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Submission Window: November 1st - December 31st, 2025 Payment: 5 cents per word and contributor’s copies Theme: Van Helsing Issue 8: Van Helsing(To Be Published May, 2026) The one everybody has been waiting for. What adventures did he have before the novel? Where did he go after? Are more monster battles in store? Tell us your tale of the world’s most famous vampire hunter. Submissions open November 1, 2025-December 31, 2025. Submissions received earlier will be read and considered but will not be responded to until the window opens We like stories that feel like they could be canon, but we also enjoy fun alternate takes and pastiche. Prequels, sequels, updates, divergent timelines - unleash your creative powers of darkness and show us something exciting. As with every publication the best way to get a feel for what we like is to read what we’ve put out in the past. Stories should be 1500-5000 words. Poetry will be considered, but is not necessarily sought (We are hoping to have an all poetry issue sometime in the future). Compensation will be .05/word plus contributor’s copies. Reprints will be considered. Reprints should be at least 10 years old. Compensation is $55. Simultaneous submissions accepted, but please notify us immediately if accepted elsewhere. Some stories may be chosen for the website, but not the publication. Please adhere to the Shunn format - https://www.shunn.net/format/classic/ Please only send .doc, .docx, or .pdf Filename and email subject should be - “lastname_title_mina or “lastname_title_vanhelsing” Include short 3rd person bio Email story submissions to: [email protected] Cover Art Submissions What we want Eye catching design. Think pulp paperbacks, Basil Gogos’ Famous Monsters covers, EC Horror Comics, Vintage Movie Posters. Originality. Homage is fun, plagiarism is not. Please make sure you own all aspects of your work. Knowledge and Love...

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) Reprints : No Simultaneous Submissions : No Multiple Submissions : Yes. Each story must be in a separate attachment. Publication : Print and digital formats for publication in an anthology. Online via our blog. Submission Window : January 15th 2025 – December 31st 2025 Author Compensation : 0.01c per word. (between $1USD and $5USD) The Fine Print : We ask for non-exclusive rights on these pieces so that we can: Keep them online indefinitely Publish them in a ebook and print anthology to help fund the site How to Submit :  See our submission guidelines for further formatting details. Send your story as a .doc or .docx format to : [email protected] Your email title should read: Hawthorn & Ash – – Please include a short (100 word) bio in third person and up to THREE links. Via: Iron Faerie Publishing.