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Submission Calling

This is the schedule for the rest of the year. Please reach out if you have any questions.

Legends Retold -Updated submission deadline

📜 Call for Submissions – Mythology Anthology 📜

Do you have a fresh take on an old tale? We’re looking for bold, imaginative retellings of mythology from around the world. Give us your twist on the stories we think we know—whether that’s a change in perspective, a new cultural setting, or a complete reimagining.

What We’re Looking For:

  • Stories between 2,500 – 8,000 words
  • Unique perspectives on classic myths (think: Hercules’ trials from Hera’s POV, the Hydra telling its own story, Medusa reclaiming her voice, or Thor seen through the eyes of the giants)
  • Any mythology—Greek, Norse, Egyptian, Celtic, Indigenous, African, Asian, and beyond
  • All genres welcome: fantasy, sci-fi, historical, horror, romance—just keep the myth at the heart of the tale

Deadline: March 30, 2026
Payment: $25 USD per accepted story
Submit to: https://outsiderpublishingcompany.com/submissions/
Format: Standard manuscript format (.doc or .docx preferred)

Let’s see the gods, monsters, and legends of the past through brand new eyes. Surprise us, and make us fall in love with these stories all over again.

Immigration charity anthology-Updated submission deadline

Call for Submissions – Charity Anthology for Immigration Rights

Outsider Publishing is seeking submissions for our upcoming charity anthology benefiting immigration rights. All profits will be donated to organizations supporting immigrants and refugees in the United States.

We are looking for powerful, moving, and inspiring stories that:

  • Highlight the vital contributions immigrants make to America.
  • Share the journeys of those forced from their homelands who find peace, safety, and hope in the U.S.
  • Explore the resilience, courage, and dreams of individuals building a new life.

We welcome:

  • Short stories
  • Personal essays & memoirs
  • Poetry

Submission Guidelines:

  • Word count: Up to 5,000 words (shorter works welcome)
  • All genres considered (literary, contemporary, historical, speculative, etc.) as long as they fit the theme
  • Must be original, unpublished work
  • Multiple submissions allowed

Compensation:
This is a charity project — contributors will receive one digital copy of the anthology and full contributor credit.

Deadline: April 30, 2026
Submit at: Submit Here

Let’s tell the stories that need to be heard — stories of hope, struggle, and belonging. Together, we can make a difference.

The 80s: Totally Radical Tales

Dust off your mixtapes, rewind the VHS, and step back into a decade of neon lights, late nights, and unforgettable times.

We’re seeking original short stories inspired by the 1980s—not just the aesthetic, but the feeling. The shows, the cartoons, the television after midnight. Summer nights that felt endless. The fear, the freedom, the joy, the growing up before the internet.

THE THEME

Stories should base themselves on 80’s nostalgia, including (but not limited to):

  • Childhood and coming-of-age in the 80’s
  • Friendship, first love, and heartbreak
  • Small-town mysteries and urban legends
  • Horror, suspense, and the uncanny
  • Queer stories and found family
  • Music, movies, arcades, malls, sleepovers, and late-night TV

All genres are welcome—horror, literary, speculative, romance, dark fiction, and everything in between—as long as the 80’s influence is central. (please no erotica)

 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

  • Word Count: 2,000–6,000 words
  • Format: Standard manuscript format (DOC or DOCX preferred)
  • Original, unpublished work only (please reach out for other work it will be on a case by case)
  • Multiple submissions allowed (please submit separately)
  • Simultaneous submissions accepted (please notify us if accepted elsewhere)

DEADLINE

Submissions close: May 30th

 PAYMENT & RIGHTS

  • Contributors will receive payment($40 USD) and a contributor copy
  • Rights requested: First publication rights (rights revert to the author after publication per contract)

HOW TO SUBMIT

Send your submission to:
https://outsiderpublishingcompany.com/submission-calling/

Include:

  • Story title
  • Word count
  • Short bio (max 200 words)

So press play.
Turn up the volume.
And tell us a story only the 80’s could hold.

Cook In the Book

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Cook in the Book: Stories You Can Taste

Food tells stories.
Stories bring us together.
Now we want both—on the page.

Cook in the Book is a unique anthology that blends storytelling and cooking. We’re seeking fictional stories where the recipe is part of the narrative itself. The food should matter.

🥄 WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

  • Short stories where a recipe is woven into the story
  • The recipe must appear naturally within the narrative
    • Characters cooking
    • Instructions revealed through action or memory
    • Ingredients tied to emotion, tradition, or plot
  • Any genre welcome:
    • Contemporary
    • Romance
    • Horror
    • Fantasy
    • Speculative
    • Cozy, dark, or heartfelt
    • Please no erotica
  • Food can be comforting, chaotic, magical, or meaningful

Think: a story you can read and cook from.

📝 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

  • Word Count: 3,500–8,000 words
  • Recipe Requirement:
    • Must be fully usable
    • Must be integrated into the story (not tacked on at the end)
  • Original, unpublished work only
  • One submission per author (unless otherwise stated)

 PAYMENT & RIGHTS

  • Contributors will receive payment($40 USD) and a contributor copy
  • Rights requested: First publication rights (rights revert to the author after publication per contract)

📂 HOW TO SUBMIT

Please include:

  1. Your story (with the recipe embedded)
  2. A short bio (max 200 words)
  3. Contact information

Submit via: https://outsiderpublishingcompany.com/submissions/

FINAL NOTE

This anthology celebrates food as memory, love, survival, rebellion, and art.
If your story can make us feel something and make us hungry—you’re exactly who we want.

We can’t wait to read (and taste) your stories.

Christmas Chaos 2

SUBMISSION CALL: Christmas Chaos 2 

Presented by Outsider Publishing Company

The holidays are supposed to be joyful…
But not here.

After the success of Christmas Chaos, we’re back for round two, and we’re looking for blood-soaked tinsel, twisted traditions, and holiday horror that refuses to behave.

 WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We are seeking dark holiday stories that embrace chaos, horror, and the unsettling side of Christmas. This includes (but is not limited to):

  • Horror
  • Psychological horror
  • Dark fantasy
  • Thriller
  • Splatterpunk
  • Supernatural
  • Grim or twisted holiday tales

Santa doesn’t have to be evil—but he absolutely can be.

 THEMES WE LOVE

  • Christmas gone wrong
  • Family gatherings turned deadly
  • Holiday greed, guilt, or punishment
  • Twisted traditions
  • Monsters, humans, or something worse
  • The darkness hiding beneath the lights

Be bold. Be brutal. Be unforgettable.

 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

  • Word Count: [3500 to 7000]
  • Original, unpublished work only
  • Stories must be Christmas or winter-holiday themed
  • Multiple submissions allowed (please submit separately)
  • Simultaneous submissions accepted (just notify us if accepted elsewhere)

IMPORTANT DATES

  • Submission Deadline: July 30th, 2026
  • Acceptance Notifications: June 1st, 2026
  • Projected Release: Nov 2026

 HOW TO SUBMIT

  • Format: Standard manuscript format (DOC or DOCX preferred)
  • Include a short bio (50–100 words)
  • Send submissions to: [Insert email or submission form link]

WHY SUBMIT?

Christmas Chaos 2 is a celebration of holiday horror—where writers are encouraged to push boundaries, embrace darkness, and shatter the illusion of a “perfect Christmas.”

If your story makes readers uncomfortable by the glow of their Christmas lights…


We want it.

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