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Deadline: October 2nd 2013 Payment:$10 per story accepted Mocha Memoirs Press is pleased to announce that a new horror and dark fantasy anthology is now open for submissions. Please read all of the information provided. Submission Deadline and Publication Schedule:We will remain open for submissions from August 12-September 12, with an expectation that the anthology will be published by October 2. What We Want In the Bloodstream will be an open themed dark fantasy and horror anthology of 31 short stories, released as a digital book and as a paperback book. Your submission must contain elements of dark fantasy or horror to be considered. The subject matter is up to you. We want beautiful prose and originality wrapped up in the darkest, creepiest story you’ve ever conceived. What We Don’t Want We don’t want slasher horror or splatterpunk for this collection. We will reject any stories that contain . Stories featuring well-worn tropes (vampires, zombies, werewolves) will be an extremely hard sell. Violence is fine, but gratuitous gore isn’t. We don’t mind sex if its integral to the plot, but we don’t want an adult-film script. Other than that, use your imagination to make us cringe and tremble. Submissions ▪Submit your work to mmphorror(at)gmail(dot)com with Submission: your story title_your last name in the subject line. Attach your story as a DOC, DOCX, or RTF file. Submissions sent in the body of the email will not be read. ▪ We prefer to see submissions using something approaching Standard Manuscript Format, which can be found here: http://www.shunn.net/format/story.html The only exception is that italics MUST appear as they will be used; no underlining.  Include a brief cover letter in the body of your email stating your name, pen name (if using one), story title with word count, address, website or blog, and any professional publication credits you think...

Deadline: October 4th, 2013 Payment: $10 and audio format publishing for the winner geophagy : noun the practice of eating earthy matter, especially clay or chalk. Some people eat dirt. Yes, really. It is weird, it is widespread, and it is not well-understood. Which for our money makes it perfect fodder for this month's flash fiction contest. We're looking for a story of no more than 1,000 words that explores this strange custom. The story does not necessarily need to focus on real examples of geophagy, though it is worth remembering that the best lies stories contain some kernel of truth. The deadline for entry is October 4th of 2013. Send entries to [email protected] and include "Eaters of Earth" in the subject line. Word documents are very much preferred. The winner of the contest will receive ten dollars and the story will produced in audio form and published on the Human Echoes Podcast. Good luck, and happy writing! Via: Human Echoes Podcast.

Deadline: $25.00, payable upon publicatio Payment: October 15th 2013 Submit to Emby Press Reading Period: 3/15/13 through 10/15/13 Tentative Publication Date: December 2013 Payment: $25.00, payable upon publication for First Worldwide Print and Electronic rights. Word Limits: 2000 to 10,000 words. Submissions will only be accepted as DOC (Word) or RTF formats, submitted through our submissions link. Genres Accepted: Steampunk Original, unpublished work only. No reprints, please! No simultaneous subs (submitting to emby and another press at the same time). No multiple subs, please (keeping in mind that I will notify all authors as soon as possible if a story is declined so that they may submit that story to another market and hopefully submit another story to our book). Please read and follow our submission guidelines. Steampunk and monster hunting; allow me to submit that a more perfect union has never been. Give us an undersea expedition set after marine reptile remnants of the Mesozoic Era, airships engaged in a moonlit campaign against murderous lycanthropes or even a young inventor finally succeeding in the trapping of a ghost… Stories may be set in the past, present or future. I hesitate to say more, lest I disturb the turning of ideas that have already begun in the gears of the Steampunk’s minds. Suffice it to say that I’m looking for all new, unpublished material. Any further inquiries may be made directly to the editor (myself) at [email protected] [via: Emby Press.

Submission Window: September 1st 2013 - October 15, 2013 Payment: 5 cents per word and contributor's copy What we are looking for? Short fiction 2,000 to 4,000 words Book reviews (classic & contemporary) 500-750 words each (click HERE for suggested titles) Film reviews (classic & contemporary) 500-750 words each (click HERE for suggested titles) Poetry (100 words or so) Non-fiction (on topic) 500 to 3,000 words Simultaneous submission are acceptable (with notification) Sorry, NO reprints or FAN FICTION Topics? Winter 2014 - Strange Among the Familiar 15-JAN-14 Release Date Payment? In most cases payment will be 5 cents per word within 60 days of acceptance and a contributor's copy within 30 days of publication. Exceptions may be made for work outside the word count parameters. In return we ask for first worldwide print and digital rights for SIX (6) months from publication. After six months from publication, all rights revert. Winter 2014 - September 1 - October 15, 2013 Decisions by December 1, 2013 The Devil's in the Details Jamais Vu is a new pro journal from Post Mortem Press, set to feature the absolute best in dark fiction, poetry, factual morsels, criticism, and more. The title comes from the French--The strange among the familiar--and is as close to a "theme" as we're looking for. Confused? Think Richard Matheson, Jack Finney, Neil Gaiman. Specifically, we're a horror/thriller market, but are open to crossing genres, given that one of the crossed genres is horror/thriller (no western-romance, or science fiction-mystery, okay?) Language and violence are not a problem if both components are integral to the plot, dedicating 3,000 words of your 4,000 story to the graphic depiction of human mutilation would have a hard time. The tropes--vampires, zombies, serial killers, werewolves--will have also struggle to get noticed unless the writer presents them...

Deadline: October 15th 2013 Payment: Exposure Only General Deadline for general submissions with any horror theme is October 15th 2013 (midnight, GMT). Submissions received AFTER this time will be considered for future editions. Click HERE for full submission guidelines. Special Call As the summer recedes and the days grow shorter…and darker…and colder, the longest night approaches. Massacre Magazine is looking for winter solstice themed stories for its first edition. Can your words chill Jack Frost to the bone? Will your demons drive an icicle through the heart of Krampus? Whether your story is about the longest night itself, rituals gone awry, Hell freezing over, or creatures that lurk beneath our frozen surface, we want to see it. Deadline for winter solstice themed stories is October 31st 2013 (midnight, GMT). Word count: 1000 – 5000. In the subject line of your email please put: SOLSTICE/YOUR NAME/TITLE OF YOUR WORK. For complete guidelines click HERE. It is our aim to release Issue 1 with the winter solstice content around December 1st 2013. However, we are looking for great writing and if this means we have to extend that date we will do so. We will provide further information if you are accepted and before you sign a contract. Guidelines What do we need? We do not accept submissions by post or courier. You must submit to us by email and the address is: [email protected] 1. In the subject line of your email please put: MAGSUB/YOUR NAME/TITLE OF YOUR WORK 2. Attach your work as a .doc .docx or .rtf attachment ONLY. Emails with other kinds of attachment (eg. Zipped files) will be deleted. Sorry, but this is for internet security. Manuscripts should be formatted in 12 point Times New Roman, double spaced with one inch margins. Please indent paragraphs do not TAB;...

Deadline: October 31st 2013 Prize: All kinds of stuff, read below! Note: This is for full lengths and novellas Want to make your dream come true while writing about everyone’s worst nightmare? Then read on. Assent Publishing’s Bad Day Books imprint is announcing the 2013 Assent Publishing “ROGUE WRITING” Contest. Horror, thrillers, suspense,, apocalypse, and mystery submissions welcome. The rules of the road are listed below for an opportunity to lead the 2013 Assent Publishing “ROGUE WRITING” pack. Got mayhem? CONTEST RULES “ROGUE WRITING” Contest submissions accepted from July 1, 2013 through midnight (U.S. Eastern Time), October 31, 2013 All subgenres of horror, thriller, suspense, and apocalyptic fiction accepted Manuscript must be complete Word counts accepted – full length (70,000 to 120,000 words) and novella (40,000 – 50,000 words) You must note “2013 ROGUE WRITING Contest” and book title in subject line of submission email One “ROGUE WRITING” contest submission per author Follow ALL Bad Day Books Imprint Submission Guidelines http://assentpublishing.com/BadDaySubmissions.aspx All submissions will be judged by Assent Publishing Imprint Editors and Acquisitions Editors “ROGUE WRITING” Grand Prize Winner will receive: DarkHallway Assent Publishing Contract including all benefits offered through Assent Publishing – professional editing, professional cover design, print and ebook formatting, distribution, intense marketing training through the AssentAcademy, and the unparalleled Assent Publishing commitment to author success A ROGUE WRITING GRAND PRIZE WINNER Promotional Announcement Blitz promoting the winner and their book ($2,000 value) 50 FREE print copies of their book 10 Months (ten, 2 hour sessions) of One-on-One Author Marketing Coaching with Author Success Coach and Dean of the Assent Academy, Deborah Riley-Magnus ($2,000 value) An Opportunity to Speak as the Rogue Expert in their own Assent Publishing ROGUE WRITING GRAND PRIZE WINNER blog for one full year $100 toward membership in a writers organization or guild of...

Deadline: October 31, 2013 Prize: a comprehensive round of edits and manuscript assessment. The two runners-up are each awarded a round of comprehensive edits and assessment of a short story or novella-length work. The winner, runners-up and finalists then have the option to be included in the short story anthology to be released mid-2014 by Dark Continents. Authors whose stories are included in the anthology will receive US$20 flat rate payment plus one paperback contributor copy. As the editor of the SA HorrorFest Bloody Parchment short story competition, I am pleased to announce that I’ve opened submissions for the 2013 short story competition. For those of you who’re curious to find out more about our previous finalists and winners, do consider picking up copies of our existing anthologies: Volume 1 (free download) Bloody Parchment: Hidden Things, Lost Things and Other Stories Bloody Parchment: The Root Cellar and Other Stories The aim of the Bloody Parchment short story competition is to help develop talented, fresh voices in the horror, dark fantasy and weird genres, by offering a platform and signal boost for finalists. Every year we assemble a kick-ass panel of judges who are all movers and shakers in the publishing industry, with such notables as Sarah Lotz, Joe Vaz, Cat Hellisen and others who have helped in the selection process in the past. While we’re yet to announce which publisher will be picking up where eKhaya left off, there is a fantastic first prize up for grabs for the winner: a comprehensive round of edits and manuscript assessment. The two runners-up are each awarded a round of comprehensive edits and assessment of a short story or novella-length work. The winner, runners-up and finalists then have the option to be included in the short story anthology to be released mid-2014 by...

Deadline: October 31, 2013 Payment: Royalties will be paid every six months via Paypal or check. 70% of all revenue will be paid out to the 100 contributors in even denominations. We are seeking horror tales no longer than 1,000 words (flash is acceptable). Royalties will be paid every six months via Paypal or check. 70% of all revenue will be paid out to the 100 contributors in even denominations. There are no limitations on subject matter so long as there is a strong horror/suspenseful element. Once tales are accepted we will contact you for royalty payment information. Cover art will be commissioned by illustrator Steve Wenta. Please send submissions to: [email protected] with the subject "Delicious Malicious: 100 Tales of Horror". The submission deadline for the first book is October 31, 2013. Delicious Malicious is intended to be a series. All 100 authors accepted will automatically be invited to submit additional stories for "Delicious Malicious 2: Another 100 Tales of Horror", "Delicious Malicious 3: 100 Tales of Horror", etc. Each author will then receive their royalty share every six months for each book in the series, cumulatively perpetually. The goal will be to have each book in the series feature each of the same authors in exactly the same order. The goal is to initiate an ongoing series which will gain a very large following and extend over many years. Reprints are acceptable.

Deadline: October 31st 2013 Payment: $25 and a contributor's copy We’ve all heard the stories of the ancient Gods, the Titans, the cryptozoological oddities. We know their names by heart, Jersey Devil, Nessie, Mothman. Really… well, we’ve heard all we need to hear about them, right? How about some new legends? ThunderDome Press is preparing a short story collection of NEW myths and urban legends. We don’t just want spooky tales, we want you to make local history. Pick a city (preferably one that hasn’t been written to death) and tell us an original tale so fantastic that all of the locals already know it’s true. It can be hyper-realistic or paranormal. It can be the focus of the story, or just the dread that influences what happens in the tale. Make our skin crawl, make us question reality, but most of all, make us believe. Legend: True Stories From a Friend of a Friend Edited by Chris Deal & Michael Paul Gonzalez Word Limit: 5,000. Deadline: October 31st (spooky!) Pay: $25 + 1 Contributor's Copy [via: Thunderdome Magazine.

Deadline: October 31st 2013 Prizes: $25-$100 usd   The Story Quest Short Story Contest at a glimpse One contest a year - Open for Submissions 1 August, closes 31 October. Winners and finalists announced mid November. The contest is restricted to Speculative Fiction, for general adult readership.  Note contest rules regarding content. Not for children. Periodically contests will have a broad theme - in these cases stories must adhere accordingly. Submissions must be strictly between 1000 to 3000 words - automatic rejection applies otherwise. This is the count of the body of the fiction, not the title, credits or other material included in the submission document. The Winner receives $100US cash prize and WILL be published in SQ Mag ezine. Second place receives $50US cash prize and WILL be published in SQ Mag ezine. Third place receives $25US cash prize and WILL be published in SQ Mag ezine. Judges will also identify a short list of non-winning finalists who WILL ALSO be published in SQ Mag ezine. Winners and finalists MAY ALSO be published in SQ Mag ezine's yearly 'best of' anthology. All material published in SQ Mag ezine and potentially its anthology, will be paid a token amount (other than the prize money stated above). All profits reaped by SQ Mag ezine is regenerated into running costs for the site.   Terms and Conditions Stories must be 1000 – 3000 words in length, no exception. Any English idiom is accepted. Stories must be written with an emphasis on the speculative fiction genres (horror, science fiction and fantasy). Note that the judges will be looking for fresh, character-centric stories with depth of skill in theme and plot construction. Zombies, vampires, elves, hobbits, orcs, are unlikely to get past round one. Fan fiction, or the like, will be automatically rejected. Stories must be oriented toward...