Welcome to Writers Unite!’s sixth anthology volume. We invite all writers of westerns or any writers interested in the western genre to submit a story to our Dimensions of The Wild West anthology.
Ah… the western… say the word and cowboys and horses and saloons are the images you recall. The traditional western contains several expected components and themes—good vs. evil, bad guy redeeming himself, sheriff fighting off the bad guys threatening his town are among them. The tropes abound. While traditionally, the period for westerns is between the late 1800s and early 1900s, a resurgence of the western has found its way into present day.
A new sub-genre, the neo-western, has gained popularity. We will post a workshop about the western genre this week, beginning today, and we will discuss the neo-western in more detail. This sub-genre takes the characteristics of a western, its themes, characters, and locations but placed in a modern-day setting. Also remember, the sub-genres are plentiful. You can write a romance (a lot of western romance novels happen in present-day), paranormal, thriller, science fiction, or a good old train robbery. You may set your story in the old west or the modern-day west. Your character can ride a horse and wear a Stetson or drive a Cadillac and wear a Stetson (or not) and take place in the western US or the western Australian Outback, but we will require these genre components.
- Western location
- Western theme
- Characters based on the standards in the genre
If you are interested in submission, you must be a member of Writers Unite! on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/groups/145324212487752/
If you have questions, please email writersunite16@gmail.com.
Submission information:
- Submissions open on August 1, 2020, at Noon EDT
- Submissions close on November 15, 2020 at 11: 59 pm EDT
- All stories must be emailed to the Publisher at writersunite16@gmail.com
- Please type “Wild West Submission” plus your name and the story title in the subject line. Each story submission must be in a separate email.
Link to Guidelines for the Dimensions of the Wild West: https://bit.ly/3fh7zgr
We are providing extended time for submissions as this Is a genre that is regaining its popularity. Please note: The publisher will begin work on this anthology after January 1, 2021 when the selection committee will review the submissions for inclusion. Publication expected in early Spring 2021.
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