Paying Market: Deadcore Extreme Zombie Anthology

11 June 2010
Paying Market: Deadcore Extreme Zombie Anthology
Comet Press is seeking novelette/novella length stories for a extreme zombie themed anthology to be published in August 2010 (trade paperback). We are looking for hardcore, gruesome, twisted, zombie stories.

Reading period: From February 1, 2010–July 1, 2010 (or until filled).

Word length: 15,000–30,000 words.

Multiple submissions: Up to two stories per author can be submitted. Please send as separate emails.

Payment: 1/2 cent per word, $150 max, plus three contributor copies. Payment will be made upon publication.

Reprints: No reprints.

Response Time: 4–6 weeks. Rejections will be sent as soon as possible. Stories that make the first cut will be kept until the end of the reading period. Authors will be notified right away if their story makes the first cut, then the final stories will be selected at the end of the reading period.

We will send a confirmation that we received your story within 2 days. If you do not get this confirmation, please feel free to inquire or resubmit.

Attach the entire manuscript to email as an .rtf attachment.

* In the body of the email please include:
o your name, pen name if any, address and email address, and brief bio.
o Include a brief blurb summing up the story and word count.
* Attache the story in a standard formatted .rtf document
o double spaced, standard font and size.
o First line of paragraphs indented, no extra spaces between paragraphs, except for scene breaks.
o Italics should be italized, bold in bold.
* Put “ZOMBIE SUBMISSION: TITLE OF YOUR STORY” in the subject of the email.

Email to Comet Press .

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