We're changing things a bit. (Hey, we're nothing at C&S if we're not dynamic!)
Every other issue will be un-themed. Some people have complained that the themes were too confining, so we are giving those free spirits a chance to submit their work to to un-themed issues. We'll try this for a while, anyway. If it ends up that everyone is submitting to the un-themed issues because it's so much easier... well, I guess the competition for those will be very high, won't it?
I sort of like themes, as they provide me with a starting point that I might not otherwise have seen or thought of. But, to each his or her own.
| Issue | Theme |
| September-October 2008 | Back to the Grind. This issue will have stories focused on returning to school, college or going back to work after a nice, relaxing vacation. |
| November-December 2008 | Un-themed. Have at it! |
| January-February 2009 | History and Mystery. For this issue, we want stories that are set in the past. The story has to be at least 200 years in the past, however, so that means nothing after 1809. |
| March-April 2009 | Again, no theme to shackle your creativity! |
| May-June 2009 | Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Criminals. Here, the theme is all about crime and the family. No, not necessarily The Family as in the Corleone family, but crime where the family is involved, impacted or destroyed by it. |
| July-August 2009 | Unthemed. Let your summer-heat-fevered brain create whatever sort of crime story you like. |
| September-October 2009 | Supernatural Stories. Here, we want a crime, mystery or suspense story that has a supernatural element of some sort. It could be a ghost, demon, vampire, werewolf, pixie, lepracauhn... take your pick. And the supernatural element must be "real" to the characters... in other words, not a sham within the confines of the story. |
| November-December 2009 | We end the year with another unthemed issue here, so it's the place to submit those stories that you just couldn't make fit into any of the other themes earlier in the year. |
Your story must be submitted no later than the first day of the month preceding the publication month for that issue. I.e., for the March/April 2009 issue, your story must reach me no later than February 1, 2009. Be aware, however, that if you wait until the last minute it's very possible that all slots for that issue will be filled.
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