Submission Guidelines

Submissions are always open!

This is where I tell you what I want to see (In case the title didn't give it away)-my e-zine, my rules. I want to see your best campy horror. It should be one or all of the following, creepy, campy, spooky, campy, funny, campy, gross, campy, pulpy, campy. There is an underlying theme here, in case you hadn't noticed, extra marshmallows to the one who guesses first. If it is not entirely clear, please do not send me anything, deep, moody, psychological, overly gory, of an adult nature, or profound. And please, not full of metaphors. It is my humble opinion that the overuse of metaphors speaks as poorly of your talent as a beggar asking for a handout. See what I mean-metaphors can bite like a rabid dog going after a rabbit-so stop it. I have enough bad metaphors for everyone.

The story can be on any topic you want except one-no Ancient Indian Burial Grounds-I don't care if you won a Stoker, an Oscar, and a Grammy-no exceptions. Vampires-sure, werewolf's, one-armed men with hooks hiding under beds, go for it. But think fun, think campfire stories, think Burgess Meredith's glasses falling off after he alone survives a nuclear war, think aliens wanting to serve man. If after reading your story, I can sit back and go "COOL!" and picture the scene dissolving as the camera pans up into the star filled night sky as the music plays, you might just have a winner. Be original, no fanfic, and nothing that has appeared somewhere else within the last 90 days. If you think it can be multiple submitted, it is probably not for here. All rights are yours. All I ask for is for a thirty day exclusive, and if it is going to appear anywhere else, please afford me the courtesy of letting me know. Reprints are fine as long as all rights have reverted to you, and you let me know where and when it appeared before.

Artwork is fine as well, either color or black and white. Please embed them in your submission letter, and if I decide to use it, I will contact you for a better copy for the site.

Manuscripts should be embedded in the body of an email and sent to Letterstocamp@aol.com. Please indicate it is a submission for Camp Horror or it will be deleted. I am accepting stories up to 4,000 words; there is no minimum word limit. This is a ‘for the love’ market-all I can offer you besides publication is a chance for your work to be seen by a very large audience of readers. However, please edit your story carefully if you wish to be chosen for one of the available slots per issue. We publish bimonthly-April, June, August, October, December and February. The submission schedule is as follows.

Deadline for Issue 4 in April is March 18, 2004-Closed

Deadline for Issue 5 in June is May 18, 2004

Deadline for Issue 6 in August is July 18,2004

Deadline for Issue 7 in October is September 18,2004

Deadline for Issue 8 in December is November 18, 2004

Any questions, please feel free to ask.

Good luck, and I hope to see you around my campfire.

Rick