Exit Interview – Call For Submission

Dayjob Publishing is extremely proud to announce this call for submissions for our first short story anthology. Please read the submission guidelines carefully, as failure to follow them will result in your submission being ineligible or ignored.

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Exit Interview:

Have you ever left a job on bad terms? Did you leave because your boss was a jerk, or because there was extreme favoritism? What did you wish you could have done? Have you ever fired someone and deep down feared what they might do?

In under 4,000 words give us the scary, weird, and extreme events surrounding someone quitting their job. Think as far outside of the box as you wish.

We’re looking for horror, thriller, or mystery stories but will consider anything that excites us. No erotica, shiny vampires, wizards entering wizard school, or any shades of grey in any quantities, please.

Up to 11 stories will be selected using this submission call and all selections will be made without knowing the author’s name or details. If your story is selected you will be asked to submit a 100-word bio.

You must have a full-time day job, other than being an author or an artist, to be considered for the final selection in this anthology. You will be asked what you do for a living.

Send submissions to: exitinterview@dayjobpublishing.com

Terms:

  • You can submit as many stories as you like, but each story must be in a separate email.
  • If you are submitting your story to multiple places please make sure you have the rights to include it in this anthology if it is published at the other source(s).
  • We will consider reprints if you have the rights to print it at the time of submission.
  • At this time we are not offering payment for acceptance or publication. With enough interest and participation, this will change for this and future anthologies.
  • Submission does not imply a guarantee of publication. All submissions will be reviewed and considered equally.

Guidlines:

  • You must use the dedicated submission email above.
  • The subject line of the email must be the story title, and ONLY the story title.
  • Attach your story to the email in a file in .doc .docx or .rtf format.
  • File name must match the email subject and story title.
  • Do not include your name or any other details in the file attachment. That’s how we make it a blind selection.
  • One story per email!
  • No AI content.

The submission deadline for this anthology is October 30th, 2025!

Thank you and good luck!