Taking Submissions: Their Ghoulish Reputation
Deadline: March 28th, 2022 Payment: $25 and a contributor's copy Theme: Folk Horror Submissions Open January 20 - March 28th, 2022 Night is falling, amplifying the stillness of the woods. There are several whispers calling your name, and whoever is watching you doesn't want you to leave. The looming threat is quite common in one of the most chilling subgenres of horror: folk horror. The genre blends the themes of horror and folklore to explore terror, alienation, displacement, and a sense of the other. Folk horror invokes fear using the elements of folklore. The stories are characterized by rural settings and themes of isolation, religion, nature's power, and the darkness of the rural landscape. These stories are often focused on naive outsiders coming up against these forces. The submissions are open for, THEIR GHOULISH REPUTATION, an anthology of Folk Horror. Short horror stories based on folk tales. We have made a spotify playlist for inspiration. Their Ghoulish Reputation Playlist What we are looking for: Rural settings Cult Creeps Mythological Horror Weird Horror Cosmic Horror Horror of real people Ghouls, witches, basically everything that makes a folklore chilling. Divers set of characters. Strong female charaters(We mean it. Please don’t make the heroine a weak link. Let her take charge and fight, don’t just make her scream “Who’s there?”) What we don’t accept: Erotic themes, extreme gore, Homophobia, transphobia, or any derogatory term used toward any culture, race, or sexuality. Submission Requirements: The submissions period is from January 20 - March 28th, 2022. Please submit us your best work to [email protected]. The subject line should read: Their Ghoulish Reputation Story Submission with (Author Name). Word Count: 2500-10000. Multiple submissions / Reprints are not allowed. Only original stories are accepted. Must own the copyright to your work. Make sure your final manuscript is...
Contest: 50-Word Stories May 2022 (Early Listing)
Submission Window: May 1st-15th, 2022 Payment: 1 winner each month will win $10 Canadian Theme: A story at exactly 50-words If you’d like to have a 50-word story that you wrote featured on FiftyWordStories.com, first make sure that you understand exactly what a 50-word story is, and then read the submission requirements below closely. Submissions System Each month, submissions will be open between days 1 and 15 of that month. Any stories received on days 16 to 31 of a month will be deleted, but can be resubmitted the following month. You may only submit one story per month. From the stories received in those 15 days, the best stories will be selected to be published that same month. Only enough stories will be selected to publish two stories per weekday. There is no payment associated with stories. However, each month a “Story of the Month” is selected, and receives a prize of $10 Canadian. Stories that were not selected will not be published, will not roll over into the following month, and cannot be resubmitted in following months. Authors will be notified whether their story has been selected or not once all stories from the month’s submissions have been reviewed. How to Submit Please email your submission to [email protected]. Paste the story into the body of the email. Please include a title, your name, and a brief third-person bio. Feel free to include a link to your website! If you are submitting a story related to a specific date or holiday, please include that information in the Subject line of your submission. You can also send your story in using the form at the bottom of this page. Tips and Guides Looking for help with writing microfiction? Check out Bob Thurber’s Anatomy of a Microfiction page. Terms and Conditions Please keep the content of your submissions appropriate for...
