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Deadline: October 1st, 2019 Payment: $10 Thurston Howl Publications is now accepting submissions for its furry anthology, ONCE A-FAWN A TIME. Deadline: Oct 1, 2019 Editor: Howl Word count: 2,500-8,000; a little above and a little below will be acceptable Once a-fawn a time, a big good wolf was attacked by a red bad riding hood! It's time to celebrate fairy tails! We want to see anthro-animal characters in the misty woods, with their furry godmothers, wasting wishes! It is perfectly fine but not required if submissions are erotic in nature, and, being THP, we definitely encourage horror. All stories must be based on a fairy tale, even if very loosely. We welcome all genres! All story submissions must be "furry" in nature. Each story will be illustrated. 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 then 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 four stories, but we will only accept two at the most per author (if any). Reprints are fine, but you have to own full permission of the work in order for us to consider it. We will not accept simultaneous submissions. Payment: $10/story Send submissions in .doc or .docx format to [email protected]. Title your email with the story title in all caps, e.g. "THREE BILLY GOATS HUFF BECAUSE THEY HAVE A MUSK FETISH." If you are sending more than one submission, send multiple emails instead of putting them all in one. We will inform all authors...

Deadline: October 2nd, 2019 Payment: Royalties "Samhain Secrets," a new Halloween-themed anthology through Irish Horse Anthologies! We are looking for short stories, 3k - 10k in length, related to Halloween. All genre fiction is welcome. THERE IS NEVER A BUY-IN. Submissions should be sent as attachments via email to [email protected] or to Irish Horse Anthologies via FB Messenger. Submission guidelines: 12 pt. Times New Roman or other standard font (Arial, Courier, Helvetica) 1.5 line spacing Left justified Indent 0.5 inches Due date: 10/2/19 Release date: 10/27/19 Synopses and titles will be required at a later date. https://docs.google.com/…/1cFg-v0idfKJMvGKsYf67g9q3jqz…/edit IRISH HORSE ANTHOLOGIES is a small publisher specializing in themed anthologies. We will accept submissions according to the theme of each anthology. Submissions should be provided electronically to our email or via private message on Facebook. Submission guidelines: 12 pt. Times New Roman 1.5 line spacing Indent 0.5" All submissions should at a minimum be proofread and spell checked before being sent. NO simultaneous submissions. NO buy-in ever. word length 5k-10k Royalty structure: 40/60. Publisher retains 40% to recoup editing and cover art costs. 60% will be split evenly between the authors. Via: Iron Horse Anthologies Facebook.

Deadline: $5 for anything under 5000 words - $10 for anything over 5000 words Payment: October 3rd, 2019 Note: Reprints Accepted Halloween horror is where it's at, where it all began for many horror fans. The feeling of being chased by a supernatural killer, hunted by a demonic clown, stumbling into something you weren't supposed to see, or your date with that eligible bachelor ends up with you as the first course all thanks to All Hallows' Eve. For our first anthology we want stories that take the classic themes of your favorite horror with a little dash of Halloween.  Be absurd, be comical, be genuinely terrifying. Your story does not have to be strictly horror. Almost any story can work for this anthology as long as it takes something from Halloween we're used to and turns it into something we never imagined.  Word Count: 3000 - 7000 Payment: $5 for anything under 5000 words                  $10 for anything over 5000 words Deadline: 10/3/2019 Simultaneous submissions, and multiple submissions welcome.  Reprints are fine, however you must own the full rights to the story before submitting.  Please send all submissions as an attachment and make sure that the subject line of your email is: DBND - HalloweenHorror - Story Title  Send submissions to: [email protected] Via: DBND Publishing.

Deadline: October 6th, 2019 Payment: CAD $0.01/word (i.e. CAD $50 for a 5000 word story), with a minimum payment of CAD $5 for accepted work. Submissions for Issue #4 are currently OPEN. The deadline for this submission period is October 6th, 2019. Thinking of submitting to Trouble Among The Stars? Please read these guidelines first: We publish speculative short fiction and poetry, with an emphasis on science fiction and works related to science.  We do not publish novel excerpts, non-fiction or serialized anything. For fiction, we will review anything between 300-6000 words, and for poetry we will review anything under 600 words.  We do accept simultaneous submissions, but you must notify us immediately if your submitted work is accepted elsewhere. We do not accept previously published work. We do our best to be very welcoming towards new writers – if you have little or no previous publishing credentials, please feel comfortable submitting to us regardless. We are meant to be by the weirdos and for the weirdos, and we would love to read your newest and strangest work. We pay CAD $0.01/word (i.e. CAD $50 for a 5000 word story), with a minimum payment of CAD $5 for accepted work. Payments are made via paypal upon publication. We ask for one-time non-exclusive rights to publish your work. To submit, please send an email to [email protected] with your work as an attached document. Please include a brief cover letter in the body of the email. Please send a total of one (1) short story or up to two (2) poems (exceptions will sometimes be made for suites of poems). Size 12 Times New Roman font is preferred for submissions, with fiction submissions being double-spaced. Please submit only once per reading period. Please allow us up to three weeks to respond to your submission (though in most cases it should be quicker). If four weeks have gone by and you haven’t heard...

Deadline: October 7th, 2019 Payment: $5 (Vol 46.) Beyond Death; deadline 7th October. If you think you’ve got what it takes to terrify, scar and haunt our audience of 10,000 daily listeners, then we want your stories! If accepted, we'll get our fantastic narration team to lend their voices, our editor will sprinkle some magic pixie dust on the track, and you could have your story heard by thousands of listeners each week. Submission guidelines can be found HERE SUBMIT YOUR STORIES TO [email protected] Title your email with the following syntax: SUBMISSION | STORY TITLE | THEME | WORDCOUNT (e.g. SUBMISSION | THE MARTIAN | SPACE | 1,982) Via: Hawk And Cleaver.

Deadline: October 11th, 2019 Payment: $135 Earlier this year we did an open call and produced Welcome to San Cicaro, the first of Thunderbird Studios’ original anthologies. We got some great stories and exciting new writers, and had a blast doing it. In fact, we enjoyed it so much… we’re doing it again! Once more, we’re taking another plunge into the mysterious, paranormal jewel of the Golden State—San Cicaro. Want to play in our city? Here’s another chance. As before, we’re looking for yarns of dark urban fantasy, the weird, the macabre and the hopeful. Tell us of unassuming teenagers stumbling upon witch meetups, who weave spells for good or ill. Of hell-born creatures leaving scenes of carnage that confound the police. Of trolls trying to fit into the society of the homeless. We want them all.  The best way of course to understand the vibe and atmosphere of the stories we are looking for is to pick up a copy of Welcome to San Cicaro, and give it a read. You can also check our prior call for more details. Details: Submitted short stories should have a minimum of around 5,000 words up to a soft limit of 8,000 words. We can go as high as 10,000 but will be looking to whittle that down. Formatting should follow William-Shunn guidelines. Aside from editing and proofreading your work, the editors will also make very minor changes to fit your tale into San Cicaro itself. We may recommend street names, slightly modify passages to mention landmarks, or other such continuity tweaks. Most importantly, we may connect your story not only to the prior anthology, but to stories published in this release. Our ultimate goal is to add tiny details that join your story into a greater, connected narrative. Authors will be recompensed with a one-time payment...

Deadline: October 15th, 2019 Payment: 2 cents per word Breaking Rules Publishing's Online And Hard Copy Magazine Comes Out Monthly. The deadline for the first issue of Horror is October 15th. Send your submissions to [email protected]. The Scribe, Triangle Writers and Horror - are 100 - 150 page magazines that feature articles and tools to assist in the success of the writers and readers that subscribe. It also offers writers, published authors and young writers the opportunity to share their work, promote their novels, short stories or poetry. To submit your short story or poems to The Scribe - please email us at [email protected]. The submission deadline for The Scribe are always by the 15th of the prior month. The submission deadline for the next issue of Horror - will be Oct 15th with a release date of Oct 31st. The deadlines for the Triangle Writers Magazine will always be the 15th of the month before release. The first issue will be released on Nov 1st. Here's a hint - the deadline for the first issue is Oct 15th. Send all of your submissions to [email protected]. The Scribe, Triangle Writers and Horror are available online as well in hard copy. They are sent out to all of our subscribers as well as placed in various locations throughout the country. We also share The Scribe, Triangle Writers and Horror and our advertisers on our social media sites. For information about advertising and pricing for The Scribe, Triangle Writers and Horror, please look below. If you are interested in placing an ad please email us at [email protected] or use the link below to make your purchase now. All of the artwork on the front covers of The Scribe Magazine is created by artist David Rule - created.rule All of the artwork for the front covers of Triangle Writers will be done by LGBT artists. ​Short Story Submissions - will be paid $.02 per word - per...

Deadline: October 15th, 2019 Payment: AUD$75 PAID The Worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Vol V Words required: 5000 - 10 000 words ( Opens October 16 2018. Deadline = 15th October 2019 -- 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. PLEASE MARK ALL SUBMISSIONS WITH GENRE - SF - F or H for ease of processing 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 - 2020 The World's of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Volume IV will be released January 31 2019 now buying for volume V 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 -...

Deadline: October 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: October 15th, 2019 Payment: $20, royalties, and a contributor's copy EXCHANGE STUDENTS is an anthology to be published by Hadrosaur Productions that will explore the vast realms of what it might mean to be an exchange student at any point in time, space, or across dimensions. Most of us have known foreign exchange students in our school years. This anthology imagines an exchange student program expanded to include students from the past, the future, fairies, trolls, distant alien races, and any other exchange student the author might dream of. Needs: Science Fiction, fantasy, or horror stories up to 6,000 words. Query if you have a longer story you feel would be suitable. Flash fiction (1000 words or less) is welcome. Send only complete manuscripts. Postal submissions and email attachments should be prepared in standard manuscript format as described in most writer reference books such as Writer's Market—please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Additional guidelines for preparing and sending electronic mail submissions are at the bottom of this document. Please only send one short story. When to submit: Deadline for submissions is October 15, 2019. We will not consider submissions sent after that date. Tips: Let your imagination soar to its greatest heights and write down the results. Above all we are looking for thought-provoking ideas, strong characters, and good writing. For this anthology, we are looking for stories about people of different cultures interacting and learning from the experience. Keep portrayals of any real, living cultures used in your story positive. Do not send: Works with excessively graphic/gory violence (good horror is about atmosphere, not cheap gross outs, and absolutely no violence to children). Please avoid clichéd or overdone ideas. We really like stories that take the conventions of science fiction and turn them on their heads—exploring them seriously and intelligently from new perspectives....