Linton Press

Capture This

An anthology about capturing a slice of people’s lives.

In this first-ever anthology, Capture This will take a look into a snapshot of someone’s life, whether it’s the daily routine of an accountant, the ignition of a love story between two paranormal beings, the first day as an intergalaxy spy named Phoebe, or the day a life changed for the better–or worse.

Submission Period

Open: Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 (1 pm PST / 4 pm EST)

Close: Friday, July 18th, 2025 (1 pm PST / 4 pm EST)

Compensation

All contributors will receive a complimentary digital PDF of the completed anthology.  Additionally, you will receive a list of interview questions regarding your accepted piece(s) and writing career, which will be published on the Linton Press website.

Rights

By submitting to Capture This, you agree to the following terms:

  • We are requesting First Publication Rights for Capture This, which means we will be the first to publish your piece.  That said, copyright will remain with the author, and you retain full rights after publication.
  • Additionally, there is no exclusivity period following the publication of Capture This, meaning that the author can republish or reprint the accepted piece any time after the initial appearance in this anthology.
  • If your work is accepted, you grant us the non-exclusive right to include it in the anthology, Capture This, which will be commercially distributed and sold in paperback and eBook formats through various vendors, such as Amazon and Indigo.  That said, any further use in other formats or media, such as promotional materials, requires separate permission.
  • Subsequent publications in collections, magazines, anthologies, etc., must acknowledge their first appearance in the Capture This anthology.

General Guidelines

  • Please send your submissions to publisher@lintonpress.ca with the email subject heading being [Artist’s Name], [Category]’s Submission.  For example, “Linton Press, Poetry Submission.”  For multiple submissions, please have them in individual Word documents in the same email.
  • In the email, the submitter must include a bio of no more than 100 words, and it must be how they would like to see it in the anthology.  Additionally, the submitter must include their name or pseudonym with their work.
  • We are not seeking simultaneous submissions.  If someplace else is considering your piece(s), we will not consider them.
  • All submissions must be in 12-point font.
  • Submissions must also be formatted as you would like to see them in the anthology.

Submissions that do not follow the guidelines will not be considered.

Poetry

Capture This accepts unpublished works in English, including translations into English.  We also consider prose poetry in this category.

  • Submissions must not exceed a total of five (5) poems or a total of 1,500 words.
  • Each poetry piece must be in an individual Word document, and the document itself must be titled “Author’s name, Title of Work.”  For example, “Linton Press, Hope Is Not Lost.”
  • We are not accepting concrete/visual poems.

Short Story

Capture This accepts unpublished works in English, including translations into English.

  • The submission must not exceed one (1) short story not exceeding 5,000 words.
  • The short story must be in a Word document, and the document itself must be titled “Author’s name, Title of Work.”  For example, “Linton Press, Hope Is Not Lost.”

Creative NonFiction

Capture This accepts unpublished works in English, including translations into English.

  • The submission must not exceed one (1) prose piece not exceeding 5,000 words.
  • The creative nonfiction piece must be in a Word document, and the document itself must be titled “Author’s name, Title of Work.”  For example, “Linton Press, Hope Is Not Lost.”

Submitting to Capture This is your agreement to the guidelines, compensation, and rights.