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Deadline: December 15th, 2022 Payment: Royalties Theme: Horror in all its forms—from literary to weird, Gothic to psychological, and (almost) everything in between. JournalStone Publishing is a small press focusing in the horror/science fiction/fantasy genres in both the adult and young adult markets. Please read the following guidelines carefully: Submissions are open from November 15th to December 15th, 2022. Submissions outside this window will be deleted unread. 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 YA, romance, erotica, or religious fiction; we do not deal in those genres. Also note that anything involving vampires, werewolves, zombies, or serial killers will be a hard sell, currently.) 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 deleted unread. Please 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 (absolutely no PDFs). Do not paste your manuscript into the body of the email. For proper formatting of your manuscript, please follow the Shunn way, though it’s not necessary to include your address and phone number–we’ll ask for those if your manuscript is accepted.  Ideal word count for novels and fiction collections: 50,000 – 90,000. Anything over about 120,000 words will be a hard sell unless it’s just outstanding.. Ideal word count for novellas: 20,000...

  Deadline: December 15th, 2022 Payment: $40 CDN Theme: Cursed Dolls Submissions are now open for our upcoming anthology The Little Book of Cursed Dolls edited by Christabel Coleridge! Will be available in ebook and paperback. *Another open call with a Dark Web theme is coming soon. Send submissions to [email protected] Asking for 6-month exclusivity period, after which all rights revert back to author. Try to keep stories under 3500 words. Response time should be quick for accepted stories – unaccepted stories may not be replied to, depending on volume of submissions. Deadline is December 15, 2022. Token payment of $40 CDN to be paid by Paypal before publication (Late 2022 to early 2023) and early notification of new calls for accepted authors (with hopes to increase pay-rates). Via: Media Macabre.

Deadline: December 15th, 2022 Payment: $50 Theme: Fiction and creative nonfiction, as long if they are compressed in some way The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts is looking for, as you might guess, "compressed creative arts." We accept fiction and creative nonfiction, as long if they are compressed in some way. Work is published weekly, without labels, and the labels here only exist to help us determine its best readers. Our response time is generally 1-5 days. Also, our acceptance rate is currently about 2% of submissions. We pay writers $50 per accepted piece and signed contract. If you've been previously published by the press, please wait a year until submitting again. Thanks. The  reader for your submission is, during this round of  submissions, the managing editor. Please be sure to submit in the correct category; we've been receiving several fiction submissions in the creative nonfiction category. For all submitters, we aren't as concerned with labels—hint fiction, prose poetry, micro fiction, flash fiction, and so on—as we are with what compression means to you. In other words, what form "compression" takes in each artist's work will be up to each individual. However, we don't publish erotica or work with strong, graphic sexual content. In short, we want to fall in love with your work. That might happen in the way we've fallen in love with work we've previously published, or it might happen in a way we have yet to experience. Maybe reading that other work will help in knowing whether you should send your work to us, but in truth, such a thing might not be discoverable. Here are things that matter: Please do not include a cover letter as part of the manuscript document. Please include, as part of your cover letter on Submittable, a brief bio. Also, in the cover letter, let us know why you feel this piece works for a journal obsessed with...

Deadline: December 15th, 2022 Payment: US 4¢/word rounded up to nearest dollar; minimum US $4, maximum $25 Theme: Frankenstein Eye to the Telescope 47, Frankenstein, will be edited by R. Thursday. After more than 200 years, the shadow of Dr. Frankenstein and his creature continues to loom large over science fiction, and it’s not difficult to understand why, especially considering the questions it raises: What does it mean to be a person, or a monster? How much of our actions are our own choice and how much is the influence of others? How do we develop our own identity while maintaining a connection to the past? What responsibilities do we owe each other and other beings? What is the price for progress and how far is too far? These and other concerns lie well within the purview of not just philosophers, but poets! There is so much to explore, from the original text by spec-lit’s fairy gothmother Mary Shelley, to the numerous translations to screens large and small; from the creature as stand-in for multiple identities to the evolution of the mad doctor archetype; from the (stolen) heart-breakingly tragic, to the incredibly goofy. I am looking for poems that tell me what this story, these characters, that myth means to you as a poet in 202X. What truths does it help you access, what angles stand out most strongly? I’m looking for persona poems (what DID Justine think about all this before…well, you know), deep dive essays with clever line breaks, and speculative ‘What Ifs?’ Poems in forms traditional, freestyle, or experimental, but always well crafted. Any depiction or version of the story is fair game, as is the historical background in which the original story was written (that’s right, send me those Romantics hot takes). Follow the Creature's example: be fearless, and therefore, powerful. Submission Guidelines...

Deadline: December 15th 2022 Payment: Royalties Theme: Pick a name — or a personification — from ANY mythology that 1. is represented in that culture’s constellations and 2. is represented in that culture’s mythopoetic or fantastic mythos. Then write forward from that. The Of Gods and Globes anthology started with a few of us and was so successful, it has expanded to include many more. Juliet Marillier’s story in volume I was nominated for an Aurelius award. Kaaron Warren’s story in volume II won the Ditmar award. We’re gearing up for volume III now with help from fellow writer, editor, and friend of the site Emily Munro. Submit here. We’re looking for stories for the third installment Of Gods and Globes. Pick a name — or a personification — from ANY mythology that is represented in that culture’s constellations and is represented in that culture’s mythopoetic or fantastic mythos. Then write forward from that. A story based on “Jupiter” counts — both a planet and a god. A story based on “Nimrod” counts — both a constellation and a mythic hunter. A story based on planet PSR B1257+12 B does not count. A story based on the character Amarok does not count, unless there’s some sort of constellation or heavenly body the editors remain ignorant about (completely possible). Bonus points for metaphysical or philosophical hinting and musing (think Dostoevsky and Tolkien, not Plato and Nietzsche), though not required. Bonus points for exclusive submissions, though simultaneous accepted. Bonus points for prior publication and an active readership, but not required. When in doubt, read the last two volumes. Payment as per usual is on a split royalty basis with the authors. The first volume paid competitive rates over the long haul. Wordcount: under 7,500 highly preferred, under 10,000 accepted, 15,000 absolute outer limit — anything over that will be auto-rejected. Submissions close: December 15 2022 Submit here.   (If for some reason the...