Our Halloween issue of Book Worms is now on sale! Our mail-only zine with a limited print run continues to impress with stories by Grady Hendrix, Clay McLeod Chapman, and more! The zine is available at Big Cartel and select indie bookstores.
Issues are selling fast, so get your worms today!
As Book Worms Horror Zine enters its second year, we’re thrilled to announce that this year’s Halloween issue will be all about Witches. This time around, we’re looking for fiction, poetry, and essays of the witchy kind.
Frequently Asked Question: What kind of stories are you looking for?
We generally enjoy “fun”, “80s style” horror reminiscent of the zine’s old-school vibe, but we’ve also been blown away by fresh voices that take the genre in a new direction. That being said, the best chance for your story being accepted by Book Worms is to follow the submission guidelines. Make sure your story is of the horror genre, mail in your submission versus email, meet the deadline, and don’t exceed the word count limit. And if your story doesn’t make it, please keep trying. We’ve had to turn down many excellent stories due to space constraints alone. A good way to get an idea about what we’re looking for is to read our current issue or one of our back issues that are still available.
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It might also be helpful to explain what we don’t want.
Deadline: September 1, 2024
Payment is 8 cents a word for fiction and essays (1500 words or less). $25 for short poems (ten lines or less), $50 for longer poems. Includes one contributor copy.
No reprints or multiple submissions please. Exclusive rights for six months after publication.
ACCEPTING MAIL-IN SUBMISSIONS ONLY!
Mail your submissions to: La Regina Studio/Grundy Commons/925 Canal Street/Bristol, PA 19007
*In the past, we’ve made some special allowances for writers living outside the USA. But due to the overwhelming amount of submissions we receive, we are now only accepting mail-in submissions.
Decision notices are sent through email so there is no need to include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Please include your email address with your submission. All submissions must be typed (cover letters preferred but not mandatory) and be properly formatted.
Be sure to check out our Podcast and follow us on Instagram.
James Defeo and I have been chatting a lot about creativity, so we decided to not limit our podcast to only fiction writing, but to expand it to include creativity in general. The new name, Right Brain Café, reflects the change. Check out the latest episode below.
The new Book Worms is out and it’s all about rock and roll horror, truly a match made in Hell! This is our biggest issue yet, featuring new fiction, funky artwork, and a book review of THE SCREAM by the “OG” of old-school horror fiction himself, Will Errickson of the seminal horror blog: Too Much Horror Fiction. So, if you love horror and rock and roll, check out the latest Book Worms!
I discuss Book Worms and more in my latest BookTube video, and if you get there in time, you can enter the Book Worms zine and T-shirt giveaway.
Book Worms Zine is selling out on Etsy and the reviews have been overwhelmingly positive. We have another issue planned for Winter 2024. This time around the theme is My Bloody Valentine: dark love stories, Tinder dates gone horribly wrong, bitter romance, a lover’s revenge, tragic love, etc. Dark humor is okay, but it should fit the themes of horror and romance. Specifically looking for original poetry (any length).
Deadline: January 1, 2024
Payment is 8 cents a word for fiction and essays (1500 words or less). $25 – $50 per poem (depending on length). Includes one contributor copy.
No reprints or multiple submissions please, including poems. Exclusive rights for six months after publication.
ACCEPTING MAIL-IN SUBMISSIONS ONLY!
Mail your submissions to: La Regina Studio/Grundy Commons/925 Canal Street/Bristol, PA 19007
*In the past, we’ve made some special allowances for writers living outside the USA. But due to the overwhelming amount of submissions we receive, we are now only accepting mail-in submissions.
Acceptance notices are sent through email so there is no need to include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Please include your email address with your submission. All submissions must be typed (cover letters preferred but not mandatory) and be properly formatted.
Be sure to check out the Book Worms Horror Podcast and follow us on Instagram.
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