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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 We do not publish reprints, including anything that has appeared on a website.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....

Deadline: October 15th, 2019 Payment: 25% to Publisher, 75% split evenly across all contributors of the collection Here is the group call link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/372178610142234/ Info: seeking horrific short stories that feature the theme of anything creepy for the Halloween season. Ghosts, goblins, any and all horror is accepted. Word count: 500 words or less Multiple submissions allowed. Send as many as you wish and we will sift through them to pick the best for the collection. Exclusive stories only. email for submissions [email protected] Format: 12 pt. Times New Roman, double spaced, proper indentation, word document. Left hand corner: author name, title, email, and word count. Pay: 25% to Publisher, 75% split evenly across all contributors of the collection Deadline: October 15 Publishing: Halloween 2019

Deadline: October 15th, 2019 Payment: 3 cents per word We are open for submissions from March 15th through April 15th for our August issue, and from September 15th through October 15th for our February issue. WHAT TO SUBMIT Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. Yes, that descriptor is highly subjective, and ultimately it comes down to the personal preferences of the editors. However, here are a few road signs to get you started on the path into our hearts. A fun story, at its core, is one that works on the premise that things aren’t all bad; that ultimately, good wins out. This doesn’t necessarily mean that your story has to be silly or lighthearted (though it certainly can be). Joy can be made all the more powerful when juxtaposed against tragedy. In the end, though, there should be hope, and we want stories that are truly fun for as many different kinds of people as possible. As we are a speculative fiction market, all stories must have a speculative element to them. We accept stories of no more than 5,000 words. Swashbuckling adventure, deadly intrigue, and gleeful romance are some of the most obvious examples of what we’re looking for, but we won’t say no to more subtle or complicated topics, as long as they fit under the wider “fun” umbrella. We HIGHLY ENCOURAGE submissions from authors of marginalized ethnicities, sexualities, genders, abilities and perspectives. If you are an author whose experience is not often represented, we absolutely want to hear from you. YES, YOU. If you’re comfortable sharing this information with us in your cover letter, please do. What we’re enthusiastic about: Characters of all genders and sexualities or lack thereof Settings in non-Western cultures Friendship Happy marriages Stories that pass the Bechdel test...

Deadline: October 18th, 2019 Payment: $20 and a contributor's copy Note: Reprints welcome Note: This submission call is for authors who identify as LGBTQ+ The best definition of erotic horror that we have found is "literature that arouses the reader…and then makes them complicit in the horror that ensues because of that arousal." From a submission call by Thurston Howl Publications. Body & Blood is seeking erotic horror with a trashy aesthetic. We're looking for cult, b-movie style fiction from authors who identify as LGBTQ+. Send us your satanic sex cult orgies, or tales of the abandoned house gone wrong. We want erotic horror at it's trashiest. This submission call is for authors who identify as LGBTQ+.  It is encouraged that the characters in your story identify as LGBTQ+ however is not a strict requirement. Although we have worked on anthologies in the furry community before, this submission call is not seeking furry submissions. Werewolf and monsters are fine, but we are not looking for submissions where anthropomorphic animals are the focus of your story. Sinister Stoat Press will not accept/tolerate any art and/or written piece featuring children in sexual settings, pedophilia, copywritten characters, rape, gore, torture, forced consent, dubious consent, zoophilia, necrophilia, ableism, racism, transphobia, homophobia, sexism, depictions of abusive relationships in a positive light. Up to 3 stories max. 5500 words max Reprints are fine, however you must own the full rights to the story before submitting. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Payment: a flat payment of $20 and a complimentary copy of the print book. Via: Weasel Press.

Deadline: October 20th, 2019 Payment: 8 cents per word for original fiction, 6 cents for reprints. Note: Reprints allowed A New Collection of Chinese and English Stories Exploring the frontiers of space, language, society and culture we need stories that push at the boundaries of space and time. The Chinese stories have been selected by Yao Haijun Editor-in-Chief of Science Fiction World, the world's largest circulation SF magazine. The English language stories will be selected by the President of the H.G. Wells Society, noted critic and editor, Professor Patrick Parrinder. The book will be published in both Chinese and English language markets worldwide. Seeking new and recent stories, 6000-8000 words. Payment will be 8 cents for each word (SFWA qualifying market rate) and 6 cents for reprints. Submissions will open 7th of October, and close 20th of October - please send to [email protected]. We will aim to read each story and confirm its status within 4 months of the submission deadline. Via: Flame Tree Publishing.

Deadline: October 21st, 2019 Payment: $5 (Vol 47.) Masks; deadline 21st 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 21st, 2019 Payment: $10canadian SUBMISSIONS:  OPEN OCTOBER 1 to 21, 2019 ~   YES, PLEASE: Flash fiction stories only.  Word count: 1,000 or less. English language only. Original work only. Genre: science fiction, fantasy, horror, romance, humour, western, mystery, literary…and any variation or combination thereof.  If in doubt, send it along – you never know. Multiple submissions:  feel free to send as many submissions as you wish to during the reading period.  Please send each submission in separate emails. Simultaneous submissions: all good. If your story is selected for publication elsewhere, please contact me right away to withdraw it from my consideration. NO, THANK YOU: Word count over the limit. Poetry, non-fiction, essays, children’s stories, anything other than flash fiction. Erotica, excessive gore, abuse, or ‘isms such as racism, sexism, etc.. Overly saucy language.  I don’t mind swear words, I just would prefer to keep the content on the site closer to the PG side of things. Reprints. Stories sent outside of the reading period. Artwork. Queries. They’re not necessary.  Send me your work if you think there’s a chance I might like it.  Please don’t ask me about your submission after you’ve sent it. I will get back to you by November 30, 2019. FORMATTING: I’m not picky about fonts or font sizes or margins or paragraph indentations or anything of the sort.  I will format your work to fit the site if it is accepted for publication.  If your story has an experimental form and I accept it, we’ll work together to ensure it is posted properly. Cover letters are not required. Your contact information (name, email address) MUST be included somewhere in your submission. Please watch your spelling and grammar – if your story is littered with errors, I am likely to give it less of...

Deadline: October 25th, 2019 Payment: $0.0125 per word Look, we know that these guidelines are bit long, but we strongly recommend you read them all the way through. Submissions are open: Oct 14th-25, 2019. What are you looking for? Original short stories between 2000-7500 words. Cirsova pays $0.0125 per word for first publication/serialization rights and 6 months of exclusivity following publication of the piece. Submissions should be in finished, final draft form. Please do not send unedited works, excerpts or pitches. Well, you can send me a pitch, and if it sounds awesome, I will tell you “That sounds awesome, now write that story, make sure it’s edited, and submit that to me”, but that’s it. Please send the file as a .doc or .docx or, if you must, a RTF. Your manuscript should match the standard manuscript format (i.e. double spaced, no hyphen breaks, page numbers somewhere, don’t use tab for indents, etc.) A lot of those things that seem unnecessary or piddly are actually really helpful for folks who are trying to markup your manuscript and get your text into a formatted document. Please be sure to include your address on your manuscript; this helps us know where to send checks and contributor copies. Cirsova does not buy reprints at this time. What we are looking for: Raygun Romance Radium Adventures Sword & Planet Space Cops Raymond Chandler But In Space SFF Heists Weird Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror Lost World South Seas Adventure Pre-Historic/Antiquity Occult Detective/Mystery Mad Science Monstergirls (but keep em classy!) and other dames Before submitting, we highly recommend reading, or having read at least some of the following authors: Edgar Rice Burroughs Leigh Brackett Jack Vance C.L. Moore Thomas Burnett Swann Otis Adelbert Kline Bassett Morgan Gardner F. Fox Clifford D. Simak Raymond F. Jones Ross Rocklynne...

Deadline: October 30th, 2019 Payment: $5 In ‘Corners of the World’ collections we showcase writers and authors from all around the world, each collection focuses on a different subset of people from different cultures. Giving their unique voices and stories a chance to shine. For these collections, we want to bring the folk stories and societies to live in stark horror through the eyes of those who inhabit them. This year we focus on Jewish stories of horror, we want stories from Jews of every ethnic background focusing on the culture and world of Judaism. Has Ashmandai come to claim a genetic oath? Has the Golem of Prague re-risen to exact vengeance on a secretive society? Does something worse than death stalk the ghettos and warrens of the world? Violence, sex, and gore must be pertinent and interesting to the story. Rape is never acceptable. Anything too gratuitous will be rejected. Racism/Sexism/Bigotry of any form will never be accepted here. Double check your grammar and spelling. Format your story correctly. Please submit all stories in DOC/RTF format. Reprints are ok. Please include a small bio that includes your own connection to the Jewish people or culture. We retain exclusive publishing rights for 12 months. We pay $5.00 for stories up to 5000 words Deadline is 10.30.19 –  We give this a long submission time due to the narrow nature of our search. Once we have the all the stories we need we close submissions, this could be 1 month or 10. Send all submissions with the subject ‘Corners Vol 1 Submission’ and the title of your submission to [email protected] Via: Madness Heart Press.