Deadline: 1 June 2011
Here are the current guidelines for Dark Discoveries. We accept submissions from Oct. 1 to June 1, annually.
FICTION
Improperly formatted manuscripts will be immediately rejected. Electronic submissions are preferred.*
Stories from 500 to 6500 words, firm (you may query for longer, but don’t expect to get anywhere). Must be in the Horror/Dark Fantasy/Dark Sci-Fi and Dark Mystery veins (no straight Science Fiction, Mystery, Fan Fiction, or Sword & Sorcery). Open to Mythos stories, but they have to be very good.
Looking for well-written, powerful, original ideas and new twists on old horror conventions. Vampire, zombie and werewolf stories are a tough sell, but we are open to those with an original twist. Especially looking for stories that examine the darker side of the human condition, but we are also interested in supernatural tales. New writers are welcome to submit. Please consider purchasing a sample copy to see what type of stories we are publishing.
*Electronic submissions are preferred and should be sent to DDsubmissions@gmail.com. Include FICTION SUBMISSION in the Subject of the e-mail, and attach as a .doc or .rtf file. Please also include your e-mail and address on the attachment and in the body of e-mail. All stories, interviews, reviews, etc. need to be written in Times New Roman or Courier 12-point font, double-spaced, 1″ margins all around, contact info and word count on the front page at the top, every page after the title page should have author’s last name, story title and page number. Submissions with improper formatting will go unread and be immediately rejected, no exceptions.
Refer to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuscript_format.
Please send snail-mail submissions to:
Dark Discoveries
142 Woodside Drive
Longview, WA. 98632
USA
Be sure to include SASE for response. Manuscripts will be recycled. Note that snail-mail submissions will have a LONGER response time than e-mail. In our continuing effort to be as Green as possible (our new printer uses wind power, vegetable-based inks, and recycled paper), we strongly encourage you to submit electronically. Do your part to save the Earth.
PAYMENT
Five cents ($.05) a word. Payment within 90 days of publication. Rights revert to Author upon publication. No simultaneous submissions (to other publications). No multiple submissions (please wait to send another story until your current one has received a response). Response times vary: query only if it has been more than four months.
INTERVIEWS/NON-FICTION
Looking for interviews with established & newer personalities in the Horror/Dark Fantasy and related fields. Payment for interviews in copies only. Query first. If permission is granted to send in an interview, include INTERVIEW SUBMISSION in the Subject of the e-mail, and attach as a .doc or .rtf file. Please also include your e-mail and address on the attachment and in the body of e-mail.
Also looking for relevant non-fiction articles by new & established writers. Query first, please. If permission is granted to send in an article, include NON-FICTION SUBMISSION in the Subject of the e-mail, and attach as a .doc or .rtf file. Please also include your e-mail and address on the attachment and in the body of e-mail. Payment and submission guidelines are the same as short fiction – see above.
Response times vary: query only if it has been longer than 4 months.
More information here.
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