Wm: Edited to delete personal info that should never be posted on the internet

As for pseudonyms, I might as well mention that I’ll be credited as Theric Jepson which I suppose technically meets the definition of pseudonym. Technically.

2. Absolutely. There is also a slight possibility of us even including more than one story by the same author, especially if the two stories are paired or are completely different in tone and length and fit the slots we want to fill.

3. Because of personal preference, because of the politics of the Mormon cultural sphere (in particular, I’m not interested in publishing a story by someone who is actively anti-Mormon who then is going to crow about having punked us — which is not to discourage the ex-Mo crowd — if the story works within the constraints of the anthology and is awesome, then it works and it’s awesome), and because of the prevalence of internet handles in the space in which we’re publicizing the anthology.

But as we mention, we’re willing to make exceptions, especially if they are the classic situations in which authors use pseudonyms: for established or semi-established authors who are worried about brand/fan confusion/reaction or newer authors who intend to establish themselves in a particular genre with their pseudonym. But in all cases, Theric and I will need to know the “real” person behind the pseudonym, and we will guarantee privacy*. I work in higher ed public relations (and have been running this blog for 6 years) — I know how to keep a secret. In fact, there several people out there who could vouch for my discretion, but I’m not going to ask them to, because of my reputation for discretion {wink}.

*except in the unlikely circumstance of being forced legally to divulge that information and in such a case it wouldn’t be because of our actions — we’re keeping things as clean and above the board as we know how to.

edited to replace disappearing wink because I used the wrong tags for it

I have some questions:
1) Do you mind stories submitted as a collaboration between two writers?
2) Will you accept multiple story submissions?
3) What is the reasoning behind the discouraging pseudonyms?

Thanks!