Midnight in the Witch's Kitchen A project of Alban Lake Publishing (see other related projects). Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (June 2019). We provide the following information as an archive. About The theme - “Midnight in the Witch’s Kitchen” - is taken from a series of two to three connected short stories by editor/writer L.A. Story which will appear throughout the anthology in relation to Granny Barnes and her kitchen. Everyone depends on Granny Barnes. The side door to her old house is the direct entry to her kitchen. During the day, she’s a grandmother whose family and friends flock to her house daily for meals or her sage advice. Everyone seeks both her wisdom and her recipes. However, Granny’s kitchen becomes something else after midnight. Those who knock on her kitchen door then have come for another reason altogether. Granny is witch . . . and those who come to her for help after dark should never enter her kitchen without serious pause as to the cost or the consequences. Country of Publication & Year Established United States Established in 2019 Publication Medium & Frequency Print Publication Print PublicationOne-time publication Collapse section Fiction Closed What the editor will be looking for from all other writers is that their short stories must have a paranormal, horror or fantasy/dark fantasy aspect and must involve a witch.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Dark Fantasy, Paranormal Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Dark Fantasy, ParanormalLengths: Short Story: 4,000 - 7,500 words. Novelette: 7,500 - 10,000 words.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Dark, Mainstream.Topics: Other: See guidelines.Payment:Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) Token payment (under 1 US cent per word).Note: We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.Submissions:Method: Electronic submissions. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.Media: Text. Collapse section Poetry Closed The poems must rhyme. There is a spell-like quality to rhyming poems and that’s what we're going for with this anthology. Poems must have a paranormal, horror or fantasy/dark fantasy aspect and must involve a witch.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Dark Fantasy, Paranormal Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Dark Fantasy, ParanormalLengths: Poem: No line limits known.Poetry Forms:Open to all/most Forms.Styles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Dark, Mainstream.Topics: Other: See guidelines.Payment:Token payment (under US$5 per poem) Token payment (under US$5 per poem).Note: We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.Submissions:Method: Electronic submissions. Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.Media: Text. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. 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