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🌿 Upcoming: @briefecology.bsky.social
Eco-fiction, eco-horror, eco-gothic & more.
📅 Oct. 1–7 OR first 50 submissions
💰 $0.06/word, $30 min + contributor copy
📖 ≤1,500 words
✍️ Flash: Yes
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Eco-fiction, eco-horror, eco-gothic & more.
📅 Oct. 1–7 OR first 50 submissions
💰 $0.06/word, $30 min + contributor copy
📖 ≤1,500 words
✍️ Flash: Yes
Details:
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September 22, 2026 at 7:30 PM
🌿 Upcoming: @briefecology.bsky.social
Eco-fiction, eco-horror, eco-gothic & more.
📅 Oct. 1–7 OR first 50 submissions
💰 $0.06/word, $30 min + contributor copy
📖 ≤1,500 words
✍️ Flash: Yes
Details:
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Eco-fiction, eco-horror, eco-gothic & more.
📅 Oct. 1–7 OR first 50 submissions
💰 $0.06/word, $30 min + contributor copy
📖 ≤1,500 words
✍️ Flash: Yes
Details:
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💡 Space & Time Issue 157 opens Oct. 1!
Theme: Leave the Light On
📅 Oct. 1–7
📖 Flash: ≤1,000 words
✍️ Poetry: ≤35 lines
💰 Fiction: $0.01/word, listed as $10
💰 Poetry: $5
👻 Horror, SF, fantasy & weird fiction
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Theme: Leave the Light On
📅 Oct. 1–7
📖 Flash: ≤1,000 words
✍️ Poetry: ≤35 lines
💰 Fiction: $0.01/word, listed as $10
💰 Poetry: $5
👻 Horror, SF, fantasy & weird fiction
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September 22, 2026 at 3:30 PM
💡 Space & Time Issue 157 opens Oct. 1!
Theme: Leave the Light On
📅 Oct. 1–7
📖 Flash: ≤1,000 words
✍️ Poetry: ≤35 lines
💰 Fiction: $0.01/word, listed as $10
💰 Poetry: $5
👻 Horror, SF, fantasy & weird fiction
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
Theme: Leave the Light On
📅 Oct. 1–7
📖 Flash: ≤1,000 words
✍️ Poetry: ≤35 lines
💰 Fiction: $0.01/word, listed as $10
💰 Poetry: $5
👻 Horror, SF, fantasy & weird fiction
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📚 NEW INTERVIEW with @scottsigler.bsky.social!
We talk Beasts Beyond the River, Rogers' Rangers, creating the Kapanoka language, eco-horror, Predator, Aliens, Dog Soldiers & what's coming next.
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We talk Beasts Beyond the River, Rogers' Rangers, creating the Kapanoka language, eco-horror, Predator, Aliens, Dog Soldiers & what's coming next.
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September 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM
📚 NEW INTERVIEW with @scottsigler.bsky.social!
We talk Beasts Beyond the River, Rogers' Rangers, creating the Kapanoka language, eco-horror, Predator, Aliens, Dog Soldiers & what's coming next.
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We talk Beasts Beyond the River, Rogers' Rangers, creating the Kapanoka language, eco-horror, Predator, Aliens, Dog Soldiers & what's coming next.
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Government overreach.
Societal breakdown.
A man fighting for his family.
And vampires. 🧛
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Societal breakdown.
A man fighting for his family.
And vampires. 🧛
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September 21, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Government overreach.
Societal breakdown.
A man fighting for his family.
And vampires. 🧛
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Societal breakdown.
A man fighting for his family.
And vampires. 🧛
Win REDHEAD TOWN:
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📢 Horror manuscripts wanted!
@m-presents-publish.bsky.social seeks novels & novellas.
📅 Ongoing
💰 60% royalties
📖 25k–75k preferred
👻 Wide range of horror
First 3 chapters or 10k words with query.
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@m-presents-publish.bsky.social seeks novels & novellas.
📅 Ongoing
💰 60% royalties
📖 25k–75k preferred
👻 Wide range of horror
First 3 chapters or 10k words with query.
Details:
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September 21, 2026 at 7:30 PM
📢 Horror manuscripts wanted!
@m-presents-publish.bsky.social seeks novels & novellas.
📅 Ongoing
💰 60% royalties
📖 25k–75k preferred
👻 Wide range of horror
First 3 chapters or 10k words with query.
Details:
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@m-presents-publish.bsky.social seeks novels & novellas.
📅 Ongoing
💰 60% royalties
📖 25k–75k preferred
👻 Wide range of horror
First 3 chapters or 10k words with query.
Details:
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📼 UPCOMING CALL: Horror Gallery VHS
🔪 VHS-era horror
📅 Nov. 1–30
📖 30k–80k words
💰 $50 CAD and royalties
📚 Seeking 5–8 novellas
⚠️ Subscriber-only call. May temporarily close early.
Details:
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🔪 VHS-era horror
📅 Nov. 1–30
📖 30k–80k words
💰 $50 CAD and royalties
📚 Seeking 5–8 novellas
⚠️ Subscriber-only call. May temporarily close early.
Details:
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September 21, 2026 at 3:30 PM
📼 UPCOMING CALL: Horror Gallery VHS
🔪 VHS-era horror
📅 Nov. 1–30
📖 30k–80k words
💰 $50 CAD and royalties
📚 Seeking 5–8 novellas
⚠️ Subscriber-only call. May temporarily close early.
Details:
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🔪 VHS-era horror
📅 Nov. 1–30
📖 30k–80k words
💰 $50 CAD and royalties
📚 Seeking 5–8 novellas
⚠️ Subscriber-only call. May temporarily close early.
Details:
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📚 New Review: Ancestral by Ramsey Campbell
Buried memories. Ancient magic. An unseen presence. And a boy who may have brought something home.
@stephellis.bsky.social calls Campbell a master of "creeping dread and unseen horror."
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Buried memories. Ancient magic. An unseen presence. And a boy who may have brought something home.
@stephellis.bsky.social calls Campbell a master of "creeping dread and unseen horror."
Read:
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September 21, 2026 at 2:30 PM
📚 New Review: Ancestral by Ramsey Campbell
Buried memories. Ancient magic. An unseen presence. And a boy who may have brought something home.
@stephellis.bsky.social calls Campbell a master of "creeping dread and unseen horror."
Read:
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Buried memories. Ancient magic. An unseen presence. And a boy who may have brought something home.
@stephellis.bsky.social calls Campbell a master of "creeping dread and unseen horror."
Read:
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You can't sell your house.
You can't afford to leave.
Vampires roam at night.
Then you hear rumors of a way out.
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You can't afford to leave.
Vampires roam at night.
Then you hear rumors of a way out.
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September 20, 2026 at 8:30 PM
You can't sell your house.
You can't afford to leave.
Vampires roam at night.
Then you hear rumors of a way out.
Win REDHEAD TOWN:
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You can't afford to leave.
Vampires roam at night.
Then you hear rumors of a way out.
Win REDHEAD TOWN:
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😱 Trembling with Fear😱
How can a non-human recognise the mercurial tendencies of human nature? Our feature story, 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭, by Jenn Ellis, looks at what happens when a non-human misunderstands a split-second choice... 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦!
How can a non-human recognise the mercurial tendencies of human nature? Our feature story, 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭, by Jenn Ellis, looks at what happens when a non-human misunderstands a split-second choice... 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦!
September 20, 2026 at 12:24 PM
😱 Trembling with Fear😱
How can a non-human recognise the mercurial tendencies of human nature? Our feature story, 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭, by Jenn Ellis, looks at what happens when a non-human misunderstands a split-second choice... 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦!
How can a non-human recognise the mercurial tendencies of human nature? Our feature story, 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭, by Jenn Ellis, looks at what happens when a non-human misunderstands a split-second choice... 𝘛𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘦!
🎉 Deborah Sheldon is celebrating 40 years as a professional writer!
September's giveaway: TEN ebook copies of the award-winning REDHEAD TOWN.
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September 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM
🎉 Deborah Sheldon is celebrating 40 years as a professional writer!
September's giveaway: TEN ebook copies of the award-winning REDHEAD TOWN.
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September's giveaway: TEN ebook copies of the award-winning REDHEAD TOWN.
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📚 New Review: Fitcher’s Bird by @angelaslatter.bsky.social
Three sisters survived the fire. Years later, two disappear.
@stephellis.bsky.social reviews this dark modern fairy tale from @titanbooks.bsky.social.
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Three sisters survived the fire. Years later, two disappear.
@stephellis.bsky.social reviews this dark modern fairy tale from @titanbooks.bsky.social.
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September 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
📚 New Review: Fitcher’s Bird by @angelaslatter.bsky.social
Three sisters survived the fire. Years later, two disappear.
@stephellis.bsky.social reviews this dark modern fairy tale from @titanbooks.bsky.social.
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Three sisters survived the fire. Years later, two disappear.
@stephellis.bsky.social reviews this dark modern fairy tale from @titanbooks.bsky.social.
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📚 Your TBR pile can handle one more book, right?
Every week, Horror Tree rounds up new & upcoming indie releases worth checking out.
See what's new on the Indie Bookshelf:
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#AmReading #IndieBooks
Every week, Horror Tree rounds up new & upcoming indie releases worth checking out.
See what's new on the Indie Bookshelf:
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#AmReading #IndieBooks
September 18, 2026 at 11:42 PM
📚 Your TBR pile can handle one more book, right?
Every week, Horror Tree rounds up new & upcoming indie releases worth checking out.
See what's new on the Indie Bookshelf:
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#AmReading #IndieBooks
Every week, Horror Tree rounds up new & upcoming indie releases worth checking out.
See what's new on the Indie Bookshelf:
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#AmReading #IndieBooks
🩸 LIFE IS BLOODY GOOD.
Unless you live in a designated vampire town.
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Unless you live in a designated vampire town.
Win one of TEN ebook copies of REDHEAD TOWN:
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September 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM
🩸 LIFE IS BLOODY GOOD.
Unless you live in a designated vampire town.
Win one of TEN ebook copies of REDHEAD TOWN:
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Unless you live in a designated vampire town.
Win one of TEN ebook copies of REDHEAD TOWN:
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🎮 Cursed games, digital horrors & things hiding beyond the playable world...
@slashichorrorpress.bsky.social seeks queer video game horror for Cheat Code.
💰 $25 + paperback + ebook
📝 Up to 8K
📅 Dec. 31 deadline
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@slashichorrorpress.bsky.social seeks queer video game horror for Cheat Code.
💰 $25 + paperback + ebook
📝 Up to 8K
📅 Dec. 31 deadline
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September 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM
🎮 Cursed games, digital horrors & things hiding beyond the playable world...
@slashichorrorpress.bsky.social seeks queer video game horror for Cheat Code.
💰 $25 + paperback + ebook
📝 Up to 8K
📅 Dec. 31 deadline
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
@slashichorrorpress.bsky.social seeks queer video game horror for Cheat Code.
💰 $25 + paperback + ebook
📝 Up to 8K
📅 Dec. 31 deadline
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🧟 Zombie fiction often assumes the dead rising will make the living turn on each other.
Does it have to?
Joel McKay looks at Romero's lasting influence and asks whether zombie horror has room for more hopeful stories.
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Does it have to?
Joel McKay looks at Romero's lasting influence and asks whether zombie horror has room for more hopeful stories.
Read:
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September 18, 2026 at 2:32 PM
🧟 Zombie fiction often assumes the dead rising will make the living turn on each other.
Does it have to?
Joel McKay looks at Romero's lasting influence and asks whether zombie horror has room for more hopeful stories.
Read:
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Does it have to?
Joel McKay looks at Romero's lasting influence and asks whether zombie horror has room for more hopeful stories.
Read:
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🏆 Award-winning horror!
REDHEAD TOWN won the Australasian Shadows "Paul Haines Award" for Long Fiction.
TEN ebook copies are up for grabs:
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REDHEAD TOWN won the Australasian Shadows "Paul Haines Award" for Long Fiction.
TEN ebook copies are up for grabs:
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September 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM
🏆 Award-winning horror!
REDHEAD TOWN won the Australasian Shadows "Paul Haines Award" for Long Fiction.
TEN ebook copies are up for grabs:
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REDHEAD TOWN won the Australasian Shadows "Paul Haines Award" for Long Fiction.
TEN ebook copies are up for grabs:
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🎢 The gates are locked. The crowds are gone. Something is still moving inside the park.
Scream Parks seeks horror set at fictional theme parks and attractions.
💰 $25 + print copy
📝 4K–6K
📅 March 1, 2027
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Scream Parks seeks horror set at fictional theme parks and attractions.
💰 $25 + print copy
📝 4K–6K
📅 March 1, 2027
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September 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM
🎢 The gates are locked. The crowds are gone. Something is still moving inside the park.
Scream Parks seeks horror set at fictional theme parks and attractions.
💰 $25 + print copy
📝 4K–6K
📅 March 1, 2027
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Scream Parks seeks horror set at fictional theme parks and attractions.
💰 $25 + print copy
📝 4K–6K
📅 March 1, 2027
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🌌 @carnyxpress.co.uk wants cosmic horror from writers living in the North of England.
Ancient ruins, forbidden knowledge, malevolent planets, existential dread & the unknowable.
💰 £20 + 4 print copies
📝 2–8k words
📅 Oct. 1–Nov. 30
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Ancient ruins, forbidden knowledge, malevolent planets, existential dread & the unknowable.
💰 £20 + 4 print copies
📝 2–8k words
📅 Oct. 1–Nov. 30
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
September 17, 2026 at 3:30 PM
🌌 @carnyxpress.co.uk wants cosmic horror from writers living in the North of England.
Ancient ruins, forbidden knowledge, malevolent planets, existential dread & the unknowable.
💰 £20 + 4 print copies
📝 2–8k words
📅 Oct. 1–Nov. 30
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Ancient ruins, forbidden knowledge, malevolent planets, existential dread & the unknowable.
💰 £20 + 4 print copies
📝 2–8k words
📅 Oct. 1–Nov. 30
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
🧛 New Review: The Coffin Chronicles
Poetry, prose, blood, heartbreak and hunger come together in a collection that honors and reinvents the classic vampire.
Is this one for your reading list?
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Poetry, prose, blood, heartbreak and hunger come together in a collection that honors and reinvents the classic vampire.
Is this one for your reading list?
Read:
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September 17, 2026 at 2:31 PM
🧛 New Review: The Coffin Chronicles
Poetry, prose, blood, heartbreak and hunger come together in a collection that honors and reinvents the classic vampire.
Is this one for your reading list?
Read:
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Poetry, prose, blood, heartbreak and hunger come together in a collection that honors and reinvents the classic vampire.
Is this one for your reading list?
Read:
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In France September 22-October 8. Tour from the 24th to the 6th. Five cities. Three amazing indie bookstores. Two great festivals. Can’t wait for the Revenge Tour!
September 16, 2026 at 6:46 PM
In France September 22-October 8. Tour from the 24th to the 6th. Five cities. Three amazing indie bookstores. Two great festivals. Can’t wait for the Revenge Tour!
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I really want Cursed Morsels: A Food Systems Horror Anthology to happen, but right now, I only have a couple stories I'm considering accepting. A couple stories do not make a book! So, if you have a dark, strange horror or Weird fiction story about food SYSTEMS (not just eating foods), send it in.
September 16, 2026 at 6:26 PM
I really want Cursed Morsels: A Food Systems Horror Anthology to happen, but right now, I only have a couple stories I'm considering accepting. A couple stories do not make a book! So, if you have a dark, strange horror or Weird fiction story about food SYSTEMS (not just eating foods), send it in.
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Here's where I'll be when not milling around and getting lost at @britfantasysoc.bsky.social Fantasycon. Come and say hello 😊
(And yes, I'll be buying books. It would be sacrilege not to!)
(And yes, I'll be buying books. It would be sacrilege not to!)
September 16, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Here's where I'll be when not milling around and getting lost at @britfantasysoc.bsky.social Fantasycon. Come and say hello 😊
(And yes, I'll be buying books. It would be sacrilege not to!)
(And yes, I'll be buying books. It would be sacrilege not to!)
His home is worthless.
He can't afford to leave.
His town belongs to vampires after dark.
Then he hears about The Refusal.
🧛 Win REDHEAD TOWN:
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He can't afford to leave.
His town belongs to vampires after dark.
Then he hears about The Refusal.
🧛 Win REDHEAD TOWN:
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September 16, 2026 at 9:30 PM
His home is worthless.
He can't afford to leave.
His town belongs to vampires after dark.
Then he hears about The Refusal.
🧛 Win REDHEAD TOWN:
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He can't afford to leave.
His town belongs to vampires after dark.
Then he hears about The Refusal.
🧛 Win REDHEAD TOWN:
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What does it mean to be STUCK?
@sjtownend.bsky.social seeks dark speculative stories for a charity anthology. Interpret the theme however you like.
📝 500–4,000 words
💰 0.5p/word
🗓️ Jan. 31, 2027
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
@sjtownend.bsky.social seeks dark speculative stories for a charity anthology. Interpret the theme however you like.
📝 500–4,000 words
💰 0.5p/word
🗓️ Jan. 31, 2027
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
September 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
What does it mean to be STUCK?
@sjtownend.bsky.social seeks dark speculative stories for a charity anthology. Interpret the theme however you like.
📝 500–4,000 words
💰 0.5p/word
🗓️ Jan. 31, 2027
horrortree.com/taking-submi...
@sjtownend.bsky.social seeks dark speculative stories for a charity anthology. Interpret the theme however you like.
📝 500–4,000 words
💰 0.5p/word
🗓️ Jan. 31, 2027
horrortree.com/taking-submi...