Taking Submissions: Dark Decades – 6 Anthologies

Deadline: October 1st, 2023 Payment: Contributor’s Copies Theme: Six calls set in different decades with different themes that all have 4 requirements that you can see below Most people would agree that technical advancements have made our lives easier or, at the very least, more entertaining. But, what about the flip side? What horrors were unleashed for the sake of creation? What monsters emerged as technology evolved? We invite you to travel back in time with us as we discover the dark side of six decades. Get creative with the themes. Bring us thrills and chills. Just remember to adhere to the basic guidelines. We can’t wait to experience it. Series Submissions Guidelines Applies to all individual calls for submissions listed below Word/Entry Limits: Only 1 story per person, per book (Feel free to submit one for each book in the series!) Short stories (English only) between 1,500 words and 5,000 words Original works only – no reprints Submit your story in the official entry forms (links below). Opens: June 1, 2023 Final Submission Deadline: October 1, 2023 (or until full) Reprints: No Multiple Submissions: No Simultaneous Submissions: Yes, but please alert us and/or withdraw your submission if accepted elsewhere. While it will not affect an entrant’s chances of acceptance, those entrants who tip will receive a digital copy of each of the Dark Decades anthologies that they submitted to when it is released. (Example: If someone tipped when submitting to Listen and Capture, but didn’t tip when they submitted to Lurk, they would receive digital copies of Listen and Capture, but not Lurk. And each submission would be weighted/considered for publication equally, irrespective of tip status.) A word on response times: Having been on the receiving end of things, we know what it’s like to eagerly await word about...
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