Cheyanne Brabo

she/her. sci-fi/horror/spec-fiction writer. work feat. in Broken Olive Branches, Scissor Sisters Antho., Inner Worlds, @motheatenmag, @thealienbuddha

[Alien Buddha Press (open for submissions) 🍉 @thealienbuddha]

Here are all the winning stories from five years of The Alien Buddha’s Horror Showdown!

2025: The Call Shift by NJ Gallegos ☕🏥🧟‍♀️
2024: Everything and the Kitchen Sink by Cheyanne Brabo 🔥🚰👻
2023: The Madness of George Pollard Regarding the Return of the Whaling Ship Essex and the Great Fire of 1846 by Jonathan Gensler 🐋🚢🔥
2022: The Fruits of Her Labor by NJ Gallegos 🍎🔪👁️
2021: Femme Fatale & The Gun by Kelsey Bryan Zwick 🕷️🖤🔫

https://t.co/hGYlFeNZmi

The Alien Buddha’s House of Horrors 9 & The Alien Buddha’s 2026 Horror Showdown

New for 2026:
• Word limit increased to 5,000 words
• Past judges may submit stories two years after serving as a judge
• Grand prize increased to $450

Deadline: September 21, 2026

Accepting horror stories across all subgenres.

Send your story as a Word document attachment to [email protected]

Include a third-person author bio, a short synopsis, and a link to your social media.

[necksnap - contest subs open May 15-June 15 @necksnapmag]

SURPRISE (again)! NECKSNAP has collab'd with the folks at You Are Not Alone to bring you a very special issue of Internet Horror, out now for your reading pleasure! short stories from the three editors, as well as some friends of the mag. 🖤 read it all at https://t.co/y9WimY5Wbk

[V. Castro @vlatinalondon]

HORROR WRITERS! I WANT YOUR SOUL… I mean DEMONS!
I’m editing another awesome anthology for @flametreepress !

Spread the curse…

https://t.co/TKpMFAI057

[necksnap - contest subs open May 15-June 15 @necksnapmag]

SURPRISE! We are launching our first ever contest, the Emerging Voices in Speculative Horror Prize, in collaboration with M E N A C E! 🖤🦇 $300 GRAND PRIZE awarded to one first place winner!

Subs open May 15 - June 15. Full details at https://t.co/FykD8ESJlt.

[tommy wyatt blake @tommywyattblake]

it's alive!! the zine of frankenstein is here <3

[Anti-Heroin Chic - Submissions open. @Heroin_Chic_Mag]

Two more days left to get those submissions in for our April issue. We'd be honored to read your work. https://t.co/x9XTrhqJmV

[Translunar Travelers Lounge @TranslunarTL]

General Submissions for Translunar Travelers Lounge are open. We are looking for speculative fiction stories, 5000 words or fewer. Please read the guidelines. We're looking forward to them! https://t.co/33GjikhHKc

[Magazine1 - Submissions Open! @Magazine1SRQ]

Bring them to me - https://t.co/ZgldwXkwTc

[Fantasy Magazine @FantasyMagazine]

Original flash fiction...
Original short fiction...
Original poetry...

Plus interviews with seriously cool people!

We published three issues in 2025! Give them a read!

https://t.co/5EShhcfpz7

[VULNERARY MAG (closing officially 4/1/26) @vulneraries]

Vulnerary Magazine will be closing 4/1/2026. Thank you for years of support and beautiful work; please read our closing statement.

https://t.co/DBWv7ioF5z

[Crimson Cult Media @SinisterSoc]

We're still accepting #submissions for our upcoming Seven Deadly Sins short story anthology. Do you have a short #horror story that fits this theme, we want to see it! Contact us: [email protected]

#indiewriters #indiewuthors #publishing #horrorwriterscommunity

[House of Arcanum @HouseofArcanum]

ISSUE 7 IS UP!!! https://t.co/78XUmyHxkY

[Pill Bottle Press 💊 Submissions currently closed! @PillBottlePress]

💊 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 💊

Want to scream about your asthma? Frustrated that your anxiety never gives you time off? PBP is open for #poetry, #prose, #art, and #photography submissions until March 7th that focuses all on those feelings!

Website: https://t.co/P38YY2yy97

[Michael Bailey @nettirw]

Today is the day to submit a short story for THE SHINING anthology, if so inclined. You have until midnight; otherwise, the doors to the OVERLOOK close.

[MetaStellarMag @mag_meta]

MetaStellar's spring submission cycle opens on midnight! We're looking for original, never-published sci-fi, fantasy, and horror stories of up to 1,200 words in length, and we pay 10 cents a word for accepted stories!
https://t.co/J82hFT5v7m

[necksnap - contest subs open May 15-June 15 @necksnapmag]

ISSUE THREE: FRINGE. SUBS OPEN MARCH 1 - MARCH 15.

[new mission statement. new sub form. new author interview. all on our website. more posts to come.]

[X-R-A-Y @xraylitmag]

we're gonna open 4 subs tomorrow at 12 noon, texas time

https://t.co/t0BJlQrjEB

[Orion's Belt magazine @OrionsBeltMag]

Orion’s Belt is now open for submissions until May 15! 🚀 We are accepting speculative fiction, micro fiction, poetry, translations, and reviews!

For more information on submitting, including the link to our Duosuma submission manager 👉https://t.co/r44ns0JZRQ