AUGUST 2024 SUBMISSIONS

THEME: LOST CIVILISATIONS

In the heart of darkness, a lost civilisation stirs awake. As explorers unearth the ancient ruins, unsettling whispers fill the air and eerie apparitions haunt the crumbling structures. Ancient ruins reveal a forgotten tribe’s unholy rituals and secrets. Beware the curse that echoes through the ruins of yore.

This theme will be open for submissions from 1st AUGUST and will close midnight 31st AUGUST 2024 (last place on Earth). Submissions received outside of this timeframe will not be read.

You must include the theme in your email subject (as shown above). Reading will start once the submission period has closed.

The BEST 12 drabbles will be chosen for publication in SEPTEMBER 2024.

Word count : EXACTLY 100 words, excluding title and pen name
Author eligibility : Open to all.
Reprints : Not allowed
Simultaneous Submissions : Not allowed
Multiple Submissions : One per pen name, per theme << IF YOU SEND MORE THAN ONE, WE WILL REJECT THEM ALL, UNREAD Publication : Online in Dark Moments.  May be included in a single anthology in print and digital formats at a later date (but within one year of initial publication)

Author compensation : 0.04 USD per word via Paypal
Submit to : darkmoments@BlackHarePress.com