litfarm » horror http://www.litfarm.com get writing. get published. Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:00:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 apex sf/horror halloween contest (free) http://www.litfarm.com/2008/09/22/apex-sfhorror-halloween-contest-free/ http://www.litfarm.com/2008/09/22/apex-sfhorror-halloween-contest-free/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:19:31 +0000 chris http://litfarm.com/?p=54 Apex Book Company, a sf/horror publisher that puts out a monthly digest of fiction and articles, has an annual Hallowe’en contest that’s on right now. The gory (get it?!) details:

Halloween is just around the corner, so you should know what that means–the annual Apex Halloween short fiction contest!

Guidelines:
Your story must incorporate the theme of ELECTION HORROR.
Word count maximum is 1,000.
Your story must have first rights available.
Submit your story to halloween@apexdigest.com.
Submissions are open NOW.
Deadline is 11:59 PM, October 15th, EST.

This year’s celebrity judge is noted SF author Jay Lake!

First prize is $100 & publication. Second prize is $50 & publication. Third and fourth prizes are free books. Not too shabby!

(Thx, Merry Old Soul)

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