SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES FOR TALES OF THE OCCULT
After the success of Tales of the Gothic, Tales of Folk Horror, and Tales of Cosmic Horror we are now looking for your submissions to be part of an exciting new anthology! Tales of the Occult is the fourth in a series of anthologies curated by writer Christopher Stagg and published by Red Cape Publishing. 10 stories of original British occult horror fiction between 4000 and 8000 words will be selected for this, the 4th volume in the 5 volume series.
The story must be your own work, to which you hold the rights. The story must not be available elsewhere and, if accepted, we will hold the rights to it for three months from the date of publication. After that time, you may use the story however you wish. Submissions are open to residents of the British Isles only, or those overseas who can demonstrate a strong link to the British Isles.
Here is a word from Chris, on what he’s looking for:
“Hi everyone, thank you for the huge interest and support for the first three entries in my ‘Tales of…’ series with Red Cape Publishing. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading all of your submissions so far, the quality of writing has been outstanding and it’s proving to be a real pleasure curating this series. As we are now over the half way point in this series of books, I think it’s time to select one of my personal favourite genres for book number four. It gives me great pleasure to announce that the next title in the series is ‘Tales of the Occult.’ I’m going to be quite liberal with the requirements for this one, as the occult is such a huge umbrella term for lots of different avenues in fiction. So I want to see your stories of witches and covens, secret societies, satanic rites, ceremonial magick and religious horror. Feel free to push the boundaries of what occultism could be here, or stick to the tried and tested formulas. I want to read it all! If in doubt send it in, alternatively if you have any questions, you can email me through Red Cape’s submissions email. Happy writing and thank you as always for your support – Chris.”
Payment for the story will be £20, to be paid via PayPal, as well as a contributor’s e-book of the finished book.
Submissions open June 12th and will close at midnight on July 24th.
Please send submissions in a Word document (ideally Times New Roman 12pt, single spaced) to submissions-redcapepublishing@outlook.com with Tales of the Occult in the subject line. Please ensure you have included your name on the Word document. Please also include a short bio in the body of the submission email. If you have any queries, feel free to get in touch using the Contact page. We aim to respond to all submissions by the end of August, but feel free to get in touch if you haven’t heard back after this time. Good luck!
**Please note that submissions received outside of the submissions dates, documents with no author name or title, and stories more than 10% outside of the word count will be discarded without being read**
Red Cape Publishing 