+Tattered Souls+ Volume 2
Call for Submissions

Cutting Block Press is pleased to announce an open submissions period for the follow-up to its successful 2007 anthology, Tattered Souls, to be published in trade paperback early in 2011. With Tattered Souls 2, we’re looking for horror fiction of the highest order. Or mission is to disturb and provoke through the power of stories well told and we’re unafraid of the darkest corners of the human condition. We ask only that you join us in our effort, bringing both courage and craft.

We believe longer works provide authors the opportunity to delve deeply into the myriad themes that inform the finest horror fiction and our guidelines reflect that. Particular consideration will be given those stories that best make use of supernatural content. Contemporary horror too often seems to have forgotten the notion that there are possibilities far worse than grisly death meted out to innocents by villains intent on mayhem. In this volume we intend to rectify that neglect.

We place no prior restrictions on content, but please be aware that violence and/or perversity used simply for shock value won’t cut it with us. The cascading horrors of the real world abound and intrude on our everyday lives. Works selected for TS2 will be those that travel to a place beyond to carry readers into a world where comfort is in short supply, hope is insufficient to save the day and one’s complicity in one’s own fate is laid bare.

We neither disturb nor provoke easily. We invite you to try.

At the bottom of this page, we’ve made a special offer for any author who wishes to submit to Tattered Souls 2. Please consider it carefully, as the most effective way for authors to understand what we’re looking for is to read what we’ve already published.

Guidelines:
For TS2, we’ll be reading original, unpublished stories of between 6,000 and 25,000 words in length, though we’re willing to go beyond that length for works of special merit and if you’ve one of those you should submit it. No simultaneous submissions. No multiple submissions. Each work must be accompanied by a separate synopsis, describing the story in full. All submissions will be reviewed by at least one editor, but a Senior Editor will read every synopsis. Only submissions e-mailed to the address below will be considered. Failure to follow guidelines may result in a submission being rejected without being read.

Submissions deadline is October 31 2010, with publication scheduled during the 1st half of 2011. A provisional response to your submission should be expected from us within 90 days of receipt.

Buying 1st worldwide anthology rights for print, and electronic rights to publish TS2 on Kindle. We accept no reprints. Paying 1.5 cents per word, plus one contributor’s copy. For established authors, rates are negotiable. Final response time: six months or sooner.

SPECIAL OFFER TO AUTHORS WHO WISH TO SUBMIT
We’ve decided to make a special offer to any author who wishes to purchase a copy of Tattered Souls for the purpose of understanding what we’re looking for with a mind to submitting their best work to us.

Until we have sold out, we are offering a copy of the first volume of Tattered Souls for $10, shipping in the U.S. included. (For shipping in Canada add $6, for shipping anywhere else add $10). Please send paypal money to pinballdizzy@juno.com. In the subject box, please use the term: “Submissions Special Offer: Tattered Souls” or “SSO Tattered Souls”

Or send a check to:

Cutting Block Press
6911 Riverton Dr.
Austin, Texas 78729

Please write in the “For” space: “SSO Tattered Souls”

Click here for Dark Recesses submissions info.

+Horror Library+ Volume 5
Call for Submissions

Cutting Block Press is pleased to announce that beginning June 1, 2010, it will open for submissions for the 5th Volume of its Horror Anthology Series, Horror Library, to be published in trade paperback during 2011.

We're looking for the highest quality examples of all forms of Dark Fiction, running the gamut from traditional horror, supernatural, speculative, psychological thriller, dark satire, including every point between and especially beyond. No Fantasy or Sci-fi unless the horror elements are dominant. Read +Horror Library+ Volumes 1-4 to see what's already pleased us. Special consideration will be given those pieces that we find profoundly disturbing, though blood and violence on their own won't cut it. While we will consider tales of vampires, ghosts and zombies, we tend to roll our eyes at ordinary ones. They're just too plentiful. Your best bet is to surprise us with something that is different, while well conceived and tightly executed.

Guidelines:
Stories will range between 1,000 and 6,000 words, though we'll look at longer works of exceptional merit. In that case, query before submission. Buying 1st worldwide anthology rights. No reprints, No Simultaneous Submissions, No Multiple Submissions. Paying 1.5 cents word, plus one contributors copy. For established authors, rates may be negotiable. Response time: six months or sooner. Deadline: We will accept submissions until filled. All Queries to horrorlibrarysubs@yahoo.com.

SPECIAL OFFER TO AUTHORS WHO WISH TO SUBMIT
We’ve decided to make a VERY special offer to any author who wishes to purchase a copy of +Horror Library+ Vol 1 for the purpose of understanding what we are looking for and submitting something along the lines of what we want. 

The price - $8, shipping included in the continental US. Shipping is $5 to Canada and $8 anywhere else in the world.   That’s $9 off the cover price - we’ve never offered it this low.  We hope you submit to us, but that is not a necessary part of the deal.  We figure the best way to find the stories we want is to get as many interested authors as we could to own a copy of it, before we begin selections.

HOW TO ORDER
Send Paypal payment to pinballdizzy@juno.com and accompany payment with this code in the subject line: 
HL Vol 1 - SSO or (HL Vol 1 - Submissions Special Offer)