CONSENT TO PUBLISH

SMOLDR is pleased to have the privilege of publishing your short story entitled in the SMOLDR: LAKE COVINGTON anthology as “________________” in print and eBook formats and henceforth referred to as the “Work.” You, as the Author, hereby agree as follows:
1.	SMOLDR shall have first rights to publish the Work in the print medium in the SMOLDR: Lake Covington anthology, including promotional rights as described in paragraph two. The Work shall be credited to __________, the Author, upon publication. 
2.	SMOLDR shall have the unlimited right to make promotional and internal use of the Work in the print medium, including use of tear sheets by either SMOLDR or its contributors or advertisers.
3.	SMOLDR shall have first rights to publish the Work in the electronic medium in the SMOLDR: Lake Covington anthology, including promotional rights as described in paragraph 4, for the Issue that the Work appears.
4.	SMOLDR shall have the unlimited right to make promotional use of the Work in the electronic medium, including promotion of SMOLDR or its Web site either directly on the SMOLDR Web site or through third-party Web sites or electronic services, for the Issue that the Work appears
5.	In addition to the promotional rights described above, SMOLDR shall have the unlimited right to make promotional use of the Work in any medium (for example, fliers or newsletters), for the Issue that the Work appears
6.	Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 1 through 5, Author agrees that SMOLDR shall have the exclusive right to the Work for a period of 60 days from when the Work is published.
7.	SMOLDR reserves the right to perform copyediting on Author’s work prior to publication, which includes fixing typos and unintentional grammatical mistakes. Author will receive a proof prior to publication and will have 14 days in which to make any final changes.
8.	SMOLDR shall make payment to the Author in the amount of one contributor’s copy.  SMOLDR will not be responsible to pay for contributor’s expenses (such as travel, film, or processing costs).
9.	SMOLDR shall provide one contributor’s copy to Author no later than 45 days from the date of publication.
10.	The terms of this Agreement shall control and protect the respective rights and duties of the parties relative to the Work. 
11.	If the Author agrees to the terms of this contract, he or she may reply by return email noting acknowledgment of acceptance (“I accept”). The Author can also sign, scan, and return the contract as an attachment.

____________________________________________		_______________
Author
							Date

							
____________________________________________		_______________

Editor-In-Chief 							Date