GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR NAMELESS DIGEST and CYCATRIX PRESS (Anthologies, Collections, Novels):
PLEASE READ ALL GUIDELINES; policies are subject to revision without notice. While we accept submissions year-round, we reserve the right to periodically suspend submissions for short intervals to catch up with backlogs.
++FICTION/POETRY:
*PROPERLY FORMATTED ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS ARE MANDATORY; NO SN
AIL MAIL.
*FICTION: Hook us in the first paragraph! Looking for well-written, powerful, original ideas and new twists on old horror conventions. Stories from 1500 to 9500 words, firm (query for longer). Must be in the Horror/Dark Fantasy/Dark Sci-Fi/Magic Realism veins (straight Science Fiction, Weird, Weird Erotica, Thriller and Mythos are also acceptable). NO: Fan Fiction, Romance or Sword & Sorcery. Challenge us with interesting, intelligent and mature content.
*POETRY: We are interested in quality Dark Poetry (no Epics, please). Pays $.30 per line (if printed in the PRINT digest). Challenge us with interesting, intelligent and mature content.
++NONFICTION/REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS:
Improperly formatted manuscripts will be immediately rejected. Electronic submissions are mandatory.
*Looking for relevant nonfiction articles and reviews by new & established writers on a variety of topics, from politics, science, criticism, and personality profiles, to personal essays/memoirs and grand overviews. Query first, please. If permission is granted to send in an article or review, include REVIEW SUBMISSION or ARTICLE SUBMISSION in the Subject; expect to be edited. Except for reviews (which are compensated for in exposure on the website and/or one (1) copy of the E-Edition digest), Payment (SEE BELOW) and submission guidelines are the same as FICTION, except as noted for Interviews and Reviews. Profanity that fits the context is OK.
*Also seeking Interviews with established & newer personalities in the Horror/Dark Fantasy/S-F and related fields (writers, filmmakers, artists, actors, musicians and so on). Payment for interviews is in one (1) E-Edition copy only. Query first. If permission is granted to send in an interview, include INTERVIEW SUBMISSION in the Subject; expect to be edited. Print Rights revert to Author upon physical print publication, though we may reserve the right to use the interview or nonfiction piece in a "Best Of" collection at a later date; Electronic Rights are reserved for a longer term.
++ARTWORK/MULTIMEDIA:
*Looking for original art (drawings, paintings, photos, collages, digital art are all OK) with a Science Fiction and/or Dark Fantasy edge, B&W or Color: PLEASE, NO CLICHE HORROR ELEMENTS. Sexy images/nudity are acceptable if done tastefully. Expect to be edited/altered. SEE BELOW for Payment. ALL WORK should be interesting, non-obscene content: no excessive gore, no po*******hy (though mild nudity is OK), no racial/sexual/sexual orientation/religious/regional bigotry/animal cruelty/child abuse/rape or hatred. Challenge us with interesting, intelligent and mature content. Final format for artwork publication: 300 DPI minimum, TIFF or PNG format. B&W illustrations should be formatted for Grayscale. Include ART SUBMISSION in the Subject line and please include your address/e-mail in the body of your cover letter. Challenge us with interesting, intelligent and mature content.
++PAYMENT:
*FICTION and NONFICTION: Five cents ($.05) a word (except Interviews/Reviews and Poetry -- SEE ABOVE) and one (1) E-Edition copy of the digest. Payment within 60 days of physical publication. Print Rights revert to Author upon physical print publication, though we may reserve the right to use the story or nonfiction piece in a "Best Of" collection at a later date; Electronic Rights are reserved for a longer term. No simultaneous submissions (to other publications). No multiple submissions (please wait to send another story until your current one has received a response). We prefer to pay via PayPal. We ONLY PAY for items that are in the printed digest (unless noted otherwise), but are pleased to keep items excerpted for the website indefinitely.
+Written SUBMISSION UPDATE -- Due to the high volume of good submissions, we now have an alternative to rejecting a story, as follows: Effective immediately, if the story is CONDITIONALLY ACCEPTED, we will offer to use the complete piece in the fiction (or nonfiction) section of the NAMELESS website at a reduced rate of $.02/word (to be displayed indefinitely, and payable within three weeks of online publication; we ask for exclusive online/print Rights for four months if you agree); we also reserve the right to keep it in contention for our future book series, THE BEST OF NAMELESS.
*ARTWORK: Payment is $30 (quarter page), $45 (half page) each for small interior art plus one (1) E-Edition copy, $70 (full page) plus one (1) E-Edition copy, and $150 plus one (1) E-Edition copy for a cover piece. Simultaneous submissions OK - let us know immediately if an image under consideration is accepted by another publication, however. Print Rights revert to Artist upon print publication, though we may reserve the right to use a piece in a "Best Of" collection at a later date; Electronic Rights are reserved for a longer term. We ONLY PAY for items that are in the printed digest, but are pleased to keep items excerpted for the website indefinitely: This includes artwork. We do not pay for cartoons, but are interested in quality, non-offensive ones. Here is the Submissions Page:
https://cycatrixpress.submittable.com/submit
