Indiana Publisher for Speculative Fiction

I just learned of Hydra Publications from a newsletter I get from Authors Publish. The high points of the review of the site include:

Tony Acree has published his own books with Hydra, but he has primarily published other authors. Most of the books they’ve published have reviews, which is always a good starting point. Some of the anthologies they have published, including Writers Workshop of Horror 2, which is forthcoming, feature major authors. They do not list print distributors.

Hydra Publications is currently open to submissions. They are accepting works of speculative fiction, including thriller, horror, fantasy, sci-fi, steampunk, and dystopian. They are particularly interested in LitRPG submissions. If your submission is LitRPG, please say so in the subject line. LitRPG stands for Literary Role Playing Game, and is a genre that combines the conventions of computer RPGs with other genres. They list subtypes as “VR, no logout, sci-fi, fantasy, thriller, dungeon core, harem, crunchy, light, moba, portal fantasy, town builder, and LitFPS”.

All manuscripts must be a minimum of 70,000 words, but LitRPG should be around 100,000 words in length. Manuscripts can not be previously published in any format. They need not be professionally edited but the excerpt should be relatively error free. To learn more or read their complete submission guidelines, go here

On the site, I checked out the "About Us" page and noticed this:

Based just outside of Louisville, Kentucky, Hydra has a dynamic team who specialize in providing personalized and professional publishing to writers across the globe. Our family of accomplished authors includes New York Times and USA Today Bestsellers, Hugo Award Nominees, and an ever-growing number of up-and-coming talents.

Our dedicated readers have helped propel Hydra toward becoming a leader in speculative fiction while maintaining the personal connection that only a small press can provide. As a writer owned and operated press, we have a unique understanding of both sides of the publishing process. We are fiction fans above all, and we strive to bring that passion to each and every page.

Okay, that may explain why I have not heard of it - being way down south and publishing speculative fiction.

I don't see any sign of this being a vanity press or I'd not pass it along. Since it is an Indiana publisher, even one who publishes a genre I have not written for, I pass it along to you.

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