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Deadline: September 9, 2015 Payment: Up to 25 cents per word Ages 14+, teens and adults alike We accept Witches submissions via Submittable. We are no longer accepting email submissions. Cicada YA lit/comics mag is looking for poetry, fic, nonfic, satire, and comics on WITCHES. We're on the lookout for folk and fairy tale retellings, investigations of the witch in history, works on the everyday spellcraft of fashion, beauty, makeup, and the domestic (the hearth, the cauldron, the kitchen) as well as the spell cast by the arts. Also of interest: the witch in nature: the garden, the dark wood, the night. Feminist and above all intersectionally feminist works: especially welcome! Submit via Submittable. Deadline: September 9, 2015. Via: Cicada Magazine.

Deadline: September 10th, 2015 Payment: $40 + 1 contributor’s copy This will be a paperback anthology of stories influenced by author Barry Malzberg. We are looking for stories in any genre but they must have an obvious Malzberg-influence. If you haven’t read Malzberg before, read at least three of these books before trying to write something for this anthology: THE FALLING ASTRONAUTS (1971) BEYOND APOLLO (1972) REVELATIONS (1972) HEROVIT’S WORLD (1973) THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE (1974) THE SODOM AND GOMORRAH BUSINESS (1974) GALAXIES (1975) SCOP (1976) WORD COUNT: 5k to 10k FORMAT: Singled-spaced Word .doc DEADLINE: September 10, 2015 PAYMENT: $40 + 1 contributor’s copy SUBMIT TO: filmynoir (at) live (dot) com with the words INSANITY OF ASTRONAUTSin the subject line. Via: Dynatox Ministries.

Note: This anthology has closed early due to the high volume of submissions and after its first release is being turned into an ongoing series which you can find out details of: right here.

Deadline: September 15th, 2015 Payment: 3% of sales. Twit Publishing is looking for submissions for our next anthology, “Twit Publishing Presents: Tales of Unseen Terror and Slumbering Horrors!” This collection will be based on Lovecraftian horror, which will not be based SOLELY on the Cthulhu mythos. The anthology will be based on the themes of Lovecraft for horror: anti-anthropocentrism, misanthropy in general, sanity’s fragility and vulnerability, preoccupation withviscerate texture, helplessness and hopelessness, and unanswered questions. Basically, anything that has the themes of Lovecraft’s works. Of course, all of the stories MUST be in the horror genre. The word count should be between 4000 and 9000 words. U.S. writers only, please. Please submit stories to [email protected]. Payment will be 3% of sales. Deadline for submissions: 9/15/15 Via: Twit Publishing.

Deadline: September 15, 2015 Payment: 1/4 cent/word and contributor's copy We've all seen those God-awful SyFy movies. You know the ones we're talking about. Sharktopus, Piranhaconda, Pteracuda. Ever think you could do better? Well, now's your chance. Presenting ATTACK! of the B-Movie Monsters: Hellacious Hybrids! Let your imagination run wild, but make them believable DEADLINE: September 15, 2015 WORD COUNT: 2,500-10,000 words (query for longer/short submissions) PAYMENT: 1/4 cent/word (subject to an increase). Digital copy + print copy. Discount for additional copies. REPRINTS: No MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS: No SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: No FORMAT: Left-justify only FONT: 12 pt Times New Roman. If text is meant to be italic, please use italic. Do not use underscore to indicate italic. SPACING: Double spaced, no extra spacing between paragraphs, and single space after periods. TAB INDENT: Please do not set a tab. Instead, use Word's paragraph formatting for first line, and set the first line indent to 0.3" PAGE NUMBERING/HEADERS: None First page should include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, word count, and pseudonym (if writing under one). Send submissions as a word attachment to [email protected] or [email protected]. Include HELLACIOUS HYBRIDS, your last name, and submission title in the subject line. Via: Grinning Skull Press.

Deadline: September 15th, 2015 Payment: $5 per author and a contributor’s copy Note: At this time Horror Honey Press is a digital only market. If that changes they will also provide physical copies down the line. Ed: K.A Morris and LinnieSarah Helpern Submission Deadline: September 15th, 2015 Accepting 8-10 authors depending on the quality of the entries Paying $5 per author (via PayPal ONLY) + a Contributor’s Copy Short horror - 2,500 wds max *Theme:* Possessed or Haunted items - these items can range from an article of clothing to an internal organ - how does that old saying go? One man's trash is another man's treasure? *Also accepting LIMITED horror poetry in the same theme. * Poetry submissions are UNPAID. *Submit all entries to [email protected] <[email protected]> * *WORD or PDF format.* *Please include your author blurb and a logline/brief synopsis of your story in your email. * *All entries MUST BE UNPUBLISHED and entirely original, no reprints.

Deadline: September 15th, 2015 Payment: Authors receive 40% royalties on short stories and novels. Anthologies pay a share of the royalties based on number of authors Standing Open Calls All submissions must adhere to the Submission Guidelines. A download of our house style and submissions format is available on the Submissions page. Traditionally, winter is a time for weird and creepy tales, stories to pass the long, dark nights. So, give us creepy and chilling, sending a shiver down our spines as we huddle near the fire and turn the yellow lamplight up a little brighter against the darkness. Ghosts, spectres, unearthly creatures and things that go bump in the night lurk just outside that lit window, and sometimes...they look inside.  Pairing: None (Non-Erotic) Happy ending not required. ​ Expected Release: December 1st, 2015 Via: Ink Stained Succubus.

Deadline: September 15th, 2015 Payment: $10 Our payment for stories is $10; we're interested in science-fiction, fantasy and (light) horror. Word count: 4000 tops. Our general rules are: (1) We hew to a PG standard and (2) Nothing that makes our editors sick. (3) PLEASE read our stylebook here. Our next anthology will be called "Strange Changes." This anthology will contain stories in which _one_thing_ in our world is changed. For example, war is ended. What would be the good -- and bad -- results? Or, animals can talk. What would be the good or bad results? Of course you can think of better ideas -- please do so! Word limit - 5000. (4000 or less, is even better.) Closing date: September 15. Associate Editor, Arthur Sanchez. Send your stories to [email protected]. We promise, we won't close early. -- Jean and Arthur Via: Whortleberry Press.

Deadline: September 18th, 2015 Payment: $30.00 Edited by Madeline Smoot Genre: Fantasy and Science Fiction for ages 13-18 featuring a main character of either a giant or an ogre Deadline: September 18, 2015 CBAY Books is pleased to announce an open submission period for the upcoming YA anthology Giants & Ogres, a collection of stories featuring these classics villains from fairy tales. Like in our previous anthology, Stepmothers & the Big Bad Wolf, we are looking for stories that show these villains in new and unusual ways. Retold fairy tales are welcome, but we are also looking for tales that feature these characters in new and interesting lights. We will be selecting 5 giant stories and 5 ogre stories. Short stories focusing on either one of the villains may be up to 5,000 words and will pay $30. All stories should be fantasy or science fiction (cross genre considered), appropriate for a 13 year old and interesting to an 18 year old. Submissions may be made to the email address  [email protected]. Please use the subject line SUBMISSION: and submissions should include your name, pen name, contact information and your complete story in the body of your email. Attachments will not be opened. All submissions must be original (no reprints) and must be received by September 18, 2015. You should receive a response to any submission confirming receipt. If you do not receive it, something has gone wrong, and we request that you send again. You may submit one giant story and one ogre story for two stories total. All stories will be selected by September 25 with contracts going out in October. The book is scheduled to publish in June of 2016. For any questions or concerns, contact the editor: Madeline Smoot: [email protected] Via: Children's Brains Are Yummy Books.

Deadline: September 30, 2015 Payment: Charity Anthology With Free Digital Contributor's Copy Slay bells ring, Kids are screaming In the lane, snow is blood stained There's nowhere to hide Krampus has arrived There'll be feasting in a winter slaughter land Our third and final visit to Deathlehem will be DEATHLEHEM REVISITED. Our target for this collection is 25 stories with a targeted release date of December 1, 2015. What do we want? As with the previous two collections, the subject matter is open, just so long as it takes place on or around Christmas. HOWEVER, we would like to see FEWER Krampus/Santa stories this year. In fact, we will only be accepting three Krampus stories, so think outside the box. No sexual situations involving children or animals. DEADLINE: September 30, 2015 (or until filled) WORD COUNT: 1,000-7,000 words (query for longer/shorter submissions) PAYMENT: This is an anthology for charity. Contributors will receive a Digital copy (mobi, epub, or pdf) of the anthology. Print copies will be available to the contributors on request, but given the nature of this project, we hope you would be willing to purchase a print copy. REPRINTS: Query first MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS: No SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: No FORMAT: Left-justify only FONT: 12 pt Times New Roman SPACING: Double spaced, no extra spacing between paragraphs, single space after periods TAB INDENT: Please do not set a tab. Instead, use Word's paragraph formatting for first line, and set the first line indent to 0.3" PAGE NUMBERING/HEADERS: Page numbers only First page should include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, word count, and pseudonym (if writing under one). Send submissions as a word attachment to [email protected] or [email protected]. Include DEATHLEHEM REVISITED and the submission title in the subject line. Via: Grinning Skull Press.