{"id":26206,"date":"2021-08-12T10:48:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T17:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rachelswirsky.com\/?p=2560"},"modified":"2021-08-12T10:48:14","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T17:48:14","slug":"zombies-need-brains-kickstarted-three-new-anthologies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=26206","title":{"rendered":"Zombies Need Brains Kickstarted Three New Anthologies!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Live happily ever after\u2026 or don\u2019t. It\u2019s up to you.<\/span><\/h2>\n

Zombies Need Brains<\/span><\/a> (@ZNGLLC) is <\/span>kickstarting three new anthologies<\/span><\/a>, including an anthology of fairy tales that have been smashed up and remade into something new, SHATTERING THE GLASS SLIPPER.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m one of the authors who\u2019s signed up to participate, along with awesome folks like <\/span>Alethea Kontis<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Cat Rambo<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Jose Iriarte<\/span><\/a> and lots of others whose work I\u2019m excited to get to know. (The editors also plan to consider open submissions once the kickstarter funds.)<\/span><\/p>\n

At the same time, ZNBLLC is also funding two other anthologies, NOIR and BRAVE NEW WORLDS. <\/span><\/p>\n

I’m contributing some rewards!<\/span><\/h2>\n

I\u2019m offering up to three backers a printed copy of one of my short stories with\u00a0 margins full of ridiculous, hand-drawn doodles. When I\u2019ve done this in the past, I\u2019ve drawn on copies of my flash stories \u201cDeath and the All-Night Donut Shop\u201d and \u201cAgain and Again and Again.\u201d Not sure which story I\u2019ll pick this time!<\/span><\/p>\n

Early backers who contribute before the Kickstarter reaches its goal will get an original poem that\u2019s not available elsewhere online. If the Kickstarter reaches its stretch goal, I\u2019ll send all backers a copy of a short chapbook including six flash fiction drafts and an original poem.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As for my story, I\u2019m planning a Rapunzel set in an urban fantasy version of Seattle–not my usual thing! However, I\u2019m <\/span>also<\/span><\/i> working on a Little Mermaid retelling about alienation, fish reproduction, and the combination thereof. Hopefully, I\u2019ll be able to offer the editors a choice. <\/span><\/p>\n

I adore fairy tale retellings, both writing and consuming them.<\/span><\/h2>\n

As a child, I obsessed over Shelley Duval\u2019s <\/span>Faerie Tale Theatre<\/span><\/a>, Datlow & Windling\u2019s <\/span>fairy tale anthology series<\/span><\/a>, and Tanith Lee\u2019s collection, <\/span>Red as Blood<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are a couple more recent retellings I adore:<\/span><\/p>\n