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If
your work is accepted for inclusion in an anthology
by one of the major publishers, you will usually
receive payment and a free copy of that anthology.
If you are accepted by one of the Small Presses
(who cannot afford a payment), you will still
usually receive a free copy of the anthology.
There is nothing wrong with selling anthologies
to contributors as long as those who are in that
business do not imply:
- that
they accept work 'on merit' or 'in competition
with other entries'. It is in their interests
to include as much work as possible, whatever
its artistic worth, so they can sell more copies
of the anthology to the authors whose work is
included.
- how
finely produced the anthology will be.
Many people are disappointed both by the aesthetic
quality of these anthologies and by the quality
of the work appearing in them.
- that
their anthologies are read by any, other than
the smallest of readerships. The majority
of these anthologies are only read by those
who appear in them and their families, and are
seldom stocked by book shops or libraries.
- that
you can make a saving by buying the anthology
at a special pre-publication price. The
'special' price is usually only low in comparision
to the 'normal' selling price quoted and few,
if any copies, will ever be sold at this 'normal'
price.
- that
it is anything more than vanity publishing.
The writer is, after all, paying the price
of the anthology to see his work in print.
Note
. . .
Too
often claims made in an attempt to persuade clients
to buy copies of anthologies are not genuine. In
those cases it simply becomes a dishonest attempt
to hoodwink gullible members of the public.
However, if you are content to pay the price of
an anthology to see a single item in print (for
that is what it amounts to - paying for publication)
then by all means buy a copy.
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