Submission Guidelines • Stories must be zombie themed. This includes the truly undead (Romero-style) or other variations (28 Days-style, etc.). • No stories over 10,000 words. • Entries must never have been published offline. Stories published online are accepted. • There is no entry fee. Selected authors will pay nothing. • Only the original author may submit the story. • If the way your zombies work is not clear from the story you may include a background blurb at the beginning (no more than 300 words). Only include this if it is necessary for the story to make sense. • Stories may not be derivative of any other work (books, movies, etc.) unless you are the copyright holder of that work. • No more than 3 submissions per author. • Authors for chosen entries will be required to sign a publication contract. • Stories must be submitted no later than January 1, 2005. • All authors retain copyright.

Payment is two dollars per poem, payable upon acceptance.

Payment (on publication): 5 cents per word (USD).

Autumn, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, the New Year. What's scary about any of them? You tell me — I'd love to see your seasonal stories now.

Seeks stories, poems, and art that fall within the fantasy and horror genres. In general, that implies a work that involves the presence or suspected presence of the magical or supernatural, and/or that takes place in an alternate time or world (e.g., historical fantasy, swords'n'sorcery). Science fiction and "literary" fiction are not appropriate for The Harrow.

Length: Works of short-story length or less.
Flash fiction is less than 750 words, and extreme shorts are no more than 55 words. A short story is less than 7,500 words; a novelette is between 7,500 words to 17,500 words; a novella is between 17,500 words to 40,000 words; and a novel is 40,000 words or more.

Does not pay for any of the non-contest works it accepts and puts online. Does pay contest winners.

Author and artist submission guidelines for every current Cemetery Dance project and publication are available via our email autoresponder. Just send a blank email to: guidelines@cemeterydance.com and you'll receive all of our current guidelines via email in just a few minutes!

Dream Passage is dedicated to the words and artistry of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, and Gothic Horror. It is the only site where authors and artists, publishers and editors, literary agents, and you, the contributing fans, can come together, work together, publish together.

Authors/Artists: Submit your novels, stories, novellas, or works of art, and get them published. Here. Now. No censorship. No rejections. Published here for all to judge, with cash prizes awarded to those who take us through the darkest, deepest, wildest passages.

WITCHES AND WARLOCKS: Tales of misappropriated magic, spells gone awry and battles gone astray--Help us make our October issue the most terrifying yet!

WHAT WE WANT: We are looking for: Science fiction, horror and dark fantasy short stories. Works must be free of grammatical or spelling errors or they will automatically be rejected. We are searching for stories that have a discomforting linger long after the reader has finished. We are not looking for pornographic works, nor are we looking for stories which are nothing more than long exploitive torture sequences.

SUBMITTING YOUR WORK: We accept stories between 2,000-10,000 words. Novellas up to 30,000 words will be considered. Please send your short story to parkers_poison@yahoo.ca as a .txt word attachment in your email. Place FICTION SUBMISSION in your subject line--This is very important, for if you don't the story will probably be deleted unread and be assumed to be spam. Give us your name, email, the title and length of the story in your email.

PAYMENT: Five dollars US for every story as well as provide opportunities for participation in upcoming CD anthologies.

Seeks Horror and dark fantasy. Stories and poetry that scare us, make us think of shadowy corners and things that go bump in the night, make our limbs tremble, take us to another place, time, or land, and stay with us long after we've read them. Stretch the limits of the genres and your imagination-- although we don't object to the so-called 'tired' themes (werewolves, vampires, ghosts, etc), a new spin would be nice to read. Humor is fun, too-- nothing better than being scared out of your wits, then getting a big belly laugh right afterward. Profanity and sexual situations are fine, as long as they aren't the bulk of your piece. Reviews should be limited to reviews of fiction novels-- there are plenty of other sites out there that cover horror movies. The age of the book need not matter, either. Articles can run the gamut; from how-tos on horror and dark fantasy to haunted houses, or writers' experiences. If you're not sure, query.

We do not accept science fiction. We also would like to see work that isn't littered with spelling and grammatical errors; that will greatly decrease your chances of being published (here or anywhere else).

Fiction: we take stories from 500 to 12,500 words. This is a place where those stories that are just too long might find a place. No flash fiction, however. Poetry: 75 to 500 words. We might consider an epic poem; query the Editor-in-Chief first. No haikus. Reviews & Articles: There is no applicable word count to these.

There is no payment at this time. We will offer a link to your home site or email along with a bio if you so desire.

I offer writers a chance to write about what they want - no themes. 1000 words max.

As well as the summary, many entries are linked to detailed articles giving a lot more information. There is also extensive cross-referencing and a comprehensive bibliography.