We are looking to accept at least one extra Weird Folk Horror short story from a BIPOC writer.
SUBMISSIONS WINDOW: 11th of March to 1st of April
This submissions period is for Issue 004 of THE SKULL & LAUREL.
The theme connections can be vague, but submitting to this category counts as disclosure that the author fits the demographic for this specific entry.
Genres and forms: Weird Folk Horror/Folk SF/Folk Fantasy, broad interpretation, all kinds of folklore and lore welcome.
Word count: 100 to 4999 words
Payment: 3c/word (USD) originals; $25 (USD) reprints
Reprints: Yes (Please limit this to reprints that haven’t been originally published in the past 12 months!
Simultaneous Submissions: Yes, please
Multiple submissions: Please submit no more than one original story and one reprint at a time (one of each is fine).
Translations: Translations are welcome as long as the story has not yet been published in English.
Target Age Group: Mature audiences
AI Disclaimer: Machine/AI-generated content is explicitly forbidden. Authors and artists should anticipate contracts declaring that no part of their submission was machine/AI-generated. Those who submit machine/AI-generated content will be permanently blacklisted from Tenebrous Press.
Rights: World English first rights in print, electronic, and ebook, including a six-month exclusivity period. For reprints, World English reprint in print, electronic, and ebook, no exclusivity. All copyright belongs to the author. Estimated response time so far has been under three months for most passes, over that for shortlist. It’ll depend largely on volume of submissions, and it will be the best it can possibly be.
Please remember we love simsubs and will cheer you on if you need to withdraw for any reason. Withdraw your story by dropping an email to tenebrouspress.mag@gmail.com including the author name and story title as submitted.
Format: Any standard manuscript text format will suffice so long as your submission is readable. No preferences on things like font etc. For weird formatting or submissions that contain images such as comics or mixed media, please create a shareable PDF in a medium-to-low quality. Home address and legal name are not necessary and we’d prefer not to receive them. If you make mistakes with the form, have typos, misread instructions, or submit the wrong thing, it is not a big deal. Let us know if you need us to do anything about it, otherwise rest assured that we understand the level of stress, overwork, and exhaustion that comes with being a writer.
SUBMIT YOUR STORY HERE.
If you cannot access these forms for any reason, feel free to email us a submission at tenebrouspress.mag@gmail.com! Please try to include your byline, bio, title, word count, and for reprints, original publication venue. Make the subject line “SUBMISSION - TITLE”. However, if you can use the form, we’d be grateful. We understand and agree that this isn’t ideal but don’t have any plausible alternatives yet (see Q 1). However, we are constantly searching for other options.