Guidelines:
- Must be a member of KWA.
- The KWA Adult anthology will be suitable for ages 18 to 90. No pornographic material. KWA will accept material for the adult anthology that complies with a rating of ‘Two Peppers’ on the ‘Spice Scale.’ This is a link to an explanation of the scale we will use: LINK TO BE ADDED HERE
- Must be an unpublished work which you own the rights to. You will retain the rights to your work even after publication.
- Use only the name you wish to have listed as the author.
- Short stories shall be limited to 1 per author and can be no longer than 7,000 words. Poetry shall be limited to 5 per author and can be no longer than 52 lines per poem. Also remember that the book will be 6 x 9 inches. If you write a line that has fifty words, it will get split up on the page. So think about how you want your poetry to look – might even use page set up at 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 when you write it.
- Submission rules: Please make sure that it is single spaced, with a 14 pt. Times New Roman font. We will now be using a paragraph indention of 5 spaces. (set indent to .5) Stories need to be formatted with full justification. If you wish to leave a space between paragraphs, then please indicate this with 3 centered asterisks ***. If possible, MS Word works best. Many writing programs seem to take on their own life when they are e-mailed. Example: a space may appear between every paragraph. The editor must then determine whether or not it was on purpose. It’s usually not. The centered asterisks (***) confirms that is how the author wants it.
- E-mail as an attachment (this is very important – will not accept it any other way) to: brianbalzer@att.net with a subject matter of: KWA Adult Anthology Submission
- Deadline is September 5th, 2026 – no exceptions.
Again, send submission to: brianbalzer@att.net with a subject matter of: KWA Adult Anthology Submission