Submissions
All proposals for DC Anthology should be submitted to both Erik Fromme or Clayton Tooley, the Editors-In-Chief. We ask that you please follow these simple guidelines in structuring your proposal before sending it in for review as they will assist our comprehension of your proposal so we're better able to ask more educated questions about some of the ideas enclosed which will result in a more educated conclusion of the submitted proposal.

Contact Information: devillantern@yahoo.com and labontae@aol.com

Proposal Guidelines
• Introduce yourself. Our community is rather large so it's not a given that we’re as familiar with your work as one might assume. If we are and haven't come to you first, then these guidelines are mostly a formality just so we can keep things straight in our own head.
• Present the project you're interested in and pitch your series. A short synopsis of the who, what, when and where's so we understand your desired series, the direction and your unique take on it and the characters. Also we'd like to know how many issues you're interested in writing. If it's an ongoing series a normal run is for 12 or more issues. Limited books can run from anywhere to 4 to 12 issues, but no longer.
• Breakdown the plot. This is where the details come out. If you're pitching for 12 issues you don't need to break down all 12 issues. Just the first six issues will suffice. I don't want you to show all of your cards and risk blowing any major revelations. Also, your ideas should be fluid so please don't feel obligated that you have to stick to your approved plans. If you have a better idea after you start the series you can always go to an editor and chat him up.
• List your dibs. What are the main characters essential to your book? What are the recurring characters? If you're proposing the series then chances are you've already researched the site to know whether or not your series will fit, but to avoid complications as the Editors may know more than what's on site we'd like to know who you wish to use. If there are potential conflicts we like to resolve them quick. If you plan on having dibbed characters as Guest Stars we'd like to know that also to help obtain approval from the dib holder.
• Attach a writing sample. If you're proposing to write for us chances are you've already written somewhere else. If you have an issue you're the most proud of attach to the proposal or include a link to the issue if it's posted to another fanfic site. No offense, but we do like to know what we're getting ourselves in to.

That's it. Those five things will help ensure your proposal gets the proper attention that it can. It's not to say that we’ll trash proposals that don't follow these guidelines, that'd just be a terrible thing to do, but we can't guarantee that the questions asked will be as straight to the point as we'd like or sound as educated as we'd like if you don’t follow the above guidelines. Like mentioned above, it's mostly to help us comprehend the proposal to the best of our ability.

Additional Information
Now, if you're proposing a solo series based on a character that's already dibbed to a team that is allowable. We only ask that you chat with the dib holder of that character and brief him on your plans to make sure that they gel with his, and vice versa. A dibs list is provided on the site and is updated often. You'll find the date of the latest revision at the very top of the list so you're aware of how recent it is to your proposal. If you're sharing a dib we also ask that the events this character is engaging in aren't ignored in either book. He is one character and leads one life, regardless of just how much busier it got.

If you're proposing a single issue, or two issue arc, for either of our Anthology titles - Detective Comics or The Brave & the Bold - follow the same guidelines above. Naturally, it would be a much simpler proposal.

Unless directly invited to write for DC Anthology and participate in one of our many Initiatives that are designed to build the site in a structure, nobody gets an automatic deal to write a book for life. This can be negotiated as you work on your title with one of the editors, but since you're already a part of the site you don't have to re-propose a continuation of your series once you have it. Just please communicate with an editor your intentions and they will likely be accepted without any further fuss. Chances are once in you'll have done this soon after as the editors are always available for a chat and are ready to assist you with your book and ideas.

We do encourage a fair amount of collaboration between our authors, especially those that write books that are in the same sphere of influence. We do belong to one world and share in the same environment so we like to look towards the bigger picture here. And we want your experience at DC Anthology to be fun, encouraging and pleasant. The happier you are the more the site benefits and everybody's quality of life increases.

Continuity
DC Anthology’s continuity cut-off is August 2001 directly before the OUR WORLD’S AT WAR crossover. The reboot button was pushed on DCA in late 2005 but the continuity cut-off was never updated from when the site originally launched in 2001. Don’t worry; DC Anthology will not hold you responsible for honoring or continuing off of 8 year old history. When preparing your proposal simply pick a point in the title’s continuity that you’re interested in writing that gives you a clean break with no loose ends and start from there fresh. In the long run it will help the site be free to roam without the weight of DC’s continuity acting like an anchor around our necks.

Proofing
We ask that each issue gets sent to both Editors-in-Chief Clayton Tooley and Erik Fromme. Clayton handles the proofing of the issues; he looks for spelling and grammar errors so that when the issue is updated to the site it is as presentable as it can be so readers aren't pulled out of the story for errors that are easily fixable and allows a consistent format for our readers to enjoy from title to title. Clayton will not alter the contents of the issue that affect your continuity or the integrity of the issue. You'll then receive the proofed copy back for your own review. Nothing makes it on site without being proofed first. Erik handles the updates and he would like to be aware of what he's updating to the site and how to coordinate the updates if he receives enough issues to possibly do two updates in a single month. He will not, however, update an issue that is not proofed first by Clayton or, if needed, by himself.

Contact Information: labontae@aol.com and devillantern@yahoo.com

Tense
DC Anthology strongly encourages all issues to be written in 3rd person past. It's more to keep the consistency of the site intact so readers aren't jumping from one series to the next and finding a whole different style that could affect his reading enjoyment, but I'd be lying if that was the only reason. It is a preference of the editors who feel that 3rd person past is far more accessible and comfortable to read and understand. Exceptions can be made as long as the editors are aware of what to expect. But those exceptions are limited to SOLO books. Team books in 1st person or 3rd person present could get a bit muddled.

Still with us? Good. Almost done.

Open Titles
These are mostly suggested books to give you a clear idea of the direction we'd like to see DC Anthology take. You're 100% able and encouraged to submit a series that is not seen on this list.

   Priority Titles (books we'd like to see filled ASAP to fill in holes we have in our titles)
      • Martian Manhunter
      • Suicide Squad

   Space Initiative
      • Adam Strange
      • Darkstars
      • Green Lantern Corps
      • Mystery in Space
      • Omega Men
      • The Wanderers

   Hero Initiative
      • Captain Marvel
      • Hawkman
      • The Question
      • Steel
      • Young Justice

   Milestone Initiative
      • Blood Syndicate
      • Hardware
      • Icon
      • Shadow Cabinet
      • Static

And there we have it. We're at the end. I hope you'll find these guidelines reasonable. So, get off your keester and send me your proposal. NOW!! Or, I'll drown your brand new kitten in your bathtub. And if you don't have a kitten I'll buy one for you...THEN DROWN IT!! So, please, think of all the kitten's you could be saving right now if you'd only put together a simple proposal.

Contact Information: devillantern@yahoo.com and labontae@aol.com