Heartsick Anthology

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About

What lengths would you go for love? To protect a loved one? To make someone love you? Or would you do everything in your power to never feel it again? When does affection turn to obsession? The heart wants what it wants, but when does it want too much?
In Heartsick, we are looking for your short stories to answer those questions. The theme is LOVE: all the shapes it can take and all the ways it can go wrong. We welcome all horror and horror-adjacent works that address the topic. The more unique the better. It just has to address the horrors of LOVE.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2026

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: One-time publication
Print Publication Print Publication: One-time publication

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Fiction Open

Deadline:

31 October 2026* (approx. 46 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Horror Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Other: See guidelines.

Theme:

Love: all the shapes it can take and all the ways it can go wrong (31 Oct 2026*)

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) Provides free copy/copies Token payment. Provides free copy/copies. Details: USD $3.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Fledgling listing. No cover available for Heartsick Anthology until first issue/book published.

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Dates

Last Updated: 01 Sep 2026

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