A Cornucopia of Curious Tales

Your challenge, should you choose to accept it...

... is to write a short story for our forthcoming collection "A Cornucopia of Curious Tales".

As with all of our Community Collections, there is no cost to you to take part.

About Your Story

Your story can be any genre
The title of your story is up to you
It can be set at any point in the past, present or future.
There should be an element of mystery, surrealism and intrigue - think of "Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected".
The story should have an unpredictable twist
Your characters must be entirely fictional
This book is intended for adult readers
Each story should be 3000 - 5000 words
You remain the copyright owner of your story and you are free to publish it elsewhere. More details
For a full brief, click here.

About the Charity

All of our Community Collection books will raise money for an appropriate charity, which will be at least 10% of the profits.
The chosen charity for this title is the National Literacy Trust - click here for more details.

Formatting

We will provide a Microsoft Word template for you to use, along with style and formatting guidelines.

Project Rules

How the book will be sold

The book will be sold primarily on Amazon.
You will have the option to buy as many copies as you like at a discounted rate if you choose, which you can resell or give away.
We ask authors to spread the word among friends and family - after all, they'll want to read your story!

Deadline and Publication Date

Money

We will never ask you to pay to contribute to our books
We do not pay royalties, instead we donate at least 10% of the book's profits to an appropriate charity
You can make money from your story by buying books at a discounted rate and reselling although there is no obligation to do so.

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