Apex Drabble Contest

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Apex Magazine is holding a drabble contest for dark, strange speculative stories themed 'The Masks We Wear,' with winners published in October 2025.

Response time info: ~44 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

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Drabble contest: exactly 100-word stories (title not included) on the theme 'The Masks We Wear.' Stories must be dark and strange, not necessarily Halloween-focused. Three winners published in Apex Magazine issue 151 (October 2025). Submissions open July 10, 2025 and close July 24, 2025.

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