Submission Portal | Ink Bleeds Press

Portal

Submit your work.

Read the guidelines first. Word (.docx) preferred, PDF accepted.

Literary horror is our focus. Weird and literary work is welcome, but it must carry horror elements. No sexual content written just to shock, and no gratuitous violence without purpose.

Send your final draft. Edit and proofread for spelling, grammar, and formatting to the best of your ability before submitting.

General short-story limit: 2,000 words, unless the call specifies otherwise. For exceptional longer work, contact the editors with a synopsis and word count before submitting. Expect a response within 4 weeks.

Zero tolerance for plagiarism. Every piece with potential for publication goes through a plagiarism check.

You must be 18 or older. Ink Bleeds Press only considers work from authors who are at least 18 years old.

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Manuscript, DOCX preferred, PDF accepted (max 10 MB)

Formatted text (optional), paste or type your piece here if layout matters: indents, alignment, spacing, size. Otherwise we keep the formatting from your Word file.

Author photo (optional, JPG, PNG, WebP or GIF, max 5 MB) Keep my photo in color (otherwise it is shown in black and white)

Reading speed

Standard submission (free)Expedited reading ($5 donation, response within 24 hours)

Expediting guarantees an editorial response within 24 hours. It does not influence or sway our editorial decision, only how quickly your piece is read. You pay after your work is saved.

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By checking this box and hitting Submit, you agree to all of our terms and guidelines (opens in a new window). You confirm that you are 18 years or older, that this work is entirely your own original creation, acknowledge that every piece with potential for publication will go through a plagiarism check, and allow editorial changes of formatting and small changes in prose as the editors see necessary. Answering dishonestly may result in your piece and future pieces being disqualified for consideration.

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