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Deadline: November 5th 2014 Payment: 2 copies of print anthology and Aus 2.5 cents/word (GST inc., maximum payment $187.50) on publication. This anthology, with the working title Hear Me Roar, is looking at kick-arse chicks of all varieties in a speculative fiction world – female superheroes, scientists, subversives and rulers. We want character-driven stories with strong female protagonists. The stories can be any variety of speculative fiction: science fiction, fantasy, horror, paranormal romance, urban fantasy or a mix. We are not looking for stories where women are objectified, where there is gratuitous gore or erotica. The anthology will be edited by Liz Grzyb, award-winning editor of eight anthologies including The Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror, and will be published by Ticonderoga Publications in 2015. Submission guidelines Send me your best speculative fiction story featuring strong women. Story length 2,500 to 7,500 words. (Longer stories may be accepted, although payment is capped at 7,500). Original stories only: no reprints, multiple, or simultaneous submissions. Stories may be submitted via email at [email protected] in .doc or .rtf format. Manuscript format: double spaced, large margins, sensible serif font, Australian English spelling. Submissions period open: 21 April – 5 November 2014. Payment: 2 copies of print anthology and Aus 2.5 cents/word (GST inc., maximum payment $187.50) on publication. Via: Ticonderoga Publications.

Deadline: November 15th, 2014 Payment: Payment is author share divided equally among the authors. We pay twice a year. At Sky Warrior Books, we love all kinds of creatures – especially DRAGONS. Dragons love…well…their hoard. Be it a hoard of gold, gems, books, virgins, whatever your dragon loves to collect and hoard. Or maybe your dragon doesn’t have a hoard – well then WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOUR DRAGON? – All dragons have a hoard – don’t they? If he doesn’t then explain why not. We’re looking for stories about dragons—their hoard or lack thereof must factor into the story in some way. Since dragons are primarily a creature of fantasy I’m sure we’ll get plenty of fantasy stories; but we’ll take science fiction as well as any other speculative fiction genre, but you MUST be creative. A creative twist on the idea of dragons and their hoards is the most important part of the story. All stories must have no stronger than a PG-13 rating. Please no graphic violence or gore and definitely no erotica, be careful with the use of foul language as well. Payment Payment is author share divided equally among the authors. We pay twice a year. Deadline Our deadline is Nov 15th, 2014. We’re planning a Spring/Summer 2015 release. Please note we are not opening to receive submissions until July 1st – so please don’t submit prior to that date. How to Submit or The Nitty-Gritty We accept RTF files via e-mail only to the publisher at skywarrior3 AT gmail DOT com. Put the words: DRAGON’S HOARD SUBMISSION in the subject line with the title of your piece. Send us a virus and we will never accept anything from you again. Double spaced manuscript in Times New Roman or some other pretty font (not Courier!). Use...

Deadline: November 15, 2014 Payment: .01 per word (30 days after the date of publication), as well as copies of the anthology in all electronic formats (mobi, EPUB, and PDF) and copies of three additional Martian Migraine Press titles of the authors choosing. “If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, Infinite.” – William Blake, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell “With five feeble senses we pretend to comprehend the boundlessly complex cosmos, yet other beings with a wider, stronger, or different range of senses might not only see very differently the things we see, but might see and study whole worlds of matter, energy, and life which lie close at hand … I have always believed that such strange, inaccessible worlds exist at our very elbows, and now I believe I have found a way to break down the barriers!” – H. P. Lovecraft, From Beyond (1920) “It ate him … bit off his head … like a gingerbread man!” – Jeffrey Combs as ‘Crawford Tillinghast’ in Stuart Gordon’s FROM BEYOND (1986) In his classic story From Beyond, Howard Phillips Lovecraft introduced the Tillinghast Resonator: a monstrous device that stimulates dormant senses in man, opens up unseen worlds to unsuspecting eyes, and calls through terror and ecstasy from a realm far beyond our mundane perceptions. This is an open call for submissions to the third anthology from Martian Migraine Press… RESONATOR: New Lovecraftian Tales From Beyond We want to see weird fiction with the Tillinghast Resonator (and machines or processes like it) as inspiration. What creatures, both mindless and sentient, are revealed in its uncanny radiation? What worlds may be opened up to the user with the slightest change in frequency? What profit, what peril, what power and pleasure may be derived from its use? We want to see new and startling...

Deadline: November 15th 2014 Payment: $50 USD Next year marks an historic moment, the 150th anniversary of the publication of the classic storyAlice's Adventures in Wonderland! To celebrate how absolutely mad we are about this occasion, Leap Books, LLC will publish a special Alice-inspired anthology called BEWARE THE LITTLE WHITE RABBIT and you, yes, YOU are invited to the party! Join a roster of well-loved authors writing new YA stories inspired by a classic tale. Submissions should be between 4,000-6,000 words in length, include a protagonist named Alice and a stuffed white rabbit whose appearance signals the start of adventure. All YA genres are eligible. Title, premise/elevator pitch, and your complete submission are due to [email protected] by midnight EST November 15. Authors should include ALICE in their email's heading. The final lineup for the anthology will be announced December 15. Authors whose stories are selected for inclusion in the BEWARE THE LITTLE WHITE RABBITanthology and who meet revision requirements and associated deadlines will be paid a one-time fee of $50 USD. Via: Leap Books LLC.

Deadline: November 20th 2014 Payment: All royalties from anthologies will be split evenly between all authors. Release Dec. 31st 2014 Deadline by Nov. 20th 2014 Mystic Moon is collection of short stories and poetry. Think warlocks, witches, gypsies, fae, dragons, demons, higher beings. This is a dark fantasy collection. Something we have never done. Blurb Mystic Moon will open your world to old magick and the darkest of fantasy. In the time of warlocks, witches, and gypsies, all fighting for power there were once realms of the Fae and Dragons, and lush beautiful lands until dark creatures destroyed all they worshiped. Demons began roaming the earth, draining the purest of creatures, watching as higher beings fell from the sky. Journey into the night of midnight magick where mystical beings ruled the moonlight. Guidelines Short Stories and Poetry/Prose accepted Min Word Count: 800 Words (if it is a bit short talk with me) Max Word Count: 7,000 Words (if you go over talk with me) Poetry does not have a word count Submit to [email protected] Word doc 12-14pt. Georgia or Times New Roman Editing will be provided unless author prefers their own editor Via: Phoenix Fire Publishing.

Deadline: November 21st, 2014 Payment: $250 and a published copy CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS for an Indigenous Anthology of Horror Stories. Deadline: Nov. 21, 2014. Previously unpublished short stories and fiction are welcome from established and emerging writers for an anthology to be published in Fall 2016. Email submissions to: [email protected]. Submissions must be word-processed and sent as an attachment with subject line: HORROR ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION. Send one fiction piece to a max. of 5000 words, and include a brief bio and cover letter. Only selected works will appear in the anthology, and accepted contributors will receive payment of $250 and a published copy. Kegedonce Press claims North American rights to the anthology only, and copyright remains with individual authors/artists. Via: Kegedonce press.

Deadline: November 30th. 2014. Payment: .05 cents a word Payment: .05 cents a word. Story Length: Up to five thousand words, query for longer. Deadline: November 30th. 2014. Rights Requested: Six months exclusive rights upon publication. "The Lost Worlds" To be published later this year, "The Lost Worlds" will be a anthology in the Steampunk Horror Genre devoted to the post-apocalyptic theme. Send us worlds rebuilt by steam powered engines and mechanical marvels. Send us characters we can root for as they fight the good fight. Send us worlds our readers can romanticize about, characters that jump off the page. We want to set the Steampunk world ablaze with "The Lost Worlds" so we only want your best. Via: Eldritch Press.

Deadline: November 30th, 2015 Payment: $.04/word (maximum $300) for First English Language Serial Rights, and $.02 for reprints. Bad Dream Entertainment is currently accepting dark speculative fiction submissions for short fiction, novellas, and novels. Make sure to thoroughly read through our submission guidelines before sending us your story, we are more than happy to check out your newest creation but we do have a general vision of what we want to publish and your story might be better served elsewhere if it does not fall into our purview. We will try to review your submission in as timely a manner as possible, but this is a very small operation so expect an average response time of between 6-8 weeks for short stories (query after 9 weeks), and 4-6 months for novels (query after 7). Regardless of when we get around to reading your short story or book, every submission will get a response. Content Guidelines: The following content guidelines apply to submissions for short stories, novellas, novels, and articles.​ What we want to see: The dark side of imaginative storytelling. Worlds that convince us are real, characters who enthrall us just as completely as they disturb, and stories that we could never suspect (or perhaps even want to). We want to be taken on a journey that twists boundaries, minds, and guts. While you will see the words ‘horror’, ‘contemporary fantasy’, or ‘science fiction’ thrown around here a lot, these are far from being strict genres that we look for. We want anything that is willing to stretch beyond those conventions and explores new territory. From mind-bendingly surreal, to darkly comedic, we want something we haven’t seen before! What we do not want to see: Genre conventions. Ie. sparkly vampires, zombie hoards, lovesick werewolves, first or third person serial killer...

Deadline: November 30th, 2014 Payment: $0.06/word Inspired by the cyberpunk and feminist science fiction of yesterday and the DIY, open access, and hacktivist culture of today, Accessing the Future will be an anthology that explores the future potentials of technology to augment and challenge the physical environment and the human form—in all of its wonderful and complex diversity. We are particularly interested in stories that address issues of disability (invisible and visible, physical and mental), and the intersectionality of race, nationality, gender, sexuality, and class—in both physical and virtual spaces.Accessing the Future will be a collection of speculative fiction that places emphasis on the social, political, and material realms of being. We want stories from as many diverse people as possible, especially from people with disabilities (visible and invisible, physical and mental), chronic illness or mental illness, who are neuroatypical, or people who have an understanding of the institutional and social construction of disability. We welcome stories from marginalized groups within the speculative fiction community (e.g., QUILTBAG, people of colour, non-North American writers), and from anyone with sensitivity to intersectional politics. Payment and Rights We pay $0.06/word (six cents a word) for global English first publication rights in print and digital format. The authors retain copyright. Submission Guidelines Send your submissions to [email protected] by midnight UTC on November 30th, 2014. Length 2500-7500 words (with a preference for 4000-6000 words). No reprints or simultaneous submissions. Attach your story as a .doc, .docx, or .rtf file, with your name, the story title, and the wordcount on the first page. We do not require or request that submitting writers identify themselves as a person with a disability, but we respect anyone’s desire to self-identify. What we want We want stories that place emphasis on intersectional narratives (rejection of, undoing, and speaking against ableist,...

Deadline: November 30th, 2014 Payment: Contributor's copy Ill-considered Expeditions? Yes. We want short tales of exploration gone awry. What are you looking for? We want stories in the grand style of Burroughs, Doyle and Verne. Spiffing adventures that plummet our heroes into disagreeable environments to face the wrath of unfriendly natives and questionable beasts. Your story can be set in the past, present or future, it can be earthbound or take place among the stars, the tale can unfold at the summit of a mountain, deep in the jungle or beneath the waves. The bottom line is, your story has no restrictions, other than the word count and the overall anthology series theme: stories with stings in their tails. How many words can I use to write this epic? We are looking for stories in the 2500 - 6000 range. What are the financial and legal details? As with our previous volumes, AMOK! and Stomping Grounds, the contributing authors to Vol 3: Ill-considered Expeditions will all receive a paperback copy of the book, plus an option to buy more at 50% off, plus e-version(s) of the book and be in the running for one of five Editor's Choice Awards of $30.00 First Worldwide Anthology Rights, for publication in the English language anywhere in the world and electronic and audio publication rights. All rights return to the author one year after publication of the anthology. How do I format my submission and when do you need it by? Check the FAQ for basic formatting, and please ensure that when you email your story to us, the subject header reads: 'EXPEDITIONS-YOUR NAME-TITLE' Your story document should be labeled: 'Expeditions-Your Name-Title-Word Count' and be sent as a .doc or .rtf Submissions will end at midnight on November 30th 2014 How do I send...