Editor Interview: DILIM Anthology Series

Pinoy speculative fiction

Strange Pilgrims
Consequence Forum
other Filipino publishers

Eliza Victoria, Yvette Tan, Isabel Yap, Vida Cruz-Borja, Dean Alfar

We would like to focus on building connections between newer and emerging authors and poets and more established voices in our field, as well as all the supporting systems required to help bring projects to life: artists, illustrators, editors, copyeditors and proofreaders, marketing, technology, and printing partners.

Please read the guidelines and submit to the best of your ability. We prefer punch, short, edited work.
"The most personal is the most creative." - Bong Joon Ho, attributed to Martin Scorsese

For anthologies, we're looking for your best work that most deeply resonates with you, and that fits the theme of the piece. Dark fiction explores interiority and unsettling situations and doesn't need to be (and we don't prefer) gory or violent. A bio that references your social media and website or any other publication credits is helpful, but not required. We seek creators who are articulating and giving voice to the global Pinoy experience as well as those who speak with authenticity, clarity, and lived experience to help us understand more of ourselves. Finally, if your work is inspired by dreams, please let us know. Many stunning ideas have come to contributors in the form of dreams.
There's no need to italicize Tagalog or other languagues.

Not formatting (please use our template if possible), no name or bio, emailing direct instead of using submissions form, not self-editing the work.

We appreciate a cover letter and publication credits if you have them, to help contextualize the work.

We read every piece to the end.

We like to have at least 2-3 reader opinions and discussions prior to offering.

We do copy editing and proofreading and suggest stylistic and editorial decisions to fit the end cohesive whole.

This is a labor of love and currently self-funded by the editorial team and family investors.