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Deadline: February 1st, 2019 Payment: $75 Writers please share. Looking for fiction and non-fiction. Open call for fiction/non-fiction: The NecronomiCon 2019 Memento Book is accepting submissions for weird/HPL influenced stories of cosmic horror, essays, and non-fiction focusing on the theme of Lost in Time: Newly Discovered Cosmic Horror. This year’s theme will explore authors/essays/tales that have been re-discovered. For fiction we want lost gods, unearthed histories, new myths, and freshly exhumed horrors for our modern eyes. The theme has to do with things or people forgotten but now found. Be creative and have fun with it. For essays and non-fiction we want pieces that focus on authors or fiction/film that have been mostly lost to time and overlooked over the years. Submissions Open September 1st, 2018 through February 1st, 2019. Preferred length 2000-5000 with a flat rate of $75 paid per story. No reprints. Standard manuscript format, no reprints, doc/docx format. Email submissions with a brief synopsis/cover letter and author bio. To: [email protected] Please make clear in the subject line whether the piece is fiction/non-fiction. Editors: Justin Steele and Victoria Dalpe Via: Justin Steele's Facebook.

Deadline: February 1st, 2019 Payment: Unclear but has potential and looks to be an interesting market FORESHADOW: A Serial YA Anthology will be published monthly on this site for a single year starting in January 2019 and ending December 2019, and will feature stellar YA stories from established and emerging authors. Each issue will feature three stories, one of which will be from a new voice specially selected by a beloved author. NEXT DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 1, 2019.   WHAT WE’RE SEEKING: We are seeking original YA short stories. Please see our FAQ for what we mean by YA or young adult; stories that are not YA will not be passed along to our team of readers for consideration. Stories should be between 2,000 and 7,000 words. We accept submissions from both previously published authors and New Voices (see guidelines below). We especially encourage submissions from underrepresented voices, including people of color and Indigenous writers; LGBTQIA+ and gender diverse writers; writers with disabilities; and religious, ethnic, and cultural minorities. NEW VOICES: Every issue of FORESHADOW will feature a short story from a “new voice”—a writer who is very early in their career, and this story will be selected and introduced by a beloved, established author. New voices guidelines: Writers being considered as a new voice in our serial anthology cannot have a previously published: A young-adult, middle-grade, or adult book-length work of fiction. A full-length poetry collection. More than a few short stories, whether in print or online—we will look closely at the markets where they’ve been published to decide (e.g., someone with three stories in the New Yorker would not count as a “new voice”). Writers also, at the time of submission, cannot have a YA, middle-grade, or adult book of fiction under contract that will be published before January 2020. Writers who have written picture books...

Deadline: February 1st, 2019 Payment: $25.00 - $50.00 for fiction, $5.00 - $10.00 for poetry and a Contributor's Copy To celebrate twenty years of publication, we're going to revisit the past. There are no new first lines for 2019. Each issue will be comprised of original works based on past first lines. Were you inspired by the fall 2008 first line (Roy owned the only drive-thru funeral business in Maine.) but didn't see the sentence until 2015? Or maybe you started writing a story for the spring 2005 issue (Life would be so much easier if I were a cartoon character.) but you never got around to submitting it. Or maybe you sent us a story that just missed the cut and you reworked it and want to try us again. Well, now is your chance to make up for missed opportunities. The following is the schedule/list of first lines for the 2019 issues (click the season to see the entire list of first lines for each issue): Spring 2019 All submissions must begin with one first line from Volume 1, Issue 1 to Volume 5, Issue 4. Due date: February 1, 2019 All submissions must begin with one first line from Volume 1, Issue 1 to Volume 5, Issue 4: Vol. 1, Iss. 1: Just like his fifth grade teacher, Mr. Young, had always told him, Brian put on his thinking cap. Vol. 1, Iss. 2: The rules are clearly spelled out in the brochure. Vol. 1, Iss. 3: "Well, there's ten minutes of my life I'll never get back." Vol. 1, Iss. 4: As the curtain rose, the scenario began to play itself out. Vol. 2, Iss. 1: The picture told the entire story. Vol. 2, Iss. 2: The person on the train kept saying, "I believe," over and...

Deadilne: February 6th, 2019 Payment: 2000-2500 words—no more than that! (payment $225 AU), 1000-2000 words (payment $150 AU), 500-1000 words (payment $112.50 AU) The Suburban Review is a literary collective that produces online and print content. We're slightly off centre but we always hit the mark. The start of the year is an auspicious time—of new beginnings, of changes, turns, of potential. But when will your luck change? We thought about skipping TSR #13… but decided to try our luck instead. Bring us stories of massive moments, near misses, one-in-a-million chances. If it’s your first time submitting, well, you’ve got beginner’s luck on your side and this issue is for you! Rub a rabbit’s foot and get writing. GOOD LUCK! Never read our magazine? You should definitely pick up a copy before you submit: https://thesuburbanreview.com/shop/ Send us: FICTION 2000-2500 words—no more than that! (payment $225 AU) 1000-2000 words (payment $150 AU) 500-1000 words (payment $112.50 AU)   CREATIVE NON-FICTION 2000-2500 words—no more than that! (payment $225 AU) 1000-2000 words (payment $150 AU) 500-1000 words (payment $112.50 AU)   POETRY Suite of three poems (payment $ $225 AU) 1 poem over 30 lines (payment $150 AU) 1 poem under 30 lines (payment $112.50 AU)   COMICS 4 pages B&W or Colour (payment $300) 2 pages B&W or Colour (payment $150) ART Send us an example of your work! We pay $150 per commission. DEADLINE: 11:59pm 6 FEBRUARY 2019 We allow simultaneous submissions, but please advise us and withdraw your piece if it is accepted elsewhere. Have you read a copy of our journal? Why not? It would be such a great idea if you did! https://thesuburbanreview.com/shop/ Via: The Suburban Review's Submittable.

Deadline: February 14th, 2019 Payment: £20 per 1,000 words for prose, £20 per 15 lines for poetry Following the success of issue one, Blood Bath opens submissions of short fiction, poetry and visual art for its second issue: DEMONS Agents of tangible evil, or paranoid ideas nestled inside our brains, DEMONS influence, divide and ruin us. Internal or external, real or imagined, DEMONS haunt the corporeal and fictional plane, and just like the saints in heaven, there’s a specific Demon for every purpose. We’re open to references to academic demonology theories or newly invented creations; try your best to surprise or intrigue us. The reading team are avid horror fans and dying to be exposed to a new kind of terror. Demons also represent an aversion to institution; they are heathens, unclean spirits. Perverted angels or cursed mortals, transformed during satanic ritual or born in hell, we are open to all interpretations. Demons from outside traditional Western Christianity depictions are enthusiastically welcomed. WE LOVE: The quickest and best way to find out what we love is to buy a copy of our first issue, BODIES. Print and EPUB copies are available in our shop. Supporting small publishers helps them to continue existing! As always, we are particularly interested in experimental and subversive forms, as well as contribution from women, people of colour, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and people living at the intersection of these identities. Last call for submissions produced an overwhelmingly white response; this issue we are looking for work specifically from people of colour, in particular trans and non-binary POC and women of colour. Horror has always been political, and BB is specifically searching for socially aware genre stories. Speaking of genre, we are open to any and all; science fiction, fantasy, erotica…but it also must contain...

Deadline: February 15th, 2019 Payment: Contributor's Copy Belanger Books is teaming with The Junior Sherlockian Society to bring you the first anthology of Sherlock Holmes short stories for student readers. The anthology is titled The Irregular Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and will feature stories by student writers as well as professional authors. Net proceeds will go to the Beacon Society to help them expose more students to the original Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as well as newer stories about the great detective. Requirements: All entries must be at least 1,000 words in length, follow Derrick Belanger's 10 Rules for Writing a Sherlock Holmes pastiche (http://juniorsherlockian.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/10-Rules-for-Writing-a-Sherlockian-Pastiche.pdf), and be rated "PG" (i.e. suitable for a school library). Authors retain the rights to their work. Payment: Authors shall receive a paperback and electronic copy of the anthology for letting us use their work in The Irregular Adventures. Due Date: All entries must be received by February 15th, 2019. Please send entries to [email protected] or to [email protected]. Make sure to include your name (first and last), title of your story, story length, and attach your story as a word document. If you are a student also include your grade and name of your school.  Writers included in the anthology will be announced in March. All authors will receive a complimentary copy of the anthology and will retain full rights to their stories. If you have questions please contact us at [email protected]. VIa: Belanger Books.

Deadline: February 15th, 2018 Payment: Contributor's copy Submitting to Oklahoma Pagan Quarterly As the name suggests, submissions to Oklahoma Pagan Quarterly have a quarterly window. Deadline is February 15th for Submissions for Spring Quarter (Ostara and Beltane) Deadline is May 15th for Submissions for Summer Quarter (Litha and Lugnhasadh) Deadline is August 15th for Submission for Autumn Quarter (Mabon and Samhain) Deadline is November 15th for Submission for Winter Quarter (Yule and Imbolc)   General Submissions Guidelines: Please send your submission in an email where the subject line is Submission: Title, where Title is the name of your article or piece, to [email protected]. Note that our submissions can often become backed up due to the number of people on staff, so please allow up to four weeks for us to respond. If queries or submissions have been unanswered after six weeks, please send us an email with ‘QUERY’ in the subject line. Please indicate which prospective issue your piece is being submitted for. What We Are Looking For: Oklahoma Pagan Quarterly is looking for fiction and non-fiction submissions for our quarterly publication. OPQ is a quarterly magazine dedicated to folk religion, spirituality, and paganism of all paths and stripes. Whether your article is over Witchcraft, Fey Work, Reiki, Heathenry, or other equally important paths, we would love to feature the independent voices of our community. Though we are located in Oklahoma and as a result are focused on our local community, we also want to hear from those in other states, locations, and countries. Part of the appeal of Paganism and other nontraditional paths is the diversity of thought and culture inherent in our worship and way of life. To that end, we will not accept work that is derogatory, violent, or condemnatory of other ways, walks, or paths in...

Deadline: February 15th, 2019 Payment: A portion of net sales (most likely between 2 - 5% depending on number of stories) from the Kickstarter campaign and from the first year of book sales. This collection will be our first science fiction collection (mostly) without the great detective. A Tribute to H.G. Wells: Stories Inspired by the Master of Science Fiction is accepting submissions for new stories inspired by H.G. Wells. Stories can have direct connections to his original work, or they can be written in a similar style to the master. Requirements: All entries must be between 5,000 - 10,000 words (it is okay to be over or under some). The stories may use public domain characters, but you must make certain you are not using anything copyrighted (some of Wells later work is still under copyright). Payment: Authors will receive a portion of net sales (most likely between 2 - 5% depending on number of stories) from the Kickstarter campaign and from the first year of book sales. Authors retain the rights to their work. Due Date: All submissions must be received by February 15th. Please send entries to [email protected] or to [email protected]. Make sure to include your name (first and last), title of your story, story length, and attach your story as a word document. Please reach out with any questions. Thank you, and we look forward to reading your stories. The game's afoot! Via: Belanger Books.

Deadline: February 15, 2019 Payment: $5 for flash fiction, $10 for short story, $15 for book chapter and so on in increasing value as length increases. and a contributor's copy Strange Stories is a new pulp anthology to be published annually in May. The idea is to experience the pleasure and thrill that was the pulp era--just on acid free paper. Send us the weird, the thrilling, the wonder filled, the transgressive, the repulsive, the exploitative, and of course...the STRANGE. Works Accepted Anything unusual, surprising, unsettling, difficult to understand, infuriating, offensive, freakish, unconventional, surreal, mystifying, standard defying, bizarre, unexplained, unanswered, wonderment, moral breaking, ethics defying, doesn't fit, "not for us" types, and can't find a home. Some examples might include: Talking animal critters, demonic angels, multi dimensional beings which bowl with planets, ghosts on drugs, vampires who only drink the blood of horseshoe crabs, alien restaurants serving human burgers, a society entirely of incestuous clones, forced animal-human hybridization, Catholic priests advocating for Satan, zombies who feel bad, vegetables knocking over a corn silo, and so on. Works Not Accepted We do not publish hate. Though we love the transgressive, we respect people and their ways of being. Those who are of the extreme/anti (Muslim, immigrant, black, LGBTQ, etc.) mindset will need to seek elsewhere to publish their works. Story Types Short stories, flash fiction, novellas, novelettes, and book chapters which are previously unpublished. Submission Genres We are looking for everything. Generally if it's weird, it'll fit. Genres included are science fiction, fantasy, horror, thriller, tall tales, western, meta-fiction, detective, romance, satire, and mystery. You may contact us if your work doesn't fit to see if we are interested in the piece. ​ Word Length We generally follow these guidelines: Novella 17,500 to 39,999 words Novelette 7,500 to 17,499 words Book...

Deadline: February 15th, 2019 Payment: Contributor's Copy Note: Reprints Allowed Thurston Howl Publications is now accepting submissions for its furry anthology, Even Furries Hate Nazi. This anthology is edited by Kate Watts. Deadline: February 15, 2019 Word count: 2,500-8,000; a little above and a little below will be acceptable All too often, furries are dismissed as hypersexual fetishists or children who just never grew up. Yet like any other group, the fandom is incredibly diverse--and like any other group, we vote. Unsurprisingly, then, with the rise of "alt-furs," many in the fandom have marshaled active resistance to pro-Nazi sentiments both within and beyond the fandom. Furries attending Anthrocon 2018 wore badges telling Nazi furs to f*ck off; furries on Twitter proudly declare themselves anti-Nazi; Dogpatch Press has called out any hate group that disgraces the fandom. The cultural moment is ripe for a principled stand against fascism--and the time is now to offer furries a creative venue for their anti-Nazi views to flourish. We welcome all genres of fiction for this anthology, from science fiction to historical fiction to fantasy, horror, and romance. It is perfectly fine but not required if submissions are NSFW. However, again, adult stories are by no means required for acceptance. All story submissions must be "furry" in nature. We will NOT accept: Racism, sexism, or discrimination presented in a positive light. Pedophilia or sex with characters under the age of 18 presented in a positive light. Rape, torture, dubious consent, forced seduction presented in a positive light. Snuff or Necrophilia presented in a positive light If you are in doubt, ASK. Better to ask than to get a straight up rejection! If you are unsure, just shoot me an email at [email protected]. (restrictions borrowed from Voice: https://t.co/MWykJ6RY36) You can submit up to three stories, but...