Pulp Asylum is currently open to fiction submissions and artwork submissions. Please note the following guidelines:
Fiction
Previously unpublished work only. No reprints. I consider work appearing in any public forum online, including your personal website, as having been published.
Original short fiction up to 3000 words (firm).
No multiple or simultaneous submissions.
Nothing generated, written, or enhanced by artificial intelligence.
Payment is flat rate, $15 (US) upon acceptance. I pay via PayPal only. I am buying first electronic rights and exclusive use of the story for six months from the publication date.
Submit your work in standard MS format via email as a .doc or .pdf attachment to [email protected]. Your subject line should be ASYLUM STORIES [your name, your story title]. Treat the body of your email as your cover letter: keep it informal and brief, just a bit about yourself, your publishing history, and the URL of your author site if you have one.
Response time: 30 days or less. Please feel free to query after 30 days if you have not had a response from me.
I publish a variety of traditional pulp genres: horror, mystery, crime, science fiction, fantasy, adventure, western, and just plain weird stories are all welcome. I am not interested in experimental fiction. I am looking for straight-ahead, fully-formed stories with a plot, dynamic characters, and memorable endings.
Artwork
Note that my needs in this area are very limited. I publish two images per issue—a front cover in full color and a greyscale image that I use as the backdrop for the table of contents (note this greyscale becomes the back cover in the PDF version of the issue). I would recommend reviewing previous issues to see how these are used. You may submit work to be considered for one, the other, or both of these in a given issue.
Previously unpublished work only. No reprints. I consider work appearing in any public forum online, including your personal website, as having been published.
No simultaneous submissions.
I will consider a maximum of two pieces at a time, one full color and one greyscale as described above. If you are submitting only color or only greyscale work, please limit yourself to one image at a time.
Nothing generated by artificial intelligence, please. (That is what I am getting away from!)
Payment is flat rate, $15 (US) for a single image or $25 if I chose to use 2 of your images for a single issue. I pay only via PayPal. I am buying first electronic rights to the image(s) and exclusive use of them for six months from the publication date.
Submit your work via email as a .jpeg or .gif attachment to [email protected]. Your subject line should be ASYLUM ARTWORK [your name]. Treat the body of your email as your cover letter: keep it informal and brief, just a bit about yourself and your work, plus the URL of your site if you have one.
Response time: 30 days or less. Please feel free to query after 30 days if you have not had a response from me.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at [email protected].
Thanks!
Billy Ramone