Closed to submissions until 2009
Novellas/Novels
What we are looking for:
We are looking for stories that are not only suspenseful with terrifying elements of dark atmosphere, but will also contain character driven and chilling plots. Supernatural horrors, especially anything from the Lycanthrope universe are preferred, although psychological suspense and killers on the loose can work if well handled and original and if the focus of the book remains horror and fear, not mystery. SciFi and Fantasy Horror is OK.
Manuscripts Length:
- 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
Anything longer please feel free to query.
Submissions:
- Please email a synopsis and the first three chapters of your work as an email attachment.
- Do not send complete manuscripts unless specifically requested.
- Name, address, phone number, word count, and e-mail of author should be on the first page of the manuscript and a header for subsequent pages should contain the author’s name and title.
- Please make sure you use Microsoft Word and save in .doc or .rtf format.
- Your manuscript should be formatted in Courier Font size twelve.
- Double-spaced and 1″ margins all around.
- Space twice after any sentence-ending punctuation and after colons.
- Include a brief bio, story publication history, and any other relevant information in the body of the email.
No simultaneous submissions
Send submissions to: submissions@gravesidetales.com