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Submission Window: April 1st-2nd, 2025 Payment: 8 cents per word for original, 2 cents for reprints, For artwork: $10 for the non-exclusive right to use each image, for as long as the site is online.  If we publish a print collection we will pay a pro-rata share for each image used. Theme: Well written original work in science fiction, fantasy, myth, legend, fairy tales, and eldritch, in written, podcast, video, and/or graphic story form, and from around the world. Note: Reprints welcome     Submissions Schedule The first and second day of every month, 12 am of the 1st to 12 am of the 3rd, E.S.T. For reading impaired individuals, our submissions manager and ‘forget password’ have a captcha compatible with screen readers. We pay 8¢ per word for new fiction, 2¢ per word for fiction reprints, 2 – 8¢ per word for new fact-based work, 1- 4¢ per word for reprinted fact articles. For new poetry, we pay $1 per line, and for reprints we pay 50¢ a line  We’re looking for poems up to 40 lines. We’ll consider longer poems but that would be a hard sell, and words over 40 lines would be paid at 8¢ per word. We sponsor The Kepler Award to recognize and encourage writers of excellent science fiction and fantasy stories that creatively extrapolate on known science in constructive and exciting ways. You can learn aboutThe Kepler Award here. You can read a copy of our standard contract here.   It can be varied as needed to include the rights of translators, voice actors, etc. Writers Guidelines We accept new work as well as reprints, prose and poetry, from a minimum of 1000 words on up.   All else being equal, shorter pieces will be favored, and we have yet to find a story over about 9-10,000 words we have even...

Query Deadline: April 2nd, 2025 Payment: 50/50 profit split of books sold Theme: YA Horror (Think Point Horror, Christopher Pike, and R.L. Stine (Fear Street)) Are you a fan of Point Horror, Christopher Pike, and R.L. Stine (Fear Street) from the '80s and '90s? Terrorcore Publishing LLC is thrilled to announce an all-new subline—Terrorcore Rewind—dedicated to capturing the chilling nostalgia of that era. We're seeking original horror stories that feel they could have come straight from that time period. Stories should be set between 1985-1995, with young adult protagonists (ages 15-19). While we expect YA-aged characters, these stories are not strictly YA, allowing for slightly more mature themes than the original Point Horror books. Who We're Looking For? Our target audience is adult readers who grew up devouring these classic horror tales and teenage readers who may be discovering YA horror for the first time. Submission Guidelines - Tone & Content: * Death scenes are acceptable. * Limited use of sex and strong language. * Nostalgic horror with an authentic '80s/'90s feel. - Query Requirements: * Title * Your full legal name * Your full address, including street, city, and country * Synopsis (a back-cover-style blurb, no spoilers here)  * Detailed 2-3 page outline (Yes, including spoilers for the beginning, middle, and end. We want to know everything!) Do not start writing your book for submission. This phase is only for story selection.  - Final Book Word Count: 40,000-50,000 words (at the completion of the manuscript) - Deadline: If selected, you will have 8-10 months to complete your manuscript. The exact timeline will be outlined in the contract. Submission Window Queries will be accepted until April 2nd, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. CST. Please note that we do not expect you to have a full draft written upon querying. Publishing & Format - The series...