The story must be set during any holiday, country, planet, moon, boat, spaceship or time period.

 

Holiday used can be secular, religious, college/trade or high school graduation or a new one. Example - Settlement or Landing Day for a colonized planet.  

 

If a holiday is unfamiliar to audiences, or the writer thinks it might be, please explain it in two to three sentences, somewhere in the story as part of the plot.  

 

Must contain a cat or cats. Ex. Cat may belong to the vampire. Be part of a vampire or human family, a stray or member of a multi-cat household or cat colony.  

 

There must be a vampire or a vampire family. Family defined as: Birth, if they’re able to have children or related to each other in their earthly lives. Blood, meaning the same sire. Found, family they discovered. Extended, those they consider family and not related to. All of these could include humans. Vampire may also be solitary.

 

Stories can be told via the point of view of the vampire, cat or both or human who does or does not know about them.

 

*NO vampire attacks or hunting are allowed.  

 

Vampire Hunters may be used to add conflict or threat if needed. Or maybe they join the vampire(s) for the holiday.  

 

Accepted genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, mild Horror, Romance, Mystery, Humor, Historical. Time or Space Travel. Multi-genre is welcome.  

 

Keep in mind if set off world vampires are going to follow humans as will the hunters.  

 

PG13 rating. No gore or graphic violence. No on page sex. Sex, if included must happen off screen/behind closed doors. No erotica. No fanfiction. No politics. For this anthology, no cuss words are acceptable. No harm to children or animals. Please keep your tale family friendly.  

 

Word count: 1000 – 7000 words. If your story is longer, please query the editor to request permission to submit.  

 

No multiple or simultaneous submissions. No reprints.

 

Submission Dates : 03/01/2027 - 05/31/2027. Do Not submit prior to March 1, 2027.

 

Please DO NOT submit before submissions open.  

 

 

Payment : $15 for accepted stories and a share of the royalties.  

 

Send Submission to: editor@wolfsingerpubs.com  

 

When submitting please put in the Subject line: Holidays, Cats & Vampires – your story title – your last name.

 

In the body of your email you must include: The Holiday. Word Count. The genre of your story. A quick one line synopsis of your story. Max two sentence about yourself.

 

If an author has been published, please let the editor know. DO NOT list your publications.

 

If you are in Superstars, Realm Makers, WriteNow, or a specific requested community, please include that information.    

 

Submit as an attachment: rtf or docx only.  

 

Times New Roman 12. Standard manuscript formatting. Any manuscripts submitted incorrectly will be rejected.

 

Any age group or experience level, published or not, encouraged to submit.

 

Bios will be required if your story is accepted. Please write them in third person. Approximate length: 150 – 250 words.

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