Below is a list of currently confirmed stories and poems which may form the Dark Hoard publication. These works are not guaranteed to be included, and further submissions may be added subsequently.

• If you are interested in purchasing the Dark Hoard once published, these excerpts may help to give you an idea of the type of fiction to be included.
• If you are interested in promoting the book, or getting involved in some other way - again, these excerpts may be useful.
• If you are interested in submitting work to the project, these excerpt form a yardstick for you to measure what you may write or submit.
• FINALLY, if you would like to produce one or more illustrations for the book - please see the instructions at the foot of this page.

These are PDF files, so you'll need Adobe Reader to view them.

You must not re-publish this material without written consent of Dark Hoard. These are excerpts only; They do not contain final, edited copy and may not feature in the final publication. These files are to provide excitement for potential readers and inspiration for potential authors.

Title	Author's Name	Suggested Image	Status
Sleep’s Slippery Tentacles	AJ Kirby	?	Not Assigned
The Broken Egg Timer	AJ Kirby	A Broken Egg-Timer !	Not Assigned
Dream	Bran Cadfael	?	Not Assigned
Wings of An Oracle	Cori H. Spenzich	?	Not Assigned
Something Went Wrong	F.R.Jameson	X-Ray of Ankle	Not Assigned
An Edgar Allen Poem	John Vault	Burial/Coffin/Underground	Not Assigned
Cold Comfort	John Morgan	Ouija Board	Not Assigned
Cyclades	Richard Smith	Reflective marble statuette of Vigin mary with latin carved All over it	Not Assigned
The Jar	R. Jill Fink	Closeup of a bee / Honeycomb?	Not Assigned
One August Night	Ron J Runborg	A cave at the foot of a stream, an cave interior with a wall hanging of stretched skin canvas either finished or in the making	Not Assigned
The Appearance of Evil	Nick Button	Bank Robber or Police Sniper	Not Assigned
Eye to Eye	Nick Button	20’s Style Man and Woman	Not Assigned
The Shroud	Nick Button	Burning Building / Black Oil Texture	Not Assigned
Shadowed Grove of Memory	Simon Gill	Grave/Sword/Incense	Not Assigned
The Psychic	Steven Deigham	?	Not Assigned

Artists / Illustrators

If you did not receive an email with full information about submitting artwork, please let us know and we'll add you to our list and forward the document - It's important that you read this before starting anything.

Please take the time to browse through the list of submitted work. These are only excerpts - and may not provide enough material for you to begin an artwork - so, if you think you would like to illustrate a particular piece, please email the editor - Nick Button for a copy of the full story.

Note the status column too. As stories have illustrators working on them, or have an artwork confirmed for them - The status column will be changed to indicate this.

Note the 'Suggested Image' - where there is one, this is just an idea of what might be relevant. You should be guided by your interpretation of the piece, help from the author - and your imagination.

With regards style of artwork - we are completely open to ideas. In fact the greater range of styles and execution, the better! Bear in mind that your illustration may occupy a facing page to the story - or if suitable have the text run-around the illustration. If you create a texture - this could be dropped in behind the story, as long as the text can be made readable.

If you wish to illustrate a piece - you MUST inform the editor before starting work - this is to avoid wasting your time/talent, if the status is incorrect etc. You will also be asked to submit a thumbnail sketch or description of the idea you have - This will help the editor when balancing the graphical styles in the book, and when more than one artist requests working on the same piece.

Note too that you will be put in contact with the author of the work - in order to seek their ideas - and explain your concept to them. This should be very useful in creating the most suitable artwork for the piece.