OPEN CALL: SLUGGER
- catvoleur
- 1 day ago
- 2 min read
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).
SUBMISSION WINDOW:
June 15th-- July 15th
WORDCOUNT:
1,000 -- 4,000
PAYMENT:
$25 per accepted story. We hope to increase payment to writers depending upon the success of SLUGGER. Each story will have an original black and white illustration designed by a university student.
WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR:
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).
Body horror tickles our fancy the most if we had to pick a subgenre, but SLUGGER will be open to all horror stories.
We love subversive and transgressive fiction. Anything that fits the punk ethos is likely to get our attention.
Stories can be speculative or not.
Our guidelines may change over time, but we are open to the full spectrum of genre to literary fiction, conventional storytelling to experimental, and plot driven to vibes only.
PLEASE DON'T SEND
Bigotry (racism, sexism, genderism, ableism, fatphobia, homophobia, transphobia, you get the idea). It’s fine to explore these topics, especially when a horrible character gets what’s coming to them. But hate for the sake of hate will not be accepted.
Exploitive sexual violence.
Erotica/graphic sexual content.
Classic tropes such as vampires, werewolves, etc. are not a hard sell, but the story needs to stand out.
No fanfiction.
REPRINTS?
NO
MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS?
NO
SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS?
YES. If your piece is accepted elsewhere, please email us at sluggerfiction@gmail.com so that we can congratulate you and withdraw your story from consideration.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The first round of review will be anonymous and may involve one or multiple first readers. Submissions will be narrowed down for further consideration and names will be linked to stories. Final decisions will be made by the editors.
FORMATTING GUIDELINES:
Include story title and word count in the document.
Do not include name in the document (nor phone number or home address).
Get it close to Shunn format (double spaced, readable font, word count and title on first page) and submit away.
.doc and .docx files only please (PDFs or a story copied and pasted into an email will be deleted unread).
Content warnings: Please place on the last page of the document.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
RIGHTS REQUESTED
World English first rights for digital and print publication. Exclusivity for 6 months. Please acknowledge SLUGGER with first publication credit. All copyright remains with the author. Contract will be provided.