AZK Studios

EST. 2016, AZK STUDIOS is an indie publisher and bookseller of diverse entertainment.

10/21/2022

Posted • already working on something for this competition. got a script? go follow for more details. y’all should shoot your shot!

10/11/2022

The Glow by out now!

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Blurb: When Lily loses her job, she also loses the last thing that kept her from heading to Southend-on-Sea, in search of her estranged sister, whom she suspects has joined a dangerous new cult.

The Glow are so named for their bioluminescent plastic island, which floats in the North Sea. In a near future rife with plastic pollution, they have no shortage of material to keep their island growing. It’s rumored that the inhabitants draw power from an asteroid that once landed there—but anyone who has ever gone in search of answers has disappeared.

Will Lily make it to the island and find her sister? If so, will she make it back out alive?

10/04/2022

Get both Niobe trade paperbacks on discount! (The entire 6 set is too) Happy Saturday! www.strangercomics.com

09/20/2022

Vagabonder by out now!

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Survivors of a mysterious virus that decimated Earth’s population have endured enslavement as Neurologically Compromised Individuals, or NiCIes, owned by OnyxCorp.

Dive into this today!

09/01/2022

Out Now: shorturl.at/eOX69

Osupa, a newborn village in pre-colonial Yorubaland populated by refugees of war, is recovering after a great storm when a young man and woman are struck by lightning, causing three priests to divine the coming intrusion of a titanic object from beyond the sky.

12/05/2021

FROM THE ASHES: AN ANTHOLOGY OF ELEMENTAL URBAN FANTASY (FOR BURN SURVIVORS)

OPEN CALL

Aurelia Leo presents the first of many fiction and poetry anthologies for a cause. In addition, the “Phoenix Warriors” who are selected to be a part of the these anthologies will work together to hit the USA Today Bestseller list for no additional cost. This anthology will support the burn community in two ways:

• 30% of the proceeds will be donated on an ongoing basis to the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors: https://www.phoenix-society.org

•70% of the proceeds will go to funding sunscreen protection and other burn centric beauty from Amun Ra Beauty

Full disclosure, the company was started by my mom and I as I had flash burns, and she sustained 3rd degree burns on 25% of her body.

OPEN CALL

Submission Open: December 5, 2021

Form? https://forms.gle/SxRKcYMgAFpCg7nv7

(Flexible) Deadline: July 16, 2022

Publication Date: February 7, 2023 (During National Burn Awareness Week)

Payment:
* Original Fiction: $0.08/word up to 1,000 words, and $0.01/word after
* Reprints: $0.01/word

Length? Flash (1,000 words) up to novella length (39,999 words) (NOT FLEXIBLE)

Format? Shunn Modern Manuscript Format: https://www.shunn.net/format/story/

Track submissions using Duotrope (link coming soon) and The Submission Grinder (link coming soon).

THEME

Must contain fire-based elemental magic in an urban fantasy setting. Your main character can control it. Maybe the villain has it. It’s flexible. Bonus points if your MC is a burn survivor. A romantic subplot is okay but not required.

RULES
* Translations are accepted
* Simultaneous submissions to other markets are accepted
* Only two submissions allowed in total (one original and one reprinted story)

RIGHTS
* Copyright remains with the author at all times
* Non-exclusive archival rights as long as the website(s) hosting the work are online
* First world electronic and print rights in English with exclusivity for 12 months from the date of publication
* If selected to be republished in another anthology in the future, payment in royalties is $0.01USD per word
* If selected for a podcast or audiobook, payment is $0.01USD per word for non-exclusive electronic audio rights

HARD SALES
* Excerpts out of a novel
* Poorly formatted and edited work
* Overtly racist, sexist, or violent work

ABSOLUTE NO
* Fanfiction of any kind
* Works above the word count
* Taboo elements (r**e in all forms, in**st, pe******ia, etc.) in almost all cases

OF INTEREST
* Settings outside of the United States of America, or the United States of America as we know it
* Protagonists that are Q***r, Trans, Black, Indigenous, or/and People of Color (QTBIPOC)
* Intersectionality in regards to gender, class, ability status, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, and so on

We take 2-3 weeks to respond to submissions. If you haven’t received a response by then, please query. If you have any questions, email info [at] aurelialeo.com.

11/26/2021

These writers are resisting the long impact of colonization and Christianity, which forced Indigenous communities to either hide or abandon their stories.

11/20/2021

10/21/2021

Dominion out in the wild! Check this store out if you’re in Canada!

09/20/2021

Tordotcom Publishing is thrilled to announce that Emily Goldman has acquired World English rights to Africa Risen: A New Era of Speculative Fiction, a new anthology of African and Diasporic specula…

04/17/2021

Come join me, , & over at to lean more about the audio publishing industry!

Session starts 2PM EST.

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04/16/2021

Part of the "Beyond Afrofuturism: Black Editors and Publishers in Speculative Fiction" Panel Series

04/09/2021

Join , & over at r/fantasy for our ! We’re also hosting a giveaway!

02/17/2021

It includes eight Africans. Half are contributors to Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora.

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