Max Blood Publications is looking to publish a horror novel set in the bleakness of space. We are seeking submissions for this novel, which will see its launch on Kickstarter mid-2025.
Send us your sci-fi terrors, your Lovecraftian leviathans, your monsters lurking through corridors, your isolation fears. Whatever it is, if it’s in space and scary, we want to see it.
Please follow our guidelines for what we don’t want to see, found at Submissions.
Please be certain your story is formatted with standard novel formatting with your personal details on the cover page. We prefer Garamond or Alegreya, 12 pt font. Otherwise, Times New Roman will do.
Novels must be at least 60,000 words long, and our loose upper limit is 85,000 words. Please, if you submit a piece longer than this, be certain every word is necessary.
Submit the first 50 pages of your novel, followed by a 5- to 10-page synopsis.
Please submit the story as a .doc or .docx document.
In a cover letter, please include a brief summary of the novel and a short bio told in the third person. This will be the bio that is listed inside the back cover of the novel.
Simultaneous submissions are encourage; however, please notify us promptly if your novel is accepted elsewhere.
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When he’s not homeschooling and parenting, Max Blood spends his days spinning horror tales for online audiences. He specializes in the weird, the cosmic, and the monstrous. With a passion for turning cryptid stories into positively horrific monsters, he has created many tales of monster horror. He has also dabbled in ghost stories and body horror.
He currently lives in Bakersfield, California where he writes his novels and short stories, and in 2023, he launched Max Blood’s Mausoleum, a magazine of original horror stories.
