Dark Moon Digest
Is looking for quality flash fiction short stories for future issues
of our publication. Any genre will be accepted as long as it is in
the horror genre. There are no deadlines to this call for
submissions as stories will be selected for future issues of Dark
Moon Digest, so submit at your leisure.
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 rules:
DEADLINE:
There is no submission deadline. Stories will be reviewed as
they are submitted for future issues of Dark Moon Digest.
(Dark Moon Books is also publishing a horror flash fiction
anthology. Your story could appear in either a regular quarterly
issue of the magazine, in the anthology or both.)
PAYMENT:
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.)
All 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 started
writing it. Check
here
for more information on copyrights.)
Your story must be previously unpublished in print format unless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 okay as
long as you hold the copyright and are not bound by exclusivity
to any person, party or website.
By submitting your horror short fiction work, you are giving us
First North American Serial Rights and the permission to
possibly publish the work in our annual anthology. (Dark Moon
Books plans to publish a yearly anthology which will contain
the best stories published in Dark Moon Digest.)
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 submission has
previously appeared in another publication or anthology, we will
discuss publication rights with you.)
Submissions must not exceed 500 words.
This is a strict guideline. Stories longer than 500 words will
not be considered for publication.
You may withdraw your short story from consideration at any
point, but this request must be made in writing (e-mail
acceptable).
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 ENTER:
Submit all stories via e-mail to
DarkMoonDigest@gmail.com as an attachment
in either Word (.doc) or rich text format. Please use “Flash
Fiction Submission” in your subject line.
No queries are required.
Include your
name, address, phone number and e-mail address on the first page
of your short story and in your e-mail. Do not use headers,
footers or add page numbering.
Please use a
serif type to format your short story. (i.e. Times Roman,
Georgia, Garamond, Courier).
