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Special Announcement!

Hello everyone,

We are very excited to announce that A Warm Mug of Cozy has joined the Auroras & Blossoms family!

A Warm Mug of Cozy

We launched A Warm Mug of Cozy in October 2022 to celebrate and promote cozy mysteries. After two very successful volumes in our yearly Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology, we felt that it would be a great idea to expand our offering.

What does this mean? That we now accept all genres, as long as they follow the cozy concept.

We define cozy stories as stories that promote kindness, community, comfortable settings (e.g. bakeries, libraries, nature…), rich sensory descriptions, and character growth, while staying away from gory and graphic details.

A Warm Mug of Cozy is now seeking submissions of short stories on a rolling basis. Accepted stories will be published on our blog.

Of course, it is free to submit to us for potential feature on the blog. But donations help us stay afloat.

Auroras & Blossoms

On another note, Auroras & Blossoms is also seeking blog submissions on a rolling basis. And we still have a few spots left for our PoArtMo Anthology: Volume 6!

For those who don’t know us yet, PoArtMo stands for “Positive Actions Rally Thoughts & Momentum,” a concept based on the following tenets:

  1. Family-friendliness & clean language
  2. Positivity and upliftment
  3. Inclusivity and respect for all.

Inspired by NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month), PoArtMo seeks to promote positive and inspirational art and creativity.

Every year, the Auroras & Blossoms PoArtMo Anthology offers a selection of works (poetry, stories, photography, drawings, paintings…) from Cendrine Marrouat, David Ellis, Azelle Elric, Marjolein Rotsteeg, and special guests ages 17 and over.

We hope that you will send us your work.

Have a great weekend!

Cendrine and David

Submissions are open for ‘A Warm Mug of Cozy: Volume 3’!

Hello everyone,

Happy new year! We wish you the best for 2025, especially great success with all your writing endeavours. We also hope that you had a wonderful holiday season. 

This email is your official invitation to submit your work for potential inclusion in Volume 3 of our annual Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology. We are starting things early this year because our goal is to try and release two volumes this year! 

Our official submission guidelines can be found here: https://warmmugofcozy.com/anthology-submission

Please submit to us no later than March 31, 2025. 

We can’t wait to read your gripping stories again! 

Cendrine & David

We Are Extending Our Submission Deadline for “A Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology: Volume 2”!

Hello everyone!

Just a quick note to let you know that we have decided to extend the submission deadline for the second volume of our Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology.

Our new deadline is April 30, 2024.

So, if you were thinking of submitting to us, here is your chance!

We cannot wait to read your stories!

Have a wonderful week!

Cendrine & David

The Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology Is Back in Session!

Hello everyone!

Since the release of our first Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology, many of you have emailed us to ask when submissions would open for a second volume.

Our initial plan was to start accepting entries at the beginning of January. But your excitement is contagious. 😜

So, this is our official announcement: The Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology is back in session!

Our submission call is open to anyone at least 17 years of age, including emerging authors and never-published writers.

Language: English only.

Theme: No restriction, as long as your story follows the classic rules of Cozy Mystery.

Fee: $5 per story, up to 5 stories per participant.

Maximum length per story: 5,000 words.

Payment to selected contributors: PDF copy of anthology + ongoing royalties (2% per published story).

To read our complete guidelines and submit to us,

Announcing the Names of the Contributors to Our Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology!

Hello everyone!

We are excited to announce the names of the contributors whose stories will appear in the first volume of our Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology.

Check out their names below:

Saffron Amatti, Jake Collins, J. Ivanel Johnson, Denise Johnson, Natalie Klein, Caitlin McColl, Sam Morris, Julie A. Sellers, and Ian Tucker.

We have just started working on the manuscript and the book cover for the anthology. The latter should be completed by early-July. We will show it to you as soon as we are done!

In the meantime, be sure to leave a comment below to congratulate our featured contributors.

Have a wonderful week!

Cendrine & David

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