By submitting to Midnight Screaming you are granting us permission to print your work in our magazine, should it be accepted.

Short Stories

We will publish short stories of up to 3,000 words. While we generally accept all genres, hardcore sci-fi is not likely to get accepted. Unless, it's extremely original and very very well written. Please limit short story submissions to one per month.

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 seperate files.

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. Please do not submit more than three poems at a time.

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.

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). All submissions should be attached as a .jpg file.

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).

Subject line must include the word Submission, the genre (short story, flash, or poetry), and your name
In the body of the email include your name, your mailing address, email address, and cover letter
All files must be named in this format: genre-last name- title
All submissions must be .doc files, .docx, .html will not be accepted, .pdf will not be accepted
All files must have 1" margins, be double spaced, be 12pt Times New Roman, and have page numbers at the top of every page
Include your contact information at the top of the first page

All submissions should be emailed to: submissions@midnightscreaming.com

To Query Or Not To Query?

We do not accept queries about unwritten work, please do not submit ideas or suggestions, we want your finished work!

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 send a query to 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.

Should we accept your work for our publication, all rights revert back to the author after publication. Unfortunately, we cannot afford to pay you, but we will give you a free copy.

Submission information last updated 2-15-10.