Deadline: 30 November 2010
Eligibility: no restrictions
Reading/Application Fee: none
Accepts (genre): supernatural, horror fiction
Prize/Payment: book publication
OPEN TO SUBMISSIONS SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 – NOVEMBER 30, 2010
Novellas/Novels
What we want:
Graveside Tales seeks chilling, character-driven stories of the Supernatural, particularly those set in the Lycanthrope universe. Psychological suspense, “killers on the loose”, and cross-genre blends (Paranormal Romance or dark fiction containing SciFi, Historical and/or Fantasy elements) are welcome provided the subject matter is original and the focus remains on horror. Gore, sex, or controversial content is okay as long as its inclusion is essential to the story and not incorporated solely for shock value.
We will also consider publishing backlisted material. If you are an author who has a backlisted titles you would like to see republished, please query us at submissions@gravesidetales.com with "Backlist" and the title of the book in the subject line.
What we don’t want:
Senseless splatter, action/adventure pieces with little character development, and experimental prose will not do well here. Topics that have been overused—such as post-apocalyptic zombies and clichéd paranormal romance themes—will likely be rejected.
Manuscripts Lengths:
Novella: 20,000 – 35, 000 words
Short Novel: 35,000 – 60,000 words
Novel: 60,000 – 100,000 words
Epic Novel: 100,000 words plus
Please query for pieces longer than 100,000 words.
Submissions:
Please email a synopsis and the first three chapters of your work as a .rtf attachment. No other formats will be accepted. Include a brief bio and publishing history in the body of the email.
Name, address, phone number, word count, and contact e-mail should be on the title page. Headers of subsequent pages should contain the title and author’s name.
While we do accept well-written first person/present tense pieces, the preferred narrative form is third person/past tense. Manuscripts written in second person—regardless of tense—will be rejected outright.
Please use standard manuscript formatting: double-spaced with 1″ margins; two spaces after colons and sentence-ending punctuation. Font must be Courier New, size twelve. Set first line indents to .3 and do not insert hard breaks between paragraphs. Scene changes and shifts in point of view should be separated using three asterisks (centered) between paragraphs.
Do not send complete manuscripts unless specifically requested.
No simultaneous submissions.
Send submissions to: submissions@gravesidetales.com
**Please note: failure to adhere to the above-mentioned guidelines will result in your submission being deleted unread.
More information here.
Eligibility: no restrictions
Reading/Application Fee: none
Accepts (genre): supernatural, horror fiction
Prize/Payment: book publication
OPEN TO SUBMISSIONS SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 – NOVEMBER 30, 2010
Novellas/Novels
What we want:
Graveside Tales seeks chilling, character-driven stories of the Supernatural, particularly those set in the Lycanthrope universe. Psychological suspense, “killers on the loose”, and cross-genre blends (Paranormal Romance or dark fiction containing SciFi, Historical and/or Fantasy elements) are welcome provided the subject matter is original and the focus remains on horror. Gore, sex, or controversial content is okay as long as its inclusion is essential to the story and not incorporated solely for shock value.
We will also consider publishing backlisted material. If you are an author who has a backlisted titles you would like to see republished, please query us at submissions@gravesidetales.com with "Backlist" and the title of the book in the subject line.
What we don’t want:
Senseless splatter, action/adventure pieces with little character development, and experimental prose will not do well here. Topics that have been overused—such as post-apocalyptic zombies and clichéd paranormal romance themes—will likely be rejected.
Manuscripts Lengths:
Novella: 20,000 – 35, 000 words
Short Novel: 35,000 – 60,000 words
Novel: 60,000 – 100,000 words
Epic Novel: 100,000 words plus
Please query for pieces longer than 100,000 words.
Submissions:
Please email a synopsis and the first three chapters of your work as a .rtf attachment. No other formats will be accepted. Include a brief bio and publishing history in the body of the email.
Name, address, phone number, word count, and contact e-mail should be on the title page. Headers of subsequent pages should contain the title and author’s name.
While we do accept well-written first person/present tense pieces, the preferred narrative form is third person/past tense. Manuscripts written in second person—regardless of tense—will be rejected outright.
Please use standard manuscript formatting: double-spaced with 1″ margins; two spaces after colons and sentence-ending punctuation. Font must be Courier New, size twelve. Set first line indents to .3 and do not insert hard breaks between paragraphs. Scene changes and shifts in point of view should be separated using three asterisks (centered) between paragraphs.
Do not send complete manuscripts unless specifically requested.
No simultaneous submissions.
Send submissions to: submissions@gravesidetales.com
**Please note: failure to adhere to the above-mentioned guidelines will result in your submission being deleted unread.
More information here.
