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Deadline: August 31st, 2024 Payment: $30 CAD per feature and $20 CAD for film diaries Theme: Period Piece Theme: PERIOD PIECE Deadline: August 31st, 2024 Stuck in the past? We want to hear about it. For our 11th issue we are looking for submissions on period pieces. From ancient times (Last Temptation of Christ) to recent past (Uncut Gems) we want to hear your take on how films have represented, invented, or misunderstood a previous era. Send us personal pieces, film diaries, fan fiction, and experimental pieces on anything set in the past. This could be a specific film, era or historical figure, an aspect of filmmaking (candlelight in Barry Lyndon), or a broader trend in film history or present. If you need some inspiration, check out this wildly comprehensive list. Please keep in mind that we generally do not cover films made pre-1970, and please do not send pitches on films set in the future—that’s for another issue! 😉 ‍ Some ideas 💡 - Films that stick to historical accuracy or play with anachronism - Directors who engage with/avoid the current moment - Some of our favourite period films: Moulin Rouge, Gothic, Sleepy Hollow, Benedetta, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Daughters of the Dust, Embrace of the Serpent - Revisionist history and era subversion: Posse, Wuthering Heights (2011), Zama, In the Realm of the Senses - Biopics: Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters, Wolf of Wall St., Saint Laurent (2014), 24 Hour Party People - Recent history period pieces: Uncut Gems, The Bling Ring, May December - Directors: Ang Lee, Jane Campion, Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee - Overrated and underrated eras: Victorian, Tudor, 1970s… - Adaptations of specific authors: Jane Austen, Daphne Du Maurier, Patricia Highsmith… - TV: Watchmen, Lovecraft County, Mad Men… - Shakespeare Adaptations: updated and classical ‍Please note that this issue will only feature 10-12 pieces, so send us your best! What We Publish We’re looking...

Deadline: August 31st, 2024 Payment: Advance of $500 to $2000 and TBD set of contributors copies Theme: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Literary Fiction Announcing Open Submission for the month of August Who We Are Dark Age Press is a small, independent publisher. We presently focus on Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Literary Fiction. Our mission: to support local, independent bookstores and pop-up bookstores, and, as such, we only sell to those bookstores. Our goal is to publish two works per year. Open Submissions We have open submission twice per year during the months of August and January. We only accept completed works. Authors wishing to submit a work must send a PDF of the first three chapters to: [email protected], and mail a print version of the first three chapters to the address below. The email subject line should say: Attention Submissions - . Authors wishing to have the printed work returned should include a self-addressed, stamped envelope (S.A.S.E.). Submitted works must be postmarked during the month of open submission to be considered. Works submitted outside the submission window that include a S.A.S.E. will be returned. Those submissions that do not will be destroyed. We will respond by the end of December for the August submission window, and the end of May for the January submission window. If we have not responded by the end of the respective period, you can query us regarding the status at [email protected]. All correspondence will come from DarkAgePress.com. Our mailing address is: Dark Age Press Attn: Submissions P.O. Box 470292 Fort Worth, TX 76147-0292 For Authors An author who is selected will receive: an advance of $500 to $2000; cover art; and a set amount of books to use in promotion of the book. Authors will be contractually constrained to selling only at in-person promotions or events for two years. For Bookstores...

Deadline: August 31st, 2024 Payment: Stories 2500-4500 pay $10 CAD, Stories 4501-6500 pay $15 CAD, reprints are accepted at half payment Theme: Funny stories about aliens Note: Reprints Welcome THEME: COMEDIC ALIEN STORIES. SCHEDULED FOR PUBLICATION IN 2025.​ We will accept short story submissions for this anthology call between August 1, 2024, and August 31, 2024.  ​ Theme Description: Wow us with your funniest alien stories. Seriously, we want our cheeks to hurt from giggling. Examples of comical circumstances include first contact stories, abductions, interactions or curiosities, love, bumbling or blundering aliens, secret missions, capers, attacks (whether successful or foiled), and any other inter-alien or inter-species situations. Yep, humans can be in your story, too. Having touches of dark humour is okay, but we don’t want to see full on horror comedies. We also don't want to see any sexual assault (although brief, non-explicit mentions are fine only if necessary to further the story), nor any animal/child abuse depicted within the story (again, a brief mention of a past incident is okay only if it serves the story). Please do not send us any body “probing” stories. However, it's acceptable for the act of probing to be mentioned in passing for comedic effect. No erotica. Some violence is fine as long as it is befitting a comedic tale and not excessively graphic. Stories can be set on Earth, other planets, a ship, or elsewhere in space. Be as creative as you like. We’re looking for all things lighthearted, rollicking, action-filled, sarcastic, tongue-in-cheek, quirky, cute, unique, twisty, romantic, oddball, unexpected, and just plain fun. ​ Guidelines: Decisions will be made within six months of the call’s closing date. Original stories are preferred. However, we will consider reprints if they haven’t been published within two years and aren’t currently under contract. No...

Deadline: August 31st, 2024 Payment: $10 per story or 1 cent/word rounded to the nearest 100 words, up to a maximum of $25. Theme: 1,000-2,5000 word speculative fiction, including such genres as science fiction, fantasy, horror, and stories involving the supernatural. Effective July 18, 2024, we are open for submissions for our inauguaral issue, planned for publication in the fourth quarter of 2024. We anticipate the initial issue will contain not more than ten stories. We will remain open for submissions until August 31, 2024. We will make final decisions on acceptance not later than September 30, 2024, after which all authors will recieve final notification on the status of their submission. Do not query prior to July 18. Stories may not exceed 2500 words. Our preference is for stories between 1000 and 2000 words. No mulitiple submissions, no simultaneous submissions. No reprints–original fiction only. Prose only–no poetry. No generative AI. Since this is our inaugural issue, the theme will be new beginnings. Stories should reflect this theme in some manner, such as character, plot, setting, or other element. Payment will be the larger of $10 per story or 1 cent/word rounded to the nearest 100 words, up to a maximum of $25. Payment will be rendered via Paypal prior to publication. We cannot issue checks or pay in cash–you must be able to accept Paypal to be paid. If you cannot accept Paypal, payment will be in the form of a copy of the printed issue Please read author guidelines before submitting. Pay special attention to submission requirements. In particular, stories must be submitted via the online form on this site. See the author guidelines for the link. We will acknowledge all submissions via email. Author Guidelines We’re eager to read your stories, but please be sure that your submission is suitable for our publication and meets our requirements....

Deadline: August 31st, 2024 Payment: A contributors copy and Royalties or $20 Theme: Dragons! Submission Period: June 7, 2024 to August 31, 2024 Theme: Dragon Mythicana There be dragons, that’s all we ask. They can be friends or foes. Dragons in space, flying dragons, dragon-shifters or whatever you have. Express yourself as the theme moves you. There is no restriction as to how you incorporate the theme into your story. We encourage you to weave the theme into an engaging story with well-developed characters and deep emotion. Stories that contain infanticide, rape, or gratuitous gore will not be accepted. Submission Period: June 7, 2024 to August 31, 2024 Submissions: No AI, 1 per author; no reprints, no simultaneous submissions; Submission Cost: Free Word Limit: 2,000 to 6,000 words Submission Guidelines: Anonymous submission with no author name in document; 12 pt Times or Arial; .Doc or .Docx; double-space; first line indent; no tabs used. Genres: Speculative fiction, fantasy Anticipated Pay: Option: Royalty share of D2D sales, or $20.00 If D2D royalty share selected, then each story will receive a share, as will the editor and publisher, from the sales on the D2D platform. This does not include: Kickstarter funds unless detailed in the Stretch goals; wholesale to authors; or non-D2D retail outlets. Links will be available to direct your customers to D2D outlets. Timeline Projections: Submissions close: August 31, 2024 Review: September 2024 Acceptance / Rejection: October 2024 Edits: Nov-Dec 2024 Production: Mar 2025 Published: Mar 2025 Upon acceptance, the author is expected to work with the editor on at least one round of revisions in MSWord. Our publication goal will be the spring of 2024; however, the extensive time needed to review and edit submissions may vary depending upon the submitted works and author’s response times. Inkd Publishing LLC will hold first...

Deadline: September 1st, 2024 Payment: 8 cents a word for fiction and essays (1500 words or less). $25 for short poems (ten lines or less), $50 for longer poem. Also, a contributors copy Theme: Witchy stories for the Halloween special All of Them Witches As Book Worms Horror Zine enters its second year, we’re thrilled to announce that this year’s Halloween issue will be all about Witches. This time around, we’re looking for fiction, poetry, and essays of the witchy kind. Frequently Asked Question: What kind of stories are you looking for? We generally enjoy “fun”, “80s style” horror reminiscent of the zine’s old-school vibe, but we’ve also been blown away by fresh voices that take the genre in a new direction. That being said, the best chance for your story being accepted by Book Worms is to follow the submission guidelines. Make sure your story is of the horror genre, mail in your submission versus email, meet the deadline, and don’t exceed the word count limit. And if your story doesn’t make it, please keep trying. We’ve had to turn down many excellent stories due to space constraints alone. A good way to get an idea about what we’re looking for is to read our current issue or one of our back issues that are still available. A Few Tips: Mail early. Unfortunately, we’ve had a few submissions lost in the mail and that didn’t arrive until weeks after the deadline. Consider writing shorter stories. Sometimes we have just enough room to a 500-800 word flash fiction piece. It might also be helpful to explain what we don’t want. Paranormal romance (Love the genre. It’s not right for Book Worms.) Anything with a political theme. Beyond the pale violence or pornographic material. Keep it fun, kids. Submission Guidelines Deadline: September 1, 2024 Payment is...

Deadline: September 1st, 2024 Payment: 8 cents per word for fiction and $25 for artwork Theme: Literary Science Fiction and Fantasy The Basics Stories should be submitted to [email protected]. All stories must be under 1200 words (not including the title and byline). All stories over 1200 words will sadly be rejected automatically. All stories must contain significant speculative elements. This does not mean all sci-fi stories must have lasers and rockets. It just means a non-speculative story doesn’t become speculative if you include a single line clarifying the story takes place on Mars. When to Submit Because of the time needed to evaluate submissions and prepare stories for publication, Orion’s Belt has a limited submission window. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause to you. Stories submitted outside the submission window will not be deleted, but they will not be read until the submission window re-opens. Our current submission window opened March 1st. This submission window will be open until September 1st. Art Submissions Art submissions are currently open. We’re looking for cover art for issues of our magazine. Payment is a flat $25. The art should fit the ethos of this magazine and thus should feature speculative elements, but there are otherwise no major restrictions on what we’re looking for. If you have artwork you would like us to consider, submit it to us with a subject line that’s some variation on the basic format of “Art Submission - Artwork Name (Artist’s Name).” All art submissions should be directed to [email protected]. Keep in mind that we tend to take significantly longer to respond to art submissions than to story submissions, though we will eventually respond to every submission. For examples of what we’re looking for, check the cover art of Flash Fiction Online or Uncanny Magazine, though keep...

Deadline: September 1st, 2024 Payment: 15GBP Theme: Shakespeare (Vol 103) SHAKESPEARE, 1st September 2024 Pay homage or re-imagine the Bard’s timeless works. We’re looking for stories of star-crossed lovers, tragic heroes, cunning jesters, and more. If you think you’ve got what it takes to terrify, scar and haunt our audience of 10,000 daily 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. 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 submitted a story to us, please be patient. We WILL let you know if your submission has or hasn’t been successful. Having said that, if you haven’t heard anything up to twelve weeks after the deadline has passed, feel free to ping us an email to check in on it. 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...

Deadline: September 1st, 2024 Payment: Royalties Theme: Conspiracy Theories Who doesn’t love a good “WHAT-IF” discussion that Conspiracy Theories can invoke? Then you may want to submit to SEEMS A LITTLE CRAZY!. Packed full of Aliens, Deep State government, Reptilian Overlords, and more! Show us your freakiest Conspiracy Theory! We’re looking for new, previously unpublished stories that take us on an adventure and leave us wanting more. Genre: Speculative Fiction Word Count: 5,000 – 10,000 Opening Essay by: TBD Edited by: William Joseph Roberts Anchor Author: TBD Due Date: September 1, 2024 Email submissions to: threeravenspublishing @ gmail dot com with “Seems a Little Crazy!” in the subject line Payment: Stories selected for publication in the upcoming Anthology(ies), will receive a percentage of sales divided equally between the contributing authors. We are looking for amazing stories from any genre that are fun to read and will take us on an adventure of epic proportions. Please download our standards template by clicking here ***NOTE*** We publish genre fiction with aspects of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. If your work does not include one of these aspects, we are less likely to pick up the title unless it is of exceptional quality.   What we are NOT currently accepting: Poetry Single-author collections of short stories. Hard and fast rules of what not to send: Fan-fiction: Just simply don’t. It will be immediately deleted or tossed into the recycle bin. Gratuitous Sexuality: (i.e. smut, softcore porn) (Please, we know that there is a market out there for stories in this genre, but it’s not for us. Contact our affiliate, Tanglewood press for submissions in this genre at tanglewoodromance (at) gmail.com Gratuitous Abuse/Violence: While we at Three Ravens Publishing understand that graphic situations can alter or otherwise move the plot forward in ways that the reader may not...

Deadline: September 1st, 2024 Payment: £20 & 3 author copies Theme: Vampires Creature Feature Classics #2 Creatures of the Night ​ Creature Features #2 will be the second in an anthology series exploring everybody's favourite horror monsters. The sequel to our lycanthropy anthology; this one is all about blood-sucking vampires! We're looking for a variety of stories so feel free to go in any direction your brain might wander - the more whacky, the better. We want a mixture of sub-genres so stories that think outside of the box will have a stronger chance of success. The less classic, haunted middle-age castle stories the better - if you feel strongly about yours do send it, but we want our inbox to be packed with variety. Horror with humour is warmly invited too. ​ Hard word limits of 3,000-8,000 ​ Follow the guidelines found under the 'submissions' page for formatting, content and how-to-submit guidelines. The subject line should read ​ SUB/BLOOD - TITLE - SUBGENRE - WORDCOUNT - SURNAME ​ Compensation: £20 & 3 author copies ​ Submissions close midnight, September 1st 2024. *Unfortunately we are not accepting reprints for this anthology* Via: Snake Bite Books.