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Deadline: January 15th, 2023 Payment: 1 cent per word and a contributors copy Theme: short stories to novelettes that are about death Note: Reprints from 2023 ONLY We want to read your death-related fiction! Psychopomp will be publishing Afterlives: The Year’s Best Death Stories 2023, curated by Vajra Chandrasekera Please read the full guidelines before submitting so you can learn about: what we’re looking for how much we’re paying what rights we are buying and how to submit Submission link below the guidelines. What We’re Looking For: We’re looking for stories specifically that have been published on and between January 1st 2023 through December 31st 2023, with a word count between 1,000 words and 19,000 words (so: short stories and novelettes) that are about death. This could mean exploring what happens to us after we die, traveling to the Underworld, Death gods, Death personified, metaphors for death, grieving, funerals, graves, stories based on death myths from cultures across the world, death magic, ghosts, resurrection, and so on. We specifically are not interested in stories that are centered around: the traditional Christian afterlife/pearly gates zombies Note: in our experience publishing The Deadlands, we know that a lot of people interpret “stories about death” to mean slasher/true crime/gore-y horror. We are not opposed to horror as a genre, but it should be ABOUT death, not just MURDERING PEOPLE. Stories should be previously published online, in print, in audio, or via email subscriber list, by an independent magazine or press. Stories published via your own Patreon, blog, or tumblr are not eligible. If the story will be printed before 12/31/23, but has not yet appeared, you may submit the work as soon as you have the final edited version. We will be accepting submissions through January 15, 2024. We DO encourage authors of historically marginalized and underrepresented backgrounds to...

Deadline: January 15th, 2023 Payment: $20 per story or artwork Theme: Electric Spec prefers science fiction, fantasy, and the macabre, but we're willing to push the limits of traditional forms of these genres. submissions at electricspec (dot) comPlease don't query us about your story submission. We don't have the manpower to answer such queries. An editor will email you back as soon as possible with the decision about your story. This can take a few days, or, up to three months. We make every effort to get back to authors in a timely manner but we get a lot of submissions so sometimes it's not possible. A note on our editorial policy: before publication we may work with the author to edit the story for length or readability. However, we always remain true to the spirit of the story and the author has final approval. Issues are published at the end of February, May, August, and November. We reserve the right to shift publication date slightly, as necessary. We have reading periods for each issue, though we never close to submissions. February closes January 15 May closes April 15 August closes July 15 November closes October 15 Please do not submit the same story more than once, and please submit only one story at a time. We consider any story between 250 and 7000 words with speculative fiction elements. We prefer science fiction, fantasy, and the macabre, but we're willing to push the limits of traditional forms of these genres. We do not consider poetry, stories with over-the-top sex or violence, serials, novels, fan fiction, or non-fiction. We don't accept multiple submissions; in other words, only submit one story at a time and wait for a response before submitting another. We accept simultaneous submissions as long as you let us know up...

Deadline: January 15th, 2024 Payment: $30 and a contributors copy Theme: 80's and 90s nostalgia horror set in Connecticut 80s and 90s horror...Coming of age, kids on bikes Imagine It, Stand by Me, Stranger Things, Dark, Good Omens, set in Connecticut. Welcome to Horror Over the Handlebars! This is the first in a series of Connecticut-based anthologies--Yankee Scares. All stories must be set in Connecticut. Preference will be given to writers who: Live in Connecticut -- Have some connection to Connecticut -- Live in New England. Other writers may apply and will be offered space as available. For this first anthology, we are looking for 80's and 90s nostalgia horror--the "kids on bikes" coming of age genre, although children riding bicycles aren't required. Look at the kids in the above examples. Open to stories 1,000 to 8,000 words, in English. Query for longer stories. We are not considering stories written, or co-written, by AI at this time. Payment $30 for first publication rights, plus a hard copy and PDFs of all future Yankee Scares anthologies. Query for reprints. Submissions close January 15, 2024 Publication target: August 2024 Submit your manuscript in docx to https://forms.gle/Bag4ZzveRv3gATXC6. Use SHUNN manuscript formatting. Please give us a month to respond. Please follow Bert for updates on Facebook Editors: Gevera Bert Piedmont Author of the Mickey Crow paranormal series and creator of the Quetzalcoatl Ascending world. Member HWA/HWA-CT, NEHW, CAPA John Opalenik Author of The Primeval duology, The Blue Beneath the Mountain, and Among the Willows. Member of HWA/HWA-CT Publisher: Transformations by Obsidian Butterfly, LLC Publication format: Paperback and Kindle Rights:  revert to author one year after publication About this Project This is the first Yankee Scares anthology, a project planned by and for Connecticut horror writers, about Connecticut. Since Connecticut is small, we realize we may have to let other writers play...

Deadline: January 15th, 2024 Payment: Royalties Theme: Feminist horror novel, novella, and story collections for adult readers PsychoToxin PINK will be open for full-length manuscript submissions from Jan. 1-15, with the imprint considering feminist horror novel, novella, and story collections for adult readers. Sorry; no YA, MG, poetry, or nonfiction. Please send query email, including a synopsis and a short biography, to Rebecca Cuthbert, EIC, at [email protected], and attach the first 20 pages of your manuscript. Any questions can be sent to the same email address. Pay is a share of royalties. No reprints/renewals of out-of-print books. Novellas 25-40k words, novels and story collections 55-80k. We're looking for feminist/pink horror, but genre blends are welcome, with strong female and nonbinary characters (heroes or villains!). And it should go without saying, but let's add it just in case: No AI submissions! Any submissions sent after the sub period will not be considered. Any questions, email [email protected]. Via: Pyschotoxin Press.