Category: Online

Anthology / Events / Flash / Online / Semipro

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Taking Submissions: Mistletoe and Vine (Hawthorn & Ash Vol 7, 2025)

Deadline: December 31st, 2025
Payment: 0.01c per word. (between $1USD and $5USD)
Theme: Fantasy, speculative fiction, and horror (no scifi) between 100-500 words

We are seeking FANTASY, SPECULATIVE FICTION and HORROR short stories. No Science Fiction.

Mistletoe and Vine (Hawthorn & Ash Vol 7, 2025)

Past volumes are: Hawthorn & Ash 2019, Rowan & Oak 2020, Alder & Ebony 2021, Ivy & Sage 2022, Willow & Rose 2023, Holly and Broom 2024)

Word count : Between 100 and 500 words, excluding title (Maximum of 1 500 word story and 5 drabbles per author)

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Artwork / Events / Flash / Online / Pro / Reprints Allowed / Semipro

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Taking Submissions: Mysterion July 2025 Window

Submission Window: July 1st – 31st, 2025
Payment: 8 cents/word and 4 cents/word for reprints
Theme: Speculative stories–science fiction, fantasy, horror–with Christian themes, characters, or cosmology
Note: Reprints Welcome

We are looking for speculative stories–science fiction, fantasy, horror–with Christian themes, characters, or cosmology, and for artwork for this site.

Fiction Guidelines
Technical details
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Events / Flash / Flat Amount / Online / Royalties

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Taking Submissions: Short Story Substack June 2025 Window

Submission Window: June 1st – 30th, 2025
Payment: $100 for the chosen story + 50% of subscription revenue
Theme: Any genre, short story

Mission = Revive the art of the short story, support artists, and produce something wonderful.

Payout = Base Pay of $100 for the chosen story + 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check.

Wait, you mean if this substack gets thousands of subscribers, the winner would get thousands of dollars?

Yes! The New Yorker pays roughly $7,500 per story and I sincerely hope to go way past that.

What does the timeline look like?

Submit stories by the end of the month, winner to be announced on the 15th. There is ONE story that wins and receives the full payout.

Where do I send submissions?
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Events / Flash / Flat Amount / Online

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Taking Submissions: Something Old, Something New

Submission Window: June 1st – 30th, 2025
Payment: Stories under 5,000 words will receive $10. Stories up to 10,000 words will be serialized over 2 months and will receive $20
Theme: Speculative Fiction that fits the vibe of unreality, suggest reading previous work from the publisher before submitting
Note: Reprints are acceptable if the story is not freely available online

Our Ko-fi minizine for subscribers

Submissions for this call will be OPENING for the month of June 2025.

The Pink Hydra is starting a Ko-fi minizine!

This is a way to build a subscriber base and steady income without sacrificing our commitment to accessible fiction. Starting July, every ‘off’ month when we’re not publishing The Pink Hydra, we will post a new, exclusive short story on our Ko-fi, paired with a piece of classical artwork, and accompanied by short reviews of stories or books The Pink Hydra loves. For this eclectic mix of classic and new elements, the minizine will be known as Something Old, Something New.

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Flat Amount / Magazine / Non-fiction / Online

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Ongoing Submissions: Memento Mori Ink Magazine

Payment: Feature Articles (200 words): $20, Essays (300 words): $40, Reviews (Anything but book reviews) (100-200 words): $30, Columns/Op-Eds (500 words max): $35-$40
Themes: Non-fiction – Mortality and Death, Gothic Culture, Dark Aesthetics, True Crime, Psychological Exploration

THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?

HOW TO SUBMIT

ANYTHING NOT SUBMITTED PROPERLY WILL NOT BE READ. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO READ THESE REQUIREMENTS THOROUGHLY.

What We’re Looking For:

Memento Mori Ink Magazine seeks thought-provoking, non-fictional articles that explore the darker aspects of life, death, culture, and the human experience. We are particularly interested in pieces that delve into:

  • Mortality and Death: Essays that examine cultural, philosophical, or personal perspectives on death and the rituals surrounding it.
  • Gothic Culture:Analysis of gothic literature, art, fashion, and the lifestyle that embraces the macabre.
  • Dark Aesthetics: Articles exploring the beauty and significance of dark aesthetics in various forms of media, including art, film, and music.
  • True Crime: In-depth, well-researched articles on historical or contemporary true crime stories, with a focus on lesser-known cases.
  • Psychological Exploration:** Essays that analyze the darker side of the human psyche, such as fear, grief, or the allure of the unknown.

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Flat Amount / Ongoing Submissions / Online

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Ongoing Submissions: Horrific Scribes

Payment: $25
Theme: Dark short fiction (and some poetry) for all horror subgenres and other genres if it ends up being dark that will be printed online

We are currently accepting submissions ONLY for Horrific Scribes. We are NOT yet accepting submissions for standalone publications such as novellas and novels (please see our plan for such things).

That said, Horrific Scribes is open for submissions! Horrific Scribes will soon be an expanding archive of dark short fiction (and some poetry) by various authors who share the Horrific Scribblings imprint’s dedication to the provocative, scary, and strange. We’re looking for dark fiction, mostly horror (all subgenres, bloodless to extreme, nothing off limits as long as there really is a good story and it’s not driven by hate, e.g. racism, homophobia, etc.) but also the horror-adjacent, e.g. dark fantasy and dark sci-fi but also surreal and experimental work with dark edges. However you’d classify it, it should be unconventional, challenging, and worth thinking about.

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Events / Flat Amount / Non-fiction / Online

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Taking Submissions: Burial Books Is Looking For Horror-Themed Articles For Their Website

Deadline: October 31st, 2025
Payment: $5 and a contributor copy if it goes to print
Theme: Horror and almost all it contains! Details below

What We Want: We are seeking 500 to 2000 word articles to post on our website. You can send one already completed or send us a proposal. The articles should be about something horror related including, but not limited to, such things as a horror movie review or discussion, a horror product or toy review or discussion, any musings on the horror genre you want to discuss or comment on, any nonfiction article related to the horror genre, horror flash fiction or poetry, and anything that would be considered an article in the horror genre that is entertaining. You could write an article on how bad the newest horror movie was. You could write a short history or analysis of an historical event, production, or person in the horror genre. You could write a philosophical analysis of the treatment of children, plants, or hats in horror movies. We’ll even post creepy flash fiction or poetry. You can write almost anything at all as long as it’s got an element of horror and it’s creative and fun. You can send art with the article for posting as well if you have accompanying artwork. All blogs posted on Burial Books website may be compiled into a book annually called The Blogs of Burial Books. So, you must be cool with this.

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Artwork / Flash / Flat Amount / Non-fiction / Ongoing Submissions / Online / Poetry

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Ongoing Submission: Sometimes Hilarious Horror Winter

Payment: Short horror stories of up to 15,000 words – Original:$25 Reprints: $10, 1-4 original horror-centric poems with a connecting theme – Original: $25 Reprints: $10, , Novel chapters w/a complete narrative: $10, Cover Art: $25, Regular Columns or featured articles: Pay negotiable.
Theme: Horror with humor

Featured Guest Author Submission Guidelines: Sometimes Hilarious Horror

Hi, and thanks for your interest in submitting to Sometimes Hilarious Horror. We’re really proud of our little mag and excited to check out your submission.

What exactly is a Guest Author? If selected, we’ll include your submission in an upcoming issue of Sometimes Hilarious Horror, offered exclusively to subscribers of the Sometimes Hilarious Horror Ko-Fi page. Payment for selected original short stories is $25. In addition to publication of your story, we’ll ask you to complete a short interview so our readers can get to know you. Guest authors are encouraged (though not required) to market their appearance on social media and to your existing readership, families, etc.

What are we looking for? Great Question!
–Original, unpublished short horror stories of up to 15,000 words (pay $25)
–Submissions of 1-4 original, unpublished horror-centric poems with a central or connecting theme (pay $25).
–Reprints (previously published work that you currently own the rights to) of the above categories. (pay $10)
–Novel chapters will be considered provided they are a complete narrative. (pay $10)
–Cover art (pay $25). Accepted artists are also invited to be interviewed for the issue in which their work appears.
–Have an idea for a feature article or a regular column? Tell us all about it. Pay negotiable.
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