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Flash Fiction Horror
Contest
Flash Fiction seems to be the newest
rage, so we figured we'd jump on the bandwagon. So let's see just how
good of a writer you are!
This contest is
open to all writers, published or unpublished.
The story style
does not matter. It can be anything from a slasher type story
(although we have to admit right up front, those are not our
favorites) to a humorous tale or anything in between. But most
importantly, it must be an entertaining horror short story and it must
be flash fiction (details below).
Here are the rest
of the guidelines:
DEADLINE:
On-going contest.
The deadline for each contest is 60 days
prior to the publication of each issue. (E.g. Deadline for the January
issue would be November 1st, for the April issue it would be
February 1st, etc.)
PRIZES/AWARDS:
All flash fiction stories entered into
this contest which are selected for publication will receive a copy
of the issue in which the story appears. Each year, the best flash
fiction story will be chosen from the previous 4 issues of Dark Moon
Digest and awarded a $50 grand prize. This only applies to
those who have submitted an entry fee.
If you are submitting a flash fiction story for standard submission
and not for the contest, please use the submissions page rather than
the contest page.
ENTRY FEE: $5.00 payable via PayPal or by check or money order.
We want this to be a real challenge to serious writers which is
why we chose a minimal entry fee for this contest. (See below for
information on
submitting the fee.) **If you do not wish to enter the contest, but
only wish to submit a flash fiction piece, please
check under our standard submission guidelines. All flash fiction pieces submitted and chosen for publication,
but not entered into the contest, will receive a PDF copy of the
issue in which their story appears. All flash fiction submissions,
whether for the contest or standard submission are also eligible for
publication in our Flash Fiction Anthology to be released in 2011.
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All flash
fiction short stories must be submitted by the author holding the
copyright. (If your story is not copyrighted, don’t worry.
Copyright laws protect your work from the moment you began writing
it. Check
here
for more information on copyrights.)
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Your
flash fiction horror story must be previously unpublished in print
format unless you still hold the copyright. (You must inform us if a
story has previously been published and where it was published so we
can verify who holds the copyright.) Online publication is fine as
long as you hold the copyright and are not bound by exclusivity to
any person, party or website. You also give us permission to publish
on our web or blog site, but are not bound by any publication
rights.
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By
submitting your flash fiction short story to this contest, you are
assigning Dark Moon Books First North American Serial Rights,
the permission to include your story on our website and the permission to
possibly publish the work in any of our upcoming anthologies. You
keep all other rights including the original copyright.
Stories published in either the magazine or an anthology will carry
notices which stipulate the copyright resides with the author.
(NOTE: If your submission has previously appeared in another
publication or anthology, we will discuss publication rights with
you.) If you eventually get your story published elsewhere, we will
remove it if we have posted it on our website.
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Submissions
cannot, under any circumstances, exceed 500 words! Title, byline and
notes to the editor are not included in the word count. If your
story is 501 words or more, it will not be entered into the contest.
We will, however, inform you of the problem and allow you to
re-submit at no additional fee.
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You may withdraw your story from consideration at any point,
but this request must be made in writing (e-mail acceptable). No
entry fees will be refunded in this case.
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Entrants selected for publication will be contacted prior to
publication with further instructions.
Dark Moon Digest reserves the right to edit submitted stories for
content. (If you have questions regarding this, please send us an
e-mail.)
HOW
TO ENTER:
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Submit all entries via e-mail to
HorrorQuarterly@gmail.com
as an attachment in either Word (.doc) or rich text format. Please use
“Flash Fiction Contest” in your subject line. Stories may be submitted before payment is made, but will not
officially be entered into the contest until your entry fee has been
received. No queries are required.
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Include your
name, address, and e-mail address on the first page of
your short story and in your e-mail. Do not use headers and
footers.
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Please use a
serif type to format your short story. (i.e. Times Roman, Georgia,
Garamond, Courier).
PAYMENT INFORMATION:
Use the button below to pay instantly (and securely) through
PayPal. You do not have to join PayPal to use this payment system.
If you would rather pay by check or
money order, send your $5.00 entry fee to Stony Meadow Publishing,
3412 Imperial Palm Drive, Largo, FL 33771. Please make checks and
money orders payable to Stony
Meadow Publishing.
Stories may be submitted before payment is made, but will not
officially be entered into the contest until payment has been
received.
Questions? Send
them to
HorrorQuarterly@gmail.com
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