**All 2024 Buy-In Fees are due 24 hours after sign-up; and non-refundable. A anthology contract will be sent as well to the author upon signing up.
**All participating authors receive a paperback free from The Bookish Boutique as a thank you for participating. The participating authors are also welcome to purchase any made merch/printed books etc.. at cost + shipping. This will be given to authors towards the end of the run of anthology when we know cost of everything.
**Our anthologies have had great success, sign-up will go fast.
**Authors will receive a shared google folder that holds a Order Tracker, Posting/Publishing Schedule, Graphics, Copy/Pastes and more to help them make this process easier and find everything in one spot.
**Anthology physical copies will run 1 time and then be gone. We will do a anniversary print edition down the road- at some point- which authors will gain royalties from those sales as well.
**Anthology E-Books run only 6 months and then story rights revert back to authors.
**Co-Authors are accepted. The Bookish Boutique will send the royalties made for their one story to one author to then split and divide payout amongst themselves.
**DISCLAIMER: The Bookish Boutique reserves the right to add or remove members at any time during the run of any anthology. If the participating anthology does not meet the Book Min Word Count Req, we will have to add authors in to hit this goal. The Bookish Boutique pays all authors split equally from net revenue in the participating anthology-whether they were adding first or later to help fulfill word count.**
Royalty pay dates are subjected to change- but are typically paid out after E-Book is live. The physical copies royalties are paid out after the books are ordered/when the cost is determined to split up the pay equally.
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Dark Desires- A Valentines Anthology 2025Genre: Dark Romance
Word Count- 15k min -- 25k edited
Authors Being Accepted- 9
Book Min Word Count Req- 110k-140k
Requirement: Must be centered around Valentines Day/Night/Holiday. Must be considered Dark Romance.
Allowed: Any level of dark. Must end on a HEFN or HEA. Must include romance.
Restricted: NO ped0phili@.
Buy-In: $200- Covers Ads, Admission & Admin/Promotion Work
Authors Get- 1 Free Paperback Copy. Any merch, etc. at cost!
Stories Due- 10.1.24
E-Book Live- 2.1.25
Physical Copies Ship to customers end of January
Pirates, Sirens & Sea Monsters- A Dark Sea Anthology
Genre: PNR, Dark Fantasy
Word Count- 15k min -- 25k edited
Authors Being Accepted- 9
Book Min Word Count Req- 110k-140k
Requirement: Must be centered around a paranormal/fantasy creature of the seas-mythical creature or monster of the seas.
Allowed: Any level dark. Must end on a HEFN or HEA. Must include romance.
Restricted: NO ped0phili@.
Buy-In: $200- Covers Ads, Admission & Admin/Promotion Work
Authors Get- 1 Free Paperback Copy. Any merch, etc. at cost!
Stories Due- 3.1.24
E-Book Live- 3.15.24
Physical Copies Ship to customers in July
If Wings Had Scales- A Dark Dragon Anthology
Genre: PNR, Dark Fantasy
Word Count- 15k min -- 25k
Authors Being Accepted- 9
Book Min Word Count Req- 110k-140k
Requirement: Must be centered around dragons-include dragons.
Allowed: Any level dark. Must end on a HEFN or HEA. Must include romance.
Restricted: NO pedophilia.
Buy-In: $200
Stories Due- 4.1.24
E-Book Live- 5.1.24
Physical Copies Ship to customers by the end of August
White Blood- A Dark Vampire Anthology
Genre: PNR, Dark Fantasy
Word Count- 15k min -- 25k
Authors Being Accepted- 9
Book Min Word Count Req- 110k-140k
Requirement: Main Character/s- Characters must include vampires-
Allowed: Any level dark. Must end on a HEFN or HEA. Must include romance.
Restricted: NO pedophilia.
Buy-In: $200
Stories Due- 5.1.24
E-Book Live- 6.1.24
Physical Copies Ship to customers by the end of September
My Dark Summer Night- A Summer Anthology
Genre: Dark Romance/Taboo Romance
Word Count- 15k min -- 25k
Authors Being Accepted- 9
Book Min Word Count Req- 110k-140k
Requirement: Must be set in summer as the holiday-summer vacation-summer ending-summer fling-etc.
Allowed: Any level dark. Must end on a HEFN or HEA. Must include romance.
Restricted: NO pedophilia.
Buy-In: $200
Stories Due- 5.1.24
E-Book Live- 6.1.24
Physical Copies Ship to customers by the end of July
Lumis Chronicles- An Astrology Anthology
Genre: Dark PNR-Fantasy
Word Count- 10k min -- 25k
Authors Being Accepted- 12
Book Min Word Count Req- 110k-140k
Requirement: Each author will be assigned an astrological sign for them to center their story around. Must end on a HEFN or HEA. Must include romance.
Restricted: NO pedophilia.
Buy-In: $200
Stories Due- 6.1.24
E-Book Live Sale 1 Month Only!! In month of July 24!!
Physical Copies are exclusive to SmutLovers 24 Writers Signing and Con!! Will be picked up here!
Night of Clues- A Clue Retelling Anthology
Genre: Dark Romance
Word Count- Subject to change
Requirement: Authors will be assigned what character of the clue mystery they will be writing. From there authors will waterfall write (one author jumps in the doc, following in order and writes their part. 2 Authors write part 1, 2 authors write part 2, 2 authors write part 3), until the anthology is complete. One main story. One character will be murdered. One character will be the murderer. All characters will have a suspected weapon. All characters will have a room they were in during the murder. More details will be given upon acceptance.
How does it work:
Allowed: Any level dark. Must end on a HEFN or HEA.
Restricted: NO pedophilia.
Buy-In: $200
Stories Due- 7.1.24
E-Book Live- 8.1.24
Physical Copies Ship to customers by the end of September