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Deadline: October 1st, 2019 Payment: $25 and a contributors copy WILD WEST PRESS IS OPEN TO SUBMISSIONS FOR AN ANTHOLOGY CALLED THE DARK FRONTIER. The Dark Frontier is a grim wasteland dangling on the edge of an apocalypse. Teetering on the precipice of civilization breakdown, the inhabitants of this bleak wilderness must do whatever is necessary to survive the sinister forces surrounding them. We are looking for short stories to fit this narrative. The tales are to be western with horror, sci-fi, and/or fantasy incorporated into them. Black magic, demonic entities, and technology gone wrong are the kind of elements we are seeking. However, they are not limited to these conflicts. Whatever wicked forces you can devise to devastate the world is welcome. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 1) Email submissions to [email protected] 2) In the subject line, write THE DARK FRONTIER, the title of your story, and your name. 3) Minimum word count: 2000; maximum: 10,000 4) Attach story in word or docx files only. Anything else will be ignored. 5) DO NOT paste the story in the body of the email. It will not be read. 6) Simultaneous submissions are okay, just please tell us if your story is accepted elsewhere. 7) Previously published stories are acceptable as long as you own the publishing rights. 8) Multiple submissions are okay. 9) Deadline is October 1st. 10) If accepted, you will receive $25 and a paperback contributor’s copy. We will not be responding until after the deadline has passed. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask. We look forward to reading your submissions. Via: Wild West Press's Facebook.

Deadline: October 1st, 2019 Prizes: First prize is $3000, 2nd prize is $2000, and 3rd prize is $1000 Writers are invited to create and submit a short story consisting of 50 paragraphs. The contest provides the 1st and 20th paragraphs, and the short story writer crafts the rest. First prize is $3000, 2nd prize is $2000, and 3rd prize is $1000 with the winning short stories published in a short story anthology, as well as an invitation to give a public reading at Inkberry Books in Niwot, CO. The twenty-four (24) Finalists will also have their short stories included in this anthology. ABOUT THE CONTEST  Owl Canyon Press provides paragraphs #1 and  #20, and the writer creates the other 48 paragraphs (i.e., paragraphs 2-19 and 21-50) to complete the story. CONTEST DETAILS There’s no cost to enter Anyone can submit, including outside the USA, but the stories must be in English 50 Paragraphs total – including the 1st and 20th provided in the submission form No maximum word count, but each paragraph needs to be at least 40 words – this isn’t flash fiction so feel free to use as many words as you need to tell the story Dialog is fine as long as it’s in a paragraph of at least 40 words Authors retain all rights to their short stories Winning authors agree to permit Owl Canyon Press to publish their stories in an Anthology Winners receive up to $3000 in cash awards, publication in a short story anthology, and an invitation to give a public reading at Inkberry Books in Niwot, CO Winners will be notified in December 2019 Failure to comply with any contest guidelines may result in disqualification For additional information check the Owl Canyon Press Hackathon FAQ  Via: Owl Canyon Press's Submittable.

Deadline: October 1st, 2019 Payment: 1 cent per word The Cafe Irreal is a quarterly webzine that presents a kind of fantastic fiction infrequently published in English. This fiction, which we would describe as irreal, resembles the work of writers such as Franz Kafka, Kobo Abe, Clarice Lispector and Jorge Luis Borges. As a type of fiction it rejects the tendency to portray people and places realistically and the need for a full resolution to the story; instead, it shows us a reality constantly being undermined. Therefore, we're interested in stories by writers who write about what they don't know, take us places we couldn't possibly go, and don't try to make us care about the characters. We would also suggest you take a look at the current issue, archives, and theory (especially the essay, "What is irrealism?") pages on this web site. We accept unsolicited fiction up to 2,000 words in length. Translations are welcome. There is no minimum length. We accept only electronic submissions via e-mail at [email protected]. We cannot, due to the various computer viruses and worms, accept attachments anymore, so please paste your story into the body of the e-mail. Also include your name, address, e-mail address, and a short bio in the text of the submission; please put the word "submission" in the subject heading of the e-mail to ensure that your submission doesn't get lost among all the spam. We pay an honorarium of one cent U.S. per word ($2 minimum) to buy first-time internet rights (the story will then be archived). Payment is made upon publication. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE DON'T ACCEPT SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS and are only interested in reprints in unusual cases (e.g., the story has appeared in print but not on the internet). Therefore, if the story or translation has been published before,...

Deadline: October 1st, 2019 Payment: Contributor's Copy Note: Story must be related to Florida Saw Palm is a Florida-themed journal; however we welcome writers and artists from across the country and the globe as long as the work is connected to Florida (via images, people, themes, etc.). We also welcome creative works from Floridians that are not obviously about someplace else. Please check out past issues, available for download as free PDFs. Print journal submissions open July 1, 2019.  We accept submissions for Places to Stand year-round. ​We are excited to announce our special edition for Issue 14, Florida Noir. Send us fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and essays. We are looking for late nights, last resorts, storm clouds, and seedy neighborhoods. The orange that rots underneath its skin. You can define noir traditionally or interpret it in your own way. ​ We do not accept written work that has been previously published either online or in print. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please indicate simultaneous submissions in a brief cover letter and let us know immediately through Submittable if your work has been accepted elsewhere. The cover letter may also include a brief third-person bio. Send only one submission at a time per genre. If you have a pending submission, please wait for a response before submitting again. We make every effort to respond as quickly as possible while giving each submission the time it deserves. Our average response time is 3-5 months. After 6 months, you’re welcome to follow up with the appropriate editor. All submissions must be made electronically through our online submissions manager. We do not accept email submissions. Please upload text files in .doc or .docx formats only. Art and comics should be uploaded in .jpeg / .jpg format only. Any paper submissions sent via snail mail will be recycled unread. For queries or...

Deadline: October 1st, 2019 Payment: $25 Note: Must be an Undergraduate Student. The deadline for submissions for Issue #23 is October 1, 2019.   Prose – Submit 1-3 pieces of fiction or creative nonfiction totaling no more than 3000 words. Poetry – Submit up to 3 poems. We want good, highly imaginative writing about contemporary life as you see it. We’re not interested in genre writing (romance, detective, horror, sci-fi) unless it somehow rises above the conventions associated with those types of writing. If your writing is clichéd, inspired by TV, emphasizes end rhyme above all else, has flat characters, exhibits a general insensitivity to the beauties and subtleties of language, it will not find a place in this journal. No adult content. No racism. No sexism. If you’ve got to use profanity, remember a little goes a long, long way. We do not accept previously published work. However, we do accept simultaneous submissions, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.  Our response time is about three months. IMPORTANT: Undergraduate Students: Only previously unpublished work of current undergraduate writers will be considered. In order to verify your status as an undergraduate, we ask that with your submission you send along the email of a faculty member from your department. Until we gain confirmation of undergraduate status from this reference, we will not be able to publish your work. Note to Widener Students: At this time, work from Widener students will not be accepted. Widener students are invited to submit their work to Widener Ink, the university’s print journal. Frequency of Submission: If your work has been published in The Blue Route, we ask that you please wait at least one issue before submitting again. Terms: We pay twenty-five dollars upon publication. We acquire First North American Serial Rights, a one time, non-exclusive use...

Deadline: October 1st, 2019 Payment: $20 and 2 contributor's copies Cherry Tree welcomes submissions of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and literary shade. We read manuscripts between August 1 and October 1. We only consider original, unpublished work. For accepted work, we purchase First North American serial rights. Payment is $20 per contributor and two contributor's copies. Submissions are only accepted via Submittable. From August 1 to October 1, 2019, we will be reading submissions for Issue 6 of Cherry Tree. Please review the submission guidelines below before submitting online: Please familiarize yourself with the mission statement of Cherry Tree before submitting. Please note: current students and those who have graduated from Washington College in the past four years are not eligible to submit work to Cherry Tree. If your work has been published in a previous issue of Cherry Tree, please wait 2 years before submitting work here again. For example, if you were published in Issue 4, please wait to submit again until we are reading work for Issue 6. All manuscripts should be paginated, with the author’s name and contact information on the first page. Prose should be double-spaced and include a word count. Writers may only submit once to each genre per reading period. Please wait until the next reading period before sending a new submission to a genre for which you have already submitted work, even if you have already received a response or withdrawn your work. Please send no more than 7 poems, 7 flash prose pieces, or 25 total pages of prose. If submitting flash fiction or nonfiction, please send no more than 7 flash pieces or 25 total pages of flash (whichever comes first). Poems and flash should be uploaded as a single file. We prefer to receive submissions in .DOC or .RTF format. Fill in the title(s) of the work(s)...

Deadline: October 1st, 2019 Payment: $10 Thurston Howl Publications is now accepting submissions for its furry anthology, ONCE A-FAWN A TIME. Deadline: Oct 1, 2019 Editor: Howl Word count: 2,500-8,000; a little above and a little below will be acceptable Once a-fawn a time, a big good wolf was attacked by a red bad riding hood! It's time to celebrate fairy tails! We want to see anthro-animal characters in the misty woods, with their furry godmothers, wasting wishes! It is perfectly fine but not required if submissions are erotic in nature, and, being THP, we definitely encourage horror. All stories must be based on a fairy tale, even if very loosely. We welcome all genres! All story submissions must be "furry" in nature. Each story will be illustrated. We will NOT accept: Racism, sexism, or discrimination presented in a positive light. Pedophilia or sex with characters under the age of 18 presented in a positive light. Rape, torture, dubious consent, forced seduction presented in a positive light. Snuff or Necrophilia presented in a positive light If you are in doubt, ASK. Better to ask then to get a straight up rejection! If you are unsure, just shoot me an email at [email protected]. (restrictions borrowed from Voice: https://t.co/MWykJ6RY36) You can submit up to four stories, but we will only accept two at the most per author (if any). Reprints are fine, but you have to own full permission of the work in order for us to consider it. We will not accept simultaneous submissions. Payment: $10/story Send submissions in .doc or .docx format to [email protected]. Title your email with the story title in all caps, e.g. "THREE BILLY GOATS HUFF BECAUSE THEY HAVE A MUSK FETISH." If you are sending more than one submission, send multiple emails instead of putting them all in one. We will inform all authors...