Taking Submissions: ZombAlert Flash Fiction Contest
ZombAlert Flash Fiction Contest DEADLINE: March 30th 2011 PRIZE: $50 GC Rules: email ZombAlert your story (500-1500 words) along with your name & best contact email address by March 30th. Stories must include our ZombAlert pendants. Prizes: We will choose the top 10 stories, and will publish each of these on our website. In addition the top 3 stories will receive a ZombAlert pendant of their choice. The 1st place story will also receive a $50 gift certificate to Optimystical Studios that can be redeemed for products on our website, our Etsy store or at our booth at an upcoming show. The Fine Print: You retain the rights to your story, however by submitting to the contest you agree to allow us to publish your entry, name and/or photograph, in whole or in part for advertising, promotion & posterity. Family members of Optimystical Studios may enter but cannot win. All desisions are final, no critiques will be given.
Taking Submissions: Malicious Malpractices
Malicious Malpractices The Library of Horror is seeking original horror stories featuring Mad Doctors, Medical Science, Surgeries Gone Wrong. Be creative and scary! Creepy and scream worthy! Think outside the box on this one! This will cover ALL medical fields.... conventional, dentistry, elective, etc... Word Count: A strict 3 - 6K RTF Attachment Courier Font 12 Indent Paragraphs 1 Tab Single Spaced No Headers/Page Numbers Use Italics, no underlining No Multiple Subs No Reprints Send submission to [email protected] Include your Name, Address, Phone Number,Email Address and Approximate Word Count on title page. I will send a confirmation email when I receive your sub. Payment is 1 Cent per word and 1 Contributer Copy. Last Day for submissions is Mar 31
Taking Submissions: Malicious Malpractices
Malicious Malpractices The Library of Horror is seeking original horror stories featuring Mad Doctors, Medical Science, Surgeries Gone Wrong. Be creative and scary! Creepy and scream worthy! Think outside the box on this one! This will cover ALL medical fields.... conventional, dentistry, elective, etc... Word Count: A strict 3 - 6K RTF Attachment Courier Font 12 Indent Paragraphs 1 Tab Single Spaced No Headers/Page Numbers Use Italics, no underlining No Multiple Subs No Reprints Send submission to [email protected] Include your Name, Address, Phone Number,Email Address and Approximate Word Count on title page. I will send a confirmation email when I receive your sub. Payment is 1 Cent per word and 1 Contributer Copy. Last Day for submissions is Mar 31
Taking Submissions: How The West Was Wicked
How The West Was Wicked DEADLINE: March 31st, 2011 PAYMENT: ¼¢ per word, and if 5001+ words 1 contributor copy Edited by Jessy Marie Roberts SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: 31 MARCH 2011 To submit, please use our online submissions manager. PLEASE include a brief biography with every submission (either in the email or the attachment). Our standard writer’s guidelines apply. How the West Was Wicked is an anthology of WEIRD WESTERN fiction with dark overtones and elements of horror; Let the imagination go crazy. Think little haunted houses on the prairie, demonic gunslingers, creatures unearthed while panning for gold, vampire brothels, vengeful Indian spirits such as the Wendigo, etc.—a complete dark & weird free for all in an old west setting. The central ingredients should be: 1) Takes place in the American Old West (Wild West) 2) Has a dark, horror element 3) Is weird, disturbing and/or unsettling *** Expected response time is under THREE months (please query if you have not received a response within 90 days). We regret that, due to the volume of submissions, we are unable to give personal criticism. No reprints, no multiple submissions, no simultaneous submissions. Word count should be approximately 1,500-15,000 words Payment: 5,000 words & under – ¼¢ per word, payable upon publication; no contributor’s copy 5,001 words & above – ¼¢ per word, payable upon publication; one contributor’s copy
Taking Submissions: Soup of Souls
Soup of Souls DEADLINE: March 31st, 2011 PAYMENT: ½ cent per word paid upon publication What we are looking for: Stories of up to 5000 words. Horror stories with a moral. Think “The Boy who Cried Wolf” and then make it horrific. I will only choose one story based on one moralistic story or idea so please let me know what you have chosen so I can list it for possible contributors to see. How we want it: Please send your stories as an attachment to [email protected] with an introduction, bio, word count, story/idea and Paypal information in the body of an email. Text should be Times New Roman 12pt single spaced, all paragraphs indented and no gap between paragraphs. Scene breaks should be represented by three * * * with two spaces between each asterisk. Reprints, Multiple and Simultaneous submissions: We will not accept any of these for this anthology. We want brand new stories – never before seen. We also do not want to be messed around with losing stories because they were submitted elsewhere. Please submit to Panic Press and only us. Please send just one story to this anthology. Should we reject your story then please feel free to send us another one – not before. Rights: We are purchasing first world rights for a period of one year after publication. After which, all rights will be returned to you. Once rights are returned, you are the free to submit your story as a reprint elsewhere, but we ask that you mention that it was published first in Soup of Souls. Payment: We are offering ½ cent per word paid upon publication via Paypal only. Make sure your Paypal information is included in your submission. Please note, no payment will be made without the signing of...
Taking Submissions: Penny Dread Tales
Penny Dread Tales DEADLINE: March 31st 2011 PAYMENT: None Listed Theme: Steampunk Genres: Sci-Fi, Horror, Paranormal, Fantasy Style: Open Length: 2,000 ~ 7,500 words Submission Deadline: March 31st,, 2011 Publication Date: April 30th, 2011 Send us tales of science and high adventure! In a Victorian age that never quite happened, clockwork magic and the mysteries of the Tesla coil sent people and airships to all four corners of the earth. Bring us stories of steam and mysteries of brass widgets that defy belief. Submit by e-mailing: [email protected]
Taking Submissions: Best New Werewolf Tales Volume One
Best New Werewolf Tales Volume One DEADLINE: March 31st 2011 PAYMENT: 1 cent/word and contributor copy Reading Period: Submission period starts now and ends March 31st 2011. Word Count: Between 1,500 and 15,000 words. What we want: This is a reprint anthology for Books of the Dead Press. Werewolf stories only. If your story does not have a werewolf in it - or more than one werewolf in it - your story is not right for this anthology. We are looking for the best of the bunch. The year your story was released does not matter; whether or not it was previously released does. If you have a story that has not yet been published, but you have previously sold a story to Books of the Dead, feel free to send it. If you have never had a story published by Books of the Dead, query first. What we don’t want: Stories that do not have a werewolf, or have only been published on personal websites, blogs, etc. Payment: Authors receive 1¢ per word, plus one contributor copy of the book. Multiple Submissions: A maximum of two stories; please put both stories in the same email. Submission guidelines: Email your manuscript as a doc attachment (not docx) to BestHorror (AT) gmail.com. Preferred font: Garamond. Please double space, number your pages, and use standard manuscript formatting. Keep italics in italics. We claim non-exclusive electronic rights and print rights; the author maintains all other rights. Return time: As soon as possible, once the submission period has ended. Submissions are to be sent to: Besthorror at gmail.com
Taking Submissions: Technicolor Tentacles
Technicolor Tentacles The Library of Bizarro Horror is proud to announce it's second anthology 'Technicolor Tentacles'! What I'm looking for: Bizarro Horror! I want weird wild stories. I want strange and scary tales. I don't just recommend reading some bizarro (at least one of the three Bizarro Starter Kits or Houdini Gut Punch) before hand and checking out www.bizarrocentral.com but I insist on it. I'm giving everyone four months so there is plenty of time to read some great bizarro before you try writing some. I'm looking for a good variety of humor and horror and long as its strange and spooky. I will be looking for a few shorter (1.5K-2K) stories. But since I'm only looking for a few little ones if that's what you are subbing make it damn good. I want NOTHING under 1K, nothing. Please don't even ask. WORD COUNT: 4K-9K PAYMENT: 1cent p/word + 1 contributor copy DEADLINE: April, 20 2011 or when filled FORMAT: Times New Roman or Courier 12pt font, please. One press of the TAB to indent a new paragraph. Double-spaced. Italics should be italics NOT underlined, please. NO headers or footers except on first page .Please, please don't use any fancy formatting as it drives me absolutely nuts (eg extra space between paragraphs, colored “attention-grabbing” fonts, etc). Stories should be send as Word Docs or RTF only. I will not open zip files or PDFs, sorry. Send stories to [email protected] with your last name and story title in the subject line. I'll try to send you out an 'I got your story email' within a week, if you don't hear from me after a week try again. Thank you and I look forward to reading your stories!
Taking Submissions: It Lives!- Vol. One
It Lives!- Vol. One DEADLINE: April 20th, 2011 PAYMENT: Not Listed What Hath Mother Wrought? Theme: New Life, Birth and Rebirth Genres: Sci-Fi, Horror, Paranormal Style: Open Length: 2,000 ~ 7,500 words Submission Deadline: April 20th, 2011 Publication Date: May 30th, 2011 I want really strong, emotionally-charged, character-driven stories that focus on the creation, birth or rebirth of something wonderful, horrible or positively weird. For this one, I prefer stories that take place in the future, leaning more towards the science-fiction side of the house. However, if it's a really good story, I'm always willing to bend the rules. Cross-genre is ALWAYS encouraged. To submit e-mail: [email protected]
Taking Submissions: Zombie Zak’s House of Pain : Tales of Dark Horror
Zombie Zak's House of Pain : Tales of Dark Horror Edited by Zombie Zak and Bill Tucker Seeking previously unpublished contemporary creative tales of dark horror/dark fiction to fill up the House of Pain Not seeking zombie stories The details: Word count is 3k to 7k No headers or page numbers Single spaced – otherwise follow the Shunn rules Please put your name, address, email, phone number and approximate word count on the title page. No multiple or simultaneous submissions please All submissions must be received on or before April 30, 2011 Send submissions to [email protected] Payment is 1 cent per word and 1 contributor copy.
