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Deadline: February 1st, 2015 Payment: $25.00 and electronic copy of the book upon publication. Monster hunting is a life no one asks for. The endless nights of stalking, the endless days of darkened motel rooms and forever eating out of bags is grim by any standard. But there is worse. Much worse. Sometimes the hunter underestimates the monster. Sometimes the monster turns the tables. Sometimes the hunter becomes the hunted. Nights are then spent running, food is just an afterthought and motel rooms become deathtraps. Behold MONSTER HUNTER: REVOLVER. These are the stories where monsters hunt the hunters. How many times will the tables be turned? There are only two things for certain: anything bad enough to hunt a monster hunter is worthy of awe and that it’s coming for you right now. In the time it took you to read this, it could already be behind you… Edited by: Miles Boothe Submission Period: 8/1/14 through 2/1/15 Reading Period: 2/2/15 through 3/7/15 Acceptances will be announced 3/8/15 Tentative Publication Date: Summer 2015 Payment: $25.00 and electronic copy of the book upon publication. Word Limits: 2000 to 8000 words. Please query if longer. Format: Submissions should be .doc (.docx is fine) or .rtf formats. The entire text will be reformatted, so no need to worry about margins, spacing, etc. Please use a standard font. Genres Accepted: Dark Fiction, Horror, sci-fi. Reprints Accepted: Yes. Please include a history of publication with your submission. Simultaneous Subs: (submitting to Emby and another press at the same time) can be avoided by requesting an early response. Multiple Subs: Each author may submit up to 2 stories. Only one story per author will be accepted. Exclusive Rights: The contract will stipulate 1 year exclusive worldwide print and electronic rights. However, the contract does also state that...

Deadline: February 1st, 2015 Payment: 4% royalties after cost. We all wear masks at some point in our lives, whether metaphorical or real. Masks is an anthology where you can play with the idea of what’s behind the mask. From Venetian, to clowns, to Halloween or Saw, masks play an integral pat in hiding who or what you are and can be bloody scary. Stories should contain elements of the fantastical or supernatural. Let your fears run rampant with this! Works around 5,000 words are most likely to meet with the editor’s approval, although slightly longer/shorter pieces will also be considered. Aim for 3,000 – 6,000. Please follow standard manuscript format and under no circumstances use the Tab key or the Space Bar to indent your paragraphs. Either do not indent at all or use MS Word’s built in features to do so. Submissions must be .doc, .docx, or .rtf format Include your full name, address, email address and telephone number at the beginning of the manuscript. PAYMENT: 4% royalties after cost. (http://www.shunn.net/format/story.html). Be typed in Courier or Times New Roman 12 Include your full details (name/address/telephone number/email address) Be sent to [email protected] as .doc or .rtf documents with the email subject header “SURNAME/MASKS/WORDCOUNT”. Authors will retain copyright. Multiple submissions up to a maximum of two stories per author can be submitted. We will write to you within approximately four to eight weeks of the submission deadline to let you know if you have been successful. Via: Knight Watch Press.

Deadline: February 1st, 2015 Payment: Royalty Split and contributor copy The heart wants what the heart wants… even if what it wants is not human. Every relationship can be tough, now imagine the challenges when one of the parties is not human. Somehow the mundane milestones like meeting the parents, changing your Facebook status, leaving your toothbrush, or making room in the closet, seem less important when faced with a partner who might just have you for dinner. I mean seriously, dating someone of a different religion or race can be challenging enough, but another species? How do you explain your lover’s pointy teeth, a little extra hair, horns, cat-like eyes, or scales? Even if they look human, how do you date someone who doesn’t eat, walks through walls, turns to ash in the sun? How do you even go about meeting someone who is not quite human? Is there a new category for ‘species’ on Match.com? Submission Guidelines Charon Coin Press is pleased to announce a new anthology in the realm of urban fantasy/paranormal romance – Carpe Noctem – Truly, Madly, Deeply. We are looking for stories where a supernatural creature finds themselves romantically involved with a plain old human. We are looking for stories that delve into the unique challenges that come from being in a relationship with ghosts, vampires, succubus, werewolves, swamp monsters, demons, Big Foot, gods or demi-gods, angels, or those things that come from your darkest desires that have yet to be named. We are looking for imaginative tales, not just the normal ‘girl falls for bad boy, bad boy turns out to be a monster’. While those are fine, we have seen these stories before, so yours will need to be spectacular to be included. And sorry no human beasts, we know there are...

Deadline: February 1st, 2015 Payment: two complimentary copies Edited by Alex Davis and Brian Marshall Boo Books is looking for submission for a new anthology on the theme of augmentation, to be released in summer 2015 and launched at Edge-Lit 4. The theme is open to interpretation, and all genres are welcome as long as they feature an element of augmentation – stories do not have to be science-fiction. Stories must be 1000-5000 words in English. No poetry or non-fiction. Stories will be accepted from all corners of the globe. Stories must respond to the theme of ‘augmentation’ in some way. Stories that are not related to the theme in any way will be rejected out of hand. Stories may be in any genre, provided they meet the theme. Sexual content, violence and swearing is acceptable provided it fits the context of the story. Use of these for gratuity or shock value will lead to rejection. Stories must be submitted by Friday 1st Feb 2015. Any work submitted after this date will not be considered. Reprints will be considered, provided author states where the work has been previously published. No simultaneous or multiple submissions – send us your best work! Boo Books acquires First English Publication Rights on new stories. In all cases copyright remains with author. Author may reprint or reuse the story as they see fit. Authors accepted into the anthology will receive two complimentary copies. No fees or royalties will be paid. Submissions should be sent to [email protected] with the subject line ‘AUGMENTATION SUBMISSION’. Please attach stories to your email as a .doc file. While there are no guidelines as per layout, please ensure stories are neat and readable. Please address any queries to Brian or Alex at [email protected] Via: Boo Books.

Deadline: February 1, 2015 Payment: We pay on publication: $25.00 - $50.00 for fiction, $5.00 - $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction (all U.S. dollars). We also send you a copy of the issue in which your piece appears. You'll receive your money and issue at the same time. We love the fact that writers around the world are inspired by our first lines, and we know that not every story will be sent to us. However, we ask that you do not submit stories starting with our first lines to other journals (or post them online on public sites) until we've notified you as to our decision (usually two to three weeks after the deadline). When the entire premise of the publication revolves around one sentence, we don't want it to look as if we stole that sentence from another writer. If you have questions, feel free to drop us a line. One more thing while I've got you here: Writers compete against one another for magazine space, so, technically, every literary magazine is running a contest. There are, however, literary magazines that run traditional contests, where they charge entry fees and rank the winners. We do not - nor will we ever - charge a submission fee, nor do we rank our stories in order of importance. Occasionally, we run contests to help come up with new first lines, or we run fun, gimmicky competitions for free stuff, but the actual journal is not a contest in the traditional sense. Fiction: All stories must be written with the first line provided. The line cannot be altered in any way, unless otherwise noted by the editors. The story should be between 300 and 5,000 words (this is more like a guideline and not a hard-and-fast rule; going over...

Deadline: February 1st, 2015 Payment: Under 3k - $10, over 3k - $20. Miscellaneous pieces (artwork, recipes, poetry of at least a page) - $5. Haiku - $1 each. We want your tomatoes. Well, not literally. We want your tomato stories. Yes, you read that right. Stories about tomatoes. And poetry. And recipes. And artwork. Ink Monkey and Amoeba Ink are joining together to create an anthology dedicated to the fruit/vegetable. And we need you. Guidelines: Tomatoes MUST play a large part in your piece. No, it doesn’t have to be an ode to your love (or hate) of the tomato, but you have to include them somehow in your story. If we can’t find the tomato reference, we won’t take your story, no matter how good it is. Stories must be under 7500 words. If you have a piece that is longer, query first. Any genre will be considered. Remember the tomato. We will also accept poetry of any length, original recipes, and artwork. The artwork must be reproducible in black and white. We have a cover artist, so don’t even ask. Stories must be PG-13 or milder. We will consider some language and slight violence, so long as it is important to the story. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Fried Green Tomatoes, Veggie Tales, and Ratatouille have been done before. Be original. Payment and release: We plan to release this anthology at the Tomato Arts Festival in East Nashville, TN, in summer of 2015. A Kickstarter campaign will launch before that. Story authors will be paid as follows: Under 3k - $10, over 3k - $20. Miscellaneous pieces (artwork, recipes, poetry of at least a page) - $5. Haiku - $1 each. In the event of a successful Kickstarter campaign, we will increase these payment amounts. Contributors will...

Deadline: February 6th, 2015 Payment: $0.02 per word and Contributor's Copy Featured Author: Randy Ingermanson (SD – 2/6/2015) Sub-genres – All of them! Combine two or more genres to create a unique speculative story. Two different genres. One story. We want a marriage that works. From steampunk spaceships to elves with tasers, from time traveling monks to superheroes in the Renaissance, pick any two genres, and craft an innovative speculative story that makes us believe it’s possible. Splickety fills gaps in the modern reader’s day with concise, poignant fiction under 1,000 words. We want stories that hit fast and strike hard––stories that, no matter the genre, can cut through the day’s troubles and grip readers with short attention spans. We primarily accept original, unpublished work by freelance writers, but we will also entertain submissions from artists, graphic designers, and photographers. Splickety retains the rights to your story for six months from publication date and reserve the right to reprint the same issue in which your story appears in perpetuity, but after that six month period ends you have full rights to your story again. Other terms are delineated in our contract, which we will send to you upon acquisition of your story. We pay our authors $0.02 per word, and you will receive one complimentary print copy of the magazine. Additional copies may be purchased at-cost. Submission Guidelines Your well-edited story should be between 300 and 1,000 words long and it should coincide with one of our 2015 Themes. **What’s more, as of January 2015 each of our magazines will feature one Nano-fiction story of 100 words or less in our Nano Corner. If you can write a complete story in 100 or fewer words that fits with one of our magazine’s themes, send it to us.** HINT: Due to design and...

Deadline: February 14th, 2015 Payment: equally fifty percent of royalties received Darkhouse Books is seeking stories for an anthology of science fiction stories that take place in the future envisioned by the World’s Fair of 1939, known also as “The World of Tomorrow”. The submission period is now open and will remain open through 11:59pm (PST), February 14th, 2015. We are seeking stories in the 2500 to 7500 word range, though if it’s knockout material, we’ll consider any length. The anthology will contain between twelve and twenty stories, depending on the overall length. Authors will share equally fifty percent of royalties received. We accept MS Word .doc and .docx files. Submissions must be in standard manuscript format. Links to formatting guides are available here. Previously published work will be considered, provided the author has the power to grant us the right to publish in ebook, audio, and print versions, and that it has not been published elsewhere more recently than April 1st, 2014. Submissions may be sent to [email protected]. Please leave “Submission-“ in the subject line and add the name of your story. Via: Dark House Books.

Deadline: February 15th, 2015 Payment: £130 This is an anthology of brand new material I have been asked to edit for Constable Robinson. I am seeking original stories to feature Professor Moriarty (preferably not always involving Sherlock Holmes, but can feature other characters who’ve appeared in the Sherlockian canon, such as Lestrade, Irene Adler, Mycroft, etc…). Ideal length between 4,000 and 7,500 words. Rights required are non-exclusive World English language anthology rights, with an option for foreign language translation within the anthology should offers be made for overseas editions. Delivery 15th February 2015. I will accept email submissions (in Word doc). Payment £130 (or, at current exchange rate $215) on publication. Moriarty, the Napoleon of crime, is a familiar character, although he only actually appeared in two Sherlock stories (and countless later pastiches by other pens…). I am seeking a broad mix of stories in which he can alternately appear in his guise as a master criminal, or even as a fallible human being (I am retaining the option to write the ‘Moriarty In Love’ story myself), but more importantly I am hoping the stories I am sent will be entertaining, ingenious and witty as well as gripping. If the project tickles your fancy, do let me know well in advance that you are hoping to do a story so I can plan the project and keep a slot open for you. This call for submissions is not just going out to crime and mystery writers, but also authors in other fields in order to have sufficient diversity and ‘voices’. If you have any queries beforehand do get in touch with me at [email protected] Via: Maxim Jakubowski

Deadline: February 28th, 2015 Payment: 2 cents per word. Authors will also receive an e-book and print version of the anthology Theme:  Lost Voices Submissions Open: December 1st 2014 Submissions Close: February 28th, 2015 Word Count: We will consider fiction up to 6,000 words. There is no minimum word count. Genre: We are a speculative fiction market.  We accept science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories.  Please do not send stories without any speculative element. Compensation: We pay 2 cents per word.  Authors will also receive an e-book and print version of the anthology and wholesale pricing for additional printed copies (typically 50% of cover price). Rights: We purchase North American Serial Rights, and Electronic Rights for downloadable version(s). All subsidiary rights released upon publication. Submissions: We do not accept reprints, multiple submissions, or simultaneous submissions.  If we reject a story before the end of the reading period, feel free to send another. We love creative interpretations of our themes, but we do require that stories fit the current theme. We will run mature content if we like the story and if the mature content is integral to the story. We will not accept fanfic, even if it’s of a fictional universe that has passed into public domain. How To Submit: Electronic submissions make our lives easier. Please upload your story via Submittable. If this is your first time submitting to a publication that utilizes Submittable, you will need to create an account with them. It’s free. When submissions open, we will provide a link here. Manuscript Format: Please use industry standard manuscript format. We’re not testing you to see if you can follow each and every niggling detail, we just want a manuscript that is easy for us to read. We accept manuscripts in the following formats: .doc or .docx (MS Word) .rtf (Rich Text Format —...