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Graveside Press: General Call for Submissions Paper Angel Press (Gold Star Program) Gold Star Free

Deadline: Tuesday, September 30, 2025 11:59 PM PDT (in 236 days).

We can't wait to read your terrifying tales!

GSP is interested in horror of all sub-genres, from psychological to hauntings to creature-features and beyond.

As mentioned below, if you're looking to submit a short story or something for our GRADEside line, please make sure you submit to the appropriate call.

What we accept

  • novellas (15,000 - 40,000 words)
  • novels (40,000+ words)
  • collections and anthologies
  • series
  • various heat levels welcome
  • #OwnVoices stories encouraged

    What we do NOT accept

    • stories shorter than 15,000 words should be submitted to the Tiny Terrors call
    • stories aimed at younger audiences (middlegrade and younger YA) should be submitted to the GRADEside call
    • extreme splatterpunk without plot
    • erotica

    Pay rate

    • Standalone works (novels, novellas, short stories "Tiny Terrors") - 50% royalties of net earnings paid quarterly
    • Anthology submissions - .02ยข per word to be paid 90 business days after publication

    Full submission guidelines can be found here.

    SUBMISSIONS CONTAINING GENERATIVE AI ARE NOT PERMITTED. Can you lie about it? Sure. But your potential contract with us also forbids it. So just don't do it. :)

    Category: Fiction
    File types: .doc, .docx
    Number of Full-length works: 1 full-length work
    The file should include: Please submit your full-length story, novella, or novel.
    Anonymous submissions are not required.
    Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
    Reprints are allowed. (Authors must have all publication rights for reprints.)
    Multiple entries are not allowed.
    AI-assisted works are not allowed.

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