At Terror House Magazine, we know that writing is hard work. We’re writers, too, and we believe that good writing should be rewarded with more than just social media likes.
Because of this, we have a monthly contest to reward the best contributors to our site with cold, hard cash.
Here’s how you can get paid to write for us. (For general submission guidelines, click here.)
Terror House’s Best of the Month Award
Every month, Terror House Magazine will name one submission as the “Best of the Month” and award the author a $10 prize. Winners will be determined solely by Terror House’s editors, and our evaluation will be based on which submission we think was the most entertaining, compelling, and well-written. Additionally, the winners from each month will be featured in a “Best of Terror House” list accessible at the top of every page. You can view this list by clicking here.
Note that analysis/criticism articles and art submissions are not eligible for the prize. Comparing literary and nonliterary writing—or comparing visual art to any writing—is like comparing apples to oranges, so we cannot pay for these kinds of submissions at this time.
Additionally, submissions from Terror House’s own editorial staff are ineligible for the prize.
Past winners:
- May/June 2018: “Standing Arrow Straight” by Brian Eckert
- July 2018: “The Elves and the Witch” by Gregory Yelnish
- August 2018: “Alcohol Drought” by Daniel Hammarberg
- September 2018: “Live Mas” by Yungpec
- October 2018: “A Lesson in Justice” by Richard Greenhorn
- November 2018: “Vamp on E” by Manuel Marrero
- December 2018: “Geisha in the City of Death” by Meeah Williams
- January 2019: “Japanese GF” by DJ AuditTheFed
- February 2019: “Middle/Post II” by Kai Edward Warmoth
- March 2019: “Lightning” by Blaisewell
- April 2019: “Date Night” by Rachael J. Llewellyn
- May 2019: “Our Lady’s Bees” by Proteus Juvenalis
- June 2019: “Wavelength” by Jakob Zaaiman
- July 2019: “The Tree of Liberty” by Delmo Latchkey
- August 2019: “Cheap Date” by Giovanni DeJaneiro
- September 2019: “Sable Constantine and the Case of the Kuluak-Tu Statues” by Elton Mesquita
- October 2019: “Karma” by Mia Lovash
- November 2019: “D-Day E-Girl” by Ax Superstar
- December 2019: “Fun with Pedro” by Michael J. Moore
- January 2020: “Remarks on Cunt” by Neil Cypress
- February 2020: “Lina” by Patrick Kilgore
- March 2020: “Charlie” by Adam Matson
- April 2020: “The Lady in White” by Florian Elwood
- May 2020: “Midnight Garage Sale” by Lucio H. Cooper
- June 2020: “Ensnared” by Warren Lyons
- July 2020: “Don’t Make the World Worse” by Smalcrime
- August 2020: “Field Recording” by Holly Sargis
- September 2020: “Meth and Honey Jar” by Elizabeth Victoria Aldrich
- October 2020: “I Wrote My Phone Number on a Telephone Pole,” “Raining Since Yesterday Afternoon and it’s Still Raining,” “Father,” and Other Poems by Fish Lu
- November 2020: “Malee” by James Samizdat
- December 2020: “Chin Check” by R.O. Burnwell
How to Get Paid for Your Submissions
Terror House Magazine will publicly announce each month’s winner on our Twitter and Telegram accounts on the second Sunday of the following month. (On months that begin on a Sunday, the announcement will be on the third Sunday of the month.) We will also contact the winner via email on or before that date to arrange payment.
If you have any questions about any of this, don’t hesitate to email us at admin [at] terrorhousemag [dot] com.
Good luck!