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Open Submission Listings

Have you ever found yourself wishing there was a list somewhere of open submissions, with a standardized format? Look no further, friends. 

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Season's Grievings

Missing your flight is scary. So is sleeping in your childhood bedroom with cousins you can’t remember. Are your old band posters talking to you, or is that the ghost of Chanukah’s past?

DEADLINE: June 6th

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Dracula Beyond Stoker: Mina Harker

Mina is teacher, a wife, and the heart and the hero of the novel.

DEADLINE: June 30th

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SLUGGER

In general, we are open to all subgenres of horror (dark fantasy, sci-fi, noir all accepted as long as horror plays a central role).

DEADLINE: July 15th

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Fearmoji

Emojis carry a lot of weight in contemporary societies drenched by social media interactions.

DEADLINE: August 1st

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Extremities: Choose Your Own Death

Extremities: Choose Your Own Death is akin to Goosebumps in that every book will be part of an anthology series.

DEADLINE: December 1st

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Twisted Terrors: The Haunted Ones

Haunted houses, haunted objects, haunted people, etc. Whatever you can write about being haunted, we’ll read it!

DEADLINE: December 31st

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Dracula Beyond Stoker: Van Helsing

The one everybody has been waiting for. What adventures did he have before the novel?

DEADLINE: December 31st

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SELF (S)CARE

Calling all self-published horror authors! Get those short stories ready! Open submissions begin next week for this brand-new anthology geared toward spotlighting the best in indie horror!

DEADLINE: [Multiple Windows]

Novels/Novellas/Collections

Books typically take longer to finish and query than a short story. Whether you have something ready to go now or are trying to polish something up in time to submit to your favorite press, we've got you covered.

Boozhoo Books

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Current Status: Open

Thank you for your interest in Boozhoo Books! Boozhoo is seeking commercial horror written by women, including haunted house, outdoor/survival horror, gothic, historical horror, feminine rage, feral women, grief horror, eat the rich, and cult stories. Also open to romance, mystery, thriller, fantasy, and dark academia. Always open to any and all works that center Indigenous voices.

Horrorsmith Publishing

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Current Status: Open

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The publishing journey looks different for everyone. And no one understands that better than Horrorsmith. We were founded by Lyndsey Smith, a freelance fiction editor who works with self-publishing authors, authors hoping to query traditional publishers, and larger traditional publishing houses who contracted their editing needs. With each project, she uses a wealth of expertise to guide authors toward their publishing goals.

Cursed Morsels

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Current Status: Closed

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Single-author horror and Weird fiction short story collections by BIPOC writers only. 40K to 60K words—no exceptions. Submission window is open until our 2026 calendar is filled. Note that we

Mad Axe Media

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Current Status: Closed

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If we wish to publish your story, you control the branding. Of course, we’ll put together the marketing, formatting, and cover design, but if you don’t like it, it’s back to the drawing board.

Wild Hunt Books

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Current Status: Closed

January 13th - 26th

An independent publisher founded in South London in 2020. We focus on books by new and emerging writers, alongside established authors. Our mission is to foster strong and distinct literary voices and those that experiment with narrative, plot and structure. We are also a home for authors dabbling in the darker genres and liminal spaces. 

Sobelo Books

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Current Status: Closed

March 1st - 31st

Sobelo Books announces a cosmic horror novella call for BIPOC authors.

Ghost Orchid Press

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Current Status: Closed

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Established in January 2021, Ghost Orchid Press is an independent publisher of horror, Gothic, and supernatural fiction based in Cambridgeshire, UK. We are dedicated to championing new and emerging authors in these increasingly popular, versatile genres.

Timber Ghost Press

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Current Status: Closed

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Timber Ghost Press is looking to publish high-quality ​horror fiction to include cosmic horror, weird horror, sci-fi/horror, gothic, and contemporary.

Slashic Horror Press

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Current Status: Closed

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Slashic Horror Press is a publisher focusing on providing industry-leading publishing experiences to authors writing own voices horror. Some of their titles include The Local Truth by Carlos E. Rivera and the upcoming The Gateway in Apartment 8 by Chisto Healy.

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FURTHER READING

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