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October 13, 2021
DAY 1 OF ANNOUNCEMENT BLOCK—SECTION 1, EUROPE! Table of Contents listing for: Professor Charlatan Bardot’s Travel Anthology to the Most (Fictional) Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World
Over the next week, I'll be posting all contributors here, by geographic section, to reveal the T.O.C. for the latest anthology book I created, to be published by Dark Moon Books next month, November 2, 2021.
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Announcing contents for Section #1: EUROPE!
EUROPE
FEATURE ENTRIES FOR HAUNTED LOCALES IN EUROPE:
“Oh Man’s Land” by Natalia Theodoridou (Greece: Haunted Military Outpost)
“Fish Tale” by Eugenia Triantafyllou (Sweden: Haunted Indoor Fish Market)
“Still Hungry” by Ramsey Campbell (England: Haunted Department Store)
“In Our Season” by Tamara Jerée (Iceland: Haunted Military Base Civilian Living Condos)
“Que Vagi Bé” by S. Qiouyi Lu (Spain: Haunted Restaurant)
TINY TALES FOR HAUNTED LOCALES IN EUROPE:
“English Martyrs Underground Station” by Laura Mauro (England: Haunted Underground Station)
“Ghost Stop” by Ekaterina Sedia (Russia: Haunted Bus Stop)
“The Northern Lights Experience” by Johann Thorsson (Iceland: Haunted Roadside Viewing Area)
“The House of Strawberries” by Alessandro Manzetti (Italy: Haunted Manor)
“The Caretaker’s Hut” by Kevin J. Kennedy (Scotland: Haunted Caretaker’s Hut)
“End of the Road” by Ray Cluley (Wales: Haunted Carpark)
“Soaking in Roman Rejuvenation” by Setsu Uzumé (Serbia: Haunted Hot Spring)
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Read More on the most comprehensive travel anthology to (fictional) haunted buildings around the world ever compiled!: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/travel_anthology.html
Or buy on Amazon (or any other online retailer): https://www.amazon.com/Professor-Charlatan-Anthology-Fictional-Buildings/dp/194949148X/
October 12, 2021
Listen to me discuss 1987’s movie THE LOST BOYS on The Untitled GenX Podcast
Okay, cool Project announcement of the day!
Come listen to me speak for nearly 2 hours with The Untitled GenX Podcast on EVERYTHING about 1987’s movie THE LOST BOYS!! Thanks so much to podcaster Lori G. for the opportunity to unload a TON of trivia and “what if” scenarios.
Podcast episode available here: https://linktr.ee/UntitledGenXPodcast
September 27, 2021
September, 2021 Dark Fiction Short Story Markets
New or Reopening Market Listings/ Notes
At Minimum Pro-Paying (5 cents+ per word)
Midnight In the Stagecoach (anthology, Silver Shamrock Publishing)
https://www.silvershamrockpublishing.com/midnightinthestagecoachanthology
Payment: 6 cents a word
Story Length: 2,500–6,000 words
Deadline: April 30, 2022
Reprints?: No
Response: unknown
Description: Original splatterpunk western short stories set in the late 1800s Old West. Any horror trope is fair game.
https://www.jackcalverley.com/cozy-crime-mystery-anthology-submission.html
Payment: 10 cents a word
Story Length: 2,000–5,000 words (soft range)
Deadline: October 31, 2021
Reprints?: No
Response: By December 31, 2021
Description: All-new crime and mystery stories: Fictional tales of bad neighbors and what becomes of them. The focus is more on “cozy” mysteries, but open to all dark fiction/ horror/ mystery sub-genres.
DreamForge Magazine
https://dreamforgemagazine.com/call-for-submissions/
Payment: 6 cents a word (slightly less for reprints or online-only option)
Story Length: up to 4,500 words
Deadline: Open between November 15–November 30, 2021
Reprints?: Yes (less pay, 3 cents a word)
Response: 6–9 weeks
Description: Positive (and “clean”) science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction. Hope and advancement.
Solarpunk Magazine
https://solarpunkmagazine.com/submissions/
Payment: 8 cents a word
Story Length: 500–7,500 words
Deadline: Open between November 1–November 14, 2021
Reprints?: No
Response: unknown
Description: Stories that strive for a utopian ideal, that are set in futures where communities are optimistically struggling to solve or adapt to climate change, to create or maintain a world in which humanity, technology, and nature coexist in harmoney rather than in conflict, etc.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/55341297
NOTE: These are successfully-funded Kickstarter campaigns open for public submissions.
All 3 anthologies:
Payment: 8 cents a word
Story Length: to 7,500 words
Deadline: December 31, 2021
Reprints?: No
Response: March 31, 2022
Tone for all: Range of tones, from humorous all the way up to dark; Not looking for torture porn, nor gratuitous violence of any kind.
1. Noir
Description: science fiction, fantasy, or urban fantasy stories with a detective/private investigator set-up and a noir atmosphere.
2. Shattering the Glass Slipper
Description: stories of known fairy tales that have been upended, gender-bent, or twisted around in some way.
3. Brave New Worlds
Description: science fiction stories set along the pathway of us leaving Earth for the stars.
***Non-PRO-Paying Market, but Eric J. Guignard’s “Pick of the Month”
https://www.weirdpunkbooks.com/submissions
Payment: 2 cents a word
Story Length: 2,500–5,000 words
Deadline: Open between November 1–November 30, 2021
Reprints?: No
Response: unknown
Description: Stories about the complex relationships between artists and models. Weird, horror, dysfunctional, anything.
https://sciencefictionery.com/submissions
Payment: 3 pence a word (converts to about 4 cents/ word)
Story Length: 300–5,000 words
Deadline: ongoing
Reprints?: No
Response: unknown
Description: Stories from every Science Fiction subgenre. Also interested in non-fiction and poetry.
September 8, 2021
Release Day for: EXPLORING DARK SHORT FICTION #6: A PRIMER TO RAMSEY CAMPBELL
Here! Now! The glory, the magnificence!
EXPLORING DARK SHORT FICTION #6: A PRIMER TO RAMSEY CAMPBELL
Hailed by The Oxford Companion to English Literature as “Britain's most respected living horror writer,” Ramsey Campbell has authored an astounding body of work for over half a century that embodies the weird, the supernatural, and the subtle, much of which is widely considered classics of dark fiction today. He has been given more awards than any other writer in the field, including being made an Honorary Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University for outstanding services to literature.
Dark Moon Books and editor Eric J. Guignard bring you this introduction to his work, the sixth in a series of primers exploring modern masters of literary dark short fiction. Herein is a chance to discover—or learn more of—the remarkable voice of Ramsey Campbell, as beautifully illustrated by artist Michelle Prebich.
Included within these pages are:
• Six short stories, one written exclusively for this book
• Author interview
• Biography and bibliography
• Academic commentary by Michael Arnzen, PhD (former humanities chair and professor of the year, Seton Hill University)
• … and more!
Enter this doorway to the vast and fantastic: Get to know Ramsey Campbell.
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Title: Exploring Dark Short Fiction#6: A Primer to Ramsey Campbell
By: Edited by Eric J. Guignard (including Short Fiction authored by Ramsey Campbell, academic commentary by Michael Arnzen, PhD, and illustrations by Michelle Prebich
Publisher: Dark Moon Books (Los Angeles, CA)
Format: Available in HARDBACK, TRADE PAPERBACK and EBOOK
978-1-949491-16-6
Paperback 13-digit ISBN: 978-1-949491-13-5
e-book 13-digit ISBN: 978-1-949491-31-9
Number of pages: 196
Date of publication: September 7, 2021
Praise for the Exploring Dark Short Books series:
“A fascinating study for fans seeking new reads and for librarians developing wide-ranging collections.” —Library Journal
“Refreshing and much-needed... Addresses significant themes and figures within the horror field.” —Locus Magazine
"An insightful look at the working methods and underlying concerns of some of the foremost exponents of the short story form, appealing to both intellect and the emotions.” —Black Static Magazine
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Immense thanks and gratitude (as always) to Michael Arnzen for his insightful commentary throughout the book; and Michelle Prebich for her gorgeous interior artwork; and, naturally, thanks especially to Ramsey Campbell for inspiring and consenting to this project!
Publisher’s Page: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/Primer_6.html
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Dark-Short-Fiction-Campbell/dp/1949491161/
Also available on all other online distribution sites, including B&N , IndieBound (and bookshop.org) , Kobo , etc.
September 2, 2021
New title available to reviewers on NetGalley: Exploring Dark Short Fiction #6: A Primer to Ramsey Campbell
Reviewers or NetGalley subscribers:
New release, is available for free this month for ebook reviewers!!
Dark Moon Books and editor Eric J. Guignard bring you this introduction to his work, the sixth in a series of primers exploring modern masters of literary dark short fiction. Herein is a chance to discover—or learn more of—the remarkable voice of Ramsey Campbell, as beautifully illustrated by artist Michelle Prebich.
Included within these pages are:
• Six short stories, one written exclusively for this book
• Author interview
• Biography and bibliography
• Academic commentary by Michael Arnzen, PhD (former humanities chair and professor of the year, Seton Hill University)
• … and more!
Enter this doorway to the vast and fantastic: Get to know Ramsey Campbell.
Hardback 13-digit ISBN: 978-1-949491-16-6
Paperback 13-digit ISBN: 978-1-949491-13-5
e-book 13-digit ISBN: 978-1-949491-31-9
Date of publication: September 7, 2021
Publisher: Dark Moon Books
https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/234465
August 30, 2021
August, 2021 Dark Fiction Short Story Markets
HWA L.A.: August, 2021
New or Reopening Market Listings/ Notes
At Minimum Pro-Paying (5 cents+ per word)
Mirror, Mirror: Modern Myths (anthology, edited by Kevin J. Anderson)
https://wordfirewestern.moksha.io/publication/2/3/submit
Payment: 6 cents a word
Story Length: up to 5,000 words
Deadline: October 15, 2021
Reprints?: No
Response: Unknown
Description: When you’re alone with your reflection, are you prepared for what you see? A prince in disguise? A monster revealed? An alien race? Mirrors can be truth-tellers, wish-granters, face-concealers, illusion-makers, even monster-summoners. Maybe the mirror shows an evil twin, or an echo of the life that should have been. Or a portal to another world. What happens when it shatters? Short stories (prose poems will also be considered), to include a mix of fantasy, science fiction, horror, magical, history, and romance elements. Classic or genre-bending, grim or whimsical, as long as it is new and fresh. Must be appropriate for a “PG-13” audience.
Dark Recesses Magazine
http://darkrecessespress.com/submissions/
Payment: 5 cents a word
Story Length: 500–5,000 words
Deadline: Revolving submission periods. Current widow is Sept. 1–Nov. 30
Reprints?: No
Response: Up to 12 weeks
Description: Non-themed horror/dark fiction pieces
The Strand Magazine
https://strandmag.com/guidelines/
Payment: 6 cents a word for first 2,000 words, then diminishing scale thereafter
Story Length: 2,000–6,000 words
Deadline: Intermittent. Currently open, but unknown when it will close.
Reprints?: No
Response: Unknown.
Description: Short stories: Mysteries, detective stories, tales of terror and the supernatural, etc. Stories can be set in any time or place, provided they are well written, the plots interesting and well thought.
Pulp Literature
https://pulpliterature.com/submissions/submission-guidelines/
Payment: 5 cents a word for first 7,000 words, then diminishing scale thereafter
Story Length: up to 20,000 words (preference to 5,000 and less)
Deadline: Intermittent. Currently open, but unknown when it will close.
Reprints?: No
Response: 3 months.
Description: Any genre or between-genre work of literature. Anything entertaining and well written. We want our magazine to include a balance of all genres, including fantasy, romance, mystery, literary, etc.
http://dailysciencefiction.com/submit
Payment: 8 cents a word
Story Length: to 1,500 words (prefer less than 1,000)
Deadline: Continually open (EXCEPT during December 24, 2020–January 2, 2021)
Reprints?: No
Response Time: 1 month
Description: Speculative fiction, such as science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, etc. Daily publications.
https://www.foundershousepublishing.com/2021/07/silence-in-city-open-call-for.html
Payment: 6 cents a word
Story Length: 2,500–6,000 words
Deadline: September 15, 2021
Reprints?: No
Response: unknown
Description: Silence in the City is an anthology of speculative tales asking what happens when a city—and all of modern civilization—is plunged into darkness.
***Non-PRO-Paying Market, but Eric J. Guignard’s “Pick of the Month”
http://scarydairypress.com/
Payment: 3 cents a word
Story Length: 2,000–5,000 words
Deadline: December 1, 2021
Reprints?: No
Response: unknown
Description: Stories that combine a rock song theme and creepy horror into a tale that rocks readers to their bones! …Anthology draws inspiration from the terrifying tunes of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.
http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/Submissions.html
Payment: 2 cents a word
Story Length: 1,500–5,000 words
Deadline: September 5, 2021
Reprints?: No
Response: by October 5
Description: Non-themed horror short stories, with a preference toward tones such as: Imaginative and/or harrowing adventure; beauty of darkness; “quiet” horror; exploration through fears or discovery; original monsters and/or strange lands; life events turned slightly askew, etc.
https://www.bardsandsages.com/contact_us/fiction_submission_guidelines
Payment: $30 flat
Story Length: up to 5,000 words
Deadline: Intermittent. Currently open, but unknown when it will close.
Reprints?: Yes
Response: 3 months or less
Description: A quarterly journal of speculative fiction; interested in all speculative genres (horror, fantasy, science fiction, slipstream, steampunk, magical realism, etc.)
August 25, 2021
It’s +HORROR LIBRARY+ Appreciation Day VIII, Volume 7
It’s +HORROR LIBRARY+ appreciation Day VIII. The 7th volume in this anthology series is taking submissions NOW!!
Fans around the world have clamored for more, and Dark Moon Books is listening—The rebirth of HORROR LIBRARY is happening!
Volume 7 already has some stellar, unannounced names attached, but, as always, most stories are selected through a public open call.
At close of the eighth day (yesterday) since subs opened we’ve logged and acknowledged 446, an average of over 55 subs a day. The expectation is that by the end of open call, we’ll have received over 1,200!
But don’t let numbers deter you—write the best that you can, and send it in! Seeking non-themed horror (with a few hard rules, per guidelines) and a preference toward the quiet or weird horror rather than gore and violence.
Read more on Open Submissions for VOLUME 7, here! http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/Submissions.html
August 24, 2021
It’s +HORROR LIBRARY+ Appreciation Day VII, Volume 6
It’s +HORROR LIBRARY+ appreciation Day VII ! The 6th volume in this anthology series originally released in April, 2017 by Cutting Block Books.
Packed with great stories and authors such as Jeffrey Ford, Bentley Little, John M. Floyd, Carole Johnstone, David Tallerman, JG Faherty, Edward M. Erdelac, and many others.
This was also my first volume of HORROR LIBRARY as editor! In 2016 I read over 1,095 submissions and culled the list down to 27 selections. For the current volume 7 submissions (currently open), I’m on track to beat that number.
After going out of print, the book was redesigned and rereleased last month (July, 2021) worldwide through Dark Moon Books!
Read more on VOLUME 6, here! http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/Horror_Library_6.html
August 23, 2021
It’s +HORROR LIBRARY+ Appreciation Day VI, “The Best of Volumes 1–5“
It’s +HORROR LIBRARY+ appreciation Day VI ! “The Best of Volumes 1–5” in this anthology series originally released in May, 2015 by Cutting Block Press.
Then-editors of the HORROR LIBRARY selected 33 of what they considered the best representation of the volumes so far in the series (totaling nearly 150 original stories!)
After going out of print, the book was redesigned and rereleased last month (July, 2021) worldwide through Dark Moon Books!
Read more on "The Best of Volumes 1–5" here! http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/Horror_Library_best.html
August 22, 2021
It’s +HORROR LIBRARY+ Appreciation Day V, Volume 5
It’s +HORROR LIBRARY+ appreciation Day V ! The fifth volume in this anthology series originally released in October, 2013 by Cutting Block Press.
With a good amount of returning authors and many new ones in this volume, building to an even higher level of storytelling and dark imagination, including mainstay Bentley Little, plus Jeff Strand, Ray Garton, Michael A. Arnzen, John F.D. Taff, Tracie McBride, Taylor Grant, Shane McKenzie, and others!
On a personal note, this volume also included my own story, which was one of my earliest acceptances as a writer, and had been selected out of 1,000+ submissions by the editors. I had just barely started sending work out for publication at this time, and knew hardly anyone, and decided to submit here, and was stunned at the acceptance. I still have my original email submitting on Sept. 3, 2011, and the acceptance coming on January 29, 2012. And now I’m carrying on the series for other authors!
After going out of print, the book was redesigned and rereleased last month (July, 2021) worldwide through Dark Moon Books!
Read more on VOLUME 5, here! http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/Horror_Library_5.html
