Stars and Sabers Gazette Vol. 7
We're sharing updates for our anthologies and publishing slate!
Dear Readers and Supporters,
We have reached some lovely milestones this past week! Here's everything that has happened and what's next.
Updates
- Our marvelous proof editor Scarlett R. Algee also formatted the interior of our anthology, Of Shadows, Stars, and Sabers. It looks terrific.
- The dimensions for the paperback and hardback covers have been sent to my design team at Dash Creative, LLC, so they can make the files to upload to the distributor for both covers. The hardcover will have a jacket.
- Digital review ARCs are being sent to the trade review outlets as I type.
- Author blurbs for the book are also underway.
- I'm ordering book swag and packaging in anticipation of the upcoming shipping to the crowdfund supporters (thank you!).
What's Next
- Once the print covers are fully finished, I will be able to start universal preorders for the anthology! I will naturally send links for those as soon as I get them.
- As soon as this upload happens for the distributor, I will order a couple of physical copies of the paperback and hardcover editions and comb through them to see if the quality is what it needs to be, and also to find any errors that we may have missed.
- Once I've approved these, I will begin to order stock for shipping to the crowdfunding supporters as well as our own personal stock for sale. Note that we will be distributing worldwide via Ingram and so direct sales won't be our emphasis, early on, although we will have some. (And there might be some exclusive things related to that, but those are still being worked out.) You'll be able to preorder the book from reputable bookseller sites around the world.
- Interviews and press for this anthology will likely start rolling forth. We're very excited about this! It helps get the word out.
I think these stories will absolutely enthrall you as much as they did us.
Publishing News Soon!
We will have another single-author book to announce in the near future! Meanwhile, scroll on and read what else we're publishing.
The Magic Anthology
Next up, we will begin the cover design and crowdfunding for our magic-themed anthology publishing June 2025, Of Enchantment, Enigma, and the Infinite. You can read more about this news on our news page here:
Jendia Gammon
We will make a formal crowdfunding announcement in the coming months, so stay tuned for that!
Our Publishing Slate 2025-26
We now have our publishing slate on our website, so you can see all the wonderful books forthcoming. We hope to make more announcements soon!
Stars and Sabers
Note that we are CLOSED to unsolicited submissions. We will post any short story open calls in the new year.
Anthology Author Profiles
We're featuring each anthology contributor over the weeks and months with their own dedicated posts on our News page! Be sure to explore those and other news announcements here:
Stars and Sabers
Follow Us on Social Media
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We will keep you up-to-date with our news, and we look forward to sharing more special features in the near future. For those celebrating, we wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. And no matter where you are in the world, we are grateful for you and your support.
Ad astra per fabulas,
Jendia Gammon (Editor-in-Chief), Stars and Sabers Publishing.
