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Egaeus Press Gothic Anthology

A project of Egaeus Press (see other related projects).

Do not submit here! This project is permanently closed to submissions (April 2024). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

It is our intention to follow Gothic fiction back, back to a time long before Stoker, before its absorption into the polite world of Victorian chit-chat and theatre society, back to a time when no respectable bibliophile would allow anything of the sort to throw shade upon their collections. This was a literature of madness and terminal melancholy, of alcoholism and laudanum addiction, and of an early grave. We aren't terribly interested in vampires at all. We're looking for more primal horrors. We're looking for cursed castles, hidden passages, veiled paintings and messages from beyond the threshold of death. We want pits, pendulums, despots and instruments of torture. Give us murders most gruesome, lunacy and diseases of the most miserable kinds. Let's show those respectable Victorian appropriators, not to mention many of our modern readers, just what Gothic fiction once was, and can be again. Though we are not necessarily looking for 'period' pieces, we are looking for work that exists within, if you will, a hermetically sealed Gothic environment, more or less shorn of the stuff of our modern world, as such, veering perhaps into the fantastical. But please, surprise us!I

Country of Publication & Year Established

United Kingdom Established in 2023

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print PublicationOne-time publication.

Fiction Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
Fantasy FantasySubgenres: Dark Fantasy, Gothic.
Horror HorrorOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Dark Fantasy, Gothic.
Lengths:
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette Novelette7,500 - 12,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Dark, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.


Poetry Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
Fantasy FantasySubgenres: Dark Fantasy, Gothic.
Horror HorrorOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Dark Fantasy, Gothic.
Lengths:
Poem PoemNo line limits known.
Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Dark, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Unknown.
Media: Text.


Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

Egaeus Press Gothic Anthology Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.
AccuracyWe have received 15 reports from 15 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported1 min | 7.7 mean avg | 3.0 median | 59 max days (14.8 std dev)
Responses93.34 %
Acceptances6.67 % of submissions accepted (9.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 6.67 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections86.67 % (8.2 avg. days per rejection) | 84.6 % personal, 15.4 % form, 0.0 % unspecified | 13.3 % shortlisted
Non-Responses6.67 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded-
Withdrawals6.67 % (1.0 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending2 responses are pending (21 min | 67.0 mean avg | 67.0 median | 113 max days waiting | 65.1 std dev) from 2 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 09 May 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 30 Apr 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 30 Apr 2024
Date Added: 24 Apr 2024

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