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Taking Submissions: Truborn Press Is Open To Unsettling Short Stories

Deadline: October 30th, 2024
Payment: $100 – $150 (depending on the length & story itself)
Theme: Weird and strange horror
Note: This will be distributed into a free ebook to start with and possibly released as a chapbook down the line which would include royalties at that point.

WE WANT YOUR SUPER WEIRD HORROR SHORT STORY!
Firstly, we want to take this opportunity to thank you for considering us to represent you and your work. Secondly, we are so excited to have you here checking out the requirements for this submission!

Please follow us on social media to be up to date on any future submission calls.
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Taking Submissions: Stories To Take To Your Grave #3 High Seas Edition

Submission Window: November 1st – 30th, 2024
Payment: $25 and a contributors copy
Theme: Stories of pirates, sea monsters, deserted islands, the Bermuda Triangle, and anything else taking place on or in the world’s oceans.

Undertaker Books is putting out the call for horror tales from the high seas! We’re looking for stories of pirates, sea monsters, deserted islands, the Bermuda Triangle, and anything else taking place on or in the world’s oceans. From the ice floes of the Arctic to the nuclear wasteland of Bikini Atoll, the seven seas are your canvas for amazing horror!

This collection of stories is part of our Stories to Take To Your Grave series, and we’ve made some changes to how we’re doing it. Individual stories will be released once a month, then be compiled into an anthology at the end of the year!


Theme: 
Horror Stories of all subgenres that take place on the High Seas.

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Taking Submissions: Shatter the Sun: Queer Tales of Untold Adventure

Submission Window: November 1st – January 15th, 2025
Payment: 8 cents per word
Theme: Fantasy stories of queer heroes forged and tempered in the fire, fighting dark stars and bright suns, and overthrowing tyranny in all its forms. Sword and sorcery, sweat and sandals, souls and stars.

The anthology, edited by dave ring, will include pulp heroism in conversation with Samuel R. Delany’s Nevèrÿon, Conan and Red Sonja, Imaro and Xena.

Check out the crowdfund here.

The compensation level for original stories accepted to this anthology is $0.08/word.

Submit stories on Submittable between November 1st, 2024 and January 15th, 2025. Please contact us if there are any accessibility concerns for any reason and we’ll work with you.

We are looking for:

  • Wordcount: Under 6,000 words. 1-4,000 words is probably the sweet spot.

  • Concept: Stories of queer heroes forged and tempered in the fire, fighting dark stars and bright suns, and overthrowing tyranny in all its forms. Sword and sorcery, sweat and sandals, souls and stars.

  • What we want to see: We are looking primarily for fantasy stories on the gritty, un-epic side of things. We expect there will be a seam of the occult and cosmic horror running through the book. We’ll also probably include a couple sword and planet stories, but that won’t be the focus. We’re using the most inclusive definition of queer. Queer, trans, ace, undefinable. Throughout, we’re looking for rich, varied and nuanced understandings of gender, family and ethnicity.

  • What we don’t want to see: We’re not interested in work which focuses on unexamined bigotry or sexual violence. While this is a darker-themed anthology, we intend to handle these subjects with care.

  • Further vibe-check notes after getting some questions about what we are looking for: We’re probably not looking for stories set on Earth. We’re probably not looking for Indiana Jones-type stories either (though maybe a secondary-world decolonial approach would be cool?).

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Taking Submissions: Flashpoint Science Fiction 2024 Drabble Open Window

Submission Window: November 1st – 30th, 2024
Payment: $0.02 per word
Theme: Science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, and everything in between that are exactly 100 words
Note: Reprints Welcome

Story Guidelines

Flash Point Science Fiction wants speculative fiction stories from 100 to 1,000 words in length (For Drabbles: Exactly 100-words!). Send us your science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, and everything in between, so long as it’s short. We here at FPSF are partial to flash fiction and want to see the flash market grow. So as much as it pains us, please take your 10,000 word tour de force elsewhere. We’re not looking for the next Brandon Sanderson. (Unless you are, in fact, Brandon Sanderson, in which case we’d be delighted!)

 

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Taking Submissions: Short Story Substack November 2024 Window (Early Listing)

Submission Window: November 1st – 30th, 2024
Payment: $100 for the chosen story + 50% of subscription revenue
Theme: Any genre, short story

Mission = Revive the art of the short story, support artists, and produce something wonderful.

Payout = Base Pay of $100 for the chosen story + 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check.

Wait, you mean if this substack gets thousands of subscribers, the winner would get thousands of dollars?

Yes! The New Yorker pays roughly $7,500 per story and I sincerely hope to go way past that.

What does the timeline look like?

Submit stories by the end of the month, winner to be announced on the 15th. There is ONE story that wins and receives the full payout.

Where do I send submissions?
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Taking Submissions: Electric Spec February Issue 2025

Deadline: January 15th, 2025
Payment: $20 per story or artwork
Theme: Electric Spec prefers science fiction, fantasy, and the macabre, but we’re willing to push the limits of traditional forms of these genres.

Fiction Submission Guidelinessubmissions at electricspec (dot) com

Issues are published at the end of February, May, August, and November. We reserve the right to shift publication date slightly, as necessary.

We have reading periods for each issue, though we never close to submissions.

February closes January 15

May closes April 15

August closes July 15

November closes October 15

We do not consider stories or art created, or partially created, by A.I.

We consider stories between 250 and 7000 words with speculative fiction elements. We prefer science fiction, fantasy, and the macabre, but we’re willing to push the limits of traditional forms of these genres.

We do not consider poetry, stories with over-the-top sex or violence, serials, novels, fan fiction, or non-fiction. We don’t accept multiple submissions; in other words, only submit one story at a time and wait for a response before submitting another. We accept simultaneous submissions as long as you let us know up front and tell us as soon as it’s accepted elsewhere. We do not publish reprints, including anything that has appeared on a website.

We pay $20 for each story we publish. We buy first-printing world exclusive rights for four months. Payment will be made shortly after publication using PayPal. We encourage our authors to establish a PayPal account if they don’t already have one.

We prefer to read submissions in traditional manuscript format. This means indented paragraphs instead of left justification, and Courier or Times New Roman font in 12 pt, double-spaced. Also, please include the title, your name, address, and word length on the first page of your story.

To submit your story to Electric Spec, e-mail it as an attachment in Rich Text Format (RTF) to submissions at electricspec (dot) com. Use the following subject line: SUBMISSION: Story Title by Author’s Name (Word Count). In the body of the e-mail, include writing credits, if any, and the word count of the story. We do not generally open attachments unaccompanied by a cover letter.

If you submit, please put our email address on you approved email list so you receive our reply. There’s some info about whitelisting on the Electric Spec Blog.

Please do not submit the same story more than once, and please submit only one story at a time.

A note on our editorial policy: before publication we may work with the author to edit the story for length or readability. However, we always remain true to the spirit of the story and the author has final approval.

Please don’t query us about your story submission. We don’t have the manpower to answer such queries. An editor will email you back as soon as possible with the decision about your story. This can take a few days, or, a few months. We make every effort to get back to authors in a timely manner but we get a lot of submissions so sometimes it’s not possible.

Because we are a quarterly magazine, it may take us up to three and a half months to make a final decision, but we will let you know if your story is being held for voting. Please note we do not send out messages upon receipt of stories.

If you want to withdraw a story from consideration, please e-mail us at submissions at electricspec (dot) com and include the word WITHDRAW in the subject line. If you have urgent questions or comments (not a query about the status of your story), please e-mail us at our submissions address and include the word QUERY in the subject line.

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Taking Submissions: Frost Zone Stories Issue 1

Submission Window: November 2nd – 16th, 2024
Payment: Canadian author will be sent a flat rate in CANADIAN DOLLARS of $15.00 and one print contributor’s copy or two print copies. Author located outside of Canada will be sent two print copies of the book in which they appear or a flat rate in CANADIAN DOLLARS of $15.00 (less currency conversion and Paypal fees) and one print contributor’s copy.
Theme: Dark Literary Fiction, Quiet Horror, Literary Horror

Canadian biannual publication of dark literary fiction.

 

Submissions due to open November 02 – 16

First issue/BOOK 1 to be published Spring/25

Frost Zone Stories is biannual: with Spring and Autumn publications.

 

Please do not include your name in the story manuscript, nor in the file name, so that submissions can be read anonymously. Name your file with your story name.

 

Short Fiction: We are seeking original, clear and concise, unpublished short stories preferably 1800 – 3800 words. (leeway of 200 words if you story requires it).

Submit only one story per submission period.

Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please let us know as soon as possible if accepted elsewhere.

Dark Literary Fiction, Quiet Horror, Literary Horror

 

This covers a wide range of subject matter including shadowy, bleak literary stories, tales of the supernatural, folk horror, hauntings, misadventure, psychological horror and more – including the unexpected, the dreadful, the chilling, and the strange. If you’re not sure – send it, but  –

–  we’re sorry even though we are fans of a wide range of dark fiction and horror this is not the best place for extreme horror, ultra violence, or erotica.

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Taking Submissions: Ice Queen – Gift Exchange 2024 Issue

Deadline: November 15th, 2024
Payment: $50
Theme: A monthly rpg journal that spotlights one artist with work mentioning or about food that is either fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction

Our submissions are a community-based nomination process!

In this way, the community gets a say in who gets featured in Ice Queen and, because it’s a community solicitation, writers out there get to know that people see all of their hard work and that they are appreciated!

SUBMISSIONS UPDATE

October will now permanently be a “Trick or Treat” issue. Submissions for this issue will open annually from July 1st to September 15th.

December will now permanently be a “Gift Exchange” issue. Submissions for this issue will open annually from October 1st to November 15th.

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