This is a signup for the October 28 issue; the text deadline for the issue is Tuesday, October 15 and the art deadline is Saturday, October 26.

Please reply to this post if you plan to submit a story or artwork for this issue, indicating whether you are interested in contributing to the issue as an author and/or artist, and whether or not you are looking for a collaborative partner. Artists offering to illustrate should provide links to past works as examples of style. Please leave alternative contact information, as comment notifications aren’t always reliable.  Contributors wishing to collaborate with others should respond through indicated channels. As always, you don’t have to sign up to participate, and you’re not creating an unbreakable contract by signing up, but it’s always a good idea!

This issue’s theme is Hauntology: Join us for some spectral studies in our traditionally spooky October issue, where the past haunts the present (but, like, in a sexy way).

SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT THIS ISSUE: While the general SSBB vibe is always one of happy endings, we ease off that a little bit for our October issues. Of course, warm fuzzies and happily-ever-afters still absolutely have a place in this round! But if you feel like taking things to a slightly darker/more ambiguous place for a change, this is the issue to do that.

• Quick Answers: Interested in participating but don’t know where to start? Bring your quick questions here!
• Submission Guidelines for Fiction: All the specifics for text submissions. READ BEFORE SUBMITTING.
• Submission Guidelines for Art: Whether you’re illustrating or submitting a standalone piece, here’s what you need to know.

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