Submission Guidelines
(Please read these guidelines
thoroughly if you plan to submit any material to Zor's Journal)
Zor's Journal is currently
in the setup and license neotiation phase of production. Although this site is fully
functional, and capable of accepting your submissions, we will not make
any selections for publication until the license negotiations are complete. Please understand that
significant changes to our format are possible as a result
of
these negotiations, including cancellation of the entire project. But don't let that
stop you. We at the Journal feel confident in the success of this
project and want to get ahead of the game by accepting
submissions, and planning future issues so we will be
ready to go to print as soon as possible. Your submissions are
highly encouraged.
We accept quality work that depicts the
Robotech universe. Although we prefer either character driven
dramas or action packed adventures, we will consider any work on its
individual merits.
We currently only accept
submissions electronically. They should be in either Microsoft Word
.doc or Adobe Acrobat PDF format for fiction/poetry or Jpeg format for
art. They should be submitted through our Submission Form
. Also please understand that you are expected to edit your
work thoroughly before submitting it. We will format your work so
it fits our pages, but we do not want to correct spelling or other
errors. Poor editing will have a negative effect on our selection
consideration.
IMPORTANT:
Please ensure that your work is Robotech only in nature. No
crossovers such as Robotech vs Transformers (copyrighted by Hasbro). Zor's Journal is
pursuing a license to publish Robotech content only, inclusion of any
other copyrighted material from any source other than Robotech will
result in your submission being immediately disqualified from
publication consideration.
No Simultaneous Submissions: Please do
not submit your work to the Journal if you have already submitted it to
any other companies. If you have uploaded your art or fiction to
Robotech.com*, Palladium Books, etc. it may be inelligible for use in
this Anthology due to legal restrictions resulting from your having
submitted your work to these other companies. If you have submitted
your work to another organization and are not sure if you are legally
prohibited from submitting it to the Journal, contact the editor
and explain your situation. Be sure to state who you submitted your
work to, and we will research the legal requirements for you.
*Works
submitted to Robotech.com may still be eligible for publication in the
Journal. Please contact the editor prior to submitting your work
and give the details including your real name, Robotech.com user name,
the title of your work, and brief synopsis. Zor's Journal
has a good working relationship with Harmony Gold and may still be able
to use your work even though it has been submitted to Robotech.com
Zor's journal asks for non exclusive rights of international
publication as well as the rights to use your work on our web site,
promotional material, etc. in perpetuity. That means that you
grant us the rights to use your work, but you never lose the rights to
future publication of your own material. Note: This does
not mean you have any authorization from Harmony Gold to publish your
work, just that you have the right to seek that authorization if you
wish.
Submission Categories and Standard Payments*:
Submissions will be divided into the
following categories, and standard payments are as follows: Poetry or
Short Story (up to 7500 words) $10, Novella/Novellette (7500 to 40,000
words) $10-$40, and Full size Novel/Serial (40,000 to 80,000 words)$40-$80. Zor's
journal will also consider comic/manga submissions as well as art. Art
is paid at the rate of $20 per work.
Manga/Serial art is $20 per page. Payment is upon acceptance. The
most deserving submissions will be selected for inclusion in the next issue of the
Journal so long as they are received in
time to be reviewed and approved. If your submissions is received to late to be considered for
the next published edition, they will automatically go into the consideration for the
following edition. Acceptance does not necessarily mean that your work will appear in
the very next issue. Zor's Journal may elect to
hold onto your work to include it in a specific
later edition, online, or other use not necessarily in the printed version of
the Journal. If your work is selected for alternative use only (not to be
published) you will receive 1/2 of the standard payment.
*Standard payment is in U.S. Dollars. Special
arrangements can be made for non U.S. contributors.
We may also carry some non fiction content from time
to time such as RPG stats/updates, interviews, movie/game reviews
etc. If you have a nonfiction piece that you would like to be
considered for publication, we would prefer that you please send a
query letter, prior to submitting the piece, to the editor, Brian
McAfee, at brian.mcafee@robotechanthology.com
Finally, in order for your work to be considered for
publication, you will need to download, sign, and return our Submission Agreement
letter. You may print this letter out, sign it, and scan it. In this
case you can upload it along with your submission in the Submission Form. If you
cannot scan the signed letter, you may mail it to the address listed at the
bottom of the submission form. Be sure to click on the "I will send the
letter seperately" button to let us know its on its way.
