BANNED
Submissions close 15th APRIL 2020
BANNED – Short Story Anthology
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Submission Deadline : 15th April 2020
Anthology : BANNED
Title : BANNED
Theme : Horror. Related to bands, groupies, etc. Can have romance elements. ** Choose the title of a song as the title of your story. Check there are no trademark issues. Please note in your submission if you need assistance.
For this call, you will submit 2 pieces;
1 x 100 word drabble which will be a prelude to your story and will be used in a free prequel to the main publication
1 x 3k+ story
Word count : 3k+ plus 100 word drabble
Author eligibility : Open only to authors who have had stories accepted for a Black Hare Press drabble or short story anthology
Reprints : Not allowed
Simultaneous Submissions : Not allowed
Multiple Submissions : No
Publication : Expected to release mid 2020 in Print and Digital formats
Author compensation : $10 USD per submission set accepted
How to submit : See our submission guidelines for formatting.
Send your story and drabble as an attachment in Word format to banned@BlackHarePress.com.
Your email title should be Anthology Name – Your Story Name – Author Name.
For example; “BANNED – My Story – A N Author”
Please include an author bio of upto 100 words and no more than two links.
SLOTH
Submissions close 24th January 2020
SLOTH – SEVEN DEADLY SINS #3
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Submission Deadline : Midnight 24th January 2020
Anthology : SEVEN DEADLY SINS – BOOK #3
Title : SLOTH
Theme : Speculative fiction/horror. Dark bias. Can include comedy and romance elements. What is speculative fiction?
Word count : Upto 3,000, no minimum. Approx 40 spots available.
Author eligibility : Open to all authors
Reprints : Only if rights have reverted back to you
Simultaneous Submissions : Not allowed
Multiple Submissions : Maximum of two submissions, one acceptance.
Publication : Expected to release around mid March 2020 in Print and Digital formats
Author compensation : One digital copy, and contributor will be eligible to submit to Black Hare Press paid anthologies
How to submit : See our submission guidelines for formatting.
Send your story as an attachment in Word format to seven@BlackHarePress.com.
Your email title should be Anthology Name – Your Story Name – Author Name.
For example; “SLOTH – My Story – A N Author”
Please include an author bio of upto 100 words and no more than two links.
TWENTY TWENTY
Submissions close 31st January 2020
TWENTY TWENTY
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Submission Deadline : Midnight 31st January 2020
Anthology : GROUP SPECIAL EDITION #4
Title : TWENTY TWENTY
Theme : Horror/dark tales related to 1920s. Can be based anywhere – Wild West, 20’s socialites, UK ala Peaky Blinders, etc
Word count : Drabbles or 500-3000 words.
Author eligibility : Open to all authors
Reprints : Only if rights have reverted back to you
Simultaneous Submissions : Not allowed
Multiple Submissions : Maximum of two submissions, one acceptance.
Publication : Expected to release February 2020 in Print and Digital formats
Author compensation :
For drabbles – One digital copy
For 500-3000 words – $10 USD plus one digital copy
How to submit : See our submission guidelines for formatting.
Send your story as an attachment in Word format to submissions@BlackHarePress.com.
Your email title should be Anthology Name – Your Story Name – Author Name.
For example; “TWENTY – My Story – A N Author”
Please include an author bio of upto 100 words and no more than two links.
DEEP UNDERGROUND
NOW OPEN
DEEP UNDERGROUND – NOVELLA SUBMISSIONS
Submission Deadline : TBA
Collection : This will be a collection of single author publications
Series : DEEP UNDERGROUND
Title : Author’s Own
Theme : Horror and underground locations.
Ideas: Something sinisters dwells in the sewers. What lives in the subway and comes out at night? You live in the tunnels to escape the zombies/aliens/etc. Secret society that works in underground labs. Virus in the flowerbeds. The graves aren’t quiet. An ancient/alien/mythical being/mechanism is unearthed in the mines/caves.
This could be a prequel to a current or forthcoming novel, but no cliffhangers please. Must be able to stand alone.
Word count : Roughly 20,000 to 40,000 words
Author eligibility : Open to all authors
Reprints : Not allowed
Simultaneous Submissions : Not allowed
Multiple Submissions : No
Publication : During 2020, dates to be confirmed with successful authors
Author compensation : Royalty split. One author per publication.
How to submit :
See our submission guidelines for formatting.
Send your manuscript as an attachment in Word doc/docx format to underground@BlackHarePress.com. Make sure your document name includes your author name and story title. We will not accept formats other than doc/docx. We will not click links to download documents. Ensure the end of your manuscript has the word END in a new paragraph.
Please include a synopsis, an author bio, and your social media links.
Your email title should be Collection Name – Your Story Name – Author Name.
For example; “UNDERGROUND – My Story – A N Author”
Please allow 6 weeks for a response before querying.