Sword and Sorcery & Splatter Slaughterhouse Press is looking for sword & sorcery + splatter. Dark, creepy, fun, action-oriented tales from 4k to 9k.
DEADLINE:
July 1st
WORDCOUNT:
4-9k
PAYMENT:
$25
WHAT THEY'RE SEEKING:
Think Conan, King Kull, Bran Mak Morn, Deathstalker, Masters of the Universe, Conquest, etc. Think warlocks raising an army of corpses, of dark barbarians walking perilous quests, of battles in oceans of blood. Think of treasures guarded by demons and monsters. Give me the splatter and darkness. Get those brains in the world of steel and shadows and castles and worlds crushed in evil.
PLEASE DON'T SEND:
[hard limits go here]
REPRINTS: [YES/NO]
SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: [YES/NO]
MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS: [YES/NO]
EXTRA INFORMATION:
This will be a blind and unbiased acceptance process. A third party will be the only person who has access to the submission emails. If your submission meets all basic guidelines and formatting requirements, they will send me the story without an author name attached. We will be using a numbers system to keep track of authors and manuscripts. If I decide to accept the story into the anthology, only then will they provide me with the author’s name. If I don’t accept the story, I will never know who wrote it. This ensures that I won’t be choosing submitted stories based on friendships or favoritism. Instead, stories will make it into the anthology based on merit alone. Please do not message me asking if I’ve read your submission. I won’t know if I’ve read your submission unless it gets accepted.
FORMATTING GUIDELINES:
Times New Roman
12pt font
Double Spaced
3 Centered Asterisks (Dinkus) For All Section Breaks
Indents = 5 Spaces (NO Tab Key Indents)
If you have any questions or issues with formatting please message me at brian@slaughterhousepress.net
SUBMITTING:
Please include a synopsis with your manuscript in the body of the email.
Email your submission: submissions@slaughterhousepress.net