Dark Peninsula Press
@darkpenpress.bsky.social
Independent publisher of dark fiction anthologies. Managed by author/editor Aric Sunduist. linktr.ee/darkpenpress
Submissions are now open for NEGATIVE SPACE 3: THE END OF ALL SANCTUARY. Looking for survival horror stories with a "siege" or "trapped" sub-theme. Jan 1 - 31. $25.00 payment + digital & paperback copies. 2k to 8k word limit. Visit the site for details.
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Negative Space 3
Compiled & Edited by Aric Sundquist Short Story Submission Call: Jan 1 - 31, 2026 EST (OPEN)
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January 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Submissions are now open for NEGATIVE SPACE 3: THE END OF ALL SANCTUARY. Looking for survival horror stories with a "siege" or "trapped" sub-theme. Jan 1 - 31. $25.00 payment + digital & paperback copies. 2k to 8k word limit. Visit the site for details.
www.darkpeninsulapress.com/negative-spa...
www.darkpeninsulapress.com/negative-spa...
Submissions are now closed for Phantom Worlds. Received 150 stories this time around, which brings the total number to 650+ submissions. I'll be sending out responses over the next week and announcing new authors in an updated TOC very soon.
Publication date is Oct 7, 2025.
Publication date is Oct 7, 2025.
July 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Submissions are now closed for Phantom Worlds. Received 150 stories this time around, which brings the total number to 650+ submissions. I'll be sending out responses over the next week and announcing new authors in an updated TOC very soon.
Publication date is Oct 7, 2025.
Publication date is Oct 7, 2025.
PHANTOM WORLDS UPDATE: A huge thank you to everyone who submitted a story! I received 478 stories total, and accepted only 5. I try to get around 8-10 stories for each issue, so submissions have opened again until the last slots are filled.
Guidelines: tinyurl.com/2k7h7sbx
Guidelines: tinyurl.com/2k7h7sbx
April 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
PHANTOM WORLDS UPDATE: A huge thank you to everyone who submitted a story! I received 478 stories total, and accepted only 5. I try to get around 8-10 stories for each issue, so submissions have opened again until the last slots are filled.
Guidelines: tinyurl.com/2k7h7sbx
Guidelines: tinyurl.com/2k7h7sbx
Submissions are now closed for PHANTOM WORLDS: THE CELLAR DOOR ISSUE #6. This one broke a record with 500 submissions sent. I'll be busy over the next month reading your stories, so expect a TOC around March with a release date in early June.
February 2, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Submissions are now closed for PHANTOM WORLDS: THE CELLAR DOOR ISSUE #6. This one broke a record with 500 submissions sent. I'll be busy over the next month reading your stories, so expect a TOC around March with a release date in early June.
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I got my contributor copy of the latest issue of The Cellar Door from @darkpenpress.bsky.social and I'm definitely looking forward to reading through the rest of these stories.
And you should too!
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And you should too!
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December 3, 2024 at 10:23 PM
I got my contributor copy of the latest issue of The Cellar Door from @darkpenpress.bsky.social and I'm definitely looking forward to reading through the rest of these stories.
And you should too!
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And you should too!
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Submissions are now open for Phantom Worlds: The Cellar Door Issue #6. Seeking horror and suspense stories where alternate realities invade our own. Deadline is Jan 31, 2025. 2k- 8k length. Sim subs allowed. Payment is $50 + copies. Visit the website for more info: tinyurl.com/enmjeksf
December 2, 2024 at 3:45 AM
Submissions are now open for Phantom Worlds: The Cellar Door Issue #6. Seeking horror and suspense stories where alternate realities invade our own. Deadline is Jan 31, 2025. 2k- 8k length. Sim subs allowed. Payment is $50 + copies. Visit the website for more info: tinyurl.com/enmjeksf
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I took a trip to the U.P. and picked up the Marquette Monthly. A titillating chill slid up my spine when I found this gem. @darkpenpress.bsky.social I look forward to reading all your publications!
November 28, 2024 at 1:36 AM
I took a trip to the U.P. and picked up the Marquette Monthly. A titillating chill slid up my spine when I found this gem. @darkpenpress.bsky.social I look forward to reading all your publications!
Phantom Worlds: The Cellar Door Issue #6 will be opening to submissions from Dec 1, 2024 - Jan 31, 2025. Seeking horror short stories where alternate realities invade our own. 2k - 8k length. Payment is $50 + copies. Visit the DPP website for more info: shorturl.at/71knL
November 12, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Phantom Worlds: The Cellar Door Issue #6 will be opening to submissions from Dec 1, 2024 - Jan 31, 2025. Seeking horror short stories where alternate realities invade our own. 2k - 8k length. Payment is $50 + copies. Visit the DPP website for more info: shorturl.at/71knL