PFN – Casting Aspersions Anthology Seeking Short pieces of any genre which skewer a real or imagined antagonist

Call for Submissions!

Looking for vindication? Perhaps a spot of character assassination? The upcoming anthology Casting Aspersions seeks short pieces of any genre which skewer a real or imagined antagonist. Send us your pungent repartée, pithy epitaphs, scathing yet funny or revelatory ripostes. Didn’t manage a squelching response at the critical moment? Now’s your chance.

Guidelines for Submissions to Casting Aspersions

Lisa Rappoport and Lawrence Tjernell, the owners and principal editors of Littoral Press and Longship Press, two publishers in the San Francesco Bay Area, seek high-quality snark for an upcoming anthology. Send us your best shot, the witty repartée that you always wished you had uttered, in any written genre for consideration for publication in Casting Aspersions. Revenge is a dish best served cold, and in writing. To submit your barbs and broadside salvos, please follow these guidelines:

° Submit up to 5 pieces of poetry in any form (one-page poems preferred) OR one short prose piece (up to 750 words) along with a $10 submission fee. Multiple submissions are accepted (each with a $10 fee). Previously published work is acceptable.

° Pay via PayPal at cutvelvet12@gmail.com. OR send a check to Longship Press, 1122 4th Street, San Rafael, CA 94901, payable to Longship Press.

° All submissions must be sent to either cutvelvet@earthlink.net OR info@ longshippress.com.

° Submissions must be Microsoft Word (.docx) or .pdf documents sent as attachments to an email message. Please include a cover sheet with your name, the title(s) of your pieces, and your contact information. Do not include the submission in the body of the email.

° Names of real people appearing in the submission must be pseudonyms; editors reserve the right to change names if deemed necessary.

° Specify in the email message whether your piece, if accepted, should be published under a nom de plume.

° The editors cannot acknowledge receipt of your submission; you will be contacted via email if your work is selected for publication.

° Please notify the editors via email (addresses above) if you have any difficulty with your submission or the entry fee, or if you have any questions about these guidelines.

° The due date for all submissions is January 15, 2025; we anticipate announcing selections mid-February.

° If your submission is accepted, you will receive one copy of the published anthology.

We are reminded in this of Dorothy Parker’s review of Katherine Hepburn’s acting: “She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B.”