We are insanely excited to announce….
Shadow Light Press Presents: The Shadowed Realms Anthology
An extraordinary collaboration between Shadow Light Press and the Immersive Ink Discord Community, The Shadowed Realms Anthology celebrates talent, creativity, and the power of storytelling.
What is The Shadowed Realms?
The Shadowed Realms is a not-for-profit short story anthology designed to uplift writers, showcase talent, and provide a platform for both emerging and established authors. Each volume includes a mix of competition winners and special guest authors, offering readers a diverse and unforgettable collection of tales. Our goal is simple yet ambitious: to give incredible writers a chance to shine.
We’re dedicated to amplifying voices and helping authors gain the recognition they deserve. In the future, we hope to fund initiatives that support writers in underprivileged areas, offering them education and opportunities to pursue writing as a career. The main theme of the anthology will be Gamelit, LitRPG, and Progression Fantasy.
While there is no strict theme required other than sci-fi and/or fantasy, a lot of our writers will be coming from the GameLit/LitRPG/Progression Fantasy worlds, so we predict the final product theme will be that—because, well, a lot of us are from Royal Road, and we can’t help ourselves.
But don’t let that box you in.
We’re looking for bold, imaginative stories from every corner of the sci-fi and fantasy universe and will be accepting stories that don’t fit the above themes. So, if you’ve got a romance, or a thriller, or sci-fi action, send it in!
Why Enter?
Winning isn’t just about the prestige of being featured in a professionally published anthology. Every winner will:
How to Submit:
It’s that easy!
The Bigger Picture
This anthology is a passion project of Shadow Light Press, driven by a shared commitment with Immersive Ink—to elevate authors and their work.
Every penny earned from book sales will go directly into marketing efforts, ensuring these stories and their creators receive the attention they deserve. And one day soon, we hope to also have them fund charities to help aspiring authors in underprivileged areas have the tools and support they need to reach for the stars.
The Shadowed Realms Anthology: Where Stories Find Their Light.
Submission Guidelines
Winner will be asked to provide a brief author bio (50-200 words) and their preferred link.
Preferred Formatting
Font: Times New Roman.
Font Size: 12.
Double-spaced lines.
Theme
There is no strict theme requiredother than sci-fi and/or fantasy. That said, we are noticing that a lot of our writers will be coming from the GameLit/LitRPG/Progression Fantasy worlds, so we predict the final product theme will end up being more leaned toward that—because, well, a lot of us are from Royal Road, and we can’t help ourselves.
But don’t let that box you in. We’re looking for bold, imaginative stories from every corner of the sci-fi and fantasy universe.
We’re keeping the doors wide open to all genres, the only hard rule is that it has sci-fi or fantasy. Fantasy romance? Sci-fi with lasers and heart? Bring it. Thrillers with things that go bump in the night? Heck yeah.
We want a great mix of stories and feels. This will bring readers from across the genre map, introducing them to LitRPG or encouraging LitRPG fans to explore other genres too.
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