Corpulent Insanity Press

What We Want:

UPDATE: Acceptance and rejection letters have been sent. If you have not received a letter, feel free to query. We will respond as quickly as possible.

For Clones and Crucifixes, we want tales of futuristic horror.  Only, there’s a catch.  Each story must involve a demonic possession.  Think The Exorcist mixed with Blade Runner.  We’re not interested in run-of-the-mill exorcism tales, either.  We want something new.  Something fresh.  Something that will make our eyes widen and our sphincters clench.  Well, maybe not the latter, but you get the idea.

(See DL Snell’s Market Scoops for even more information)

Length:

We’re looking for stories between 1000 and 3,500 words.

Payment:

For Clones and Crucifixes, we’re paying 1 cent a word.  Titles and bylines are not factored into the final word count.

Specifics:

This anthology will be part of Corpulent Insanity Press’ Chapterbook line, meaning it will contain 8,000-10,000 words total, and will not receive an ISBN.  It will be printed as a 6×9 softcover book, and the print run will be determined by the number of pre-orders we receive.  The minimum number of books we will print is 13.

Submission Format:

In general, we’re not too picky.  As long as you follow the guidelines below, you’ll be okay.

• Single spaced.
• 12 pt Times New Roman or Courier font.
• Italicized words italicized (do not underline).
• Scene breaks marked by three centered asterisks (* * *).
• Author’s name, title, and page number at the top of each page.
• File saved as a .doc or .rtf document (we will NOT accept a submission in the body of an email).

Also, please include the word “Submission,” the author’s name, the story’s title, and the word count in the subject line of the email (Submission: Name, Title, word count).  If you don’t, your submission may not be read.  A bio in the body of the email is nice, but not mandatory.  If your story is accepted, we will request an up-to-date bio, to be printed in the anthology.

Other Information:

We will not consider reprints or multiple submissions.  simultaneous submissions are okay, but if your story is accepted elsewhere, please let us know.  We won’t bite your head off.

Submission Email:

Send all submissions to cipsubs@aol.com.  Remember to put “Submission: Name, Title, word count” in the subject line.

Deadline:

All submissions must be received by December 20, 2010.  There is a limited amount of space available, so late submissions will be deleted, unread.