Christmas Tales

 (Provisional Title)

Port and partridge. Mistletoe and misery. Christmas provides us with much literary succour. We would welcome stories suffused with the despair and joy of this special time of year; from apparitions to elation, stockings, presents and decorating the tree. Customs, both ancient and modern. Rituals, bizarre and banal. Christmas is a family time, a fun time, but perhaps most of all Christmas is a dark time. What’s that skulking in the garden, at the edges of the light from the kitchen: a cold impish thing waiting to get in?

Stories should be between 3000-5000 words and should be original work not under consideration with another publisher. Send proposals of between 250-300 words to the InkerMen. Acceptance of the proposal does not constitute a guarantee of publication but full editorial comments will be sent with recommendations for improvement.

Story submission deadline: 31st August 2008