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Scrybe Press is now accepting submissions of short fiction in the horror, fantasy or science fiction genres. We are looking for work between 4500 and 50,000 words at this time but we will consider submissions of stories outside those guidelines if appropriate.
At the current time, we are accepting submissions from authors with at least 1 published sale or membership in either the HWA or SFWA. Unpublished authors who wish to submit work for consideration must obtain permission first (please email editor@scrybepress.com)
If you wish to submit a story for consideration, please email editor@scrybepress.com with your name, story title, genre (roughly), word count, and very brief synopsis, with the subject 'Intent to Submit:' and the story title. Then, email the submission as a seperate email with the subject 'Submission:' and the story title with the document attached. Our preferred format is .doc or .rtf. Other formats are acceptable but please ask first. We ask for the double email to help insure that we are receiving all submissions properly and that we have the necessary information. You do not need to await a response between the preliminary email ('Intent to Submit') and the followup ('Submission')
Alternatively, you can mail your submission in standard manuscript format to
Scrybe Press
Attn: Editor
15 Cook St
Massena, NY 13662
What we are looking for: Strong, character driven fiction. We like supernatural horror (no serial killers or 'real-life' horror), fantasy, and most any kind of science fiction... We have a strong web presence and we print many medium length works in a small mass-market format (70-150 pages) or chapbook. Our intent is to revive interest in shorter fiction, to give authors a venue to publish shorter fiction outside the young adult or magazine market and to work with strong short fiction authors to develop a style and a body of known work outside of the large novel format. Our intent is to ISBN and publish all accepted works in the author's name. We are not a magazine or anthology publisher. Stories shorter than 96 pages may be printed as a chapbook or other similar format. All stories will be published electronically as well as in print. We are buying First Worldwide Electronic Rights and First Worldwide paperback print rights (English only) for a period of 5 years exclusive. We have a well-known e-book distributor and we have print distribution channels as well. We are paying a nominal 'contract' fee of at least $25 (more depending on length of the work) plus 10% royalties on both print and electronic sales. Note that the contract fee is not an advance against royalties.. Royalty payments begin with the first sale in either medium. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email us at any time.
We look forward to working with you!
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