Please use the appropriate submission form to submit your stories and poems. Submissions directly emailed to us, or using our contact form on the website, will be deleted without consideration. Thank you!
Novels and Novellas Submission are CLOSED
What We Want
Timber Ghost Press is looking to publish high-quality horror fiction to include cosmic horror, weird horror, sci-fi/horror, gothic, and contemporary. We especially love cosmic horror, wilderness horror, and Old West mixed with horror.
We are looking for both new and seasoned authors. If you have never published before, we want to hear from you. If you're a seasoned spinner of dark tales, we want to hear from you. Basically, we want to hear from you.
We are currently looking for novels/novellas/novelettes/and single-author collections that fall into the following horror categories:
Hauntings
Possession
Cosmic Horror
Weird Horror
Sci-Fi/Horror
Old West/Horror
Timber Ghost Press is NOT looking for or interested in stories that contain:
Child abuse/pedophilia
Gore/extreme violence just for the shock factor
We are not interested in fantasy or slashers
Absolutely no AI-generated stories
Novels must be between 40-90k words. Novellas must be between 25-40k words. Novelettes must be between 11-25k. Single-Author collections must be between 25-90k words. If your manuscript falls a little outside of these limits, that is okay; just let us know in your submission email.
Simultaneous submissions are okay, please just let us know if it is accepted elsewhere. We do not accept multiple submissions, nor do we accept reprints for novelettes, novellas, or novels. Reprints for short stories contained within a single-author collection is okay. Please allow us up to 90 days to respond to your submission. If you haven't heard back after 90 days, feel free to reach out and ask about the status of the submission. Depending on the number of submissions we receive, we may or may not give personalized feedback.
Submit your stories using Shunn formatting guidelines. It is in your best interest to submit a clean manuscript that you've taken the time to revise and edit. I can almost guarantee you that we will reject it if we receive a manuscript full of errors and typos. Please include the following information in your cover letter:
Name
Pen Name (if applicable)
Email
First three chapters or the first 5000 words of your manuscript
Synopsis
Let us know if it is part of a series (we're open to series)
Previous publishing history (if applicable)
Timber Ghost Press does not discriminate in any manner and is open to submissions from authors of any race, religion, or sexual preference.
Timber Ghost Press pays 50% net royalties on all eBooks and 30% net royalties on paperback books. If accepted, we will pay a $35 advance on novelettes, a $50 advance on novellas and single-author collections, and a $75 advance on novels..
Please use the form below to submit your work to Timber Ghost Press!
Flash Fiction & Poetry CLOSED
Timber Ghost is looking for quality flash fiction and poetry to feature on our site and in our newsletter. If selected, we will publish your piece of flash fiction on our site/newsletter, you will retain the rights to your story (you can submit it elsewhere immediately if you feel so inclined). We will also pay you $5 USD. If you are interested, please follow the guidelines below:
Flash must be 1000 words or less
Poetry is limited to 45 lines (no special formatting or spacing please)
It must be horror (any sub-genre, but we will give preference to cosmic and creepy at this time)
Please submit the story as a .docx, .doc, or .rtf using the form below
Reprints are welcome as long as you have the rights to your story/poetry, but please let us know that it is a reprint
Simultaneous submissions are fine as long as you let us know if it is accepted elsewhere as soon as you find out
No stories involving child or animal abuse, please. They will be rejected immediately