From the Publisher’s Desk

Hello all,
First off I want to thank everyone who participated in the open call for submissions to our yearly anthology “An Honest Lie”, we had roughly 4000 submissions and if we had let the deadline date continue on, I dare say, we may have had another 4,000 more.

This happened in no small part because of you.

Not only with your many submissions, but your word of mouth helped us to exceed our initial projections and have a large enough body of work to create a unique anthology, with a unique purpose.

So without further adieu, your Roster for the inaugural edition of “An Honest Lie” is as follows
Invited Guest Author: Melissa Cantrelle

Author: Germaine Shames

Author: Brittney Dillard

Author: Ilan Herman

Author: Alyssa Cooper

Author: C.B. Calsing

Author: Bob Clark

Author: Victoria Joyner

Author: Jon Forisha

Author: Becky Warner

Author: Alex Francani

Author: Will Terry

Author: Eric Trant

Author: Robert Dean

Congratulations, to the winners, and to those not chosen thank you for taking the time to submit your works to us.

Our next edition opens its doors for submissions in November 2009, with a brand new wacky theme guaranteed to challenge your creativity. And I want to invite everyone that tried before, and those who have not tried just yet to be sure not to miss this opportunity when it opens up again.

So until the fall, I am sincerely wishing you all the best of success in everything you experience in your life, and a heartfelt well done to our chosen contributing authors.

Debrin Case
Publisher: Open Heart Publishing

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Time’s Up

The deadline is here, no more submissions will be accepted for this volume.

To all of the authors that have submitted, we just want to say thanks for participating.

The Publisher

Call for Submissions

Calling for submissions from hometowns in Texas and surrounding worlds

for our inaugural printing of

An Honest Lie

Theme: Encouraging the delinquency of your Inner Child

We are accepting submissions in the areas of fiction, stream of thought essays, well written misadventures from real life, and blatant lies that are fun and entertaining..

We’re looking for …

… the ironies in life

… the serendipity of it all

… the epitome of adventure

… the power of imperviousness

… the pull of naivety

… the view from a different angle

… the mix of mood, moment, and movement

… the wretched truth

… a clever lie

… the humor inside

… the mockery of it all

… the unique perspective of childhood.

(Please don’t confuse this with children’s stories or stories involving children.)

We’re looking for the perspective.

The subject is up to you.

(Please keep it clean.

No political commentaries, testimonials, “my life” stories, or poems.)

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Submissions should be at least 1000 words in length and no more than 4,000 words total.

All submissions should be sent in .doc or .docx format, in a legible 14 pt font, with pages numbered in the top right corner.

Please include title and author name on all pages submitted.

Include the following information with your submission:

Full Legal Name (with nom de plume)

Email and Regular Mail Addresses

Telephone

A Short Bio (100 words)

Please also let us know how you heard about us!

Please e-mail your submissions to: ahlsubmissions@yahoo.com

Deadline for Submissions is extended to May 15th 2009.

Public engagements associated with this publication are for promoting the book and for promoting you as an author.

Pay for published authors will be based on royalty accrued via sales of merchandise, books sold, and attendance at public engagements. 

Attendance at public engagements is not mandatory.

All travel and travel associated expenses are author’s responsibility.

Limit of two pieces for consideration unless asked for more.

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Please visit the Editor’s Blog at www.anhonestliespeaks@blogspot.com for more details.

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We are also seeking illustrators for this and other projects. Please e-mail us at ahlsubmissions@yahoo.com for further details concerning illustrations. Pay structure for original art will be based on the project it is for.

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Exciting new Job opportunities at OHP

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http://openheartpublishing.debrincase.com/