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Submission Window: October 5th - December 30th, 2024 Payment: $50 and royalties Theme: Horror WE WILL ACCEPT ONLY THREE SO MAKE YOUR STORY THE VERY BEST IT CAN BE! Max. word count: 50,000 We ask for 1st publication rights to new stories only. We accept ONE submission per author, so send us your best! Contract with all details will be provided to accepted authors. Submissions will Close on DEC 30th USE OUR SITE CONTACT FORM We will provide an email address to send your story to. Payment: $50 + Great Royalties. See our Royalties page for details. SEND US A FRIGHTENING TALE! When I refer to 'Other Publisher' I am estimating based on my experience thus far. These numbers should be quite accurate. BASED ON $1,000 IN SALES OTHER PUBLISHER An average royalty is about 20% of net sales. Publisher covers Editing costs, Cover Art, Formatting, other related costs. If there is anything left; here, let's say $100 The author gets their 20% - $20 RDG BOOKS PRESS The author gets paid first! 10% of gross sales, $100.00 Publisher covers Editing costs, Cover Art, Formatting, other related costs - Out of our share, not yours! he RDG BOOKS PRESS process You Submit Your Story An author may submit ONE story to any open category. Currently, Horror Short Story, and Horror Novella. You can submit one story to either or both. Simultaneous submissions are fine. We have no commitment until contract is signed. Once we sign a contract, you have committed to publishing your story as stated in contract. All submitted stories must be in Word, Times New Roman, 12, Double Spaced. Your Story Got Accepted! What happens next? First, you will be offered a contract. Once we are signed, we go to work! Novella or Novel: You will be assigned a...

Submission Window: October 5th - December 30th, 2024 Payment: $20 Theme: Horror of all types There will be ten short stories accepted. Word count: 3,000-5,000 We ask for 1st publication rights to new stories only. We accept ONE submission per author, so send us your best! Contract with all details will be provided to accepted authors. Submissions will Close on DEC 30th USE OUR SITE CONTACT FORM (Link will be available on site starting October 5th) We will provide an email address to send your story to.   Payment: $20 SEND US A FRIGHTENING TALE! The RDG BOOKS PRESS process You Submit Your Story An author may submit ONE story to any open category. Currently, Horror Short Story, and Horror Novella. You can submit one story to either or both. Simultaneous submissions are fine. We have no commitment until contract is signed. Once we sign a contract, you have committed to publishing your story as stated in contract. All submitted stories must be in Word, Times New Roman, 12, Double Spaced. Your Story Got Accepted! What happens next? First, you will be offered a contract. Once we are signed, we go to work! Novella or Novel: You will be assigned a RDG BOOKS Full-Service Editor free of charge. Must successfully complete the editing process to move on. This is to make sure your story is the very best it can be. Then, on to production. Short Stories: A RDG BOOKS editor will perform a Line edit on the work, to be sure it is clean, then on to production. Production When editing is done, production department takes over. We will format the interior of the book to optimize appearance. Novella or Novel: RDG BOOKS artists will provide three completely different cover concepts - author will choose one. We will make any...

Deadline: December 30th, 2024 Payment: $20 or a contributors copy Theme: All horror SUBMIT: HORROR ANTHOLOGY There will be ten short stories accepted. Word count: 3,000-5,000 We ask for 1st publication rights to new stories only. We accept ONE submission per author, so send us your best! Contract with all details will be provided to accepted authors. Submissions will Close on DEC 30th USE OUR SITE CONTACT FORM We will provide an email address to send your story to. Acceptance Letters Will Go Out By Jan 28, 2025 Payment: Author may choose $20 or a Paperback copy of the book. All authors will receive a epub copy. SEND US A FRIGHTENING TALE! (Please Note: We do not accept AI stories) The RDG BOOKS PRESS process You Submit Your Story An author may submit ONE story to any open category. Currently, Horror Short Story, and Horror Novella. You can submit one story to either or both. Simultaneous submissions are fine. We have no commitment until contract is signed. Once we sign a contract, you have committed to publishing your story as stated in contract. (Please Note: We do not accept AI stories) All submitted stories must be in Word, Times New Roman, 12, Double Spaced. Your Story Got Accepted! What happens next? First, you will be offered a contract. Once we are signed, we go to work! Novella or Novel: You will be assigned a RDG BOOKS Full-Service Editor free of charge. Must successfully complete the editing process to move on. This is to make sure your story is the very best it can be. Then, on to production. Short Stories: A RDG BOOKS editor will perform a Line edit on the work, to be sure it is clean, then on to production. Production When editing is done, production department takes over....