Taking Submissions: Murder Park After Dark Volume 3
Deadline: January 30th, 2020 Payment: 2 cents a word, up to 1500 words ($30 max) for prose stories For the first time, Murder Park is open to submissions from the world at large. While we started as a small zine showcasing the work of L.A.-area authors, we have decided to expand the scope to consider work from anywhere, so long as it’s spooky! Submissions will be open through January 30, 2020, or until we have enough acceptances to fill the volume. What we want: Original horror or dark fantasy stories of no more than 2000 words. Sci-fi is also welcome so long as it’s scary. We don’t have a strong preference for any particular style or subgenre, but we do prefer writing that is more literary than pulp, that achieves its scares from impacts to fully realized characters as opposed to splatter, gore, or shock value. We would rather be unsettled than grossed out. We will happily consider formats outside of traditional prose. Comics, email chains, tweet threads, and other methods of spooky storytelling are welcome. Don’t be afraid to surprise us. But please, no poetry. We are open to authors of all backgrounds and publication histories. Preference will be given to authors based in Southern California (we are an L.A. zine, after all) and to authors of underrepresented backgrounds. However, the strength of the writing and impact of the story is by far the biggest consideration. Hard sells: Parody/horror-comedy. Zombies. Clowns. Serial killer protagonists. Stories featuring gratuitous violence and gore at the expense of plot or character arcs. Anything with an explicit or implicit message of racism, sexism, queerphobia, or other bigotries is a definite no. Compensation: 2 cents a word, up to 1500 words ($30 max) for prose stories, and $30 flat for comics or other visual stories. Payment...
Taking Submissions: Kyanite Press Volume 2 Issue 3
Deadline: January 30th, 2020 Payment: Royalties Theme: Dystopian and post-apocalyptic science fiction Volume 2, Issue : Spring 2020 Coming in May 2020 Theme: Shattered Worlds Preferred Genres*: dystopian and post-apocalyptic science fiction Word Count: We are looking for short stories and novelettes ranging from 2,500 to 15,000 words, and poetry of up to 20 pages in length**. Submission Deadline: January 30, 2020 Some men just want to watch the world burn, and our Editor in Chief B.K. Bass is one of them! We’re looking for dystopian, apocalyptic, and post-apocalyptic science fiction for our Spring issue! Dystopian: Send us your visions for a grim future. What’s your version of a nightmare world? Is it a place of government oppression, constant war, or scarce resources? Is anybody fighting back, or is mankind trapped in a prison of his own making? Apocalyptic & post-apocalyptic: How does the world end? Whether it’s caused by climate change or nuclear war, we want to see what you think it would be like to experience the apocalypse or survive after it. *We hope to ensure that the majority of each issue fits a theme, but will consider other submissions for each issue. Stories in the Preferred Genres will receive primary preference, related genres and or themes will be considered next, and unrelated content will be given tertiary consideration. ** 20 pages in an 8.5″ x 11″ Word doc at 12 pt TNR or Courier, single-spaced with spaces between stanzas. Submission Guidelines Please read through this section thoroughly before sending your story! Submissions that do not follow these guidelines may not make it through our initial screening process. What to Include in the Email An introduction is always nice. Tell us who you are. Have we met, or did somebody refer you to us? Here is a good...
