Tony Burton posted the below message on Facebook the other day regarding his laest anthology project. I print his call with his permission......
Anthology Call for Submissions
This year, Wolfmont Press resumes its crafting and publication of a charitable anthology with HUNGRY FOR JUSTICE.
HUNGRY FOR JUSTICE will be a collection of between fifteen and twenty short crime fiction pieces
that deal with crime among those in American who are at or near the
bottom of the social and economic scales. We are looking for about
twenty stories from 2,000 to 3,000 words in length, that explore crime
and punishment in the less-affluent portions of America. This may be in
the “Projects,” inner city slums, poverty-stricken pockets of rural
America, or anywhere else in the USA where you may see people hurting
because they don't have the financial resources to survive and thrive.
I am not going to push as hard this time to get the book to market.
So, the plan is to have this book published for the Spring 2014 sales
push. That gives me about six or seven months, maximum, to get
everything squared away.
Why HUNGRY FOR JUSTICE?
Approximately 15% of Americans live at or below the poverty level. And
this means that about 22% of all children live at or below the poverty
level. I have seen poverty in big cities, in small towns, and out in
the boonies. I have seen poor black people, poor white people, poor
Hispanic people, and poor people of many other ethnic groups. Poverty
and hunger do not care about racial, ethnic, geographical, or cultural
distinctions. A child of any color, whose belly is empty, feels the
same pangs.
And before we focus on children too much, consider
the older members of our society who live on fixed incomes while the
cost of living constantly increases. Our senior members of society
often may be too proud to mention it, but often poverty impacts their
food security as well.
This year's charitable anthology will benefit Feeding America® (www.feedingamerica.org), a charity devoted to feeding the poor across America. Feeding America® has a rating of 64 out of 70 with Charity Navigator (www.charitynavigator.org),
and was formerly known as Second Harvest. If you are curious about
their mission or their rating with Charity Navigator, I encourage you to
go to those web sites and check them out. However, I will say here
that the Feeding America® network provides food assistance to more than
25,000,000 people facing hunger in the Unite States. Their network of
food banks serves all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto
Rico.
If you think you may be interested in helping with this effort, please contact me at tony@wolfmont.com for more particulars.
UPDATED LATE LAST NIGHT BY TONY ON FACEBOOK
More Details
Book format: Perfect-bound paperback, 8” x 5” or 8 ½” x 5 ½”, approximately 200 to 230 pages
Submission deadline: 10/1/2013
Deadline for final edits: 11/1/2013
Story guidelines: I understand crime fiction is understandably often
harsh and cruel, but I will not publish stories where there is cruelty
for the sake of shock value. I know people are killed in criminal acts,
but torture and gore do not necessarily need to be “onstage”. If you
think they do, you had better have a really good plot reason to have
them there. And I reserve the right to make the final determination,
regardless. As the Editor of this anthology, the judgment call is mine.
Likewise, criminals don't have clean vocabularies. On the other hand,
cursing and gutter language used simply as filler won't fly. If you
can't give me the idea that these are nasty guys without having every
paragraph carry a load of f-bombs, then you need to work on your writing
skills. Yeah, that's just my opinion, but it's the one that counts for
this anthology.
Publication rights: As the Author, if your
story is accepted, you must agree to release all print and ebook rights
to your story for 24 months following the initial publication date. The
book will remain in publication for 24 months.
Author
responsibilities: This anthology is for an important cause. It's not
just a book of stories. The money raised by this book and donated to
Feeding America will help to change lives for the better. The better
they sell, the better those lives will be.
Because of this, any
author MUST be willing to put a great deal of effort into selling these
books. That means making personal appearances, setting up book
signings, setting up interviews with local radio/newspaper/TV. If these
are not things you are willing to do, then no matter how good your
story may be, I can't put it in the anthology.
Caveats: In
order to keep this affordable, it will be published by using
print-on-demand. That means the books are printed as they are ordered.
I won't have 5,000 copies or even 500 copies sitting around in a
warehouse somewhere. Bookstores often don't like print-on-demand books,
as they view them as being less profitable. The average offset-printed
book has a profit margin of over 50% for the bookseller. The average
print-on-demand book has a profit margin closer to 40% or lower, simply
because they are more expensive to produce, per book.
That
means it may be hard to get your local bookseller to carry the book on
their shelves. That means that you may have to buy copies out of your
pocket and resell them. That's what I have to do. But if you do this, I
don't care what you do with any profits you may make from the book.
It's my responsibility, and mine alone, to make the donation to Feeding
America.
These are things that have been true with EVERY
charitable anthology Wolfmont Press has produced. And they are things
that the author should know well in advance of even submitting a story
for this anthology.
If you can live with these conditions
and caveats, and want to submit your short crime fiction meeting the
requirements stated above, contact me at tony@wolfmont.com with your
story idea.
Unfortunately, since my main computer died a couple of weeks ago, even
though I got it repaired, I can't access the Wolfmont website at the
present time to put things there or edit things. Anyway, I am posting
more details here. It starts out the same way as the previous post, but
there are more details near the end. And I am brutally honest in the
details, so try not to be shocked.
I will also post a link to the whole thing as a PDF file, on Dropbox.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/07o4dxyyyjenaso/HUNGRY%20anthology%20call.pdf
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Saturday, July 13, 2013
Friday, November 11, 2011
FFB Review: "Murder to Mil-Spec: A Crime Fiction Anthology to Benefit Homes For Our Troops" edited by Tony Burton
It is Friday and that means it is time for Friday’s Forgotten Books hosted by Patti Abbott. It is also Veterans Day. Therefore, in honor of Veterans Day, I selected the Murder to Mil-Spec anthology released last year by Wolfmont Publishing. Proceeds from the sales of this anthology will be donated to "Homes For Our Troops" charity found at http://www.homesforourtroops.org/site/PageServer to assist returning military personnel with their needs.
Not just on Veterans Day, but every single day---Thank you to the men and women who have served as well as those who are currently serving the nation.
Wolfmont Publishing has a history of publishing a holiday anthology to benefit a charity group. Last year’s holiday anthology titled, Murder to Mil-Spec, provided another good read of strong stories. As in other holiday anthologies published by Wolfmont Press, crime is at center stage. Unlike previous anthologies that restricted events to the holiday season, this time the stories can happen anytime and anywhere. The pursuit of justice is a frequent theme in these stories and can take many forms. Sometimes righting a wrong happens fairly swiftly while in other cases it may take years, even decades, for justice to finally be served.
After a brief forward by editor and publisher, Tony Burton, the anthology begins with "Meet Me by the Priest" by Terrie Farley Moran. The allies are on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany and Corporal Billy is back home in New York for a month leave. The habits of an old friend are going to get Corporal Billy into real trouble if he isn't very careful.
World War Two is also relevant in "Dart Champ" written by Dorothy B. Francis. In a departure from her very good `Key West Mystery' series ("Killer In Control" comes out next June) Agnes Brown is on a mission to recover her very important ring. The ring, made to replicate her hard earned bronze star, is a family heirloom she wants back and Agnes is not about to wait for the local police to solve the case.
Lt. Rongo Layton should have died one way or another during the Korean War for the sins he committed. He didn't. Instead, he came home in one piece and continued to sin. Clooney plans to rectify that in "Tripwire" written by Big Jim Williams.
Elizabeth Zelvin is making quite a name for herself in crime/mystery fiction with her novels "Death Will Get You Sober" and "Death Will Help You Leave Him" along with numerous short story credits in anthologies and magazines. Her story "Choices" is proof that sometimes it is a good thing when the woman walks into your particular gin mill.
The only story to use the current war in Afghanistan as a backdrop is the "The Gift of Life" by Lina Zeldovich. A very moving story that is as much about the clash of cultures as it is about the core of humanity which links us all together.
It is back to World War Two with the next story, "Justice at Sea" by Charles Schaeffer. Aboard the USS Flagstaff there is a killer on board. While many don't care, Johnny Shepherd intends to find out who murdered the Japanese prisoner of war.
It wasn't a murder but a rape that drives events forward in "Tourada A Corda" written by Howard B. Carron. Set in Terceira, Azores, the story features a case where a local girl has been assaulted. Since she is a friend of the family, the narrator intends to find out who did it and provide some justice.
Brendan Dubois comes next with the tale "One More Mission." Back in the day, McIntosh Air Force Base was part of the Strategic Air Command and provided security for the nation and its people. Now days, the place is now McIntosh International Tradeport and nearly everything John Regan remembers is long gone. But, there is still a debt and it has to be repaid.
An airport is also part of the next story. When the airport is closed, the murder suspects are few in "Danger From Within" by Janis Patterson. Fans of the "locked room" type of mysteries will surely enjoy this very good tale where the suspects are few and motivated.
Pranks are a part of most annual games between strong rivals. Occasionally they go wrong. Not usually as wrong as it did here before the Army/Navy game in 1972. "An Officer and a Gentleman's Agreement" written by Barb Goffman shows the wait to right a wrong can be very long indeed.
They may be retired sitting on park benches but senior citizens Joe and Benny know something is off in "Warriors Know Their Duty" written by S. M. Harding. Will anyone listen and take them seriously?
Iraq finally makes an appearance at the end of the anthology with "Salome's Gift" by Dianna Catt. Salome's big brother is fighting in Iraq and, while the news about his status is not good, his package home to her is very special. If only she can find the courage to open it.
The anthology closes with six pages of detailed author bios that include numerous titles of short stories and novels for yet more reading pleasure from these talented authors.
Unlike previous holiday anthologies from Wolfmont Press, these stories are not humorous and there is hardly a humorous line around in any of these very good tales. Instead, the tone of the anthology as a whole is somber. Respect for those who served honorably is present as is disdain for those who did not. Often the point of the story is to serve justice out to those who would be served in an effort to finally address events that happened long before. As such, flashbacks are present in most stories along with brief history lessons.
Murder To Mil-Spec is a good read featuring a lot of strong stories supporting a good cause. Thanks to medical advances military personnel are now surviving catastrophic injuries and come home to discover their homes need major modifications. Proceeds from the sales of this anthology will be donated to "Homes For Our Troops" charity found at http://www.homesforourtroops.org/site/PageServer to assist returning military personnel with their needs.
Not only can you enjoy a really good book, but you can also help the men and women who need our help to fully come home.
After a brief forward by editor and publisher, Tony Burton, the anthology begins with "Meet Me by the Priest" by Terrie Farley Moran. The allies are on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany and Corporal Billy is back home in New York for a month leave. The habits of an old friend are going to get Corporal Billy into real trouble if he isn't very careful.
World War Two is also relevant in "Dart Champ" written by Dorothy B. Francis. In a departure from her very good `Key West Mystery' series ("Killer In Control" comes out next June) Agnes Brown is on a mission to recover her very important ring. The ring, made to replicate her hard earned bronze star, is a family heirloom she wants back and Agnes is not about to wait for the local police to solve the case.
Lt. Rongo Layton should have died one way or another during the Korean War for the sins he committed. He didn't. Instead, he came home in one piece and continued to sin. Clooney plans to rectify that in "Tripwire" written by Big Jim Williams.
Elizabeth Zelvin is making quite a name for herself in crime/mystery fiction with her novels "Death Will Get You Sober" and "Death Will Help You Leave Him" along with numerous short story credits in anthologies and magazines. Her story "Choices" is proof that sometimes it is a good thing when the woman walks into your particular gin mill.
The only story to use the current war in Afghanistan as a backdrop is the "The Gift of Life" by Lina Zeldovich. A very moving story that is as much about the clash of cultures as it is about the core of humanity which links us all together.
It is back to World War Two with the next story, "Justice at Sea" by Charles Schaeffer. Aboard the USS Flagstaff there is a killer on board. While many don't care, Johnny Shepherd intends to find out who murdered the Japanese prisoner of war.
It wasn't a murder but a rape that drives events forward in "Tourada A Corda" written by Howard B. Carron. Set in Terceira, Azores, the story features a case where a local girl has been assaulted. Since she is a friend of the family, the narrator intends to find out who did it and provide some justice.
Brendan Dubois comes next with the tale "One More Mission." Back in the day, McIntosh Air Force Base was part of the Strategic Air Command and provided security for the nation and its people. Now days, the place is now McIntosh International Tradeport and nearly everything John Regan remembers is long gone. But, there is still a debt and it has to be repaid.
An airport is also part of the next story. When the airport is closed, the murder suspects are few in "Danger From Within" by Janis Patterson. Fans of the "locked room" type of mysteries will surely enjoy this very good tale where the suspects are few and motivated.
Pranks are a part of most annual games between strong rivals. Occasionally they go wrong. Not usually as wrong as it did here before the Army/Navy game in 1972. "An Officer and a Gentleman's Agreement" written by Barb Goffman shows the wait to right a wrong can be very long indeed.
They may be retired sitting on park benches but senior citizens Joe and Benny know something is off in "Warriors Know Their Duty" written by S. M. Harding. Will anyone listen and take them seriously?
Iraq finally makes an appearance at the end of the anthology with "Salome's Gift" by Dianna Catt. Salome's big brother is fighting in Iraq and, while the news about his status is not good, his package home to her is very special. If only she can find the courage to open it.
The anthology closes with six pages of detailed author bios that include numerous titles of short stories and novels for yet more reading pleasure from these talented authors.
Unlike previous holiday anthologies from Wolfmont Press, these stories are not humorous and there is hardly a humorous line around in any of these very good tales. Instead, the tone of the anthology as a whole is somber. Respect for those who served honorably is present as is disdain for those who did not. Often the point of the story is to serve justice out to those who would be served in an effort to finally address events that happened long before. As such, flashbacks are present in most stories along with brief history lessons.
Murder To Mil-Spec is a good read featuring a lot of strong stories supporting a good cause. Thanks to medical advances military personnel are now surviving catastrophic injuries and come home to discover their homes need major modifications. Proceeds from the sales of this anthology will be donated to "Homes For Our Troops" charity found at http://www.homesforourtroops.org/site/PageServer to assist returning military personnel with their needs.
Not only can you enjoy a really good book, but you can also help the men and women who need our help to fully come home.
Murder to Mil-Spec: A Crime Fiction Anthology to Benefit Homes For Our Troops
Tony Burton, Editor
Wolfmont Press
October 2010
ISBN#978-1-60364-028-2
Trade Paperback (also available on the Kindle)
224 Pages
$12.00
Material provide by editor/publisher Tony Burton in exchange for my objective review.
Kevin R. Tipple © 2010, 2011
Friday, October 23, 2009
Review: "The Gift of Murder" Compiled and Edited by John M. Floyd
For the fourth consecutive year, Wolfmont Press has released an anthology designed to raise money for the “Toys for Tots” program. Edited by John M. Floyd, this year’s anthology is made up of many familiar names to anyone who reads short mystery fiction and novels. Austin Camacho Bill Crider, Earl Staggs, Randy Rawls, Deborah Elliot-Upton and the other usual suspects are also familiar to readers who participate in the various online writing groups. Just reading the author names involved should tell you that the content of the book is going to be good.
The anthology opens with “The Seven Dollar Clue” by J.F. Benedetto. Private Eye Mark Sauer doesn’t want to be a murder victim the week before Christmas. But, when Madame Zhu Li, head of the Jade Dragon Criminal Triad in New York’s Chinatown, wants to see him and won’t take no for an answer, he worries this could be his final dinner.
“Red Christmas” by Stefanie Lazer follows next in a tale about just how far a parent has to go to get the right toys for Christmas.
Written from the perspective of a child, the story, “The Christmas Caper” by Stephen D. Rogers tells what a child will do to get the toy he must have at nearly all costs.
“Twas The Night” by Anita Page brings the ongoing economic crisis into focus for a recent layoff victim. Having retreated to his cabin after his job and his marriage crashed, the narrator becomes involved in a local disappearance.
If you haven’t read the Ace Edwards, Dallas Private Investigator series by Randy Rawls you are really missing out. For this anthology, there is a prequel of sorts to the series via the tale “Jingle Bell, S. I.” Beyond explaining a little early history, the tale is silly and light hearted and reflects the occasional mood of the series.
“Caught On Christmas Eve” by Earl Staggs has more than a couple of twists in this shoplifting tale. I had the pleasure of reading this story in advance a few months ago since Earl and I are both in the same local writer’s group and I knew then it was a winner.
“The Gift Of The Margi” by Peg Herring proves that, in the end, during the holiday season sometimes family is all you can count on.
Deborah Elliott-Upton crafted a rather disturbing story with her “An Unexpected Gift.” Impossible to describe without ruining it for readers, I can safely say this one surprised me. It also proved to be a harbinger of several darker in tone stories in this anthology.
Known primarily for his excellent Sheriff Dan Rhodes series, Bill Crider is writing of werewolves again in “The Werewolf’s Christmas.” Imagine the holidays with a full moon and you are a werewolf. A guarantee of trouble on the home front.
“Yule Be Sorry” by Carolyn J. Rose shows just how mad a woman can be when she thinks her husband is cheating on her.
In a nod to her excellent novel “Death Will Get You Sober” released last year author Elizabeth Zelvin brings back Bruce, Jimmy and Barbara in a quick little holiday tale. Recovering alcoholic Bruce manages to help with a murder case and still make a quick run to the store in “Death Will Trim Your Tree.”
Everyone has relatives they don’t care for. Gwen seems to have more than her share in “The Worst Noel” written by Barb Goffman. Enough is enough and she finally does something about the issue in this disturbing tale.
The Hannibal Jones series of novels written by Austin S. Camacho are quite good. It isn’t any surprise that the tale “No Place To Spend Christmas” involves Hannibal and his latest case.
The media constantly warns folks to beware of strangers trying to help you during the holiday season. Elmer finds out why in “One Good Turn” by Steve Shrott.
I’m not sure what the folks at Amazon will think if they read “The Kindle Did It” by Gail Farrelly. I am pretty sure I don’t want a Kindle anymore.
For a police detective the late night phone call, especially during the holiday season, can mean only one thing. Ben Barker isn’t thrilled when he is summoned in “An Inconvenient Killing” written by Herschel Cozine and isn’t going to like what he finds in this disturbing tale.
Detective Julie Garcia of Cottonwood, Arizona finally gets a chance to deliver the ultimate Christmas gift in “The Gift Of Christmas past” by Kris Neri.
The final story is the “Sprit of Spadena Street” by Marian Allen. When a neighbor is mugged during the holidays, it is time for the other residents to rally around and find the perpetrators.
268 pages including author bios, the anthology features a variety of writing styles and tones along with a variety of crimes during the holiday season. From the lighthearted type of stories typically seen in these anthologies in years past to the dark and disturbing ones included this year there is something for nearly every reader. John M. Floyd is to be commended for expanding the scope of the anthology this year to stories that probably would not have made the cut in past years. Unlike past anthologies, silly cleverness and puns regarding the crimes and events during the holiday season were kept to a bare minimum. Readers who prefer syrupy silliness might be disappointed, but those who prefer a harder edge, even during the holiday season, won’t be disappointed with this good anthology.
As in past years, sale proceeds after publishing costs will be donated by Wolfmont Press owner and publisher Tony Burton to the “Toys for Tots” campaign.
The Gift of Murder: An Anthology of Holiday Crime Stories to Benefit Toys for Tots
Compiled and Edited by John M. Floyd
http://www.dogwoodpress.com/floyd/
Wolfmont Press
http://www.wolfmont.com/
October 2009
ISBN# 978-1-60364-010-7
$15.00
Paperback (also available in e-book form)
268 Pages (including 4 pages of author bios)
Material provided by Tony Burton in exchange for my objective review.
Kevin R. Tipple © 2009
The anthology opens with “The Seven Dollar Clue” by J.F. Benedetto. Private Eye Mark Sauer doesn’t want to be a murder victim the week before Christmas. But, when Madame Zhu Li, head of the Jade Dragon Criminal Triad in New York’s Chinatown, wants to see him and won’t take no for an answer, he worries this could be his final dinner.
“Red Christmas” by Stefanie Lazer follows next in a tale about just how far a parent has to go to get the right toys for Christmas.
Written from the perspective of a child, the story, “The Christmas Caper” by Stephen D. Rogers tells what a child will do to get the toy he must have at nearly all costs.
“Twas The Night” by Anita Page brings the ongoing economic crisis into focus for a recent layoff victim. Having retreated to his cabin after his job and his marriage crashed, the narrator becomes involved in a local disappearance.
If you haven’t read the Ace Edwards, Dallas Private Investigator series by Randy Rawls you are really missing out. For this anthology, there is a prequel of sorts to the series via the tale “Jingle Bell, S. I.” Beyond explaining a little early history, the tale is silly and light hearted and reflects the occasional mood of the series.
“Caught On Christmas Eve” by Earl Staggs has more than a couple of twists in this shoplifting tale. I had the pleasure of reading this story in advance a few months ago since Earl and I are both in the same local writer’s group and I knew then it was a winner.
“The Gift Of The Margi” by Peg Herring proves that, in the end, during the holiday season sometimes family is all you can count on.
Deborah Elliott-Upton crafted a rather disturbing story with her “An Unexpected Gift.” Impossible to describe without ruining it for readers, I can safely say this one surprised me. It also proved to be a harbinger of several darker in tone stories in this anthology.
Known primarily for his excellent Sheriff Dan Rhodes series, Bill Crider is writing of werewolves again in “The Werewolf’s Christmas.” Imagine the holidays with a full moon and you are a werewolf. A guarantee of trouble on the home front.
“Yule Be Sorry” by Carolyn J. Rose shows just how mad a woman can be when she thinks her husband is cheating on her.
In a nod to her excellent novel “Death Will Get You Sober” released last year author Elizabeth Zelvin brings back Bruce, Jimmy and Barbara in a quick little holiday tale. Recovering alcoholic Bruce manages to help with a murder case and still make a quick run to the store in “Death Will Trim Your Tree.”
Everyone has relatives they don’t care for. Gwen seems to have more than her share in “The Worst Noel” written by Barb Goffman. Enough is enough and she finally does something about the issue in this disturbing tale.
The Hannibal Jones series of novels written by Austin S. Camacho are quite good. It isn’t any surprise that the tale “No Place To Spend Christmas” involves Hannibal and his latest case.
The media constantly warns folks to beware of strangers trying to help you during the holiday season. Elmer finds out why in “One Good Turn” by Steve Shrott.
I’m not sure what the folks at Amazon will think if they read “The Kindle Did It” by Gail Farrelly. I am pretty sure I don’t want a Kindle anymore.
For a police detective the late night phone call, especially during the holiday season, can mean only one thing. Ben Barker isn’t thrilled when he is summoned in “An Inconvenient Killing” written by Herschel Cozine and isn’t going to like what he finds in this disturbing tale.
Detective Julie Garcia of Cottonwood, Arizona finally gets a chance to deliver the ultimate Christmas gift in “The Gift Of Christmas past” by Kris Neri.
The final story is the “Sprit of Spadena Street” by Marian Allen. When a neighbor is mugged during the holidays, it is time for the other residents to rally around and find the perpetrators.
268 pages including author bios, the anthology features a variety of writing styles and tones along with a variety of crimes during the holiday season. From the lighthearted type of stories typically seen in these anthologies in years past to the dark and disturbing ones included this year there is something for nearly every reader. John M. Floyd is to be commended for expanding the scope of the anthology this year to stories that probably would not have made the cut in past years. Unlike past anthologies, silly cleverness and puns regarding the crimes and events during the holiday season were kept to a bare minimum. Readers who prefer syrupy silliness might be disappointed, but those who prefer a harder edge, even during the holiday season, won’t be disappointed with this good anthology.
As in past years, sale proceeds after publishing costs will be donated by Wolfmont Press owner and publisher Tony Burton to the “Toys for Tots” campaign.
The Gift of Murder: An Anthology of Holiday Crime Stories to Benefit Toys for Tots
Compiled and Edited by John M. Floyd
http://www.dogwoodpress.com/floyd/
Wolfmont Press
http://www.wolfmont.com/
October 2009
ISBN# 978-1-60364-010-7
$15.00
Paperback (also available in e-book form)
268 Pages (including 4 pages of author bios)
Material provided by Tony Burton in exchange for my objective review.
Kevin R. Tipple © 2009
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