Taking Submissions: Dracula Beyond Stoker Issue 7
June 30
Submission Window: May 1st – June 30th, 2025
Payment: .05/word plus contributor’s copies
Theme: Mina Harker
Issue 7: Mina Harker(To Be Published November, 2025)
Mina is teacher, a wife, and the heart and the hero of the novel. Her spirit and intelligence keep her resilient even when darkness closes in. But who is Mina beneath the surface? Did her experiences leave her haunted? How did her connection to Dracula affect her view of the world or her family? Whether it’s before, during, or after the events of the novel, let’s explore her strength, her struggles, and her secrets.
Submissions open May 1, 2025-June 30, 2025. Submissions received earlier will be read and considered but will not be responded to until the window opens.
We like stories that feel like they could be canon, but we also enjoy fun alternate takes and pastiche. Prequels, sequels, updates, divergent timelines – unleash your creative powers of darkness and show us something exciting.
As with every publication the best way to get a feel for what we like is to read what we’ve put out in the past.
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Stories should be 1500-5000 words.
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Poetry will be considered, but is not necessarily sought (We are hoping to have an all poetry issue sometime in the future).
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Compensation will be .05/word plus contributor’s copies.
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Reprints will be considered. Reprints should be at least 10 years old. Compensation is $55.
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Simultaneous submissions accepted, but please notify us immediately if accepted elsewhere.
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Some stories may be chosen for the website, but not the publication.
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Please adhere to the Shunn format – https://www.shunn.net/format/classic/
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Please only send .doc, .docx, or .pdf
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Filename and email subject should be – “lastname_title_jonathan or “lastname_title_mina”
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Include short 3rd person bio
Email story submissions to: [email protected]
Cover Art Submissions
What we want
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Eye catching design. Think pulp paperbacks, Basil Gogos’ Famous Monsters covers, EC Horror Comics, Vintage Movie Posters.
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Originality. Homage is fun, plagiarism is not. Please make sure you own all aspects of your work.
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Knowledge and Love of all things Dracula. Hide some Easter eggs in there. Make it so that we keep coming back to find more to enjoy.
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Keep it clean. Sensual is fine. Erotica, not so much.
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Check out our previously published Covers.
Parameters
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Format is 5.5×8.5 paperback
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Title will occupy top quarter(so leave space)
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Full color preferred, black and white or grayscale will be considered if impressive
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Pease send high res .jpg, pdf, or .png
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Compensation will be monetary plus contributor’s copies.
Email cover submissions to: [email protected]
Via: Dracula Beyond Stoker Magazine.
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