Buried Hatchet Publishing: NOW OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS! 

Buried Hatchet Publishing is a brand new horror fiction publishing house. We focus mainly on eBook distribution in the dark/splatterpunk horror genre. Buried Hatchet Publishing is open to unsolicited manuscript submissions!

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

1. Send a query letter to bhpublishing0@gmail.com

INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

*A short synopsis of your manuscript (not a blurb!).
*A brief bio.
*Total word count.
*How you would approach the marketing of your book.
*What is your book’s primary and secondary genres?
*Contact details.

2. If we like what we see, we’ll contact you via email and request that you submit the first ten pages of your manuscript.

IMPORTANT:

*Font must be Times New Roman 12pt.
*Double spacing.
*Either a doc or a docx file type.

3. Should the second stage adhere to our standards, we’ll request a complete manuscript submission.

4. The final stage will result in either a publishing deal or a rejection letter.

YES

The manuscript must be complete. If you send us a “work in progress”, we’ll reject you automatically.

We expect exemplary grammar and perfect editing.

Failure to follow the submission guidelines will result in immediate rejection.

NO

We don’t want zombies or vampires.

Gratuitous violence is allowed, but only if it fits the story.

No rape, no child abuse, no bestiality, no pornography, no animal abuse, no homophobia, no racism, no sexism.

DO NOT contact us. We’ll contact you.

Minimum 20 000 words.

Good luck!