Book Smugglers Publishing is currently seeking submissions for their upcoming anthology Gods and Monsters. According to their submission guidelines “As usual, we encourage authors to subvert these sample themes, to expand upon what “gods and/or monsters” means, and adapt the prompt to other possible connotations and genres under the Speculative Fiction umbrella.”

According to their website:

“We’re looking for original short stories from all around the world as long as they are written in English. Our goal is to publish at least three short stories, unified by a central theme. Each short story will be accompanied by one original piece of artwork from an artist commissioned by us separately. “

They are particularly interested in romance stories for this anthology.

They pay 6 cents per word up to $500. They also plan to pay 50% net royalty on ebook sales. Stories should be between 1,500 and 17,500 words.

To learn more, read their submission guidelines.