The Cemetery Gates Society is a space for a monthly no entry fee flash fiction contest, interviews with up-and-coming writers, a monthly column about the writing/publishing biz from Gabino Iglesias, and our Cemetery Gates Club.
Our October 2021 theme is: “Halloween Party”
Send us (cemeterygatesmedia@gmail.com) a horror flash fiction piece (500-1500 words) based on our theme between October 5-12. In the subject line of your email state the theme, your wordcount, and story title. One winner will be announced here and on Twitter on October 15th, and paid $50 for First Publishing Rights on our website, w/ no reprint restrictions after publication. Send only one story per contest as a doc/rtf attachment. Rejections won’t be sent. Try again the following month! We want to pick a new winner for each month of 2021, but we’ll need a bunch of entries or Corey Farrenkopf will win every other month.
September 2021 Issue, theme “Stories inspired by Coil”
On Editing and Writing with Sara Crocoll Smith
Winning Stories, chosen by Joanna Koch:
“The Sounds of Secrets” Blake Johnson
“Corridors” Matt Neil Hill
“The Weight of it All” Sarah Musnicky
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New Voices in Horror with Rowan Hill
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August 2021 Issue, theme “The Perfect Drug
It’s Drama Time! Just Kidding, Let’s Talk Books! by Gabino Iglesias
On Editing and Writing with Wendy N. Wagner
Winning Story:
“My Heart Stopped Beating But I’m Jonesing For A Fix” Alicia Hilton
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New Voices in Horror with Eric Raglin
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July 2021 Issue, theme “Summer Camp”
The Sacrifice Table: Making Time to Write by Gabino Iglesias
On Editing and Writing with Jessica Landry
Winning Stories:
“The Last Night at Camp St. Michael’s” Tom Coombe
“Just Til Morning” K.S. Walker
“The World is Hard for Little Things” C. O. Davidson
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New Voices in Horror with Brennan LaFaro
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June 2021 Issue, theme “Funeral Parlor/Crematorium”
Ten Tips to Survive Twitter by Gabino Iglesias
Winning Stories:
“An Angry Man” Ali Seay
“Emmet” Mark Allan Gunnells
“The Embalming Room is Off Limits” Corey Farrenkopf
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New Voices in Horror with Corey Farrenkopf
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May 2021 Issue, theme “Inspired by True Crime”
Doing the Agent/Big Four Thing by Gabino Iglesias
The Gospel of Horror Fiction and the Message of Short Stories by Sadie “Mother Horror” Hartmann
Winning Stories, chosen by Mother Horror:
“Offerings” Jude Reid
“Resurrecting the Strangler” Mark Allan Gunnells
“I Will Not Be Forgotten” Elford Alley
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New Voices in Horror with Christi Nogle
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April 2021 Issue, theme “The Burial of the Dead”
So You Wanna Go the Indie/Small Press Route… by Gabino Iglesias
Winning Stories:
“To Garden the Bodies” Sara Tantlinger
“Legacy” Red Lagoe
“The Witness Tree” Shane Douglas Keene
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New Voices in Horror with Jessica Ann York
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March 2021 Issue, theme “Haunted Church Confessional”
Ugly Lies and Painful Truths by Gabino Iglesias
Winning Stories:
“The Church on Bethel-Cannon Road” Elford Alley
“No Body, No Miracles” Corey Farrenkopf
“Man of The Cloth” Joanna Koch
“Last Dance” Alex Ebenstein
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New Voices in Horror with J.A.W. McCarthy
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February 2021 Issue, theme “February Stars”
The Five Things That Matter by Gabino Iglesias
Winning Stories:
“Turn the Lights Off on Your Way Out” Mark Allan Gunnells
“The Farthest Corner” Michael J. Moore
“Got a Bite” Laura Keating
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New Voices in Horror with Donyae Coles
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January 2021 Issue, theme “Arctic/Antarctica”
Sometimes the Path Chooses You… by Gabino Iglesias
Winning stories:
“Tupilaq” Bev Vincent
“The Lights” Greg Sisco
“A Different Kind of Fish” Rowan Hill
“Trivia Night at the Dr. Neil Trivett Global Atmosphere Watch Observatory” Corey Farrenkopf
“In the Hands of an Angry God” Mark Allan Gunnells
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New Voices in Horror with Cameron Ulam
Dabbler. Hobbyist. Hobby-Pro. Pro. by Joe Sullivan, An Editor’s Note
