by Stuart Conover | Jun 14, 2019 | Anthology, Events, Royalties
Deadline: August 31st, 2021
Payment: Royalties
- Deadline – August 31st, 2021
- Publication – November 2021
- Word Count – 5,000-15,000
- Theme – Anything involving a twist on old fairy tales, whether it be the classics or lesser known ones.
- Note: As long as you keep to the theme, originality is fully appreciated. Cliff-hangers are more than welcome.
* Introduction of yourself should be a short biography in 3rd Person between 100-200 words. Upon acceptance, this will be used within the anthology. Send a bio with every single anthology submission. We work with hundreds of authors and will not take time to retrieve yours from a previous anthology.
* Poetry submissions: All poetry needs to be contained within a single e-mail. Each poem should be in a separate document. Haikus may be grouped together.
* All e-mails should be addressed to “Dear Editor.”
After receiving edits back, the author has two weeks to return the submission for formatting.
All submissions will be reviewed within thirty (30) days of the anthology’s submission deadline. This ensures submission calls do not close early and gives everyone a chance to submit. You will know your submission has been received for consideration by receiving a generic response. Whether accepted or rejected, you will always receive a response.
View our blog articles on how to submit to a publisher and how to write a proposal.
Failure to submit following all of the guidelines will result in an immediate refusal. You are able to submit again before the submission call deadline.
Rating – Check each anthologies‘ rating.
Word count – Check each anthologies‘ word count requirements.
E-mail address to submit to – [email protected]
NOTICE – Failure to submit correctly will result in refusal of submission.
Via: Dragon Soul Press.
by Stuart Conover | Jun 5, 2019 | Anthology, Events, Reprints Allowed, Royalties
Deadline: July 31st, 2019
Payment: Royalties
The first entry in an anthology series showcasing horror in every state, “50 States of Fear: California” is all about the terrors, horrors, creeps, and shrieks found in the Golden State.
Stories must be horror, they must be original (no urban legends, creepypasta, or retellings of true crime), and must take place in California.
The submission deadline is 31 July 2019. Our target is 30 stories. There is no limit on the number of submissions per author, but we reserve the right to limit the number of accepted stories per author.
As payment, authors will receive royalties divided by word count.
Guidelines
First and foremast, all submissions must be horror. However, we recognize that horror is a very broad and often nuanced genre. To that end, we’ll read stories that fit into other genres (thriller, family drama, coming of age, science fiction, fantasy, comedy, romance, et cetera) as long as the story contains horror, and as long as horror is integral to the narrative.
ALL submissions must be within the horror genre, and MUST meet the following requirements:
Submit all documents as an attachment in .docx or .pages format
12 point Arial, Calibri, or Courier font
Double-spaced
Submit via email to [email protected]
In the body of the email, include your name and contact information.
PLEASE NOTE: If your piece is accepted for publication, we take First Print and Electronic Publishing Rights. A copy of our publishing contract is available upon request.
Open Submissions: Anthologies
These are general guidelines for ALL anthology submissions.
We’re looking for stories between 500 – 7500 words. A few words under or over won’t necessarily disqualify a story, but please keep as close to the guidelines as possible.
Stories MUST fit within the horror genre.
Via: Soteira Press.
by Stuart Conover | Jun 4, 2019 | Events, Novel, Royalties
Deadline: July 31st, 2019
- We will be OPEN to submissions from June 1-July 31, 2019. Note: Manuscripts received outside the official submission window will be deleted unread.
Guidelines for all submissions:
- We want horror in all its forms—from literary to weird, Gothic to psychological, and (almost) everything in between. We’re looking for amazing stories from amazing authors, regardless of race, gender, religion—if you’ve got something good, we want it.
- Need a firm idea of what we’re looking for? Check out the JournalStone website. Please do not submit romance, erotica, or religious fiction.
- The title of your email subject line and file name should read: “Submission [type] – [title] – [last name]”. For example: Submission Novel – Carrie – King. This should also be the title of your manuscript document.
- In the body of your email, please give us the word count, genre, and a brief synopsis (300-500 words) of the plot. Submissions without this information will be automatically deleted. Do not include your synopsis as an attachment.
- Submissions should be sent to [email protected]. Attach the full manuscript as a .doc, .docx or .rtf file (no PDFs). Do not paste your manuscript in the body of the email. For proper formatting of your manuscript, please follow the Shunn way.
- Minimum word count for novels and fiction collections: 50,000.
- We consider the quality of the editing in our review process. Please fully proofread and edit manuscripts prior to submission. Do not submit sample chapters or a work in progress. We accept only completed works.
- Allow up to eight months for a response to your submission. We may respond more quickly, but we cannot guarantee timing.
- Please do not send follow up e-mails. We will notify you when we place your work in the queue, and will contact you when we have completed our review.
- Submissions are free. We do not charge any fees to authors. If we approve your submission for publication, we will make the investment in you and your product.
- Please, no multiple submissions, and no previously-published novels. Simultaneous submissions are okay, but let us know that your work has been sent out to other markets, and if it gets accepted elsewhere.
- This goes without saying (or so we thought) but: if you’ve submitted to us before and we declined your manuscript, do not submit it again.
- We offer standard royalty terms.
- We will be reading for both JournalStone and its imprint, Trepidatio Publishing.
Via: Journalstone.
by Stuart Conover | May 28, 2019 | Events, Novella, Royalties
Deadline: September 15th, 2019
Payment: 40% of all Publisher’s Net Receipts to the author as royalties.
Note: They’re willing to send sample contracts in advance so you can look them over before deciding.
Call for Novellas
Interstellar Flight Press will be open for submissions of speculative novellas from May 15-September 15.
We are looking for:
- Fiction Novellas 17,500–40,000 words.
- Speculative genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural, Weird, Mystery/Thrillers or any combination of the above. Hybrids or difficult to categorize novellas are welcome.
- Young Adult novellas are okay as long as they are speculative in some way.
- We will consider both standalone novellas and series (Please submit the first book in a series only).
Guidelines:
- Please send complete manuscripts (your entire novella) in .doc or .docx formats, formatted in Standard Manuscript Format.
- Please include a synopsis on the first page of your manuscript, max 500 words.
- We require a cover letter with bio. Be sure to include links to your website and social media so we can get to know you.
- Simultaneous and multiple submissions are fine, just let us know if you need to withdraw. Novellas should be previously unpublished.
- Agented submissions are welcome. If you’re an agent, please send us an email or submit via the submission form.
We are keen to publish new authors as well as to hear from more established authors. As always, we love hearing from authors from underrepresented backgrounds and marginalized communities.
All of our books receive a full marketing plan and are printed in hardcover and paperback formats, as well as distribution as eBook and audiobook. We consider publishing a collaboration and pay 40% of all Publisher’s Net Receipts to the author as royalties. Depending on the project, we may also offer an advance. We ask for exclusive world English rights, audio rights, and some subsidiary rights. We believe in transparency. If you would like to see a sample of our contract, please email us at contact (at) interstellarflightpress (dot) com.
Our turnaround time around three months. Please query if you haven’t heard from us after 90 days.
Via: Interstellar Flight Press.
by Stuart Conover | May 28, 2019 | Anthology, Events, Royalties
Deadline: June 30th, 2021
Payent: Royalties
- Publication – October 2021
- Word Count – 5,000-15,000
- Theme – After killing Earth, humans have been launched into space exploration. Discovering aliens and new technologies, future generations are unrecognizable from the Earthlings that once were. There are a select few who want to go back to their roots, some who will prevent this at all costs, and others who don’t care. Where do your characters fit within the vast universe full of the unknown?
* Introduction of yourself should be a short biography in 3rd Person between 100-200 words. Upon acceptance, this will be used within the anthology. Send a bio with every single anthology submission. We work with hundreds of authors and will not take time to retrieve yours from a previous anthology.
* Poetry submissions: All poetry needs to be contained within a single e-mail. Each poem should be in a separate document. Haikus may be grouped together.
* All e-mails should be addressed to “Dear Editor.”
After receiving edits back, the author has two weeks to return the submission for formatting.
All submissions will be reviewed within thirty (30) days of the anthology’s submission deadline. This ensures submission calls do not close early and gives everyone a chance to submit. You will know your submission has been received for consideration by receiving a generic response. Whether accepted or rejected, you will always receive a response.
View our blog articles on how to submit to a publisher and how to write a proposal.
Failure to submit following all of the guidelines will result in an immediate refusal. You are able to submit again before the submission call deadline.
Rating – Check each anthologies‘ rating.
Word count – Check each anthologies‘ word count requirements.
E-mail address to submit to – [email protected]
NOTICE – Failure to submit correctly will result in refusal of submission.
Via: Dragon Soul Press.
by Stuart Conover | May 27, 2019 | Anthology, Events, Royalties
Deadline: July 31st, 2019
Payment: Royalties
“The Monsters We Forgot” is an anthology based on urban legends, folktales, and fairy tales that nobody knows. In essence: we want you to make up an urban legend, folktale, fairy tale, cryptid, or piece of town lore and either write it, or write a story about people who have to deal with it one way or the other. For example: people who encounter the subject of the legend; how the legend came to be; how the legend affects people; people who lived through (or with?) it, and so on.
The submission deadline is 31 July 2019. Our target is 30 stories. Authors may submit as many stories as they wish, but each author will be limited to three accepted stories.
As payment, authors will receive royalties divided by word count.
These are general guidelines for ALL anthology submissions.
We’re looking for stories between 500 – 7500 words. A few words under or over won’t necessarily disqualify a story, but please keep as close to the guidelines as possible.
Stories MUST fit within the horror genre.
First and foremast, all submissions must be horror. However, we recognize that horror is a very broad and often nuanced genre. To that end, we’ll read stories that fit into other genres (thriller, family drama, coming of age, science fiction, fantasy, comedy, romance, et cetera) as long as the story contains horror, and as long as horror is integral to the narrative.
ALL submissions must be within the horror genre, and MUST meet the following requirements:
Submit all documents as an attachment in .docx or .pages format
12 point Arial, Calibri, or Courier font
Double-spaced
Submit via email to [email protected]
In the body of the email, include your name and contact information.
PLEASE NOTE: If your piece is accepted for publication, we take First Print and Electronic Publishing Rights. A copy of our publishing contract is available upon request.
Via: Soteira Press.
