CultureCult Press warmly invites writers from all walks of life to send in their fictions for our upcoming anthology, “STARVED”.
We are inviting original fictions for our upcoming anthology “Starved”, a collection exploring the various interpretation of starvation. We welcome dark and unsettling tales, poignant character pieces, speculative imaginings as well as genre-bending narratives. Starvation may be literal or metaphorical: inflicted by war, society, desire or self.
THE FINAL DATE OF SUBMISSION IS AUGUST 30, 2025
Come up with your own story or feel free to get started with one of our writing prompts:
- Occupying forces drop loaves of bread in the middle of a mined field, betting on how many civilians will risk their lives to get to the food.
- As global lockdown and quarantine protocols initiate social distancing, Natasha begins to feel a primal hunger for human touch.
- A city’s grocery supply chain collapses for 72 hours, and a quiet preschool teacher witnesses how quickly civility collapses.
- The country’s biggest movie star always knew applause was his literal nourishment. Now, he has begun to physically waste away with waning fame.
- A celebrity chef decides to conduct the latest season of his worldwide cooking challenge in a famine zone.
- After a shipwreck, a starving bard must choose between eating his beloved or composing a final song to their unblemished and uncannibalised love.
We are accepting TRANSLATED WORKS as well. Submission of translated works must be accompanied by a statement declaring that the translator has obtained the author’s permission and their publisher’s, if required.
Simultaneous Submissions are welcome, but the author must inform us my email as soon as the submitted piece is accepted elsewhere. Pieces cannot be withdrawn once CultureCult Press informs the author of its acceptance for publication.
We consider reprints. Please mention that your work should be considered as a ‘reprint’ in the body of your email.
At present, we are unable to pay our contributors.
Each contributor shall receive a COMPLIMENTARY DIGITAL COPY of the anthology as soon as it publishes.
Manuscripts should directly be sent to CCAnthologySubs@gmail.com
Emails must have the subject line “Submission for STARVED“
Each submission MUST be accompanied with a short bio (preferably within 100 words) and, if possible, a photograph of the author to go along with publication.
Please submit your files in the following formats: .doc /.docx / only. DO NOT submit PDFs.
CultureCult Press and its imprint use non exclusive rights to publish in its anthologies and website. Authors are free to republish their work anywhere else once it has been published.
Please submit only original pieces. CultureCult Press or the editor/s of the anthology shall not be responsible for any disputes arising out of plagiarism or copyright infringement.
We shall consider submission from all authors, regardless of their previous publication experience.
NOTE: We try to reply within a month after receiving submissions. However, replies can be delayed under unforeseen circumstances.
