OPEN SUBMISSION: The Sirens Call – Issue #25 ‘WiHM 2016 – Things That Go Bump in the Night’

This will be our fourth annual Women in Horror Month edition of The Sirens Call eZine. As usual, it’s ladies only for this open call!

Our initial intent – or perhaps, want – was to angle the call toward nightmares. Who doesn’t love a good nightmare tale, right? But after gnawing on it a bit, we opted to open it up to something with a wider scope that certainly includes nightmares; the theme is ‘Things That Go Bump in the Night’. And by ‘things’ we mean horror-things, frightening things, things you wouldn’t want to encounter by the light-of-day.

The usual rules apply: no bestiality, no descriptive rape scenarios, and absolutely no pedophilia. We would also strongly advise those writing for the call to avoid physical/violent abuse as a form of horror fiction. WiHM is about recognizing the women of horror, celebrating their passion for the genre and their creative ability, not casting them as a stereotypical victim or abuser.

Whatever your spin, keep it horror oriented and focused on Things That Go Bump in the Night! Oh, and ‘knockin boots’ doesn’t count… 😉

Previously published pieces are welcome.

Distribution for the WiHM issue averages 30,000 – 36,000 individual downloads.

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Submission Deadline: January 28, 2016 (Extended!)

Short story word count: 1,000 – 2,500

Flash fiction word count: 300 – 1,000

Poem length: minimum 10 lines; maximum 50 lines (with a limit of five poems per author)

Drabbles: 100 words (limit of five submitted per author)

Reprints are acceptable as long as you currently hold the copyright.

All story, flash, and poem submissions MUST be submitted to Submissions@SirensCallPublications.com for consideration.

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Full page/single book cover ads are available for $10 per page. (Female authors only for the WiHM edition.) Please contact Julianne@SirensCallPublications.com for ad information.

Multiple female artist submissions are welcome. Images containing dark or horror themed content is prefered. Please contact Nina@SirensCallPublications.com for artistic inclusions.