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Deadline: December 15th, 2019 Payment: Contributor's Copy We are currently accepting submissions in all genres. Our standard open reading period runs August 15th - December 15th. GENERAL GUIDELINES Make all submissions through  our submission manager (Submittable). We do not accept submissions via email. We do not accept previously published work, including work self-published or published online via blog or social media. Simultaneous submissions are accepted if noted and withdrawn upon acceptance elsewhere. Please submit just once per genre, per reading period. You may submit in more than one genre with no penalty. If you do submit in multiple genres, please submit each separately. (i.e. You may include up to five poems in one submission, but use a separate submission for a work of nonfiction). We are currently able to provide one print copy as payment to authors and are pleased to provide a print on demand option for additional copies of each issue. Though we cannot take every piece sent to us, we will, at times, be compelled to provide feedback - in these cases, it will take a little longer to get back to you. PROSE GUIDELINES (FICTION AND NONFICTION) FLASH GLASS GUIDELINES Considering that craft is not genre specific, we welcome prose with a range of forms, subjects and aesthetics. We are open to hybrid prose - i.e. lyrical fiction, lyrical essays, braided essays, etc. However, we will not publish pure "genre" pieces that do not re-imagine their position as works of literature, nor are we interested in highly experimental or “literary” work that is not honest, accessible, or relatable. For creative nonfiction, submissions may include personal essays, memoir, or hybrid forms such as braided essays or hermit crab essays. Craft essays should have a personal and/or creative element. We are not interested in purely scholarly work or editorial nonfiction, nor are...

Deadline: December 15th, 2019 Payment: $50 USD and 10 complimentary copies Kissing Dynamite seeks poetry microchap manuscripts for print publication in April 2020.  We're happy to consider a diverse range of poetic styles and themes, so send us work that represents you!  We are committed to publishing two titles from this round of submissions and will publish up to four if finances at the time allow us to do so. Our Books: We are proud to use a local printing house—Lightning Press in Totowa, New Jersey—for all our books.  The microchap series will feature perfect-bound 4"x 6" books with bright, full color "fractal" covers. Manuscript Formatting: Manuscripts should employ 1" margin sizes, 8.5" x 11" page size, and 12 pt. font.  Visual images (300 minimum dpi) are acceptable (black/white and/or color)!  Previously published poems are acceptable as long as the collection as a whole has not appeared elsewhere (either digitally or in print).  If the manuscript contains more than one poem, begin successive poems on a new page.  Please include a title page, author's bio, table of contents, and acknowledgements page (if applicable).  Manuscripts must not exceed a maximum of 15 pages inclusive of all content (there is no minimum). Submission: Submissions are open from December 1-15, 2019.  We hope to respond to all submissions by the beginning of February 2020.  We operate on a "pay what you can, if you can" basis, so if you can drop a few bucks to help support the expenses of the press, please do so below (and we thank you!) or consider purchasing a copy of our first anthology ​Lift Every Voice.  That said, submissions do NOT need to be accompanied by a donation, and no manuscript gets preferential treatment.  Please send your manuscript as a PDF for us to consider via e-mail with the subject "MICROCHAP—" to [email protected]...

Deadline: December 15th, 2019 Payment: For fiction (US $ 0.08/ word) and US $ 1/ line per poetry. Note: Apologies for the short notice! SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN. PLEASE SUBMIT BY 15 DECEMBER 2019. Frozen Wavelets is an e-zine of speculative flash fiction and poetry, offspring of The Earthian Hivemind. This means that some of the accepted pieces will appear on the dedicated section of this blog, before being included in one of the e-zine issues (published quarterly). Where: we use Moksha to handle the submissions. All submissions sent to our email address will be deleted unread. SUBMIT HERE What: Original flash fiction of 750 words or less. No minimum. If you can write a (convincing) story in six words (and Hemingway showed it’s possible), go for it. Twitterfiction, Drabbles, 50 words, all welcome. We love haiku, tanka, senryu, and short poetry in general, but no more than 10 lines anyway. Rights asked: First worldwide exclusive rights for 6 months from the first appearance, be it on the blog or in the ezine; non-exclusive electronic/print rights afterwards (archival and for possible inclusion in thematic / Best of anthologies). All other rights remain with you. Payment: we pay pro-rate for fiction (US $ 0.08/ word) and US $ 1/ line per poetry. We pay on acceptance. Reprints: we do accept reprints for fiction pieces between 500-1500 words, paid at semi-pro rate (US $ 0.01/ word), provided you own the rights and let us know the publication history. Reprints for microfiction and poetry by invitation only. Simultaneous and multiple submissions: no simultaneous, please. We’ll get back to you with a hold or a pass within 30 days at the latest (but generally sooner than that). No multiple in the same category. One original and one reprint are allowed at the same time for fiction. Up to 5 poems/haiku can be submitted in...

Deadline: December 20th, 2019 Payment: AU$5.00 for stories under 2500 words / AU$10.00 for anything above 2500 words Thuggish Itch is our horror and sci-fi anthology collection. This is the place to submit your horror, sci-fi and speculative fiction stories.  Current theme: CLOSE THE GATE There's something about a locked gate that just screams horror. The two ends of a thick metal chain linked by a strong and sturdy padlock. The signs warning passers by to keep out, stay clear, or that their presence is being watched by the nearby security camera. Is the gate locked to keep something in? Or to keep something even worse out? For this collection, we would like you to send us stories in which a locked (or unlocked) gate is a major plot point. Are your characters trying to get in? Are they trying to get out? Are they the gate themselves or just those that control its usage? Thuggish Itch is our horror, sci-fi and speculative fiction collection. Please make sure that your story falls within one of these genres. Be original. We also encourage new and unpublished writers to take the leap and get in touch. Please ensure that you read through the general guidelines below and format your submission accordingly. If you have any specific questions please contact us using the form on the home page or via the listed social media accounts. To help make sure that your submission gets to the correct place, please include the following in the subject line of your email: Thuggish Itch - Close the Gate - Story Title. Word count: 1000 - 4500 words Deadline: December 20 2019 Payment: AU$5.00 for stories under 2500 words / AU$10.00 for anything above 2500 words Via: Gypsum Sound Tales.

Deadline: December 20th, 2019 Payment: Royalties What we are looking for: Write a SCARY story about PETS. Not just animals in general, specifically pets. Your characters can possess an exotic animal license and own an animal, but the animal MUST be OWNED. No beastality and no animal abuse. Animals may die but not in a glorified way that showcases gore and violence. 1.15 spacing, Arial, size 11. State whether it's okay for horror narrators to narrate your work(s) in your submission. If the story(ies) you're submitting is already out there link it to your submission email. Make paragraph indents 4 spaces. Put the title of the story at the top, in bold, font size 14, have your credit name also be bold, 14, and right under the title. Things like spacing, font, and font size will be changed in the actual book to Times New Roman, font size 12, possibly double spaced. When done, feel free to upload or add a link to the Facebook group (link at bottom of thread). Minimum word count: 1000 Maximum word count: 4,000 Amount of stories one can submit: 3 but please submit as many as you like. Don't commit plagiarism. When done, submit to [email protected] Your story has the right to be rejected for things like having too many stories with the same animal, or a story with an extremely similar plot. Sorry but We don't want to have like 8 stories in a row about a dog that kills people or something. Deadline: December 20 2019 Release: spring 2020 You have the right to post your story anywhere if you've submitted it, though I highly recommend you advertise the book with said story. If you need more information, email above or contact project manager Kyle Harrison at [email protected] Half of the pay is going...

December 20th, 2019 Payment: An honorarium equal to your age for each published story. Note: Writing by women of a certain age, for women of a certain age or of interest to women of a certain age. Hot Flash Fiction is an online literary magazine where the rich and varied voices of womxn from all walks of life are showcased and celebrated. We seek submissions from people whose life experiences have been cast and polished into wisdom—the fertile soil of great fiction. We offer Hot Flash Fiction as an outlet for writing by women of a certain age, for women of a certain age or of interest to women of a certain age. Hot Flash Fiction publishes fiction and other versions of the truth. No Hallmark stories. No self-help articles. Just smart, funny, compelling, and interesting writing. Sorry, no poetry.  While there is a broad theme to the writing we’re looking to publish, we hope to attract a diverse range of voices on a plentitude of topics. Please share your stories with us. We are seeking previously unpublished work. Simultaneous submissions are fine—just let us know when your piece is published elsewhere, so we can help you celebrate! Please send us only one piece at a time. Submissions are free and accepted on a rolling basis. Under 5,000 words is ideal. Up to 9,000 if it’s truly amazing. We will read all submissions and get back to you as soon as we can. We offer an honorarium equal to your age for each published story. Our stories remain posted on our primary page before joining our archives. Hot Flash Fiction publishes fiction and other versions of the truth. No Hallmark stories. No self-help articles. Just smart, funny, compelling, and interesting writing. Sorry, no poetry. We are seeking previously unpublished work. Simultaneous...

Deadline: December 21st, 2019 Payment: $25 Read our mission to ensure your work is a good fit. Read back issues to get acquainted with the journal. All work is published online bi-annually (spring & fall). We proudly nominate six authors each year for the Pushcart Prize, two poets for the “Best New Poets” anthology, and up to eight flash pieces for the “Best Microfiction” anthology. Journal submissions are closed from May 15th-Aug 15th. Reviews and Translations remain open year round. We do not accept previously published material. We accept unsolicited simultaneous submissions. Update your submission’s status in Submittable if accepted elsewhere; never email. A brief cover letter is helpful, but not required. We encourage, but don’t require, web formatted prose (no indents, single-spaced, one space between paragraphs). We respond generally within three months. Contact us if longer than six months. We ask for first serial rights and the right to keep a copy of the publication in our archives. All other rights revert back to the author after publication. We ask that authors mention that the work saw first publication in Newfound for future reprints. The honorarium for publication is $25. Review our guidelines for each section: Fiction, Flash, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Translation, and Visual Arts. For reviews and review copies, visit our reviews page. Click here to visit our submission manager. Virtual Realities: Themed Issue (Deadline: 21 Dec. 2019)   Is a virtual experience an actual experience? How can we trust our senses? What is real and what is fantasy? We want to explore all aspects of this theme in our spring 2020 issue. Tell us about a computer-generated experience or simulated environments. Immerse us in parallel or intersecting worlds. Please add a note to your submission if you would like us to consider it for the themed issue. All theme submissions will be considered for General Submissions. Click here...

Deadline: December 25th, 2019 Payment: $0.01 per word and royalties A Room is Locked… Due Date: December 25, 2019 Word Count: 1,000-7,500 words Payment: $0.01 per word and a percentage of royalties. Payment made upon publication In the mystery genre, the idea of a locked room puzzle is one of the standbys. Everyone from Agatha Christie to Edgar Allen Poe has done it, and now it’s your turn. Your story, to be considered, must feature the idea, concept or tool of a locked room. It can be figurative or literal, the choice is yours. The challenge is to take this old idea and make it new again. Please email your submissions in standard manuscript format, along with a short bio for consideration to [email protected]. Please put “Locked Room Submission” in the subject line. Expected publication date is sometime July/August 2020. Via: Antimony and Elder Lace Press.

Deadline: December 28th, 2019! Payment: 6¢ per word for new fiction, 2¢ per word for fiction reprints, 2 – 6¢ per word for new fact-based work, 1- 4¢ per word for reprinted fact articles. Theme: We are looking for: well written original work in science fiction, fantasy, myth, legend, fairy tales, and eldritch, in written, podcast, video, and/or graphic story form, and from around the world. Note: Reprints Allowed We have a regular submissions schedule, easy to remember and plan for: four times a year, one week each time, midnight E.S.T. to midnight E.S.T., at the beginning of each season of the year: March 21 – 28, June 21 – 28, September 21 – 28, December 21 – 28 We began The Kepler Award this spring.  The purpose of the award is to recognize and encourage writers of excellent science fiction and fantasy stories that creatively extrapolate on known science in constructive and exciting ways. You can learn about The Kepler Award here. We pay 6¢ per word for new fiction, 2¢ per word for fiction reprints, 2 – 6¢ per word for new fact-based work, 1- 4¢ per word for reprinted fact articles. Reprints must not have been published elsewhere within the past year or be available for sale online. For reading impaired individuals, our submissions manager and ‘forget password’ have a captcha compatible with screen readers. Writers Guidelines We accept new work as well as reprints, anywhere from 1000 word flash fiction on up, but all else being equal, shorter pieces will be favored. We also accept poetry.  We have tough standards but only care about the quality of the writing, storytelling ability, characters, plot, and ideas, not whether you’re new or established.  Submit only work you are proud of — if you don’t love it, neither will our readers!  If in doubt, edit it down...

Deadline: December 31st, 2019 Payment: $5 Content: An original, unpublished, story that includes a super-powered being and someone trying to use their power to their advantage. Accepted Styles: Short stories and flash fiction Accepted Genres: Anything that isn't erotica. Simultaneous Submissions: These are allowed, but please withdraw your submission immediately if accepted by another publisher. Reprints: No. Stories posted on the internet, including but not limited to, FB, personal websites, blogs, etc., are considered published. Number of Submissions per Author: 1 short story or 3 pieces of flash fiction Length: A short story should be less than 5,000 words. Each flash fiction piece should be less than 1,500 words. Payment: Free electronic copy of the book and $5 per author, regardless of number of accepted submissions. Requested Rights: First rights to digital, audio, and print formats in English. Exclusive for one year from publication. After that year all rights revert back to the author. Deadline: December 31st, 2019 Formatting: Stories must be submitted electronically as a .docx attachment in an email to [email protected]. Submission should be 12 point font, Times New Roman, and double spaced. The document name should include the name of your submission. Please include the title and page numbers in the header of the attachment. In the body of your email please include your name, author name/website, address, short story title, and word count of submission. IF IN DOUBT PLEASE SUBMIT! Via: Pub 518.