RCWP Story Submission Guidelines
Stories can be submitted for consideration by emailing the editor here.
All submissions will be reviewed for content by the editorial board.
You can email the files in MS Word.doc files and compression is neither required nor recommended as we don't have a way to upzip them. Please list the name of the story in the header of the email and write a quick bio about yourself and your writing background in the body of the email. The timeframe in which you will receive an answer will be approximately 7-10 days, depending on workload and natural disasters, man made or otherwise. (this includes computer crashes)
As in the guidelines for writing to participating authors already on this site, mutual respect is expected between submitting authors and the editorial board. We pride ourselves on being diverse and respectful of everyone's work and will do our best to work with anyone who truly wishes to be a part of this site.
Requests for anonymity through no attribution or through a pseudonym will be respected, but should be stated explicitly in an email cover letter prepended to each submission.
Rejected pieces will be returned to the original author based on the following guidelines.
Rejected stories for content could include...(e.g., sex between adults and minors under the age of consent in the state or provice in whihc the story takes place, rape or coercion of minors, abusive situations involving minors, graphic violence, suicide or attempted suicide without consequences, bestiality, pedophilia, necrophilia, scat, water sports or works which the contributor does not have permission to contribute to this site.)
Stories involving celebrities must include a disclaimer that the story is fiction and is not intended to imply anything about the true sexuality of the celebrities mentioned or any personal knowledge about their private lives. This disclaimer should not make any mention of owning or not owning a celebrity.
Stories about celebrities may not include stalking, threats against celebrities, or the death of celebrities or their friends or family members as a plot device.
Stories involving fictional characters from television shows, movies, books, comic strips, etc. must include a copyright and trademark statement for the production company or publisher (not the television network on which a TV show appears, unless the network is the production company).
Legal stuff: Authors retain rights to and title to their submitted works. By submitting a work, the author grants RCWP a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, and non-cancelable license to display the work. (If this is unacceptable, please contact us to discuss your concern.)
Author Checklist:
- Spellcheck all submissions
- Formatted into paragraphs with dialouge separated by line or by speaker. Since this is web story format, traditional dialouge formatting is not necessary or required.
- Disclaimers of copyright information noted within story format.
- Story saved in either MS Word.doc or .html format
- Title of story written in Subject line of email for submission
- Contact information in body of email in order for editorial board to contact you with their decision
