This issue has a sub-theme of When Hell Freezes Over! We want you to tell us what would happen if Hell were to freeze over and the flames that euphemistically burn below were extinguished. Where would the demons go? Would they make their way to the mortal plain? Would the snuffing of the fire release the souls trapped there? Would a fissure open and swallow part of our world? Or would the Morning Star himself be on the hunt for new turf? Where would the vile souls go if hell were no longer there to collect them… Think mayhem, think madness; think what if Hell froze over?

Beyond this issue's sub-theme, we're always looking for well-constructed tales and poetry that deliver solid horror and dark fiction.

We'll be accepting short stories, flash fiction, drabbles, and poetry that fit within the horror/dark fiction genre. We welcome reprints as long as you hold the copyright to the piece.

Your piece can be scary, sullen, emotive, freaky, elegant, have a dark satirical edge to it, or rattle us to the core!

The basic rules:

• Write the piece well.
  
• It must be horror/dark fiction oriented.
  
• No pieces containing coronavirus/COVID-19 references will be accepted.
  
• Don't break our set-in-stone taboos - NO pedophilia, NO bestiality, and NO descriptive rape scenarios.

Be creative, be morbid, be vicious, be clever, and, most of all, write something you want the world to read! If your piece fits our criteria, we'll offer it up to our readership of approximately 35,000.

REPRINTS ARE WELCOME

Submission Deadline: October 15, 2023

Circulation: Approximately 35,000

Multiple submissions to our Zine are accepted (please see below). We ask that you refrain from simultaneous submissions.

NO WIPs or unsolicited excerpts! We are looking for individual pieces, not portions of longer works.

Short story word count: 1,000 - 2,500 (limit - one submission per author)
Long flash fiction word count: 500 - 999 (limit - one submission per author)
Short flash fiction word count: 101 - 499 (up to 3 submissions per author)
Micro fiction word count: 50 - 99 (up to 5 submissions per author)
Drabbles: 100 word prose (up to 5 submissions per author)
Poem length: minimum 10 lines; maximum 50 lines (up to 5 submissions per author)

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

Full page ads are available for purchase at the rate of $10 per ad per issue.
Please contact Nina@sirenscallpublications.com for details.

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