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Deadline: October 10th, 2018 Payment: $2 for 6 word story, $2 for 50 word story, $3 for under 1000 words, $5 for poetry, $15 for 1,000-20,000 words. One editor's choice winner will receive $50 Note: No Romance or Horror Our magazine is currently accepting short fiction and poetry for its Fall 2018 issue Writers…and readers: Publish in  a brand new literary magazine. The Hickory Stump is for you. Showcase your work. Experience the work of others. We are a quarterly periodical, without endowment or sponsors, for people who truly love creative fiction. The Hickory Stump is free online. We pay everything from our own personal pockets – writers, promotion, developers, hosting and more. We aim to establish close relationships with our writers, to the advancement of all concerned. Please submit by October 10th for inclusion in the fall issue. We take submissions in the following categories (all work must be unpublished unless otherwise specified): Short fiction Stories may be sad, funny, thought-provoking, or any other tone. Any genre is accepted, excluding romance and horror.  We need character-driven, thought-provoking stories. Insights into foreign lands and subcultures, alternative voices are welcome. Your story should either be unpublished, or else you should tell us all the details of the previous publication or publications. Truly excellent stories may be republished here. Please check your story for correct grammar, punctuation and spelling. When characters speak, they of course may use bad grammar if that is the sort of people they are (naturally first person narrator may also speak in whatever voice suits their personality). Stories will fall into the following categories: Short story 1000-20,000 words Payment takes the form of a mini-contest. This is NOT the same as the Hickory Stump Short Story Contest, which has different criteria and a much higher prize. $50 dollars for the winner, plus...

Deadline: October 11th, 2018 Payment: AU$5.00 for stories under 2000 words / AU$10.00 for anything above 2000 words Colp is our 'anything goes' anthology collection. Expect to see a little bit of this and a little bit of that within each issue, so feel free to submit stories from any genre. Current theme: Suplex "Well let me tell you something, brother!" Colp is looking to bodyslam your story into their next collection as they grapple with all things wrestling. We're looking for your wrestling-inspired tales - whether they be based in the professional wrestling world of Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant, the college circuit or feature legendary luchadors. Increase your chances at selection by avoiding libellous comments about any current or past performers. Colp is for everyone and therefore we are willing to read stories that fall into any genre. So, no matter whether your story is a horror, romance, sci-fi or historical fiction piece, please send it on through. Be original. We also encourage new and unpublished writers to take the leap and get in touch. Please ensure that you read through the general guidelines below and format your submission accordingly. If you have any specific questions please contact us using the form on the home page or via the listed social media accounts. To help make sure that your submission gets to the correct place, please include the following in the subject line of your email: 'Colp -  Suplex - *Story Title*'. Word count: 1000 - 4000 words (we're willing to consider longer or shorter submissions if the story is good) Deadline: October 11 2018 Payment:  AU$5.00 for stories under 2000 words / AU$10.00 for anything above 2000 words Via: Gypsum Sound Tales.

Deadline: October 12th, 2018 Payment: $40 CAD per short story or $20 CAD per flash fiction Note: Authors must have a geographical Asian heritage From the Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop and Dark Helix Press Call for Submissions: Immersion: An Asian Anthology of Love, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction Deadline: Open February 15, 2018 – October 12, 2018 Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop and Dark Helix Press are collaborating! We are searching for submissions for “Immersion: Love, Fantasy, Science” an anthology of speculative fiction stories to be published in the summer of 2019. The anthology editors are Allan Cho, (Inside the World’s Major East Asian Collections), JF Garrard (Trump: Utopia or Dystopia, The Undead Sorceress) and William Tham (Kings of Petaling Street). Construct a story about an Asian main character set in an immersive alternate past, present or future. Fill this reality with hints of reality, magic, or fantastical but believable science. If you are interested in writing about a motorized caravan train across the Silk Road, or sages searching for magical apprentices in the South China Sea, now is your chance. We also like good wuxia swordplay and other martial arts as much as we enjoy postcolonial politics and other contemporary topics. Draw on your heritage and transport us to a different world. We are collecting short stories and flash fiction; please make sure there is a beginning, middle and an end. Stories may be dark in nature, but no gratuitous violence, sex, or racist content. Novel excerpts not encouraged unless they tell a complete story.       Submission Requirements: Authors must have a geographical Asian heritage Use standard manuscript format, but with emphasized words in italics. We only accept file formats of .doc, .docx, or .rtf only. Works submitted must be completely original. Previously published work is fine as long...

Deadline: October 14th, 2018 Payment: 6 cents per word American Gothic: With handsome young men who never grow old, and the strangest of relatives appearing from dark corridors and long shadows, the frenzied imagination of the American Gothic is a fertile theme for this new anthology in the Gothic fantasy short story series. Call for submissions to be published later in the year. Formal Call for Submissions (2018) We are looking for new and recent short stories. We do not require exclusivity. You hold copyright, licensing us just for this publication. We don’t mind if your story has been previously published online or in print (though we do need to know publication and date). Simultaneous submissions are fine, but you must have the right to license your story in an anthology. Word length is most likely to be successful at 2000–4000, but we will still read stories slightly outside this range.  Submit stories for 'American Gothic' and 'Urban Crime' by email to [email protected] Fees, Copyright and Other Terms We pay Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) rates of 6 cents per word. We would prefer to pay via PAYPAL because bank charges to the US and Canada in particular can be crippling for all concerned. Payment for the chosen stories will be made within 30 days of the final advertised publication date (see our website flametreepublishing.com for details), although we might choose to pay some early. Submission does not imply the right to publication. Each story will be read and assessed by the selection panel. Please submit in .doc, .docx or .rtf formats, double spaced, with your name and email address in the footer or header of each page. We will aim to read each story and confirm its status within 3 months of the submission deadline. The anthologies will be...

Deadline: October 14th, 2018 Payment: 6 cents per word Urban Crime: Stories from this collection will feature gritty murders on the streets of London and Paris, horrors in dark alleys, as well as many more scenes from urban crime that elicit a dark curiosity. Think classic authors such as Edgar Wallace and E.W. Hornung. Call for submissions to be published later in the year. Formal Call for Submissions (2018) We are looking for new and recent short stories. We do not require exclusivity. You hold copyright, licensing us just for this publication. We don’t mind if your story has been previously published online or in print (though we do need to know publication and date). Simultaneous submissions are fine, but you must have the right to license your story in an anthology. Word length is most likely to be successful at 2000–4000, but we will still read stories slightly outside this range.  Submit stories for 'American Gothic' and 'Urban Crime' by email to [email protected] Fees, Copyright and Other Terms We pay Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) rates of 6 cents per word. We would prefer to pay via PAYPAL because bank charges to the US and Canada in particular can be crippling for all concerned. Payment for the chosen stories will be made within 30 days of the final advertised publication date (see our website flametreepublishing.com for details), although we might choose to pay some early. Submission does not imply the right to publication. Each story will be read and assessed by the selection panel. Please submit in .doc, .docx or .rtf formats, double spaced, with your name and email address in the footer or header of each page. We will aim to read each story and confirm its status within 3 months of the submission deadline. The anthologies will be published worldwide, available online...

Deadline: October 15th, 2018 Payment: 2 contributor's copies Silver Needle Press is currently accepting submissions through Submittable from March 15th to October 15th. Simultaneous submissions are allowed; we ask only to be notified promptly upon acceptance elsewhere. Please do not include your name or contact information in the submission file, as all submissions are read blind. Feel free to include a short bio in the comments section, but this information is not required. Multiple submissions are allowed. Poetry Up to 5 poems, no longer than 10 pages combined, in a single word document. Short Fiction Up to 2500 words in a single Word document. Novel excerpts and flash fiction allowed. Creative Nonfiction Up to 2500 words in a single Word document. Visual Art Up to 5 images in a single .jpg, .gif, or .png file. If accepted, we will require 300 dpi tiff files for each image. If your work does not fit neatly into the aforementioned genres, feel free to contact us! We love creative work that pushes the envelope, and will do our best to accommodate your style. If this is your first time submitting to a literary journal, we would be glad to field any questions regarding the submission process. All contributors will be compensated with two copies of the issue in which their work appears, and a 25% discount on five additional copies. Contributors will also be invited to participate in an interview series regarding creative process. submit Via: Silver Needle Press.

Deadline: October 15th, 2018 Payment: AUD$75 The Worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Vol IV Words required: 5000 - 10 000 words ( Opens Feb 1 2018. Deadline = 15th October 2018 -- firm) Payment for each story - AUD$75 PAID FROM THE EDITOR'S POCKET - NO CROWD FUNDING USED IN THIS PRODUCTION. Genres - any variation on the title is suitable. NOTE: This anthology is given away free as an e-book in many formats, and through amazon sold at cost price, or the minimum price amazon will allow. Usually what they make from any sale is what the cost price is for e-book and print. Altair Australia Pty Ltd, the publisher creates these works as a promotion for authors. Robert endeavours to get new and known voices out to a wider reading audience who may then buy something with these authors in, or a novel they have written. All authors are paid on day of acceptance, and the anthology is usually launched on, or before January 31 each year - 2019 The World's of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Volume III was released January 31 2018 now buying for volume IV To get an idea of what was in Volume I and II you can download a FREE copy from smashwords.com All submission need to be double spaced and sent as rtf documents or .doc  no other formats will be accepted. No double space after full stops. Double quotes for dialogue. No line space for paragraphs and paragraph indents not tab indents. If tab indents discovered then the work will either be rejected or asked to be resubmitted in the correct format. What is wanted: Original - (previously unpublished - NO REPRINTS) genre fiction that explores as well as entertains. Readers like to get involved with bright characters and strange worlds. They like to...

Deadline: October 15th, 2018 Payment: $10 Token payment via Paypal and 60% of net earnings divided evenly among the authors. Announcing call for submissions for PEDOWOOD All Submissions should meet this criteria: Works: short stories and flash fiction Genre and theme: Horror and dark fiction about the seedy underbelly of Hollywood. Stories would need to be based on true stories or allegations. Deadline: October 15th Format: Attach the .RTF, .DOC, or .DOCX Word Count 5k – 7k words approx. for short stories, no limit for flash. Payment: $10 Token payment via Paypal and 60% of net earnings divided evenly among the authors. Multiple Submissions okay. Submit a brief bio, we don’t care if you have no work history, give us a brief bio of yourself. Send submission to [email protected] Via: Deadman's Tomb.

Deadline: October 15th, 2018 Payment: $5 for 500 to 1000 words, $10 for 1000 to 3000 words, and $25 for 3000 to 5000 words. Note: Reprints Allowed Tell-Tale Press is looking for short stories in the fantasy, horror, mystery and science fiction genres to publish online and via Kindle. We're looking for stories with the theme WINTER HOLIDAYS. This includes Christmas, Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Kwanzaa, Krampusnacht, New Year's, Chinese New Year, and any other winter holidays you can think of. Submission Period: September 1 through October 15 (General public will be September 15 through October 15) Publication Date: December 20 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: 500 to 5000 words as a short story only. WORD COUNT IS FINAL. NO LONGER OR SHORTER STORIES WILL BE CONSIDERED AND WILL BE IMMEDIATELY REJECTED. No poetry or audio submissions for this theme. Extreme and erotica is allowed. Your story will be marked with an "X" for "extreme" so readers will know what to expect. Pulp-style writing is also acceptable. But please, no fanfic. Please use standard manuscript formatting for your story. This means Times New Roman font at 12 point, double-spaced, and header with your name and contact information and word count. Email your submission with a short bio to [email protected] with the subject being WINTER HOLIDAYS SUBMISSION - AUTHOR NAME - GENRE TYPE. Example: if you have a horror story to submit, your subject would be Winter Holidays Submission - Edgar Allan Poe - Horror Since this is a short submission period, reprints are okay as long as the writer has legally received rights back to their story. Simultaneous submissions are also accepted because of the short submission period. Multiple submissions are okay, BUT ONLY IN SEPARATE GENRES. SUBMISSIONS CLOSE OCTOBER 15. NO EXCEPTIONS. PAYMENT: 500 to 1000 words (flash fiction): $5 1000 to 3000 words (microfictions...

Deadline: October 15th, 2018 Payment: For original fiction: USD $0.06 per word for original fiction; Reprints: USD $20 for flash fiction, and USD $100 for short fiction Notes: Reprints welcome Escape Pod is looking for a holiday-themed story to run at the end of the year. We are accepting reprints and originals for this limited submissions call, which will run from Oct 1 – Oct 15, 2018. Stories should follow our general guidelines for subject matter and word count. They should also incorporate a holiday that could take place in November or December by an Earth-based Gregorian calendar. If you have a story in our general submissions that you would like considered for the special call, let us know by email to [email protected], otherwise, please use the Submittable portal below for our Holiday Special. Via: Escape Pod.