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Flash Fiction
Submissions
Dark Moon
Digest is looking for quality flash
fiction stories for
future issues of our quarterly publication. Any category or topic
will be accepted as long as it is in the horror genre. There are no
deadlines for submitting your work as submissions will be selected for future
issues, so submit at your leisure. Dark Moon Books, our parent
company, is also compiling an anthology scheduled for a release in
2011 (Frightmares Flash Fiction Anthology) which
will contain 150-200 horror flash fiction pieces.
Submission 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open to all writers, published or unpublished.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. We must
want to turn that page to see what happens next and how
things end. Oh, and don’t forget scary. That is, perhaps, the most
important consideration. Scary, gruesome, macabre, gory, frightening,
shocking dark and suspenseful--well, you get the idea.
Here are the rest
of the submission guidelines:
DEADLINES:
PAYMENT:
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Authors of all stories selected for publication will receive a
PDF copy of the edition of Dark Moon Digest
in which their flash fiction story appears.
We also include a short biography for each author which accompanies
their piece. (We also
have an ongoing flash fiction contest with an entry fee and prize
money. Check the contest page for more information.)
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All flash
fiction 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 begin writing. Check
here
for more information on copyrights.)
Authors of stories chosen for publication will need to sign an
agreement with Dark Moon Digest stating they currently hold said
copyright.
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Your
flash fiction short story must be previously unpublished in print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
may verify that you actually hold the copyright.) Stories previously
published online are fine as
long as you hold the copyright and are not bound by exclusivity to
any person, party or website.
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Multiple submissions are acceptable.
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By
submitting your horror short fiction work to this
Dark Moon Digest, you are
assigning Dark Moon Books First North American Serial Rights
and the permission to possibly publish the work in our annual
anthology. You
keep all other rights including the original copyright.
Stories published in either the magazine or the anthology will carry
notices which stipulate the copyright resides with the author.
(NOTE: If your work has previously appeared in another
publication or anthology, we will discuss publication rights with
you.)
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Submissions must not
exceed 500 words. This is a strict guideline.
Stories longer than 500 words will not be considered for publication.
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No gratuitous sex or
language unless it is integral to the story. (This is, however, a
publication for mature audiences.)
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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).
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Dark Moon Digest
reserves the right to edit flash fiction pieces for grammar,
spelling, etc. We also reserve the right to make minor changes to
stories to improve clarity, storyline, etc. (If you have questions regarding this, please send us an
e-mail.)
HOW
TO SUBMIT:
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Submit all
flash fiction stories in either Word (.doc) or .rtf format via e-mail to
DarkMoonDigest@gmail.com
as an attachment. Please use
“Flash Fiction Submission” in your subject line.
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. Please do not use headers or
page numbers.
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Please use a
serif type to format your short story. (i.e. Times Roman, Georgia,
Garamond, Courier).
Inquires and questions should be directed to
DarkMoonDigest@gmail.com.
Good
luck and have fun, but stay scared!
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