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Deadline: August 7th, 2020 Payment: $15 Theme: A horror anthology that focuses on people full of rage, not monsters Incendiary is a horror anthology that pushes aside the monsters and focuses on people. We're looking for fiction that carries some form of rage with it. An angry, bloody short story that will stay with us after we've read it. You can write about the serial killer next door (or be the serial killer). or the craziest car chase on open road. Every horror anthology editor wants to be unsettled, terrified, forced into insomnia, etc. We're no different, but I want to see what you can come up with by leaving the ghosts, demons, werewolves and other monsters aside and focusing on the dread that people and rage create. Think Rob Zombie's 31 or Mike Flanagan's Hush. Your story does not have to be home invasion, but it has to feature people and their use of rage in horror. There are things I don't want for this anthology: Revenge narratives Dark Sci-Fi Dark Fantasy Supernatural & Paranormal fiction Time travel narratives apocalypse/pandemic narratives Things I won't tolerate: Use of: Racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, pedophilia, necrophilia, rape, sexual abuse, bigotry, copywritten characters. Note: This is not a furry anthology and is not seeking furry fiction. The form accepts up to 3 files, meaning you can only submit up to 3 stories. use the same form for your submission. Deadline: August 7, 2020 Word Count: up to 5000  (a little over is fine, but don’t overdo it) Payment $15 per accepted story Via: Weasel Press's Submittable.

Deadline: August 7th, 2020 Payment: $10 Theme: Flash Fiction horror in the style of NoSleepReddit containing anthropomorphic animals as characters Deadline: August 7, 2020 Theme: Flash Fiction horror in the style of NoSleepReddit containing anthropomorphic animals as characters Word Count: up to 1000 words Payment: $10 per accepted story Editor: Weasel   Dread is an online horror furry magazine that focuses on flash fiction (1000 words or less). I am seeking short scenes of dreadfully frightening stuff containing anthropomorphic animals (humanized animals). I'm trying to create something along the lines of a furry No Sleep (see Reddit No Sleep for example stories). Suspension of disbelief is key. The story will have to feel real. Dread asks that stories be written in 1st person. Things I'm not looking for: Fantasy horror Sci-fi Horror Stories containing perspective shifts/narrator switches Stories told by god-like characters Stories from the perspective of inanimate objects, ghosts, or A.I. Outer Dimension stories/Time Travel/Post-Apocalypse/Pandemic fiction Essentially, I want this to feel like it's something that could happen in your apartment parking lot or the grocery store or anywhere we go. If your main character sees an unidentified monster or creature that's fine. If your main character time travels to the 1800s, that's not fine. If you want more insight on how NoSleep stories are written, I recommend reading some and checking out their rules section. https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/wiki/believability https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/ Notes on word count: I know 1000 words seems like it's not much. Most authors are looking at this and asking "how can I fit a whole story into 1000 words?" Think of it this way, you're focusing on a moment. Make good use of your title, and keep your characters limited. It can be done. There are loads of resources on writing flash fiction. There's even whole journals dedicated to...

Deadline: August 7th, 2020 Payment: 8 cents per word Theme: Original fantasy and dark fantasy stories. All types of fantasy and dark fantasy are welcome. Instructions for submitting to Fantasy Magazine follow. Please read everything on this page and read the magazine before submitting. SUBMISSION PROCEDURES Submission Periods: Fantasy is open to submissions the first week of every month (1st-7th). Please do not query about submitting outside our open submission periods. Anonymous Submissions: Fantasy only accepts anonymous submissions. Do not include your name, address, phone number, or other similar identifiers on the manuscript. All original short fiction, flash fiction, and poetry submissions will be read anonymously on first read: moving out of slush depends on the merits of the story alone. Please make sure the title is on the manuscript. Simultaneous and Multiple Submissions: We do not accept simultaneous submissions or multiple submissions. Please do not submit more than one set of poems at a time, more than one piece of flash fiction at a time, or more than one story at a time. You may, however, submit a single entry in each category at the same time: you can submit one batch of poems, one flash fiction piece, and one short story all at the same (or overlapping) time, and each category will be considered a separate submission. Instructions: All fiction must be submitted through our Moksha online submission system. Please do not email your submissions. If one of the Submission Type options is grayed out, that means we are currently closed to that Submission Type. Questions/Problems: Email [email protected] for all submission-related inquiries, or if you have any trouble using our online submission system. Please do not email your submissions to this address. All submissions must be submitted via our Moksha online submission system. Rejections/Response Times: Be aware that we expect to receive several hundred submissions during our submissions periods. As such, we cannot offer personalized feedback...