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Deadline: April 30, 2016 Payment: $10 Canadian per story MacKenzie Publishing is accepting fiction submissions for its first anthology, a horror/suspense anthology for teens, tentatively titled OUT OF THE CAVE. Please ensure stories are suitable for that age group. Stories should have a teen protagonist. Submission deadline: April 30, 2016 (or when anthology is full) Payment: $10 Canadian per story, paid via Paypal upon publication Word count: 2,000 to 5,000 words Publication date (print and e-books): on or before September 1, 2016 MacKenzie Publishing does not accept material which has been published previously, either online or in print. By submitting to MacKenzie Publishing, you are assuring that you hold the rights to the work and are granting MacKenzie Publishing the rights to edit and publish the submitted work. MacKenzie Publishing requires exclusive rights for 12 months from date of publication. To Submit: Paste info and document in the body of an email (no attachments) in this order: -Title of story, your name, email, word count -Story -Bio (up to 150 words) Email stories to MacKenzie Publishing at: [email protected]. Put the title of your submission in the subject line. Via: Writing Wicket.

Deadline: April 30th, 2016 Payment: 12.5 cents per word Fireside will open to submissions April 1-30 with guest editor Daniel José Older Fireside will be looking for original, unpublished flash fiction (1,000 words or less) and original, unpublished short stories up to 5,000 words. We do not ever accept unsolicited submissions of art, novels, novellas, novelettes, or anything else longer than 5,000 words. If you submit a novel or anything way over the word count limits, we’ll probably blacklist you. We are thrilled to have Daniel on board as a guest editor for this submissions period. Daniel will be selecting stories that will be spread out over a number of issues. Daniel is a fantastic fiction writer and essayist, and he is an essential voice on both writing and social justice. We are lucky to have that reflected in Fireside. Fireside is able to publish about 10,000 words a month and pay the writers well because of the generosity of our subscribers and Patreon backers. The more we raise each month, the more stories we can buy! (Note: Backers do not receive preferential consideration.) Please read ALL the guidelines before submitting a story. You can find instructions on how to submit at the end of this page. Payment, rules, etc. Fireside pays 12.5 cents per word, with payment on completion of edits. We buy first world publication rights and six-month exclusivity, as well as the right to reprint the story once, non-exclusively, in a Fireside anthology.   Please DO NOT resubmit stories that we have previously rejected by Fireside, even if you have revised them. They will be rejected unread.   Please DO NOT submit a story that you have already submitted elsewhere but have not heard back from. (Often called simultaneous submission.)   You can only submit ONE flash story (up...

image description Deadline: April 30th, 2016 Payment: $0.07 per word + contributor copy Note: I swear I had posted this one, sorry on the short deadline Please read the guidelines carefully before submitting your story! Unidentified Funny Objects is an annual anthology of humorous SF/F. UFO5 headliners include David Gerrold, Laura Resnick, Esther Friesner, Mike Resnick, Gini Koch, Tim Pratt, and Jody Lynn Nye. For UFO5 we’re seeking all style and sub-genres of speculative humor. SUBMISSION WINDOW: April 1 – April 30, 2016 LENGTH: 500-5000 words. Limit of 1 submission per author — even if you receive a response before the submission window closes please do not send more unless directly invited to do so.     PAYMENT: $0.07 per word + contributor copy. Payment will be made upon acceptance. Our preferred method of payment is via PayPal, but you may request a check. FORMAT: RTF or DOC. Standard Manuscript Format or something close to it (We won’t take points off if you prefer Courier over Times New Roman or some such). SEND TO: Upload your stories via this submissions link. Limit of 1 submission per author — even if you receive a response before the submission window closes please do not send more unless directly invited to do so. Please do not respond to rejections. The email address associated with submissions is not monitored directly. If you wish to query for any reason, please use thecontact form or e-mail us directly at ufopublishing at gmail dot com.     RIGHTS SOUGHT: First Worldwide print and electronic English Language rights. Exclusivity for 90 days from date of release. Non-exclusive rights to keep the anthology in print across different publishing platforms afterward. Preview sample contract. POLICIES & RESPONSE TIME: No reprints, multiple or simultaneous submissions please. Do not send any stories...

Deadline: May 1st, 2016 Payment: $25usd and a contributor's copy It's time to let the monsters loose! We're looking for stories of monsters, either classical or spawned from your own imagination, fighting other monsters. Make the scale as grand or as simple as you like, however there must be a clear winner at the end - one of your creatures must die! Nothing says you have to pit a single monster against another. Get creative, make this a fight for the ages! Go campy or serious; just make sure you're not infringing on the copyright or trademark of others. And please, no fan fiction that points directly to a specific pre-defined trope. A descendant of Van Helsing versus a werewolf or a vampire won't make the cut for this one. It's time to get your game face on and craft a tale worthy of a Monster Brawl! Deadline: May 1, 2016 Word Count: 4,000 - 8,000 words All submissions MUST be submitted to: [email protected] Reading & Evaluation Period: Two to three months after close of the deadline NO REPRINTS WILL BE CONSIDERED Payment: Each story selected for inclusion will receive a one-time payment of $25US plus one print copy of the book. As per our standard guidelines, there will be no stories containing pedophilia, or graphic rape accepted. Anthology Submission guidelines:Submission Deadline - May 1, 2016Word Count: 4,000 - 8,000 words. Payment: $25US per story selected for inclusion, plus one print copy of the book. Copyright: First time worldwide copyright for a period of one year after publication. Reprints will NOT be considered. Graphic gore should be kept to a minimum unless it is integral to the story; absolutely no pedophilia, overtly descriptive and graphic rape scenes will be considered. Only previously unpublished stories may be submitted. Upon acceptance into...

Deadline: May 1, 2016, Payment: 3 cents / word In this SF/F anthology, we’re looking for stories of everyday trauma survival -- from a barmaid on an intergalactic space station who was abandoned by her parents, to a farmer’s son bullied by his peers, who withstands and resists their abuse. We also welcome stories with a war setting, such as stories about veterans and refugees. The key component for all of these stories is how relatively ordinary characters survive and thrive, given the traumatic experiences they’ve had. Note: we aren’t necessarily looking for happily ever after. Trauma survival rarely ends in happily ever after, though it can, and hopefully will, end in closure and a coming to terms. We’re soliciting speculative fiction up to 10,000 words, though we prefer 4000 – 8000. Payment is 3 cents / word for print and electronic rights, to be published by Lethe Press. You need not be a trauma survivor yourself to submit. Simultaneous submissions are fine. Send up to 3 submissions as attached files (.doc, .docx, or .rtf format) to [email protected] with the subject line: SURVIVOR SUB . Questions should also go to JJ Pionke at that address. Submissions close May 1, 2016, but will be considered on a rolling basis. *** About the Editors: JJ Pionke is a librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who focuses his research on disability, including mental health, in the library. He is a long time reader of science fiction and fantasy as it has been a safety net in which to emotionally shelter. He has Post Traumatic Stress Disorder stemming from severe bullying in many forms throughout his life. Mary Anne Mohanraj is the author of Bodies in Motion and The Stars Change, founder of Strange Horizons and director of The Speculative Literature Foundation....

sunset view with palms in Santa monica, California. concept about traveling and usa Deadline: May 1st, 2016 Payment: $0.06 per word Take a journey up Highway 99. Stop off just north of Bakersfield where a young woman stands on the edge of Woollomes Avenue, looking apprehensive, debating if she should cross. She’s been dead for decades but the residents see her often enough that she’s become a stable fixture of the scenery, as normal as the billboards that line the Highway. Follow that Highway further and you’ll encounter another roadside obscurity. John Muir’s conservationist efforts have inspired people across the world. Commemorating him via celebration wasn’t enough for the small town of Lemon Cove. To honor the champion of the wilderness, some Californians have constructed a massive wooden sculpture of his head that sits just the road, staring to the horizon, to the vastness of Yosemite. Time for one more stop on your trek up 99? How about visiting the underground city below Old Sacramento buried when the town decided to simply raise the roads and start fresh. The storefronts still stand and some swear that the dead have migrated to roam the alleyways of a town that’s been forgotten by the tourists walking above. You have a choice, from here. On up 99, to the brutally-sharp rubble and claustrophobic caves of the Lava Beds National Monument, to the silent, deserted ghost towns and high-mountain deserts of Modoc, the extinct volcanoes and wildlands around Lassen. Head back around to 80, through the Donner Pass–be sure to go in winter, and take some friends with you. Or you can leave 99 and take 50. 50, the notorious mountain highway. Blocked in winter by snow, in spring by mudslides, in summer and autumn by wildfires. Stop off in Placerville, where an effigy...

Deadline: May 21st, 2016 Payment: $55 in advance and royalties We’re excited to open this anthology for submissions, and we can’t wait to see what dark goodness you’ve cooked up. Submissions to this anthology must contain monsters being monsters, meaning no sparkly vampires or monsters with hearts of gold. Your monsters should be terrorizing and keep us up at night. Acceptable submissions for consideration include both short stories (2,500–5,000 words) and novellas (10,000–49,000 words). Raven International Publishing will receive submissions until May 21st. Please submit using the online form below. Additional details: No writer’s fee for submissions The author will receive $55 in advance, plus royals quarterly, for his or her accepted short story/novella Only submissions with first rights available can be accepted Publisher has first year exclusive rights for accepted submissions The story you submit must be your own work for which you hold the rights When you submit your work you will receive an email, asking to confirm that you submitted. When you confirm you will be taken to a thank you page, this is how you will know your work has been received How to submit your work: Fill in your name (on this page) Fill in your best email address In the subject put your story title Write a short cover letter with a paragraph about your story, and a paragraph about you Copy and paste the cover letter and your story into the box labeled Your Message Hit send Check your email for a response from us  with the subject: Please Confirm your Submission to Raven International Publishing When you receive the email click the link to confirm Your story will not be submitted until you click confirm in the email Email [email protected] with any additional questions Via: Raven International Publishing.

Deadline: May 1st, 2015 Payment: $20 per story What we are looking for: It's an old trope, the skeptic who moves into the haunted house only to eventually start to believe in the supernatural about the time a ghost tears his life apart. This is the story we are looking for but just because it is a trope doesn't mean it can't be unique. It doesn't have to be a haunted house,  there's a whole world of cryptids out there just waiting to attack unsuspecting documentary teams in the woods. We are looking for stories that are Dark Comedy, not a parody or spoof. You must scare us & make us laugh, not one or the other. Pay $20 per story Word Count 5000-7500 words Anticipated Release Date 07/2016Additional Stipulations: No reprints. No simultaneous submissions. We will hold all rights to reprints for one year from the date of publication.Must be able to return the signed contract (if accepted) within 15 days of receipt.) Payment for accepted submissions will be made within 15 days of receipt of signed contract. If you have an amazing story under 5k words that you believe will fit, we can consider  it for publication. However, if the story is accepted pay will be lower than the $20 listed above. Failure to follow the following guidelines will result in immediate disqualification of the work. Word document Courier font size 12 Double spaced Include a cover letter in the body of the email with a description of the story, if it has been previously published, a short bio (under 50 words) and one website where readers can find more of your work. We may accept simultaneous submissions, each anthology is different, We may accept reprints, each anthology is different. Send submissions to [email protected] with the anthology name in the subject field. Payments are made via Paypal Via: Disquieted...

Deadline: May 1, 2016 Payment: $25.00 - $50.00 for fiction, $5.00 - $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction (all U.S. dollars) and contributor's copy Summer: By the fifteenth month of the drought, the lake no longer held her secrets. Due date: May 1, 2016 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. (Also, we understand that writers may add our first line to a story they are currently working on or have already completed, and that's cool. But please do not add our first line to a previously published story and submit it to us. We do not accept previously published stories, even if they have been repurposed for our first lines.) 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...

Deadline: May 1st, 2016 Payment: 3 cents per word and 2 copies of the book. Author and Editor Scott David Aniolowski is currently reading for his latest anthology, Intimate the Nature of the Phantasms: Queering the Cthulhu Mythos, a collection of Cthulhu Mythos tales told from an LGBT point of view, for Lethe Press. H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos has become a genre unto itself, with tales spanning every conceivable setting: gothic horror, splatterpunk, cyberpunk, steampunk, sci fi, dreamy, Gaslight horror, avant-garde, experimental, erotica, fantasy, sword and sorcery, historic, and anything else imaginable, and more! Similarly, submissions for this anthology are open to any and all settings and genres, but told with a LGBT sense of self. What does that mean? You tell me. It does not mean, necessarily, strictly sex. If your tale is an erotic tale fine, but don’t feel compelled to include sex just to satisfy the theme; there is so much more to the LGBT community! The one firm rule for submissions is that they must be Cthulhu Mythos stories. Please do not feel obliged to slavishly mimic Lovecraft or use just his creations. There are dozens of other wonderful authors and hundreds of stories from which to choose gods, monsters, blasphemous books and haunted settings: Ramsey Campbell’s work is wonderfully British and full of urban decay and sci fi themes; Clark Ashton Smith’s milieu is very dreamy and exotic; Robert E. Howard is known for his pulpy action and sword and sorcery tales, etc. And there are so many more great authors to inspire, or devise your own dark gods, unspeakable horrors, and sanity-sapping tomes. Seeking works up to 6,000 words. Tell me the story you need to tell but don’t bloat it out just for word count – if your story is only 2,500 words...