OPEN CALLS FOR BURIAL BOOKS

  • Open for Horror Articles for Our Website

    • What We Want: We are seeking 500 to 3000 word articles to post on our website. You can send one already completed or send us a proposal. The articles should be about something horror related including, but not limited to, such things as a horror movie review or discussion, a horror product or toy review or discussion, any musings on the horror genre you want to discuss or comment on, any nonfiction article related to the horror genre, horror flash fiction or poetry, and anything that would be considered an article in the horror genre that is entertaining. You could write an article on how bad the newest horror movie was. You could write a short history or analysis of an historical event, production, or person in the horror genre. You could write a philosophical analysis of the treatment of children, plants, or hats in horror movies. We’ll even post creepy flash fiction or poetry. You can write almost anything at all as long as it’s got an element of horror and it’s creative and fun. You can send art with the article for posting as well if you have accompanying artwork. All blogs posted on Burial Books website may be compiled into a book annually called The Blogs of Burial Books. So, you must be cool with this.
    • What We Don’t Want: No porn. No book reviews since we don’t want to hurt any author’s feelings or give them too much praise and make them think they’re God. Absolutely no AI artwork or AI written articles, only humans can be published here.
    • Word Count: Anything at least 500 words and not over 2500 words we will consider.
    • Payment: Authors shall receive a payment of $5 along with a future copy of the annual book if/when it’s published.
    • Rights: First Print and Electronic Publication rights, the non-exclusive rights to include the article in a print or digital book, and a one-year (12) month period of exclusivity from the date of any publication of such a book. This means if we put it in a book, you can’t put it in another book for a year after publication. However, the article shall be exclusively placed on our website and under no conditions can be published anywhere else on the internet while it is published on our website. The website will have exclusive rights to the article for two (2) years after publishing on the website. After that, with thirty (30) days notice, the Author can request it be taken down and can post it somewhere else online. However, it cannot be published anywhere else online by the Author or at the direction of the Author while it’s still on our website. Whew…sorry about that but we can’t have duplicate content from our website somewhere else online or search engines will hurt us and put us in the graveyard of search results. All other rights remain entirely with the author. 
    • Other Stuff: You can send your finished article or you can email us what your idea is for the article with a writing sample. If we like it, then we’ll agree for you to write it at that point. We won’t accept anything that is already published online anywhere else. No novel extracts. Only one article (or article idea) submitted at a time by each author. After we accept or deny your article, you can send another one if you like.
    • Submission Deadline: None. 
    • How to Submit or Inquire: Email all submissions or proposals to burialbooks@gmail.com with the article attached in Microsoft Word or the proposal included in the body of the email. We will try to reply to your submission within 4-6 weeks. Please PUT EXACTLY the following in the Subject Line of your email: ATTN: BLOG.

THE FOLLOWING OPEN CALLS ARE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PLEASE DO NOT SEND US ANYTHING FOR THE LISTINGS BELOW.

  • Sword & Sorcery Stories (Currently Closed)

    • What we Want: Good sword and sorcery stories between 2,000 and 8,000 words for our upcoming anthology. No science fiction or horror.
    • What we Don’t Want: We don’t want splatterpunk or porn. No poetry. We don’t want pure romance stories, but of course you can have romance in the story (You know what we mean). If you don’t have a clue, then just send it anyway. As long as it has magic, heroes with swords, or involves mythical adventures, we’ll read it. Swords and Sorcery Anthology
    • Payment: Royalties are $10 for the story and one free copy of the anthology when it’s printed.
    • Deadline: August 1, 2025.
    • Rules and Guidelines: Story submissions must be under 8,000 words or we will not read it. Also, only one submission per author. If we want more than one submission from you, we will reach out to you and ask.
    • How to Submit: Email submissions to burialbooks@gmail.com with a story attached in Microsoft Word. We will try to reply to your submission within 4 to 6 weeks. Please put EXACTLY the following in the subject line: ATTN: SORCERY.

  • Science Fiction Stories (Currently Closed)

    • What we Want: Good science fiction stories between 2,000 and 8,000 words for our upcoming anthology. No fantasy or horror. We will read any science fiction stories.
    • What we Don’t Want: We don’t want porn. No poetry. We don’t want pure romance stories, but of course you can have romance in the story (You know what we mean). If you don’t have a clue then just send it anyway, I reckon. Science Fiction Anthology
    • Payment: Royalties are $10 for the story and one free copy of the anthology when it’s printed.
    • Deadline: August 1, 2025.
    • Rules and Guidelines: Story submissions must be under 8,000 words or we will not read it. Also, only one submission per author. If we want more than one submission from you, we will reach out to you and ask.
    • How to Submit: Email submissions to burialbooks@gmail.com with a story attached in Microsoft Word. We will try to reply to your submission within 4 to 6 weeks. Please put EXACTLY the following in the subject line: ATTN: SCIENCE.

  • Horror Short Stories (Currently Closed).

    • We are seeking great horror short stories for our next anthology. Got a story that won’t fit into the narrow topics of other short story anthologies? We are preparing a general horror anthology full of scary stories that are not on a particular theme.
    • Word Count: Anything at least 500 words and not over 10,000 words we will consider. 
    • Payment: Authors shall receive a payment of $10 along with a copy of the anthology once it’s completed.  
    • Rights: First Print and Electronic Publication rights, the non-exclusive rights to include the story in a print, audiobook, and digital book, and a one-year (12 month) period of exclusivity from the date of publication. All other rights remain entirely with the author.
    • OTHER STUFF: No poetry or reprints. No novel extracts. Authors may submit one story per anthology (no more than one per author).
    • Submission Deadline: CLOSED.
    • How to Submit: Email submissions to burialbooks@gmail.com with a story either: 1) attached in Microsoft Word; or 2) pasted inside the body of the email. Either one is fine. We try to reply and let you know if we are not using your submission within 4 to 6 weeks. Please put EXACTLY the following in the subject line: ATTN: HORROR.

  • Western Short Stories (Currently Closed):

    • What we Want: Good Western stories between 2,000 and 8,000 words for our upcoming Western anthology. No fantasy and prefer 19th century settings, but will read any good western stories.
    • What we Don’t Want: We don’t want porn. No poetry. We don’t want pure romance stories, but of course you can have romance in the story (You know what we mean). If you don’t have a clue, then just send it anyway, I reckon.  Western short story anthology
    • Payment: Royalties are $10 for the story and one free copy of the anthology when it’s printed.
    • Deadline: August 1, 2025.
    • Rules and Guidelines: Story submissions must be under 8,000 words or we will not read it. Also, only one submission per author. If we want more than one submission from you, we will reach out to you and ask.
    • How to Submit: Email submissions to burialbooks@gmail.com with the story attached in Microsoft Word. We try to reply within 4 to 6 weeks. Please put EXACTLY the following in the subject line: ATTN: HOWDY.

  • Inanimate Things Anthology (Currently Closed)

    • We are looking for horror short stories about inanimate things that come alive. It could be a doll, the dead flesh of zombies, or your Ford F-150. The story needs to involve this subject in some way…and be scary too.
    • Word Count: Anything at least 1500 words and not over 8,000 words we will consider. Inanimate Things Anthology
    • Payment: Authors shall receive a payment of $10 along with a copy of the anthology once it’s completed.  
    • Rights: First Print and Electronic Publication rights, the non-exclusive rights to include the story in a print, audiobook, and digital book, and a one-year (12 month) period of exclusivity from the date of publication. All other rights remain entirely with the author.
    • OTHER STUFF: No poetry or reprints. No novel extracts. Authors may submit one story per anthology (no more than one per author).
    • Submission Deadline: CLOSED.
    • How to Submit: Email submissions to burialbooks@gmail.com with a story either: 1) attached in Microsoft Word; or 2) pasted inside the body of the email. Either one is fine. We try to reply and let you know if we are not using your submission within 4 to 6 weeks. Please put EXACTLY the following in the subject line: ATTN: INANIMATE THINGS.
      We publish fantasy and science fiction from time to time. See below for our Open Submissions.

  • Horror Novels (Currently Closed)

    • What we Want: Good horror novels at least 60,000 words. No fantasy, or science fiction.
    • What we Don’t Want: We don’t want porn. No poetry. We don’t want pure romance stories, but of course you can have romance in the story (You know what we mean). If you don’t have a clue, then just send it anyway.
    • Payment: Authors shall receive a onetime payment and a percentage of royalties from the book.
    • Deadline: October 31, 2025.
    • Rules and Guidelines: Novel submissions must be over 60,000 words or we will not read it. Also, only one submission per author. If we want more than one submission from you, we will reach out to you and ask.
    • How to Submit: Email submissions to burialbooks@gmail.com with the following: 1) Name, Word Count of Your Novel, and whether it’s been published before; 2) The first twenty (20) pages of your manuscript attached in Microsoft Word (if you send the entire manuscript we will only read the first 20 pages); and 3) A Query Letter attached in Microsoft Word (here is a link to How to Write a Query Letter) OR if no Query Letter then please include the following in the body of the email: a) 1-3 paragraphs about your book telling us at least what it’s about including a little detail about the plot (a short synopsis is fine too); and b) your Author Bio (tell us about yourself and what you’ve had published. Please include a link to your website or a social media profile). We try to reply within 4 to 6 weeks. Please put EXACTLY the following in the subject line: ATTN: HORROR NOVEL.

  • Western Novels (Currently Closed)

    What we Want: Good Western novels at least 60,000 words. No fantasy or weird westerns.

    What we Don’t Want: We don’t want porn. No poetry. We don’t want pure romance stories, but of course you can have romance in the story (You know what we mean). If you don’t have a clue, then just send it anyway, I reckon.

    Payment: Authors shall receive a onetime payment and a percentage of royalties from the sale of the book.

    Deadline: December 31, 2025.

    Rules and Guidelines: Novel submissions must be over 60,000 words or we will not read it. Also, only one submission per author. If we want more than one submission from you, we will reach out to you and ask.

    How to Submit: Email submissions to burialbooks@gmail.com with the following: 1) Name, Word Count of Your Novel, and whether it’s been published before; 2) The first twenty (20) pages of your manuscript attached in Microsoft Word (if you send the entire manuscript we will only read the first 20 pages); and 3) A Query Letter attached in Microsoft Word (here is a link to How to Write a Query Letter) OR if no Query Letter then please include the following in the body of the email: a) 1-3 paragraphs about your book telling us at least what it’s about including a little detail about the plot (a short synopsis is fine too); and b) your Author Bio (tell us about yourself and what you’ve had published. Please include a link to your website or a social media profile). We try to reply within 4 to 6 weeks. Please put EXACTLY the following in the subject line: ATTN: WESTERN.

  • Crime Fiction Novels (Currently Closed)

    What we Want: Good crime fiction novels over 60,000 words in length. No fantasy.

    What we Don’t Want: We don’t want porn. No poetry. We don’t want pure romance stories, but of course you can have romance in the story (You know what we mean). If you don’t have a clue, then just send it anyway.

    Payment: Authors shall receive a onetime payment and a percentage of royalties from the sale of the book.

    Deadline: December 31, 2025.

    Rules and Guidelines: Novels must be over 60,000 words or we will not read it. Also, only one submission per author. If we want more than one submission from you, we will reach out to you and ask.

    How to Submit: Email submissions to burialbooks@gmail.com with the following: 1) Name, Word Count of Your Novel, and whether it’s been published before; 2) The first twenty (20) pages of your manuscript attached in Microsoft Word (if you send the entire manuscript we will only read the first 20 pages); and 3) A Query Letter attached in Microsoft Word (here is a link to How to Write a Query Letter) OR if no Query Letter then please include the following in the body of the email: a) 1-3 paragraphs about your book telling us at least what it’s about including a little detail about the plot (a short synopsis is fine too); and b) your Author Bio (tell us about yourself and what you’ve had published. Please include a link to your website or a social media profile). We try to reply within 4 to 6 weeks. Please put EXACTLY the following in the subject line: ATTN: CRIME.

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