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Deadline: April 15th, 2021 Payment: $10 Theme: Portals to fantasy worlds and what is beyond them! Through the wardrobe, into the woods, going under a mysterious highway bridge, crawling into a cave, logging in to an online game, escaping into a world within your own--wherever the portal is, you no longer are. In this anthology, a collection of portal fantasies follow protagonists from all parts of our world into a new, fantastic reality. These portals could lead to another planet, a different reality, a magical land in need of a savior, or a past version of our world steeped in steam, magic, or over-run by a villainous overlord. ​ Stories of fantasy, LitRPG, sci-fi, literature, steampunk, time travel--so long as someone from one world passes into another--are acceptable. Stories between 5,000 and 9,000 words will be selected for this anthology. Submissions close April 15th, 2021. Tentative release date: June 15th, 2021.    This anthology is rated PG-13. Please see the submission guidelines on how to submit to this anthology before you send your story. No reprints, no simultaneous submissions. Up to 2 submissions per storyteller. Pay: $10 per accepted story. Via: Summer Storm Press.

Deadline: April 15th, 2021 Prizes: First-place receives $200 and publication in the 2020 Confluence program book (Confluence)., Second-place receives $100, Third-place receives $50 Theme: Still Waters, Deep Thoughts. The theme for the 2021 contest is: Still Waters, Deep Thoughts. This can be conveyed in the setting, plot, characters, dialogue…the only limit is your imagination. The theme must be integral to the story in some way and not just mentioned in passing. Contest opens: January 1, 2021 and closes April 15, 2021. There is no fee to enter and all entrants will be notified of the results by June 15th. Word count for all entries: No minimum, no more than 3500 words. Genre: All stories must be of the Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror genres. How to Submit: Electronic submissions will be accepted through Submittable: (Opens January 1, 2021) If this is your first time using Submittable, you will need to create a FREE account with them. Instructions for this will appear after you hit the submit link. It’s easy and quick. –> submit your story here <– Publication status: Stories must be original, unpublished, and unsold to any other market. Manuscripts should be in standard manuscript format, double-spaced, and written in either Courier or Times New Roman font. Acceptable formats include .doc, .docx, and .rtf. For an example of standard manuscript format, see: https://www.shunn.net/format/story.html Prizes and Eligibility: The contest is open to non-professional writers (those who have not met eligibility requirements for SFWA or equivalent: sale of a novel or sale of 3 stories to a large-circulation publication (http://www.sfwa.org/about/join-us/sfwa-membership-requirements/). Previous first-place winners and current contest coordinators are ineligible to enter. Requirements: The winning story will be the one that most effectively uses the contest theme as a key element. First-place receives $200 and publication in the 2020 Confluence program book (Confluence). Second-place receives $100 Third-place receives $50 Submission to the...

Deadline: April 15th, 2021 Payment: 3 contributors copies and payments range up to $75, based on length Theme: Previously published erotic stories about male vampires. These bloody assignations and trysts and relationships should be homoerotic. Note: Reprints only We are seeking previously published erotic stories about male vampires. These bloody assignations and trysts and relationships should be homoerotic. So far we have accepted: ​ "Invite the Night" A story from L.A. Fields about a boarding school student who finds at his window a boy reported missing... "Black Samba" Jeff Mann's story features an ancient Scottish vampire encountering another while in Rome. The specifics: Stories should be 1,000 to 8,000 words long. Stories can have previously appeared in print or on websites. Stories can be anywhere on the vampire spectrum of romantic to horrific, but must be erotic. Lethe is seeking one-time reprint rights for print, digital, and audiobook editions. Payments range up to $75, based on length. In addition, contributors will receive 3 copies of the finished print book. Please submit your story as an attachment (MS Word docx) in an email to the editor, Steve Berman. In the subject line put BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS SUBMISSION. Please include in the body of the email where and when the story was first published. Deadline is April 15, 2021. Via: Lethe Press.

Deadline: April 15th, 2021 Payment: $10 Theme: Un-themed, general horror flash fiction. Preference to dread-inducing stories. Submissions OPEN (Monthly, 1st – 15th). Un-themed, general horror flash fiction. Preference to dread-inducing stories. Length: 500 – 1,000 words. Firm. Author Compensation: $10, paid via PayPal. Publication: Dread Stone Press website (Dose of Dread). Reading Periods: Monthly, 1st to 15th. Any stories submitted outside of each reading period will not be read. Two (2) stories will be selected out of each reading period for publication the following month. Rights: First World Electronic Rights. Non-exclusive rights thereafter. No reprint restrictions after publication. Original stories ONLY. No reprints. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but NO multiple submissions. You may submit again the next month if rejected. If your story is accepted, please sit out one reading period before submitting again. Please, for everyone’s sake, no rough drafts. Successful pieces will require little to no proofreading edits. Email your submission as a Word document attachment to [email protected] with “DOSE – – ” in the subject line. Please see the General Submission Guidelines below for additional formatting information. General Submission Guidelines Rejections for Dose of Dread submissions will be sent by the end of the month submitted. If you have not received a reply by then, feel free to follow-up. All rejections will be form rejections. It’s not personal, promise. Which also means please don’t respond to rejections. It’s unnecessary. For Dose of Dread submissions, please send your work by email to [email protected] with the subject line format: “DOSE – – ”. Address your email to “Editor” or “Alex”. Please provide a brief cover letter in the body of the email (title, word count, relevant info, etc). Do not stress over or overthink this. Please include an author bio of 100 words or less, written in third person, plus any links (e.g. to a website / Twitter) if you wish to include...