Deadline: August 1 – October 1, 2013
Payment: free trade paperback copy of the book, plus a $5 advance on royalties. Contributors will also be able to purchase more print copies at a 50% discount on the cover price

Mummies, Zombies, Vampires, Ghosts… if it’s dead and still getting around, we’re interested in it. Stories should be set in the winter months. Holiday stories are welcome… Hanukkah, Christmas, Solstice, Kwanzaa, etc… but they should be winter holidays. We’re seeking stories that are 3000 – 8000 words in length (firm). Query about reprints. We will accept multiple submissions, but not simultaneous submissions. Open submission period: August 1 – October 1, 2013.

All contributors will receive a free trade paperback copy of the book, plus a $5 advance on royalties. Contributors will also be able to purchase more print copies at a 50% discount on the cover price. We’re seeking first world rights in English to publish in print and electronic format for 12 months, beginning on the date of publication. Please see our Guidelines and Payment page for further information on the rights we ask for and the compensation we offer.

Publisher’s note: Mystery and Horror is a market that welcomes LBGTQ, multiethnic,multinational, nontraditional, and unusual fiction. We are concerned with well-written stories involving well-developed characters.

[via: Mystery and Horror LLC.]