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Artwork / Events / Flash / Flat Amount / Magazine / Non-fiction / Poetry

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Taking Submissions: Samjoko Winter Issue II 2022

Deadline: January 1st, 2023
Payment: $20
Theme: No set aesthetic, enjoys stories that stands out for its honesty and desire to take risks for the sake of artistic expression.

Winter Issue II submissions now OPEN

Submissions Deadline: 2023/01/15

Payment for Accepted Pieces: $20

WE are non-genre specific. Please read the previous issues to get an idea of what we publish.

If previously accepted, please wait 24 months before submitting again. Only submit once per reading cycle.

Submission Guidelines

Samjoko purchases first worldwide English-language serial and electronic rights from the date the contract is signed and paid for up until 4 months after publication date.
Bear in mind that most publications will not publish pieces that have been published in print, eBook, or on the web, so for all intents and purposes after your work is published by us it can only be marketed as a reprint, which severely limits the number of markets that will accept it, and drastically reduces the pay rate it can receive. It is up to you, the author, to decide if publishing your work in print and/or eBook formats and/or on the web, giving up your First Publishing Right for a token payment, is really what you want to do.

After initial publication date, Samjoko Magazine will maintain non-exclusive rights to publication. Paid submissions must not use the intellectual property of any other author or company.

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Anthology / Events / Flash / Flat Amount / Reprints Allowed

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Taking Submissions: Transform the World

Deadline: February 28th, 2023
Payment: New stories: $50 for 2.5-5k words, $75 for 5-10K words; $100 for 10-15K; Reprints accepted at half the new story rate
Theme: Near future hopepunk
Note: Reprints Welcome

Open for Submissions: November 1st 2022 – February 28th, 2023
Story Length: 2.5-15K
Genre: Near future hopepunk
Characters: All welcomed. Diversity (race, sexuality, gender, ability) welcomed
Payment: One-time flat fee. New stories: $50 for 2.5-5k words, $75 for 5-10K words; $100 for 10-15K; Reprints accepted at half the new story rate
Include: Word file (.doc or .docx, see below), short submission letter with story title, word count, problem addressed in the story, solution/adaptation, and if this is a reprint.
Submit to: Editor J. Scott Coatsworth, [email protected]
Other Submission Notes: One story per author, please, no simultaneous submissions.

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Artwork / Flash / Flat Amount / Magazine / Ongoing Submissions

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Ongoing Submissions: The Dark Door

Payment: $25 per illustration featured (or a bundled rate of $25 for multiple marginals), and a rate of $15-50 USD per story depending on word count.
Theme: Terrifying tales and insidious illustration in the style of 70s and 80s pulp horror fiction zines

In this fateful tome, you will find the most terrifying tales, malefic music, and insidious illustration you have ever seen.

The Dark Door takes inspiration from 70s and 80s pulp horror fiction zines, and breathes new life into the format. This series features new works of fiction by up-and-coming authors from around the internet, illustrations by artists with a knack for the macabre, and dark music distributed via QR code which will undoubtedly get you in the mood for horror.

The Dark Door is published on a basis of three to four issues per year, pending submission volume and quality, and is planned to run indefinitely.
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Events / Flash / Flat Amount / Magazine / Poetry

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Taking Submissions: Enchanted Conversation: 2023 Window 1 (Early)

Submission Window: December 1st, 2022 through January 2nd, 2023
Payment: $50
Theme: Love

We’ll be accepting new submissions for 2023, with the theme of LOVE in December of 2022.

​The following is relevant to all submissions for 2023 for The Fairy Tale Magazine.

Writing opportunities for 2023 include:

New Fairy Tales: Fairy tales that are almost or entirely new or are just new takes on old tales are all welcome. Mashups of existing fairy tales are welcome as well. Submissions must follow the theme below to be considered.

Poetry: Poetry inspired by fairy tales and that follows the theme is also welcome.

HERE IS HOW YOU SUBMIT AND FORMAT AND WHEN

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Artwork / Events / Flash / Flat Amount / Magazine / Poetry

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Taking Submissions: THEMA – Help from a Stranger

Deadline: March 1st, 2023
Payment: short story, $25; short-short piece (up to 1000 words), $10; poem, $10, artwork, $25 for cover, $10 for interior page display.
Theme: Help from a Stranger

ALL SHORT STORIES, ESSAYS, POEMS, PHOTOGRAPHS and ART MUST RELATE TO ONE OF THE PREMISES SPECIFIED ABOVE.

NOTE: Previously published pieces are welcome, provided that the submission fits the theme and that the author owns the copyright.

The premise (target theme) must be an integral part of the plot, not necessarily the central theme but not merely incidental. NOTE: Fewer than 20 double-spaced typewritten pages preferred. Indicate premise (target theme) on title page. Be sure to Indicate target theme in cover letter or on first page of manuscript. Include self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) with each submission. Rejected manuscripts unaccompanied by an SASE will not be returned. Response time: 3 months after premise deadline.  NO READER’S FEE.

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Events / Flat Amount / Magazine / Reprints Allowed

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Taking Submissions: Taking Submissions: Allegory Volume 43

Deadline: December 31st, 2022
Payment: $15
Theme: Speculative fiction, primarily horror, science fiction, and fantasy.
Note: Reprints welcome

Formatting Guidelines

This is proving to be a recurring problem, so we’re putting it up front. Please, for all our sakes, read this next part carefully.

All submissions should be sent by e-mail (no letters or telephone calls please) to [email protected]. Below are some formatting rules to help us process your submission more quickly.

EMAIL AND COVER LETTERS

Email is accepted in both text and HTML formats. When submitting, please put this in the subject line:

Submission: (Title) – (First and Last name)

Include the following in the body of the email and in the attached submission:

Your name
Name to use on the story (byline), if different
Your preferred email address
Your mailing address
The story’s title
The story’s word count
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Artwork / Events / Flash / Flat Amount / Magazine

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Taking Submissions: Orion’s Beau Winter 2023 Issue

Deadline: January 10th, 2023
Payment: $3
Theme: A Love Worth Losing (if love is a losing game). Bring on the darkness, the great loves, and the tragic endings!

Thank you for your interest in submitting work to our gay fantasy arts & literary journal!

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No entry fee is required, and all rights in the story remain the property of the author or artist. All types of science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, and dark fantasy are welcome.

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We accept submissions on a rolling basis for our quarterly issues. For our winter publication, please submit your works by January 10th, 2023. The theme for our winter issue will be: a love worth losing (if love is a losing game).

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Anthology / Contributor's Copy / Events / Flat Amount

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Taking Submissions: The Damned and The Divine (Early)

Submission Window: November 1st, 2022 – January 1st, 2023
Payment: $40 + author copy/non-US: $45 + ebook author copy
Theme: Gothic Tales of Broken Gods

Quill & Crow Publishing House is opening submissions for our second anthology of 2023, The Damned & The Divine: Gothic Tales of Broken Gods.

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For this collection, we are looking for short stories (5,000 – 8,000 words) that blend mythology with Gothic/literary vibes. Whether you decide to give us a mythology retelling, or take common myths and give them a new twist, we want fresh perspectives, deconstructed tropes, and unique voices. This isn’t a collection for hero stories – rather, evocative, character driven tales. Give us some broken, wayward gods.

Things we are looking for:

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