Black Spot Books is an established author-centric, traditional small press publisher of bestselling and award-winning dark fantasy and horror. We are an imprint of Vesuvian Media Group.
With the exception of the opportunities below, Black Spot Books does not accept unagented submissions.
MOTHER KNOWS BEST: Tales of Homemade Horror is a women-in-horror anthology inspired by "bad mothers." We're looking for your best horror stories featuring mother-figures: mama trauma, smother-mother, etc.
MOTHER KNOWS BEST is a women-in-horror anthology. All writers who identify as women (cis, trans, and non-binary femmes) are welcome to submit. International submissions always welcomed! Submissions that are not from women authors will be automatically rejected.
Featured Contributors include:
- Gwendolyn Kiste
- Kristi DeMeester
- Kelsea Yu
- Zin E. Rocklyn
- Rachel Harrison
With an introduction by: Sadie Hartmann
Edited by: Lindy Ryan
GUIDELINES:
Payment: 6 cents a word (USD)
Length: 1000 to 5000 words
Submission Period: January 2023 to March 31, 2023. All submissions will be read after close. Due to the volume of submissions, we may not be able to offer comments on every rejection, and appreciate your understanding.
Expected Release Date: May 2024 (traditional trade)
No reprints, multiple subs, or simultaneous subs.
ABSOLUTELY NO AI. These will be automatically rejected.
Use classic Shunn formatting.
MOTHER KNOWS BEST: Tales of Homemade Horror is a women-in-horror anthology inspired by "bad mothers." We're looking for your best horror poems featuring mother-figures: mama trauma, smother-mother, etc. (This call is specifically for poems in the collection. If you wish to submit a story, please see the general call for stories. Writers who submit stories are also welcome to submit a poem!)
MOTHER KNOWS BEST is a women-in-horror anthology. All writers who identify as women (cis, trans, and non-binary femmes) are welcome to submit. International submissions always welcomed! Submissions that are not from women authors will be automatically rejected.
Featured Contributors include:
- Gwendolyn Kiste
- Kristi DeMeester
- Kelsea Yu
- Zin E. Rocklyn
- Rachel Harrison
With an introduction by: Sadie Hartmann
Edited by: Lindy Ryan
GUIDELINES:
Payment: $5/flat
Length: Up to 50 lines
Submission Period: March 17 2023 to March 31, 2023. All submissions will be read after close. Due to the volume of submissions, we may not be able to offer comments on every rejection, and appreciate your understanding.
Expected Release Date: May 2024 (traditional trade)
No reprints, multiple subs, or simultaneous subs. Writers who submit a story CAN also submit a poem!
ABSOLUTELY NO AI. These will be automatically rejected.
Use classic Shunn formatting.