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Deadline: September 30, 2015 Payment: Charity Anthology With Free Digital Contributor's Copy Slay bells ring, Kids are screaming In the lane, snow is blood stained There's nowhere to hide Krampus has arrived There'll be feasting in a winter slaughter land Our third and final visit to Deathlehem will be DEATHLEHEM REVISITED. Our target for this collection is 25 stories with a targeted release date of December 1, 2015. What do we want? As with the previous two collections, the subject matter is open, just so long as it takes place on or around Christmas. HOWEVER, we would like to see FEWER Krampus/Santa stories this year. In fact, we will only be accepting three Krampus stories, so think outside the box. No sexual situations involving children or animals. DEADLINE: September 30, 2015 (or until filled) WORD COUNT: 1,000-7,000 words (query for longer/shorter submissions) PAYMENT: This is an anthology for charity. Contributors will receive a Digital copy (mobi, epub, or pdf) of the anthology. Print copies will be available to the contributors on request, but given the nature of this project, we hope you would be willing to purchase a print copy. REPRINTS: Query first MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS: No SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: No FORMAT: Left-justify only FONT: 12 pt Times New Roman SPACING: Double spaced, no extra spacing between paragraphs, single space after periods TAB INDENT: Please do not set a tab. Instead, use Word's paragraph formatting for first line, and set the first line indent to 0.3" PAGE NUMBERING/HEADERS: Page numbers only First page should include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, word count, and pseudonym (if writing under one). Send submissions as a word attachment to [email protected] or [email protected]. Include DEATHLEHEM REVISITED and the submission title in the subject line. Via: Grinning Skull Press.

Deadline: September 30, 2015 Payment: 3 cents per word. NOTE: ANOTHER DIMENSION HAS CLOSED EARLY Another Dimension Magazine is the evolution of Wily Writers Speculative Fiction Podcast. It has a more focused theme, that of classic-style Horror and Dark Fantasy, as seen on the television shows Night Gallery and The Twilight Zone, produced and often written by Rod Serling. We are doing blatant homage to these wonderful contributions to these genres. We'll release issues quarterly in both text and audio formats. What We're Looking For We've identified elements that we're looking for in the stories we'll buy: An interesting and well-thought-out lead character, first and foremost. Supernatural elements or alternate reality/history. The genres of either Horror or Dark Fantasy. The various subgenres of Horror are perfectly acceptable, such as SciFi Horror. A commentary on the world we live in (however metaphorically). Say something with your story. A surprising climax. Take us by surprise, if you can. Impressive imagination -- show us a different culture or an alternate world. Submission Requirements Submissions need to follow the guidelines listed below. IMPORTANT: Name your file so that it makes sense. An impressive filename for a fiction submission is: (lastname)-(word from title).RTF Word count: 1000 - 3000 (Firm. Do not query). Use standard manuscript formatting. (more info) Simultaneous submissions to other publishers are okay. Do not submit more than once to the same issue. You may submit only one story to each issue. Gore, sex, and adult language okay, but make sure it improves the story. Use good grammar, double-check your punctuation, and run a spell-check. We prefer Chicago Manual of Style rules, and we will reject it if it's a mess, even if it's an amazing story. If you're bad at grammar and spelling, then hire an editor or bribe a friend with...

Deadline: September 30th, 2015 Payment: $25 Submission Request for Visions III Submission Request Visions III: Inside the Kuiper Belt Anthology Editor: Carrol Fix Word Count: 3,000 – 8,000 Deadlines: Art: 8/30/15 Stories: 9/30/15  Authors and Artists receive token payment of $25. Authors and Artists We are looking for original and exciting work that presents a futuristic representation of the Kuiper Belt and everything between it and the Sun. Book cover art must be wide enough to include a Front, Spine, and Back, with the main focus to the right for the front of the book.       Eris and Dysnomia An artist’s concept of the dwarf planet Eris and its moon Dysnomia. The sun is the small star in the distance. From NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory: The Kuiper Belt is a disc-shaped region of icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune — billions of kilometers from our sun. Pluto and Eris are the best known of these icy worlds. There may be hundreds more of these ice dwarfs out there. The Kuiper Belt and even more distant Oort Cloud are believed to be the home of comets that orbit our sun. The best known resident of the Kuiper Belt is Pluto, but it also is home to Eris, Haumea, Makemake and countless comets. 10 Need-To-Know Things About the Regions Beyond Neptune The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud are regions of space. The known icy worlds and comets in both regions are much smaller than Earth’s moon. The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud surround our sun, a star. The Kuiper Belt is a doughnut-shaped ring, extending just beyond the orbit of Neptune from about 30 to 55 AU. The Oort Cloud is a spherical shell, occupying space at a distance between five and 100 thousand AU. Long-period comets (which...

Deadline: September 30th Payment: Contributor's Copy I am looking for work by Indiana writers or stories from other writers who set their work in Indiana. Payment: 1 (one) paper copy of the Anthology. Short fiction 2k – 5k No simultaneous submissions or reprints Authors may submit up to two short stories and five poems No headers / no footers Double space / 12 pt., Georgia font for prose, single space for poetry Submit as rtf or doc. File E-mail submissions to [email protected] In subject line of e-mail: Your name, Title, Submission type (story or poetry) Include a bio in the body of your email. Failure to do so may result in no recognition in the author bio section. Deadline will be September 30, 2015 or until filled. Via: JWK Fiction.