PDR Lindsay-Salmon US small press Pole to Pole Publishing is currently reading for the anthology Not Far From Roswell and requires dark stories of aliens, alien abduction, alien experimentation, cows and paranormal investigation. Humour is fine as long as the overall story is dark in content. Stories don’t have to involve Roswell, site of a legendary American UFO incident in 1947, but a good proportion of the stories featured in the anthology will do so.
Stories should be between 3,000- 5,000 words. Material must be suitable for both adults and YA readers, so profanity, sex and very graphic violence will be a hard sell. No fan fiction, reprints or poetry. The editors are also not keen on first-person presenttense narratives.
Payment is 2¢ per word for first world exclusive electronic and trade paperback rights for six months and non-exclusive rights after that. Only one submission per author. The deadline is 30 July for October publication, but you are advised to not wait until the last minute as the anthology may be filled ahead of time.