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Thanks for reading. - Beverly
Thanks for reading. - Beverly
I hope everyone is having a wonderful
summer. It's hard to believe that school starts in just a few weeks. As the
weather cools down, hopefully you've got some writing projects on the go.
Here's a list of markets accepting submissions for what we call “early autumn.”
Pro-paying Markets accepting submissions:
Eldritch
Press. Looking for (post-apocalyptic) Steampunk
Horror up to 20,000 words. Pays $0.08 per word. Read guidelines carefully, as
they're looking for world-building as well as great stories. No cyberpunk or
sci-fi, please. No deadline listed. http://www.eldritchpress.com/steampunk-horror.html
Fantastic
Stories of the Imagination. No deadlines, no word
counts listed. Partial to magical realism and hard sci-fi. Pays $0.15 per word
(yes, I had to read that twice). Also pays $25 for reprints. http://www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com/submission-guidelines/
Cohesion
Press. Blurring
the Lines. Looking for horror stories that “blur the lines” between fact
and fiction. Max 5000 words, deadline October 31. Pays AUS $0.08 per word. http://cohesionpress.com/about-2/submissions/anthologies/
This
Patchwork Flesh. Looking for QUILTBAG horror
stories, stories about the “underrepresented,” nightmares. Pays $0.05 per word,
deadline August 31. Open to Canadian authors. http://michaelmatheson.wordpress.com/this-patchwork-flesh/
Pithy
Pages for Erudite Readers. No deadline listed.
Accepts flash up to 1000 words, short fiction up to 5000 words, and poetry. All
genres. Pays $0.05 per word. http://pithypages.net/
GrimDark
Magazine. Looking for grim, dark stories with a
medieval fantasy or sci-fi setting. Pays $0.06 per word, must be under 4k. This
is a magazine, so no deadline listed. http://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/submission-guidelines-for-grimdark-magazine/
An
Alphabet of Embers. Looking for flash fiction
500-1400 words. Pays $0.06 per word. Not looking for straight “genre” fiction
but interested in lyrical, magical realism, fantasy/fairy tale. Deadline
September 30. http://roselemberg.net/?p=911
CONTEST: Minotaur Books First Crime Novel Competition. Open to any writer
aged 18 or older who has not had a novel published. Best first crime novel
(minimum 40,000 words). Pays $10,000 against publishing royalties. Deadline
December 15, 2014. Note: There appears to be a second novel competition, deadline
October 15, for a “Malice Domestic” themed crime novel. http://us.macmillan.com/minotaurbooks/writing-competitions
Semi-pro Markets accepting submissions:
Ticonderoga
Publications Bloodlines anthology. Looking for “dark
urban fantasy” about creatures who need blood to live (NOT traditional vampire
stories). http://ticonderogapublications.com/index.php/our-books/185-bloodlines
Wolf
WillowPress. Looking for literary flash (to 1000
words), short stories 1500-7k, but OK with “other genres,” so magical realism
or light spec-fic would also work. Deadline for fall edition (“Crossroads”
theme) is August 31. Winter 2015 (“Star-Crossed Lovers”) deadline November 30. http://www.wolfwillowjournal.com/submission-guidelines.html
Tacitus
Publishing. It's a Grimm Life. Looking for dark,
modern re-tellings of Grimm tales. Pays $0.01 per word. Deadline August 31. http://www.tacituspublishing.com/anthologies.html
Savage
Beasts anthology. Looking for horror stories
inspired by music (no lyrics due to copyright restrictions, please!). 3k-10k.
Pays $0.02 per word. Deadline September 5. http://greymatterpress.com/open-call-for-submissions-to-savage-beasts/
Golden
Fleece Press. Wee Tales Volume 1. Looking for dark,
weird fiction 600-2k words, aimed at children (age 7-12). Pays $50. No deadline
listed, but looking for an October release, so probably early September. Also
looking for artwork, puzzles, and poetry. http://goldenfleecepress.com/journals/wee-tales/
Welcome
to the Future Anthology. Pays $100 for stories
2k-8k, $25 for flash 250-500 words. Deadline September 15. http://www.christinaescamilla.com/open-submissions-welcome-to-the-future-antholog/
Emby
Press. The Ghost Papers. Looking for scary ghost
stories up to 8k and dark poetry. Pays $25 and an e-copy, deadline September 1.
http://embypress.com/book/the-ghost-papers/
Sawney
Hatton Mega Thump Anthology 2. Looking for “sex”
themed sci-fi/horror stories (think Videodrome), 1000-15k words. Pays $20 and a
copy. Deadline August 31. http://sawneyhatton.com/mega-thump-anthology-2/
Reel
Dark: Twisted Fantasies Projected on the Flickering Page. Looking for stories of movie horror in the “real world.” Pays $25
and a contributor copy for non-members. Pro rates for full members of the
HWA/SFWA. Max 3500 words, deadline November 1. http://landrewcooper.com/call-for-submissions-reel-dark/
Shooter
Literary Magazine. Looking for literary fiction on
the theme of “Pulling the Trigger.” (can be literal or metaphor), 2k-8k. Pays
30 (pounds UK) for fiction, $10 (pounds) for poetry. Deadline October 15. http://shooterlitmag.com/submissions/
Prose-N-Cons
Mystery Magazine. Looking for mystery/crime
stories. No deadlines listed. Pay rates depend on length. 100 words=$10. Flash
to 1k = $30, short stories 2k-3k - $50. Also accepts poetry, non-fiction, and
artwork. http://www.prose-n-cons.com/ProsenConsWritersGuidelines_June2014.pdf
Magical. Looking
for "adult fairy tales" (no erotica), 500-3000 words. Deadline
September 1. Best story receives $150 and two runners-up will receive $25.
Others receive a contributor copy. http://www.kellyannjacobson.com/magical#sthash.fJhCjCxz.8v2Vr7ZA.dpbs
Token, Royalty, and Non-Paying Markets
GHOSTS
Anthology. Looking for ghost stories 2k-5k words,
deadline September 28. Pays $10 via PayPal. http://davidmichaeltyson.com/2014/08/05/ghosts-anthology-submission-guidelines/
The Riding Light Review. Looking for Halloween/Horror stories 1000-3000 words and
poetry for their October issue. No deadline listed, but Duotrope lists
September 1. Pays a copy (one e-copy, one print).http://www.ridinglightreview.com/special-issue-guidelines.html
Fossil
Lake. Looking for dark, transgressive, surreal
horror stories. Deadline September 30. Pays a token $5 for poetry/flash and $10
for short stories. http://fossillake.wordpress.com/guidelines/
Garden
Gnome Publications Biblical Legends series. Looking
for speculative flash (to 1500 words, pays $3) and short stories (1500-10k,
pays $7). Upcoming themes: Deluge (Flood stories) deadline August 23, 2014 http://gardengnomepubs.com/submissions/biblical-legends-anthology-series/deluge/
and Land of Nod (where Cain went
after he was banished), deadline November 23.
Beyond
the Nightlight. Looking for “child centric” horror
stories (think Stephen King's IT and Neil Gaiman's Coraline). 500-13k words,
pays $15 and a contributor's copy. Deadline October 13. http://www.amurderofstorytellers.com/submissions/
Shine
Your Darkness. Quarterly e-zine (non-paying), with
a noir/pulp theme. First issue's theme will be “First Kills.” http://shineyourdarkness.com/2014/07/10/callforsubmissions1/
Pulp
Modern. Looking for crime, dark fiction, and horror
stories up to 5000 words. Next theme is “drugs,” deadline October 1. Non-paying
market. http://www.pulp-modern.blogspot.ca/
Give:
An Anthology of Anatomical Entries Looking for
horror stories about organ donors, 500-2500 words. Deadline September 30, pays
$10 and a copy. http://www.whenthedead.com/submissions/give-anthology-anatomical-entries/
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