Remote / freelance writing
Call for submissions (short stories)
Pay: up to $40 per piece
Our client is looking for horror stories by women about girls coming of age for her upcoming anthology .
Unique stories with strong plot and interesting themes, please!
This is a (modestly) paying gig.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
5,000 – 15,000 words, soft limits but don’t go nuts.
Pay is through PayPal: $20 for 5,000-8,999 words, $30 for 9,000-12,999 words, $40 for 13,000-15,000 words.
Only women authors, kindly. This is an inclusive term.
Stories must feature a girl as the protagonist. This is an inclusive term.
This is a call for coming-of-age stories in the horror genre. The Book Genre Dictionary describes this as “the psychological and moral growth in protagonists from youth to adulthood.” Horror is open to interpretation.
No full-on sexual assault. Implied or threatened assault is acceptable, but no actual rape or detailed descriptions of molestation.
A lot of people will be writing about girls getting their periods. I’d steer clear if you want to stand out. Or write the best period story ever.
Have a unique, emotional horror that surprises. Include also weird horror. Not a big fan of the slasher or zombies, vampires, and werewolves, but give them a try if you feel so moved.
Include your bio in the email.
Include on the cover page the title, your name, and the word count.
Stories should be cleanly formatted in a standard font.
No reprints.
Submissions should be sent as a Word document.