Dark Tales Monthly Short Story Competition
Original, unpublished horror and speculative fiction of up to 5000 words required. Deadline last day of each month.
Prize money: £200 ($325 US), £100 ($160), £50 ($82), £5 ($8) for all other shortlisted entrants; plus publication in the professionally-illustrated anthology Dark Tales.
Entry fee £3 ($5), £6 ($10) to include tick-sheet critique, £15 ($40) to include tick-sheet critique and proof edit. Free entry for subscribers - subscribe for just £15 for four issues if you're in the UK, or $40(US) elsewhere.
Full details here:
Dark Tales - horror and speculative fiction
Read extracts from previous winning stories here:
Dark Tales XIV Preview
You can also read a classic Dark Tales story for free at:
http://darktales.co.uk/resources/edarktales7_keeperscurse.pdf
And go directly to our contest page here:
Dark Tales
Entries can be paid for and uploaded online, or if you're a UK resident can be sent to:
Dark Tales Short Story Competition
7 Offley Street
Worcester
WR3 8BH
Cheques/P.O. payable to 'Dark Tales'.
Original, unpublished horror and speculative fiction of up to 5000 words required. Deadline last day of each month.
Prize money: £200 ($325 US), £100 ($160), £50 ($82), £5 ($8) for all other shortlisted entrants; plus publication in the professionally-illustrated anthology Dark Tales.
Entry fee £3 ($5), £6 ($10) to include tick-sheet critique, £15 ($40) to include tick-sheet critique and proof edit. Free entry for subscribers - subscribe for just £15 for four issues if you're in the UK, or $40(US) elsewhere.
Full details here:
Dark Tales - horror and speculative fiction
Read extracts from previous winning stories here:
Dark Tales XIV Preview
You can also read a classic Dark Tales story for free at:
http://darktales.co.uk/resources/edarktales7_keeperscurse.pdf
And go directly to our contest page here:
Dark Tales
Entries can be paid for and uploaded online, or if you're a UK resident can be sent to:
Dark Tales Short Story Competition
7 Offley Street
Worcester
WR3 8BH
Cheques/P.O. payable to 'Dark Tales'.
