Taking Submissions: Shimmer – The End
Deadline: July 14th, 2018 Payment: 5 cents per word, minimum $50 STATUS: After 13 years, Shimmer will be closing at the end of 2018. We will be accepting submissions through July 14. After that, the doors are closed and not even ruby slippers will get you inside. Follow the guidelines, eh? We do not accept simultaneous submissions. If your story is at another market, do not send it to us. Shimmer publishes speculative fiction — science fiction, fantasy, a dash of literary horror. Shimmer aspires to publish excellent fiction across lines of race, income, nationality, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, geography, and culture, and therefore encourages submissions of diverse stories from diverse authors. This includes, but is not limited to: people of color, LBGTQIA, women, the impoverished, the elderly, and those with disabilities. We are not interested in acquiring fiction that denigrates or perpetuates stereotypes of the above groups. We encourage authors of all backgrounds to write stories that include characters and settings as diverse and wondrous as the people and places of the world we live in. Every story sent to us should be well-researched, respectful, and conscientious. What to send us: Unusual and beautifully-written speculative fiction stories Full plots and strong characters Contemporary fantasy, sometimes SF Unusual stories with a fluid and distinctive voice Odd, unclassifiable stories Hard Sells: Mermaids Devils Vampires Stories about writers Stories that open with someone waking up Sword and sorcery Hard SF Holiday stories Space opera Paranormal romance Slasher/body-mod horror No: Stories featuring Nazis as heroes Rape Multiple submissions (one story at a time) Simultaneous submissions (if your story is at another market, do not also send it to us) Reprints Poetry Unsolicited rewrites Stories that have been on your blog Stories that have been on your Patreon Fan fiction Novels Collections Length: Up to 7500 words If your story is longer...
