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 May 2021 theme is: “Inspired by True Crime”
Send us (cemeterygatesmedia@gmail.com) a horror flash fiction piece (500-1500 words) based on our theme between May 1-7. In the subject line of your email state the theme, your wordcount, and story title. Three winners will be chosen by Mother Horror, announced here and on Twitter on May 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.
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
