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Audio Upload
This is the portal for submitting your completed narration or guest host audio files. You can use the cover letter section of the form to include any updates to an existing bio. If you are a new narrator/host, we'd also like you to submit a full bio using the author/narrator bio submission portal, where you can also upload your optional bio image. Should you wish to update your details at any time, please get in touch with the editor directly.
We are not currently accepting general auditions. Please do not upload unsolicited auditions or stories to this portal, they will not be reviewed.
Unwanted, Unheard: Challenging the Silence
https://www.castofwonders.org/2024/03/announcing-our-call-for-submissions-for-banned-books-week-2024/
For Banned Books Week 2024, we want to see stories that challenge collective silence, that show the risks and consequences of inattention and inaction. We want the voices of the silenced and unwanted to be centered, in stories that demand to be heard.
At Cast of Wonders, we welcome stories that portray the full spectrum of human experience. We don’t challenge stories; we want stories to challenge us! Cast of Wonders looks for stories that evoke a sense of wonder, have deep emotional resonance, and have something unreal about them. We aim for a 12-17 age range: that means sophisticated, non-condescending stories with wide appeal, and without gratuitous or explicit sex, violence, or pervasive obscene language.
Preference for this submission window is under 5,000 words with an absolute limit of 6,000 words. Flash submissions under 1.5k are also very welcome!
Submissions must adhere to Cast of Wonders guidelines, and our standard rates apply (8c/word for original fiction, $20/$100 for reprints depending on length). Submissions will be accepted from April 15-30 through our Moksha Portal – we can’t wait to read what you send in!
Please note that the submission window closes at 23.59 British Summer Time (GMT+1) on the 30th April.
Closes to Submissions on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 10:59 PM (UTC)
Author, narrator and host bio
This portal is for authors of accepted stories, narrators and guest hosts to provide their bio text and (optional) image for our website. Please do not submit stories to this portal.
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Demonstration Window--Test
This is a test. Do not submit.
ALL SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DELETED UNREAD.
Currently Closed to Submissions
Flash Fiction Contest 2020
This is the portal for submitting stories for our 2020 Flash Fiction Contest. The submission call information can be found at on our website at https://www.castofwonders.org/2020/08/the-2020-cast-of-wonders-flash-fiction-contest-is-here/. We're looking for original flash fiction stories of no more than 500 words in length. Stories should also meet the usual Cast of Wonders submission guidelines.
Currently Closed to Submissions
General Submissions Aug/Sep 2023
Short fiction between 1500 and 6000 words in length, and flash fiction between 100 and 1500 words in length
We will consider longer reprint submissions typically up to 7500 words, but please QUERY to backstage@escapeartists.net in advance. If you have an original submission just over the 6k limit, please query for these as well.
