General Submissions

We’re always looking for new writers and artists to work with, but as a new publisher, our resources and time are limited. Every title we develop becomes part of the Stray Books family, being promoted, sold, and a part of who we are for years. As much as we love working with new talent and developing unique books, or ability to do so is limited. Currently, we are not accepting unsolicited manuscripts or pitches due to that limitation. 

We are accepting short stories/short writing pieces for Pulp Kings: Series 2.  

Pulp Kings is a publication designed to promote new writers and artists. We have completed our first series of the magazine, and are looking for stories for Series 2. Each series is comprised of five issues, and each issue is themed. While a story’s tie to the issue theme can be loose, please be aware of the thematic content of the issues before submitting. The upcoming issue themes are: 

Pulp Kings Six: Music -- Full, not accepting submissions. 
Pulp Kings Seven: War -- Full, not accepting submissions.
Pulp Kings Eight: Utopia and Dystopia -- See contest details below.
Pulp Kings Nine: Western 
Pulp Kings Ten: Mystery

When submitting, please follow these guidelines: 

Email all submissions to: submissions@straybooks.ca

Label the email’s subject with the following: issue number, submission, author’s name. 
Example: Pulp Kings Eight Submission, “The Lonely Road”, Maxine Magoo.

Attach the submission as either a PDF or a Word Doc.

Submissions written in the body of the email will not be considered. 
We will reply to submissions within three months of receiving it. 

We pay the following rates: 

10¢ CAD per word up to 3000 words. 
Stories over 3000 words are paid a flat rate of $300.00 CAD