Behind the Shadows Anthology Series

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Inkd Publishing is soliciting speculative-fiction anthology stories, with themes including women’s rage, magic, paranormal entities, and hidden villains.

Response time info: ~62 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

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Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyMysteryCloses Nov 15Pays: $10 plus a royalty share of Draft2Digital sales.

Speculative fiction featuring a hidden villain and an enigma, mystery, puzzle, riddle, or secret; fantasy and science fiction are requested. Infanticide, rape, and gratuitous gore are not accepted. Anonymous submissions of 2,000–6,000 words; review is projected for November–December 2026 and decisions for December 2026–January 2027.

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorMysteryHumorCloses Nov 30Pays: $10 plus a royalty share of Draft2Digital sales and a percentage of Kickstarter proceeds.

Spooky stories with at least one paranormal entity that has no material existence; suspense, thriller, mystery, humor, science fiction, fantasy, and horror elements are welcome, with suspense and thrillers preferred over horror. Infanticide, rape, and gratuitous gore are not accepted. Anonymous submissions of 2,000–6,000 words; review and decisions are projected for December 2026.

fictionFantasyCloses Dec 31Pays: $10 plus a royalty share of Draft2Digital sales.

Stories featuring magic in any form, with engaging characters and solid endings rather than extensive worldbuilding or detailed magic systems. Infanticide, rape, and gratuitous gore are not accepted. Anonymous submissions of 2,000–6,000 words; review and decisions are projected for January 2027.

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorCloses Feb 15, 2027Pays: $10 token, royalty share of Draft2Digital sales, and potential Kickstarter percentage if stretch goals are met.

Speculative stories about women’s rage, including horror, vigilante, survival, science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, quiet, vicious, violent, or smoldering approaches. Stories containing infanticide, rape, or gratuitous gore are not accepted. Anonymous submissions of 2,000–5,000 words; review February–March 2027 and decisions in March 2027.

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