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Deadline: August 1st, 2014 Payment: $25 All Due Respect is a quarterly digital and hard copy magazine featuring fiction and non-fiction. We work with publisher Full Dark City Press. If you want in, here's what we're looking for: FICTION: Pay is $25. We are seeking to become an approved publisher with the Mystery Writers of America, which would mean that published stories would be eligible for the Edgar Awards. Every issue is sent for consideration in the annual Best American Mystery Stories series, the O. Henry Awards, and the Spinetingler Awards. The editors will also select individual stories to be nominated for the storySouth Million Writers Award, the Pushcart Prize, the Derringers, and any other relevant contests. We want fully developed stories about crime, so minimum 2,000 words. (There's no maximum.) We do not accept simultaneous submissions. Submit one story at a time. No reprints. If we reject your story, wait at least a month before sending another one. We will respond to your submission within a week. If your story is accepted, the story should not be published anywhere else until six months after publication. You must format your story as follows: 1) First line of paragraphs indented .25 inches (NOT using the tab key or the space bar! If you do this, then we have to manually reformat the entire story. This is the most important direction--if you don't do this, we will reject your story automatically.) Here's a web site that shows you how to do indent the first line of a paragraph in MS Word. 2) Double-spaced. 3) One space after periods. 4) Three asterisks *** centered to indicate scene breaks. 5) File titled: Last name_title of story.doc (or .docx, .rtf). 6) Do NOT send Open Office files (.odt). If this is all you have, cut...

Deadline: August 1st, 2014 Payment: five cents a word to eight cents a word   I'm now taking original submissions for The Mammoth Book of Dieselpunk, to be published by Constable & Robinson in the UK and Running Press in the US in 2015. Stories can be emailed here. The deadline is August 1st, 2014. You will be notified soon after the deadline if your work is accepted or rejected. Pay rate is five cents a word to eight cents a word. If you need to know what dieselpunk is, it's a subcategory of steampunk, essentially, covering the 1920s through the 1950s, including the Roaring Twenties, the Depression, World War II, and even a little beyond that, but here's the thing: I want material from all over the world, I don't want a white-washed representation of this theme. Spread the word. PS. if you have any reprints that you'd like to recommend, please feel free to help us out here. Via: Old Charlie Brown.

Deadline: August 1, 2014 Payment: $25.00 - $50.00 for fiction, $5.00 - $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction (all U.S. dollars). We also send you a copy of the issue in which your piece appears. You'll receive your money and issue at the same time. We love the fact that writers around the world are inspired by our first lines, and we know that not every story will be sent to us. However, we ask that you do not submit stories starting with our first lines to other journals (or post them online on public sites) until we've notified you as to our decision (usually two to three weeks after the deadline). When the entire premise of the publication revolves around one sentence, we don't want it to look as if we stole that sentence from another writer. If you have questions, feel free to drop us a line. One more thing while I've got you here: Writers compete against one another for magazine space, so, technically, every literary magazine is running a contest. There are, however, literary magazines that run traditional contests, where they charge entry fees and rank the winners. We do not - nor will we ever - charge a submission fee, nor do we rank our stories in order of importance. Occasionally, we run contests to help come up with new first lines, or we run fun, gimmicky competitions for free stuff, but the actual journal is not a contest in the traditional sense. Fiction: All stories must be written with the first line provided. The line cannot be altered in any way, unless otherwise noted by the editors. The story should be between 300 and 5,000 words (this is more like a guideline and not a hard-and-fast rule; going over or under the word...

Deadline: August 14, 2014 Payment: N/A - Charity Anthology J.A.Mes Press is pleased to announce a call for submissions for its 2014 Halloween flash fiction anthology entitled In Creeps the Night. 100% of the book sales from this anthology will benefit the Mothers Without Borders Charity. Looking for writing inspiration? Remember, Halloween is about the things that go bump in the night. The creaking of a door. Ghostly and supernatural beings. The creepy and the dark. We want stories that evoke the senses, that linger with you long after they are read, that make you look over your shoulder and wonder…did I just hear or see something? Looking under your bed is optional—we can’t be responsible for those things that live underneath. Although there is no rating for this book, please keep these writing guidelines in mind: No adult content, please. If you write erotic scenes, please keep them mild and free of obscenities. Also, refrain from gratuitous violence or excessive blood and gore. We know you can write great stuff without resorting to Z-movie shock tactics. If your story contains too much profanity, overt sexuality, or violence, we will politely ask you to change the focus of your story. Also, please be mindful of other cultures and beliefs. J.A.Mes Press will not publish stories that ridicule or slander another culture, religion, race, creed, orientation, etc. All submissions must in no later than August 14, 2014. This allows our partner, Blue Harvest Creative, adequate time to complete the book for release mid-September. Please adhere to our submission guidelines. Failure to follow these guidelines will disqualify your story for consideration within the anthology. Technical Guidelines : 1. The word count per story is a minimum of 500 words and a maximum of 1300 words. A maximum of three stories may be submitted by each author. 2. The 50 best...

Deadline: August 15th, 2014 Payment: CHARITY Anthology, one digital copy Space, the final frontier... We thought we were alone in the universe... Cosmic forces beyond all comprehension... humans and aliens wrapped in 2,500,000 tons of spinning metal, all alone in the night... Erotica writer and geekess extraordinaire, Lynn Townsend, is looking for a new, erotic spin on science fiction. Called the "literature of ideas," science fiction deals with futuristic settings, alien life forms, advanced technology, space travel, and other innovations, and has been used for centuries to frame stories to explore identity, morality, social structure, and desire. What it means to be human, among aliens. What binds us together, and what keeps us apart. The final book will contain the best of erotic science fiction, a wide range of characters, pairings, ideas, situations, and exploration, of both worlds and bodies. From the depths of the teams working to build a planet-saving device, to the trenches of alien warfare, to the forbidden longings for other sentient species, Coming Together: Among the Stars will take readers to the very edge of the universe and back. Standard Port Rules apply: No underage (aliens must be mature, regardless of how many solar rotations they have currently survived), no non-consensual scenes, no scat, incest, necrophilia (excepting space vampires or other undead). Any pairings or groupings accepted and encouraged. Heat level, medium-warm to nuke my brain! Happily Ever After or Happy For Now not mandatory, but NO snuff. I'm looking for satisfying science fiction and incredible sex first and foremost. Deadline for submissions is August 15, 2014. Send double-spaced, 12 point font (Times New Roman or Georgia) in .doc or .rtf format, 2,000 – 4,500 word stories to [email protected], with “ATTN: Coming Together, your pen-name, your story title” in the subject line. Poetry will also be considered. Indent...

Deadline: August 15th, 2014 Payment: Contributor's Copy The Haunted Traveler is currently Open for Submissions. Our deadline is August 15, 2014. Please review our guidelines before submitting your work to our anthology. To get a better feel of what we like to read, take a look at our latest edition. The Haunted Traveler is a horror and science fiction anthology that releases twice a year. It's an anthology that is searching for strange tales, shocking premonitions, haunting images and much more! We invite you to take a look at our first release to get a better feel of what we're searching for! The Haunted Traveler is a Non-Profit publication, seeking only to publish and release the most shocking and horrifying material we can find. We've only begun thanks to our awesome contributors and readers, and we hope to continue roaming around. Donations are not required, but they are hugely appreciated! Each bit of funding helps keeps us releasing great art and featuring new artists and writers! Via: The Haunted Traveler.

Deadline: August 31st 2014 Payment: $25.00 (USD) and Two (2) Contributor copies of the anthology Gothic Blue Books were short fictions popular in the 18th and 19th century. They were descendants of the chap book trade and are now a thing of the past. Burial Day Books will resurrect this art form with its own Gothic Blue Book Vol. 4 to be available this October 31st 2014. What was a Gothic Blue Book? Gothic Blue Books were abridgements of full-length Gothic novels. The subjects of these books fell into one of two categories; the first being set in a monastery or convent and the second being set in a castle. In terms of the physicality of the book, they were three and a half to four inches in width and six to seven inches in height, with a page count of thirty-six to seventy-two pages. These little pieces of terror were popular at the time because they were affordable, a sixpence or a shilling each. Their cost affordability led them to be nicknamed Shilling Shockers or Sixpenny Shockers. What are we looking for? Original Gothic Blue Books typically took place in either a monastery, convent or castle. In years past we have asked for short stories that take place in one of these locations, or a modern day location such as a morgue, haunted house or cemetery. This year, we have added a new entry – legend, folklore or myth of the Americas. When we think of legend, folklore or myth of the Americas the range is staggering, from the Jersey Devil in the East Coast, to the Wendigo, American werewolf, La Llorona, vanishing hitchhiker, the woman in white, abandoned mining towns and so much more. Please submit a short story or poem no longer than 3,500 words that follows one...

Deadline: August 31, 2014 Payment: Selected authors will receive a single payment via PayPal for their story based on length at a minimum rate of $0.0050 per word or $10 whichever is greater. Author shall also receive one print copy mailed and one PDF form of the book sent via email Genres:  Paranormal Theme: General Submission Deadline:  August 31, 2014 Forward submissions  and publishing agreement to:  [email protected] Required Word Count:  Approx 750 min -5,000 MAX Ending Must Be: Happy ever after or Happy for now- not necessary Overall description: Rumor has it- there are ghosts everywhere. Tell your scariest tale.  Can not contain: ·         Intended to evoke hate Selected authors will receive a single payment via PayPal for their story based on length at a minimum rate of $0.0050 per word or $10 whichever is greater. Author shall also receive one print copy mailed and one PDF form of the book sent via email. Authors may, but are not required to,  purchase additional copies of the print version at 50% off the retail price plus shipping from North 2 South Press for up to two years after the date of publication. A form with prices will be shipped with the initial copies and will be noted in the email with the PDF version. Please review the open anthology guideline page  and the publishing agreement  Forward submissions  and publishing agreement to:  [email protected] Via: North 2 South Press.

Deadline: August 31st, 2014 Payment: 1 cent USD per word. We also provide a complimentary electronic version of the book to each contributor. Tacitus Publishing has decided to take on its first anthology - IT'S A GRIMM LIFE. We are looking for short fiction (1,500 to 5,000 words) that takes a new look at the Grimm Fairy Tales. The story should be placed in a modern setting and incorporating new modern twists. We would like you to push the darker side of these retellings, staying true to the nature of the originals. We are not interested in overwhelming gore or mature content. This should be an original piece of work. Submission process: There are two options, either using the submission form on the website or sending an email. For either choice, we ask that you attach the story as an rtf (rich text format) file. email: submission(at)tacituspublishing.com subject line should read: Grimm Anthology (This maybe pushing it based on the possibility of being overwhelmed, but we may offer quick critiques or suggestions to submitters in our responses. Tacitus Publishing wants to continue with its writer-friendly approach by offering any small amount of assistance we can.) Cover letter and quick biography: Please put the cover letter in the body of the form or email.  The structuring of the letter should include - · your name · contact info - address, phone, email · title of the story · a one sentence summary of your story · word count · brief bio and quick list of published work Submission format: We are not concerned with the overall format of the body of your work but do ask for some page formatting to assist our reviewing process.  Please add to each page - · top left - author's name · top right -...

Deadline: .05/word (CDN) Payment: August 31st, 2014 In addition to Start a Revolution, I’m also editing for Exile Editions an anthology called This Patchwork Flesh: QUILTBAG Horror. The reading period for This Patchwork Flesh will run from June 1st, 2014 to August 31st, 2014. All responses will be given by September 30th, 2014, and the book is slated for release in Fall 2015. Stories selected for inclusion will be paid at .05/word (CDN).  Submissions for this one can be anything up to 8,000 words. Original, unpublished fiction only. No reprints. As with Start a Revolution, because of the strictures the publisher is working under via provincial funding specific to these books, 90% of the anthology must be Canadian authored content. I do want to see submissions from international authors, I’m just warning everyone again, up front, about the guidelines I’m working under. Further guidelines (and a summary) below. But first: - The Central Idea: There would be no This Patchwork Flesh without Michael Rowe’s seminal anthologies, Queer Fear and Queer Fear II. Exquisite in both their execution and in their focus on putting openly gay protagonists front and centre, the Queer Fear anthologies shifted the nature of the conversation horror fiction was having in short form. And that’s because horror fiction is, for everything else it accomplishes (and it casts a very wide net through various subgenres), primarily a way of looking at the darker aspects of ourselves. Of examining the horrors we both embody and encounter. A way of exploring both catharsis and vastation by looking inward, and then extrapolating outward. It is, then, a way of turning a mirror on ourselves, as a way of looking at the rest of the world. But, as many readers will already be aware, the mirror of (Western) horror fiction tends to reflect a very narrow range of representations. This Patchwork Flesh is meant to be, like the Queer Fear books, a wider lens on...