Photographs and stories that depict the goodness of humanity. 

Writers may submit up to three pieces per submission. 

Your submission must be your original creation and may not be previously published. 

Genres: All fiction will be considered. Give us mystery, romance, thrillers, but please, no erotica, stories about rape, incest, or acts of violence.  

Note: We are NOT seeking stories about memory-impaired adults. 

Length: 500-word minimum to 750-word maximum. Titles are not included in the word count. 

Formats: Submit your story in MS Word .doc format. If you are submitting more than one piece, please include all pieces in one document. Be certain to title each. 

Include with your submission, a brief third person 50-word biographical statement telling us something about you and (if applicable) any publishing experience.

Review: Submissions will be reviewed blindly which requires you to remove your name or any other identifying information from your manuscript. Submittable will collect and record your name and contact information separately.

Photography Submissions 

Photographers may submit up to five pieces per submission. 

Your submission must be your original creation and may not be previously published. 

Format: Please send up to 10 low resolution photos in .jpg or .png format. If your photograph is accepted, you are required to send a high resolution (300 dpi).  

Dimensions: Each photograph should be 6” x 3” or 3” x 3” sizes.

Include with your submission, a brief third person 50-word biographical statement telling us something about you and (if applicable) any publishing experience.

Review: Submissions will be reviewed blindly which requires you to remove your name or any other identifying information from your photograph. Submittable will collect and record your name and contact information separately.

Additional Details

Simultaneous Submissions: Submitting work you’ve already submitted—or are planning on submitting—elsewhere is fine. Please contact us immediately if your submission gets accepted elsewhere. Contact us at anchlastudios@gmail.com to withdraw it from consideration. 

Reprints: Reprints will not be considered.  

Rights: All images and stories submitted remain the property of the submitter who retains the copyright. You agree that your submitted entry may be featured for display, marketing, promotions, and exhibition archives worldwide and for all time with credit to the author or photographer. 

We are seeking First English Anthology Rights and First World Anthology Rights. 

We are also seeking, for all material, Non-exclusive Excerpt Rights (for promotional purposes on the website). 

Response Time: We will respond to all submissions within 90 days of our receipt of the work.  

Compensation: Contributors will be given a contributor discount (i.e., price of book at cost) to purchase up to ten copies of the book.