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Deadline: July 15th, 2023 Payment: $10 Theme: Stories from writers living in Colorado and Connecticut. It’s that time again. PsychoToxin Press is issuing an submission call for our upcoming issue of Eidolotry Digital. We are looking for stories from writers living in Colorado and Connecticut.  Submissions should be between 2,000-10,000 words. Pay is $10 plus a digital contributors copy. Please include contact information both in your email and on the first page of your submission.  Our guidelines are pretty simple. No excessive gore or violence without a reasonable explanation.  No graphic sexual assault or violence against animals or children.  You must hold the rights to publish the submitted work. You wouldn’t want anyone stealing your work, and we expect the same honesty from all contributors. PsychoToxin Press does not claim to hold copyright over your work if chosen for publication, all we ask is that you don’t reprint the story anywhere for at least 3 months after publication of the anthology. All submissions must be submitted by July 15th to be considered for inclusion. All submissions should be sent to [email protected] with your name and title in the subject line. Thanks in advance and we look forward to reading your work. Via: PyschoToxin Press.

Deadline: July 15th, 2023 Payment: 1 cent per word Theme: Horror that showcases the sunbeaten land inspired by Arizona and the creatures and mysteries that dwell there SUBMISSION PERIOD: JUNE 15, 2023 – JULY 15, 2023 Any stories submitted BEFORE or AFTER the submission window (without prior consent from someone on the Aphotic Realm Team) will be deleted unread. Terrors that dwell in the spooky, haunted forest is a well-known horror trope and for good reasons—many of the most memorable stories take place in that setting. Although I do enjoy those stories, I’ve never related to them. Born, raised, and still residing in Phoenix, Arizona, I don’t make it out to the woods very often.  I’m not looking for westerns—historical, splatter, or the like. I want horror that showcases the sunbeaten land and the creatures and mysteries that dwell there. That doesn’t mean you can’t submit something historical but try to stay clear of the Western tropes. Think Gila monsters, scorpions, snakes, coyotes, and javelina. The abandoned copper mines. Indigenous folklore. The unbearable heat and the beautiful yet dangerous flora. The unsettling extraterrestrial activity and vicious monsoons… GUIDELINES We will accept unpublished short stories of any genre as long as they are dark, sinister, or eerie in tone. No gratuitous sex or violence for the sake of shock—the use must be integral to the story. Stories must contain a minimum of 1,000 words and not surpass 5,000 words. (3k to 4k is the sweet spot) Please submit all stories to [email protected]. In the subject line please write, “SONORAN: Title of your story”. In the body of the email, please include a 50-100 word bio about yourself and your contact information. All stories must be submitted as a .DOC or .DOCX file. All other file types will be deleted without being read. All stories must be formatted properly...

Deadline: July 15th, 2023 Payment: $20 for 5,000-8,999 words, $30 for 9,000-12,999 words, $40 for 13,000-15,000 words. Theme: Girls' coming-of-age horror stories - 5,000 - 15,000 words, soft limits but don't go nuts. - Pay is through PayPal: $20 for 5,000-8,999 words, $30 for 9,000-12,999 words, $40 for 13,000-15,000 words. - Only women authors, please. This is an inclusive term. - Stories must feature a girl as the protagonist. This is an inclusive term. - This is a call for coming-of-age stories in the horror genre. The Book Genre Dictionary describes this as  "the psychological and moral growth in protagonists from youth to adulthood." Horror is open to interpretation. - No full-on sexual assault. Implied or threatened assault is acceptable, but no actual rape or detailed descriptions of molestation. - A lot of people will be writing about girls getting their periods. I'd steer clear if you want to stand out. Or write the best period story ever. - I love unique, emotional horror that surprises you. I also love weird horror. Not a big fan of the slasher or zombies, vampires, and werewolves, but give them a try if you feel so moved. - Include your bio in the email. - Include on the cover page the title, your name, and the word count. - Stories should be cleanly formatted in a standard font. - No reprints. - Deadline July 15. Extended deadline for trans women and women of color, July 22. - Submissions should be sent as a Word document to [email protected] . Questions may be sent to the same address. Via: Ruth Anna Evans.

Deadline: July 21st, 2023 Payment: $50 CAD per page Theme: Artists of marginalized genders for fiction, creative nonfiction, visual art, and poems of utopic exploration who can answer: Is Utopia possible, and for whom? Who is the future for? Room and guest editors from Augur Magazine seek artists of marginalized genders for fiction, creative nonfiction, visual art, and poems of utopic exploration. Is Utopia possible, and for whom? What are the DIY steps to craft beauty from ugliness? How can the social experiment go right? Craft and complicate perfection; make the unimaginable real. Please note that we are not looking for Dystopia, but we welcome complications & examinations of what Utopia means and who it’s historically been imagined for. Edited by Kerry C. Byrne, Terese Mason Pierre, Toria Liao, Yilin Wang, Nara Monteiro, and Micah Killjoy Before submitting, please read our About section to see if your work fits within Room’s mandate, then refer to the Submission Guidelines on how to format your work. Underrepresented writers—including but not exclusive to women (cis and trans), trans men, Two Spirit and non-binary writers who are Black, Indigenous, people of colour, queer, and/or disabled—are particularly encouraged to submit. ___________ Submissions Period Extended deadline: now until July 21st, we’re accepting submissions from writers and artists of all marginalized genders! General Guidelines Thank you for considering Room for the publication of your original short stories, poems, creative non-fiction, or art. Room publishes fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and art by folks of marginalized genders, including but not limited to women (cisgender and transgender), transgender men, Two-Spirit and nonbinary people. We specifically encourage writers with overlapping under-represented identities to submit their work. We don’t want writers to feel restricted by gender or genre labels, so if you are unsure if your work is a fit for Room, please get in touch at [email protected]. We also strongly suggest you get a sense of our tastes by reviewing material we’ve published in recent issues—buy newsstand copies, subscribe,...

Deadline: July 22nd, 2023 Payment: 15GBP Theme: Rituals If you think you’ve got what it takes to terrify, scar and haunt our audience of 150k+ monthly listeners, then we want your stories! If accepted, we’ll get our fantastic narration team to lend their voices, our editor will sprinkle some magic pixie dust on the track, and you could have your story heard by thousands of listeners each week. (Vol 95) Rituals: deadline 22nd July 2023 SUBMIT YOUR STORIES USING THIS FORM If this form isn’t working, please email your submission to [email protected] as a last resort. Title your email with the following syntax: “SUBMISSION | STORY TITLE | THEME | WORDCOUNT”  (e.g. SUBMISSION | THE MARTIAN | SPACE | 1,982) Submission Guidelines • Stories must be 2,000 (10% tolerance +/-) • Save stories in a Word document - Times New Roman font, size 12 • Include a 1-2 sentence log line for your story at the end of the document • Ensure that your name and an email address are somewhere on the document • Stories must fit an upcoming theme • By submitting your story to us, you are confirming that you are the original creator of the story • We will consider entrants whose work has been entered and published elsewhere, however please ensure you state where and when your story has been used elsewhere on the document • You will be allowed to place one call-to-action for your own work at the end of the episode. Be sure to include this at the end of your document, underneath the log line • Payment per accepted story is 15GBP • 2x entries per theme permitted   When will I hear if my story has been accepted or not? We carefully review every single submission that comes through our door. If you’ve...

Deadline: July 27th, 2023 Payment: Flash: 6 cents per word. Short Comics: $125 a page. Theme: Think monsters, pulp, and classic horror films We’re launching a print magazine! Monstrous will contain comics, prose fiction, and articles. FLASH FICTION WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR: Horror Flash Fiction for the first issue, to be published later this year. There’s no theme, but we do like monsters, pulp, and classic horror films. Focus should be on fast-paced entertaining stories. We’ll take a limited amount of fantasy, but make it dark and action packed. No science fiction or detective fiction. Payment: 6 cents a word Length: 1000 to 2000 words Submission Period: June 29, 2023 - July 27, 2023 Email full stories to jamesmonstrousbooks.com and use this format for the subject heading: Monstrous Flash - Title - Author Name. (If this isn’t correct, we may delete without reading. With the number of submissions we get, things get confusing without the proper heading.) Include a short bio in your email. Use Classic Shunn formatting. SHORT COMICS WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR: Finished black-and-white horror comics from 1 to 8 pages. We are NOT looking for scripts. We’ll take a look at pitches, but you should have a creative team already in place Submission Period: Open now until further notice. Payment: $125 a page. Size: Digest magazine, 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Email submissions to jamesmonstrousbooks.com and use this format for the subject heading: Monstrous Comics - Title - Author Name. Include a short bio in your email. Check out our Kickstarter to familiarize yourself with what we’re looking for. Via: Monstrous Magazine.

Deadline: July 29th, 2023 Payment: Short Stories: 1 cent per word, Poetry, $10 flat fee, Artwork: $25 flat fee or $50 if chosen for cover art Theme: World Tour NonBinary Review is open for submissions on the theme of "world tour." From the first migration of our ancestors out of Africa to the globe trotting of the jet set, our planet and our culture have been shaped by people traveling vast distances. Some traveled for survival, some for wealth, some for power, and some traveled to satisfy their curiosity. We're looking for stories about epic journeys over vast distances with many destinations. We're looking for travels that have changed the way people have viewed their world. We're looking for travels that have broadened the outlook, not just of the traveler, but of civilization. We're not looking for personal travelogues, unless you're Columbus, Magellan, etc., in which case, we have some questions. We're also not looking for stories of family's moves to the new world. We also don't want interplanetary travel-type science fiction. Zoetic Press publishes the best in new lit - experimental, interstitial, luminous. We welcome submissions from EVERYONE. The only requirement is that they be in English, or translated into English (we love a translation). If your writing is outstanding, no matter who you are, we have a place for it. NonBinary Review, our award-winning themed lit journal is published quarterly. Each issue revolves around a specific theme, but we're asking contributors to go beyond the old familiar media tropes. We're looking for work we can read with our whole body - work that gives us goosebumps, makes us see the world differently, has the tang of authenticity, makes us sit up and listen, and smells like....something. This analogy got out of hand. What we're saying is that we're...

Submission Window: July 1st - 30th, 2023 Payment: 8 cents per word and $500 for custom cover art and $100 for cover art drawn from an artist’s existing portfolio. Theme: Fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and any genre in between or around it, as long as there’s a speculative element. Note: You must identify as an immigrant or member of a diaspora in the broadest definitions of the terms. This includes, but is not limited to, first- and second-generation immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, undocumented migrants, persons who identify with one or more diaspora communities, persons who have been displaced or whose heritage has been erased due to colonialism/imperialism, and anyone whose heritage and history includes ‘here and elsewhere’. khōréō is a quarterly publication of stories, essays, and art: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and any genre in between or around it, as long as there’s a speculative element. We’re especially interested in writing and art that explore some aspect of migration, whether explicitly (themes of immigration, colonialism, etc.), metaphorically, or with a sly nod and a wink. Most importantly, we’re a new magazine and we’re still finding our identity: therefore, please don’t self-reject because you’re not sure if your work is a good fit. We won’t know until we see it, so please give us a chance to look! See submission requirements & how to submit at the following pages: Fiction Non-fiction Art Voice actors Who can submit? khōréō is dedicated to diversity and amplifying the voices of immigrant and diaspora authors and artists. We welcome, but do not require, a brief description of the author’s/artist’s identity in their cover letter. We invite you to submit if you identify as an immigrant or member of a diaspora in the broadest definitions of the terms. This includes, but is not limited to, first- and second-generation immigrants, refugees, asylum...

Submission Window: July 23rd-30th, 2023 Payment: $20 per story Theme: Diverse sci-fi and fantasy fiction. Mythaxis is published four times a year, and is open to submissions within the following periods: January 23rd-30th April 23th-30th (this window cancelled in 2023) 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. Please be aware that payment is 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 - we won’t want to wait for someone else you’d like better to turn you down… Please wait until receiving a rejection notice before...

Deadline: July 31st, 2023 Payment: $20 plus 1 cent per word Theme: Smoke & Mirrors Autonomous Press is now accepting submissions of short fiction, short literary memoir, and poetry for the eighth volume of Spoon Knife, our annual genre-bending lit anthology. We are accepting submissions until July 31st, 2023. Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by the end of 2023. Spoon Knife 8 will be published in Spring 2024. The theme for Spoon Knife 8 is Smoke & Mirrors. All submissions should touch in some way or another on this theme, but it can be interpreted as broadly and strangely as you like, and as literally or figuratively as you like (i.e., actual smoke and actual mirrors need not appear). Please note that above all else, Spoon Knife is an anthology of stories, which we select primarily based on the quality of the storytelling. Many would-be contributors, in past years, have been unclear on the nature of Spoon Knife and have wasted their time sending us pieces that read more like blog posts or political activism. We highly recommend reading a recent volume of Spoon Knife in order to make sure you understand what this series is and what it isn’t. All submissions must be sent as Word documents (.doc or .docx files). Prose submissions (fiction and memoir) must meet the following criteria: 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced. First line of each paragraph indented. No extra whitespace between paragraphs. Consistent use of Oxford commas. Thoroughly proofread and spell-checked. If you’re submitting poetry, you may send up to 3 poems (please put them all in a single document). Poems should also be in 12-point Times New Roman font, but do not need to be double-spaced. Maximum length for submissions is 10k words. Exception: you can assume this limit to be as flexible as you need it to be if you’re...