Dusk & Shiver

An online literary magazine & press publishing indie dark fantasy, speculative, & horror short fiction. Tweets by EIC @CinderfulCircus; art by @lytle_blue.

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Submissions for the Summer 2019 issue are now CLOSED, and all submission results are sent! Thank you so much for your interest! 💜

We're extremely excited by all the amazing work we're about to feature (thank you again for your patience as I dig myself out of day-job overload!)

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We're still hard at work on our website overhaul. In the meantime, you can follow us on social media for updates ~

Twitter: @DuskAndShiver
Facebook: @duskandshivermag
Instagram: @dusk.and.shiver

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We've been away so long, dear darklings, and we want to know what we've missed. Tell us about something *good* that's happened to you in 2020 (writing-related or otherwise!)

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We've been terribly remiss in extolling the virtues of our amazing contest winners (for which we sincerely beg their forgiveness!)

We can't wait to share 1st place winner @aaron_a_wright's take on a 'Hansel & Gretel' sequel, 'Home Sweet Home'!

(art by the wonderful @lytle_blue)

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We're back! 🖤

2020 has obviously been rough for everyone, and our team is no exception. But we are officially back, working on a full website revamp, and preparing for the release of our dark fairy tale anthology! 💀

Thank you so much for your patience. Watch this space!

[Niki Baker @NRBakerWriter]

Well, this makes it a hat-trick month, which is pretty damn cool 🤩 (The seeds for all 3 were sown long ago.)

Congrats to my fellow anthologists! I'm really delighted that my quirky fairy tale will feature in @DuskAndShiver's collection 😊

#amwriting

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@NRBakerWriter Congrats again, Niki!! We're so excited to share it with everyone! 🖤

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@Ross1982 We can't wait to share the terror with the rest of the world! 😉🖤

[Ross Jeffery @RossJeffery_]

Great way to start the week with an acceptance in the @DuskAndShiver fairytale anthology ‘Across The Faded Fields’ - ‘chilling imagery that will stick with us for a long time!’ #amwriting #writersoftwitter

[Catherine Doveland (she/her) @cdoveland]

So excited and honored! Massive thanks to my CPs @syd_mkennedy, @MWinklerBooks, @MayaJadeRC, and more I don’t have on twitter. Couldn’t have done it without you all!! 🖤💜🤍💚💛

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@cdoveland We're so excited!! 🖤

[Juliette Sebock ✍🏻 @juliettesebock]

Remember my good news from a few days ago?

I’m so, so proud of this story and can’t wait to read the other pieces selected for the anthology! 💜

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@juliettesebock We're so excited to share it!! 🖤

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@aaron_a_wright It's amazing, you guys ... We can't wait to share it!! 😱🖤

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(Kimberly, Kyle, and Emma - I don't have Twitter handles for you, but please feel free to tag yourselves!! 🖤)

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In addition to our three winning submissions, our upcoming fairy tale anthology will feature work from @cdoveland, @MWebbAuthor, @Ross1982, @juliettesebock, @JoshuaGrasso, @NRBakerWriter, Kimberly Choi, Kyle Manning, and Emma Lee! Congrats to all!! 🖤

More info coming soon!

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Hello, everyone! After a brief hiatus, we are so excited to be back -- and we come with an announcement!

CONGRATULATIONS to @aaron_a_wright, @yoemmyteague, & @TheMissDecember, the winners of our 'Across the Faded Fields' contest!!

(More info re: the anthology coming soon!)

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Quick note for everyone who has been (understandably) flooding my inbox:

[🌙Crescenda @CinderfulCircus]

Guys, it's been a hellacious week and I know I owe people correspondence and updates - forgive me, it's all coming today and I haven't been ignoring you. My corner of the universe has just been on fire for the past nine days. 🤦‍♀️

[David Hartley @DHartleyWriter]

I slipped out a new blogpost earlier this week: 'Camping Out with the Rural Eerie'. Reflections on my story 'The Campsite' which was published last week by @DuskAndShiver

https://t.co/ohousI4SLR

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@Ross1982 Thank you, Ross! I'm so excited for this!! 💜

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Now that the Summer Issue is finally live, we're ready to begin our reading period for the Fairytale Anthology contest! 😱 Thank you to all who submitted -- I am SO excited to start reading!!

(Winners will be announced by October 21st!)