Lycan Valley is looking for a modern reimagining of the Medusa story with strong characters and perspective.
However, we don’t want just any Medusa story. We want to see a strong bipoc* woman* deeply rooted in culture. And, regardless of how she gets there, Medusa should be victorious and win in the end.
We prefer own voices for this project, however, we will read and consider all submissions except those written by AI or incorporate the use of AI in their submissions.
We had initially intended on creating an anthology, for which we commissioned cover art, and have decided this would be best as a standalone novella or possibly a collection of three related novellas in one book.
Novella length (between 17,000 and 30,000 words) is preferred, but will consider both novellas and full-length novels for this project.
Please use Shunn Manuscript formatting, .rtf or .pages file. TITLE/LAST NAME/PAGE in the top corner.
Must include a brief synopsis/summary plus character descriptions (a couple sentences each), preferably in the cover letter section of
submission portal at Duotrope. Must include the characters culture and (if applicable) how it relates to the author (own voices).
In the submission title section, please include The Book Title - Word Count - YA/Adult
No multiple submissions or simultaneous submissions please. Submissions will be open for this project through December 31**.
Short-listed submissions will be held until a final decision is made at the end of January. Please do not withdraw or submit elsewhere until notifications are sent out.
*If you’re not sure what we mean by ‘bipoc’ or ‘woman’, this might not be the right press for your submission.
**We may extend this deadline if necessary. It is unlikely we will close it early, but if such circumstances arise, we will send out notifications.
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