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Deadline: June 10th 2013 Payment: Contributor's Copy An anthology of humorous paranormal stories. All stories must contain paranormal elements (ghosts, psychic abilities, vampires, etc.) and be funny. Think Addams Family, Zombieland, or Love at First Bite. They should not contain gratuitous violence, gratuitous sex, or excessive foul language. We're seeking stories that are 2000 - 5000 words in length (firm). We will also accept cartoons if submitted in electronic format. No reprints. We will accept multiple submissions, but not simultaneous submissions. Open submission period: March 1 - June 10th, 2013. All contributors will receive a free trade paperback copy of the book. Contributors will also be able to purchase more print copies at a 40% discount on the cover price. We're seeking first world rights in English to publish in print and electronic format for 12 months, beginning on the date of publication. All rights revert back to the author after that time. Please see our Basic Guidelines (above) for further information on the rights we ask for and their implications. Publisher's note: Mystery and Horror is a market that welcomes LBGTQ, multiethnic,multinational, nontraditional, and unusual fiction. We are concerned with well-written stories involving well-developed characters.

Deadline: June 10th 2013 Payment: 5% royalties after cost per story published Fringeworks is always trying to find appealing stories that subvert traditional genres. We are currently seeking submissions for an anthology entitled ‘Raus! Untoten’. The story will be published under our KnightWatch Press imprint. Submission deadline for this anthology is midnight on Monday, 10th June 2013. As the title suggests, we are looking for stories which involve some combination of Nazis and the undead. Raus! Untoten! is specifically geared to attracting Science Fiction (SF) stories between 2,500 and 6,000 words in length. Stories can be Steampunk, Diesel Punk or straight alternative-history science fiction. They should involve Nazis and Undead, this is not specifically limited to Nazis or the classic undead ‘race’ of Zombies. We are looking for new and original twists on this theme with surprising elements. Be fun but most of all be unique.We expect this anthology will appeal to writers of Science Fiction, Steampunk, Dieselpunk, alternative history and horror. Raus! Untoten will be edited by father of two, Matthew Sylvester, who has been reading and writing fantasy and SF since he first read the Hobbit at the age of 7. He is author of the critically acclaimed ‘Practical Taekwondo: Back to the Roots’, and has been features editor, technical consultant and a regular columnist for ‘Fighters’, ‘Combat’, ‘TKD & Korean Martial Arts’ and ‘Traditional Karate’, the four leading UK martial arts magazines. Matthew is currently working on the worlds of Shattered Lands and Faraway, adult steamfantasy and child’s steamfantasy. He is also working on a co-operative project with his eldest daughter. Submissions should be sent to [email protected] as word documents or rtf files. Your email subject header should read ‘SURNAME/RAUS/WORD COUNT (include word count) All submissions should; Be 2,500 to 6,000 words (max) Be typed in Courier...

Deadline: June 15, 2013 Payment: $20.00 plus a trade paperback upon distribution. This is a royalty publication with the royalty to be set after number of stories set by editor. Full Moon Mayhem. Dark Oak Press is pleased to announce that we are currently accepting stories for Luna's Children: Tales of the Werewolf. We are interested in werewolf stories from a variety of genres: urban fantasy, dystopian, futuristic science fiction, steampunk, mind-bending time travel, space operas, mythological as well as historical retellings and the paranormal. Stories with a strong voice, well developed characters and a unique premise go to the front of the line. We're looking for short fiction between 3,000 and 9,000 words. Please do not make references to or use copyrighted characters from other known sources. We will only accept unpublished, original works, characters, and plots. Due to the massive number of submissions, please pay very close attention to all the submission guidelines. Any submission with excessive formatting, spelling, grammatical, or editing issues will be disqualified as soon as the errors are evident. Good luck under the full moon. Story Call Deadline: June 15, 2013 Please include on the front page of your manuscript: Name (and pen name, if you desire) Address Phone Number E-mail Address Number of words (3,000 min. - 9,000 max.) Short bio of 350 words or fewer. Submissions should be made in standard, double-spaced, manuscript format, using only one font (preferably Times New Roman 12pt). Stories are to be e-mailed to [email protected] as a MS Word .doc or .rtf (rich text format) attachment. Payment: $20.00 plus a trade paperback upon distribution. This is a royalty publication with the royalty to be set after number of stories set by editor.

Deadline: June 15 2013 Payment: $5 advance against % of future royalties split between contributors and paid annually (stories under 1,000 words will receive only the $5 advance), as well as a paperback copy of the anthology. Anthologist: Eileen Wiedbrauk Specter Spectacular II: 13 Deathly Tales. The shift from Specter Spectacular I’s “ghostly tales” to Specter Spectacular II’s “deathly tales” is a slight one, but rather than repeat of the first anthology, we hope to expand on the content and story tropes while still holding onto the eerie and enthralling feeling associated with the classic ghost story. While the final anthology will likely include some stories of ghosts and hauntings, we hope to feature rifts between worlds, specters and jack-o’-lanters, ghosts that are not ghosts, psychopomps (characters who conduct spirits or souls to the other world, such as Charon, the Valkyries, the Grim Reaper, etc.), psychic mediums, and tales of crossing over … and back … and perhaps over and back again. We’re quite intrigued by the possibilities (gothic, mythological, modern, etc.) and are looking forward to seeing what authors bring to the table. We recommend a familiarity with Specter Spectacular: 13 Ghostly Tales. As we did in the first volume, we will seek a mix of scary, eerie, beautiful, and funny stories to round out the reading experience. The first volume made Tangent’s 2012 recommended reading list and was named a Night Owl Review Top Pick; we hope to see the same quality of fiction or higher in volume II. Rights and compensation: Payment: $5 advance against % of future royalties split between contributors and paid annually (stories under 1,000 words will receive only the $5 advance), as well as a paperback copy of the anthology. Will consider new and reprinted works in English. For previously unpublished works: Seeking...

Deadline: June 15th 2013 Payment: Eighty percent of royalties from the profits of book sales will be paid to the authors. We will calculate each author’s payment by the number of words they contribute to the anthology. Payments will be made once an author’s royalties have reached $50+, and then for every $50 accumulated after that. Authors will also receive a contributor copy of the physical book. We are now accepting submissions for our upcoming horror anthology, Darkness ad Infinitum (working title). Stories and inquiries can be sent to [email protected]. Our motto: We are humble. We are dedicated. We are Villipede. What we don’t have in extravagant funds we make up for with the highest respect for art and literature. Our goal is to create publications that are of exceptional quality and to simultaneously promote our company and the authors we collaborate with. We are not focused on making a fortune; we will never take advantage of our clients just to make a profit. We will, however, dedicate ourselves to creating unique, beautiful, and professional books. STORY GUIDELINES SUBGENRES There is no specific subgenre that stories must comply with so long as they are rooted in horror or dark fantasy. We prefer our horror to have a sophisticated taste, so unless they are cleverly portrayed and the violence be intrinsic to their stories, ultra-gore and splatter stories will probably not find homes here. While we appreciate the strange and the weird, this is not a bizarro collection, and stories without coherent structure will probably not be considered. We are not opposed to consider alternative literature for this anthology, such as comics, ballads, poems and epics. WORD COUNT Our target goal is ten short stories composed of four- to seven-thousand words each. We may accept slightly longer or shorter stories if...

Deadline: June 15th, 2013 Payment: We will be working on a token payment system using in a tier system. There will be one cover story purchased for $60 and the author will have cover art provided for it at no expense to the author. The remaining stories will be bought in tiers. Tier 1 stories will be purchased for $35. Tier 2 stories will be bought for $20. Tier 3 stories will be bought for $10. For the sake of transparency (and so you know we’re not trying to screw the authors) periodic announcements will be made about who is chosen for each tier. A modern exploration of the ancient Norse myths and legends. These can be reconstructions (or deconstructions) of familiar tales or entirely new ones. Tales of revenge and exploration, of modern man meeting figures out of Norse legend, even tales of the end of the world as prophesied by the original Eddur. Be creative and let your imagination bloom. We are open to any genre, but submissions must follow the above theme. Of particular interest to us are: Magical Realism, Urban Fantasy, Horror (there are some terrifying figures in Norse Mythology), Speculative Fiction, Dark Fiction, Slipstream and any of those genres that exist in the cracks and margins of writing. They have to take place in a more modern context (WWII – Present) and they must have a classic Scandinavian feel. Can take place anywhere in the world so don’t worry about researching landmarks and city maps of Stockholm or Copenhagen. Erotica will not be considered though there can be adult elements in any submission. Keep the cursing to a minimum. Violence and blood are fine, but limit the splatter unless its truly necessary to the plot. Submission Deadline: June 15, 2013 Please direct all submissions to:...

Deadline June 20th 2013 Payment: 3c/per word What We’re Looking For Neverland’s Library will be an anthology focusing on the rediscovery of the fantastic; magic, dragons, the supernatural, etc. We are looking for stories which highlight finding that which was once thought lost, incorporating fantastical and/or fictitious elements. We will not restrict how the story is told. All styles, settings, and tones are welcome. We are looking for only unpublished stories. If the story has been made available for free or payment online then please do not submit it for consideration as it will be considered ineligible under our criteria. We ask that authors limit themselves to no more than 2 submissions, with no simultaneous submissions. That means when a story is submitted to us, it should not be submitted for publication consideration anywhere else. If you have questions regarding the eligibility of your story, please send a query email before submitting the story in question and we will get back to you promptly in response to your concern. Submission Period (Subject to change) Submissions will be open from March 5th 2013, until June 20th, 2013. Exact dates may vary depending on volume of entries. Payments and Rights Upon successful completion of the Indiegogo funding campaign, authors will receive 3c/per word. If we fail to reach our goal during the Indiegogo campaign (launching April 20th, 2013), alternative funding methods have been considered and the project will continue moving, however at a less rapid pace. Should an author wish to withdraw their entry after the Indiegogo, they may contact us requesting to do and we will remove their story from consideration. If the crowdfunding is a success and your story is selected for inclusion in the Neverland’s Library Anthology, we will email a digital copy of the contract for the authors...

Deadline: June 21st 2013 Payment: $20 per accepted story Dark Continents Publishing is pleased to announce open submissions to “The Sea”, an anthology edited by Nerine Dorman. HP Lovecraft once wrote, “The sea can bind us to her many moods, whispering to us by the subtle token of a shadow or a gleam upon the waves, and hinting in these ways of her mournfulness or rejoicing. Always she is remembering old things, and these memories, though we may not grasp them, are imparted to us, so that we share her gaiety or remorse.” The oceans of this world can swallow us, and sink us into the watery depths where monsters lurk and mermaids frolic. Or we can voyage far and discover new worlds. Selkies sing beneath the moonlight. The Flying Dutchman sails forever damned. Many-tentacled monstrosities drown unwary swimmers. Sunken treasures rest in wrecks shrouded in kelp and guarded by sea serpents. Be your tales wonder- or terror-filled, Dark Continents Publishing invites you to submit your previously unpublished short fiction of between 3 000 to 9 000 words that falls within the fantasy, horror, weird and science fiction genres. Payment rate is a flat rate of $20 per story. Closing date for submissions is June 21, 2013, for publication estimated in mid-2014. Mail your submissions to [email protected] with “The Sea” in the subject line.

Deadline: June 28th, 2013 Payment: Exposure Only Flash fiction & Short Stories (1,000 – 3,000 words) STEP 1: PICK YOUR TEAM FROM YOUR LIST OF ON-LINE FRIENDS (up to five contributors per story). STEP 2: PICK A NAME FOR YOUR TEAM STEP 3: DECIDE WHO WILL WRITE PART ONE, TWO ETC STEP 4: TITLE THE STORY. THEN SUBMIT, TOGETHER WITH THE AUTHOR’S NAMES ABOVE EACH SEGMENT, USING YOUR TEAM NAME. Providing you follow the above guidelines, the topic is wide open. Werewolves, vampires, zombies-come one, come all! No taboos, just let your imagination run wild. Dark fairytales, bizarro, horror, surrealism, dark science-fiction are the preferred genres here. Submission guidelines: Deadline for submissions – June 28th, 2013. Word Count: 1,000 – 3,000 words. Please submit your manuscript as a *.doc or *.docx file (all other formats will automatically be rejected. Contact me prior to submitting if this presents an issue for you.) Font and formatting: Please submit in Times New Roman, 12 point font; single line spacing. Please format the document to 1st line indentation of 3″. The page margin should be set to .5″ (1.27cm) on all sides. Please check grammar. Only stories previously unpublished may be submitted. Upon acceptance into the anthology, you agree that Horrified Press holds exclusive publishing rights for six months from the date of publication; after that date has passed, all intellectual property rights revert to the author with the proviso that Horrified Press retains distribution rights in the format of the contracted anthology. Cover art: SFI & Fotofactory313. Graphics: Nathan J.D.L. Rowark. This title will be available as an E-book, and as a quality trade paperback Nathan J.D.L. Rowark will be presiding over this anthology. Email your submission as an attachment to; [email protected] The email subject line must read “SUBMISSION – anthology –team name–...

Deadline: June 30th, 2013 Payment: five-cents per word (upon publication) plus contributor copy. Title: Strange Critters: Unusual Creatures of Appalachia Publisher: Woodland Press Editor: Frank Larnerd Format: Trade Paperback, ebook Payment: five-cents per word (upon publication) plus contributor copy. No reprints Story length: Up to 2500 words No multiple or simultaneous subs Deadline: 12:00am Saturday, June 30th, 2013 E-mail submissions to: [email protected] RTF, DOC, or DOCX attachments only. I am looking for horror stories featuring legendary, mythical, or imaginary creatures of Appalachia. Stories based on established local lore are preferred, but exceptions may be made for exceptionally crafted creatures. I am NOT looking for stories with zombies, vampires or other popular monsters. Submitted stories can be set in any time period, but must take place in the Appalachian region. Although the anthology is mainly targeted for adults, we DO NOT want stories containing language or content unsuitable for children. Submissions should also avoid unflattering Appalachian stereotypes. Accepted Manuscript Formatting: Double-spaced. Use Times New Roman (12). Italicize what you want italicized. Single space after sentence-ending punctuation. Be sure to include your name, address, and email on your manuscript.