Taking Submissions: Tales From The Grave A Ghostly Collection of Short Stories
Deadline: August 15, 2015 Payment: Contributor's Copy Zimbell House Publishing is holding open submissions for short stories of a ghostly and grave nature to be featured in an upcoming collection. Tell us your ghost stories! These stories can be true or fictional, about a graveyard, the dead, ghosts, zombies, a cemetery caretaker… They can be mythological, paranormal, science-fiction, steampunk, romantic, or scary. This anthology is a great opportunity to showcase emerging writers and allow them to build their professional platforms. Submission Deadline: August 15, 2015 with a targeted release date of October 1, 2015. There is no fee to enter this contest. Submission Guidelines: No work may be more than 9500 words. Please watch your word count. Submissions over this word count will be disqualified for this anthology. The work must not have appeared in print anywhere before. All submissions must be in English. Each author may submit up to five (5) unique works, however they must be submitted separately. Work must be submitted as an attachment in an email to: [email protected] Subject line of email must say: Tales From The Grave Submission Work must be in Microsoft Word, double spaced, 12 point font. Body of email must include: contact information and a brief synopsis of the piece. All contributing authors will receive a free copy of the book in softcover. Authors that are chosen for the anthology will not be paid nor receive royalties for their submission. Again there is no charge for the submissions. This is an opportunity to build your platform. Submission Deadline: August 15, 2015. Via: Zimbell House Publishing.
Taking Submissions: Gothic Blue Book Vol 5
Deadline: August 15th, 2015 Payment: $25.00 (USD) and 2 Contributor Copies Gothic Blue Books were short fictions popular in the 18th and 19th century. They were descendants of the chap book trade and are now a thing of the past. Burial Day Books is now open for submissions for Gothic Blue Book Vol. 5 to be available this October 31st 2015. What was a Gothic Blue Book? Gothic Blue Books were abridgements of full-length Gothic novels. The subjects of these books fell into one of two categories; the first being set in a monastery or convent and the second being set in a castle. In terms of the physicality of the book, they were three and a half to four inches in width and six to seven inches in height, with a page count of thirty-six to seventy-two pages. These little pieces of terror were popular at the time because they were affordable, a sixpence or a shilling each. Their cost affordability led them to be nicknamed Shilling Shockers or Sixpenny Shockers. What are we looking for? Original Gothic Blue Books typically took place in either a monastery, convent or castle. In years past we have asked for short stories that take place in one of these locations, or a modern day location such as a morgue, haunted house or cemetery. This year, we have added new location recommendations – hotel, inn, or bed and breakfast. The haunted hotel has a long, complex history in the field of horror and we look forward to your entries. Please submit a short story or poem no longer than 3,500 words that follows one of the following: A single mention or setting in one of the original Gothic Blue Book settings: a) Monastery b) Convent c) Castle A single mention or setting in...
