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Deadline: March 31st 2019 Payment: 1 cent a word and a print contributor copy David Cronenberg is one of the greatest cult-film directors of all time. Through his varied and highly influential career, he has managed to forge a path through cinema that includes films of horror, crime, psychological period pieces, and even a straightforward car-racing movie. His name is synonymous with Body-Horror, and for good reason. Our aim is to celebrate the man with an anthology of short stories influenced by his body of work. If you write weird fiction, horror, bizarro, crime, transgressive, or otherwise dark fiction and you love the films (and single novel!) of David Cronenberg, we would love to see a story from you. There’s a reason the term ‘Cronenbergian’ exists, we want stories that fit that vibe. - Submissions close March 31st 2019 - Submissions should be sent to: [email protected] - Please format the email subject as: Submission - The New Flesh - “Name of story” - Please attach as a .doc or .docx file. Do not include your submission as the body of the email. If you do this we will delete your submission without reading it. - Stories should be between 2,000-5,000 words with 3,000 being the sweet spot. - Please use a standard font at a 10/12 point and do not double-space after your periods. - We are seeking stories that are emotionally driven, narratives that are impactful, and stories that are well put together. We want characters with depth and life, characters with pathos. We also want goopy slime, visceral gore, surreal elements, and things that simply should not be. Some of the obvious elements we are looking for include: body-horror, shadowy organizations pulling the character’s strings, explorations of where the body and technology collide, philosophical and psychological subtexts, and...

Deadline: April 1st, 2019 Payment: .01 cent/word plus 1 contributor copy Note: You must be a member to submit, free to join here. We want to see your splatter, bizarro and new weird tales set in space. Space is…well, pretty vast, but still, there can only be so many stories that take place on a space station or spaceship or escape pod before it starts to get old. That’s why we’re open to non-space settings too, as long as it’s set in the distant future and/or features strong elements of advanced technology, advanced beings, or meta-physical elements. If it’s a space-age scenario, send it in. And of course, don’t forget the blood, guts, and subversive messages. NOTE: You MUST be a Splatter Club member to be eligible to submit a story. Email: [email protected] Subject: Splatter in Space Length: 500 words up to 6K Deadline: April 1, 2019 Multiple Submissions: No Simultaneous Submissions: No Payment: .01 cent/word plus 1 contributor copy The submission period runs from Jan.- April 1st 2019 and the reading period will last from April – June 2019 with final decisions being announced by July 1st 2019 Not a Member? Join here for free! Via: Splatter Club.

Deadline: April 1st, 2019 Payment: $20 + contributor copy. reading periods: June 15th - September 1st for the Winter Issue Feburary 1st - April 1st for the Summer Issue / payment is $20 + contributor copy. send your best. we are only able to accept around 4% of what we receive. simultaneous submissions accepted. multiple submissions allowed. you may submit up to twice per reading period. if accepted, please wait until two reading periods have passed before submitting again. we’ll get back to you within a month. / guidelines: poetry - send 2-5 poems in a single document. fiction / nonfiction / essays - up to 2000 words. flash fiction - up to three pieces in a single document - 1000 words. (send all work in a word doc / pdf). we will only consider unpublished work. please put the genre + your last name in the subject line. a short bio (50-75 words) will be requested upon acceptance. if your work is accepted, we get FNASR. after publication, all rights revert back to you. / send submissions / love letters to [email protected]. send queries to [email protected]. Via: Barnhouse Journal.

Deadline: April 1st, 2019 Payment: .01 cent/word plus 1 contributor copy Note: You must be a member to submit, free to join here. Welcome to the Splatter Club: Beyond the requirement that you are a member of the Splatter Club, there are no limits on what you may submit. Obviously, we want to publish the kind of stories that Splatter Club members enjoy reading and something that will proudly highlight our unique genre of literature to the world but it is non-themed beyond splatterpunk, bizarro, and weird fiction. As discussed in the Facebook group, this will feature both seasoned authors and you fresh meat writers looking for your first publication. Even though we are combining the previous two anthology calls into one, we will still use the original email. Email: [email protected] Length: 500 words up to 6K Deadline: April 1, 2019 Multiple Submissions: No Simultaneous Submissions: No Payment: .01 cent/word plus 1 contributor copy The submission period runs from Jan.- April 1st 2019 and the reading period will last from April – June 2019 with final decisions being announced by July 1st 2019 Not a Member? Join here for free! Via: Splatter Club.