Job Posting: Alien Witches needed at Apex Digest

Announcing the Second Annual Apex Digest Halloween Short Fiction Contest

The Essentials:

* Theme: Alien Witchcraft
* Deadline: October 15th, 11:59 p.m. EST
* Word Count: 2,500 words or less
* Submissions Address: halloween@apexdigest.com
* Entry Fee: Free to subscribers, $1.00 donation, or through the purchase of one Apex Publications product...see below
* Prizes: $200 + at least $400 in goodies...see below


Last year's winner, Nancy Fulda, says: "Winning the Apex Halloween Contest was fabulous. I felt like I was having Christmas all year long, with packages showing up on my doorstep at random intervals. The bragging rights were great, too."

First Prize:


- $200
- Winning story published in Apex Digest issue nine and an invite to the Apex 2007 featured writers anthology.
- One year subscription to Apex Digest
- Apex Global Domination Mug
- Signed copies of Inheritance and Dominion from Steven Savile
- Signed copy of Headstone City from Tom Piccirilli
- Signed copy of Deathbringer from Bryan Smith
- Signed copy of War Surf from M.M. Buckner
- MP3 audio versions of Rusty Nail and Bloody Mary from JA Konrath
- Signed art print of Judi Davidson's "Temple Part II" illustration printed in Apex issue six
- Signed art print from Aegri Somnia cover artist Michael Bielaczyk
- Trade paperback copy of Brandy Schwan's Grim Trixter
- Signed music cd Horror on the Orient Express from Alex Otterlei
- A $20 gift certificate to the Changeling Press online store
- Signed copies of Lords of Terror by Allan Cole and Nick Perumov and Dreams of Darkness by Elizabeth Burton from Zumaya Publicationss
- Signed copy of Thank You For the Flowers from Scott Nicholson
- Halloween: 25 Years of Terror DVD from Horrorview.com
- The Blackest Death: Volume II signed by Angeline Hawkes and Christopher Fulbright

And this list will grow...

Second Prize:

$20, publication in Apex Online, a one year subscription to Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest, and an Apex Global Domination Mug!

Entry Fee:

Free to subscribers. Or, gain entry by donating $1.00 or by purchasing an Apex Publications product from The Apex Store.