Dracoraptor caelumdei

Dracoraptor.com is announcing a call for submissions, seeking short fiction from authors for its "Dracoraptor" anthology. Dracoraptor is a fictional dragon dinosaur. (Watch this introductory YouTube video.) Details on the creature may be found here. Submissions must be: speculative fiction of any of the following genre: science fiction, cryptofiction, alternative history, or horror. depicting the Dracoraptor realistically based on characteristics detailed here. For instance, the creature must spit acid and only in self-defense, and does not breathe fire. It also does not talk nor have telepathic powers. written in English, in 1,000 to 5,000 words. There are already a few medieval stories in the works, so the following settings are encouraged: prehistoric (ex. Clan of the Cave Bear) ancient (ex. Homeric epics) asian (ex. Chinese / Japanese sword romances) age of discovery Victorian-era (not steampunk) modern (ex. King Kong or Jurassic Park) indigenous (ex. "Dreaming" inspired) All submissions should be in Rich Text Format (without fancy formatting) and emailed to jason at banico dot com dot au, with the subject line "Dracoraptor submission". There is no direct compensation for submission. Selected stories will be posted in the Dracoraptor.com site and released in an e-book anthology. Revenue share is offered to authors whose stories appear in the e-book. A co-editor is also wanted. If interested, please send email to the same address. Also from award-winning dinosaur artist Peter Schouten: