To celebrate the year moving towards the darker months, we have a special call for submissions: Tiny Terrors.

Format

We are looking specifically for submissions in the following formats:

• Haiku (with a 5,7,5 syllable structure),
• Tanka (with a 5,7,5,7,7 syllable structure) and
• One Sentence Stories (with word counts of any length as long as they are readable and your story makes sense)

Theme

Any of the following themes and keywords:

• Halloween
• Samhain
• Horror
• Ghost and Gothic
• Monster and paranormal
• Spooky and psychological
• Mystery, myth, folklore and legend

Submissions don’t have to be grizzly or full of gore.  Neither do they have to be outright terrifying; subtlety will work just as well here.

Submission Guidelines

Our usual submission guidelines don’t apply for this call.  All you need to know can be found in this post

• Keywords and themes for this submissions call can be found above, under “Theme“.
• We are only accepting three types of format for this call: Haiku, Tanka and One Sentence Stories – see above for details, under “Format“
• Please send up to 5 haiku, tanka, one sentence stories or a combination of all three, in one email.  Each accepted submission will be posted separately.  Acceptance of one piece doesn’t mean all pieces will be accepted.
• Please don’t send anything that can be considered offensive.  If you’re unsure, please ask.  All work should be original.  Please do not send us work that infringes another’s copyright – no song lyrics, no fan fiction, etc.
• All submissions must be sent in the body of an email to the address at the bottom of this page.  No attachments please.  They will be deleted, unread and unacknowledged.
• Include an author bio written in third person, of no more than 50 words, and accompanied by up to 2 links (blog, website, Facebook, Twitter, Wattpad, etc).
• Each piece submitted should have its own title.  If no titles are provided, they will be given the unimaginative title of, “Untitled”.
• Linked pieces will be considered, but please be aware if multiple submissions are accepted they might not be posted consecutively.  A link, however, will be included in follow-up pieces to the earlier part(s).  For linked pieces to be accepted, each part must be able to stand as a complete story / poem on its own.
• Please state the following in the subject line: Tiny Terrors Submission – Your Name
• Submissions open: 01 September 2020
• Submissions close: 30 September 2020
• Accepted submissions will be posted on the site from early October 2020
• Whispers and Echoes is not a paying market.  It’s free to submit to it, and the journal is free to read.
• Please send your submission to: deardreamingspirit@gmail.com

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.