About Dark Discoveries
Welcome to the website for Dark Discoveries Publications, home of Dark Discoveries magazine. Published Quarterly by James R. Beach, it features the best in Horror/Dark Fantasy, interviews and more.
DARK DISCOVERIES STAFF
Publisher/Editor-In-Chief - James R. Beach
Art Director/Managing Editor - Jason V Brock
Co-Editor (Submissions) - Kent Knopp-Schwyn, Ginger LaJeunesse, Elizabeth Crowe
Copy Editors - Joyce Beach
Contributors - Bill Gauthier, William P. Simmons, Kevin Etheridge, Henry Covert, Steve Vernon, Blu Gilliand, and Michael Lohr
Design/Layout - JaSunni Productions, LLC/Cesar Puch
Contact Info
Dark Discoveries
142 Woodside Drive
Longview, WA 98632
USA
Email: darkdiscoveries@msn.com
GUIDELINES
Here are the current guidelines for Dark Discoveries. We will re-open for submissions in mid-2009.
FICTION
Stories from 1000 to 5000 words, query for longer. Must be in the Horror/Dark Fantasy and Dark Mystery veins (No Straight Science Fiction, Mystery or Sword & Sorcery). Looking for original ideas and new twists on old Horror conventions. Vampire and werewolf stories are a tough sell, but we are open to ones with an original twist. No Lovecraftian tales, either. Especially looking for stories that examine the darker side of the human condition, but we are also interested in supernatural tales. New writers are welcome to submit. Pick up a sample copy to see what type of stories we are publishing.
Will be paying semi-pro and pro rates upon re-opening for submissions.
Payment upon publication. Rights revert to author upon publication. Simultaneous submissions okay (to other publications) - just let us know about it. One story submission at a time (please wait to send another story until your current one has been responded to!).
INTERVIEWS / NONFICTION
Looking for interviews with established & newer writers with at least a book or two and/or a number of short stories published in the HDF field. Also looking for nonfiction articles on writing, publishing, collecting horror by new & established writers. Query on this first please. Payment upon publication. Authors interested in being interviewed by us will receive either an ad for participation plus 1 copy or 4 contributors copies instead. Simultaneous submissions okay, one at a time - same as above.
ARTWORK
Looking for original art in the same style as above (HDF). Pays $10 - $20 for interior art plus one copy and $25 - $50 and 2 copies for a cover piece (Depending on size). Payment upon publication. Simultaneous submissions OK. Will look at multiple art subs, but please query first before sending to make sure it's okay. Rights revert to Artist upon publication.
* Please end snail mail submissions to: Dark Discoveries - 142 Woodside Drive, Longview, WA. 98632, USA. Be sure to include SASE with it for response and/or returned manuscript. Electronic submissions are also accepted and can be sent to info@darkdiscoveries.com. Include submission in the body of email or as rtf. attachment. Please also include your email and address on the attachment or in the body of email. All stories, interviews, reviews, etc. need to be written in Times New Roman or Courier 12-point font.
