sword & sorcery + splatter Anthology
Submission date opens: May 1st
Submission date closes: July 1st
Word Count: 4k - 9k
Payment: $25
Formatting: Times New Roman - 12pt font - Double Spaced - 3 Centered Asterisks (Dinkus) For All Section Breaks - Indents = 1 TAB
**If you have any questions or issues with formatting please message me at brian@slaughterhousepress.net**
Please include a synopsis with your manuscript in the body of the email.
What I’m looking for: I'm looking for sword & sorcery + splatter. I'm looking for dark, creepy, fun, action-oriented tales from 4k to 9k. Think Conan, King Kull, Bran Mak Morn, Deathstalker, Masters of the Universe, Conquest, etc. Think warlocks raising an army of corpses, of dark barbarians walking perilous quests, of battles in oceans of blood. Think of treasures guarded by demons and monsters. Give me the splatter and darkness. Get those brains in the world of steel and shadows and castles and worlds crushed in evil.
Email your submission: submissions@slaughterhousepress.net
**Important note: This will be a blind and unbiased acceptance process. A third party will be the only person who has access to the submission emails. If your submission meets all basic guidelines and formatting requirements, they will send me the story without an author name attached. We will be using a numbers system to keep track of authors and manuscripts. If I decide to accept the story into the anthology, only then will they provide me with the author’s name. If I don’t accept the story, I will never know who wrote it. This ensures that I won’t be choosing submitted stories based on friendships or favoritism. Instead, stories will make it into the anthology based on merit alone. Please do not message me asking if I’ve read your submission. I won’t know if I’ve read your submission unless it gets accepted.
If any requirements or guidelines are ignored, if your manuscript is sent to the incorrect email address, or if I get excessive messages asking if I’ve read your story - your submission will be automatically rejected without being read.
