I seem to remember last NaNo several people were writing ghost stories. Here's a publication that's seeking submissions:
Ghost! Magazine, Subscriptions: P.O. Box 23357, Jacksonville FL 32241-3357. Email fletcher - at - ghostmag.com. Ph:(904) 608-9362. Website http://www.ghostmag.com. Submissions or reviews: (Ms.) Fletcher Allderdice, P.O. Box 23357, Jacksonville, FL 32241-3357. All submissions to fletcher - at - ghostmag.com. 50% freelance.
"Ghost! Magazine is dedicated to bringing credible and thought-provoking articles to those interested in ghosts and paranormal research. Each issue addresses those readers who are merely curious to those who have dedicated years to hunting and researching ghostly phenomena."
Welcomes new writers. Quarterly. Pays on acceptance. Publishes MS 3-6 months after acceptance. Buys first N.A. rights. No reprints. Responds 2-4 weeks. Sample articles at website. Subscription $19.95. Guidelines online at http://www.ghostmag.com/writer_guide.htm.
"I generally just handle each incoming prospect as the delightfully unique experience I know it is bound to be. After all, isn't that what guidelines are for??"
CURRENT NEEDS: "Phantom Fiction - 1200-1500 word ghost oriented story. No horror. Paranormal in nature, featuring or including a ghost; The Clubroom - 800 words featuring a ghost hunting organization and the reason for their success; Tales from the Trenches - 1000 words featuring a particularly interesting investigation by a research or paranormal group; Spaces, Places and Faces - 500-800 words featuring some ghostly venue such as bed and breakfasts, ghost tours, and interesting ghostly stories which don't fit into any other department; Chasers: Celebrity paranormal researchers / mediums / psychics - 1200-1500 words. Regardless of department, copy is expected to be clean and free of the usual run of the mill grammar and spelling errors. Otherwise, it doesn't have a 'ghost' of a chance." Pays $25-$50 per article.
NOTE: The company's online guidelines currently state they don't pay, but they do pay writers.
Submit query to appropriate editor via email. "Do not send full manuscripts. We will not accept unsolicited attachments and they will not be opened."
PHOTOS/ART: "400 dpi. Model release must accompany photo." Pays $25 if accepted.
HINTS: "Many erroneously think that Ghost! Magazine is a blood-and-gore type of magazine, or is slanted for the horror genre. It is not."
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