{"id":7522,"date":"2026-05-12T16:19:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=7522"},"modified":"2026-05-12T16:19:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T16:19:41","slug":"open-calls-for-strange-tales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/open-calls-for-strange-tales\/","title":{"rendered":"OPEN CALLS FOR STRANGE TALES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Back in business, starting with two open calls in which I\u2019m involved editorially. First one for imaginative stories of Folk Horror; the second one for strange detective mysteries which may or may not have a supernatural element&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Coming from Cathaven Press<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h1>OCCULT DETECTIVE MAGAZINE: FOLK HORROR SPECIAL #1<\/h1>\n<p><em>Edited by Dave Brzeski &amp; John Linwood Grant<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ODMOctAdCore.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7527\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/open-calls-for-strange-tales\/odmoctadcore\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ODMOctAdCore.jpg?fit=2325%2C1575&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2325,1575\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ODMOctAdCore\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ODMOctAdCore.jpg?fit=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ODMOctAdCore.jpg?fit=474%2C321&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-7527 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ODMOctAdCore.jpg?resize=431%2C292\" alt=\"\" width=\"431\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ODMOctAdCore.jpg?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ODMOctAdCore.jpg?resize=1024%2C694&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ODMOctAdCore.jpg?resize=768%2C520&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ODMOctAdCore.jpg?resize=1536%2C1041&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ODMOctAdCore.jpg?resize=2048%2C1387&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ODMOctAdCore.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ODMOctAdCore.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Submission Guidelines: We are looking for PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED stories \u2013 reprints to which you own the rights \u2013 which:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fit with the themes and tone generally considered Folk Horror, rural or urban<\/li>\n<li>Have some investigative element(s) in line with our regular ODM publications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As with our successful Mythos Specials, we may well take ONE or TWO new, unpublished stories to add spice, but competition for those very limited slots will be fierce.<\/p>\n<p>Submission length: 5,000 \u2013 10,000 words. In general, we quite like long stories which may get fewer outings elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>We hope for a broad selection of submissions, including Folk Horror from other than the UK and USA, and with a diverse range of protagonists\/central characters and settings. Stories concerning LGBTQ+ and BIPOC characters welcome as usual.<\/p>\n<p>Payment: Authors shall receive a reprint payment of \u00a325 and a copy of the issue. Should we take any NEW material, this will be paid at our usual rate of \u00a30.01\/word, up to \u00a350.00.<\/p>\n<p>Rights: Authors shall retain rights to their work. We only retain the rights to the story within the publication.<\/p>\n<p>Send submissions in a word document that is double spaced, in Times New Roman, and in 12 point font to <a href=\"mailto:occultdetectivemagazine@gmail.com\">occultdetectivemagazine@gmail.com<\/a> with the subject line \u201cFH \u2013 Title &#8211; Author\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Submission Deadline: Friday June 19th, 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Publication Date: Early Autumn 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Queries also to the above email address.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><strong>Coming from Belanger Books<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h1>THE DETECTIVE AND THE GHOST FINDER: THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES AND CARNACKI<\/h1>\n<p><em>Edited by John Linwood Grant<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/odsrange.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7185\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/novellas-and-more-size-isnt-everything\/odsrange\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/odsrange.jpg?fit=1620%2C1186&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1620,1186\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"odsrange\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/odsrange.jpg?fit=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/odsrange.jpg?fit=474%2C347&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-7185 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/odsrange.jpg?resize=438%2C321\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/odsrange.jpg?resize=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/odsrange.jpg?resize=768%2C562&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/odsrange.jpg?resize=1024%2C750&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/odsrange.jpg?w=1620&amp;ssl=1 1620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/odsrange.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/odsrange.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sherlock Holmes once said, &#8220;No ghosts need apply&#8221;, adhering to scientific deduction over spiritualism. Carnacki, the Ghost Finder was an occult detective who used sophisticated technology to investigate supposed supernatural occurrences. Together, these two great detectives must solve crimes where the rational and irrational merge. Will they unmask charlatans or will they uncover demons in their midst? Will Holmes have to concede that sometimes, ghosts need apply?<\/p>\n<p>Submission Guidelines: We are looking for NEW, UNPUBLISHED tales which must feel like traditional Holmes and Carnacki stories. The stories should have the canonical Holmes and Carnacki working together to solve a mystery, set in their natural late Victorian\/Edwardian period.<\/p>\n<p>Watson may or may not make an appearance, as may Dodgson and others of Carnacki&#8217;s circle. Remember, Carnacki&#8217;s stories had rationale endings just as often as those involving the supernatural. Both types of stories are acceptable for the anthology.<\/p>\n<p>Submission length: 5,000 \u2013 10,0000 words (it is okay to go over some).<\/p>\n<p>Payment: Authors shall receive a payment of $100 and a paperback copy of the anthology.<\/p>\n<p>Rights: Authors shall retain rights to their work. We only retain the rights to the story within the publication.<\/p>\n<p>Authors are welcome to submit more than one story for the anthology.<\/p>\n<p>Send submissions in a word document that is double spaced, in Times New Roman, and in 12 point font to <a href=\"mailto:linwoodweird@gmail.com\">linwoodweird@gmail.com<\/a> with the subject line ATTN: SUBMISSION FOR THE DETECTIVE AND THE GHOST FINDER<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Submission Deadline: June 30th, 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Publication Date: Early Fall 2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Queries also to the above email address.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>LATEST FROM JOHN LINWOOD GRANT<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/71HcVYv0u8L._SL1499_.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7524\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/open-calls-for-strange-tales\/71hcvyv0u8l-_sl1499_\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/71HcVYv0u8L._SL1499_.jpg?fit=1000%2C1499&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,1499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"71HcVYv0u8L._SL1499_\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/71HcVYv0u8L._SL1499_.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/71HcVYv0u8L._SL1499_.jpg?fit=474%2C711&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-7524 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/71HcVYv0u8L._SL1499_.jpg?resize=399%2C599\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/71HcVYv0u8L._SL1499_.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/71HcVYv0u8L._SL1499_.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/71HcVYv0u8L._SL1499_.jpg?resize=768%2C1151&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/71HcVYv0u8L._SL1499_.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/71HcVYv0u8L._SL1499_.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">IT\u2019S HERE!! Ten years on, and my sixth collection is out now. Harrumble! This time, no core character throughout, no genre sections, just sixteen strange and weird fictions, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">many<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> completely new, to divert and entertain\u2026 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c<span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">A hotel like no other on the North Sea Coast, and the witch-women who still ward the Kingdom of Elmet; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">a<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">n unnatural plague during the last days of <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Roman <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Emperor Severus Augustus, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">and<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> the fate of Colonel Percy Fawcett, lost in the Brazilian jungle in 1925. A haunting French record and madness in the trenches <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">of WWI<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">, and a peculiar tale of A A Milne\u2019s Hundred Acre Wood. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Plus three old ladies who really don\u2019t have time for cosmic horror<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> messing with their biscuits.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/61A-wOcRWzL.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7525\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/open-calls-for-strange-tales\/61a-wocrwzl\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/61A-wOcRWzL.jpg?fit=600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"61A-wOcRWzL\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/61A-wOcRWzL.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/61A-wOcRWzL.jpg?fit=474%2C711&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-7525 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/61A-wOcRWzL.jpg?resize=400%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/61A-wOcRWzL.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/61A-wOcRWzL.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Please do buy, review, point out how much this stops your table from wobbling, etc. Purchase link below.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mybook.to\/MissLin\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Liberation Serif, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">https:\/\/mybook.to\/MissLin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back in business, starting with two open calls in which I\u2019m involved editorially. First one for imaginative stories of Folk Horror; the second one for strange detective mysteries which may or may not have a supernatural element&#8230; Coming from Cathaven Press OCCULT DETECTIVE MAGAZINE: FOLK HORROR SPECIAL #1 Edited by Dave Brzeski &amp; John Linwood &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/open-calls-for-strange-tales\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">OPEN CALLS FOR STRANGE TALES<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"iawp_total_views":1079,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>OPEN CALLS FOR STRANGE TALES - greydogtales<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Weird and detective fiction! 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