F – Inkd Publishing Seeking Submissions for “Rebels” Anthology

Rebels

Theme: Rebels – Rage against the machine, storm the castle, the space alliance against the hegemony, hackers against the oligarchy, or however you envision it.

Stories that contain infanticide, rape, or gratuitous gore will not be accepted.

Submissions: No AI, 1 per author; no reprints, no simultaneous submissions;

Submission Cost: Free

Word Limit: 2,000 to 8,000 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: Speculative Fiction, any fiction

Anticipated Pay: Royalty share of D2D sales + $10

Each contributor will receive a share, as will the publisher, from the sales on the D2D platform. This does not include Kickstarter funds (unless the Stretch goals are met), wholesale to authors, or retail outlets.

Timeline Projections:
Submissions close: October 2025
Review: November 2025
Acceptance / Rejection: Dec 2025
Edits: Jan 2026
Production: Spring 2026
Published: Spring 2026

Upon acceptance, the author is expected to work with the editor on at least one round of revisions in MSWord. Our publication goal is dependent on the extensive time needed to review and edit submissions may vary depending upon the submitted works and author’s response times. Inkd Publishing LLC will hold first publication rights for four months after publication and the continuing non-exclusive right to reproduce the work in Rebels.

Authors must provide assurance that their story submission is an original, previously unpublished work, is not currently under consideration elsewhere, and that it will not be submitted for publication elsewhere prior to receiving notification that it has not been accepted for inclusion in Rebels.

For the D2D royalty sharing, you can expect ongoing financial compensation from Draft 2 Digital for stories published in the anthology. An account with Draft 2 Digital will be required to provide royalty share payments.

US authors will also receive one complimentary copy of the printed anthology, other shipping destinations will depend on shipping costs and are at the sole discretion of Inkd Pub.