Midnight Screaming uses Submittable (formerly Submishmash) to facilitate the submission process. In order to submit you will have to sign up for a (free!) account, which you can do when you click on the link below to submit. We do not accept submission by any other means.
We will periodically close to certain types of submissions, when that happens those categories will not be available on our online manager. You can always check the status of your submission by logging in to your Submittable account.
Please read our submission guidelines in their entirety before submitting. Failure to follow the guidelines will result in your submission being rejected without being read.
What kind of work do we publish?
Midnight Screaming is currently looking for poetry, flash, and short fiction that is strange and unusual. We like odd, creepy, terrifying, unnerving, and spine tingling stories that are hard to categorize. The editor is especially fond of stories with a bit of humor, sarcasm, or satire. While we will publish horror, we're not impressed with horror which includes graphic violence and blood and guts for shock value. We are not interested in erotica.
Simultaneous Submissions
At this time we do not accept simultaneous submissions.
Reprints
We are unable to accept any material that has been previously published at this time.
How To Format Your Submissions:
All submissions must adhere to these guidelines. Failure to do so may result in sudden death, or at least instantaneous rejection.
Cover Letter:
• Include the following information: LEGAL NAME and pseudonym if applicable (please differentiate between the two; we’re not mind readers), mailing address, and email.
Submissions:
• Please use your last name and the title of work as the name of the file. It helps us easily locate your files later on.
• At the top of your submission, please include your name/ pseudonym, mailing address, email, and word count (line count for poetry).
• Use 1” margins. Double space all submissions, except poetry. Indent paragraphs. If you think something is supposed to be in italics, use italics. The same goes for bold text. Use page numbers on every page.
Cover Art Submissions
IMPORTANT: Your submission will be rejected unopened if your contact information (name, email, mailing address) are not in your cover letter.We are looking for art for the cover of Midnight Screaming. We have a special place in our heart for photography, but we're easily impressed by any good composition. Due to the format of our publication, all submissions should have a portrait orientation (vertical as opposed to horizontal/landscape).
Please use your last name and image title and the file name.
Please include your LEGAL NAME and pseudonym if applicable (differentiate between the two; we’re not mind readers), mailing address, and email in your cover letter.