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Deadline: Sunday, July 1, 2012 Payment: five-cents per word (upon publication) plus contributor copy. New anthology guidelines: The Mothman Chronicles Title: The Mothman Chronicles Publisher: Woodland Press Editor: Michael Knost Format: Trade Paperback DO NOT SUBMIT STORIES REJECTED FROM THE MOTHMAN FILES ANTHOLOGY. Payment: five-cents per word (upon publication) plus contributor copy. No reprints and no trunk stories Story length: Up to 4000 words No multiple or simultaneous subs Deadline: Sunday, July 1, 2012 (Do not inquire on story status until after September 1, 2012) E-mail submissions to: themothmanchronicles at yahoo dot com We will accept .doc attachments only. I am looking for fictional mothman stories. The setting is not limited to West Virginia or any other regional area known as mothman territory. Think of a story or angle you are sure no other writer will come up with and pursue it. I want tales that grab me early…and hold me to the end. I want stories that are stories: Character + Want + Obstacle + Action = Resolution. I want story arc. I want character arc. I want powerful and emotional tales that are creepy, chilling, disturbing, and moody. Although stories will mainly target an adult/young adult audience, I DO NOT want stories containing language or content unsuitable for children. Formatting your manuscript: Double-space. Use Times New Roman (12pt). Italicize what you want italicized. Single space after sentence-ending punctuation. Be sure to include your name, address, and email on the manuscript. If this information is not on the manuscript, I will reject it without reading.

Deadline:July 1st 2012 Payment: Exposure Only 31 More Nights of Halloween Edited by Lyle Perez-Tinics Deadline: July 1, 2012 (or until full) Target release date: September 3, 2012 Payment: For Exposure What we are looking for: That's right! We couldn't just keep this collection as a one parter so we're doing it again! We want more Halloween themed stories that will chill your bones! We are looking for 31 flash fiction stories that take place during the madness of Halloween night. Stories can also be scary stories to tell to children around a camp fire, but we really want more Halloween themed stories for this one. Have fun with the stories and let’s bring the fun of Halloween back! Please try to keep the stories kid friend, but it is not required to submit. Stories must be 1,500 words or less (firm.) Multiple submissions are Okay, but only 2 stories from one author will be accepted. Payment: This is a for-the-love project. Contributors will receive exposure only. Rights: We ask for non-exclusive rights to print the story in the anthology and keep it in print for a period of five years. Re-prints will be accepted only if the author holds all necessary rights. How To Submit: Send submissions to [email protected] with “31 More Nights Submission (story title and author name)” in subject line. Please attach a word document file containing your story. Please use font Time New Roman, size 12 and please DO NOT double space or use headers or page counts. Page one of the file must contain your contact information (name, mailing address, E-mail and word count) If this information is there, it makes it easier for us to contact you. Also, please attach a 100 word of less bio at the end of your story. This bio...

Deadline: July 1, 2012 Payment: A royalty pool will be generated on print and eBook sales, at a rate of 10% royalties for print, and a rate of 50% royalties for eBooks, with each included story having an equal share of the royalty pool. Royalty statements and payments will be made bi-annually. All included authors will receive a complimentary trade paperback copy of the anthology. Seventh Star Press is proud to announce a call for submissions for an exciting new anthology to be edited by Joshua Leet, entitled The End Was Not the End: Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy Tales. The stories can be up to 10,000 words in length, and must be set within a setting ranging between ancient worlds, like the Sword and Sorcery Hyborean Age of Robert E. Howard, to medieval settings like those found in many epic fantasy series. Timed appropriately for 2012, the anthology will focus on the aftermath of an apocalypse. The stories can have any style or feature any Earth culture-inspired background, such as the more commonly encountered european-based knights and wizards, to Viking sagas, Russian folklore, Chinese wuxia, Japanese samurai, and Native American environments, just to name a few. The apocalypse itself can be whatever suits the writer, be it magical catastrophe, plague, monster horde, the death of gods, etc. It can include modern catastrophes that precipitated regression in technological level to a medieval or ancient world type level. The stories should have a serious overall tone, and can range from action-driven to tales with a darker edge. Joshua is currently serving as the editor for Sela, the forthcoming second book in the Leland Dragon Series by Jackie Gamber, as well as the newest Gorias La Gaul adventure from Steven Shrewsbury, titled Overkill. Joshua is not only an editor, but is also an author, whose...

Deadline: July 1st 2012 Payment: £10 and contributor's copy Screaming Dreams and Noose & Gibbet are proud to announce a joint project, simply called ‘THE YEAR’. It will be published in 2013 and edited by Johnny Mains and Steve Upham. This anthology will showcase the very best writings of Crime, Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy. 52 stories, one for each week of the year... This project is currently open to submissions and while we are mainly focused on new, original fiction – there will be three classic reprints from each genre. As the budget for the publishers will be rather taxing, payment will be £10 and a copy of the finished book. Stories will have to be no more than 3k in length. If you’re a horror writer but have always wanted to write a crime tale, give it a shot – if you’re a die-hard sci-fi scribe, why not jump into the land of orcs and magic talismans. What will NOT get in the book are mash-ups, emotive vampires and sadly there will be no room at the inn for zombies. TV and film related spin off stories will also be a no-go. The deadline is July 1st 2012 – this will give you enough time to think of a story, write it and send it in. You will be informed of whether you are in the book by Sept 1st 2012. No multiple submissions allowed and the date for all authors to sign off their individual stories will be February 1st 2013 with the book being published at the World Fantasy Convention in Brighton Oct 31st – Nov 3rd.