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| Bards and Sages |
| General Submission Guidelines |
| Please read ALL guidelines before submitting any work for review. We reject unread dozens of submissions weekly because writers do not follow guidelines. Also read the Copyright notification section at the bottom of this page. |
| Copyright Information: In cases where we accept previously published materials, it is assumed that you retained the copyright to your work. We cannot publish material for which you are not the copyright holder. When submitting work for the general library, keep in mind that you are granting us a perpetual electronic right to the work. This means that we may leave the work available on our site indefinately. While you are still the copyright owner and may resell the work as you see fit, keep in mind that many publishers consider items available on the internet "published." A publisher who expects first time publication rights may refuse a work that has been published online, even if you received no compensation for it. When submitting work for paying markets, you are granting us the perpetual right to publish the work in both electronic and print format as applicable in relation to the specific project the piece was submitted to For example, if you submit a poem for an anthology, we may at a later date decide to make the anthology available as an audio book. We would not be required to request your permission to do so. However, we cannot use your poem as part of a different project without your consent. Exceptions to this policy are as follows: Artwork: original artwork created for Bards and Sages projects may be used in marketing materials or promotional items outside of the original project. Examples of this would include putting a bookcover on a promotional t-shirt or creating promotional bookmarkers with an illustration. No compensation is made to artists when their work is involved in marketing or promotional materials. Occassionally, we will make such items available for sale to the general public. In such event, we pay artists a commission of 10% of the net profits on such sales. Actual copyright to the art remains with the artist. Work Made for Hire (text only): In general, RPG products commissioned by Bards and Sages, or submissions for RPGs accepted by Bards and Sages, are considered Work Made for Hire. The copyright of such products is retained by Bards and Sages, though the author shall receive credit as the author of the product. All RPG products are also subject to the terms of the Open Game License. This policy does not apply to artwork (see above). Licensing: Occassionally, Bards and Sages works in association with other publishers to cross-promote products. These agreements are worked out separately between Bards and Sages and the publisher, and are not affected by our general copyright policies. |
| General Submission Guidelines Unless otherwise noted, please refer to these guidelines when submitting work to Bards and Sages. The quickest way to guarantee your work is rejected is to NOT follow the guidelines. If you want us to give full consideration to your work, make sure you have read and follow the guidelines. |
| All work must be submitted electronically. Poetry and short works under 2,000 words can be submitted in the body of the e-mail. Any submission longer than 2,000 words should be submitted as an attachment in Word or RTF format only. Do not submit text in any other format. Art submissions must be in gif, jpg, png, or tiff format only. Please note that any submission with an attachment in a format other than specified above will be deleted unread. All text submissions should be in Courier or Times New Roman, 10-12 pt. Do not use other fonts or colors other than black in your text. Ensure that the subject line of your e-mail clearly identifies the purpose of your submission. Vague, blank, or gimmicky subject lines may be deleted by our spam filters. Examples of bad subject lines are: LOOK AT THIS!, Plz read, Hi!, For your consideration, etc. Examples of good subject lines are: poetry submission for library, horror submission for anthology, etc. Include your full legal name, address, and a short bio with your submission. Any e-mail submission written in chatspeak will be deleted unread. That includes, but is not limited to, the use of such terms as NE1, plz, UR, or queries that refuse to capitalize the pronoun "I". In short, if you do not demonstrate the care and attention to write a proper, coherent sentence, then we have no interest in working with you. Your e-mail is the first chance you have to impress me as an editor. Keep that in mind. Poetry submissions should be sent to our poetry department. Fiction submission should be sent to our fiction department. |
| Non-Paying Market Bard and Sages accepts poetry and fiction for inclusion in its online library. Poems and stories published on site are not financially compensated. However we will include links to the author's personal websites, and if the author has books available on Amazon, we will add links to the author's books as well. Bards and Sages announces new poetry and fiction offerings in its monthly newsletter and includes links to new items on the front page of the website. When submitting items for the online library, please insure that your submission clearly identifies that it is for the library in your subject line. |
| Paying Markets The Quill poetry markets are now closed. Visit the Quill Chapbooks page for further details on the upcoming chapbooks. Watch this space for uncoming information on Bards and Sages open calls and projects. |
| RPG Paying Market |
| We are currently seeking writers for the Adventure Havens, Mythos, and Nemesis product lines. A strong familiarity with the series is advised. We are also open to original supplements and adventures, particularly anything involving kobolds. Payment is as follows: Payment is .01/per word, with an advance of 1/4th the total amount due payable upon completion of the product, and the balance payable upon publication. A digital copy of the finished product. If a print version is made available, writer will also receive a print copy. Writers working on products for any of our series will also get a comp digital copy of one other product from the series to use as a guide. Please query first before you start writing. Queries should follow all above guidelines, but be sent directly to Julie Dawson. |