Calling all cosmic horror authors!
| Open for Submissions: | October 1, 2024 through October 31, 2024 |
| Expected Publication: | June 2025 |
What is cosmic horror?
“Cosmic horror, also known as Lovecraftian horror, is a subgenre of horror that emphasizes the terror of the unknowable and incomprehensible. It favors these psychological horrors more than gore or other elements of shock and awe. … The core of all cosmic horror is the protagonist being absolutely terrified of the unknown or the future and what’s going to happen to them. … There should also be a contemplation of the human experience and the humanness of the struggle. They usually don’t have a lot of blood and gore, and instead thrive on the ideas that are scary.”
– nofilmschool.com
Submissions Requirements
Your story:
- should be approximately 2,000 – 6,000 words in length.
- should not contain erotica
- can be part of an ongoing series you might be writing
For more information about this Call for Submission and to submit your story, please see Call for Submissions: Cosmic Horror Anthology.
Sounds like a great anthology. Quick question: how do you submit to the Cosmic Horror Anthology? I haven’t seen an email address or a Google-like submission page anywhere. Thank you for your response in advance!
Please use the link above under “Submissions Requirements”.
Just submitted a story that I think would be a great fit. Any idea on when I can expect to hear back about acceptance or rejection? Thanks!
Hi Joe! We strive to get submissions responded to within 30 days of the close of submissions for anthology calls. So in this case, subs close on 10/31, so we should have all replies out by the end of November.