MEET OUR AUTHORS
UNCOMFORTABLY DARK WELCOMES...
Authors that deal with the darkness in a variety of way and process it through written words and verse.
Uncomfortably Dark Welcomes Our New & Returning Authors
for the 2025-2026 Publishing Year!

The Uncomfortably Dark Authors
Meet our incredible talented authors & poets - Masters of their craft
We are proud to work with such an amazing group of diverse individuals such as the folks below. They are wonderful people to work with, talented in all aspects of their craft, and are truly the kind of people that represent the personal motto of the creator of Uncomfortably Dark, Candace Nola, to "be the kindness in the dark."
SUBMISSION INFORMATION
CURRENTLY CLOSED UNTIL FALL 2026
Please do not send any submissions before or after the posted dates for each period. They will be ignored.
Marginalized voices include all minority and LGBTQ+ authors. Only these voices may submit in October. All other authors are welcome to submit in November.
*Submission periods are for BOTH UNCOMFORTABLY DARK HORROR & BLOOD MOON POETRY
*Novels-Novellas-Collections accepted.
*Must be full manuscripts or at least 50% complete with full outline.
*Please refer to FULL GUIDELINES at link below.



























