Deadline: May 1st, 2015
Payment: $5 payment and ONE contributor’s copy of the final anthology

Ever since Washington Irving published The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in 1820, the region has become synonymous with ghost stories. But there’s a lot more horror in Sleepy Hollow than what’s in Irving’s story, and more demons at play within this idyllic land than just a single headless horseman.

We’re looking for original horror stories set in Sleepy Hollow, New York. The time period for your story is up to you– past, present, future, alternate history– but it must take place whole or in part within Sleepy Hollow. Sleepy Hollow is a real place, with a real history, so do your homework. For example, while it has always been an unofficial name of the region, the Village itself was not officially named Sleepy Hollow until 1996.

Scare us, creep us out, give us the shivers, make us laugh. Be Gothic, modern, Lovecraftian, Victorian, Steampunk, whatever. Just set your story in Sleepy Hollow.

RULES:

1. Any & all submissions must be set in & around Sleepy Hollow, New York.

2. No gratuitous sex, violence, or profanity

3. No adult content of any kind. If you include sex in your story, it must be important to the story– and must abide by rule #2.

4. No stories centered on rape, torture or child molestation. We’re not interested.

5. No fan fiction (stay away from the world of the TV show and the Tim Burton film).

6. Your story must be a complete story– we’re not interested in excerpts.

7. It must be your ORIGINAL work.

8. Do NOT include any artwork

Interested? Sweet! Read on.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

• Stories should be between 2,000 and 8,000 words.
• All stories must be titled
• Edit and format your work according to MLA standards. And, please use only American Standard English punctuation and spelling. We will reject your work if it has not been edited or proofread for language.
• Also, please use a standard size black font when submitting your work.
• Include your name, contact information, and word count on the first page of your story. If you submit your story using a pseudonym, you MUST note that it is a pseudonym AND include your full real name.
• No reprints, simultaneous, or multiple submissions.
• Please include a short bio in your cover letter.
• Send your story as an attachment to your email. We accept .DOC, .DOCX files only. NO .PDF or .txt files please.

Email your submission to [email protected]

with the subject of: “SUBMISSION- [your story title].”

PAYMENT:

We plan to offer a token $5 payment and ONE contributor’s copy of the final anthology (upon publication of the volume). We will also offer a contributor discount on any additional copies you wish to purchase when purchased through us directly.

DEADLINE:

To be considered for this volume, we must have received your submission no later than May 1^st 2015.

RESPONSE TIMES:

We’ll try to get back to you within 30 days from the close of submissions, please do not email us with regards to the status of your work until after that time.

Any other questions can be directed to[email protected].

CLICK HERE FOR A .PDF DOWNLOAD/PRINTABLE COPY OF THESE GUIDELINES

Via: Myth Ink Books.