Horror specialist ChiZine Publications has launched a special photo contest to tie in with the release of the short story collection CITIES OF NIGHT by Fango scribe Philip Nutman. The object is for fans to provide a photo of their city-or any city-after dark that captures an eerie or evocative mood.

The first-place winner will see their pic posted on the ChiZine website and receive 25 postcards with the photo on one side and a Nutman short piece based on the image on the other, plus a signed, limited-edition hardcover copy of CITIES OF NIGHT. One hundred of the postcards will be given away at CITIES' launch in Atlanta, GA on May 15 (where the winner will be announced) and ChiZine will take still more cards on the book's promotional tour for as long as they last. Three runners-up will receive trade paperback copies of CITIES OF NIGHT.

Photos can be submitted via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with the subject line "CITIES OF NIGHT" (pics sent this way must be no larger than 1600 x 1200 pixels and 2 MB or less) or Twitter (with the hashtag #CZPCoN), or posted at Facebook, on the wall or in the photo gallery, or Flickr. All submissions must note the city where the photo was taken; no more than three pics may be submitted per person. Deadline for submissions is midnight EDT next Friday, April 16. Entries will be judged by the ChiZine staff on the basis of creativity and photographic quality, and effectiveness in conveying a narrative moment, with Nutman selecting the final winner. For more info, go here, and to read more about ChiZine's current and upcoming books, pick up Fango #293, on sale later this month.

 

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