Interested in Submitting?

Each fall we open submissions for our yearly anthology, An Honest Lie. Every volume has its own unique theme. For instance, Volume 1′s theme was Encouraging the Delinquency of your Inner Child. Volume 2′s theme was  Delusions of Insignificance.  And, Volume 3′s theme was Justifiable Hypocrisy. We can’t tell you now what the theme will be for Volume 4, but we can say it will be just as unique and quirky as our previous themes. Check back with us throughout the year, or subscribe to this website, to find out what our next theme will be.

We are always looking for submissions in the areas of fiction, 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.

 

We’re looking for the perspective.

 

The subject is up to you.

 

(Please keep it clean. No political commentaries, testimonials, religious manifestos, or poetry)

Submissions should be at least 3000 words in length and no more than 6,000 words total, submissions will be disqualified for not meeting minimum or exceeding maximum word count requirements.

All submissions should be sent in .odt .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)

Where did you hear about Open Heart Publishing and this submission call?

 

Please read F.A.Q. for further details and other common questions before contacting our editorial department.

Contact info

sredohp@yahoo.com

ohpjreditor@yahoo.com

 

Please submit your manuscripts to either

ahlsubmissionsv3@yahoo.com

or to

 http://anhonestlie.submishmash.com/Submit

 

 

Deadline for Submissions is now May 15 2011.

 

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.

The most popular author from each anthology will receive a book contract with Open Heart Publishing !

 

Attendance at public engagements is not mandatory.

 

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

 

 

 

We are also seeking illustrators for this and other projects. Please e-mail us at ohpcareers@debrincase.com for further details.

And the Winner is …

Greetings all,

Well it is that time of year again… for the first time ever!

An Honest Lie, Volume 1: Encouraging the Delinquency of Your Inner Child has brought us a lot of wonderful authors who in turn created a great number of amazingly well written stories, and I for one am very proud of every last one of them and proud to have published each of them in turn.

Below are a few comments from our readers just so you can see what has been said about Volume 1.

An Honest Lie Vol 1 has to be the best anthology I have read all year, and I read a lot of short fiction anthologies.

If I had to pick one author to vote for out of this volume, I wish I could have picked all 17 authors.

Each story was better than the one before, and yet somehow each was amazing in its own unique way.

If Volume 1 was this good, I can’t wait to see what Volume 2 brings

Dear Open Heart Publishing… Holy F’ng sh!t!!! This was the best book I have read in years. Your authors deserve awards … I wish I had them to give, all I can do is buy another 2 books and I am glad I can do so easily.

Before I go too far and jump ahead to our winner I wanted to personally thank each of you for your participation in the inaugural edition of An Honest Lie. Without your unique voice we wouldn’t have made such an amazing book, nor had a standard to follow as we move forward with An Honest Lie, Volume 2: Delusions of Insignificance to be published this year and also to begin preparation for An Honest Lie, Volume 3: Justifiable Hypocrisy.

So without much further adieu, it is my pleasure to announce the winner of An Honest Lie, Volume 1: Encouraging the Delinquency of Your Inner Child is….

Eric Trant,author of “The Apple Tree”

Congratulations Eric, we at Open Heart Publishing are very excited about the opportunity of publishing your next book and we look forward to encouraging your growth as an author.

Have a wonderful day,
Debrin Case
Publisher: Open Heart Publishing

If you want to purchase An Honest Lie, Volume 1: Encouraging the Delinquency of Your Inner Child, or to preorder your copy of An Honest Lie, Volume 2: Delusions of Insignificance, just click here!.