by Joe Mynhardt | May 7, 2023 | Open Submissions, Updates
“RED! The colour of blood, and love, and danger. Flashing lights, glowing eyes, cooking flesh; the blinding hue of rage, the windswept locks of a Celtic warrior princess. Give us something red – serve us something raw and dripping, a fresh cut that only you can...
by Joe Mynhardt | Apr 4, 2023 | Open Submissions, Updates
Seen the cover for DEAD LETTERS? Authors! Submissions are now open right here.
by Joe Mynhardt | Mar 8, 2023 | Open Submissions
Whatever you want it to be! Yes, it’s time for another non-themed flash contest. Reprints are welcome, as long as you own the rights to the story. Stories must be under 1,000 words. Before we get to the submission guidelines, please know that the stories will be...
by Joe Mynhardt | Feb 2, 2023 | Open Submissions, Updates
Our next theme is going to be a fun one, and I invite/challenge all authors to give it a try (keep reading for info on a free Patreon trial). Just remember, you don’t have to be a Patreon patron to enter. So, the theme for our next flash writing contest is…A Horror...
by Joe Mynhardt | Oct 5, 2022 | Open Submissions, Updates
We are currently open for novel and novella subs, but only until the end of November. After that we’ll continue to work through all the subs already received until every manuscript has been given a fair chance. You can check out the guidelines...
by Joe Mynhardt | Sep 5, 2022 | Open Submissions, Updates
Next month’s October, which of course means the theme for Crystal Lake’s flash contest will be… Halloween! But Halloween with a bit of a twist, of course. Although you can write your story in any Dark Fiction or Speculative subgenre, it must contain one gory scene. As...
