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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.

Deadline: October 15th, 2018 Payment: $20 per story Please 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 edit the story for length or readability. However, we always remain true to the spirit of the story. 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 front and tell us as soon as it's accepted elsewhere. We do not publish reprints, including anything that has appeared on a website. We pay $20 for each story we publish. We buy first-printing world exclusive rights for four months....

Deadline: October 17th 2018 Payment: $10 and royalties. Accepting Fiction, Flash Fiction, Poetry, Multimedia, Artworks Open for Submissions: August 17th-October 17th 2018. If you submit before or after these dates, your pitch will be deleted. Chrysopoeia is Ground Zero, Proof-of-Concept; it’s a place for you to write about characters or plots influenced by and taking place in the Alkimia universe, and to explore how said characters might have gotten their powers (the nature of their trauma), what they do with those powers, and how they exist. What we Want: Trauma healing/recovery, whodunnits, romances, horror tales, mythic retellings, magical realism – as long as it takes place within the confines of the universe! We’re particularly inspired by the works of Neil Gaiman, Amy Tan, Gregory MacGuire, Charles de Lint, Nalo Hopkinson and Guillermo del Toro. We also really, REALLY want to hear from disabled creators, creators of colour, transgender creators, mentally ill creators, etc. This is for you. What we Don’t Want: -Anything that breaks the world. The verse is still somewhat fluid, but if you’ve read the page on Alkimia, you’ll know what is and isn’t worldbreaking. -Non-human main characters. For this anthology we also want to focus on human characters – the fae, half-fae, monsters, and other such creatures will come later! The creatures can show up in the story, but expect to work closely with the loremasters. All mythoi and folklore are up for grabs, though. -No erotica, fanfiction, science fiction, or westerns. -NO racism, sexism, homoantagonism, transantagonism, anti-Rroma sentiment, fatphobia, ableism – this is an anthology about marginalization and taking back stories. -We ask that you only submit if you have some personal experience with trauma, marginalization or discrimination. You do not need to disclose details, but you may choose to self-identify in your cover letter. Genre(s): Centrally urban...

Deadline: October 18th, 2018 Payment: USD 3¢/word, minimum $5, maximum $25 for previously unpublished poetry or prose and a $5 flat payment for reprints. Note: Reprints Allowed For our Fall 2018 issue, Riddled with Arrows is seeking writing-related fiction and metafiction, ars poetica, essays, visual art and non-classifiable written objects that explore the physical manifestations of the written world: think books, paper, letters, writing implements, stone tablets, engraved jewelry, illuminated manuscripts, gravestone etchings, writing on skin, holy texts, ancient scrolls, etc.  We are also interested in submissions that incorporate physical written objects (found poems, epistolary fiction, collage, paper art, etc.). Remember: Riddled with Arrows exclusively publishes writing about writing.  That is to say, all submissions should touch on writing as well as the “tangible” theme. Works that skimp on the meta- or writing-related  part will be rejected.  Not sure what we mean by “meta” or “writing-related”? Read past issues for examples of writers who got it write right.  While you’re at it, pay close attention to our guidelines (below). We have particular tastes. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter or subscribe to our email list for updates, insider tips, and meta-shenanigans You might also be interested in our interview with the “Six Questions For…” Blog or Sapling (Black Lawrence Press).   Guidelines for General Submissions Please read all of this before submitting.  No, really. Editorial Focus: Riddled with Arrows seeks (short) metafiction and metapoems, and writing that celebrates the process and product of writing as art. No restrictions on genre or form, so long as the work is about writing, or comments on itself (consciously or not) in interesting and meaningful ways..  (What is metafiction? We’re so glad youasked…) You might also want to read Genre/Style: We prefer tight, clean (as in no typos), vivid, evocative writing.  Spare the purple prose. We are open to all genres and styles.  Literary? Yes.  Fantasy/Sci-Fi? Absolutely.  Horror? Ok. Experimental? Surprise us. In short, don’t be misogynistic, homophobic, racist, or a...

Deadline: October 24th, 2018 Payment: Short Fiction (<150CH) $3AUD per story, Long Fiction (>150CH/<200CH) $2AUD per story What is the Story Seed Vault? The Vault is an online periodical that adheres to the limitation of Twitter publishing. We consider all types of fiction with one condition – your story must be based on science. We’re looking for stories that act as story seeds – prompts for spin off plots and weird tangents. We want to think in new ways about how our world works and the possibilities for future worlds, expanding tangentially from what we know now. Who can submit to the Vault? The Vault will takes submissions from all sorts of writers, from established writers to new, science communicator, or people who have a personal passion for science. As long as you adhere to our guidelines, we will publish your work! In accordance with the ethics and values of our editorial team, the Vault is also a diversity-oriented publication. As such, we welcome and encourage submissions from a multiplicity of voices and perspectives, particularly those from marginalized and under-represented groups. Science communication is done by all sorts of people – and we want writers who reflect that diversity. Where can I find science to be inspired by? We suggest taking a look at science news websites and science magazines, such as the below: Ars Technica Technology news, provides breakdowns on the latest scientific advancements. Main focus is IT and ‘gadgets’. Science Daily Scientific research news. Does not report on general science news. Science Mag Reports on research and general science news. Almost always evidence-based reporting. Science Alert and Live Science Pop science news. An easily accessible form of science news that doesn’t use academic language. Prone to clickbait titles. If you’re still stuck on what to write, take a...

Deadline: October 25th, 2018 Payment: $10 Tales from the Moonlit Path publishes dark, eerie, speculative stories. Horror is not a necessary element, although fiction should contain some aspect of the weak, frail, changeable human condition. Gore and explicit sex for the sake of visceral shock will not find a home here, though we are not opposed to it in general, if it belongs in the story. We are interested in character-driven stories more so than plot-driven, and we prefer dark fiction that makes us think, makes us feel, wraps us in its well-spun dream. Although we would love to publish fiction longer than 2,000 words, it is our experience that reading stories longer than that on a monitor can be tiresome and hard on the eyes. So please, fiction must be no longer than 2,000 words. Please include a short cover letter with your story, with your name, email address, word count and bio if we choose to publish your work. We accept email submissions only at [email protected]. WE DO NOT ACCEPT ATTACHMENTS. Please submit your story embedded within the email, with this format in the subject line: Your last name: Fiction-submission. For poetry guidelines, please submit them to: [email protected] and embed the poetry in the body of the email. Please only submit 3-5 poems at a time. Please format your subject line: Your last name: Poetry-submission. For full poetry guidelines, please click here. For article or movie/book review guidelines, please submit to: [email protected] and embed the article in the body of the email. Articles and movie reviews should be no longer than 2,000 words. Please format your subject line: Your last name: Article-submission. We offer $10 for every published story. Please allow one month before querying about your submission. Simultaneous submissions are welcomed (and encouraged, you have to get your...

Deadline: October 25th, 2018 Payment: Contributor's Copy Detective Fantasy Anthology Submission Period: August 1 - October 25 Word Count:    500-10,500 (If over this, please ask before submitting). Theme:    For this anthology, we are wanting you to tell us a story about a mystery, be it a murder, a theft, or something else all together. However, we aren't just looking for normal detectives, we want a fantasy element! The detective doesn't have to necessarily have powers, but we want the story to take place in a fantasy setting. Use your imaginations and run with it! The possibilities are endless for this mystery/fantasy genre mash up! We will consider any sub-genre, but the story must involve solving a mystery in a fantasy setting. No poetry. ALWAYS READ THE FULL THEMES AND GUIDELINES WHEN SUBMITTING. PIECES THAT FAIL TO MEET THE GUIDELINES/THEME WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY REJECTED. Response Time:  Please allow up to one month. After that, if you don't hear from us then feel free to give us a little nudge. In some cases, we may wait until the end of the submission period to start sending out acceptance emails.   Compensation: Contributor copy of the anthology. Editing: Yes, your story will be edited if we decide to accept it. After we go through and edit your story, it will then be sent back to you for final approval. In some cases, we may ask for revisions to be made.  Reprints, Multiple & Simultaneous Submissions: Yes.  SEND A SEPARATE EMAIL FOR EACH SUBMISSION. MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS SENT IN ONE EMAIL MAY BE DISCARDED WITHOUT BEING READ. Guidelines for Submissions:   All submissions are to be sent to [email protected]. In the subject line please type DETECTIVE ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION: . In the body of your email, please include your name, pen name, and word count. If the story is under 2,000 words, please paste the text in the...

Deadline: October 25th, 2018 Payment: $0.50/word To honor Halloween (no, not that one), Gizmodo and io9 are presenting a very special editorial package focused on death in its many forms—we’ll be running essays, investigations, and a work of short fiction on what goes on beyond the veil. And as part of it, io9 is announcing an open call for works of short, speculative fiction that interrogate what death might mean, or be, in the future. Perhaps death has become a thing of the past—for some humans, at least. Maybe a newly sentient AI must decide whether to program some form of death into its universe. Whatever the premise, we’re looking for creative takes on what it means for an object or entity to cease to be. We’re most interested in futuristic and science fiction-infused tales; no gore or straight horror, please. We’re looking for pieces under 2,000 words and the deadline for us to receive your submission is October 25, 2018. Our rates start at $0.50/word and authors will retain the copyright to their work, granting Gizmodo a right to first publication and a 90-day exclusive period. To submit, please email a short summary (a few sentences will do) of the scope and plot of the story, as well as links to any other published work you’d like for us to see, to [email protected]. Please include your story as an attachment. Via: io9.