WRITERS GUIDELINES

Please be advised that we are now OPEN to submissions.


We are looking for original, horror, dark mystery and suspense short stories up to 6000 words. Please query for longer material. We want tales that are powerful and emotional, but that are also creepy, chilling and disturbing. Dark suspense, sci-fi, fantasy, mystery and crime fiction are also welcome as are supernatural and psychological tales.

Particular attention will be given to submissions where character building and evocative language is used to create the story. In other words, we are not just after blood and gore if there is no plot behind your work.

It should be noted that whilst all subjects will be considered, submissions which promote prejudice for any reason, or which include violence/abuse towards children will not be considered.

Submissions from those in the Midlands area of the UK are particularly welcome.

SUBMISSION FORMAT: Send us manuscript and SASE. Hard copy manuscripts should be typed on one side of A4, in standard font 12 point size. Simultaneous submissions are okay, if noted in cover letter. Authors outside the United Kingdom should send disposable manuscripts with a business sized SAE and proper UK postage. If your hard copy is accepted you will be asked to send your story via E-mail, or through the post on disk.

Electronic submissions can be emailed as long as they are sent as an attached file (rtf) to Horror Express

Please put the word SUBMISSION in the title. Authors details, and email address must be included in the submission as well as a short bio. Alternatively, you can post submissions to: The Horror Express SUBMISSIONS PO BOX 11600 Birmingham B30 2WQ West Midlands England. All submissions that do not follow the submission format will not be considered.

RESPONSE TIME: Averages 4 month.

PAYMENT: One contributor's copy of the magazine. We are a new magazine so unfortunately cannot afford to pay authors at this moment in time. Hopefully this will change in the future.


We are usually open to submissions year round.

Manuscripts posted to us should be disposable and have the contact details of the contributor clearly shown. If you require a reply by mail, please enclose a SSAE or sufficient IRCs for our reply.

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ARTIST GUIDELINES

Query first with samples. If you are interested in doing some art forThe Horror Express we would like to hear from you. Please query via E-mail or post with a sample of your work, or a link to a web site where your work is displayed. We will look at your work and decide if it is suitable for The Horror Express.

The Horror Express Anthology will have a colour cover.

Electronic submissions can be emailed as a jpeg attachment to: Horror Express

Alternatively, you can post your submissions to: The Horror Express SUBMISSIONS PO BOX 11600 Birmingham B30 2WQ West Midlands England.

Art samples that are submitted via post should be disposable and have the contact details of the contributor clearly shown. If you require a reply by mail or the return of your submission, please enclose a SSAE if overseas please use IRCs for a reply.

Artwork that is sent without sufficient return postage cannot be returned

All Artwork that is published in the magazine will relate to stories which are included in the magazine. Please do not send us originals.

Internal illustrators receive one contributor copy and cover illustrators two contributor copies.

Copyright remains with artist of each work. The Horror Express generally seeks First Print Rights.

We are open to submissions year round.

Horror Express Publications also releases comics if you are interested in illustrating these we are more than interested in hearing from you.