Compensation:

Our goal is to give readers horror stories that are fresh, tightly written, and most of all, scary. Reading with your back to the wall, occasionally getting up to check all the locks, hiding under the blankets scary. If you have a wonderful story that isn’t scary, there are plenty of eFiction imprints who might love it. Do check them out.In addition to being very, very scary, your submission should be ready for publication. This means no typos, no misspellings, no forgetting the shift key or basic punctuation rules. Stories will be edited, but it will behoove you to use beta readers, have a helpful friend look it over, and read it out loud to catch any lingering errors. Editors can be surly, and easily correctable errors only enrage us further.We want one month exclusivity for your story, as well as first publishing rights. After that one month exclusive period, you can republish the story elsewhere to publications that accept previously published work.Stories are voted on by a peer committee of volunteer writers and readers known as curators. Editors make the final call using feedback from curators. If you’d like feedback as to why your story was rejected, feel free to inquire…politely! Warning: hilariously overwrought complaints may find their way into the “Letters to the Editor” section of the mag.

Fiction contributors are entitled to a lifetime royalty on individual issues sales. The participating writers for each issue split 50% of individual issue sales revenue (10% of individual sales revenue to each author). One month from the release date, until the end of time, our system will track sales and will pay out automatically as soon as the total amount is $25. Submitting to us is an indication that you agree to and accept these terms.

Please follow all submission guidelines or risk being rejected, unread.

Guidelines for Submission:

–We accept short stories of up to 9,999 words.

–Novel excerpts are acceptable, but must be a self-contained story.

–Micro and Flash Fiction are acceptable, as is Poetry.

–Reprints are acceptable under certain circumstances, provided the rights have reverted back to you. Please query for details.

–Simultaneous submissions okay. Please withdraw your story immediately if it is accepted elsewhere.

–If you’d like to have a regular feature in our mag, pitch us! Movies, Games, Music, Literature, Art, Interviews, Opinion Pieces–it’s all welcome, and we’re all ears.

Art: Our Featured Artists provide our cover art, as well as much of the art you see inside the mag. Submit a piece for our cover, and if we like it we may feature you as our Artist of the Month. We’ll feature various pieces inside the mag, along with an interview. It’s a great opportunity to show off your work and to be on a magazine cover.

All submissions

Standard manuscript format: 12pt text. Times, Courier, or Times New Roman, double spaced, italics–not underlining, standard margins, two-spaces after ending punctuation. No page breaks, header/footer, or right-justified text. Do not change text color or add graphics to your story.

Please include a biography (in 3rd person) and a two-sentence synopsis in your cover letter. If there’s a twist ending, make sure we know about it. Bios should be roughly 200 words and include a list of publishing credits. You may also include one link to share with readers. Your professional website or blog is best, but social media profiles will also be permitted. An author photo is welcome but not required.

Please allow up to 16 weeks for a response. You may track your submission on Submittable. If your piece is rejected, we offer you the option to consult beta readers and seek help with revisions in our online workshops, which are free to eFiction and FictionMagazine.com members.

We do not accept submissions as email attachments, nor will we go to a website to view or read your work. If you are having difficulties with our submissions form, please contact us for alternative submission methods. In fact, feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.

We’re looking forward to your scariest submissions!

–Wednesday Lee Friday

Managing Editor, Under the Bed

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