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Deadline: August 31, 2012 Payment: $0.05/word and royalty split Edited by E.S. Magill, Angel Leigh McCoy, and Chris Marrs (see bios, below) Deep Cuts: (1) songs on an album that do not get commercial air time. (2) great songs that get overshadowed by an album’s hits. Like the “deep cuts” on an album, there’s good stuff out there, stuff worth digging up and having another go at. In honor of Women in Horror Month, we invite you to tell us about a deep cut written by a woman writer. We want to give horror lovers (male and female alike) the opportunity to recommend powerhouse tales written by women, those bloody stylings and chainsaw rhythms that have lain hidden like deadly gems among other great works. Recommend a woman writer’s horror story that you believe may have been overlooked by the general public, along with your own submission. Choose well, because if we publish your story, we’ll also publish your recommendation. Join us as we knock the needle over a few grooves to find and recommend those deep cuts cranked up to 11 by women horror writers. Warning: Cuts May Be Deeper Than They Appear Submission Guidelines This will be a horror anthology. We do not want splatterpunk, urban fantasy, or supernatural romance. We will choose stories that do or don’t contain supernatural elements, but all the stories we choose will obviously have been written with the intent to make the reader uneasy with the lights off. Anyone can submit, man or woman, so long as they’re over 18. In addition to the short story submission, each submitter is asked to write up to 150 words honoring a short story by a female horror writer, telling why the story means so much to them and where it was published. This short...

Deadline: August 31, 2012 Payment: Payment $25 advance paid uponpublication with quarterly payments after advance has been met. Welcome to the second anthology from THE HORROR SOCIETY. Since this is an election year I thought that it might be interesting to publish a horror anthology about politicians. Throughout history many of our political figures have suffered painful events or tragic deaths. What we are looking for is stories that twist this event - I.e. What if the doctors that treated George Washington were vampires, or the reason it took so long to bury Abraham Lincoln was because he kept wandering off. Don’t change history but feel free to play it. Have fun while researching your politician. You will need to make your selection and contact May/December before you start writing. The reason for this is that you will need to reserve your choice to avoid multiple submissions on the President or the politician. We are looking for a wide assortment of figures for this publication. There will be No political opinions allowed! We don’t care what political affiliation you are. This is about the horror not politics. 4000-10,000 words. -No less, and no more-No living politicians will be allowed. Message Denise Brown with selection, we will make a daily post (and keep itupdated) of which have been selected to avoid duplication. Please email: [email protected] Payment $25 advance paid uponpublication with quarterly payments after advance has been met. Times New Roman. Size 12 font. Single Space. First line indent by .3; All stories will be stripped of authorinfo and forwarded blind to editor who will score each story. Top (seeking atotal word count of 70,000 words) will be accepted. All submissions are due August 31, 2012

Deadline: August 31st 2012 Payment: All contributors are will be paid £3.00 for every 150 copies of their respective anthology sold. This payment is cumulative, meaning that, if a given anthology sells 300 copies, each contributor will receive £6.00, if it sells 450 copies, each contributor will receive £9.00 and so on. This applies to all sales of the anthology, in every format. Royalties will be payable for the first two years of the book’s existence. Cruentus Libri Press is pleased to announce its forthcoming anthology, now open for submission. The Dark Side of the Womb: From Their Cradle to Your Grave is a horror anthology themed around those scariest of monsters – children. WHAT WE WANT Terrifying toddlers and chill-inducing children; Satanic sons and demonic daughters; bloodthirsty babies and…well, you get the idea. We want tales of terror that revolve around young kids, preferably under the age of ten. The children can be innocent victims, or monstrous villains or some splendid blending of the two, but they must be the focal point. WHAT WE DON’T WANT Two words – sexual abuse. We don’t expect the children in your stories to live in a world of sunshine and lollipops – far from it – but this is not a theme we want to explore in this anthology. It can be alluded to, suggested, even mentioned – but once it becomes the focus of the story, out it goes. Sexual abuse of a child is one of the most abhorrent things in the world and for that very reason it’s a strict no-no. Let them be torn apart by zombies, sacrificed to one of the Great Old Ones or destroy whole cities every time they fill their nappy (any parents will know what we mean by that last one) – we...

Deadline: August 31st, 2012 Payment: Exposure Only Theme: “Horror: Dark & Dreadful” Media: Electronic/Digital Publication Date: September 2012 Deadline: August 31, 2012 “Bring on the strange, the twisted, and the bizarre. We are looking for stories and poetry that will make us want to sleep with the lights on. Psychological thrillers, bedtime stories for very bad children, and unusually likable anti-heroes are sure to please. Pretty vampires need not apply. Give us the grim, the dark, and the seriously creepy....just scare us already!” Haunted Water Press is currently seeking works of prose, creative nonfiction and poetry for the Fall 2012 issue of our quarterly literary journal, From the Depths. We are looking for short stories of 3500 words or less, flash fiction of any length, creative nonfiction of 1500 words or less, and poetry. Selected works may also appear as part of our online literary content. Submissions will be accepted through our ONLINE SUBMISSIONS MANAGER. We accept multiple submissions but request that you have no more than four submissions pending. Please no simultaneous submissions. Your four submissions may be in any combination of prose, creative nonfiction or poetry. If you use Duotrope, we request that you report each individual work submitted. Authors receive exposure only, no monetary payment. Please review our Submission Guidelines prior to submitting for details on formatting your submission.

Deadline: August 31, 2012 Payment: Unknown Editor’s Alert: Storyworlds Magazine currently seeks submissions for the first three issues of the magazine. Please get your submissions in well before August 31, 2012 to be considered for our debut issues. Thanks! Storyworlds Magazine Submission Guidelines: Fiction Here are the Storyworlds Magazine submission guidelines for fiction: Fiction that… Is 3,000 to 5,000 words. Is set in a storyworld created by the author (and is creator-owned) that is established in publicly available works by the author or others. Has balanced attention to character, plot, setting and theme. Stands alone. Doesn’t require foreknowledge of the characters or storyworld. Creates a lingering emotional response… regardless of the emotion triggered. By an author who… Has a demonstrable, substantial social media audience. Actively and personally engages with that audience. Has an established website dedicated to their works, including the storyworld in question. Is committed to marketing their work with direct-to-fan communication. It’s important to note that there’s no mention of genre in the above list. Storyworlds Magazine doesn’t have much use for genre classification, save for its arguable value in helping readers find things they may be predisposed to enjoy. Of course, it can cut both ways: some people use genre to avoid things they may never know if they like or not, and that’s sad. At Storyworlds Magazine, we don’t care about genre. We care about story. On Serials: Storyworlds Magazine will consider serials in some circumstances. Please query first. Rights We License: Fiction Storyworlds Magazine requires first exclusive worldwide English language print and electronic rights for twelve months beginning with publication month, perpetual non-exclusive rights after that twelve months, and non-exclusive anthology rights. Anthology inclusion and compensation falls under its own agreement. We are not soliciting reprints at this time. Removing Works Published In Storyworlds Magazine...

Deadline: August 31st 2012 Payment: Contest styled: EDITOR'S CHOICE: Best of Anthology--Winning story will be featured as the anthology's opening tale, and the author will be awarded $50.00 and one paperback copy of PSYCHO CIRCUS 1st Place: $25.00 2nd Place: $15.00 3rd Place: $10.00 Welcome to the most terrifying show on earth! Step into the Big Top if you dare and submit to Ephemera Publishing's new anthology, PSYCHO CIRCUS. We are seeking chilling tales of dark circus horror--think killer clowns, twisted lion tamers, raving mad ring masters. No matter what you choose to create, be sure your story takes place in a circus atmosphere. Dark, light, mysterious, psychological, bizarre, and twisted works are welcome as long as they contain strong elements of horror. We are looking for strong, entertaining stories with strong, interesting plots and great character development. Using gore and violence as a mere shock factor is a no-no; be sure these elements are relevant to your story's subject matter. Supernatural tales MAY be considered as long as they are unique and contain a PSYCHO CIRCUS theme. No fantasy, erotica, or sci-fi. This is an OPEN call for submissions. Everyone is welcome to submit; we look forward to receiving submissions from both new and established writers. PSYCHO CIRCUS will be available in both quality paperback and digital formats. The anthology will be edited by Eva Glynn Stephens, and will be available for purchase through various, well known venues. PSYCHO CIRCUS will feature a beautifully designed full color cover, featuring custom art work. This is a CONTEST anthology. Accepted works will be judged and prizes will be awarded as follows: EDITOR'S CHOICE: Best of Anthology--Winning story will be featured as the anthology's opening tale, and the author will be awarded $50.00 and one paperback copy of PSYCHO CIRCUS 1st Place:...

Deadline: August 31st, 2012 Payment: All contributors will receive one comp copy, and one story each issue will be selected as the editor's favourite, receiving payment at 4p/word (capped at £200). Payment to non-UK residents is by PayPal ONLY. We cannot send foreign bankers drafts or send foreign currency. As the World CyberBank finally seizes the last remaining free state in its neon grip, the world has become a peculiar place. The tramp of a million tiny feet echoes in the night as the internet pixies are put to work – polishing jpegs, stamping emails, churning bit-rate butter, and taking the frame-rates for a walk. Government spybots police the streets as currency finally gains self-awareness; money is now literally in control. Materialism is the new Art, and dollar-green is the only colour in this season. And just what is the Association for Fetishism doing with all those newly sentient garden gnomes? To celebrate our glorious slide back into this double dip recession, Polluto is selling sex, money and slave-labour. Grab your wallet and head on over! Need inspiration? Here are some ideas: Domination, Authoritarianism, Totalitarianism and Dystopia. Ancient Empires and Evil Empires. Consumerism, materialism, money, power and corruption. The All-mighty Dollar. Anything Cyberpunk. Taxes, Recession and Depression – but it doesn’t have to be depressing! Slaves – human, alien, golem, fantastical, robot, cyber or other. Slaves of the past or slaves of the future. Sex, sexuality, orgies, voyeurism, raves and parties. The oldest profession in the world. The digital age. The rich-poor divide, developing countries, exploitation, child labour. Governments and their Machiavellian schemes. Anything else that you think fits the theme! This theme does not necessarily require a sci-fi, fantasy, spec fic, or bizzaro response, though, of course, it never hurts! We prefer stories with a surreal, bizarre, or delightfully...

Deadline: September 5th 2012 Payment: Small token payment and contributor copy We are now accepting submissions for a zombie-themed charity anthology. The profits from this anthology will be donated to the Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research Foundation. To learn more about this important research foundation, click here. For this special project we are accepting original stories, poetry, and some black-and-white art. We are willing to consider some reprints, but please query first. There will only be a limited amount of space for reprints and we will be picky. While traditional zombie themes are okay, we'd really love to see something beyond the normal zombie fare. Any subject/style is okay and we are hoping to see some humorous and/or thoughtful pieces, some literary pieces . . . . we want zombies like you've never seen them before. Think outside the graveyard for this one. Make us laugh, make us cry. Give us zombies with . . . well, brains. Since this is a charity antho, we are trying to keep the costs as low as possible and we've been fortunate enough to have several artists/authors already donate their work. While we hope for continued donations, we realize that authors/artists should be paid for their work so we will be offering a token payment to those accepted authors/artists who do not wish to donate. Of course all contributors will receive a copy of the anthology. The Specifics: Stories are welcome up to 5000 words. If your story goes a little over, don't worry. We are not a stickler for word-count as long as it's good. Poetry of any length is acceptable, as well as black-and-white art of any medium. To submit poetry, send up to five poems in the body of the e-mail. Stories should be attached as .rtf. Please include a short...

Deadline: September 17th, 2012 Payment: An eBook copy will be sent to all contributors and up to 5 paperback copies per author will be available to purchase at cost. 50% of the royalties will be distributed between all contributors. Travel to a world where steam power is widely used, and weave a tale where Steampunk Horror rules the night. Tell a tale of imagination, fascination and horror that will keep the reader enthralled by what was or might have been in an age dominated by clockworks of brass, pneumatic tubes, airships with ether screws, and leather worn out of necessity not vanity. Stories of Steampunk Horror only please, and don’t forget to make your shine a bit gritty! Deadline for Submissions: September 17, 2012 Word count minimum: 4000 words - nothing less will be considered. Submission guidelines: Deadline for submissions - Monday, September 17, 2012. 4000 - 10,000 words. Please submit your manuscript as a *.doc or *.docx file in Verdana; 12 point font; single spacing and standard formatting. Graphic gore must be kept to a minimum unless it is integral to the story; absolutely no incestuous or sexual abuse storylines will be considered. Only stories previously unpublished may be submitted. Upon acceptance into the anthology, you agree that Sirens Call Publications holds exclusive publishing rights for twelve (12) months from the date of publication; after that date has passed, all intellectual property rights revert to the author with the proviso that Sirens Call Publications retains distribution rights in the format of the contracted anthology. An eBook copy will be sent to all contributors and up to 5 paperback copies per author will be available to purchase at cost. 50% of the royalties will be distributed between all contributors. Email your submission as an attachment to; [email protected] The email subject...

Deadline: September 30th 2012 Payment: $25.00 per story A new anthology is opened. We are accepting submission for a new anthology Zombie Lockdown. What happens when you are an inmate in prison and the outbreak happens? Are you an inmate? Are you a guard? Is it safe inside? or are the monsters inside as well? Deadline for this will be September 30th, 2012. The story must be between 3000 and 10,000 words and should be emailed to [email protected] attached as a .doc (preferred) or .rtf Please send in your submissions using 12 font Times New Roman, single spaced, justified. No hard breaks between paragraphs (hitting return twice to break between paragraphs). Following paragraphs can be started on the next line. Scene breaks or changes in point of view need to be separated by a hard break, centered asterisks (* * *) and a hard break. The title page should contain your contact info and word count. Payment for this anthology is a $25.00 per story upon publication.