Deadline: 31 October 2010
Cutting Block Press is pleased to announce an open submissions period for the follow-up to its successful 2007 anthology, Tattered Souls, to be published in trade paperback early in 2011. With Tattered Souls 2, we’re looking for horror fiction of the highest order. Or mission is to disturb and provoke through the power of stories well told and we’re unafraid of the darkest corners of the human condition. We ask only that you join us in our effort, bringing both courage and craft.
We believe longer works provide authors the opportunity to delve deeply into the myriad themes that inform the finest horror fiction and our guidelines reflect that. Particular consideration will be given those stories that best make use of supernatural content. Contemporary horror too often seems to have forgotten the notion that there are possibilities far worse than grisly death meted out to innocents by villains intent on mayhem. In this volume we intend to rectify that neglect.
We place no prior restrictions on content, but please be aware that violence and/or perversity used simply for shock value won’t cut it with us. The cascading horrors of the real world abound and intrude on our everyday lives. Works selected for TS2 will be those that travel to a place beyond to carry readers into a world where comfort is in short supply, hope is insufficient to save the day and one’s complicity in one’s own fate is laid bare.
We neither disturb nor provoke easily. We invite you to try.
At the bottom of this page, we’ve made a special offer for any author who wishes to submit to Tattered Souls 2. Please consider it carefully, as the most effective way for authors to understand what we’re looking for is to read what we’ve already published.
Guidelines:
For TS2, we’ll be reading original, unpublished stories of between 6,000 and 25,000 words in length, though we’re willing to go beyond that length for works of special merit and if you’ve one of those you should submit it. No simultaneous submissions. No multiple submissions. Each work must be accompanied by a separate synopsis, describing the story in full. All submissions will be reviewed by at least one editor, but a Senior Editor will read every synopsis. Only submissions e-mailed to the address below will be considered. Failure to follow guidelines may result in a submission being rejected without being read.
Submissions deadline is October 31 2010, with publication scheduled during the 1st half of 2011. A provisional response to your submission should be expected from us within 90 days of receipt.
Buying 1st worldwide anthology rights for print, and electronic rights to publish TS2 on Kindle. We accept no reprints. Paying 1.5 cents per word, plus one contributor’s copy. For established authors, rates are negotiable. Final response time: six months or sooner.
More information here.
Cutting Block Press is pleased to announce an open submissions period for the follow-up to its successful 2007 anthology, Tattered Souls, to be published in trade paperback early in 2011. With Tattered Souls 2, we’re looking for horror fiction of the highest order. Or mission is to disturb and provoke through the power of stories well told and we’re unafraid of the darkest corners of the human condition. We ask only that you join us in our effort, bringing both courage and craft.
We believe longer works provide authors the opportunity to delve deeply into the myriad themes that inform the finest horror fiction and our guidelines reflect that. Particular consideration will be given those stories that best make use of supernatural content. Contemporary horror too often seems to have forgotten the notion that there are possibilities far worse than grisly death meted out to innocents by villains intent on mayhem. In this volume we intend to rectify that neglect.
We place no prior restrictions on content, but please be aware that violence and/or perversity used simply for shock value won’t cut it with us. The cascading horrors of the real world abound and intrude on our everyday lives. Works selected for TS2 will be those that travel to a place beyond to carry readers into a world where comfort is in short supply, hope is insufficient to save the day and one’s complicity in one’s own fate is laid bare.
We neither disturb nor provoke easily. We invite you to try.
At the bottom of this page, we’ve made a special offer for any author who wishes to submit to Tattered Souls 2. Please consider it carefully, as the most effective way for authors to understand what we’re looking for is to read what we’ve already published.
Guidelines:
For TS2, we’ll be reading original, unpublished stories of between 6,000 and 25,000 words in length, though we’re willing to go beyond that length for works of special merit and if you’ve one of those you should submit it. No simultaneous submissions. No multiple submissions. Each work must be accompanied by a separate synopsis, describing the story in full. All submissions will be reviewed by at least one editor, but a Senior Editor will read every synopsis. Only submissions e-mailed to the address below will be considered. Failure to follow guidelines may result in a submission being rejected without being read.
Submissions deadline is October 31 2010, with publication scheduled during the 1st half of 2011. A provisional response to your submission should be expected from us within 90 days of receipt.
Buying 1st worldwide anthology rights for print, and electronic rights to publish TS2 on Kindle. We accept no reprints. Paying 1.5 cents per word, plus one contributor’s copy. For established authors, rates are negotiable. Final response time: six months or sooner.
More information here.
