TENEBROUS PRESS SUBMISSIONS:
Please check each individual category for openings.
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Please keep in mind that we encourage you to submit broadly and withdraw for any reason, and are grateful for your understanding that response times are the best they can be.
NOVELS AND NOVELLAS: OPEN! (Year-round with a break in january)
Word Count: 20,000-100,000+
Payment: Modest advance + Industry standard royalties
Reprints: No
Simultaneous Submissions: Yes
Target Age Group: Mature Audiences
Rights: World English first rights in print, electronic, and ebook, and a three-year exclusivity period. All copyright belongs to the author.
Query response times: 1-3 months. Full requests will take longer; serious consideration longer still. All submissions will be responded to.
NOVELETTES (Split Scream series): CLOSED
Word Count: 10.000 to 20.000
Payment: Modest advance + Industry standard royalties
Reprints: No
Simultaneous Submissions: Yes
Target Age Group: Mature Audiences
Rights: World English first rights in print, electronic, and ebook, and a three-year exclusivity period. All copyright belongs to the author.
Response times: 1-2 months. All submissions will be responded to.
SHORT STORIES: OPEN until may 31st
Word count: 100 to 7,499
Payment: 3c/word
Reprints: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions: Yes
Target Age Group: Mature Audiences
Rights: World English first rights in print, electronic, and ebook, and a six month exclusivity period. All copyright belongs to the author.
Response times: 1-3 months. All submissions will be responded to.
AWARD CONSIDERATION (Brave New Weird): CLOSED (Opens every October)
Submission portal: TBA
Reprints originally published over the previous calendar year only
Word count: 1,000 to 7,499
Payment: $25 + award certificate + print copy
Simultaneous Submissions: Yes
Target Age Group: Mature Audiences
Rights: World English reprint rights in print, electronic, and ebook, and no exclusivity period. All copyright belongs to the author.
AWARD SUBMISSIONS OPEN TO EVERYONE; readers, editors, reviewers especially encouraged.
As this is an award, there will be no rejections sent out. Shortlist will be published, winners will be notified.