Taking Submissions: Excession Press – Novels
Deadline: April 5th, 2020 Payment: $300 advance on royalties, with 40% royalties on net revenue from print sales and 30% royalties on net revenue from digital sales thereafter. Themes: horror, science fiction, weird western, or dark fantasy. Excession Press is now open for submissions! Our reading period runs Jan. 5th – Apr. 5th 2020. What We Want: Excession Press is looking for original manuscripts 30,000 - 60,000 words in length that can be described as horror, science fiction, weird western, or dark fantasy. Our word count limit is firm, +/- a few hundred words. We want quality, character-driven narratives with imaginative settings and creative conflicts that will engage readers. We want strong, memorable prose. We prefer our fiction to be surreal, grotesque, and thoughtful, but more than anything, we want it well-written and well-paced. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable but we ask that you let us know at time of submission, and we ask that you give us notice if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere. What We *DON'T* Want: No reprints or incomplete manuscripts. No books that are part of a series - your submission should function as a standalone narrative. No poetry or non-fiction. No YA or children's stories. No stories that function primarily as erotica. No experimental formats or images - submissions should be text only. No queries. Please have something submission-ready. Submission Format: File must be in a .doc, .docx, or .rtf format. 12 point font. Double-spaced with .25" indents and 1" margins. The first page should have author name, an email address, title of your submission, and total word count. Every page should have author name, title, and page number. How to Submit: Email submissions as an attached file to [email protected] Include in the body of your email a brief (3-5 sentence) description of your submission and an...
Taking Submissions: Strange Lands
Deadline: April 5th, 2020 Payment: 8 cents per word for original work, 6 cents per word for reprints Theme: Strange and distant places Note: Reprints welcome Gothic Fantasy Short Stories Strange Lands Anthology Strange Lands Short Stories: Packed with strange and distant places, from underground cities, undiscovered islands, ancient lands, hidden continents, civilisations on the moon and Mars this new book will bring together the tales of Washington Irving, H.G. Wells, Otis Kline, with Homer, Samuel Butler and a generation of modern writers for a thrilling read of speculative fiction. Word length is most likely to be successful at 2000–4000, but we will still read stories slightly outside this range and submissions will be accepted between 16th March and 5th April - please send to [email protected]. Payment will be 8 cents/6 pence for each word (SFWA qualifying market rate) and 6 cents/4 pence for reprints. If your story is a reprint please let us know in your submission email. Multiple submissions are accepted. We will aim to read each story and confirm its status within 4 months of the submission deadline. Thank you, and good luck. We look forward to reading your tales of imagination! Via: Flame Tree Publishing.
