Open Calls & Submissions
Virefire Open Calls
Virefire Open Calls
Current Open Calls
Every published story begins with a single submission.
Virefire Publishing welcomes original work from both emerging and established authors. Our open calls include anthologies, collaborative collections, themed projects, and select opportunities for independent novels, novellas, and short story collections.
Each opportunity has its own submission guidelines, deadlines, rights information, compensation details, and publication timeline. Click any open call below to learn more and determine whether it's the right fit for your work.
Whether you're submitting your first story or adding another publication to your portfolio, we look forward to discovering the stories that will help shape the future of Virefire Publishing.
Featured Opportunities
Every story begins with a spark.
Every world holds its secrets.
Every voice deserves the chance to be heard.
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Virefire Publishing, with special host Nora B. Peevy, is opening the doors to new voices, strange worlds, bold ideas, and stories that refuse to be forgotten.
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From dark fiction and speculative worlds to reimagined legends, folklore, fantasy, horror, and the wonderfully unexpected, our open calls invite writers to explore the boundaries of imagination and make each story unmistakably their own.
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Whether you're an established author or preparing to submit your work for the first time, we're looking for originality, atmosphere, compelling storytelling, and voices with something to say.
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Your story. Your voice. Your chance to ignite something extraordinary.
Choose your call... and discover where your story belongs.
Clockwork & Chaos
Zine
Journey into a world of brass, steam, and impossible invention. We are seeking original steampunk stories filled with adventure, mystery, alternate history, and imagination for Virefire Publishing’s Steampunk Zine. Discover where innovation meets darkness, gears turn toward the unexpected, and imagination runs on clockwork.
Mithos & Mayhem
Anthology
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Gods rise. Legends awaken. Monsters refuse to stay buried. We are seeking original stories inspired by mythology, folklore, and ancient traditions from cultures around the world—bold retellings, unexpected reimaginings, and entirely new tales where myth meets mayhem.
Arcana Awakened
Anthology
All 78 Cards - Volumized Series
~Volume 1~
Every card tells a story. Inspired by the symbolism, archetypes, and mysteries of the tarot, Arcana Awakened invites tales of fate, destiny, fortune, and the unknown across the full 78-card deck. Let the cards guide your imagination into the extraordinary.
Whispered WarningsAnthology
Every place has its stories—the warnings whispered after dark, the creatures said to haunt lonely roads, and the tales passed from one generation to the next. We invite original stories inspired by folklore from cultures around the world, from regional legends and superstitions to folk creatures, cautionary tales, and traditions that refuse to be forgotten.
Cover Art Contests
Calling all cover artists and illustrators!
Virefire Publishing is searching for artists to create the official cover art for three upcoming publications: Mithos & Mayhem, Arcana Awakened, and Whispered Warnings.
Enter our Cover Art Contest for the chance to see your artwork become a published book cover, receive official cover artist credit, a complimentary copy, and featured promotion across Virefire Publishing platforms. Community voting will take place on Patreon.
Three covers. Three winners.
Submission deadline: September 30, 2026.
Open Submissions
Not every story fits a theme—and not every great manuscript should have to wait for the right open call.
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Virefire Publishing welcomes select submissions for original novels, novellas, and single-author short story collections throughout the year. We are always looking for compelling voices, unforgettable characters, and stories that leave a lasting impression.
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Whether you're a debut author ready to publish your first book or an experienced writer searching for an author-first publishing partner, we'd love to learn more about your project.
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Click below to review our submission guidelines and discover whether Virefire Publishing is the right home for your manuscript.