Taking Submissions: Rymfire Erotica
Rymfire Erotica Deadline: September 30th 2011 Payment: $3/Accepted Story Reading period will be August 15th 2011 - September 30th 2011 Stories submitted before the reading date or after the reading dates will be returned unread, NO EXCEPTIONS! What the theme will be - Erotica with a strong Horror element, no obvious adult content story with a monster thrown in to make it work, we're looking for actual stories here... no taboos like rape, incest, children, etc. Scare us and make us Horny at the same time! Length and submission... We are looking for tales in the 2,500-7,500 word range. Nothing more, nothing less. We will return (unread) anything not within these guidelines. You can submit a story as either an attachment to the e-mail address in Word or in the body of an e-mail. We do NOT accept snail mail. Please put "Rymfire Erotica" in the subject of the e-mail and give a word count in the e-mail itself, even if the story also has it listed. Our reading time is usually 10-12 weeks NO multiple submissions, NO exceptions. Reprints accepted. Payment info... We pay $3.00* for each story accepted via PayPal. That's it. We are a brand new eBook-only publisher looking to get the name out there and get some quality releases under our belts without making the mistake of so many other small-press publishers and overdoing it in the beginning. We pay everyone once the anthology has been officially filled and proofed. If this is acceptable, kindly submit to us. * Our eBooks will generally sell for $2.99... we offer the $3.00 flat rate, but an author can earn royalties after each 150 eBooks sold as follows: ~ 1-149 eBooks sold = $3.00 flat advance ~ 150-300 eBooks sold = an additional $3.00 per author ~ 301-450 eBooks...
Taking Submissions: The Blue, The Grey, and the Scarlet
The Blue, The Grey, and the Scarlet Deadline: October 1st 2011 Payment: Contributor's Copy An anthology of Monsters, Mayhem, and a Country at War Working Title: The Blue, The Grey, and the Scarlet- An anthology of Monsters, Mayhem, and a Country at War Publisher: KnightWatch Press Edited by: Shawn M. Riddle Release Date: TBA The Blue, The Grey, and The Scarlet is a horror anthology taking place in the United States between the years of 1861-1865. There is no subject besides horror, it is open to any sub genre of horror, zombies, ghosts, werewolves, vampires etc… Use your imagination. Each story will be unique and new. What happened on the battlefield or at home to those who fought or were involved in the Civil War. The stories do not have to be about the soldiers who fought, they can be about the people left behind at home or anyone as long as the Civil war is prominently mentioned in the story. It should also be noted that historical accuracy is a requirement. (i.e. battle dates and locations. Weapons and tactics. etc) What we want: We are looking for short fiction horror stories between 4,000 and 7,000 words pertaining to the ‘’Civil War’ theme of the book. Any plot that is horror themed is acceptable except for sexual content including but not limited to rape, and sexual torture of any kind. Remember that horror takes many guises. What rights do we want? First publishing rights, the right to use the story for as long as there is demand for the book, the right to edit each story for any missed grammatical errors, and the right to use parts of the book and the author's name for promotion. You will keep all other rights and can republish the story anytime you choose....
Taking Submissions: Mutation Nation
Mutation Nation Deadline: October 1st, 2011 Payment: $50.00 + 1 Contributor's Copy Tales of Genetic Mishaps, Monsters, and Madness Edited by: Kelly Dunn Mutations. Such tiny changes, such radical extremes. Mutations are not what we expect and more than we bargained for. The red-headed beauty on the fashion catwalk, Cronenberg's "Brundlefly" abomination—both are the result of mutations, but with wildly different results. Mutations can beautify or deform, create or destroy. Mutations have the power to build a new physical look, alter brain chemistry, affect emotions. With mutations in the mix, humans can wind up stranded in a hellish unfinished limbo, or evolve a little too well into something the rest of us might not recognize. Who are these human oddities? How do these characters and/or the people in their lives deal with the curse—or the blessing—of their mutations? This anthology will contain stories that explore these human mutations—and their consequences. Your mutation story should contain these basic elements: One or more human characters with a single or multiple mutations. One or more human characters dealing with a problem/problems related to the mutation. If your mutation results in a monster, that monster should be a new or different twist on humanity—not a vampire, werebeast, zombie, or other overly familiar supernatural creature. The form the mutation takes is up to you. You might choose a mutation that causes physical changes, and/or changes in brain chemistry; a mutation known to biological science or one of your own design. The mutation could be the result of an experiment, environmental factors, or even caused in some way by the character's own actions. There are infinite possibilities to explore. I am looking for compelling characters, strong plotting, and vivid imagery. I would prefer that the feeling of terror be mingled with a sense of wonder or...
Taking Submissions: Corrupts Absolutely?
Corrupts Absolutely? Deadline: October 1st, 2011 Payment: Payment is in the form of shared royalties (40% electronic, 25% print) a dark metahuman fiction reader edited by lincoln crisler Lord Acton originally wrote, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Modern pop-culture is brimming over with stories of bright, polished men and women with iron wills and indestructible moral codes, who throw themselves into a life of public service after being graced (or cursed) with cosmic powers, a magic ring, puberty-activated mutant genes or robot suits. I call bullshit. Suddenly discovering that you’re different from baseline humanity is certainly the sort of thing that could change one’s worldview overnight, but that just isn’t interesting, especially since it’s been done ad infinitum. How about the people that look out for ‘Number One?’ People with flaws? People with serious psychological issues? People that have been looking for a ticket out of their circumstances and finally lucked into it? People who’ve devoted themselves to their success and have reached it, at long last? The nerdy kid who doesn’t have to be pushed around and isn’t willing to hide anymore? The jealous girl that’s tired of being the ‘other woman?’ The disenfranchised homeless man? The bored housewife who wishes she’d made some different choices? To some, this just screams ‘supervillain,’ or ‘antihero,’ and in many cases, you’d be right. But usually, these are stock characters without much substance. They’re the “bad guys.” Real life isn’t that simple, and even the meatier, more realistic metahuman portrayals out there are seen mainly in comic books; rarely in a prose anthology. Show me substance. Show me what would really happen if today’s people had superpowers. I’m looking for stories of 3,000 to 5,000 words that handle the topic of superpowers and metahumans from unique, interesting and...
Taking Submissions: Drabble Calender
Drabble Calender Deadline: October 1st 2011 Payment: Exposure Only Earlier this year I decided for 2012 I wanted to create a calendar which was fun, and would include as much work as possible from the many talented writers and artist who have or will submit to KnightWatch Press the idea I came up with was as follows and I feel now is a good time to make a start. I am looking for about 24-26 pieces of drabble fiction (DRABBLE: noun - a story told with one hundred words no more no less. For this market the title and your name are not part of the 100 words ) and 24-36 pieces of art that will accompany them. My idea is to open submissions to writers first who will submit their pieces of Drabble once they are in then I will send a drabble to an artist who will 'illustrate' them when I say illustrate it can be a drawn image, a painted image, a photograph or even a sculpture (which we would of course require a photo of.) It will be done under that KnightWatch banner so anything horror sci fi steampunk or fantasy will be perfect and as for deadline lets put a lose one of October 1st or until I think I have enough ;) Writers send submissions to [email protected] with the subject line Drabble Calender - submission Artists please email me at [email protected] with the subject line Drabble Calender - I'm an artist to let me know you are interested. Once I have the submission 'put together' I would format them all into a calendar for 2012. This would be a for exposure only project that said I will of course enable contributors to buy copies of the calender at cost. I would print the calendars...
Taking Submissions: State of Horror: Nevada
State of Horror: Nevada Deadline: October 14th 2011 Payment: $3/Copy + Residuals Reading period will be September 1st 2011 - October 14th 2011 Stories submitted before the reading date or after the reading dates will be returned unread, NO EXCEPTIONS! What the next theme will be - Horror Stories set in Nevada Length and submission... We are looking for tales in the 2,500-7,500 word range. Nothing more, nothing less. We will return (unread) anything not within these guidelines. You can submit a story as either an attachment to the e-mail address in Word or in the body of an e-mail. We do NOT accept snail mail. Please put "State of Horror: Nevada" in the subject of the e-mail and give a word count in the e-mail itself, even if the story also has it listed. Our reading time is usually 10-12 weeks NO multiple submissions, NO exceptions. Reprints accepted. Payment info... We pay $3.00* for each story accepted via PayPal. That's it. We are a brand new eBook-only publisher looking to get the name out there and get some quality releases under our belts without making the mistake of so many other small-press publishers and overdoing it in the beginning. We pay everyone once the anthology has been officially filled and proofed. If this is acceptable, kindly submit to us. * Our eBooks will generally sell for $2.99... we offer the $3.00 flat rate, but an author can earn royalties after each 150 eBooks sold as follows: ~ 1-149 eBooks sold = $3.00 flat advance ~ 150-300 eBooks sold = an additional $3.00 per author ~ 301-450 eBooks sold = an additional $3.00 per author ~ 451-600 eBooks sold = You get the idea... ADDITIONALLY, we will be publishing a PRINT version as well, and for every print book sold...
Taking Submissions: Detritus Anthology
Detritus Anthology Deadline: October 15, 2011 Payment: Profits from sales of the anthology will be divided equally among contributors. The impulse to collect springs from deep within the human psyche Squirrels gather acorns, rats collect shiny things, but only humans assign meaning to the objects they collect. Detritus is a collection of stories about the impulse to collect, preserve, and display gone horribly wrong. The stories in this collection can be about hoarders, cat ladies, people who keep cabinets of curiosities, folks who have secret stashes of strange and disturbing things or any other sort of person who has a frightening collection or a desperate need to gather up and keep things close. We are looking for short stories, up to 5k words. The deadline for submission is October 15, 2011. Stories should fall into the horror/dark fantasy genre. Profits from sales of the anthology will be divided equally among contributors. Please send submissions to [email protected].
Taking Submissions: Cafe Doom’s Seventh Annual Short Story contest
Cafe Doom's Seventh Annual Short Story contest Deadline: October 30th, 2011 Payment: Prizes listed below It was a real struggle getting things together this year, but we got there in the end. We are teaming-up with a promising and relatively new publishing company called One Buck Horror, for this year's competition. Here are this year's guidelines: We're looking for the best in original horror fiction in 3000 words or less: classically-styled tales in the tradition of writers like Richard Mattheson, Stephen King and Robert Bloch, yet wholly original and modern. We're open to all themes and subgenres, as long as it's effectively written and, above all, scary. The winning entry will be published in a future volume of One Buck Horror, and receive a professional payment rate of 5 cents per word. All entries must conform to our submission guidelines, which can be found at www.onebuckhorror.com/submissions. We’re sticking with the same format as the past few years, which is a fairly unusual way to run a comp, because all the entrants get to have their say about the stories and pick their favourites. What happens is each entrant has to join the Cafe Doom forum (if they’re not already a member), then send their entry to blunted (at) cafedoom.com via an e-mail attachment in .rtf or .txt format, single spaced, line breaks instead of indents to denote paragraphs, and use BB Code to format any italics, etc. In the body of the e-mail, they must state their forum name and the title of their story. DO NOT POST YOUR STORY IN THE BODY OF THE E-MAIL. On 31st October, the day following the closing date of the competition, all the stories will be posted anonymously on one forum thread by the forum admin. Thereafter, and for the following seven days...
Taking Submissions: Steampunk Horror
Steampunk Horror Deadline: October 31st (or, until full) Payment: Exposure Only What I'm looking for: - short stories from 4000 - 10,000 words - MUST be VERY 'steampunk'-ish, mixed with elements of HORROR - Use mechanical/bio-mech zombies, creatures, vehicles, weapons, etc. - Can be on earth or other planet, etc.---> be creative! - STEAMPUNK isn't easy to write: research the clothes, lingo, etc. - Violence/gore is GOOD :) Stay away from EXCESSIVE foul language/sex LET YOUR IMAGINATIONS GO CRAZY!!! THINK BIG!!!! DEADline: - October 31st (or, until full) SUBMISSIONS: - Type in WORD format, if possible. Single spaced - Save file as: STEAMPUNK_YourTitle QUESTIONS? CONTACT: - Ryan Miller at: [email protected] *Thanks SO much and feel free to share this with ANY authors you feel would be interested in contributing :) Submit to: [email protected]
Taking Submissions: Paramourtal 2
Paramourtal 2 Note: I know Paranormal romance isn't horror. A lot of horror authors dabble in it as well so since it's a paying market I decided to include this one. Deadline: October 31st 2011 Payment: either a $10 one-time payment or 2% royalties (based on profits) for three years. Also 1 Printed and 1 Digital copy and more at discounted price. Seeking Unique Paranormal Romance Stories Deadline: October 31, 2011 Cliffhanger Books is looking for new, previously unpublished short stories (approx. 6500-8000 words) for Paramourtal 2, the second volume of our award-nominated paranormal romance series. We are eager to read truly original fiction with unique (i.e. think beyond vampires and werewolves, though they are welcome, as well), well-defined, emotionally complex characters. Give us an innovative take on an established paranormal character type. Approach your love story from a fresh angle or motivation. Hook us in with an imaginative and perplexing plot that will keep readers engaged until the very end. Submissions are open to all U.S. and international writers age 18 and over. Stories must be submitted in English. While paranormal romance authors are generally female, we want story submissions from talented male writers as well. SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES NOTE: Read the following guidelines CAREFULLY. Not following them may get your story disqualified. Required Story Elements • They can be dark, edgy, sweet, tragic, humorous or just plain scary as hell • The central plot revolves around a romance between one female and one male. • Make one of the lead characters a being of supernatural origin. Or the paranormal figure can be a third character integral to the main couple’s love story (i.e., brings them together or hinders their union). • The stories do not have to be modern. They can take place at any time and anywhere in...
