Acceptance:

• Acceptance decided by Sabetha Danes.
  • Only the quality of writing / mystery / plot will have weight on acceptance. 
  • All submissions will receive feedback, and the potential for reworking if possible.
• Once accepted:
  • The author will receive an email containing typos, this must be returned within 5 days of receiving it.
  • Once the anthology is filled, the author will receive an email containing contract, & a questionnaire via Google Forms, this must be returned within 5 days of receiving it.
• Author is responsible for a marketing fee of $20 per story submitted. (This is NOT pay to play, but CO-OP publishing and covers the cost of marketing, cover & formatting. See Royalties section below.)
• The author will receive digital proof copies of the ebook and print book, this must be returned within 5 days of receiving it.
• The anthology will be published under the series name “A Cozy Mystery Tribe Anthology” or “A Caffeinated Fantasy Anthology & will stay published until the publisher decides otherwise. 

Rights:

• The publisher will receive exclusive electronic rights, and worldwide print rights for 90-days and non-exclusive rights thereafter.
  • After the 90-days, authors will be able to publish their story on their own, but will not be able to put it in Kindle Unlimited.

Placement:

• A week before publication a sharable Youtube video will be posted where authors & readers will discover the story reading order within the anthology by random drawing.

Pricing:

• Ebook Pricing: $2.99
  • 90-Day Kindle Unlimited Run.
  • With potential of 99¢ sale run.
• Paperback pricing: $12.99
• Pricing is subject to change at the discretion of the publisher.

Marketing:

• Authors are required to promote the anthology as if it was one of their own books (or as their publisher would promote their own works.)
  • If an author is found to not be promoting an anthology during the first month of release they will be considered in breach of contract, and will lose their rights to royalties. Plus:
    • Removed from the Anthology.
    • Rejected from working with Aconite Cafe in the future.
• This includes newsletters, social media, organizing newsletter swaps, participating in the launch party, organizing ARC reviews from their readers,  and more.
  • They must be able to providing links to organizer on request.
  • They will tag Cozy Mystery Tribe or Caffeinated Fantasy where applicable.
• Potential for paid newsletter promotion sites to be scheduled, and Facebook ads during 14-day launch window.
• A group giveaway will potentially be organized for the month of the launch, it is not required but appreciated if every author contributes a prize pack valued at whatever they decide, on theme with the anthology.

Royalties Payout:

• Amazon Distribution Payout:
  • Authors will receive one payment via paypal after the publisher received the final Kindle Unlimited payout, then an annual payment during the month of February.
• Wide Distribution Payout:
  • Author must be a member of Draft 2 Digital.
• Royalty Splitting:
  • All royalties will be split equally between all stories & the publisher.
  • Co-Authors share a single split.
  • Example: (9 stories + 1 publisher = 10% each)

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