What is Campfire Shorts?
Campfire Shorts is a place to share original stories in the dark fiction & fantasy, and horror genres. These are short stories that might be told around a campfire or late at night to scare your friends.
What are the goals for Campfire Shorts?
For the time being Campfire Shorts is a small site with two authors. We hope to grow and add new authors in the future. We plan to spread our content to social media including Instagram, TikTok, and Youtube.
How do I become an author?
You can use the contact page to message us with your ideas. We’d like to know a little about you as a writer and what kind of stories you write. Please include a sample of your work along with your proposal.
How long should each story be?
Short stories are usually between 1,500 words and 7,500 words. Stories above 4,000 words should be broken up into parts with each post being 4,000 words or less.
Can I post stories outside the genres mentioned?
We may add genres as we grow, but for now we are limiting ourselves to the four genres mentioned in our about: Dark Fiction & Fantasy, Horror, and Children’s Horror. If there is a specific genre you would like to add, feel free to shoot us a message, and we can discuss it together.
If I post a story here, can I post it elsewhere?
Absolutely! We are not here to limit your freedom, so do as you wish with your work. You are free to post to other websites, or even publish a collection as you see fit. We only ask that it be your original work and not something you found somewhere else.
Can I post someone else’s story?
No. We are only accepting original work from the author(s) who wrote it. We do not want stolen or borrowed content or anything written with AI. We are working in good faith that every author holds themselves to these standards.
What should I do if my work was posted without my permission?
Contact us so that we may remove the offending story. Please include a link to the story and proof that it is yours. We will remove it immediately.