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Fairy Tales, Fables, and Folklore

A project of Dark Highlands (see other related projects).

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About

Dark Highlands: Fairy Tales, Fables, and Folklore is a professional, semi-annual collection of artwork, poetry, and short fiction that focuses on darker works in the fairytale fantasy, fable or folk tale genres, while maintaining a PG-13 rating (Dark Highlands Anthology, our bi-annual publication of horror and dark fantasy, is geared for a more mature audience). Dark Highlands describes fairytale fantasy as any work that features fantastic creatures (fairies, elves, trolls, giants, talking animals, etc.) or the presence of magic, and takes place in either a modern or fabled setting. Fables are short tales that teach a moral lesson, most likely with animals or inanimate objects as characters. Folk tales are considered to be based on oral tradition, and feature situations relating to everyday scenarios, often including a lower class getting the upper hand on a higher class.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print PublicationPublished 2 x per year.

Fiction Closed

Dates:
Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.
Audience:
Unknown
Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General GeneralSubgenre: Fabulism.
Fantasy FantasySubgenre: Fabulism.
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Dark.
Topics:
Unknown
Types/Lengths:
TypeLength Details
Flash Fiction Flash FictionUp to 1,000 words.
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 5,000 words.
Payscale:
We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word).
Submissions:
ElectronicPostalReprintsSimultaneousMedia
OK No No UnknownText format submissions
Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

Poetry Closed

Dates:
Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.
Audience:
Unknown
Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General GeneralSubgenre: Fabulism.
Fantasy FantasySubgenre: Fabulism.
Poetry Forms:
Open to all/most Forms, including: Narrative poetry.
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Dark.
Topics:
Unknown
Types/Lengths:
TypeLength Details
Poem PoemNo line limits known.
Payscale:
We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem).
Submissions:
ElectronicPostalReprintsSimultaneousMedia
OK No No UnknownText format submissions
Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2018
Date Added: 17 May 2011

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