Grimalkin Press

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Grimalkin Press publishes dark speculative short story collections and anthologies focused on disturbing aspects of the human condition.

Response time info: Authors were expected to be updated in late September or early October for the closed Sweet Screams call.

Read the full guidelines at grimalkinpress.com↗

Submission calls

fictionHorrorMysteryCloses Dec 31Pays: 8 cents per word.

Dirty Martini is a fem-horror noir anthology seeking feminist, bleak, morally ambiguous noir with horror in any capacity, including supernatural, psychological, folk, or cosmic horror. Submissions open October 1, 2026, and close December 31, 2026. Word count: 1,000–5,000 words. No reprints; simultaneous submissions accepted; no exploitative graphic imagery or glorification of violence.

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