Darkside Digital is now accepting submissions. Please review the guidelines for the fiction we are looking for below.GUIDELINESWHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOROriginal horror fiction only. From 2000-20,000 words. No simultaneous submissions; no reprinted material.WHAT YOU'LL GET25% royalties off the cover price paid quarterly via Paypal. If you're a professional author who makes his or her living off writing, then feel free to query (to sales (at) horror-mall.com) to negotiate a flat professional rate. We have limited slots reserved only for names that will bring in some traffic and buzz; other than that, please expect to be on a royalty basis.WHAT RIGHTS WE'LL TAKEExclusive rights for 2 years from publication (print, digital & audiobook). That's it. After 2 years, the author can choose to leave his or her ebook for sale and continue to earn royalties or choose to have it removed.WHAT WE'LL CHARGE (COVER PRICES FOR YOUR EBOOK)2,000-5,000 words—$1.955,001-7,500 words—$2.49 7,501-10,000 words—$2.95 10,001-15,000 words—$3.95 (Delirium Chapbook Consideration)15,001-20,000 words—$4.95 (Delirium Chapbook Consideration)WHEN CAN I EXPECT A DECISIONSix months or lessANY TIPS FOR ME?Just note that Darkside Digital holds its fiction to a higher standard than even printed books. So if you think just because it's an ebook that you can submit a mediocre story, then might as well not fill out the form below. You'll be wasting your time and ours.AGREEMENTUpon submitting my manuscript, I agree to the guidelines listed above and attest that I am the sole proprietor of the work submitted and that to the best of my knowledge this work does not contain any libelous matter and does not violate the civil rights of any person or persons, and does not infringe any existing copyright and has not heretofore been published in any manner.If accepted, I grant Horror Mall and Darkside Digital the rights to publish this work in a digital or audiobook format.
***Please be aware that IPs are logged on submission and any fraudulent submissions will be turned over to the proper authorities to investigate.***
What is the title to your submission?
Your exact byline you want to appear in your ebook.
The exact word count of your manuscript.
This is VERY important. Think of this as what sells your story to us AND readers. Please no spoilers. This is similar to the text on the back of a printed book, describing the story and will show up on the Darkside Digital/Horror Mall site as your book's description. Please do NOT send a detailed summary of what happens in the story from point A to B.This is important as it shows how well an author can help market his or her work!Submitting a weak synopsis / description could ultimately factor into your submission being rejected!
MS Word or RTF files only. Please make sure it's cleanly formatted.
This is for 'About The Author' section at the back of the book. 250 words or less.
You must have a valid Paypal account to receive royalties. Horror Mall will pay you quarterly via Paypal. U.S. authors will NOT be charged a Paypal fee for this transfer. Non-U.S. authors may incur a fee taken by Paypal.
