Behind the Shadows Anthology Series
Description
Note: remove identifying information from manuscript for anonymous judging.
Note: one submission per author.
This is horror. Humor and mystery beats are welcome.
Express yourself as the theme moves you.
There is no restriction as to how you incorporate the theme into your story as long as the genre falls within Speculative Fiction, including Sci-Fi or Fantasy. We encourage you to weave the theme into an engaging story with well-developed characters and deep emotion.
Note: one submission per author.
This is horror. Humor and mystery beats are welcome.
Express yourself as the theme moves you.
There is no restriction as to how you incorporate the theme into your story as long as the genre falls within Speculative Fiction, including Sci-Fi or Fantasy. We encourage you to weave the theme into an engaging story with well-developed characters and deep emotion.
This listing is permanently closed for submissions. This may mean one of several things:
- It was always planned to be a limited-time project, such as a one-time anthology, and the limited-time submission window has ended.
- The publisher has stated that they are permanently closed, or on hiatus with wording that makes it sound permanent.
- The publication website is down in a way that appears to be permanent, and we haven't been able to find a new website for them.
- The publication website is not down, but it appears to have been inactive for more than a year.
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyHorror
Humor
Mystery/Crime
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Short Story
2000 to 7000 words
$20/piece Advance + Royalties
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 11 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 36 | Average: 60.90 | Median: 46 | Max: 119
Responded:
90.90%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
90.90% - avg 60 days
(0.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
9.09%
Pending:
There are 1 pending responses.
(98 min | 98.00 average | 98 median | 98 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 7 March 2024
Last officially checked: 10 March 2025