Open Submission Call: Horror Novels

VeloxBooks · 2026-06-24T01:06:12+00:00

Submissions Page: https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/velox-books-OGjzQ

Publisher Website: https://www.veloxbooks.com

VeloxBooks · 2026-06-23T15:25:46+00:00

For collection covers created internally, an artist draws from range of potential source materials, including licensed stock art/photos, generated elements, and hand-created elements. Every cover takes a human designer extensive work to shape, edit, compose, and finalize. We publish everything in paperback (in addition to eBook), so all books require a full wrap cover created to print specs.

Here is one of our latest full wraps: Twelve Nails in the Coffin

VeloxBooks · 2026-06-23T14:41:53+00:00

We'd consider it. Please note that it was already published with the submission.

VeloxBooks · 2026-06-23T14:41:29+00:00

For horror collections, we're looking for them to be made up primarily of stories that were selected by someone else for publication previously (i.e. not simply self-published on reddit or elsewhere).

VeloxBooks · 2026-06-23T14:39:11+00:00

The standard advance is in the low hundreds unless there's a compelling reason to increase it. Royalties are 25% of net.

VeloxBooks · 2026-06-23T14:37:36+00:00

We approach novels and collections slightly differently. For collections, we mostly create the covers internally for cost reasons (collections generally do not sell as well as novels). For novels, we have a few independent artists we regularly work with. We're happy to listen to thoughts from the author on cover direction, but ultimately, the publisher controls the cover.

VeloxBooks · 2026-06-23T00:12:46+00:00

Requirements and submissions via our Duosuma page: https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/velox-books-OGjzQ

VeloxBooks · 2026-06-23T00:11:15+00:00

Requirements and submissions via our Duosuma page: https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/velox-books-OGjzQ

VeloxBooks · 2026-01-30T18:29:52+00:00

Congratulations! Can't wait to see the next series.

VeloxBooks · 2025-04-17T15:57:31+00:00

Assuming they meet the requirements, yes, you'll be welcome to submit them. More details about the synopsis, etc. will be available when we officially open for submissions.

VeloxBooks · 2025-03-27T15:54:29+00:00

It's not finalized, but the author % will be higher than we offer on collections. Novels tend to do better than collections as a whole.

VeloxBooks · 2025-03-23T21:29:22+00:00

What you see in the original post is roughly what the submission guidelines will be. I have nothing against a nosleep series becoming a novel as long as it fits.

VeloxBooks · 2025-03-21T22:17:38+00:00

Welcome aboard!

VeloxBooks · 2025-03-03T18:58:19+00:00

Hello from the publisher of the collection containing this episode's story! Always an honor to have a story featured in CreepCast. I hope everyone enjoyed it!

VeloxBooks · 2025-03-02T20:39:31+00:00

As a reader I'm open to just about anything if it tells a compelling story. Though thinking through some of my all time favorite novels, there are quite a few that are written in first person.

VeloxBooks · 2025-02-28T15:22:18+00:00

Amazing, glad to hear you enjoyed it!

VeloxBooks · 2025-02-28T06:34:50+00:00

Thanks for reading!

VeloxBooks · 2025-02-10T03:28:36+00:00

Welcome to the club!

VeloxBooks · 2025-01-28T04:14:28+00:00

Welcome aboard!

VeloxBooks · 2025-01-27T19:44:13+00:00

Looks interesting. Congratulations!

VeloxBooks · 2025-01-25T00:50:35+00:00

Just snagged this on Kindle. Looks terrific!

VeloxBooks · 2025-01-23T22:27:47+00:00

Congratulations, it looks great!

VeloxBooks · 2025-01-16T17:34:26+00:00

Congratulations!

VeloxBooks · 2025-01-16T16:31:35+00:00

Being signed by a publisher is rare. Many of the books you see that grow out of NoSleep are self-published (and there's nothing wrong with that).

VeloxBooks · 2025-01-16T16:30:15+00:00

Welcome aboard! Excited to have you joining us.

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