Taking Submissions: Diet Milk Magazine In The Bleak Midwinter
Submission Window: October 1st - 31st, 2023 Payment: Microfiction: $3 per piece, Flash Fiction $5 per piece Theme: Gothic stories From October 1st - 31st, Diet Milk Magazine will be accepting micro and flash fiction for its December series, IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER. Twenty-five works will be chosen to be posted from December 1st through Christmas to our website and boosted on twitter. At the end of the month, all pieces will be compiled into an easy-to-read .PDF and made available for free (though donations are appreciated!) on our issues shop. GENERAL GUIDELINES: All submissions must fall under the Gothic umbrella, but aren't required to be a specific genre No reprints or multiple submissions Simultaneous submissions permitted, though we ask to be informed promptly if your work is accepted elsewhere! Submissions should be .doc, .docx, or .pdf format If you receive a rejection, you may submit again (with new work) immediately ‘In The Bleak Midwinter‘ is diet milk magazine’s annual micro/flash fiction call, which runs from Oct 1—31st. Twenty-five pieces will be selected and posted daily from December 1st through Christmas. Think of it like a eerie advent calendar. These pieces, posted to a dedicated blog on our website, will be compiled in January into an easy-to-read digital volume. The volumes will be available to download for free on our shop, and the original postings left up for those who prefer that method of reading. What we accept MICRO FICTION: up to 3 pieces, no more than 350 words in length each, in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format FLASH FICTION: up to 3 pieces, between 351—1000 words in length each, in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format If you wish to submit a mix of micro and flash, that’s perfectly fine! But we still ask that you submit no more than 3 pieces at a time. Payment...
