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Graveside Press is a new imprint focused on horror, managed by members of the publishing teams that brings you Paper Angel Press, Water Dragon Publishing, Unruly Voices, and Cupid’s Arrow Publishing.

We plan to bring you sleep-shattering tales of horror beginning October 2024.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

When submitting, we would greatly appreciate if you can follow the formatting guidelines below:

  • file type: *.doc or *.docx
  • Spelling: US and UK/AU-spelling and colloquialisms accepted
  • Punctuation: US (modern, e.g. single space after periods)
  • Font: Any legible serif, e.g., Times New Roman, Garamond
  • Include author information at the top of page 1 (see sample below)
  • Use formatted indents and not tabs to begin each paragraph
  • Use hard returns to start new paragraphs
  • Use page breaks to begin chapters on a new page


If you would like an example of what a properly formatted manuscript looks like or need help with any of the above, check here.

When in doubt, just remember we want your MS as clean and readable as possible!

More information can be found here on our website.

Quick Links to Open Calls:

Cosmic Horror Anthology Free

Open
Closes on Thursday, October 31, 2024 11:59 PM PDT (in 25 days).

Calling all cosmic horror authors!

What is cosmic horror?

"Cosmic horror, also known as Lovecraftian horror, is a subgenre of horror that emphasizes the terror of the unknowable and incomprehensible. It favors these psychological horrors more than gore or other elements of shock and awe. ... The core of all cosmic horror is the protagonist being absolutely terrified of the unknown or the future and what's going to happen to them. ... There should also be a contemplation of the human experience and the humanness of the struggle. They usually don't have a lot of blood and gore, and instead thrive on the ideas that are scary." —nofilmschool.com

Your story:

  • should be approximately 2,000 – 6,000 words in length.
  • should not contain erotica
  • can be part of an ongoing series you might be writing.

We aim to have our final selections chosen no more than 30 days after the closing date of submissions.

Compensation: .02c/word

Estimated publication date for this anthology is June 2025.

Submit

Illustrated Poetry Anthology Free

Open
Closes on Saturday, May 31, 2025 11:59 PM PDT (in 237 days).

Calling all poetry authors AND artists!

We're stepping outside of the box here and trying something new. We're calling on poets and artists this time to help us craft an illustrated poetry anthology. Give us your limericks, sonnets, haiku, ballads, and free-verse! Have visual poetry? EVEN BETTER. We want grim, gothic, morbidly funny, terrifying works.

Your poetry submission:

  • should be 150 lines (not words) max
  • horror centric
  • any form of poetry is allowed
  • multiple submissions allowed

Your art submission:

  • color or black/white (a color edition is tentatively planned)
  • various sizes/dimensions considered
  • submit as jpg, tiff, png, or pdf
  • multiple submissions allowed
  • NO GENERATIVE AI ART OF ANY KIND.


Est. publication date: July 2025
Compensation (written work): .02c/word
Compensation (artwork): $75


Poetry+art submissions from the same submitter are allowed. If the pieces are related, please upload them in the same submission.

Because of the rarity of horror poets, submissions will remain open until we feel we've received a good pool to select from.

Submit

General Call for Submissions

Temp Closed
Opens on Saturday, February 1, 2025 12:00 AM PST (in 118 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.

What we accept

  • short stories (3,000 - 15,000 words)
  • novellas (15,000 - 40,000 words)
  • novels (40,000+ words)
  • collections and anthologies
  • series
  • adult, young adult, and middlegrade
  • various heat levels welcome
  • #OwnVoices stories encouraged


    What we do NOT accept

    • extreme splatterpunk without plot
    • erotica

    Full submission guidelines can be found here.

    Not Open

    Monster Anthology

    Temp Closed
    Opens on Friday, November 1, 2024 12:00 AM PDT (in 25 days).

    You asked for it, and we're doing it...

    Graveside Press's next themed anthology will be MONSTERS.


    What are we looking for?
    Monsters! Specifically...people who love monsters.

    Like...a lot.

    Give us your spicy monster stories, but keep in mind this is still horror; we aren't looking for sweet urban fantasy tales. Your submission should still have a heavy horror factor.

    Requirements:

    • wordcount: approximately 2,000 - 6,000 words.
    • contain some kind of monster, creature, or cryptid from folklore, mythology, or your imagination.
    • contain some level of spice (all heat ranges accepted).
    • any character involved in adult activities must be 18+.
    • NO: non-con, r*pe, or other s*xual assault.

    Estimated publication date for this anthology is February 13th, 2026. A little ways out, but it's Friday the 13th and the day before Valentine's Day. We can't pass that up!

    Not Open