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Submissions
to Dark Moon Digest
Dark Moon Digest
is looking for quality short stories for future issues. 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.
FLASH FICTION:
Please use this link if you are interested in submitting
flash fiction stories to Dark Moon Digest.
ARTISTS: Please use the link to the
left if you are interested in having your artwork appear in
a future issue of Dark Moon Digest.
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published or unpublished.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. Scary, gruesome, macabre, gory, frightening, shocking
dark and suspenseful--well, you get the idea.
If you are interested in writing for Dark
Moon Digest, we strongly encourage you to purchase an
issue to see what kinds of stories we are inclined to
accept. We receive hundreds of submissions each week and
only select 6 to 12 for our publication every quarter. If
you want to make it in, you should get to know us a little
better. You can easily purchase a copy at
Amazon and most other online bookstores.
Here are the rest of the submission
guidelines:
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DEADLINE: There is
no deadline. Stories will be reviewed as they are
submitted for future issues of Dark Moon Digest.
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PAYMENT:
Authors of all stories selected
for publication will receive payment of $10.00
plus the issue of Dark Moon Digest in which their
story appears. (This does not apply to Flash Fiction
stories. Authors of flash fiction whose stories appear
in Dark Moon Digest will receive a complimentary PDF
copy of the publication. 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 short stories must be
submitted by the author holding the copyright. (If your
short 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 horror 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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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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All submissions should be
a minimum of 1,500 words and should not exceed 4,000
words. This is not a strict guideline, but
anything differing from these figures should be the
exception rather than the rule. Remember, your story
could be rejected simply because it is excessively long.
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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
short story from consideration at any point, but this
request must be made in writing (e-mail acceptable).
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Entrants selected for
publication will be contacted prior to publication with
further instructions. There are some instances in which
we might ask the author for a re-write (with
suggestions) if we feel it would improve the story and
its chances of being published. We also reserve the
right to edit submitted stories for length and content.
(If you have questions regarding this, please send us an
e-mail.)
SUBMISSION INFORMATION:
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Submit
all stories via e-mail to
HorrorQuarterly@gmail.com
as an attachment in either Word (.doc) or rich text
format. Please use “Horror Short Story 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
footers. Page numbers are not necessary.
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Please use a serif type to
format your short story. (i.e. Times Roman, Georgia,
Garamond, Courier).
Inquires and questions regarding submissions
of short stories for standard submission or contests should
be directed to Stan Swanson, editor at
HorrorQuarterly@gmail.com.
Good luck and have fun, but stay scared!
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mailing list to be notified when the next issue of Dark Moon Digest - The
Horror Fiction Quarterly, will be available.
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