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Deadline: July 27th, 2018 Payment: $0.02 per word via PayPal and a contributor's copy October: Skeletons, Slashers, and Succubi   Featured Author: TBA Submission Deadline: July 27, 2018 Sub-genres – Horror, suspense, supernatural We’re going back to the basics of classic Halloween horror stories. Monsters, witches, creepy crawlies, things that go bump in the night, and all things terrifying are what we’re seeking in this issue. Make our skin crawl with undead delight! Submission Guidelines Splickety fills gaps in the modern reader’s day with concise, poignant fiction under 1,000 words. We want stories that hit fast and strike hard––stories that, no matter the genre, can cut through the day’s troubles and grip readers with short attention spans. The most basic way to improve your chances of getting published with us is to adhere to the following submission guidelines: LENGTH: Your well-edited story should be between 300 and 1,000 words long and it should fit one of our scheduled Upcoming Themes. Each magazine will feature one Nano-fiction story of 100 words or less in our Nano Corner. If you can write a complete story in 100 or fewer words that fits with one of our magazine’s themes, send it to us. HINT: Due to design and layout restrictions, we can only publish a few stories longer than 700 words per issue. If you want to increase your chances of getting published with us, send us stories that are 700 words or less! In other words, we acquire for each issue approximately 12 stories, with the breakdown as follows: 701 – 1,000 word stories — 2-3 stories acquired 500 – 700 word stories — 8-10 stories acquired < 100 words — 1 story acquired FLASH FICTION RESOURCE & SAMPLE ISSUE: The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction is the...