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Deadline: March 1st, 2012 Payment: 1 Contributor's Copy Title: No Rest for the Wicked Edited and Compiled by Stacey Graham Published by: Rainstorm Press Genre: Horror Theme: Think that watch was such a great bargain on eBay? Think again, Sparky. Some items have a history and we want to hear the gory details of what happened after a haunted object enters the picture. Deadline: March 1, 2012 (or until full) Target release date: May 2012 What we are looking for: Ghost stories centered on a haunted object that are well-crafted without a lot of fluff. Write tight! Humor is always welcome. Stories: 3,000 - 5,000 words in length, but will consider shorter stories if it scares the bejeebers out of me Flash fiction: Up to 500 words Poetry: Up to 20 lines What we're not looking for: Gratuitous violence or erotica. Payment: Authors will receive one contributor's copy (print and ebook) plus the option to purchase additional copies at 25% off the retail price. Poems and flash fiction payment will be one ebook copy only. Rights: Rainstorm Press asks for first world print rights, in paperback and digital format, for the first year. After that time, the author may shop the work to other markets, but the work will remain in the anthology for a period of five years from the publication date. No re-prints, please. How to submit: Please submit your story to http://norestforthewicked.submishmash.com/submit. Add your name, contact information (including email address) and a brief bio to the cover letter. Please format your story/poem using examples found here before submitting. You may submit up to three (3) pieces of your work. Questions: Please email norestforthewickedanthATgmail.com. Submissions sent to this email address will be deleted unread.

Deadline: March 1st, 2012 Payment: $50 per accepted piece and 1 contributor's copy The American South is a haunted place — full of ghost stories, native legends, persistent devils & angels, souls sold at the crossroads, and moon-eyed maidens living in the Okefenokee. The South’s best writers — Faulkner, O’Connor, McCullers — all keep this sense of the otherworldly in their fiction. In this spirit, Q & W Publishers is looking for submissions for an anthology of short fiction and non-fiction that explores the fantastic, eerie, and bizarre side of the American South. What To Submit Submit fiction and non-fiction pieces between 1,000 and 4,000 words. Pieces should be grounded in the American South (any time period, pre-historic to modern; rural or urban) and should include elements of the fantastic / supernatural that come from Southern history, tradition, or folklore. Generic vampire and werewolf stories aren’t appropriate. While violence, gore, and eroticism may be part of your submission, they should not be the primary focus — let’s keep it more PG-13 than R-rated. Submissions must be previously unpublished. Payment Payment is $50 per accepted piece. Q & W Publishers will acquire the first publication rights for the piece; all other rights remain with the author. Authors with accepted pieces will also receive one free copy of the published anthology. The anthology may appear in electronic and printed form. How to Submit Please submit your piece to [email protected]. Send a brief introduction and your piece in the body of the e-mail. Include “Anthology” and the title of the piece in the subject line of your e-mail. Timeline Submissions will be accepted until March 1st, 2012. Inclusion decisions will be made by April 1st, 2012.

We're looking for short, dark and scary tales that you can read in one sitting, hence the title. No more than 3000 words per submission, but there is no theme, so just submit your weirdest, freakiest, scariest short story for this one. Closing date is May 1st 2012 Payment will be one printed paperback contributor copy and further copies available at a highly-reduced rate. All manuscripts should be 12pt, double-spaced, and should include author details and word count on the first page. There should be no footers or headers. Submissions can be emailed to [email protected] with the subject of the email being - Submission (followed by the title of the manuscript) Manuscripts will be read and assessed as soon as possible and you will receive a confirmation if we think the manuscript is elegible for publication.