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Deadline: September 15th, 2020 Payment: Contributors Copy Theme: Unicorn stories for middle-grade readers Chipper Press is looking for short stories about Unicorns. Tell our middle-grade readers about how the unicorn came into being, and if they still exist. If they are now extinct, what happened? Is their horn magical? If so, what magic does it do? Where did they come from? How do you tame one? Do they talk? What is/was their life like? Who else inhabits their world? Wizards and Mages? Or do they communicate with Elves? Entertain our readers with complete stories that show more of the action than simply telling. Submissions of both short stories and novellas to this anthology are welcome, please keep in mind the minimum word count is 4,500 and the maximum word count is 17,000. Dialogue needs to be believable, and please keep dialects/slang to a bare minimum if you must use them. No head-hopping or POV changes. Pick one point of view and stick with it. (Your submission will be declined if there is head-hopping.) Please show more of the action than just telling the reader what happens. Characters need to be fully developed and the stories need to be complete-not just a scene. This anthology is a great opportunity to showcase emerging writers and allow them to build their professional platforms. Submission Deadline: September 15, 2020, with a targeted release date of late November 2020. Submit your best work. Poorly formatted and unedited work will be turned down. Please use Americanized English spellings. We will be doing light editing as necessary to fit the standards we strive to maintain. Submission Guidelines: Any work under 4,500 words will be automatically disqualified for this anthology. The work must not have appeared in print or online anywhere before. All submissions must be in English. Each author may submit...

Deadline: September 15th, 2020 Payment: $130, and 2 contributors copies Theme: Well mannered criminals! (to be published by Mango Publishing Group, USA) What I’m looking for: Good manners and polite behavior don’t usually spring to mind when we think of criminals. Yet some of the most beloved criminals in books and film have been the ones that broke the mold: the smooth-talking charmers, the underdogs, the rebels with a cause. Their polite manners, their adherence to a cause, their code of ethics that often makes sense only to themselves—this is what sets them apart from the rest. These are the types of criminals I’m interested in. Con artists, embezzlers, fraudsters, mobsters, burglars, garden-variety robbers and thieves, plus anything else that might fit the bill. For this third volume in my series, I’m aiming to provide a lighter and more entertaining read with less of an emphasis on violent crime and murder. Well-known, lesser-known, and obscure subjects are welcome. Add something new to the story, a different viewpoint or angle. First-person accounts are always welcome from writers with a connection to the cases. Stories can take place anywhere in the world and during any time frame. Material must be meticulously fact-checked before submission, including dates, names, locations, etc. This is a non-fiction book, so please make sure that everything is 100% correct. No reprints accepted. To get an idea of the quality and variety of material I accept, please refer to the previous books in this series, The Best New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers and The Best New True Crime Stories: Small Towns. Word count: 4,000-7,000 words One-time payment per story: USD $130, and 2 print copies of the book. Contributor fees paid approximately 1 month after publication. (Preferred payment method: PayPal.) For: Non-exclusive rights with one-year’s exclusivity from date of publication. Deadline for submissions: Sept 15, 2020...

Deadline: September 15th, 2020 Payment: Royalties Theme: Horror We will be OPEN to submissions from JULY 15-SEPTEMBER 15 2020 ONLY.  Note: Manuscripts received outside the official  submission window will be deleted unread. Guidelines for all submissions: We want horror in all its forms—from literary to weird, Gothic to psychological, and (almost) everything in between. We’re looking for amazing stories from amazing authors, regardless of race, gender, religion—if you’ve got something good, we want it. (Please do not submit romance, erotica, or religious fiction.) Need a firm idea of what we’re looking for? Check out the JournalStone website. The title of your email subject line and file name should read: “--”. For example: King – Carrie – Novel. This should also be the title of your manuscript document. In the body of your email, please give us the word count, genre, and a brief synopsis (300-500 words) of the plot. Submissions without this information will be automatically deleted. Do not include your synopsis as an attachment. Submissions should be sent to [email protected]. Attach the full manuscript as a .doc, .docx or .rtf file (no PDFs). Do not paste your manuscript in the body of the email. For proper formatting of your manuscript, please follow the Shunn way. Minimum word count for novels and fiction collections: 50,000. Minimum word count for novellas: 20,000. We consider the quality of the editing in our review process. Please fully proofread and edit manuscripts prior to submission. Do not submit sample chapters or a work in progress. We accept only completed works. Allow six to eight months for a response to your submission. We may respond more quickly, but we cannot guarantee timing. Please do not send follow up e-mails. We will notify you when we place your work in the queue, and will contact you when we have completed our review. Submissions are free. We do not charge any...

Deadline: September 15th, 2020 Payment: 1 cent per word Theme: Modern folktales with a LGBTQ experience Correct manuscript format. 12 pt Times New Roman, Calibri, or Courier New font, double-spaced, First page has name, address and email address in the upper left corner and word count in the upper right corner. Reference the Shunn format at https://www.shunn.net/format/story/. NOT USING THE CORRECT FORMAT WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE REJECTION. 1000 to 5000 words ONLY. Shorter or longer pieces will result in immediate rejection. Document types: doc, docx, pdf, or rtf documents only. Include an author bio in your cover letter, including any social media links. All stories must contain some LGBTQ element. We prefer LGBTQ authors, however all stories that fit the submission criteria will be considered. Include the title and a 100-word description of the underlying folktale you are using for your story. A link to the story in addition to the requirements is acceptable, though not necessary. Correct grammar, syntax and punctuation. English language stories only. Stories translated into English by a professional translator are also allowed. Electronic submissions only, via the form on this website. No multiple submissions and no simultaneous submissions. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT extreme horror, fan fiction, erotica, graphic sex, manga-type stories, standard romance except in the context of the original folktale, overtly political pieces, or morals that are degrading to any person or persons of any type. Submissions will be read within three months from the date submitted. You will receive an acceptance or rejection email within that time. QUERIES ABOUT YOUR STORY WILL NOT BE ANSWERED. Due to volume of submissions, we won’t be able to explain to you why a story won’t work for our anthology other than basic issues such as wrong manuscript format or grammar problems. Payment will be 1 cent/word. Payment will be rendered before publication. Use the form on this website to submit your stories. Submissions open on...

Deadline: September 15th, 2020 Payment: $3 Theme: Cold weather horror short stories Shiver Anthology will be a collection of cold weather horror short stories. Give me your creature features, vampires, female villains, ghosts, killer yetis and whatever else you can conjure! As long as the story takes place in the cold, Iet your imagination run wild. For inspiration, think of The Thing, Let Me In, The Shining, 30 Days of Night, Blood Glacier, Infested. This anthology is open to all writers. Stories must be between 1,000 - 4,000 words. Please stick to these guidelines. Only one submission per author. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please no re-prints. If your story is accepted elsewhere, please withdrawal it from consideration. Open for submissions August 15, 2020 - September 15, 2020 Decisions will be announced by October 15, 2020 Anthology will be published by early 2021 Please include an author bio up to 100 words and no more than two links that will accompany your story if published. I will not accept stories depicting rape, pedophilia, or views that promote bigotry, racism, sexism, or homophobia. FORMAT Please send a doc/docx attachment. Any stories sent within the body of the email or as any other format will not be considered. Please send submission to [email protected] Include your name and title in the subject heading. Please include your word count somewhere in the body of the email or on the submission. PAYMENT A one time payment of $3.00 for a short story after contract signing and final edits, and a free e-book copy of the anthology provided by the publisher. RIGHTS I ask for Exclusive First Worldwide Publication and Electronic Rights for three months, and non-exclusive rights thereafter. Via: Nico Bell.