Creature Publishing

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Based in Virginia with roots in New York, Creature Publishing specializes in feminist horror, dark speculative fiction, women-driven thrillers, spooky fantastical fiction, literary fiction, and the like.
Founded in 2019, Creature has served as a platform for stories which challenge the status quo, offering titles with a broad and inclusive, transgressive and intersectional, understanding of what horror is and who can make it. As Creature has grown and evolved, our initial interest in horror’s potential for social commentary and catharsis, as well as its potential to cross into other genres and subvert genre altogether, has led to our more formal adoption of writing within the realm of thrillers, sci-fi, and fantasy, particularly when fear or horrific elements continue to play a role, but always where the writing is innovative and powerful, the stories reflecting and widening our understanding of others and the world.
Our books have won or been finalists for the Bram Stoker Award, the Ladies of Horror Fiction Award, and the Foreword Indies.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2019

Publication Medium

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Creature accepts both agented and unsolicited submissions of feminist horror, dark speculative fiction, women-driven thrillers, spooky fantastical fiction, literary fiction, or genre-defying prose. We are looking for books that celebrate fluidity—the ability to cross boundaries and inhabit more than one category at once. Our definition of feminist horror is broad and inclusive, and we welcome writing that pushes boundaries.
We are interested in: unreliable narrators, unlikeable female characters, the monstrous, your nightmares, dystopias, psychological suspense, unraveling minds, unraveling social constructs, possession, intersectionality, metafiction, dark nights, and writing on sexuality/the body, gender, race, class, disability, technology, religion, and anything and everything that makes our spines tingle.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, Dystopian
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, Psychological

Lengths:

Novella: 20,000 - 40,000 words.
Novel: 40,000 - 90,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Religion/Spirituality: General, See guidelines.
Sexuality/Gender: See guidelines.
Society/Culture: General, Ethnicity/Race, Social issues, See guidelines.
Technology: General, See guidelines.

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Submissions:

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Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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We have received 3 reports from 3 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

75 min | 194.0 mean avg | 216.0 median | 291 max days (285.9 std dev)

Pending

2 responses are pending (97 min | 97.5 mean avg | 97.5 median | 98 max days waiting | 895.8 std dev) from 2 different members

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 24 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 10 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 10:07 UTC (less than a minute ago).
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Last Updated: 16 Aug 2026

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