Negative Space 3: The End of All Sanctuary
Compiled & Edited by Aric Sundquist
Short Story Submission Call: Jan 1 - 31, 2026 (closed)
Short Story Submission Call: Jan 1 - 31, 2026 (closed)
- Title: Negative Space 3: The End of All Sanctuary
- Theme: Survival horror.
- Sub-theme: Specifically looking for horror stories with a siege (or isolation) sub-theme. Please note: this is NOT a market for military horror, traditional gothic horror, space opera/adventure, or weird westerns. You can read the introduction to book one HERE.
- Accepted authors (so far): Eric J. Guignard (invited author)
- Cover Art: Mikio Murakami.
- Word Count: 2,000 - 8,000 words.
- Payment: $25.00 + paperback and digital copy.
- Rights: We are seeking first time rights for 1 year after publication. After that time all rights revert back to the author. The publication will appear in both print and digital formats.
- Reprints: None. Previously unpublished only.
- Multiple Submissions: None.
- Simultaneous Submissions: None. (Responses are quick, and sent within a couple weeks.)
- File Format: Include your story as an attachment in MS Word (DOC or DOCX), LibreOffice, or Rich Text Format.
- Manuscript Format: Use the Modern or Classic Shunn Format. Include a short bio in the body of your email. Your subject line should read NS3 Submission: ("Title") by (Author's Name). For Example, NS3 Submission: "The Black Phone" by Joe Hill. Attach the story as a separate document.
- Response Time: Two weeks after submissions close, if not sooner.
- Submission Period: Jan 1 - 31, 2026
- Publication Date: Fall 2026 (trilogy publishes triennially 2020, 2023, 2026)
- Send Submissions to: darkpenpress (at) gmail (dot) com
Influential Games/Series: Resident Evil, Silent Hill, Clock Tower, Dead Space, Rule of Rose, Siren, Parasite Eve, Amnesia, Haunting Ground, Obscure, The Medium, Eternal Darkness, Outlast, The Evil Within, Tormented Souls.
Influential Novels & Novellas: The Mist by Stephen King, I Am Legend by Richard Matheson, Off Season by Jack Ketchum, The Troop by Nick Cutter, (more coming soon...)
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Influential Novels & Novellas: The Mist by Stephen King, I Am Legend by Richard Matheson, Off Season by Jack Ketchum, The Troop by Nick Cutter, (more coming soon...)
Influential Movies/TV: Night of the Living Dead, The Descent, Dog Soldiers, Prince of Darkness, The Thing, Evil Dead, 10 Cloverfield Lane, Vacancy, Alien/s, Cube, Intruders (2015), Howl (2015), Demon Knight, From Dusk Til Dawn.
