Niteblade Magazine will accept poems
and stories of any length from drabbles to long short stories-- so long
as they have an
element of fantasy or horror to them. I am not looking for cliche vampire
stories or dry poetry that no one but the author can understand or enjoy,
but I'm not an ogre either and have been known to be flexible when the
occasion demanded it. Please do not submit unless you are over 18 years old.
E-zine Submission Guidelines
Last updated March 24, 2010
Short Version:
Simultaneous submissions: Yes
Reprints: Yes
Attached as .doc or .rtf files - NOT in the body of email unless they
are poetry
NOT indented
I highly suggest reading the long version because I am rejecting
stories unread if they fail to follow the guidelines. I don't have time
to do otherwise.
Rights:
Niteblade Fantasy and Horror Magazine will require the non-exclusive
right to use your story or poem in our free online edition, pdf editions
and the right to archive your work on our website indefinately.
Art:
Marge Simon does all the cover and interior art for Niteblade, however,
we wanted a way to be able to show off the work of talented artists whose
work could fall under the umbrellas of 'fantasy' or 'horror'. To that
end, Richard H. Fay joined Niteblade. He will be making
blog posts at the Niteblade blog intended to promote new and established
artists. If you would like to be featured, drop him an email at art@niteblade.com.
Payment:
Short Stories: $5 + a .pdf copy of
the issue the work appears in
Poems: $3 + a .pdf copy of the issue the work appears in
Payment will be made
by
your choice of paypal, epassporte or a donation to Duotrope's Digest.
For all submissions please email your story or poem as an .rtf
or .doc attachment to the appropriate address.
Poetry --> poetry@niteblade.com (up
to five poems at a time)
Fiction --> fiction@niteblade.com (one
story at a time)
Art --> art@niteblade.com (one
sample and a link to your portfolio)
I'm getting a significant amount of spam at these
addresses so make sure you have the word 'Niteblade' 'Submission'
or 'Query' in the subject somewhere. Any one will do, you don't
need to use all three :)
**I do not
accept fiction submissions during the months of May and
November.**
When submitting prose please single space your
work, insert a blank line between paragraphs and do
not indent them. If I open
your submission and the story is indented I will reject it unread.
I can't be bothered to read the submissions of people who
can't be bothered
to read these guidelines. For the record, I don't care what font you
use, as long as I can read it.
Please include a cover letter (in the body of the email). Submissions
sent without one will be rejected unread. Include in that cover
letter
your legal name and the name you
want your story published under if it's different.
Keep in mind that Niteblade is a web-based market,
so longer stories are a harder sell than shorter ones.
I am happy to accept simultaneous submissions and reprints
-- assuming you have the right to submit that story elsewhere.
If your story is a
reprint please note it in your email and let me know where and when
it has been published before.
No multiple submissions please. Only one story and up to
5 poems per author will be considered at a time. If you've
got more that you'd like
to submit, wait until I've responded to your first submission
before sending the next one.
Do not tell me what your story is about or
include a synopsis in your cover letter. Let the story sell
itself.
Book Reviews
We'd love to review your book for our News blog as long as
it is fantasy or horror. Please email rhonda@niteblade.com with
a short description of the novel and, if possible, a .pdf
copy of the book. If you cannot provide an electronic copy
of the book please include an email address the review may
contact you at to request a copy of your work. This information
will be entered into a database that all Niteblade reviewers have access to. Reviewers will choose what
stories they want to review from that database.
We do not guarantee a review of your work, however, because more than one reviewer
is welcome to review the same piece you may receive more than
one review. For this reason, if no other, it is worth your
time to make sure the description of your book is interesting
enough to pique the reviewer's interest.
What I like...
The best way to see what I like is to check out the current
issue -- all it will cost you is time.
Hints...
My name is Rhonda Parrish. I am not a 'sir' and I get
cranky when you address me as such.
The magazine's name is Niteblade. Not Nightblade, not
Niteblayde, not even Knightblade. It's Niteblade.
I get cranky when you spell it wrong.
I get cranky when I have to read stories in the body
of an email (poems are okay).
If your submission includes a synopsis I'll know you haven't
read these guidelines and I'll be cranky.
It's best if I'm not cranky before I even start reading your submission.
Just sayin'.
Please consider tracking your submission
and reporting your response at Duotrope's Digest or Ralan's
Webstravaganza:
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If you have any other questions please email rhonda@niteblade.com and I
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