Dark Regions Press is excited to announce our new open submissions writing contest for 7 stories in the first anthology in the Black Labyrinth imprint with a $2,000 prize pool! Featuring original psychological horror stories based on individuals possessed by internal and/or external forces, this new book will be published in 2019 as the first anthology in our critically acclaimed Black Labyrinth imprint that has published original novellas by Tom Piccirilli, Joe R. Lansdale and Ramsey Campbell each illustrated by Santiago Caruso.

You can support this writing contest by participating in the early preorder of Black Labyrinth Anthology I : Possession on our website and/or sponsoring the writing contest on the same page. A note to collectors:Black Labyrinth Anthology I : Possession will be published in a Flood Black Signed & Numbered Hardcover format designed to match other Black Labyrinth titles and it is available for preorder now on our website. Thanks to everyone who supports the contest!

THEME: Psychological horror story of one or more individuals possessed by internal and/or external forces.

WORD COUNT: 10 to 10,000

PAY: Contest with $2,000 Prize Pool – 1st Place: $800 2nd Place: $400 3rd place: $300 4th place: $200 5th place: $100 6th place: $100 7th place: $100 – Each winner receives author copies: 1 signed hardcover, 5 paperbacks and a digital copy of the book.

ENTRY FEE: None but you must be a subscriber to the Dark Regions Press e-mail newsletter to qualify which is free to join atdarkregions.com/newsletter

SUBMISSION RULES: No reprints or stories published anywhere else before including author websites. No multiple or simultaneous submissions. Only one submission per author for the duration of the contest. Story must be a psychological horror story focusing on one or more individuals who are possessed by internal and/or external forces.

TURNAROUND TIME/TIMELINE: all stories must be sent to Dark Regions Press by January 31st 2019. Our team will then read all of the stories and will select the 7 winners and issue prize money by Summer 2019. The winners will be announced first in our e-mail newsletter after being contacted personally. Black Labyrinth Anthology I : Possession is scheduled for a Q4 2019 publication.

RIGHTS: By entering this contest you agree that if you are selected as one of the 7 winners Dark Regions Press has the right to publish your winning story in Black Labyrinth Anthology I : Possession in digital and physical formats and you agree to sign signature sheets for the hardcover edition of the book. Two year exclusive physical and digital rights. The story can be published in Best Of anthologies within our 2 year exclusive rights period. After the two year exclusivity period the author is free to publish the story anywhere else in any capacity.