Suncoast Stories
Short Fiction by Local Authors
Submissions
Accepted stories will be published in the quarterly print and digital magazine, available for free in book stores, coffee shops, and hotel lobbies around the Bay area. There will also be social media releases of story teasers, analogous to the marketing of music singles.
Anyone who lives in the general area sometimes called the Suncoast (the area surrounding Tampa, Clearwater, St. Pete, and Sarasota) may submit. We will accept any genre of short fiction from 1500-5000 words, 12 pt, Times New Roman, DocX. Set your paragraph styles to provide space between paragraphs, DO NOT double return between paragraphs.
Our goal is to give new and different voices an opportnity to be heard. However, we also have a responsibility to our audience not to waste their time. So please don't send us your first draft.
We do accept simulttaneous submissions. We do not accept submissions that have been published previously in any format. We only accept digital submissions using the form provided.
Unfortunately we cannot respond to everyone, and you submission will be viable for any issue in the entire calendar year, so be patient with us please.
We look forward to reading your stories.
All rights remain with the author/artist. EPCOpress and Suncoast Stories will not sell or share personal information. Creative content will be used for Suncoast Stories quarterly magazine content, website content, and promotion thereof only.
Email:
contact@suncoaststories.com