Black Library regularly runs Open Submissions windows, where they invite anyone who’s interested to send in samples of their work. Over the years I’ve chatted to a range of authors about their experiences of submitting to and subsequently writing for BL, and you can find links out to all of those interviews on this page.
The most recent content is a series of three articles in which I chatted to 9 BL authors about the January 2023 Open Submissions window – specifically about writing story pitches, what makes a good Space Marine story, and writing short stories in general. The first two piece, about pitching and Space Marines respectively, are available now, while part three will be available soon:
Next, here’s an overview article containing links out to all of the following interviews along with all sorts of other useful resources:
The next two articles between them feature brief interviews with 13 different authors, each of whom offers their thoughts on how to pitch Warhammer Horror stories:
The remaining six interviews all feature individual authors offering their own experience and advice on writing for Black Library (or in the case of Alec Worley, pitching and writing Warhammer Horror stories in particular):
