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Deadline: Pitch Deadline: April 16th, 2021. Final Submission Deadline: September 30th, 2021. Payment: $100 or $50 plus 1% of the Kickstarter net profits, whichever amount is GREATER, and a paperback copy of the anthology. Theme: Stories featuring William Hope Hodgson’s character Carnacki the Ghost Finder in a major role. Carnacki’s general behaviour and mannerisms should be canonical, much as in the original tales, though inventive and reasonable extrapolations from those are welcome. We may take a handful of stories with non-supernatural resolutions. Note: Reprints are potentially welcome THE SHORT VERSION THE BOOK OF CARNACKI A Belanger Books Project, edited by John Linwood Grant Core concept: 5,000–10,000 word stories featuring William Hope Hodgson’s character Carnacki the Ghost Finder in a major role. Carnacki’s general behaviour and mannerisms should be canonical, much as in the original tales, though inventive and reasonable extrapolations from those are welcome. We may take a handful of stories with non-supernatural resolutions. Also: For this particular book, we are interested in 3000–5000 word non-fiction articles relating to Carnacki and his world (see LONG VERSION below). Your pitch must be accepted for your completed story or article to be read. See PITCH section below. Pitch Deadline: 16 April, 2021. Final Submission Deadline: 30 September, 2021. Payment: Authors shall receive a payment of $100 or $50 plus 1% of the Kickstarter net profits, whichever amount is GREATER, and a paperback copy of the anthology. The Kickstarter will run March 2022, and publication of book is expected early Spring 2022. PITCHES AND QUERIES ONLY TO [email protected] BY 16th APRIL 2021, PLEASE You MUST put CARNACKI in the subject line of your pitch or query. Failure to do so may invalidate your submission; it may also get lost in general occult detective queries. Reprints: We are open to the possibility of taking a small number of reprints, by negotiation. In order to receive...