The Last Girls Club Gold Star Program Gold Star The Last Girls Club Magazine is a quarterly feminist horror magazine that publishes international short stories and poems from the female gaze. It is an homage to the scary comics and zines of the late 20th century. Please check on the website for the theme in detail. Submissions will be accepted from Jan 1-15, April 1-15, July 1-15, Oct 1-15. Final notifications will be Feb 20, May 20, Aug 20, Nov 20.Authors must be 18+. Submissions from underage authors will not be considered.No more than two fiction stories per author per submission period.Fiction is limited to 2,500 words or less. Authors are paid $0.015 USD per word upon acceptance ($37.50 USD max).Flash fiction is limited to under 1,000 words. Authors are paid $0.015 USD per word upon acceptance ($15 USD max).I prefer to use PayPal to pay authors, but will work with authors where PayPal is not available. Nonfiction columns will must be pitched to editor in chief before submission. Email your idea to [email protected] Summer 2026 Theme: Live and Die by Your Words Quota MetQuota Met! This call has met its submission cap for this submission period.Theme: Live and Die by Your Words. Since most of us don't carry swords anymore, we can chose to live by our words(or not). Your word is your bond, words are spells, words create our reality, our destinies, our self-fulfilling prophecies. Submissions must be fiction or poetry and on theme. Nonfiction should be queried by email before submission.All submissions must be written in clear, concise language and under 2,500 words for fiction, under 1,000 words for flash fiction, under 200 for poetry. No exceptions.I do not want sex scenes with a murder at the end. Sex may be used judiciously, but this ain’t Penthouse Forum.I do not want stories with male main characters. I do not allow submissions whose sole intent is to sell or promote a book, blog, or product. If you have a book, blog, or product you’d like to promote, you can include it in your author bio.All submissions must be in English and free of grammar, spelling, or language issues.All submitted stories are subject to editing for grammar, spelling, formatting, and minor language fixes. I will not heavily edit stories, but may change formatting, or change paragraph and line breaks to increase readability.No previously published work will be considered. Not Open Cookie Consent: This site uses secure first-party cookies for essential, preference-setting, and statistical purposes. We do not use any marketing, advertising, or third-party cookies. Read our full cookie policy. Accept All Cookies Allow Essential Cookies Only