black bomb books
seeks new unagented voices of writers on the edge.
kaboom!
Seeking VOICE
If you have a unique voice and a completed manuscript, send us a query email. Send to [email protected] with QUERY in the subject line. Write a short, emphasis on the short, description of your project and paste your sample directly in the email. We rarely open attachments or click on links. We publish periodically, depending on resources and the quality of submissions.
More specifically, our tastes tend toward:
Speculative fiction, noir, emphasis on cynical attitudes/sexual motivation, Chuck Palahniuk-ish, edgy themes, strong voice, interesting or unique narrative, but no pedophilia or bestiality.
We don't want genre fiction, commercial fiction, anything too mainstream, knockoffs of classics, family histories, rhymed verse, traditional romance, anything historical, or Nicholas Sparks.
- FICTION: We are looking for SHORT books of fiction of between 25K-40K words. We are seeking unique voices. Commercial, historical, or genre fiction is an immediate pass. Email us the first 3,000 words.
- MEMOIR: Give us your unique perspective. Make us laugh, cry, get angry, or scratch our heads. Manuscripts should be fewer than 40K words. Email us ten pages.
- POETRY: Prose, free-form, book length, haiku, show us what you've got. Email us a sample of three pieces or three pages. We're looking for collections of 20-35 poems.
More specifically, our tastes tend toward:
Speculative fiction, noir, emphasis on cynical attitudes/sexual motivation, Chuck Palahniuk-ish, edgy themes, strong voice, interesting or unique narrative, but no pedophilia or bestiality.
We don't want genre fiction, commercial fiction, anything too mainstream, knockoffs of classics, family histories, rhymed verse, traditional romance, anything historical, or Nicholas Sparks.
