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F – Dance, When They Want You to Cower Anthology Seeking Stories of: Queer Defiance, Survival, Hope, and Love
Dance, When They Want You to Cower
This is a fundraising anthology for October Santerelli
All profits will be donated to October Santerelli
Inkd Pub is soliciting authors to donate stories for an anthology titled:
Dance, When They Want You to Cower
A queer anthology of defiance, survival, hope, and love
We are looking for queer protagonists in any setting or genre where the narrative fits any of the above themes (defiance, survival, hope, love).
Our intended timeline:
- Acceptances by the middle of December 2025
- Edits completed in February 2026
- Crowdfunding in Winter 2026
- Published in Spring 2026
Submissions: No AI, 1 per author; no reprints, no simultaneous submissions;
Submission Cost: Free
Word Limit: 2,000 to 6,000 words
Submission Guidelines: Anonymous submission with no author name in document; 12 pt Times or Arial; .Doc or .Docx; double-space; first line indent; no tabs used.
Genres: LGBTQIA+
Pay: None: charity donation – Author copy for US address