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Deadline: March 31st 2019 Payment: 1 cent a word and a print contributor copy David Cronenberg is one of the greatest cult-film directors of all time. Through his varied and highly influential career, he has managed to forge a path through cinema that includes films of horror, crime, psychological period pieces, and even a straightforward car-racing movie. His name is synonymous with Body-Horror, and for good reason. Our aim is to celebrate the man with an anthology of short stories influenced by his body of work. If you write weird fiction, horror, bizarro, crime, transgressive, or otherwise dark fiction and you love the films (and single novel!) of David Cronenberg, we would love to see a story from you. There’s a reason the term ‘Cronenbergian’ exists, we want stories that fit that vibe. - Submissions close March 31st 2019 - Submissions should be sent to: [email protected] - Please format the email subject as: Submission - The New Flesh - “Name of story” - Please attach as a .doc or .docx file. Do not include your submission as the body of the email. If you do this we will delete your submission without reading it. - Stories should be between 2,000-5,000 words with 3,000 being the sweet spot. - Please use a standard font at a 10/12 point and do not double-space after your periods. - We are seeking stories that are emotionally driven, narratives that are impactful, and stories that are well put together. We want characters with depth and life, characters with pathos. We also want goopy slime, visceral gore, surreal elements, and things that simply should not be. Some of the obvious elements we are looking for include: body-horror, shadowy organizations pulling the character’s strings, explorations of where the body and technology collide, philosophical and psychological subtexts, and...

Deadline: April 1st, 2019 Payment: .01 cent/word plus 1 contributor copy Note: You must be a member to submit, free to join here. We want to see your splatter, bizarro and new weird tales set in space. Space is…well, pretty vast, but still, there can only be so many stories that take place on a space station or spaceship or escape pod before it starts to get old. That’s why we’re open to non-space settings too, as long as it’s set in the distant future and/or features strong elements of advanced technology, advanced beings, or meta-physical elements. If it’s a space-age scenario, send it in. And of course, don’t forget the blood, guts, and subversive messages. NOTE: You MUST be a Splatter Club member to be eligible to submit a story. Email: [email protected] Subject: Splatter in Space Length: 500 words up to 6K Deadline: April 1, 2019 Multiple Submissions: No Simultaneous Submissions: No Payment: .01 cent/word plus 1 contributor copy The submission period runs from Jan.- April 1st 2019 and the reading period will last from April – June 2019 with final decisions being announced by July 1st 2019 Not a Member? Join here for free! Via: Splatter Club.

Deadline: April 1st, 2019 Payment: $20 + contributor copy. reading periods: June 15th - September 1st for the Winter Issue Feburary 1st - April 1st for the Summer Issue / payment is $20 + contributor copy. send your best. we are only able to accept around 4% of what we receive. simultaneous submissions accepted. multiple submissions allowed. you may submit up to twice per reading period. if accepted, please wait until two reading periods have passed before submitting again. we’ll get back to you within a month. / guidelines: poetry - send 2-5 poems in a single document. fiction / nonfiction / essays - up to 2000 words. flash fiction - up to three pieces in a single document - 1000 words. (send all work in a word doc / pdf). we will only consider unpublished work. please put the genre + your last name in the subject line. a short bio (50-75 words) will be requested upon acceptance. if your work is accepted, we get FNASR. after publication, all rights revert back to you. / send submissions / love letters to [email protected]. send queries to [email protected]. Via: Barnhouse Journal.

Deadline: April 1st, 2019 Payment: .01 cent/word plus 1 contributor copy Note: You must be a member to submit, free to join here. Welcome to the Splatter Club: Beyond the requirement that you are a member of the Splatter Club, there are no limits on what you may submit. Obviously, we want to publish the kind of stories that Splatter Club members enjoy reading and something that will proudly highlight our unique genre of literature to the world but it is non-themed beyond splatterpunk, bizarro, and weird fiction. As discussed in the Facebook group, this will feature both seasoned authors and you fresh meat writers looking for your first publication. Even though we are combining the previous two anthology calls into one, we will still use the original email. Email: [email protected] Length: 500 words up to 6K Deadline: April 1, 2019 Multiple Submissions: No Simultaneous Submissions: No Payment: .01 cent/word plus 1 contributor copy The submission period runs from Jan.- April 1st 2019 and the reading period will last from April – June 2019 with final decisions being announced by July 1st 2019 Not a Member? Join here for free! Via: Splatter Club.

Deadline: April 10th, 2019 Prizes: The top three winners will receive cash prizes of $75, $50, and $25 respectively Every year, QSF holds a flash fiction contest to create an amazing new anthology of queer speculative fiction stories. We ask authors to do the nearly-impossible – to submit a sci fi, fantasy, paranormal or horror LGBTIQA story that has no more than 300 words. Our 2019 contest launches on March 1st, and closes it April 10th, but we do accept early entries. The theme for 2019 is “Migration”: 1) Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. 2) Movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living conditions. 3) Movement from one part of something to another. We live in an age of migrations – from one kind of society to another, from one country to another, from one platform to another. It’s a rich vein to mine, and we look forward to seeing your entries, whether they are dark signs of things to come, sophisticated comments on today’s society, or hopeful looks at the future of mankind. We’ll be accepting stories from across the queer spectrum, and would love to see more entries including lesbian, trans, bi, intersex and ace protagonists, as well as gay men. We also welcome diversity in ability and in race. We always get tons of gay sci fi shorts, so if you try something different, you have a better chance of standing out. Try for something unique – take the road less traveled. We’d also love to see more fantasy and horror stories, though we’re still happy to get sci fi and paranormal too. The stories can also fall anywhere across the spectrum romance-wise – romance is fine, but stories can also be genre driven...

Deadline: April 11th, 2019 Payment: AU$5.00 for stories under 2500 words / AU$10.00 for anything above 2500 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: Big Think big. For this Colp collection we are seeking stories that feature at least one significantly-sized character or component. Your story must include at least one of the following: a character (main or otherwise) that is physically enormous (tall, wide, both) - think the size of a skyscraper as your starting point an environmental feature or man-made structure that is equally enormous giant objects Go as big as you can, and think outside the box. Please avoid any stories that are retakes on Jack and the Beanstalk, Pacific Rim, Godzilla, King Kong or any other classical/modern story or film. 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, adventure, romance, sci-fi or historical fiction piece, please send it on through (we'd really love someone to send through a romance, just once...) 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 - Big - Story Title. Word count: 1000 - 4000 words Deadline: April 11 2019 Payment:  AU$5.00 for stories under 2500 words / AU$10.00 for anything above 2500 words General guidelines:...

Deadline: April 15th, 2019 Payment: 2 cents a word and royalties or a flat rate of $25 B Cubed Press is pleased to announce three new open calls for anthologies to be released in 2019.  Submissions open immediately and close on April 15, 2019. Submissions should be in Word or RTF attachments, using SFWA manuscript format. Include your name and email on the document, e-mails and stories get separated, and that is never good. Include “SUBMISSION” and the title of the anthology to which you are submitting in the email subject line. Pay is 2 cents a word and royalties for stories. For very short fiction, poems, and nursery rhymes, we offer an option of a flat $25 to the writer. Payment is on publication. Multiple and simultaneous submissions are okay. Reprints are allowed, but they are held to a higher standard. Send your submission to [email protected]. Read on for details on individual stories. ALTERNATIVE BEDTIME STORIES FOR PROGRESSIVE PARENTS Edited by Diana Payton and Bob Brown We are looking for nursery rhymes, poetry, and stories that can be read and enjoyed by children of all ages. There is no lower word limit on poems or nursery rhymes. The work can be completely original or derived from fairy tales, bible stories, folklore, myths, or similar sources so long as acknowledgement is made. Absolutely no fan fiction of work that is not in the public domain. For stories we’re looking for 500 to 3,000 words. We anticipate publishing in fall of 2019.

Deadline: April 15th, 2019 Payment: 2 cents a word and royalties or a flat rate of $25 B Cubed Press is pleased to announce three new open calls for anthologies to be released in 2019.  Submissions open immediately and close on April 15, 2019. Submissions should be in Word or RTF attachments, using SFWA manuscript format. Include your name and email on the document, e-mails and stories get separated, and that is never good. Include “SUBMISSION” and the title of the anthology to which you are submitting in the email subject line. Pay is 2 cents a word and royalties for stories. For very short fiction, poems, and nursery rhymes, we offer an option of a flat $25 to the writer. Payment is on publication. Multiple and simultaneous submissions are okay. Reprints are allowed, but they are held to a higher standard. Send your submission to [email protected]. Read on for details on individual stories. ALTERNATIVE APOCALYPSES Edited by Debora Godfrey and Bob Brown Stories of endings, beginnings, and change. As always, a political bent doesn’t hurt but is not required. The apocalypse can be big or small, personal or world-shattering. Humor is always good. Satire is excellent. We will include some good poetry and thoughtful essays if you have them. For stories we’re looking for 500 to 5,000 words. We anticipate releasing at Worldcon in Dublin.

Deadline: April 15th, 2019 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: April 15th, 2019 Payment: 2 cents a word and royalties or a flat rate of $25 B Cubed Press is pleased to announce three new open calls for anthologies to be released in 2019.  Submissions open immediately and close on April 15, 2019. Submissions should be in Word or RTF attachments, using SFWA manuscript format. Include your name and email on the document, e-mails and stories get separated, and that is never good. Include “SUBMISSION” and the title of the anthology to which you are submitting in the email subject line. Pay is 2 cents a word and royalties for stories. For very short fiction, poems, and nursery rhymes, we offer an option of a flat $25 to the writer. Payment is on publication. Multiple and simultaneous submissions are okay. Reprints are allowed, but they are held to a higher standard. Send your submission to [email protected]. Read on for details on individual stories. TALES FROM THE SPACE FORCE Edited by Irene Radford and Bob Brown Okay, how could we not? Now that America has an official Space Force, we need to incorporate it into literature. What to do we want? Camp? Satire? Bug-eyed monsters? All good. We’ll do serious stories, too. Mostly, we want good stories. And if I am to confess, we want campy stories. We want the golden age of pulp to live again. Political bends are allowed. Poetry and essays are allowed. Ask yourself: what would an American Space Force do? Will there be a space wall around the International Space Station? Will NASA and the Space Force get along? I have no idea, but I’m leaving it up to you to tell us. Here at B Cubed, we leave the writing to you. We’re looking for 500 to 5,000 words.