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Deadline: January 1st 2013 Payment: Anthology Royalties Iron Cauldron Books is now seeking first-person accounts about Near Death Experiences (NDE) and descriptions of how such an experience has changed the way you live. Selected manuscripts will be included in a collection of essays to be published as both a trade paperback and an e-book for May, 2013 release. Included authors earn standard anthology royalties. There is NO entry fee. Submissions must: - Measure between 2,000 and 4,000 words in length. - Be all new material (previously published essays will not be considered.) - Be your own first-person account of a NDE. To enter your essay, please visit our submissions management page powered by Submishmash. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: January 1, 2013

Deadline: January 1st 2013 Payment: 5¢/word As with all great trilogies, the third one always changes something we thought we knew. And now it’s up to you to help us forge this new direction. While this third installment will continue to plague readers with restless nights and sweat-soaked sheets, we’re now offering 5 cents a word for your best nightmare-inducing tales. As always, this anthology is open to the wide gamut of horror and all its subcategories. Remember, evil has no boundaries and neither do we! Science fiction and dark fantasy will also be considered as long as stories contain strong elements of horror. Third person stories are strongly preferred, but we’ll read first person as long as they are extremely well done or the POV is integral to the plot. Stories may take place in any setting or time period, as long as it’s well written, powerful, and original. Most importantly, scare us. We want to be haunted by your story long after we put it down. Gore and sex are acceptable, as long as it serves a purpose. Stories can range from 750-5000 words. Previously unpublished stories only. No Multiple submissions Stories must be formatted in the following manner: 12 point font Times New Roman or Courier New Double-Spaced Contact information in the upper left(name, address, phone number, email) Word Count Upper Right 1 Space after a punctuation Underline everything you would like to italicize at publication. Submissions should be sent as attachment in .Doc or .Docx Submission Dates: November 1st to January 1st. Selections will not be made until after the submission period closes. Payment: All stories will receive 5¢/word Send submissions to [email protected]. Subject should read: Night Terrors III: story title/author last name

Deadline: January 1st 2013 Payment: at least 3 cents a word; payment for reprints at least 1 cent a word. Zombies: Shambling Through History Now this anthology is a memento mori for zombie fans. Starting in the B.C.E., follow zombie attacks through history. What happened on the Mary Celeste? What was the ultimate Nazi weapon? All the stories should be historically true in terms of setting and demeanor (but you can change events as needed, as in one story I bought, Oscar Wilde is an action her in 1900). I am currently not seeking any story that takes place after the 1800s. All zombies must be the carnivorous kind. Word length is flexible (I am accepting some short short stories to be the "connective tissue" between main tales). Payment for original is at least 3 cents a word; payment for reprints at least 1 cent a word. All stories are due Jan 1st.