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Evil Easter Theme
March 29, 2026International
Micro-fiction opportunity allowing speculative writers to rapidly build their bibliography with themed content. It seeks horror flash fiction or drabbles based on the 'Evil Easter' theme.
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Publication within a highly engaged, niche speculative fiction community. Micro-fiction opportunity to rapidly build bibliography.
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Seeking horror flash fiction (up to 1,000 words) or drabbles specifically based on the theme 'Evil Easter'.
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- Language
- No specific requirement
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Free
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