Taking Submissions: Dark Horizons: An Anthology of Dark Fiction
Deadline: December 1st, 2015 Payment: Royalty split and contributor's copy Technology gone wrong. Madmen playing with science beyond their control. Alien creatures with malign intent. Welcome to Dark Horizons, where the future is lost. Open to submissions until Dec 1st for stories around 5,000 words. Seeking print and digital rights. Pay is a 50/50 split with the editor and 1 copy. Books will be distributed through IPG and available to brick and mortar stores. Send stories to [email protected] Via: Elder Signs Press.
Taking Submissions: Bumps in the Road
Deadline: December 1st, 2015 Payment: An equal share between contributors of 20% royalties and contributor's copies (1 physical and digital With the blessing of Black Bed Sheet Books, I've been given the opportunity to compile, design, and edit an anthology that will be published under the BBS name. This isn't just an announcement, this is an open call to all horror writers. Below are the submission guidelines. If you have any other questions, do not hesitate to contact me. First, a little about BBS: Black Bed Sheet Books was founded in 2008 by one, Nicholas Grabowsky. Nicholas has been a published author since the 1980s, including the novelization ofHalloween IV. His Wikipedia entry is extensive and worth checking out, giving some very interesting information. His work has received positive acknowledgements from both Clive Barker and Wes Craven. To learn more about BBS check them out here, where you can also find their brand new 2015/2016 catalog. Also, do note, the picture to the left is not the working cover of the book. It's a tentative mockup. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES for "Bumps in the Road" How long can my story be? Between 1,000 and 7,000 words. What's the theme? Road trips. Long stretches of road with an exciting destination ahead of you, whether alone or with a group of friends and/or family, can be a great time. We don't want to hear about those good times. We want to hear about the regrettable ones. The unfortunate things that happened along the way. Whatever it is, you must include a road trip of some sort; be it car, bicycle, motorcycle, hitchhiking, one of those sweet custom 70s vans. You get the idea. This should leave you with a wide avenue (see what I did there?) to work with. I'm not even going to give...
Taking Submissions: The Broken River Review
Deadline: December 1st, 2015 Payment: 5 cents per word Note: While paranormal might not apply this would be a good place for some of your suspense work if it involves crime Next year, Broken River Books will be releasing its first anthology, titled The Broken River Review. It will be a collection of short fiction, poetry, and essays, all centered around crime and crime fiction. Here are the guidelines: 3,000 words or fewer Reprints okay Deadline of December 1st, 2015 Payment is 5 cents per word Submissions go to [email protected] Other than that, have fun with it! As with the novel submissions, please familiarize yourself with the Broken River catalog, so that you might tailor your submission to our particular aesthetic. We like fiction that plays with and subverts tropes in interesting way. Special preference goes to crime fiction, or at least work that leans in that direction. Via: The Broken River Review.
