Submissions are OPEN to ALL authors.
Publishing with Madness Heart Press
We would love to be your publisher. With KDP and other self-publishing options, you may wonder why you would choose a small indie publisher. As your publisher, we will:
- Edit your work.
- Proofread your work.
- Hire an artist to create your cover.
- Publish your work and have it available as a physical product.
- Publish your work in e-book format.
- Promote your work on our website and through social media.
- Sell your work on our website and at any events we attend.
- Promise that no generative AI will be used in the creation of your covers, editing, promotion, or any other aspect of our business.
What Does the Contract Entail?
- 5-year agreement.
- English rights for
- Softcover
- ebook
- audiobook
- 50% Net Retail Royalties. (Retail cost of book minus shipping/printing/taxes)
- Author Copies
- 5 Contributor Copies
- At cost author copies upon request.
What Happens at the End of 5 Years?
At the end of the five years, we will review sales and how happy we are with the author/publisher relationship. We’ll ask for your feedback and if we agree we will extend the agreement and continue to publish and distribute your book until such a point that you or we wish to dissolve that agreement.
What Are We Looking For?
- Anti-Fascist/Anti-Capitalist Horror & Genre Fiction – emphasize the PUNK in splatterpunk.
- Experimental Horror – Art books, non-book format, plays, poetry, strange projects that don’t fit a clean genre mold
- Strange and Bizarre, Psychedelic Literature
- Jewish Genre Fiction: horror, science fiction, fantasy, and surrealistic fiction. Jewish stories with supernatural/unnatural/science fiction elements. Aggadah Try It is specifically for Jewish-themed stories written by Jewish authors.
- Dark/Anti-Fascist/Creative Non-Fiction
- Smut & Erotica
- 25k+ Word Counts for Novellas
- 50k+ Word Count for Novels
- Length Negotiable for Experimental and Non-Fiction Works
What Aren’t We Looking For?
- We will not accept any manuscript that used generative AI in the creation of the content.
- Traditional Horror
- Short Story Collections
- Anything about UFO’s/Aliens/Bigfoot.
- Reprints (this includes stories and novels previously published online)
- Extreme horror is on an invite-basis only.
- Jewish studies/Historical fiction/Biblical Commentary
- Slice of Life Romance
- Incomplete manuscripts.
What Should You Submit?
- Title
- Please include the title, word count, and which of the sub-genres we publish [Antifascist, Splatterpunk, Experimental, Jewish, Bizarro/Strange/Psychedelic, Satire, Non-Fiction, Smut] your work falls under.
- Cover Letter Should Include
- The pitch of the novel, ie: the basic concept/idea.
- Word Count
- Short Bio
- Social Media links/handles
- Any awards for writing you have received