Submission Guidelines
BLACK HARE PRESS is—and has always been—an inclusive publisher. LGBTQ+ characters always welcome.
All our calls are for horror or dark speculative fiction.
But sometimes we like to throw in some poetry ;-)
Our reading is all blind. Please don’t include your personal information in the body of your manuscript, or in the document name. Thank you!
All submissions should be made by email to the email address on the call.
Please remember to attach your manuscript to your email. Make sure your manuscript document name has the anthology name and the title of your story. Do not send links to download your document—we do not follow links—make sure your document is attached.
Address your email “G’day, awesome Black Hare Press Team” Cos we iz oresum.
In your email body, please include your pen name, author name (if different), story title, word count, and a bio (check individual call for bio length/link requirements). Please note we will need to remove links to retailers (i.e. Amazon, etc. in order to be able to publish across multiple distributors).
Submission Guidelines
Whilst we are open to all genres and styles of writing, ultimately we reserve the right to reject topics that are not suitable for our publications. Please read the individual submission call information for guidance.
Word count requirements, deadline dates and author compensation are detailed against each submission call. Hyphenated words will be counted as one word. Paragraph breaks are not included in word counts.
All submissions must be in English.
Our stance on;
Bestiality – Unless your character is in the fantasy world (i.e. werewolf) this is a hard no.
Erotica – Don’t go overboard, but if your story requires sex scenes, go for it.
Graphic non-con sex is never OK. If your story needs it, glimpse but don’t dazzle.
Formatting
No Tabs!
All manuscripts must be in .doc/.docx format.
In the header section of your manuscript please include your story title and the manuscript word count (excluding header section information).
Font : Times New Roman 12 point
Spacing : Double line spaced. Indent new paragraphs. Single space between sentences.
Scene breaks : ***
Spelling : British English or American English
Manuscript
All submissions are read blind. Do not include personal information IN your manuscript (no name, no pen name, no email, no address).
Do not include personal information in your document name.
Your document name must be [CALL] – [THEME (where there is one noted)] – [TITLE]. doc/x (no brackets).
Your document must be attached – no links, please. We won’t follow them.
Bios
Novellas: No limit
Short stories: Maximum of 100 words plus 2 non-retailer links
Rest: Maximum of 50 words plus 1 non-retailer links
Rights
Paid Anthologies
We ask for Exclusive First Worldwide Publication and Electronic Rights for twelve months, and non-exclusive rights thereafter.
Unpaid Anthologies
We ask for Exclusive First Worldwide Publication and Electronic Rights for three months, and non-exclusive rights thereafter.
Payments
Without exception, all payments will be made in USD via PayPal.