Baen Books' "Name That Vampire Anthology" Contest

Baen Books is offering literary immortality (or infamy), and $100 to boot, for the name of their next Esther Friesner-edited anthology. They're looking for a title for the next in their humorous "suburban dark fantasy" anthology series which debuted with this year's Witch Way to the Mall, and which will be followed in October by Strip Mauled.

Publisher Toni Weisskopf says "Our usual process is to come up with a name for the book that's beyond awful—a cringe-inducing pun on a horror or dark fantasy theme. Then, instead of dropping it and coming up with something more sensible, we go there."

The book being named will be oriented toward vampire stories. "Suggestions should involve vampires, suburban fantasy, and be clever and witty (one or the other is fine, with extra points for both). We'll use the title, and the winner will be prominently blamed, er, thanked in the introduction, get ten free copies, and a check for one hundred dollars," Weisskopf says.

Entry deadline is 31 August 2009. Suggestions should be e-mailed to: info at baen dot com.