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Deadline: July 31st, 2022 Payment: $0.05 per word Theme: Body Horror Note: This anthology is only open to writers who identify as Transgender and Non-Binary. Bound in Flesh: An Anthology of Trans Body Horror edited by Lor Gislason. FROM THE EDITOR: Hello, my name is Lor Gislason (they/them) and I will be the editor of BOUND IN FLESH. Body horror has been a part of my life for many years, in one way or another; From cartoons that stretch and twist characters, to personal favourites like Hellraiser and Possessor that push the human form beyond what is imaginable. While being uncomfortable with your body is not the case for all trans and NB folks, it is very common–hence why I think the genre draws so many of us to it. The cathartic nature of horror is the connective tissue that brings us together. I want to give other trans and NB authors the chance to showcase their work in a genre that so often is cis-centric, to tell their own stories and reaffirm that trans writers belong in horror. This anthology is only open to writers who identify as Transgender and Non-Binary. We want to uplift Trans/NB voices. New writers are encouraged to submit! Submission must be BODY HORROR, however you define that. Stories relating body dysphoria to horror are fine, but get creative with it! We’d also like to see funny, silly, wacky body horror. Please include a small bio with your submission, along with any relevant info. Payment: $0.05 per word Deadline: July 31st Word count: 3k-5k Multiple submissions: No more than 2 stories per author Simultaneous submissions: Yes Reprints: No Please submit all stories to [email protected] with __ in the subject line. Subscribe to our newsletter The Ghoulish Times for future updates. Via: Perpetual Publishing.

Submission Window: July 1st-31st, 2022 Payment: $1 per accepted piece Theme: horrorku, horror themed tanka, haibun, see below for details The Submission may include any or all of the following: · Up to seven (7) horrorku or horror tanka  · Up to three (3) haibun · Up to five (5) pieces of cover art All submissions must be original, unpublished work that is not under consideration by a print or web-based journal. Posts in closed, critique-oriented groups and social media sites are acceptable for submission, but public posts on forums such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are not. By submitting a piece to us, you are guaranteeing that it is your original work and not under consideration or published anywhere else in the world. E-mail submission is required. Type poems into the body of the e-mail; no attachments of poetry will be opened. For art submissions, please include all five pieces in a .PDF file or send us a link to a private gallery. If we purchase an art piece for our cover, we will ask that you provide a 300 dpi version of said piece. E-mail: [email protected] Subject: Otoroshi Submission Please include a cover letter noting location in the world. Please include handles for Instagram and Twitter for promotional purposes. At this time, only one submission per issue will be considered unless the editors directly request a second submission. Submission periods are one month long: · January for the Spring Issue · April for the Summer Issue · July for the Fall Issue · October for the Winter Issue Acceptances will be sent shortly after the end of each period. Please note: Although most journals may publish your work as is, we are editors, too. This means we will make suggestions to your work as we see fit. This is to...

Submission Window: June 1st and July 31st of 2022 Payment: $20 Theme: Stories set in deep space and/or on alien planets, far far from Earth September 2022 Issue 23 To have your story considered for Issue 23 due out in September 2022, please submit it between June 1st and July 31st of 2022. I’ll read and reply in August 2022. Announcement Jan 2022! Since 2017, Alien Dimensions has been working hard to find its feet in the semiprozine world, while still covering costs. I’ve offered a token payment of $10 per story for stories accepted since then as, being a non-profit with no grants, that’s basically all Alien Dimensions can afford. Also, I volunteer my time to edit it. I’ve previously said that if sales increase, I’ll review that token payment. So, whether it was the double issue, covid, reduced number of issues being released, an increase in interest in space fiction worldwide, changing the release time limit from 1 year to 2 years, better advertising, a new algorithm from Amazon, more people interested in aliens, or more people reading via Kindle Unlimited, or, most likely, Issue #21-#22 being just so good, Alien Dimensions has not only been successful in 2021 it has started recovering losses for previous years. As a result, with huge thanks to all the readers and writers, from 2022, payments for accepted stories will rise to USD$20 each. I know that is still far away from professional payments but, I plan to review that every year and increase it when possible. There’s been some contract adjustments for this to happen, too. Future issues will remain available indefinitely, from issue #23, and from February 2022, the minimum story length for submission is now 5000 words. Also, Alien Dimensions issues will be 200+ pages rather than 100. Yes,...

Deadline: July 31st, 2022 Payment: $.06 a word Theme: Folk Horror from around the world Folk Horror continues to haunt the horror world with visions of terror bound up in twisted morality forged in isolation within unforgiving landscapes that summon forth great evils at the fervent hands of human beings held captive by forces they can neither entirely comprehend nor fully control. Nosetouch Press is pleased to conjure up FIENDS IN THE FURROWS III: FINAL HARVEST, a call for submissions for Folk Horror from around the world— from Britain and Ireland, to continental Europe, to North and South America, Africa, Australia, and Asia. We strongly encourage writers to continue to explore the wanton wilderness of Folk Horror, while honoring the elemental essence of this subgenre’s tangled, grasping roots. SEND YOUR BEST ORIGINAL FOLK HORROR STORIES OF 3,500 TO 7,000 WORDS. SUBMISSIONS THAT ARE CHOSEN WILL BE PAID $.06 A WORD. This is your last chance to be included in the much-read and well-loved unholy trilogy of original-fiction Folk Horror anthologies! NO POEMS OR REPRINTS, PLEASE. BEGINNING MAY 1, 2022, email entries to [email protected] .doc or .rtf format • Please state “FIENDS 3” in the subject line. Via: Nose Touch Press.

Deadline: July 31st, 2022 Payment: Royalties on 4k+ stories Theme: Valkyries Title: Valkyries Opens: 4 February 2022 Closes: 31 July 2022, 11:59 EST Theme: This is your call to war. Tell us the stories of the choosers of the fallen. Valkyries ride into battle, choosing Odin’s favorites to come to Valhalla, or protecting those they deem worthy to fight another day. Perhaps sometimes they use their calling for more sinister deeds. Give us your story of these maidens of war, the agents of the gods. Word Limit: 100-word drabbles and/or 1k-8k Author Eligibility: Open to all Reprints: Allowed if rights belong to author, royalty paid at a lower percentage Simultaneous Submissions: Not allowed Multiple Submissions: Max of 2 drabbles and 2 short story acceptances Author Compensation: One digital copy and wordcount-based royalty split for stories 4k+ Send your story and up to a 100-word author bio with 2 (two) links as a Word doc attachment to: [email protected] Please include the Anthology Title, Story Title, and Author name in your email subject line, with your document file name as: Author Name - Story Title. Via: Black Ink Fiction.

Submission Window: July 1st - 31st, 2022 Payment: $25.00 and a contributor's copy Theme: Dark Highways The Cellar Door - Issue #3: Dark Highways Compiled & Edited by Aric Sundquist Short Story Submission Call: July 1 - 31, 2022 (EST) The Cellar Door is a biannual anthology of dark fiction. Each issue will contain 8 to 12 stories based around a specific theme and will include a brand new story from a featured author. The majority of the anthology (80%) will be filled from the open submissions. Title: The Cellar Door - Issue #3: Dark Highways Theme: Horror/suspense stories that take place on a highway, road, or inside a vehicle. Type: Suspense/thriller, creature feature, supernatural horror, grindhouse/exploitation. Word Count: 2,000 - 7,500 words. Payment: $25.00 + digital/paperback copy. Accepted Authors (so far): Darren Todd Rights: We are seeking first time rights for 1 year after publication. After that time all rights revert back to the author. The publication will appear in both print and digital formats and will eventually be reissued in The Cellar Door Compendium. Reprints: None. Previously unpublished only. Multiple Submissions: None. Simultaneous Submissions: Yes, but state in your email that it is a simultaneous submission, and please email us immediately if the story is sold elsewhere. File Format: Include your story as an attachment in MS Word, LibreOffice, or Rich Text Format. Manuscript Format: Use the Modern Shunn Format. Include a short bio in the body of your email. Your subject line should read, DH Submission: ("Title") by (Author's Name). For Example, DH Submission: "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" by Stephen King. Attach the story as a separate document. Response Time: Two weeks after submissions close, if not sooner. Submission Period: July 1 - 31, 2022 EST. Stories sent before or after will be deleted unread. Send Submissions to: darkpenpress (at) gmail (dot) com Influential Movies/TV: The Hitcher, Joyride, Breakdown, Blue Ruin, The Wraith, Splinter, Maximum...

Deadline: July 31st, 2022 Payment: $20 CAD Theme: Speculative poetry, short fiction, and visual art Submissions are open from March 30th to July 31st, 2022 The Sprawl Mag accepts submissions of speculative poetry, short fiction, and visual art. Whether it is utopic, dystopic, magical, or sci-fi, we look forward to seeing your work. We pay contributors $20 CAD per published piece. ​ We encourage submissions from QTBIPOC, women, nonbinary, queer, and disabled writers. ​ We accept simultaneous submissions, but please let us know if your piece is picked up elsewhere so we can congratulate you :) ​ We do not accept work that has been previously published. ​ Please include a brief, third-person, 100-word biography with your submission. ​ Poetry submissions should be in a legible, size 12-14pt serif font (for example, Times New Roman or Georgia) Poetry submissions should not exceed 40 lines per piece Poetry submissions may contain 1-4 poems Please submit your work as a DOC, DOCX, or ODT file Short Fiction Short fiction submissions should be in a legible, size 12-14pt serif font (for example, Times New Roman or Georgia) Short fiction submissions should not exceed 1000 words per piece Short fiction submissions may contain 1-2 pieces Please submit your work as a DOC, DOCX, or ODT file Visual Art Please submit visual art pieces (including photography and digital art) as a JPG or PDF file Include a short description (under 500 words) on the inspiration behind your piece, the procress of creating it and/or any themes you wish to highlight SUBMIT Please submit all work to [email protected]. Submissions for Volume 1.1 are due by July 31st, 2022. Via: The Sprawl Magazine.

Deadline: July 31st, 2022 Payment: 20€ for original stories and 5€ for reprints Theme: Tales of survival in a post-apocalyptic world. Note: Reprints Welcome We are currently OPEN to submissions for "Tales from the Ruins: A Post-Apocalyptic Anthology". We're looking for tales of survival in a post-apocalyptic world. There are no specific thematic guidelines and we're open to submissions featuring sci-fi elements, but at the heart of your story must be a human struggle. Action and adventure is great, but more importantly, we want to feel for the protagonists. Make us walk in their tattered shoes and go through their struggles with them. Lean towards mystery rather than information overload. The nature of the apocalypse is secondary. The key is your story. Drop us straight in and leave hints so the reader can put the pieces of the puzzle together while the adventure progresses. 20€ for original stories and 5€ for reprints regardless of length, plus one print copy. Preferred word count between 5,000 and 10,000 words. The preliminary deadline is the 31st of July, 2022. Rates: Please note the rates quoted are not inclusive of transfer fees. The amount received may be slightly lower; typically 3%. We use PayPal to pay our contributors. If your submission is successful, you'll need an account. Alternatively, we can pay with an electronic Amazon gift coupon. Payment is made upon publication. 20€ for original stories and 5€ for reprints regardless of length, plus one print copy. Preferred word count between 5,000 and 10,000 words. Please read the full guidelines below before submitting. # ANTHOLOGY GUIDELINES AND DETAILS Please only submit one story per publication. No simultaneous submissions for original fiction. The best way to get a feel for the kind of fiction we're likely to publish is to buy our previously published titles. This provides you with examples of accepted...

Submission Window: July 1st-31st, 2022 Payment: 0.01 USD per word for Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Book Reviews. 5.00 USD per Poem. Theme: Short stories of any genre as long as they are dark, sinister, or eerie in tone. Submission Period: JULY 1, 2022 – JULY 31, 2022 Any stories submitted BEFORE or AFTER the submission window (without prior consent from someone on the Aphotic Realm Team) will be deleted unread. Submissions Fiction 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.  Please submit all stories to [email protected]. In the subject line please write, “MAGAZINE FICTION: 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 in the William Shunn format. 12pt Times New Roman font Double-spaced  Do not use TAB for indents (Please… We beg of you) No multiple submissions. Simultaneous submissions are okay but please inform us as soon as possible if your story is picked up elsewhere. Poetry We will accept unpublished Poetry. It should be macabre; grotesquely fantastical. Horror meshed with sci-fi sensibilities, supernatural, gothic, fantasy heavy on imagery, theme, but no gratuitous sex for the sake of shock. Anything deemed dark and full of dimension. Form can be any kind, but if sending rhyming poetry, be sure to follow the rules for any structure chosen. No more than 60 lines, but longer poems will be considered if they warrant...

Submission Window: July 1st-31st, 2022 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 seekers, undocumented...