Hungry Spirits
Flame Tree Publishing
Closes in 10 days
- Length
- 2,000 to 8,000 words
- Pay
- 0.08 USD per word
- Fee
- Not stated
- Simultaneous
- Not stated
- Reprints
- Original only
What they accept
Hungry Spirits is the eighth book in Mark Morris's ABC of Horror series, an unthemed anthology seeking disturbing, strange, and original horror stories, with four or five slots reserved for open submissions. Stories may be 2,000 to 8,000 words, with about 4,000 to 5,000 words stated as the sweet spot. Submissions close November 15, 2026, and accepted stories pay 8 cents per word.
Horror
- Anonymous reading
- Not required
- Query after
- 120 days
- AI policy
- Stories that used AI for planning, editing, modifying or generating text will not be accepted; submitters must confirm in their submission email that they have not used AI in these ways, and accepted authors must sign a contract declaration to that effect.
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