SNM Horror Magazine

 ATTENTION AUTHORS: WE ONLY RETAIN ONE-TIME RIGHTS TO YOUR STORIES! 

AUTHOR RETAINS ALL COPYRIGHTS TO THEIR WORK AND MAY RESELL THEIR SHORT STORY TO OTHER PUBLISHING VENUES AFTER THE MONTH'S ISSUE THE AUTHOR IS FEATURED IN. STORIES PUBLISHED BY SNM HORROR MAG (OR ANY PUBLIC WEBSITE,  INCLUDING THE AUTHOR'S OWN) CAN ONLY BE RESOLD AS A REPRINT (WHICH WILL REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF ROYALTIES AUTHOR WILL RECEIVE FROM PUBLICATION). IF WE PUBLISH YOUR STORY WE WILL NEED YOUR PERMISSION VIA E-MAIL TO GRANT US THE USE OF IT. WE RETAIN ONE-TIME RIGHTS FOR THE MONTH IT IS FEATURED IN. WE ASK THAT YOU READ ALL THE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND GIVE US WRITTEN NOTICE AT LEAST 10 DAYS BEFORE MONTH'S END IF YOU INTEND ON WITHDRAWING YOUR SUBMISSION(S). WITHDRAWALS OF SUBMISSIONS WILL NEED TO BE IN WRITING BY THE 20TH OR WE DO RESERVE RIGHT OF FIRST PUBLICATION FOR SAID MONTH ONLY. NO SIMULTANEOUS PUBLISHINGS ALLOWED WITH OTHER MAGAZINES, PRINT OR EZINE. *STORIES OF THE MONTH WILL AUTOMATICALLY HAVE A PLACE IN THE ANTHOLOGY. *ALL SNM PUBLISHED AUTHORS WILL HAVE THEIR NAMES FEATURED ON HOMEPAGE. *ALL REGULAR MAG ISSUE STORIES REVERT BACK TO THE AUTHOR. 

HERE AT SNM, WE ALSO PROVIDE FREE EDITING FOR AUTHORS WHOSE STORIES WE FEATURE TO MAKE THEM AS PROFESSIONAL AS POSSIBLE WHEN SUBMITTING FOR ANY FUTURE PUBLICATION TO OTHERS. YOU MAY TAKE OUR EDITING SUGGESTIONS THAT WE PROVIDE FREE TO MAKE THE STORY MORE MARKETABLE, OR KEEP THE ORIGINAL VERSION YOU HAD PRIOR TO SUBMITTING. IT IS DONE AS A COURTESY. WE HAVE AN EXPERIENCED TEAM OF PROFESSIONAL EDITORS WORKING HARD. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE FREE ADVICE WHICH CAN BENEFIT YOUR WRITING. WE PUBLISH THE CHANGES IN THE MAG AND SEND THE FEATURED AUTHORS' COPY OF THE FINAL EDITED VERSION, ABSOLUTELY FREE. WE DO NOT FEEL THE NEED TO MONOPOLIZE YOUR WORK, ONLY TO PROMOTE IT. AUTHOR APPROVES ALL EDITS MADE BY THE STAFF AND ITS EDITORS

CURRENTLY, WE CANNOT PAY ALL OF OUR CONTRIBUTORS IN CASH AS WE ARE STILL A NON-PROFIT EZINE. USUALLY MAGAZINES GET PAID THROUGH THEIR SPONSORS WITH ADVERTISEMENTS. WE DO NOT HAVE PAYING SPONSORS AS WE ARE FAIRLY NEW. WE SPONSOR BI-MONTHLY PAYING CONTESTS FOR THE TOP 3 STORIES OF THE MONTH AND WILL BE PUBLISHING ANOTHER ROYALTY PAYING PAPERBACK PUBLICATION FOR CONTRIBUTORS. SNM STILL REMAINS FREE TO THE PUBLIC. WE DO NOT RECEIVE ANY ROYALTIES FROM OUR FAN SUBSCRIBERS. BESIDES, GETTING YOUR STORY READ AND EXPOSED IS REALLY THE WHOLE POINT, INITIALLY. FREE PROMOTION NEVER HURT ANYONE AND AUTHORS CAN BUILD THEIR RESUME. WE'RE DOING THIS FOR OUR LOVE OF HORROR FICTION -- AND FOR YOU GUYS. YOU WILL NOT FIND A MORE DEDICATED TEAM GIVING FREELY OF THEIR SOULS. FURTHERMORE, WE WILL NEVER CHARGE YOU TO READ OR SUBMIT YOUR WORK, NOR SHOULD YOU EVER BE. BE LEERY OF ANY FEES!

                     HEED THE SNM OVERLORDS!

No racial or religious slurs, no explicit rape, no excessive violence or vulgarity, no blatant animal or child abuse. We are not accepting fan-fiction, Sci-Fi, fantasy or mystery, thriller or detective stuff, just well-written horror stories! However we are also avid lovers of the dark fiction genre. We look for realistic, supernatural and of course, SCARY! Reprints must have rights reverted back to the writer and stories must be over ONE YEAR from its last publication. 

You do not need a cover letter and we will ask you for promo material upon publication. Just get in solely on the merits of your writing and send us your best unpublished works We are looking for original, new voices and are open to all realms of horror, especially if it is well-written. We do prefer cerebral, suggestive horror over blood, splatter and gore. We may need to edit it to fit the size and format of the mag and will correct misspellings, punctuation, grammar, or obvious mistakes and send it back for your approval. We are looking for rated R type of horror with a good plot, characters, dimension and a wicked twist surprise ending! As long as it's not purely self-indulgent blood depravities. We tend to publish what most mags do not!

*We will let you know either way if we will publish your story. Please allow (4) weeks for a response before sending queries. We accept submissions all year around but review 40 days out. *We accept first, second and third-person stories, but it's very rare that we accept present tense subs. Keep them past tense!

*Here is the criteria for submissions. *Please review carefully!

(*Only "Submission received" replies will be read and critiqued. If you don't receive a 'submission received 'confirmation within 48 hours of submitting, please inquire the status immediately.)

*Word Count: 2,000-5,000 per story. Single line spacing.

14 point. ONE space after the period. Italics, no underline.

All the rest: use whatever font or indents you usually use

Pen Name, address, e-mail, and the word count of story.

Subject: SNM Submission (Month you are submitting for)

*Please direct submissions here, up to (2) per month:

            snmeditor@yahoo.com

Contest Months: February, April, June, August, Oct & Dec 2010.

*Deadlines: The 20th of each month for the following month.

*Withdrawals: Must be e-mailed by the 20th of each month,

*Format: MS Word Doc or RTF. Not in the body of an email.

*Payments: see contest, anthology and awards below.

We've been receiving many submissions from overseas writers and welcome and embrace them in our publication for variety. However please note that we maintain an 80% American based audience that are partial to American spellings. Please do not take offense to us editing it to such, like favourite to favorite and toning down the Briticisms, especially slang, as we want US readers to relate to it on their terms without being distracted. Also, replace culture specific words like 'nappies' to 'diapers.' *Please be sure to use double quotations in the dialog scenes! **NOTE: We do not publish in any language other than English.

  *Now open for September Stalking submissions*

                           Please read before submitting:

*Welcome to the September Stalking issue of SNM Mag! *New and previously published SNM authors may submit. Theme: Serial Stalkers, crazed obsessions, fond fixations erratic impulses. We want mindset and intent of serials, not just splatter for the sake of gore. We want the stories to be read, not just..."red." Explore their insanity, develop their character, reach into their thoughts and surprise us. Stories can be written in first or third person viewpoint as long as there is unique character viewpoint and depiction. No fan fiction or Hannibal stories or simply serial slayers. As always we look for scary, realistic and/or supernatural.

1st Place - $25.00 plus a spot in BBB III Antho.

2nd Place - BBB II copy plus a spot in BBB III Antho.

3rd Place - Top 3 billing plus copy of Occultica.

*All 3 spots will have a top billing on the homepage!

*Top 2 Stories of the Month will be featured in BBB III.

*Only the top 2 Stories of the Month for our third Anthology.

*See below for payment schedule when checks are issued. 

*For Dark Poetry submissions, please read the box below.

Dream dark, be unique, write brilliant! -- SNM

*THE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON SEPTEMBER 1ST!

Deadline for Submissions: August 20th, Midnight Est.

SNM officially launched this new section dedicated to the art of dark poetry and are open to submissions. We are looking for the true darkness of your inner voice. No sappy love, political or religious poems. We are seeking macabre, erotica, dark humor, classic prose, broken hearts, philosophical, death or haunting, atheism, and things that lament the soul. Guidelines as follows:

Word Count: 50-300 words

Limit: 3 poem submissions per month

Setting: Georgia, 14 point

Spacing: Single line spacing

Length: 32 lines or under

Deadline: the 20^th of each month for the following month.

Reprints: must be over six months since last published.

We will publish 10 new dark author poems per month.

If published, no public displays of poem on website or Myspace while poem is featured. *All rights shall revert back to author. SNM Dark Poetry is pay by exposure with no fees to the author.

Just include your name, website or Myspace, and word count. No author bios or photos required for this section. Please direct poetry submissions in the body of an email, NOT attachments:

snmpoems@pandorasimagination.com

Attention: Kerry Morgan

                                2010

Open themed horror submissions from only previously published SNM authors.

Creepy crawly things: spiders, bugs, snakes, rats, infestations or new diseases.

Stories of comas, being buried alive, suffocation, being trapped or imprisoned.

Stories of monstrosities, deformations, mutations, or physical abnormalities.

Stories of irrational fears, paranoia, fears of the unknown, or childhood fears.

Stories of catastrophes, forces of nature, worldwide disaster or multiple deaths

Stories of unspeakable acts, taboo subjects, forbidden fantasies, dark religions.

Stories of serial stalkers, crazed obsession, fond fixations or erratic impulses. 

Bizarro horror, grim atmospheric fantasy, weird worlds, or inhuman characters

Stories of forgotten youth, old age and senility, shades of a former self, ghosts

Stories of the anticipation of death, the act of death, or the aftermath of death.

*The lineup is now complete for Bonded By Blood II.

www.createspace.com/3417084

The Second Born Anthology of SNM Horror Mag

Featuring 18 Short Stories of the Month + 2 Bonus Tracks

20 Horror Short Stories, 250 Pages, 94,000 Words. $15.95

THESE THEMES CREATED AND PAID BY STEVEN MARSHALL AND SNM HORROR MAGAZINE. PAYMENTS ISSUED BY CHECK ON THE 15TH OF THAT MONTH ON A BI-MONTHLY BASIS, 6 X PER YEAR.