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Deadline: June 1st, 2016 Payment: $35 per story ($25 per reprint) Notes: Reprints Allowed Creepy Campfire Quarterly Publication (CCQ) Tales of EXTREME Horror Welcome to the Campfire $35 per story ($25 per reprint) Submissions are open for a limited time: April 1 – June 1 We are looking for more EXTREME horror submissions this time around. The stranger, the sicker, the more extreme and disturbing, all the better. Welcome to the newest, most innovative horror quarterly publication on the planet! Creepy Campfire Stories (for Grownups) began as a stand-alone anthology, launched on May 13, 2015. The response from horror writers across the globe was phenomenal. In less than four months, we received over 220 submissions from all over the globe, from the UK, including London, Ireland, Scotland & Wales; Italy; Belgrade, Serbia; Germany; Poland; Australia; New Zealand; Western Cape, South Africa; The United States; and Canada! The quality of the stories streaming in was so exceptional that we were able to fill a full, 65,000 word anthology with absolutely amazing and high quality horror stories in less than two months! In fact, we had to close our submissions early, moving our end date back from September 13, to July 13! Closing our anthology's submissions so much earlier than originally planned, however, left many authors shut out. It soon became clear to us here at EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) Publishing, that there were just far too many quality horror writers out there to fit into one single anthology. We next landed upon making the Creepy Campfire Stories (for Grownups) brand an annual publication, every Fall/October, but as submissions to our original anthology continued to stream in, and the quality of the stories continued to astound us, we quickly realized that even an annual publication still wouldn't fully accommodate the high number of...

Deadline: June 1st, 2016 Payment: $15 Note: Poetry Market Submissions Before you submit to Goblin Fruit, there are a few things you might find useful to know; for instance, the submission guidelines. If any question you have has not been addressed below, feel free to query at goblin.fruitgmailcom, and please do read our Frequently Implied Questions for additional information. What is it we want? We want poetry that we can call "of the fantastical", poetry that treats mythic, surreal, fantasy and folkloric themes, or approaches other themes in a fantastical way. Re-write a fairytale, ponder an old story, consider history from an unusual perspective — really, it's up to you, so long as the fantastical element is there. Since what qualifies as "the fantastical" is easily debatable, however, here's what we're not interested in: science fiction poetry (it's not you, it's us), horror for horror's sake, and poetry that's self-consciously gothic. We have no prejudice against traditional poetic forms, rhyme, or meter. We'd like to stay that way, so please let the form serve the poem, not the other way around. Prose poems will be harder to sell, mainly because so many of them straddle the flash fiction line. How much do we pay? Beginning in January 2016 we will be paying $15.00 USD on publication for original, unpublished poems, and $5.00 for solicited reprints. If you'd like to submit a poem that has been published elsewhere, please query first with the poem's title, where it was originally published and when. We purchase first North American serial rights and first Worldwide Electronic rights for three months; after that rights revert to the author, although we do request permission to keep the poem in our archives indefinitely. When can I submit? We are accepting submissions during the following times: April 9th...

Deadline: June 1st, 2016 Payment: $30USD + a contributor’s cop The Society Pages is a new anthology produced by Scratchpost Press. We intend to release the anthology each year in September. Each issue of the anthology will feature 10 – 20 pieces from 2,000 to 8,000 words. I am currently OPEN for submissions. My preliminary reading period for submitted works will be through 1st May – 30th June I will close for new material on the 1st of June. If you need more time to prepare your piece you need to get in touch with me before the reading period opens. This will make both our lives easier. The Society Pages is a collection of short stories exploring civilized furry society. How does this work? What makes a society constructed of so many different species function? Who are the winners in society? Who loses out for the ‘betterment’ of the whole? Has society divided along diet? How does the rule of law cross these barriers? Genre and style are open to the author, but I would prefer these pieces to be story-driven. Character explorations are possible but something needs to happen. Erotica is possible  if tasteful and in moderation, outright brutality is not. This is about CIVILIZED society. Feral is not permitted. Kids in adult works are also not permitted. Aliens, humans etc are okay, but this is not about them. For a good example of anthros and humans mixing consider the series Bojack Horseman. Prospective Authors need to submit a query to the email address listed on my profile. This should include an introduction and a pitch for your piece. This can consist of an outline, an idea, or a synopsis. I will not appreciate having a complete work to proofread upon first contact. Send this query to: [email protected]...

Deadline: June 4th 2016 Payment: 6 cents USD for fiction, flat rates of $50 for under 2k and $100 for over 2k words for reprints, 6 cents or $15usd whichever is greater for poetry Submissions for fiction and poetry ARE OPEN until June 4th. Submissions for line art and coloring pages ARE OPEN until June 30th. Writers! We want your stories and poems for Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk & Eco-Speculation, the upcoming anthology of speculative fiction edited by us, Phoebe Wagner and Brontë Wieland. Set for publication in spring 2017, Sunvault will open to submissions following the funding of our Kickstarter project in April. We want this anthology to reach outside Western and Anglophone traditions of speculative fiction, showcasing the way environment and environmental issues are talked about and perceived in all parts of the world. We encourage and welcome submissions from diverse voices and under-represented populations, including, but not limited to, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, those with disabilities, and the elderly. Authors of all walks of life should feel encouraged to send us stories and poems celebrating these diverse characters and settings all around us. What are we looking for? We want short stories and poems that fall under the scope of speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, magical realism, weird fic, etc.). If you’re unsure, submit! We love to be surprised. The anthology will focus on times of environmental crisis and the people inhabiting these tipping points, fighting to effect change and seek solutions, even if it’s already too late. But these are times of hope, not just disaster! Turn your lens to those crucial moments in a world’s history when great change can be made by the right people with the right tools. Remember: hope can spark in even the grimmest of situations. Is there environmental SF...

Deadline: June 6th 2016 Payment: 5¢/word “HORRIBLY BLOODY” “UTTERLY DISGUSTING” “INSANE, GRUESOME & TWISTED” These are a few excerpts from Amazon reviews of DOA II — our Extreme Horror Anthology. Are you ready for round three? Then we invite you to make extreme-horror history.  Our most infamous anthology series is back, and by now, you know what we’re looking for…and if you don’t, then check out Volumes I & II.  Make sure you’ve got a strong story and characters to back up your gore & debauchery. Remember, John Skipp has a new story in the one, and in Splatterpunk, there is usually a deeper subversive point to all the insanity. Submission: May 6th to June 6th 2016 – (Decisions will be finalized by September) Theme: Splatterpunk/Extreme horror/Bizarro – (no guts and gore for just the sake of it). Stories can range from 750-5000 words – (query for longer) Stories must be formatted in the following manner: 12 point font Times New Roman Double-Spaced Name and Contact email/phone in the upper left Submissions should be attached as a Doc or Docx file Payment:  All selected stories will receive 5¢/word Email: [email protected] Subject: DOA III: Story title – author name     Blood Bound Books is not currently open to novel submissions. Thank you for your interest! 1. We are looking for manuscripts of 45,000 – 90,000 words–query for longer 2. We are publishers of dark fiction. We are not fond of limitations so explore your darkest side. For more specific info, please see the category guidelines. 3. Submit your ENTIRE manuscript as a Word file (.doc or .docx). 4. Allow 3 months before you query about the submissions status Manuscripts requested should be formatted in the manner: 12-point font, Times New Roman or Courier New Double-Spaced Contact information in the upper left (name,  address, phone number,...

Deadline: June 13, 2016 Payment: Contributor's Copy A Lycan Valley Press Charitable Anthology Mental illness, depression, suicidal thoughts, these are the monsters that lurk deep within the grey matter of our brains; the takers of souls. Sometimes people need to see it to believe it, but how do they see these demons of the mind? I propose we show them. Find an invisible illness of the mind and manifest it into a physical monster – something people can see and hopefully better understand. Make them feel what the sufferer feels. Help them understand the turmoil, the pain, and the frustration dealt with on a regular basis. Let's bring forth the monsters and make them a reality for the readers. Let us dig deep and make people aware, while we also help kids in need. Kids, who are dealing with monsters of their own. Guidelines: 12 point font, times new Double spaced First line indent .05 – no tab or space bar indenting please No headers, footers, or page numbers No double-spacing after a period .doc, .docx, .rtf only Please send only one story at a time, or 5 poems max Word count- 2500 – 10,000 max Poetry will be acceptable if it fits the theme (limited submissions for poetry will be accepted) Deadline- June 13, 2016 Expected publication date – August 25, 2016 Reprints are okay if you own the rights Send all submissions to: [email protected] In the subject line- Grey Matter Monsters/title/story or poem/last name Rights- first anthology rights, no exclusivity, for print and electronic anywhere in the world, English language, for as long as the publisher deems fit. All profits will go to Kids Help Phone. Payment – one electronic copy, and one print copy per contributor. Include your contact info, and a brief synopsis of your story...

Deadline: June 15, 2016 Payment: Authors recieve 40% royalties on short stories and novels. Anthologies pay a share of the royalties based on number of authors. Myths exist to expain the world to people. But the world has changed since the old myths were created. We know where rainbows come from now, and science has replaced mythology on many fronts. So now, we need new myths to explain new ideas. Examples would include Neil Gaiman's American Gods and Ananzi Boys or Harlan Ellison's Deathbird stories. Whether new stories with old gods or entirely new ones, give us your interpretation of deity in the modern age.  Pairing: None required (Non-erotic, though romance is fine). Happy Ending For Now required. Submission Guidelines Standard Manuscript Format --.5 indentation -- Double Spaced -- One Space after each period. -- Times New Roman, 12pt, in English. -- .doc format A Sample of Standard Manuscript Format may be found Here. ​ Name, Mailing Address, E-mail Address, Phone Number, and Word Count should be included on the front page. If your work is a reprint, please include the information indicating that the rights have reverted to you. ​ Manuscript should be sent to [email protected] Note: No hardcopies, .pdf, .rtf, or .docx submissions.  ​ ​ ​ We take fiction in the following genres:  ​+ Horror, including erotic Horror + Science Fiction, including SF Romance + Fantasy (High, Low, Urban, and Dark) + All the -punks (Steampunk, Bronzepunk, Clockpunk, Dieselpunk, Atompunk, CyberPunk, and post-Cyberpunk) + Erotica, any combination including menage. QUILTBAG stories encouraged. BDSM and multiple-partner stories also encouraged. + Non-fiction on a case-by-case basis. Craft books, cookbooks, and game source books welcomed.    + Christian Inspirational + Young Adult + Cross-Generational Incest as titillation. It may be a formative plot point for the...

Deadline: June 15, 2016 Payment: Pay rate is a range of $0.01-0.08 per word (averaging close to $0.03 per word). People who have stories for each of the works accepted with the same world will receive a boost on each consecutive story. T ANSTAAAFL Press has an open call for short stories for the “Enter the…” series of anthologies. Guidelines: We will only accept those stories emailed as text in the email OR .txt, .doc, .docx formats. All attachements will be destroyed if not accepted. Email address is [email protected] We will not accept stories by mail or post. If we receive these they will be destroyed at once. All stories must be original and unpublished anywhere If accepted TANSTAAFL Press will take first english publication rights. Note that reprint rights are yours as are first publication in alternate languages, however the value of reprints is low as are the likelihood of getting anyone to reprint. This publication is likely the only location where you will likely be paid for this piece. Stories must be less than 8000 words. Stories considered for Enter the Apocalypse must be stories about the start and / or middle of any type apocalypse. Apocalypse can include (but isn’t limited to) nuclear, epidemic, supernatural, bioweapon, cosmic, aliens, etc. Stories considered for Enter the Aftermath must be stories about the burnout or shortly after any type apocalypse. Stories considered for Enter the Rebirth must be stories about the world coming back to a new stability after any type of apocalypse. TANSTAAFL Press will attempt to get to submissions as quickly as possible, but make no commitment to how quickly. We will accept submissions up until June 15, 2016 for Enter the Apocalypse, Sept 15, 2016 for Enter the Aftermath, and Dec 15, 2016 for Enter the Rebirth. TANSTAAFL Press will...

Deadline: June 15, 2016 Payment: $5.00 plus equal share of 50% of the anthology’s royalties. With all the various labels we apply to each other – and ourselves – more polarization is taking place in the world. So we are challenging you to create a universe where two opposing groups (i.e., conservatives, liberals, or any others) have colonized worlds in the same solar system. They can be on the same planet, but geographically separated. The idea is adversarial groups have separated themselves and set up new societies along their own ideological lines. We're not looking for stories making an argument for a position. We want stories harkening back to the golden age of Speculative fiction. Stories asking, WHAT IF? What if ideologues are able to set up their perceived utopias?  What could go wrong? Here are some ideas: •        Now that the old 'monsters' are gone — who (or what) become the new monsters? •        What becomes of ideologues when they're responsible for running things? Not grand social issues, but mundane things (like getting parts for the sewer plant from the hated others)? •        What does your own ideology taken too far look like? •        When utopias turn into ‘private Idahos,’ do you try to fix or flee? Where's the decision point? •        What holes in ideologies were covered by conflict that — now the conflict is gone —society is left to deal with? Facing such problems, how to remain true to the ideology? Or, to remain in power, does it turn to lip service? •        Give the characters the utopia they want then put a monster (human or other) into the mix. •        How does the new utopia handle someone who violates its beliefs? •        Historically revolutions have been over control of established societies. How will the needs of...

Deadline: June 15, 2016 Payment: 3 cents per word A keystone is a central stone at the summit of an arch locking the whole together. It's something on which other things depend for support, the heart or core of something, the crux, or central principle. Anything keystone is fine, be it keystone species, pipelines, cops, beer, or ski resorts, as long as it's speculative fiction. Photo: Keystone with profile of man, Palazzo Giusti, Verona, Italy, by Paolo Villa (Wikimedia Commons). Reading Period: April 15 - June 15, 2016   Submissions are now open! Writer Deadline: June 15, 2016 Publication Date: August 15, 2016 If you’re interested in having your work read and getting paid a little something for it, then submit your story today. Third Flatiron Publishing are a specialist digital publisher and can help you distribute your work to a truly global audience. Via: Third Flat Iron.