We have reopened to submissions, and are now using an online submission manager. We’re now using Submishmash to facilitate the submission process. In order to submit you will have to sign up for a (free!) account, which you can do when you click on the link below to submit. We will periodically close to certain types of submissions, when that happens those categories will not be available on our online manager. What kind of work do we publish? While we love all fiction, we have made the decision to narrow the scope of our publication. Midnight Screaming is currently looking for poetry, flash, and short fiction that is strange and unusual. We like odd, creepy, terrifying, unnerving, and spine tingling stories that are hard to categorize. The editor is especially fond of stories with a bit of humor, sarcasm, or satire. While we will publish horror, we're not impressed with horror which includes graphic violence and blood and guts for shock value. We are not interested in erotica. Art We are looking for art for the cover of Midnight Screaming. We have a special place in our heart for photography, but we're easily impressed by any good composition. Due to the format of our publication, all submissions should have a portrait orientation (vertical as opposed to horizontal/landscape). Short Stories We will publish short stories of up to 3,000 words in one issue. Longer works of exceptional quality might be considered for a serial. Do not submit more than one short story in a six month period. Additional submissions will be rejected unread. Flash Fiction We accept flash! Your flash fiction submissions must be no longer than 1,000 words. Impress us with your brevity. We will accept two flash submissions as long as they are separate files. Do not submit more than two flash peices in a six month period. Additional submissions will be rejected unread. Poetry While we do not place word or line restrictions on poetry, epic poems are not likely to be accepted. Poetry lacking in punctuation will NOT be accepted and will either be used to level the editor's desk, or used as filler in the kitty box. If submitting more than one poem, each poem should be in a separate file, following the file naming convention listed below. You may submit up to three poems at once. Do not submit more than three poems in a six month period. Additional submissions will be rejected unread. Simultaneous Submissions At this time we do not accept simultaneous submissions. Reprints We are unable to accept any material that has been previously published at this time. How To Format Your Submissions. While we understand that the following rules may seem arbitrary and pointless, there is a method to the madness. All submissions must adhere to these guidelines. Failure to do so may result in sudden death, or at least instantaneous rejection (i.e. kitty box).
To Query Or Not To Query? Please do not send us queries. We are not interested in unfinished projects. If your piece is finished, do not send us a query. Go ahead and submit it. We will not respond to any queries. What Happens After You Submit? After you have submitted your work to us you should receive an email confirmation. If you do not receive a confirmation within a week, please follow up by emailing submissions@midnightscreaming.com. If you are accepted for our publication, we will let you know. If you are rejected, we will let you know. Please do not send us an email asking about the status of your submission every week; it will make the editor disgruntled. However, if you have not heard from us after three months please feel free to follow up by emailing submissions@midnightscreaming.com. By submitting to Midnight Screaming you are granting us permission to print your work in our magazine, should it be accepted. A publication agreement will be provided to you upon acceptance to our publication. Unfortunately, we cannot afford to pay you, but we will give you one free copy of each issue your work appears in. Last Updated 5-13-11 |
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