SLIPSTREAM:  I want stories that paint pictures of reality, but twist those pictures into bizarre tableaux.  Think along the lines of how peoples’ views of reality and the events that constitute that reality can be very different.

Above all, I want stories that entertain, that are imaginative, that provide suspense, that surprise and disturb, that remain in the reader’s mind long afterwards.

PET HATES:  Overlong stories that sag in the middle.
Badly written, badly constructed, clumsy stories. Spelling, punctuation etc is important to me, and I will reject work because of this.
Weakly plotted stories that become monotonous to read.
     
PET LIKES: Stories that I remember because they leave an impression.
Stories that suspend disbelief no matter how wild their premise.

NON – FICTION: Though primarily a fiction magazine, I will consider articles on any aspect of the genres covered.  I’m also looking for articles about writers.  Interviews with writers, in any format will also be considered.  MIDNIGHT STREET does not carry reviews at present.

POETRY:  Currently closed to poetry submissions.

ARTWORK:  I’m looking for imaginative black & white or greyscale illustrations for interior and colour for cover.  Nothing too sordid or perverted.  Send samples (good quality photocopies).  Do NOT send originals. You can send as JPEG attachments to my E-MAIL address.

Manuscripts should be typed and double-spaced, on one side of A4 size paper, with a margin on each side of the page.  The title of the story and author should be entered at the top right corner of each page.  Pages should be numbered, and the approximate word count shown.

Please also include a brief covering letter, giving publication history of the story and author’s publication credits (where appropriate).

You can send stories on disc (in Microsoft Word, RTF or text formats), if you prefer.

I will request a disk copy or e-mail attachment of stories and articles that I accept as I have very limited time to spend retyping work.  If possible, please indicate with your submission, whether or not the work is available on disk.

It is unlikely that disks will be returned once the work is published. They will, however, be destroyed along with the original hard copy.  

I will also accept submissions by E-MAIL (attach files in Microsoft Word, RTF, or text, or include in body of e-mail).

Please send stories to the editorial address given below.
If you want a reply, or your story, article or artwork returned if not accepted, YOU MUST ENCLOSE A LARGE ENOUGH SELF ADDRESSED ENVELOPE WITH CORRECT POSTAGE STAMPS ATTACHED.
If you do not want your manuscript returned, please mark it: ‘DISPOSABLE MANUSCRIPT’.

Unpublished stories and reprints will be considered, but if the story is a reprint, please indicate this in your covering letter, giving details of when and where the story was previously published.

BUT, UNPUBLISHED STORIES ARE PREFERRED

Payment for acceptances will be:
UK:
£2.50 per 1,000 words for fiction and articles.
A payment of £5.00 for interviews - to the interviewer. No financial payment to the interviewee, as this is a form of advertising.
£2.50 per poem.
£5.00 per internal illustration.
£7.50 per colour cover illustration.
In addition, one copy of the issue in which your work appears will be sent. Payment will be made upon publication.

NON UK:
By negotiation.

PLEASE NOTE: ONLY THE BEST MATERIAL WILL BE ACCEPTED. If it needs rewriting, critiquing or revising PLEASE DO THIS BEFORE SUBMITTING TO MIDNIGHT STREET.

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