You do not want to miss some of the great guests at CoastCon 43.
Check these Great Guests of Honor: Artist Melissa Gay, Game Designer Jay Little and Voice Actor Morgan Berry.
Guess what other cool people you can find other cool people at the convention this year.
And, of course, Me!
I’ll be out with more books and fun panels.
Thanks for reading,
Ernest
OPEN CALL FOR ‘THE MURDER OF MAGIC’ ANTHOLOGY
TO SAVE OR KILL THE SUPERNATURAL?
These types usually have one of two goals-to save the world from magic or to keep all that is mystical safe. Pro Se Productions announces an open submissions call for an anthology focused on introducing new occult adventurers to readers, each one thrust into either protecting or destroying magic. THE MURDER OF MAGIC is now open for proposals.
THE MURDER OF MAGIC is an anthology focused on never before published occult adventurers making their debut in this collection. The only requirements for the stories is that the lead character must be an adventurer of some sort involved in occult situations and the central part of the story must be about someone or something attempting to destroy magic or magical beings on a massive level. The lead character can either be the one attempting to save magic or the one attempting to destroy it. Stories can be set in any time period as long as those three perquisites are met.
All interested authors should submit proposals for a single 10,000 word story to submissions@prose-press.com. If accepted, the story will be do within 90 days of acceptance. The volume WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED FOR EDITING OR SCHEDULED FOR PUBLISHING until the volume is full based on number accepted proposals, not completed stories.
Again, this anthology is open only for stories focused on newly created/never before published occult adventurers.
To learn more about Pro Se Productions, and other Open Calls visit our website. Like Pro Se on Facebook to follow all the latest news and happenings.
I have just finished editing one of the strangest, bizarrely twisted tales I have ever read. The author has woven threads from Barre’s Pan, Stoker’s Dracula, Baum’s Oz books, Carrol’s Alice books, Machen, Lovecraftian lore, Christian and Jewish Myth and Mysticism into something truly unique.
The book will be coming from Pro Se Productions in the not too distant future. 🙂
(The image above is not associated with the story. It was chosen from Pixabay for its aesthetic.)
Thanks for reading,
Ernest
The Submissions Call for THE MAGIC OF MURDER is now closed. Expect announcements concerning both the lineup for this upcoming Pro Se Anthology AND a submissions call for a companion anthology.
NEW PULP’S ICONIC HERO READY TO TAKE FLIGHT ONCE AGAIN-OPEN SUBMISSION CALLS FOR ‘THE PEREGRINE’ VOLUMES 7-9
Without question, a character that has defined what New Pulp is for many since his debut in 2008 is Max Davies. Formerly known as The Rook, more recently renamed The Peregrine, Max and an entire limitless universe of heroes and adventure erupted from the mind and imagination of award winning author Barry Reese. Through six volumes of thrilling tales literally taking The Peregrine where other heroes have never been, thanks to Reese, as well as short stories by other authors featuring the masked vigilante, he remains a character dear to many fans’ heart. Now the property of Pro Se Productions, this innovative publishing company is ready for The Peregrine to soar once again in full length novel adventures.
“The Peregrine,” says Tommy Hancock, Editor in Chief of Pro Se Productions, “stands at the top of the most loved characters of the New Pulp Movement, right alongside such stalwarts as Dillon and Brother Bones. And Max isn’t alone. From stories about this one man troubled by horrific dreams and driven to don a mask and fight evil have come some of the most legendary tales and characters, all thanks to Barry Reese, the epitome of the modern day Pulp writer. With Pro Se adding Barry’s Universe to our properties, we feel its only fitting that the mask that started it all return to his own solo adventures, continuing with Volume Seven of THE PEREGRINE. And with Barry having no immediate plans to return to Max in that format, it’s only fitting that we reach out to other Pulp writers, many of which are die-hard fans of Max to help The Peregrine take wing once more.”
Pro Se Productions is currently seeking proposals from authors interested in writing THE PEREGRINE Volumes 7, 8, and 9. Each volume must be a minimum of 60,000 words and either be a novel length adventure or two thirty thousand word stories. The plan for these three new volumes is to produce Volume 7 in 2020 and potentially Volume 8 six months later and Volume 9 six months after that. The three volumes will not be published more than a year apart from the preceding volume.
Proposals should show a knowledge of the character and the universe he exists within. Interested authors may request materials from Pro Se Productions in order to build proposals.
Any authors who have not previously submitted work to Pro Se before must include a four page sample of their work. The first proposal accepted will be Volume 7, the second Volume 8, and the third Volume 9. Terms of contracts will be discussed after proposals are accepted on a per writer basis.
All proposals must be submitted to submissions@prose-press.com.
To learn more about Pro Se Productions, follow the link to our webpage. Like Pro Se on Facebook and follow the latest news and happenings.
Promotional Piece by Sean E. Ali
WHERE THE OCCULT AND DETECTION COLLIDE-OPEN CALL FOR ‘THE MAGIC OF MURDER’ ANTHOLOGY
One of the most intriguing characters in genre fiction, and star of a growing genre in the last few years, is the occult detective. Masters of crime solving who take on cases that venture into the paranormal. Pro Se Productions announces an open submissions call for an anthology focused on introducing new occult detectives to readers, each one thrust into solving that most heinous of crimes using supernatural means. THE MAGIC OF MURDER is now open for proposals.
THE MAGIC OF MURDER is an anthology focused on never before published occult detectives making their debut in this collection. The only requirements for the stories is that someone must play the role of detective and the crime being investigated is murder and the commission of that crime must somehow relate to/involve magic of a supernatural nature. Stories can be set in any time period as long as those three perquisites are met.
All interested authors should submit proposals for a single 10,000 word story to submissions@prose-press.com. If accepted, the story will be do within 90 days of acceptance. The volume WILL NOT BE SUBMITTED FOR EDITING OR SCHEDULED FOR PUBLISHING until the volume is full based on number accepted proposals, not completed stories.
Again, this anthology is open only for stories focused on newly created/never before published occult detectives.
To learn more about Pro Se Productions, go to follow the link to our webpage. Like Pro Se on Facebook to keep up with the latest news and happenings.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TERROR AND EVIL HIT HARDEST CLOSE TO HOME-“COVERT OPS GEMINI: HORROR AT HOME” DEBUTS
Pro Se Productions presents the continuing adventures of government agent Steven Graves, aka Casanova and the mysterious Mr. James in the second volume of COVERT OPS GEMINI, now available in print and digital formats.
COVERT OPS GEMINI: HORROR AT HOME sees the return of Graves and his very specially trained group of operatives, each one living a normal life until they receive a message summoning them into duty and ever closer to death. Authors James Hopwood, Steve Lewis, Shane McInnis, Marie Beaud, Mike Hintze, and Ellen Thomasson take Casanova and his agents deep into danger and intrigue, each story set within the boundaries of the United States. When our home is threatened, sometimes the only people who can save it are those willing to die anonymously for it. COVERT OPS GEMINI: HORROR AT HOME. From Pro Se Productions.
Featuring a fantastic cover by Percival Constantine and print formatting and logo design by Constantine, COVERT OPS GEMINI: HORROR AT HOME is available in print on Amazon for $9.99.
This unique espionage thriller is also available as an eBook formatted by Constantine for the Kindle for only $2.99. The book is also available to Kindle Unlimited members for free.
For more information on this title, interviews with the authors, or digital copies for review, email editorinchief@prose-press.com.
To learn more about Pro Se Productions, please visit our website to view our catalogue. Like Pro Se on Facebook to keep up with the latest news at Pro Se Productions.
PRO SE PRODUCTIONS PROMOTING ‘PRO SE OPEN’ ANTHOLOGY CALLS-FIFTEEN TO FILL, FIFTEEN NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING SOON!
Pro Se Productions, a cutting edge publishing company focused on Genre Fiction and New Pulp, is known for its innovative anthologies, both original and featuring established characters. Known as The Pro Se Open, the publisher’s list of anthologies still needing stories can be found at the Pro Se website. Currently, Fifteen anthologies currently still need stories to complete the collections or these calls are at risk of being closed and not published.
“Anthologies are like a prism,” says Tommy Hancock, Editor in Chief of Pro Se Productions, “because they usually center on one character or theme and contain stories by different voices, letting that theme or character be seen through the eyes of multiple authors. We feel like anthologies are necessary for a small press publisher like Pro Se, not only because of the variety they give us, but also because of the collection of writers they often bring together. From brand new creators to established, well known, even bestselling authors, Pro Se’s anthologies have an extremely wide appeal and have made this company a place where people can write what they like to write.”
“We have fifteen,” continues Hancock, “that have open calls right now. Some of them need one story to close, others need three, and so on. We’re hoping to wrap these existing calls up pretty quickly as we are about to release another fifteen NEW open calls, to keep our traditional number of 30 open submission calls going at one time. In the future, as one anthology fills up, we’ll replace it with another call of some sort, insuring creativity and imagination never stop at Pro Se.”
The following submission calls are currently open for anthologies to be published by Pro Se Productions. A title and brief description will be listed, but the complete call for each anthology can be seen on Writers Wanted Page. Once the needed number of proposals have been accepted (NOTE-proposals, not completed works) for an anthology, it is closed. If these anthologies are not filled by April 1, then they will likely be removed from the Pro Se Open and not published. Any stories and accompanying rights submitted for an anthology that does not make will be returned to their authors.
THE MIRACLES OF MISTER ALADDIN-, based on a short lived radio program now in the public domain.
CANDY MATSON, PRIVATE DETECTIVE-New stories of one of Old Time Radio’s most popular female detectives, now in the public domain.
THREE FOR ADVENTURE-based on a single pilot episode of an action packed radio thriller in the public domain.
THE PULPTRESS VOLUME THREE-POSSIBILITIES
This anthology will feature stories by different authors writing alternative versions of New Pulp’s first lady, created by Tommy Hancock.
PARAGON
Pro Se Productions and AC Comics/Nightveil Media have joined forces to bring one of AC’s best known characters to the prose pages of New Pulp Fiction – PARAGON!
LOVE ON THE RUN
Two of the most popular genres both currently and historically-romance and crime stories- come together as Pro Se Productions announces an open call for submissions.
THE PEERLESS: HANNAH BRADE, MAID OF MYSTERY
This call is for the second collection in the innovative series-THE PEERLESS *first volume debuting in 2020*
THE ADVENTURES OF CHRISSIE CLAUS
Pro Se Productions, in conjunction with Heroic Publishing, announces an open submissions call for stories featuring Santa’s elfin granddaughter!
WRITE TO THE COVER VOLUME THREE
Known for being an innovative Genre Fiction Publisher, Pro Se Productions opens submissions for stories in a series unique to the publishing house, authors write based on an existing cover!
REESE UNLIMITED’S ‘THREE TO FIGHT’
Award winning Author Barry Reese has been a mainstay in New Pulp and Genre Fiction for years. Submissions are now open for an anthology that will, for the first time, feature stories written by other writers starring Reese’s three most popular and best known creations.
HORROR AMERICAN STYLE
Pro Se Productions announces an open call for an ambitious anthology line, horror themed anthologies based in each state of the United States of America.
CITY MYTHOLOGICA, each anthology will focus on a different city. The stories in the anthology will not only have to be set in the city the book is centered on, but they must be mythological in nature.
THE SCARLET CLOAK
Submissions are open for this masked hero western, an anthology based on a single audition program from the golden age of radio.
THE BLUE CIRCLE
Pro Se Productions announces a call for submissions to an anthology featuring a young comic book hero and the unique group he pulls together to help him battle evil, now in the public domain.
PULP AMERICANA
PULP AMERICANA endeavors for writers to take a concept considered distinctly American and turn it into a tale of action, adventure, intrigue, and all the usual ingredients of a good genre fiction story.
Any proposals may be sent to submissions@prose-press.com.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LAST CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO ‘THE ADVENTURES OF ASTRO, MASTER OF MYSTERIES’
Pro Se Productions, a company known for breathing new life into long forgotten creations, announces a submissions call for an anthology featuring an obscure detective character first debuting in 1912. Proposals are now being accepted for THE ADVENTURES OF ASTRO, MASTER OF MYSTERIES’, an anthology in Pro Se’s PULP OBSCURA imprint through February 3rd, 2020.
Astro, originally appearing in 1912, is a character created by Gelett Burgess making his living traveling the world as a psychic. Actually just a master of observation, Astro, with the help of the lovely Valeska Wynne, gathers information to make his honed abilities to seem extrasensory. Along the way, Astro finds himself assisting in solving mysteries of all types, proving formidable both as a con artist and a crime solver. The original book can be requested by emailing editorinchief@prose-press.com.
Proposals for this anthology must include a synopsis of the story, written as a true synopsis, not like a sales pitch. If accepted, stories must be 8,000-10,000 words in length and will be due by April 19, 2020.
Stories may be set in any period from 1912-1950. Assumed in his mid 20s in the original novel, Astro may be written up until he is in his late 50s, but regardless of age, his role as phony medium and detective must be the same. A minimum of one story is needed to fill out this collection.
For more information, email editorinchief@prose-press.com and check out Pro Se Productions at Facebook.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEW PULP’S FAVORITE RETRO FUTURISTIC GUMSHOE IS BACK! ‘HUGH MONN, PRIVATE DETECTIVE VOLUME THREE: FEMME FATALE’ DEBUTS
Author Lee Houston, Jr. returns to the glistening and grimy streets of science fiction mystery with his own futuristic shamus in HUGH MONN, PRIVATE DETECTIVE VOLUME THREE: FEMME FATALE, now available in print and digital formats.
“In the early days of Pro Se,” says Editor in Chief Tommy Hancock, “not only was Lee Houston, Jr. one of our first authors, he also introduced one of the characters that people still ask about. Taking everything a fan of 1950s type detectives would enjoy and wrapping it up in the glittery, galaxy studded package of the future, HUGH MONN, PRIVATE DETECTIVE shows the impact of Pulp as a style and what a dedicated writer like Lee can do with it. FEMME FATALE is a long awaited addition to this fantastic series.”
Even in the future, love and lust can get a Private Eye killed… Hugh Monn, Private Detective, finds his latest case strikes too close to home when his girlfriend’s apartment is trashed and her roommate missing. But is the lady on the run from the villain or the authorities? As Hugh fights to find both the truth and the woman, he trips across a few old favorites of any galactic gumshoe- thefts, a blackmail scheme, and murder. But the lines get blurred as they tangle about Hugh’s proverbial neck, lines between love and hate, life and crime, victim and Femme Fatale.
Featuring an atmospheric cover by Larry Nadolsky, main title design by Sean Ali, and print formatting by Carol Morris, HUGH MONN, PRIVATE DETECTIVE VOLUME THREE: FEMME FATALE is available in print at Amazon for $9.99.
The third volume of New Pulp’s resident 1950s type detective in the far future is also available as an eBook formatted by Morris for the Kindle at for only $2.99. The book is also available to Kindle Unlimited members for free.
For more information on this title, interviews with the author, or digital copies for review, email editorinchief@prose-press.com.
To learn more about Pro Se Productions, Follow the link to our website. Like Pro Se on Facebook for the latest news and happenings.
When My Worlds Collide 