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Submission Window: June 1st, 2022 - July 15th, 2022 11:59 pm EST Payment: $5.00 Theme: Your story about raging against the machines, surviving attacks on your privacy, navigating the deliberately confusing systems out there, or dealing with the trials and tribulations of ever advancing technology. West Mesa Press Anthology Call Summer 2022 Title: Are You A Robot? Opens: June 1, 2022 Closes: July 15, 2022 11:59 pm EST Theme: Tired of verifying that you’re a human online. Sick of dealing with automated protocols rather than talking to real people when you call for service. Worn out by having to give your personal information to make a purchase. Maybe the machines (robots, computer programs, etc.) are taking over.) Send us your story about raging against the machines, surviving attacks on your privacy, navigating the deliberately confusing systems out there, or dealing with the trials and tribulations of ever advancing technology. Only the other day, in a national fast food restaurant, there was a sign in the lobby that orders weren’t taken in person, you had to enter them on a kiosk. In a national department store, standing in front of the clerks, people are required to identify themselves as human. Has your robotic vacuum been watching you? WE’RE NOT ROBOTS AND WE AREN’T GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE! Use your imagination and interpret the call as broadly as possible. Just be careful, because you know that THEY’RE watching everything you type. Word Limit: 1500 words-4000 words. No exceptions. Genre: Open. Whatever you can imagine except erotica. Science Fiction, Romance, Fantasy, Horror, Urban, Mystery, Adventure, Cyberpunk, and even western, if you can figure that out. Author Eligibility: Open to All Reprints: Not Allowed Simultaneous Submissions: Of course, as they always should be. Just let us know if you sell it someone else. No harm, no foul. Multiple Submissions: NO Author Compensation: $5.00...

Submission Window: July 1-15th, 2022 Payment: $50 Theme: Stories that are "scary, disturbing, unsettling, and sad" What We Publish At 34 Orchard, we like dark, intense pieces that speak to a deeper truth. We’re not genre-specific; we just like scary, disturbing, unsettling, and sad. We like things we can’t put down and things that make us go “wow” when we’ve finished. But our main goal here at 34 Orchard is to publish the stuff we like to read, and you’re not in our heads. So don’t over think it. Just submit. We are an international journal and welcome submissions from everyone, all over the world. As of our Fall 2021 issue, we have published work from Africa, Australia, Canada, Croatia, Greece, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Word Counts Short fiction from 1000 to 7500 words Poetry any style or length When We Publish We publish two issues per year, one in the spring (April) and one in the fall (November). Issues are hosted on this site as PDFs. Reading Period Our reading period for the Spring Issue is January 1-January 31. Our reading period for the Fall Issue is July 1-July 31. We only accept submissions, therefore, during January and July. Anything submitted to us outside those months will be deleted unread, and no response will be sent. Simultaneous Submissions Yes, we welcome and encourage them! Just notify us at [email protected] if it’s been accepted elsewhere as soon as you know. Multiple Submissions No. We only consider one piece of fiction per writer at a time. Poetry: you may send up to three at once as three separate documents attached to one email. Reprints No. We don’t accept anything from our open submissions call that has been previously published. How to Submit  Pieces which do not follow guidelines will be rejected unread.  Shunn formatting for fiction or Shunn formatting for poetry .DOC ONLY We...

Submission Window: July 1st-15th, 2022 Payment: 2c/word, paid via PayPal. (Rounded to nearest whole dollar) Theme: Un-themed, general horror flash fiction. Preference to dread-inducing stories. **STARTING IN 2022, SUBMISSIONS OPEN JANUARY, APRIL, JULY, AND OCTOBER (1-15th of each month)** Un-themed, general horror flash fiction. Preference to dread-inducing stories. Length: 500 – 1,000 words. Firm. Author Compensation: 2c/word, paid via PayPal. (Rounded to nearest whole dollar) Publication: Dread Stone Press website (Dose of Dread). Reading Periods: January, April, July, and October; 1st to 15th. Any stories submitted outside of each reading period will not be read. Rights: First World Electronic Rights. Non-exclusive rights thereafter. No reprint restrictions after publication. Original stories ONLY. No reprints. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but NO multiple submissions. You may submit again the next reading period if rejected. If your story is accepted, please sit out one reading period before submitting again. Please, for everyone’s sake, no rough drafts. Successful pieces will require little to no proofreading edits. Email your submission as a Word document attachment to [email protected] with “DOSE – – ” in the subject line. Rejections for Dose of Dread submissions will be sent by the end of the month submitted. If you have not received a reply by then, feel free to follow-up. All rejections will be form rejections. It’s not personal, promise. Which also means please don’t respond to rejections. It’s unnecessary. Please see the General Submission Guidelines below for additional formatting information. General Submission Guidelines Address your email to “Editor” or “Alex”. Please provide a brief cover letter in the body of the email (title, word count, relevant info, etc). Do not stress over or overthink this. Please include an author bio of 100 words or less, written in third person, plus any links (e.g. to a website / Twitter) if you wish to include them. Please submit your work as an email attachment in...

Submission Window: July 1st – July 15th, 2022 Payment: $50 Theme: Stories that are "scary, disturbing, unsettling, and sad" At 34 Orchard, we like dark, intense pieces that speak to a deeper truth. We’re not genre-specific; we just like scary, disturbing, unsettling, and sad. We like things we can’t put down and things that make us go “wow” when we’ve finished. But our main goal here at 34 Orchard is to publish the stuff we like to read, and you’re not in our heads. So don’t over think it. Just submit. We are an international journal and welcome submissions from everyone, all over the world. As of our Spring 2022 issue, we have published work from Africa, Australia, Canada, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Poland, and the United Kingdom. Due to the overwhelmingly positive response and high demand for what few openings we have (a maximum of 24 per issue), we are cutting our submissions window in half going forward. Our next submissions window is open from July 1 – July 15, 2022. We look forward to reading your work! Word Counts Short fiction from 1000 to 5000 words Poetry any style or length When We Publish We publish two issues per year, one in the spring (April) and one in the autumn (November). Issues are hosted on this site as PDFs. Submissions Window As of January 1, 2023, our submissions window for the Spring Issue is January 1-January 15. Please only send submissions between January 1 and January 15. Submissions received before or after these dates will be deleted unread. Our submissions window for the Autumn Issue is July 1-July 15. Please only send submissions between July 1 and July 15. Submissions received before or after these dates will be deleted unread. We only accept submissions, therefore, during the first fifteen days of January...

Deadline: July 16th, 2022 Payment: Original Fiction: $0.08/word up to 1,000 words, and $0.01/word after Reprints: $0.01/word Theme: Must contain fire-based elemental magic in an urban fantasy setting. Note: Reprints Welcome Aurelia Leo presents the first of many fiction and poetry anthologies for a cause. In addition, the “Phoenix Warriors” who are selected to be a part of these anthologies will work together to hit the USA Today Bestseller list for no additional cost. This anthology will support the burn community in two ways: 30% of the proceeds will be donated on an ongoing basis to the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors 70% of the proceeds will go to funding sunscreen protection and other burn centric beauty from Amun Ra Beauty Full disclosure, the company was started by my mom and me as I had flash burns, and she sustained 3rd-degree burns on 25% of her body. GUIDELINES Form? https://forms.gle/SxRKcYMgAFpCg7nv7 (Flexible) Deadline: July 16, 2022 Publication Date: February 7, 2023 (During National Burn Awareness Week) Payment: Original Fiction: $0.08/word up to 1,000 words, and $0.01/word after Reprints: $0.01/word Length? Flash (1,000 words) up to novella length (39,999 words) (NOT FLEXIBLE) Format? Shunn Modern Manuscript Format Track submissions using Duotrope and The Submission Grinder. THEME Must contain fire-based elemental magic in an urban fantasy setting. Your main character can control it. Maybe the villain has it. It’s flexible. Bonus points if your MC is a burn survivor. A romantic subplot is okay but not required. RULES Translations are accepted Simultaneous submissions to other markets are accepted Only two submissions allowed in total (one original and one reprinted story) RIGHTS Copyright remains with the author at all times Non-exclusive archival rights as long as the website(s) hosting the work are online First world electronic and print rights in English with exclusivity for 12 months from the date of publication If...

Deadline: July 16th, 2022 Payment: Original Fiction: $0.08/word up to 1,000 words, and $0.01/word after, Reprints: $0.01/word Theme: Authors from Africa and the African Diaspora exploring any of the following: Heroic, Mythic, Flintlock, Gaslamp, Medieval, Religious, Weird West, Arcanepunk, High/Epic Fantasy, Sword and Soul/Planet, Noblebright/Nobledark, Fables/Fairytale Retellings Note: Reprints Welcome AURELIA LEO presents Sovereign: An Anthology of Black Fantasy Fiction seeking authors from Africa and the African Diaspora exploring certain aspects of the genre. More specifically, we want fantasy in the following sub-genres/themes: Heroic Mythic Flintlock Gaslamp Medieval Religious Weird West Arcanepunk High/Epic Fantasy Sword and Soul/Planet Noblebright/Nobledark Fables/Fairytale Retellings The cover illustration will feature “Knight Duties” by the wonderful Nigerian-based artist LA Draws/Ajayi Olajide. GUIDELINES Form? https://forms.gle/trPS6GCZaaY3bU6RA (Flexible) Deadline: July 16, 2022 Publication Date: TBA 2023 (post-Kickstarter campaign) Payment: Original Fiction: $0.08/word up to 1,000 words, and $0.01/word after Reprints: $0.01/word Payment will be rendered within 30 days of the finalization of the TOC. If a Kickstarter campaign is successfully funded, original fiction will be raised to $0.08/word for their full word count. Demographic? Only Black authors Length? Flash (1,000 words) up to novella length (39,999 words) (NOT FLEXIBLE) Format? Shunn Modern Manuscript Format Track submissions using Duotrope and The Submission Grinder. RULES Translations are accepted Simultaneous submissions to other markets are accepted Only two submissions allowed in total (one original and one reprinted story) RIGHTS Copyright remains with the author at all times Non-exclusive archival rights as long as the website(s) hosting the work are online First world electronic and print rights in English with exclusivity for 12 months from the date of publication If selected to be republished in another anthology in the future, payment in royalties is $0.01USD per word If selected for a podcast or audiobook, payment is $0.01USD per word for non-exclusive electronic audio rights HARD SALES Excerpts out of a novel Poorly...

Deadline: January 31st, 2022 Payment: 0.08CAD Theme: The protagonist must be disabled, Blind, d/Deaf, neurodivergent (such as autistic, having ADHD), and/or they must manage mental illness and/or chronic illness. Note: Contributors to the first anthology cannot submit to this one. Note: 75% of this anthology is held for Canadian authors Submission Guidelines Anthology: Nothing Without Us Too — Editors: Cait Gordon and Talia C. Johnson “What are we going to do now, Brain?” “Same thing we did in 2019, Pinky. We’re going to put together an anthology!” And now it’s official: THE NOTHING WITHOUT US TOO SUBMISSION WINDOW IS OPEN FROM OCTOBER 1, 2021 TO JANUARY 31, 2022. Nothing Without Us anthology contributors, please note: While we appreciated everyone whose stories were published in the first anthology, Nothing Without Us, we are not accepting works from you for Nothing Without Us Too. This will allow us to shine the spotlight on more authors. Who can submit  We welcome writers across the disability, mental illness, developmental disabilities, neurodiversity, Blind, and d/Deaf spectrums. We welcome those who manage what are known as “invisible” and “visible” disabilities and/or chronic conditions. We welcome those who count spoons! The lived experiences of those who are disabled, d/Deaf, Blind, Spoonie, neurodivergent, and/or of those who manage mental health are found across all demographics—such as race, culture, financial status, religion, gender, age, and/or sexual orientation. We want to read these stories because diversity is reality, and should be so, even in fantastical or other speculative fiction settings. Regarding publishing experience, we welcome established, emerging, and brand-new authors! Don’t self-reject. If this is your first time submitting anywhere, that’s fantastic! Whoot! If you submitted to Nothing Without Us, but we didn’t choose your story, you are welcome to submit something for Nothing Without Us Too! Only authors who were published in Nothing Without Us can’t submit to Nothing Without Us Too. As...

Deadline: July 30th, 2022 Payment: $0.02 per word + two (2) contributor copies Theme: The impact of the COVID pandemic on your personal and professional life through your speculative fiction. The pandemic came and the world changed. Lives have changed; work has changed. The boundaries between reality and fantasy have become as blurred as those between life and work. Corporate Catharsis: The Work From Home Edition gives you the opportunity to explore the impact of the COVID pandemic on your personal and professional life through your speculative fiction. We’re certain that you can, far too easily, find inspiration from your real or virtual workplace. Magic, mayhem, revenge — and, yes, perhaps even redemption — can all be found there. Submission Details Open for Submissions: February 1, 2022 through July 30, 2022 Expected Publication: November 2022 Story Length: 2,000 – 10,000 words Payment: $0.02 per word + two (2) contributor copies Submission Requirements Please submit your complete story in standard manuscript form in digital format (DOCX, RTF, or ODT) to submissions (at) waterdragonpublishing.com. Please include “Corporate Catharsis Anthology” in the Subject line of your submission. Include the following in your cover letter/email: Title of your story Your legal name Your preferred name (if different from your legal name) Your physical mail address Your preferred email address Genre Approximate word count Submission Guidelines Your story does not need to be set in a corporate environment. We welcome stories involving, among other settings, retail, education, or stay-at-home parenting. Your story can be from whatever genre best fits its theme, but should contain some fantastical element. However, we are not looking for erotica or stories that contain excessive gore or violence. Please leave your politics at the door. While politics might play a role in your story, your story should not be a political message. No...

Submission Window: July 23rd-30th, 2022 Payment: $20 Theme: Science fiction and fantasy Established in 2008 by Gil Williamson, Mythaxis has always been focused on the fiction, with as little distraction as possible - no ads, no clutter, just words on the page to transport you somewhere else. Mythaxis is published four times a year, and is open to submissions within the following periods: January 23rd-30th April 23th-30th July 23rd-30th October 23rd-30th Submissions received outside of these dates will unfortunately be lost and therefore not responded to. When open, we seek and offer the following: Length: 1,000-7,500 words. This is a firm limit. Generally speaking, the further a story goes beyond 5,000 words the more it will need to impress, but the door is not shut in advance. Compensation: $20 on acceptance and return of contract. Payment via PayPal only. If you do not receive an acknowledgment within 24 hours of submission, please get in touch. We aim to accept or reject within 14 days of acknowledgment, but rl (real life) and rl (reading load) can get in the way. If you do not hear from us after 30 days, feel free to query. We require First Print and Digital rights with a six month period of exclusivity from the date of publication. We also ask permission to potentially include accepted pieces in future anthologies, in event of which an additional full payment and digital copy will be offered in compensation. All other rights remain entirely with the author. Simultaneous submissions are not only accepted, they are encouraged. Please tell us if you are, and we merely ask that you notify us of acceptance at another market as soon as possible. In the event that we accept first we would expect a positive confirmation, so we recommend sim-subbing to markets of equivalent status -...

Deadline: July 31st, 2022 Payment: $5 Theme: Splatterpunk Another venture into new genre territory for HBB! We know just how much our readers just love their horror stories gushing with blood and spattered with buckets of gore, severed limbs, and disembodied viscera, so here's your opportunity to scare them rigid and knot their stomachs with your most horrifying tales of death and destruction. PLEASE read and adhere to our submission guidelines...  * Word format saved in .doc, or .docx * 12 pt times new roman * Double spaced * Absolutely NO extra lines between paragraphs! * 4K-10K word count * Write 'SPLATTERPUNK' along with your name and story title in the header of your email *The body of your submission email will be considered the cover letter. * The submission documents are to be separated and Word (.doc or .docx) documents are to be attached to your submission email. To submit, email your polished story to [email protected] - Make sure that you check your mss for grammar and punctuation, use our guidelines to help you: DOWNLOAD YOUR HBB GUIDE TO GRAMMAR HERE (PDF) Deadline: 31 July 2022 NO REPRINTS - ORIGINAL UNPUBLISHED WORKS ONLY Payment - $5.00 for first rights. Capped at 120K words in total. Via: Hellbound Books Publishing.