We are so excited to announce the theme for our next, special women-identifying only edition of Black Candies, our journal of literary horror: GROSS AND UNLIKEABLE.

Here at Black Candies, we’re always striving to create a better platform for women writers, who are often underrepresented in horror, genre, and speculative outlets. For this special issue of Black Candies, guest-edited by Natanya Ann Pulley, we will exclusively feature work from those who identify as women.

In a recent interview, founding editor Ryan Bradford said:

I’ve found that women are often underrepresented in horror, and wanted to create a platform where they could not only have a voice, but be as gross, dark and unlikeable as they want. I still think there’s an attitude, even among the liberal literati, that can’t abide a woman writing ugly stories.

So please, send us your ugly stories. We can’t wait to be grossed out.

Deadline for submissions: April 30th, 2016.

Our submission guidelines and instructions can be found here: https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/submit/49172

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