Murder to Mil-Spec was the most recent charity anthology released by publisher Tony Burton of Wolfmont Press. The short stories within were selected by Tony from submissions donated by numerous short mystery fiction writers and the book raised money for a wonderful charity called Homes For Our Troops, which builds adaptive housing for severely wounded veterans of the post 9/11 era. wars.
Tony has once again picked a cause worthy of our support. Feeding America deals with the issues of hunger and food insecurity that many of our neighbors face each day. And if you play with the interactive map on the Feeding America website, you will see that at least 15% of the population of any given U.S. county is dealing with food insecurity and for children, the rate is nearly double.
Here is the call for submissions just as it was posted by Tony on Facebook:
“This year, Wolfmont Press resumes its crafting and publication of a charitable anthology with HUNGRY FOR JUSTICE.
HUNGRY FOR JUSTICE will be a collection of between fifteen and twenty short crime fiction pieces that deal with crime among those in American who are at or near the bottom of the social and economic scales. We are looking for about twenty stories from 2,000 to 3,000 words in length, that explore crime and punishment in the less-affluent portions of America. This may be in the “Projects,” inner city slums, poverty-stricken pockets of rural America, or anywhere else in the USA where you may see people hurting because they don’t have the financial resources to survive and thrive.
I am not going to push as hard this time to get the book to market. So, the plan is to have this book published for the Spring 2014 sales push. That gives me about six or seven months, maximum, to get everything squared away.”
If you would like more information, you may email Tony Burton at tony AT wolfmont DOT com.
Please remember that if you submit you are offering to DONATE your story to raise funds for a very worthy cause. I have a story in Murder to Mil-Spec and in the Toys for Tots fundraiser Dying in a Winter Wonderland. Believe me the great feeling you get when your story is accepted for an anthology that raises money for charity far outweighs the money you might have made by submitting your story elsewhere.
****THIS JUST IN: Due Date October 1, 2013****
Terrie
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