Northern Quill Publishing is inviting authors from across the North to submit entries for a new horror anthology, edited by Tłı̨chǫ Dene author and storyteller Richard Van Camp.
New and established writers currently living in the Yukon, Nunavut, or Denendeh are invited to submit their work to the anthology.
Northern Quill is not prescribing a strict theme and is instead inviting authors to explore the horror genre through a Northern lens. Stories can draw from any horror inspiration, so long as they feel distinctly Northern.
“Great horror should unzip your soul, and great horror can plant terrible seeds inside of you that grow years after you’ve read it or watched it. I can’t wait for you to unsettle me,” said Van Camp.
Van Camp is a member of the Tłı̨chǫ Dene Nation from Fort Smith and an internationally renowned storyteller and bestselling author whose work explores the supernatural, monsters, and the unsettling alongside humour and contemporary NWT life.
“We’re incredibly excited to be able to work with Richard Van Camp in bringing together a collection that gives us the opportunity to showcase unique Northern voices tackling these anxieties through their fiction writing,” said Myranda Bolstad, co-owner of Northern Quill Publishing.
Submissions should be between 4000 and 6000 words and close to print ready. Stories will be reviewed by a selection committee also led by Van Camp.
The review and selection process is expected to be completed two to three months following the end of the submission period, with between 10 and 12 stories which work well together being selected.
Submissions will remain open until November 30, 2026. Authors whose work is select will receive a flat rate of $500 per story. The completed anthology is expected to be published in fall of 2027.
