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Deadline: September 6th, 2019 Payment: Poetry: $50 per poem , Prose: $.10 per word (to a maximum of $500.) subTerrain publishes original fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, essays, and commentary three times a year. Submissions must be previously unpublished material. (Note maximum number of submissions per issue in General Guidelines below.) subTerrain welcomes submissions from both emerging and established authors. We are happy to consider work from all corners of the identity spectrum, including works by underrepresented writers, including but not limited to writers who are indigenous, of colour, immigrants, women, LGBTQI+, low-income, no-income, and writers with disabilities. Submitters are welcome to state demographics such as race, age, gender, etc. in their cover letter if they so choose. WINTER 1984 Revisited (#84) — For our 84th issue we plan to pay homage to the dystopian world that was depicted in George Orwell’s novel 1984. A revisit and analysis of Orwell's world as depicted in his seminal dystopian novel, along with other complementary dystopian works and reviews, will form the over-arching theme for our Winter 2019 issue. In a time of growing uncertainty about the future, readers have been turning to dystopian classics. As reported in the NY Times, January 2017, “The Handmaid’s Tale is among several classic dystopian novels that seem to be resonating with readers at a moment of heightened anxiety about the state of American democracy. Sales have also risen drastically for George Orwell’s Animal Farm and 1984, which shot to the top of Amazon’s best-seller list. Other novels that today’s readers may not have picked up since high school but have landed on the top reading lists recently are Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel, Brave New World, a futuristic dystopian story set in England in 2540; and Sinclair Lewis’s 1935 novel It Can’t Happen Here, a satire about a bellicose presidential candidate who runs on a populist platform in the...

Deadline: September 6th, 2019 Payment: $20-$75 according to the category and length Submissions are open from July 08 - September 06 Speculative City publishes provocative works that are centered within a cityscape. Although all are welcome to submit, special consideration is given to creators and characters often underrepresented in speculative fiction, such as people of color, queer people, working-class people, and people with disabilities (this list is not exhaustive and acts as an example of the types of voices we wish to hear and show). We are looking for fiction, poetry, and essays within the theme of the magazine’s upcoming issue (industry, see below). Writers published will be paid $20-$75 according to the category and length of their submission. We would be hard-pressed to include submissions with a length exceeding 5500 words. Editors' note: We are most interested in seeing how industry impacts communities and individuals. - All submissions should be the original, unpublished work of the submitter. - We will accept simultaneous submissions, but please inform us if the submission has been accepted by another publication. - We do not accept multiple submissions for fiction or essays. - Please submit word (.doc, .docx) or rich text format (.rtf) files and format your submission according to our format guide (http://www.speculativecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/SubmissionFormatGuide.rtf). - Please send all inquiries to info @ speculativecity.com. - We try to respond to all submissions, but as a team of two, we may not always be able to. Before submitting work, please also be familiar with our contract (http://www.speculativecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/SpeculativeCityContract.pdf). Theme: industry noun| ‘in də strē Definition of INDUSTRY noun - the systematic profiteering of a people or community to yield product - the management of capital, individuals, and/or a commercial enterprise that produces goods or services Via: Speculative City.

Deadline: September 8th, 2019 Payment: $50 for website acceptance, $75 for the literary journal. midnight & indigo, a new literary magazine celebrating Black female writers, has issued a call for submissions to review short stories and narrative essays. We publish content on our digital platform and in our literary journals (paperback/ebook/audiobook). Writers are invited to share their original, fictional or personal stories. Stories can funny, entertaining, serious or sincere. Stories must be character-driven and leave readers with something to think about, sparking a personal connection to their own lives. All genres are welcome!   Word count: min 1,500 words We are looking for previously unpublished, character driven fictional short stories. All genres are welcome. Stories can funny, entertaining, serious or sincere. Stories must uplift or leave readers with something to think about. Subject matter and plots can run the gamut, but we want emotion, grit, soul and writing that forges an immediate connection with the reader. We offer $75 for Short Stories accepted for publication in our literary journal (eBook, print, possible audiobook) We offer $50 for Short Stories accepted for online publication on midnightandindigo.com. RIGHTS To be considered, you are being asked to agree to our contract as part of the submission process: The author retains the sole, individual copyright on her contribution. You grant midnight & indigo First Rights to publish the above story (online and by subscription, including any method/medium available at the time of publication. You also grant midnight & indigo non-exclusive anthology rights to make the above story available in e-book, print, audiobook and any additional format available at the time of publication. You affirm that you are the sole author of the Work, which is original and not previously published. To the best of your knowledge, it does not infringe any third party’s copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights, does not contain...

Deadline: September 13th, 2019 Payment: $0.05 U.S. per word Note: Looking for Latinx and AfroLatinx writers People scream when they're afraid. They scream when they are in the heat of battle. They scream in the wake of victory. This is a place to scream our pain, fears, worry, frustrations, nightmares and dreams. - Co-editor V. Castro. Latinx Screams is looking for stories by Latinx and AfroLatinx writers with protagonists facing overwhelming fears and rising to fight horrifying foes. Some will thrive, some with survive, and some will die. Give us your vanquished, and your victors. The project will be co-edited by V. Castro and Brian Lindenmuth. Horror is the parent genre; speculative fiction horror, sci-fi horror, or pure horror, including real-world horror, will all be considered. Whether your horror story takes place on a spaceship, in an alternate dimension, or in the real world, it qualifies. Payment: $0.05 U.S. per word for previously unpublished stories Story length: Stories up to 3,500 are preferred, but stories up to 5,000 words in length will be considered. Submission deadline: September 13, 2019 Multiple submissions are accepted. Each writer may submit up to 3 stories for consideration. This applies to all stories by the same person, whether they use a pseudonym for some of them or not. While we would prefer a short exclusive window of consideration, simultaneous submissions are allowed. Please indicate your submission is a simultaneous submission in the email. Reprints may be considered; payment rate to be determined. Please indicate it is a reprint in your email. Submissions: Please include your story as an attached word doc and email to [email protected] (We do not review PDF documents or RTF documents. Please send .doc or .docx only.) Your email should have the name of the project and story in the subject line. For...

Deadline: September 13th, 2019 Payment: Contributor's Copy Your story should be between 500 and 3,000 words and edited to the best of your ability. Stories must have a supernatural theme (ghosts, spirits, demons, hauntings, anything that goes bump in the night.) Submissions are open now until 11:59 p.m. September 13, 2019 EST. (We are looking for an October publication date.) We will accept only one submission per author. Simultaneous submissions will not be accepted. Previously published submissions will not be accepted. Submissions should not be available for viewing online during the submission/publication process or for 6 months after publication. Submissions should only have mild, non-graphic violence, no explicitly sexual/erotic scenes, and “bad” language should not be used excessively but may be used in limited capacity. To avoid rights issues, no living public figures should be used as characters, no fan-fiction involving proprietary characters, and no song lyrics. However, passing references to these are fine. All submitting authors will be notified of our decision within 2 weeks of closing date. If your submission is chosen, you will receive a full publishing contract outlining the details of our agreement. Upon signing, Stormy Island Publishing retains exclusive rights until six months after publication. As payment, each author will receive a paperback copy of the anthology after publication. For details on how to submit, visit our SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Via: Stormy Island Publishing.

Deadline: September 15th, 2019 Payment: 40% of all Publisher’s Net Receipts to the author as royalties. Note: They're willing to send sample contracts in advance so you can look them over before deciding. Call for Novellas Interstellar Flight Press will be open for submissions of speculative novellas from May 15-September 15. We are looking for: ​ Fiction Novellas 17,500–40,000 words. Speculative genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural, Weird, Mystery/Thrillers or any combination of the above. Hybrids or difficult to categorize novellas are welcome. Young Adult novellas are okay as long as they are speculative in some way. We will consider both standalone novellas and series (Please submit the first book in a series only). Guidelines: Please send complete manuscripts (your entire novella) in .doc or .docx formats, formatted in Standard Manuscript Format. Please include a synopsis on the first page of your manuscript, max 500 words. We require a cover letter with bio. Be sure to include links to your website and social media so we can get to know you. Simultaneous and multiple submissions are fine, just let us know if you need to withdraw. Novellas should be previously unpublished. Agented submissions are welcome. If you’re an agent, please send us an email or submit via the submission form. ​ We are keen to publish new authors as well as to hear from more established authors. As always, we love hearing from authors from underrepresented backgrounds and marginalized communities. All of our books receive a full marketing plan and are printed in hardcover and paperback formats, as well as distribution as eBook and audiobook. We consider publishing a collaboration and pay 40% of all Publisher’s Net Receipts to the author as royalties. Depending on the project, we may also offer an advance. We ask for exclusive world English rights, audio rights, and some subsidiary rights. We...

September 15th, 2019 Payment: Contributor's Copy A Collection of tales of how he got his man. Zimbell House is holding open submissions for short stories about the old west and how the U.S. Marshall played a part in establishing the law of the land. Let your imagination roam and put our readers in the middle of the action. We want complete stories from the POV of the U.S. Marshall. We want to see his struggles to capture the outlaw. How does he do it? Who helps him? Why did he become a lawman? Is there a case that haunts him? Make him a complete character, flaws and all. Please keep foul language to a minimum-it loses its punch if over-used. Dialogue needs to be believable, and please keep dialects/slang to a bare minimum if you must use them. No head-hopping or POV changes. Pick one point of view and stick with it. Please show more of the action than just telling the reader what happens. Submissions of both short stories and novellas to this anthology are welcome, please keep in mind the minimum word count is 4,000 and the maximum word count is 20,000. This anthology is a great opportunity to showcase emerging writers and allow them to build their professional platforms. Submission Deadline: September 15, 2019, with a targeted release date of mid-November 2019. Submit your best work. Poorly formatted and unedited work will be turned down. Please use Americanized English spellings. We will be doing light editing as necessary to fit the standards we strive to maintain. Submission Guidelines: Any work under 4,000 words will be automatically disqualified for this anthology. The work must not have appeared in print or online anywhere before. All submissions must be in English. Each author may submit up to three (3) unique works—please submit them separately. Work...

Deadline: September 15th, 2019 Payment: $10 Token payment via Paypal and 60% of net earnings divided evenly among the authors. Announcing call for submissions for Monster Party All Submissions should meet this criteria: Works: short stories and flash fiction Genre and theme: Horror, satire, and dark fiction involving and about the less popular monsters. Set Dracula and Frankenstein aside, and let’s bring out the Yeti, The Mud Man, Swamp Thing, The Lizard Man, Radioactive Ant, and so forth. Think B-Movie horror monster. You can even go international and pull from other cultural influences. Deadline: Sept 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 Tome.

Deadline: September 28th, 2019 Payment: 6¢ per word for new fiction, 2¢ per word for fiction reprints Note: This is being listed a little early due to the short window. Submissions Schedule We have a regular submissions schedule, easy to remember and plan for: four times a year, one week each time, midnight E.S.T. to midnight E.S.T., at the beginning of each season of the year: March 21 - 28, June 21 - 28, September 21 - 28, December 21 - 28 We began The Kepler Award this spring.  The purpose of the award is to recognize and encourage writers of excellent science fiction and fantasy stories that creatively extrapolate on known science in constructive and exciting ways. You can learn about The Kepler Award here. We pay 6¢ per word for new fiction, 2¢ per word for fiction reprints, 2 - 6¢ per word for new fact-based work, 1- 4¢ per word for reprinted fact articles. Reprints must not have been published elsewhere within the past year or be available for sale online. For reading impaired individuals, our submissions manager and 'forget password' have a captcha compatible with screen readers.   Writers Guidelines We accept new work as well as reprints, anywhere from 1000 word flash fiction on up, but all else being equal, shorter pieces will be favored. We also accept poetry.  We have tough standards but only care about the quality of the writing, storytelling ability, characters, plot, and ideas, not whether you're new or established.  Submit only work you are proud of -- if you don't love it, neither will our readers!  If in doubt, edit it down further.  And further. For the many writers who valued our feedback on their stories, we have brought back a modified version of the feedback system which will not...

Deadline: September 20th, 2019 Payment: $10 Submissions now OPEN for the OCTOBER Issue UNTIL September 20th THEME - Spooky & Spellbinding Tales Enchanted Conversation is looking for spooky and spellbinding fairy tales, folktales, or myths for the October issue. Check out last year's issue HERE. Work can either be re-tellings of established stories or use original characters as long as they are set within the fairy tale, folktale, or mythic templates. Be bold, traditional, lyrical, or experimental in your storytelling, and enchant us with your original stories set in a variety of locations around the world and time periods from ancient to modern.   WE'RE LOOKING FOR   STORIES between 700-2000 words with our sweet spot being around 1,200 words. PAYMENT FOR STORIES: $10.00 U.S. dollars only The upper limit 2,000 word count is FIRM. Stories over 2,000 words will not be considered. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE THROUGH PAYPAL ONLY. At the time of contract, authors will have the option of donating the token payment back to the magazine to help keep us running. Absolutely none of the following: Sci-fi, dystopian, erotica, excessive horror or gore, high fantasy, excessive world building, time-travel, futuristic or space travel. Also, DO NOT submit a story where the 1st person narrator dies at the end. That idea just doesn't work for us. If your character must die, please make it a 3rd person account. We're accepting only previously unpublished work. Only one work per writer per submission period. Simultaneous submissions are fine. AUTHORS who were published in previous issues are asked to wait 4 months (from the date of their issue) before they submit again. BEFORE SUBMITTING READ THE TERMS BELOW Enchanted Conversation is buying first electronic rights with the possibility of using the work in a future print compilation. Authors will be informed if their...