WRITERS WANTED!

Always continually striving to provide more of the best in Genre Fiction and New Pulp for you, Pro Se Productions has a continual list of anthologies and imprints that are open to writers to submit to.  We like to call it The Pro Se Open.  If you're a writer interested in the possibility of writing for Pro Se, bookmark this page and check it regularly to see if projects are still available and to keep up with all the new concepts open for submission from Pro Se Productions.

How You can submit to a Pro Se Open project is as follows-

1. An upcoming Collection or Imprint with openings is listed in the Pro Se Open. 

2. Submissions are accepted following a 2-3 paragraph proposal for the story and at least a four page writing sample if you are a new writer submitting to Pro Se, unless the specific call states otherwise. Proposals should be mailed to submissions@prose-press.com

3. Submissions will be reviewed and those writers whose proposals are accepted will have 90 days from date of acceptance to complete their story  Anthologies will remain open, however, until the Publisher determines enough stories are collected to go forward for publication.

4. Submissions to the book will be closed when all open slots in the listed work are filled. Editing will not begin until that occurs. Contracts will not be issued until the book is full, as royalties are determined in most collections by how many authors are in the anthology.

5. All projects, unless otherwise stated are royalty pay projects.  An amount is set aside for each anthology that will be divided amongst the accepted writers for each project. Royalty rates will normally range from 5% to 15%. Royalties are paid on every dollar made by Pro Se Productions, payment is not restricted until production costs are covered.  Pro Se Productions pays semi annually currently, in January and July, and sends payments when royalties for a particular author have reached a ceiling amount or exceeded that amount.

6. Editors assigned to these projects will follow up, monitor, and make sure work is being done. Steps will be taken to move the anthology along as planned if work is not being done in a timely manner.  

The Pro Se Open will be updated periodically as to adding new collections and removing ones that have been filled. Some of the collections have story bibles to go with them and are listed so.

If proposals have been accepted for anthologies below, the number of openings remaining will be listed with the anthology. Anthologies with all slots still open will also be noted as such.

Please Note: These collections will NOT be scheduled for publication until all stories resulting from approved proposals are submitted for editing. 90 Day deadlines will be given with each accepted proposal, but until a minimum of three stories are received, anthologies will NOT be published. Final number of stories included in an anthology will be determined upon response to submission calls and by the Publisher.

Email submissions@prose-press.com to request bibles when appropriate and to submit all proposals.

CURRENT OPEN PROJECTS

DR. SIXGUN

Always interested in giving characters that have fallen into obscurity a chance to live again, Pro Se Productions announces an open submissions call for DR. SIXGUN, an anthology based on a 1950s radio program that has entered the Public Domain.

“There are so many gems,” says Tommy Hancock, Pro Se Productions Editor in Chief, “of characters who have entered the Public Domain within Old Time Radio, especially several strong Westerns that definitely have room for more tales. DR. SIXGUN entered the adult western field for radio as a great example of a well written show that chose to tackle some pretty heavy topics for the period and might have lasted longer were it not for its competition in a crowded market, including most notably GUNSMOKE.  The characterization and depth of story for nearly episode makes DR. SIXGUN a strong program, even all these years later, one that Pro Se is proud to hopefully continue on, even if in a different medium.”

Writers interested in submitting proposals for DR. SIXGUN must listen to at least a sampling of episodes from the series. All submitted stories should follow the same format as the show, primarily that Pablo acts as the narrator of the story. Episodes may be listed to at https://archive.org/details/otr_drsixgun. More information on the program is also available at http://www.digitaldeliftp.com/DigitalDeliToo/dd2jb-Dr-Sixgun.html.

Writers should then write a detailed proposal for a single 8 to 10,000-word story and email it to submissions@prose-press.com. If the proposal is accepted, the story will be due within 90 days of acceptance. With that being said, the volume WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED FOR EDITING OR SCHEDULED FOR PUBLISHING until the volume is full based on number of accepted proposals, not completed stories. Payment will be royalty based.

TWO SLOTS OPEN

KIMBERLY RICHARDSON’S PURGATORY

Known for her unique work in various genres, author Kimberly Richardson invites other authors into a corner of her imagination with an open submission call for PURGATORY, an anthology to be a part of KIMBERLY RICHARDSON’S PULP GOTHIC author imprint with Pro Se Productions.

Dr. Wellington Stanford IV is the new head doctor assigned to Purgatory, a mental institution located in a small town in England named Wytchewood during the late Victorian/Early Edwardian era. The Doctor arrives to Purgatory and notices that all is not what it seems: patients are dressed in clothing from all periods of time (Ancient, Medieval, even futuristic) and they tell him that they were not meant to be at the facility. Also, the town area appears to be in a perpetual state of Summer turning to Autumn. The leaves that fall to the ground one day are found to be on the trees the next day. None of the patients ever have visitors.

There are nine nurses and they keep to themselves when they are not taking care of the patients. They range in age and size, yet they all share one thing in common - they all have brilliant blue eyes. When one of them looks at someone, that person feels something tugging deep within them. One patient ranted that the nurses were witches who met outside in the night to plan their activities. Dr. Stanford believes none of it, since he is a man of reason and science. However, the Doctor does hear the sound of a flute every night.

The patients suddenly appear at the entrance with no baggage, yet they have a look of terror and wonder when the doors to Purgatory suddenly appear before them. The patients are male and female, with some children as well, though it’s the children that look the most haunted.

Are You ready to enter Purgatory?

Writers wanting to make proposals should request the anthology bible by email to submissions@prose-press.com. Proposals should be a minimum of three paragraphs and should be written outlining the full story. This anthology is designed for six stories, each story being 5,000 words in length. If the proposal is accepted, the story will be due within 90 days of acceptance. With that being said, the volume WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED FOR EDITING OR SCHEDULED FOR PUBLISHING until the volume is full based on number of accepted proposals, not completed stories. Payment will be royalty based.

TWO SLOTS OPEN

The new adventures of candy matson, yukon 2-8209

Pro Se Productions announces that a minimum of one story is needed for a collection featuring the best known female private detective from the Golden Age of Radio, San Francisco’s own Candy Matson.

Candy Matson is well known among fans of Old Time Radio and both the character and the show stand out for several reasons. Not only was Candy, played by Natalie Masters, a strong, intelligent and well rounded lead female character in a time when that wasn’t common, but the show itself focused on engaging stories, snappy dialogue, and a dedication to its location-San Francisco, that is unparalleled in other similar programs. The program never had a sponsor, so it never made the transition to a national audience, but what was produced was solid entertainment and more than enough mystery to make sure that Candy lives on in new stories.

Candy Matson ran from 1949 to 1951 and focused on the adventures of Matson, licensed Private Investigator, and her mysteries which led her to crossing paths with Lieutenant Ray Mallard, her long suffering love interest. Candy was assisted by the ever flamboyant Rembrandt Watson. The show’s final episode (although an attempt to restart it in 1952 with an audition show was made and failed) had Mallard and Candy agreeing to get married and Mallard promoted to Captain.

One story of approximately 10,000 words is needed to finish this volume It can be set either in the 1949-1951 range of the original show OR from 1952-1955, with Candy and Mallard married. Only 15 episodes of the show exist and all are available online.

Proposals should be 1-3 paragraphs and sent to submissions@prose-press.com. If an author submitting a proposal has never submitted to Pro Se before, a four page writing sample must be included.

This is a royalty only project, with the final royalties being determined by the number of accepted stories. Deadline will be 60 days after a proposal is accepted. Once the remaining stories are in, this collection will move immediately into the queue for publication.

All proposals must be sent to submissions@prose-press.com. To learn more about Pro Se Productions, go to www.prose-press.com. Like Pro Se on Facebook at Pro Se Productions.

ONE SLOT OPEN