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Creepy Campfire Quarterly - CCQ

The new CCQ is about to launch. We'd love to do so with a readership already in place.

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Creepy Campfire Quarterly - CCQ

Creepy Campfire Quarterly - CCQ

Creepy Campfire Quarterly - CCQ

Creepy Campfire Quarterly - CCQ

Creepy Campfire Quarterly - CCQ

The new CCQ is about to launch. We'd love to do so with a readership already in place.

The new CCQ is about to launch. We'd love to do so with a readership already in place.

The new CCQ is about to launch. We'd love to do so with a readership already in place.

The new CCQ is about to launch. We'd love to do so with a readership already in place.

Jennifer Word
Jennifer Word
Jennifer Word
Jennifer Word
5 Campaigns |
Oak Park, United States
$75 USD 5 backers
7% of $1,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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  • Greetings, my name is Jennifer Word. I am the founder and owner of EMP Publishing. We are a new independent publisher, just outside of Los Angeles, CA. We have a small but strong Team of associate editors, artists and cover designers. I am also the Senior Editor for the company, with over five years experience working as a professional editor for various independent imprints.

 Jennifer Word-Managing Editor of EMP Publishing


  • This campaign is simple. We'd like to build up a steady readership, already in place, before the inaugural issue of the CCQ is released. We'd also love to raise enough funding to increase the current $25 per story payment to authors by as much as we can (obviously, that would depend on how much we can raise, which is why I've chosen flexible funding for this campaign). But let me explain in finer detail:
  • EMP Publishing recently launched an open call for our first anthology: Creepy Campfire Stories (for Grownups). The call was so successful, we were able to fill a 65,000 word anthology with the most amazing horror stories, featuring 19 incredibly talented authors. But a lot of other great writers didn't make the cut, not because their stories weren't good enough, but because we simply ran out of room (and budget) for a bigger book.
  • That is when I realized that Creepy Campfire Stories (CCS) had incredible franchise potential. So, the idea was hatched, and the new Creepy Campfire Quarterly (CCQ) was born. With our tight budget, the new quarterly anthology can only pay writers $25 per story and one contributor's copy, but this has not dissuaded authors from submitting. The maiden issue of CCS, slated for release on January 20, 2016, already has 16 incredible authors and stories lined up, with over 65,000 words of awesome and creepy horror.
  • We've got tons of authors submitting to the new quarterly. What we need now are dedicated readers. I'd like to launch into the first year of the CCQ's life with a steady readership in place, and build from there. So, again, this campaign is utterly simple: There are only four perks, including one year subscriptions to the CCQ for a flat rate of $55, and a two year subscription to the CCQ for a flat rate of $100.
  • Since the CCQ was born out of the amazing success of the original Creepy Campfire Stories (for Grownups) Anthology, slated for release on October 20, 2015, offers of that book for order now, are another available perk.
  • The Creepy Campfire Stories (for Grownups) Anthology was such a success, we've just launched NEXT October's 2nd annual Creepy Campfire Stories (for Grownups) SCIENCE FICTION horror edition! It is slated for release on October 25, 2016, and that is also available to order now, as a perk.
  • All funding raised through this campaign will be used to improve EMP Publishing's projects, namely the CCQ (Creepy Campfire Quarterly), by directly funneling into higher payments for the authors. We'd love to be able to, minimum, raise the $25 per story payment, for example, up to $50 or better. We can reach that initial goal with just $1000 funding raised. We could reach that with only 18 one-year subscriptions, or 10 two-year subscriptions! I know we can do this! I am confident we can reach at least the minimum goal, if not decently beyond.

All that's left now is to show off some of the incredible cover designs by EMP Publishing's resident cover designer, Ms. Fatlind Colaku. She has designed both covers for the CCS editions, and will be our designer for ALL of the CCQ covers as well. Take a look at her work:


So, that's it. Are you a lover of horror fiction? EXTREME horror fiction? Science Fiction? The CCQ publishes all sub genres of horror, including: science fiction, speculative, magical, fantasy, paranormal, supernatural, psychological, historical, Urban Legend, Original Creepy Pasta, mystical, Occult and extreme. We may even be inclined to throw a little creepy poetry in, now and again. If any of that sounds appealing to readers out there, seriously consider supporting the new CCQ (as well as the CCS Anthologies) and EMP Publishing by ordering a one or two-year subscription to the CCQ, or order a copy of either (or both) of the CCS Anthologies.

  • Again, we're hoping to raise at least $1000, specifically to increase payments to authors, and generally fund the publication costs of the CCQ. Each issue currently costs approximately $500-$600 to produce. Without more funding raised, the payment cannot go any higher than the current $25 per story to authors.
  • This campaign is the ONLY way we can currently offer subscriptions to the quarterly publication OR sell copies of the Anthologies before their release.
  • Even if we don't reach $1000, ANY funds raised will lower the expenditure out of the EMP Publishing account, and we would be able to factor a smaller increase in pay to the authors (instead of raising to $50 per story, we could still raise payment to $35, or $40 per story), for example.


  • I cannot impress upon readers how intricately vital it would be to already have a strong readership in place, as well as several CCQ subscribers, to launch into the Quarterly's first year as a regular publication. Every subscriber would be a vital lifeline to ensuring the success and longevity of the quarterly anthology.


Other Ways You Can Help

Some people just can't contribute, we completely understand, but that doesn't mean you can't help:

  • Ask folks (especially readers, and, in particular, lovers of horror and sci fi) to get the word out and make some noise about our campaign. Even if you can't order a book or subscription, maybe you could spread word about our campaign on your FB or Twitter page? We'd be humbly grateful if you did.
  • It's easy to spread the word about our campaign with one click, using the Indiegogo share tools! Look for them on this page, they link to Facebook, Twitter and other social sites.

And that's all there is to it. See? Simple. Thank you to anyone and everyone that supports this campaign, I cannot express to you enough, my never ending gratitude and thanks!!

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CCS - 1st Annual

$15 USD
Get the Anthology that started it all. Creepy Campfire Stories (for Grownups), the original extreme horror anthology. Featuring 19 creepy and original tales, over 65,000 words of scariness await you. Your copy will be mailed out on October 20, 2015, just in time for Halloween '15.....mwahahahah.....
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October 2015
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CCS - 2nd Annual

$25 USD
This time it's gonna be even bigger and better! Creepy Campfire Stories (for Grownups) SCIENCE FICTION Horror Anthology will top out well over 100,000 words, filled with the most extreme and insane sci fi horror that writers can dream up. This gem will ship out on October 25, 2016, still just in time for Halloween '16! Mwahahahaha......
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October 2016
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CCQ 1 Year Subscription

$55 USD
Jump into the first year of the Creepy Campfire Quarterly with a one year subscription. You'll get all four issues released in 2016. The set publication dates for the quarterly are: January 20, April 20, July 20 and October 20, 2016. Every issue will run around 65,000 words. That's a total of 260,000 words of spine tingling horror for only $55! You can't beat that. Mwahahahaha.......
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January 2016
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CCQ 2 Year Subscription

$100 USD
Jump into the first TWO years of the Creepy Campfire Quarterly with a two year subscription. You'll get all eight issues of the quarterly, released in 2016-2017. The set publication dates for the quarterly are: January 20, April 20, July 20 and October 20, of every year. Every issue will run around 65,000 words. That's a total of 520,000 words of spine tingling horror for only $100! You can't beat that. Mwahahahaha.......
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January 2016
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