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SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES FOR TALES OF THE GOTHIC
We are looking for your submissions to be part of an exciting new anthology! ‘Tales of the Gothic’ is the first in a trilogy of anthologies to be curated by writer Christopher Stagg and published by Red Cape Publishing in early 2024. 10 stories of original British gothic fiction between 4000 and 8000 words will be selected for this first volume.
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:
“Hello everyone, I’m so excited to have the opportunity to curate a set of anthologies through Red Cape Publishing. I want to gather together 10 brilliantly original British Gothic stories, and while I’m not looking for tales that are explicitly horror (it’s more terror), I am looking for those classic feelings that gothic literature provides. Although I want to see the gothic settings and tropes we know and love, I would also love to see some reinvention of the genre too. Beyond that, feel free to interpret as you see fit. Essentially if you feel your story has that gothic feel, then I want to read it! If you have any questions about the suitability of your story, you can contact me through Twitter @cw_stagg or email cwstagg@hotmail.com. Best of luck everyone and 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 October 16th and will close at midnight on November 30th.
Please send submissions in a Word document (ideally Times New Roman 12pt, single spaced) to submissions-redcapepublishing@outlook.com with Tales of the Gothic 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 submissions within 2 weeks of the deadline, but feel free to get in touch if you haven’t heard back within this timescale. 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**
SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES FOR A-Z OF HORROR
We are currently calling for submissions for a series of horror anthologies – The A-Z of Horror. The series will be based on a variety of themes and will consist of twenty-six books in total. We are looking for short horror stories, between 4000 and 8000 words, on each of the themes listed below. You may submit to more than one book, but we will only include a maximum of one story from each author, in each book. Being accepted into one book does not guarantee acceptance into one of the others.
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.
Any sub-genre of horror is suitable, even extreme, so long as the story fits the theme of that book and does not include anything which may unnecessarily cause offence (glorification of child abuse, rape, bestiality, etc.).
Payment for the story will be £10, to be paid via PayPal, as well as a contributor’s e-book of the finished book.
Please send submissions in a Word document (ideally Times New Roman 12pt, single spaced) to submissions-redcapepublishing@outlook.com with the title of the book you are submitting to in the subject line. Please ensure you have included your name on the Word document. If you have any queries, feel free to get in touch using the Contact page. We aim to respond to submissions within 2 weeks of the deadline, but feel free to get in touch if you haven’t heard back within this timescale. 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**
2024 Submissions Calls
Tales of the Gothic – CLOSED
U is for Unexplained – CLOSED
V is for Voodoo – OPEN
W is for Witchcraft – CLOSED
X is for X-rated (erotic horror) – OPEN
Y is for Youths (scary kids) – OPEN
Z is for Zombies – OPEN
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