CultureCult Press warmly invites writers from all walks of life to send in their fictions for our upcoming anthology, “MALE PATTERN VIOLENCE”, an anthology exploring the cultural, psychological and societal dimensions of male aggression and violence.
We are looking for stories that move beyond spectacle and into inspection. Work that examines not only the act of violence itself, but its roots, its systems, its echoes and its aftermath. We want fiction that interrogates how violence is learned, performed, excused, inherited, resisted and, perhaps, unlearned.
THE FINAL DATE OF SUBMISSION IS APRIL 07, 2026
Come up with your own story or feel free to get started with one of our writing prompts:
- A former wrestler with traumatic brain injury begins losing his grip on impulse control. His 18-year-old daughter must decide whether to stay and protect her mother or leave them and protect herself. (Physical violence)
- After a year of marriage, a woman begins to realise that her husband has systematically alienated her from friends, family and reality itself. She also learns that she’s not the first woman he’s done this to, and the previous one disappeared. (Psychological violence).
- In a small town where a beloved preacher has preyed on young choir boys for decades, the adult survivors begin to band together and embark on a revenge of violent accountability. (Sexual violence/Violence of Revenge).
- A police officer, accused of racially motivated violence against a teenage boy, is confronted by his own son, who demands accountability for years of violence his father committed against him as well. (Racial/Institutional violence).
- A hispanic man to be initiated into a gang is given the “initiation ritual” of killing a ‘natural enemy’. He is warned not to kill a cop, but he doesn’t anticipate the ‘gang war’ that will precipitate when he kills a Klan leader. (Gang violence, violence due to peer pressure.)
- A successful surgeon has never addressed his childhood abuse. When he hears news of his abuser killing himself, something cracks in the surgeon as he begins to practice self-punishment by turning the scalpel on himself. (Violence against Self)
We are considering:
- FICTION: Send in no more than ONE fiction piece. (Upto 8000 words)
- FLASH FICTION: Send in no more than TWO flash fiction pieces (each upto 1500 words)
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 VIOLENCE“
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.
