SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES FOR TALES OF COSMIC HORROR
After the success of ‘Tales of the Gothic,’ and ‘Tales of Folk Horror’ we are now looking for your submissions to be part of an exciting new anthology! ‘Tales of Cosmic Horror’ is the third in a series of anthologies curated by writer Christopher Stagg and published by Red Cape Publishing. 10 stories of original British cosmic horror fiction between 4000 and 8000 words will be selected for this the third volume in the 5 volume series.
The story must be your own work, to which you hold the rights. The story must not be available elsewhere and, if accepted, we will hold the rights to it for three months from the date of publication. After that time, you may use the story however you wish. Submissions are open to residents of the British Isles only, or those overseas who can demonstrate a strong link to the British Isles.
Here is a word from Chris, on what he’s looking for:
“Hi everyone and welcome to the callout for anthology number 3 in my ‘Tales of…’ series with Redcape Publishing. We had such a huge response to ‘Tales of Folk Horror’ and the quality of submissions was outstanding. I’m pleased to reveal the title for this anthology is ‘Tales of Cosmic Horror.’ Although certainly I expect (and want to see) some stories involving that mosyt famous genre trope – tentacles from beyond, I really want the essence of the anthology to focus on the themes of cosmic horror; fear of the unknown, the incomprehensible. The human race’s insignificance in the face of cosmic entities far beyond our understanding. Knowledge we should never have and the reverence and terror of unfathomable ancient beings. Keep those themes in mind and go traditional or push them to new limits, I want to see it all. If you have any questions about the suitability of your story, you can contact me through Twitter or Instagram on @cw_stagg or Bsky on cwstagg.bsky.social or email cwstagg@hotmail.com. Best of luck everyone and very much looking forward to reading your submissions – Chris.”
Payment for the story will be £20, to be paid via PayPal, as well as a contributor’s e-book of the finished book.
Submissions open July 1st and will close at midnight on July 31st.
Please send submissions in a Word document (ideally Times New Roman 12pt, single spaced) to submissions-redcapepublishing@outlook.com with Tales of Cosmic Horror in the subject line. Please ensure you have included your name on the Word document. Please also include a short bio in the body of the submission email. If you have any queries, feel free to get in touch using the Contact page. We aim to respond to all submissions by the end of August, but feel free to get in touch if you haven’t heard back after this time. Good luck!
**Please note that submissions received outside of the submissions dates, documents with no author name or title, and stories more than 10% outside of the word count will be discarded without being read**
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