Deadline: October 1st, 2024 Payment: $750 and 5 contributors copies Theme: Novellas to be released as a collection about lesbian-themed folk magic stories A collection of lesbian-themed folk magic and witchcraft tentatively titled Witchcraft in Your Lips. For this book we’re seeking 3-4 novellas. Submissions should be between 20-30 thousand words in length. We are not interested in erotica or young adult stories for this book. Same-sex relationships should be presented as positive, as usage of folk magic. By this, we mean no self-loathing lesbians or witches (they can face external prejud ..read more

Theme: Novelettes, Novellas, Novels, and Short Story Collections in the following genres: horror (all sub-genres including extreme/splatterpunk), romance, science fiction, erotica, poetry, and young adult fiction Payment: 80% of royalties and a contributors copy Welcome to Unveiling Nightmares. At Unveiling Nightmares, we understand the craving for adventure, excitement, and thrills that our readers seek. Yearning to escape the mundane and delve into worlds teeming with mystery and intrigue. Whether you have a novelette, novella, a gripping novel, or a collection of short stories, we’re eager ..read more

Payment: $100 and royalties Theme: Horror with a clear voice and a fantastic premise In search of one stunning novella. 17,500-40,000 words. This call will remain open until the story is found, but will not close before April 30. $100 advance with additional payments based on sales. The story should be horror but not focus on heavy gore, and on-page sexual violence is a no. I like shorter works with a clear voice and a fantastic premise. I’m looking for a one-sitting read that you can’t put down because it’s just that good. Publication planned for Winter 2024. For more information visit ruthan ..read more

Payment: 50% Royalties Theme: Ghost Stories, New Weird or Fabulism, Quirk, Narrative Poems, the Sublime, the Numinous, and, dissonantly, stories set in Los Angeles. Your work doesn’t seem to fit that vision? Send it along anyway, because it could be just crazy enough to work. TWELVE HOUSE BOOKS is a publisher of Literary Fiction & Poetry with a distinct focus on the dark and unruly. Send manuscripts via twelve.house.books@protonmail.com High on the wanted list are Ghost Stories, New Weird or Fabulism, Quirk, Narrative Poems, the Sublime, the Numinous, and, dissonantly, stories set in Los A ..read more

Deadline: January 31st, 2024 Payment: 30-50% royalties Theme: chapbook length poetry and prose, short story collections, and completed manuscripts of “shocking writing that is different from mainstream prose and poetry.” SUBMISSIONS (OPEN TILL FEB 2024) Hidden Hand Press was founded in 2023 with the intention of publishing the darkest and most intense prose and poetry. We pride ourselves on having publications that defies the norm. The press is based in Mexico and we accept completed manuscripts for publication in English and Spanish quarterly. Our publications are not for the faint of heart ..read more

Deadline: March 1st, 2024 Payment: Royalties Theme: Horror and dark romance novellas and novellas, series or stand alone Eerie is and has always been an inclusive publishing house. We would love to read manuscripts from all walks of life including BIPOC, 2SLGBTQIA and marginalized humans. If you have a horror story, we want to read it. Eerie River Publishing only publishes a handful of novels a year. Regrettably, this means we will have to pass on some fantastic writing. We wish we could publish them all but the truth is we wouldn’t be able to put the resources needed behind each project to ma ..read more

Deadline: January 15th, 2024 Payment: Royalties Theme: Feminist horror novel, novella, and story collections for adult readers PsychoToxin PINK will be open for full-length manuscript submissions from Jan. 1-15, with the imprint considering feminist horror novel, novella, and story collections for adult readers. Sorry; no YA, MG, poetry, or nonfiction. Please send query email, including a synopsis and a short biography, to Rebecca Cuthbert, EIC, at ptppinkeditor@gmail.com, and attach the first 20 pages of your manuscript. Any questions can be sent to the same email address. Pay is a share of r ..read more

Deadline: June 1st, 2024 Payment: Royalties Theme: Horror Novellas We publish horror and fantasy stories, novels, novellas, and other content. Burial Books is primarily a horror & fantasy publisher, but we also publish Young Adult, crime fiction, and science fiction books too. Burial Books LLC Birthday CakeIf it’s good, we’ll try to publish it. Our blog also features stories and articles from authors across the spectrum. So, take a look at our articles when you get a chance too. If you have something spooky you want us to look at, then contact us anytime. If you want us to publish your sto ..read more

Deadline: February 7th, 2024 Payment: A signing bonus and royalty split to be discussed upon offer to publish Theme: Stories that speculate about what is behind real mysteries and legends. Submissions Open November 7 and close February 7 If we don’t find what we want, we may extend this deadline or reopen submission later Please read and Follow All Guidelines Carefully or your story may be discarded without being read. Novellas should be 20,000 – 35,000 words Send a query with a story summary and a bio in the body of the email to: specpubsubmissions@gmail.com Payment is a signing bonus and roy ..read more

Payment: 40% royalties for net eBook sales and 20% on net paperback sales OR Contracts will be paid out in the form of a purchase based on word count in the same vein as a short story rather than in the form of royalties. Theme: Novels that are dark and scary enough to entertain adults but appropriate enough for their kids to read as well. CREEPY LITTLE NIGHTMARES SERIES: Our all-age horror series. Novels that are dark and scary enough to entertain adults but appropriate enough for their kids to read as well. This means that the books will be edited to remove things such as sex and gore. You c ..read more