speculative fiction. Works found in any particular Challenge! anthology could include all genres of heroic adventure literature (such as sword & sorcery, dark fantasy, Westerns, hard-boiled crime, mysteries, action, thrillers, and espionage).
The FIRST Challenge! Anthology is
Discovery
Artist: V Shane
Judges: V Shane, John Klima, & Alex Bledsoe
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and
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- Names of the judges will be announced the same day as the cover art is posted.
- Challenge! contests will be run annually
- Stories can only be submitted via email as attached RTF files
- Submit emails to challenge@roguebladesentertainment.com
with a subject line that reads:
Challenge! Your Story Title & Word Count
e.g., Challenge! The World is Mine 4500
(all submissions received at this address outside of
announced submission periods will be deleted unread) - $10.00 per submission total. There are No additional costs to this contest.
- No previously published stories may be submitted.
- No restriction on the number of stories submitted,
though each story must be submitted separately. - No simultaneous submissions please.
- Winning stories will be published under contract as
First Time World Volume and Electronic Display Rights - Challenge! Anthologies will remain in print so long as RBE exits
- Questions may be posted here or sent to the above email at any time
Artists with heroic adventure art who are interested in submitting artwork for consideration as a Challenge! anthology cover are welcome to contact RBE via the Contact Form. RBE will be the sole judge of what it considers heroic adventure and of each piece of art. Any artist considering providing work for these anthologies must also be willing to take part in the judging of the top written submissions as outlined above.
This information last updated May 17, 2010Popularity: 9% [?]
Sounds interesting, Jason. Looking forward to seeing what the themes are.
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