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Deadline: August 31, 2012 Payment: Exposure Only SUBMISSION DEADLINE: August 31, 2012 WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR: Flash fiction covering all genres. This is a collection of stories to be enjoyed by everyone, please keep excessive cussing and sex out unless integral to your character. WHAT WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR: Slash and hack, blood and gore for their own sake. Graphic rape, torture, child abuse, and animal torture have their place, but not here. We prefer stories written in the third person—will consider first person if you knock our socks off. No Reprints. Looking for short stories in the 500- 1,500 word range. Payment exposure. This is a 4 The Luv anthology.. Submissions will be accepted August 31, 2012 Tentative Release Date: December 2012 Email submissions to: [email protected] Please put SUBMISSION, followed by the title of the story, and word count, in the subject line of your email. Attach your submission in .rtf format. Submissions pasted in the body of email will be rejected, unread.

Deadline: August 31st 2012 Payment: $10 Our 2012 anthology is a return to the classic ghost story... with a twist! We are looking for gay-themed ghost stories in the Gothic tradition. Avoid the ghost and Mr. Muir thing here and get creative! Requirements: 1000-3000 words RTF format Double-space/ Times New Roman There must some gay element to the story (and a ghost!) We do not want: excessive gore/ violence/ splatter rape/ torture/ abuse Reprints No simultaneous submissions We're looking for stories in the Poe, James, Le Fanu, Polidori vein here! Contact: [email protected] Payment: $10 Deadline: 31 August for an October publication

Deadline: August 31st 2012 Payment: $10 We are currently seeking submissions for our 2012 anthology! Our 2012 anthology is a return to the classic ghost story... with a twist! We are looking for gay-themed ghost stories in the Gothic tradition. Avoid the ghost and Mr. Muir thing here and get creative! Requirements: 1000-3000 words RTF format Double-space/ Times New Roman There must some gay element to the story (and a ghost!) We do not want: excessive gore/ violence/ splatter rape/ torture/ abuse Reprints No simultaneous submissions We're looking for stories in the Poe, James, Le Fanu, Polidori vein here! Contact: [email protected] Payment: $10 Deadline: 31 August for an October publication Ebook and paperback format

Deadline: August 31, 2012 Payment: We offer $30 and one contributor’s copy of the book as payment upon acceptance. An additional royalty will be paid out for every copy of the book (press or digital) sold after the first 500. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES What We Want DALI-ANCES: The Salvador Dali Anthology features around ten to fifteen short fiction stories dealing with Salvador Dali and his artworks. We are looking for stories inspired by or involving the artist, his art, or his symbolisms that categorize him as one of the 20th century’s most influential artists. We welcome all subgenres and forms of fantastic fiction, from horror and science fiction, steampunk and bizarro, fantasy and magic realism. We are looking for short stories which showcase Dali or his artwork as a central theme. Deadline for submissions is August 31, 2012. No entries will be accepted beyond this deadline. What We Don’t Want We will not accept stories which have the theme obviously shoehorned in after the fact. We do not want generic surrealism-based stories. We are not looking for poetry. And we don’t want an extreme amount of vulgarity or sexual perversion for its own sake, unless it fits the theme and mood of the anthology, especially considering the source material. Manuscript Format We are looking for short fiction between 1500-7500 words, though longer fiction will still be considered. All submissions should be in DOC, RTF, or TXT format in standard double-spaced manuscript format. Multiple Submissions and Reprints We accept up to two (2) multiple submissions for review. Each one must be sent via its own separate email. Reprints are permissable, as long as prior publication is mentioned and described in the cover letter. Pay Rate We offer $30 and one contributor’s copy of the book as payment upon acceptance. An additional royalty...

Deadline: August 31, 2012 Payment: $0.05/word and royalty split Edited by E.S. Magill, Angel Leigh McCoy, and Chris Marrs (see bios, below) Deep Cuts: (1) songs on an album that do not get commercial air time. (2) great songs that get overshadowed by an album’s hits. Like the “deep cuts” on an album, there’s good stuff out there, stuff worth digging up and having another go at. In honor of Women in Horror Month, we invite you to tell us about a deep cut written by a woman writer. We want to give horror lovers (male and female alike) the opportunity to recommend powerhouse tales written by women, those bloody stylings and chainsaw rhythms that have lain hidden like deadly gems among other great works. Recommend a woman writer’s horror story that you believe may have been overlooked by the general public, along with your own submission. Choose well, because if we publish your story, we’ll also publish your recommendation. Join us as we knock the needle over a few grooves to find and recommend those deep cuts cranked up to 11 by women horror writers. Warning: Cuts May Be Deeper Than They Appear Submission Guidelines This will be a horror anthology. We do not want splatterpunk, urban fantasy, or supernatural romance. We will choose stories that do or don’t contain supernatural elements, but all the stories we choose will obviously have been written with the intent to make the reader uneasy with the lights off. Anyone can submit, man or woman, so long as they’re over 18. In addition to the short story submission, each submitter is asked to write up to 150 words honoring a short story by a female horror writer, telling why the story means so much to them and where it was published. This short...

Deadline: August 31, 2012 Payment: Payment $25 advance paid uponpublication with quarterly payments after advance has been met. Welcome to the second anthology from THE HORROR SOCIETY. Since this is an election year I thought that it might be interesting to publish a horror anthology about politicians. Throughout history many of our political figures have suffered painful events or tragic deaths. What we are looking for is stories that twist this event - I.e. What if the doctors that treated George Washington were vampires, or the reason it took so long to bury Abraham Lincoln was because he kept wandering off. Don’t change history but feel free to play it. Have fun while researching your politician. You will need to make your selection and contact May/December before you start writing. The reason for this is that you will need to reserve your choice to avoid multiple submissions on the President or the politician. We are looking for a wide assortment of figures for this publication. There will be No political opinions allowed! We don’t care what political affiliation you are. This is about the horror not politics. 4000-10,000 words. -No less, and no more-No living politicians will be allowed. Message Denise Brown with selection, we will make a daily post (and keep itupdated) of which have been selected to avoid duplication. Please email: [email protected] Payment $25 advance paid uponpublication with quarterly payments after advance has been met. Times New Roman. Size 12 font. Single Space. First line indent by .3; All stories will be stripped of authorinfo and forwarded blind to editor who will score each story. Top (seeking atotal word count of 70,000 words) will be accepted. All submissions are due August 31, 2012

Deadline: August 31st 2012 Payment: All contributors are will be paid £3.00 for every 150 copies of their respective anthology sold. This payment is cumulative, meaning that, if a given anthology sells 300 copies, each contributor will receive £6.00, if it sells 450 copies, each contributor will receive £9.00 and so on. This applies to all sales of the anthology, in every format. Royalties will be payable for the first two years of the book’s existence. Cruentus Libri Press is pleased to announce its forthcoming anthology, now open for submission. The Dark Side of the Womb: From Their Cradle to Your Grave is a horror anthology themed around those scariest of monsters – children. WHAT WE WANT Terrifying toddlers and chill-inducing children; Satanic sons and demonic daughters; bloodthirsty babies and…well, you get the idea. We want tales of terror that revolve around young kids, preferably under the age of ten. The children can be innocent victims, or monstrous villains or some splendid blending of the two, but they must be the focal point. WHAT WE DON’T WANT Two words – sexual abuse. We don’t expect the children in your stories to live in a world of sunshine and lollipops – far from it – but this is not a theme we want to explore in this anthology. It can be alluded to, suggested, even mentioned – but once it becomes the focus of the story, out it goes. Sexual abuse of a child is one of the most abhorrent things in the world and for that very reason it’s a strict no-no. Let them be torn apart by zombies, sacrificed to one of the Great Old Ones or destroy whole cities every time they fill their nappy (any parents will know what we mean by that last one) – we...

Deadline: August 31st, 2012 Payment: Exposure Only Theme: “Horror: Dark & Dreadful” Media: Electronic/Digital Publication Date: September 2012 Deadline: August 31, 2012 “Bring on the strange, the twisted, and the bizarre. We are looking for stories and poetry that will make us want to sleep with the lights on. Psychological thrillers, bedtime stories for very bad children, and unusually likable anti-heroes are sure to please. Pretty vampires need not apply. Give us the grim, the dark, and the seriously creepy....just scare us already!” Haunted Water Press is currently seeking works of prose, creative nonfiction and poetry for the Fall 2012 issue of our quarterly literary journal, From the Depths. We are looking for short stories of 3500 words or less, flash fiction of any length, creative nonfiction of 1500 words or less, and poetry. Selected works may also appear as part of our online literary content. Submissions will be accepted through our ONLINE SUBMISSIONS MANAGER. We accept multiple submissions but request that you have no more than four submissions pending. Please no simultaneous submissions. Your four submissions may be in any combination of prose, creative nonfiction or poetry. If you use Duotrope, we request that you report each individual work submitted. Authors receive exposure only, no monetary payment. Please review our Submission Guidelines prior to submitting for details on formatting your submission.

Deadline: August 31, 2012 Payment: Unknown Editor’s Alert: Storyworlds Magazine currently seeks submissions for the first three issues of the magazine. Please get your submissions in well before August 31, 2012 to be considered for our debut issues. Thanks! Storyworlds Magazine Submission Guidelines: Fiction Here are the Storyworlds Magazine submission guidelines for fiction: Fiction that… Is 3,000 to 5,000 words. Is set in a storyworld created by the author (and is creator-owned) that is established in publicly available works by the author or others. Has balanced attention to character, plot, setting and theme. Stands alone. Doesn’t require foreknowledge of the characters or storyworld. Creates a lingering emotional response… regardless of the emotion triggered. By an author who… Has a demonstrable, substantial social media audience. Actively and personally engages with that audience. Has an established website dedicated to their works, including the storyworld in question. Is committed to marketing their work with direct-to-fan communication. It’s important to note that there’s no mention of genre in the above list. Storyworlds Magazine doesn’t have much use for genre classification, save for its arguable value in helping readers find things they may be predisposed to enjoy. Of course, it can cut both ways: some people use genre to avoid things they may never know if they like or not, and that’s sad. At Storyworlds Magazine, we don’t care about genre. We care about story. On Serials: Storyworlds Magazine will consider serials in some circumstances. Please query first. Rights We License: Fiction Storyworlds Magazine requires first exclusive worldwide English language print and electronic rights for twelve months beginning with publication month, perpetual non-exclusive rights after that twelve months, and non-exclusive anthology rights. Anthology inclusion and compensation falls under its own agreement. We are not soliciting reprints at this time. Removing Works Published In Storyworlds Magazine...

Deadline: August 31st 2012 Payment: Contest styled: EDITOR'S CHOICE: Best of Anthology--Winning story will be featured as the anthology's opening tale, and the author will be awarded $50.00 and one paperback copy of PSYCHO CIRCUS 1st Place: $25.00 2nd Place: $15.00 3rd Place: $10.00 Welcome to the most terrifying show on earth! Step into the Big Top if you dare and submit to Ephemera Publishing's new anthology, PSYCHO CIRCUS. We are seeking chilling tales of dark circus horror--think killer clowns, twisted lion tamers, raving mad ring masters. No matter what you choose to create, be sure your story takes place in a circus atmosphere. Dark, light, mysterious, psychological, bizarre, and twisted works are welcome as long as they contain strong elements of horror. We are looking for strong, entertaining stories with strong, interesting plots and great character development. Using gore and violence as a mere shock factor is a no-no; be sure these elements are relevant to your story's subject matter. Supernatural tales MAY be considered as long as they are unique and contain a PSYCHO CIRCUS theme. No fantasy, erotica, or sci-fi. This is an OPEN call for submissions. Everyone is welcome to submit; we look forward to receiving submissions from both new and established writers. PSYCHO CIRCUS will be available in both quality paperback and digital formats. The anthology will be edited by Eva Glynn Stephens, and will be available for purchase through various, well known venues. PSYCHO CIRCUS will feature a beautifully designed full color cover, featuring custom art work. This is a CONTEST anthology. Accepted works will be judged and prizes will be awarded as follows: EDITOR'S CHOICE: Best of Anthology--Winning story will be featured as the anthology's opening tale, and the author will be awarded $50.00 and one paperback copy of PSYCHO CIRCUS 1st Place:...