Night Terrors is back!

And volume two is going to take terror to a new level. Like volume I, this second volume will be an open themed anthology of horror. Meaning we want stories from all topics and subcategories of horror. Including, but not limited to: psychological, creatures, paranormal, and gore. Remember, evil has no boundaries and neither do we! Nothing is off limits, so take advantage of the freedom. Science fiction and dark fantasy* will be considered as long as it has a strong element of horror. Try to avoid classic horror conventions/monsters (vampires, werewolves, and zombies), unless you incorporate a unique twist.
Third person stories are preferred but we’ll read first person stories as long as they are well done or integral to the plot.

Stories can range from 750 - 4500 words firm and must be rooted in the realms of horror/dark fiction.
Stories must be formatted in the following manner:

• 12 point font
• Times New Roman or Courier New
• Double-Spaced
• Contact information in the upper left(name,  address, phone number, email)
• Word Count Upper Right
• 1 Space after a punctuation
• Underline everything you would like to italicize at publication
• Attach as a .doc file

 

Submission: Starts March 1st and closes May 31st (2011). Selections will not be made until after the submission period.

We'll accept stories in any setting or time period, as long as it's well written, powerful and original. Most importantly, scare us. We want to be haunted by your story long after we put it down. Gore and sex are acceptable, as long as it serves a purpose.

Payment:  1st place- 5¢/word; 2nd place 3¢/word; 3rd place 2.5¢/word. All other stories will receive 2¢/word.

Send submissions to submissions@bloodboundbooks.net. Subject should read:

Night Terrors II: story title/author last name 

* Fantasy is always a gray area. Dark fantasy to us is more H.P. Lovecraft than J.R.R. Tolkien. We’d like to see a creepy world you created or a flipside image of humanity rather than Middle Earth type realms featuring wizards and dwarfs.

Guidelines

1. We accept unsolicited novella/novelette/novel and short story collection manuscripts of 8,000 words up to 80,000 words.

2. We are publishers of dark fiction. This includes science fiction, horror, thrillers, erotic horror, suspense, crime and other uncategorized works. We are not fond of limitations so explore your darkest side.

3. Your submission should include:

• a SHORT cover letter (you can put this in the body of your e-mail) with contact info and a brief bio note;
• a one-page synopsis of your manuscript, attached as a .doc;
• and the first 3 chapters of your book or 50 pages whichever is shorter (attached as a .doc).

DO NOT send the whole manuscript.

3 chapters/50pages must be formatted in the following manner:

• 12 point font
• Times New Roman or Courier New
• Double-Spaced
• Contact information in the upper left(name,  address, phone number, email)
• Word Count of Entire Manuscript in Upper Right
• 1 Space after a punctuation
• Underline everything you would like to italicize at publication.

4. No Multiple Submissions

5. Simultaneous submissions are accepted as long as you alert us beforehand and advise us if accepted elsewhere.

6. Novel length works are royalty based at 40% net. We are unable to pay advances at this time. We ask for North American print rights for a three year period from the date of release. There will NEVER be any fees charged to authors for being published by us.

7. We pay royalties quarterly by check.

8. We provide editorial services, ISBN numbers, and artwork (but will take input for artwork or preferred artists for publication).

9. We will promote your books from our end using our own resources but expect our authors to be proactive in promoting their own work. Together we will work hard to market your book to our readers.

We accept submissions from Jan. 1st to April 1st.

Send submissions to submissions@bloodboundbooks.net. Subject should read:

Novel Sub: story title/author last name