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Deadline: June 30th 2013 Payment: We will pay 4¢(US)/word, with a minimum payment of $50 for original unpublished content, (posted on websites count as published,) We will pay 2¢(US)/word, with a minimum payment of $20 for previously posted content. PREMISE Daylight Dims will be an anthology of terrifying short stories. We are looking for unique and interesting settings and situations. The most important thing is this: We’re looking for chilling tales of what just might come once Daylight Dims… What We Are Looking For Typically we want unique, strange, and compelling fiction. Some of our favorite stories begin with a sense that the story is based in reality, and then slowly leads the protagonist into bizarre, or terrifying territory. It’s a bonus if the reader is left feeling like the story might have been real. We also enjoy stories with fantasy, science fiction, or horror elements. We want to see styles that are unusual, but readable. We want characters that readers will care about. We like to see settings and cultures that outside of the norm, and if your character is in another world, then that setting should be well thought out, so the reader can join you there. We want your story to trigger an emotion. If the reader laughs, cries, or throws the book (hopefully not a computer or kindle) across the room in anger, well then, that’s awesome. DO NOT submit unsolicited revisions of stories we've rejected. It doesn't matter how much you've revised. If we think a revision will work, we'll request one. If we didn't request one, we're unlikely to be interested. DO NOT submit multiple stories at once. We can consider only one story at a given time by a given author. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE ACCEPTABLE. Sex or violence should be artistically justified....

Deadline: June 30th, 2013 Payment: $25 CAN per story We will continue to consider submissions for PstD 5 until June 30, 2013, at which point we will be closed to submissions until spring 2014. Please keep an eye on this page for submission information and check in here before submitting to us. We are looking for works of short fiction (up to 3500 words). While we are open to a variety of approaches and styles, we are interested in original work that pushes and plays with(in) the boundaries of the fantastic, the marvelous, the uncanny, and the horrific. We are not interested in formulaic re-treads of genre conventions, but in work that revises and interrogates the relationship between genre writing and literary experimentation. We welcome challenging, edgy fiction that embraces not only elements of classic horror, but also dark fantasy, urban fantasy, slipstream, (new) weird fiction, and surrealism While we are open to English-language fiction by writers of all nationalities, we also strive to support Canadian writers and artists, and maintain at least 50% Canadian content in any given issue. Bearing this in mind, please include with your submission notification of whether or not you are a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant. We offer fiction contributors $25 CAN per story (payable through PayPal), regardless of length. We will also provide a complimentary electronic version of the book to each contributor. Contributors have the option of purchasing hard copies at a low contributor’s rate (30% off.) We ask for First Print publishing rights for pieces we accept, as well as non-exclusive reprint rights, as we plan to eventually make each volume available as an e-book and/or for print on demand. We ask potential contributors to bear in mind that most publications will not re-publish pieces that have been previously published (whether...

Deadline: July 15, 2013. Payment: A royalty pool will be generated on print and eBook sales, with the royalty pool divided equally among the contributors and editors. Royalties for print are 10% of gross receipts received by SSP on sales retail and wholesale up to 1,000 copies, with an increase to 12 1/2% for every copy thereafter. eBook royalties are set at 50% of gross receipts received by SSP for sales of the digital version. Royalty statements and payments will be made bi-annually. All contributors will receive a complimentary trade paperback copy of the anthology. A Speculative Fiction Anthology from Seventh Star Press Edited by Scott Sandridge From Scott: “Bring out the Fey! Stories about the Sidhe? Sprites? Pixies? Boggans and Goblins? How about those Gnomes? Looking for fictional stories involving the Fey Folk, both Seelie and Unseelie. From the campy to the deep and esoterical, from traditional faeries to the not-so-traditional (changeling kangaroos, anyone?), Western to Eastern, heck even Martian! Fantasy is obviously expected but all spec-fic genres welcome. Got a SF story about a Space Leprechaun invasion of Earth? Send it! Slipstream? Go for it! A slasher involving psychopathic trolls with chainsaws and a fetish for wearing human skin? Ehhh….aw heck, why not? The anthology will be done in flipbook format, with stories about Seelie faeries on one side and Unseelie faeries on the other. Planning for an even mix of Seelie and Unseelie stories, roughly 11 per side. Guidelines: 10,000 words maximum/2,000 words minimum. Blood and gore only if it fits the story, same goes for sex. Submissions via email to scott (at) seventhstarpress.com RTF and DOC. formats only, Courier or Times New Roman, 12pt. font (in other words, make sure it’s readable!) The subject of your email should have your name, title of your story, and...

Deadline: July 19th, 2013 Payment: $25.00 (USD) Token Payment 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 a new twist with its own Gothic Blue Book Vol 3 to be available this October 31st 2013. What was a Gothic Blue Book? Gothic Blue Books were abridgements of full-length Gothic novels. The subjects of the 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 in length. 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? We are looking for a short story, about 3,500 words in length. If your story is longer but you feel it is fitting do feel free to submit for our review. We will also consider a poem. The story must have at least a mention or take place in either one of the following original Gothic Blue Book guidelines or New Burial Day Books Gothic Blue Book guidelines. Original Gothic Blue Book guideline: a) Setting in a monastery or convent b) Setting in a castle Burial Day Gothic Blue Book guideline: a) Setting in a cemetery, funeral home or morgue b) Setting in a haunted house 2013 New Editions:...

Deadline: July 20th 2013 Payment: 4% royalties after cost per story published Fringeworks works hard to come up with appealing anthologies that stand out from the crowd. We are currently seeking submissions for an anthology entitled ‘NeaDNAthal’. Submission deadline for this anthology is midnight on Monday, 20th July 2013. As the title suggests, we are looking for stories which involve the reappearance of Neanderthal Man in the modern age. A sort of Jurassic Park for cavemen. NeaDNAthal is specifically geared to attracting Science Fiction (SF) stories between 2,500 and 6,000 words in length. Stories can be contemporary, set in the recent past (as far back as the Victorian age), or set any time in the future. They should revolve around the return of Neanderthal man, possibly by DNA recreation, and should take account of the impact such a reappearance may have, either upon the neanderthals, society, or both. We are looking for new and original stories with surprising elements. Be clever but most of all be unique. We expect this anthology will appeal to writers of Science Fiction. Submissions should be sent to [email protected] as word documents or rtf files. Your email subject header should read ‘SURNAME/DNA/WORD COUNT (include word count) All submissions should; Be 2,500 to 6,000 words (max) Be typed in Courier or Times New Roman 12 Be typed in line with Standard Manuscript Format. Details can be found at http://www.shunn.net/format/story.html Include your full details (name/address/telephone number/email address) Previously published stories will be considered for this anthology. Authors will retain copyright. Multiple submissions up to a maximum of two stories per author can be submitted. We will write to you within approximately four weeks of the submission deadline to let you know if you have been successful. We will pay 4% royalties after cost per story published

Deadline: July 31st 2013 Payment: Authors will receive three hardback copies of the published book. We are now accepting submissions for Strange Tales IV, to be published Christmas 2013. Subject matter and style : We would like to receive previously unpublished literary strange tales. Word count: Stories should be between 2,000 and 10,000 words. Closing date for submissions: 31st July, 2013. Payment: Authors will receive three hardback copies of the published book. Electronic submissions should be sent to [email protected]. We would prefer to receive your work as an rtf attachment. To get a feel of what they are looking for check out the the description of the first Strange Tales.

Deadline: July 31st 2013 Payment: $10 Our payment for stories is $10. Our general rules are: (1) We hew to a PG standard and (2) nothing that makes our editors sick. (3)Please put in your "subject" line the title of the antho for which you intend your story. Please read our Style Book before you send us a story. The link to it is next to this Writers' Guidelines link at the top of the opening screen. NOTE FOR 2013 ANTHOLOGIES: Since so many people are at least a bit superstitious about the number "13," and we're going to be stuck with it for a whole year, let's have some fun with it. By adding the word "Lucky" to our 2013 titles, our writers can add an element of "luck" into their stories. Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows? Associate Editor, Sandi Reed-Chan Send stories to her at [email protected] THEME: It's Halloween and it's lucky -- bad or good? -- and it's sf/f/h. Have fun! Maximum word length, 4000 words. Deadline July 31, 2013 (or when book is filled, meaning 20 stories accepted.) Reading period Aug. 1 to Aug. 31, 2012 Formatting period Sept. 1-15 2013 Publication date Sept. 15, 2013 We are totally serious about this Style Book thing. We are so serious that if you won't read our Style Book, we won't read your story. How do we know that you read our Style Book? Because there is a SECRET WORD -- actually, two of themm -- in the Style Book. Put the Secret Word(s) in your submission letter and we will read your story with intent interest. Before submitting make sure to read the Guidelines!

Deadline: July 31st 2013 Payment: his is an anthology for charity. Contributors will receive a Digital copy (mobi, epub, or pdf) of the anthology. Print copies will be available to the contributors on request, but given the nature of this project, we would hope you would be willing to purchase a print copy. Slay bells ring, are you screaming, In the lane, there’s a body A horrible sight,T hey'll slaughter tonight, Killing in a winter wonderland. We are pleased to announce a Christmas-themed anthology for charity benefiting the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. What are we looking for? It's simple. Horror stories with a Christmas theme. That's the only requirement. Zombies, werewolves, ghosts, ghouls, possessed elves, demonic Santas...whatever your twisted minds can conjure up--so long at it takes place on or around Christmas. So let's see what you got, folks. Tis the season and all that. DEADLINE: July 31, 2013 (or until filled) WORD COUNT: 3,000-5,000 words (query for longer/shorter submissions) PAYMENT: This is an anthology for charity. Contributors will receive a Digital copy (mobi, epub, or pdf) of the anthology. Print copies will be available to the contributors on request, but given the nature of this project, we would hope you would be willing to purchase a print copy. REPRINTS: No MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS: No SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: No FORMAT: Left-justify only FONT: 12 pt Times New Roman SPACING: Double spaced, no extra spacing between paragraphs TAB INDENT: ¼ inch PAGE NUMBERING/HEADERS: None First page should include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, word count, and pseudonym (if writing under one). Send submissions as a word attachment to [email protected] or [email protected]. Include CHRISTMAS ANTHO and submission title in the subject line.

Deadline: July 31, 2013 Payment: 5¢/word Story submissions Below are guidelines for submitting stories to Long Hidden, and the submission form. Please read the guidelines carefully before submitting. Direct all queries to [email protected]. Do not send story submissions via email, and do not send queries through the submission form. Who can submit We welcome stories by authors from all walks of life. We especially encourage submissions from members of marginalized groups within the speculative fiction community, including (but not limited to) people of color; people who are not from or living in the U.S.A.; QUILTBAG and GSM people; people with disabilities, chronic illness, or mental illness; and atheists, agnostics, and members of religious minorities. The protagonists of your story do not have to mirror your own heritage, identities, beliefs, or experiences. We also especially encourage short story submissions from people who don’t usually write in this format, including poets, playwrights, essayists and authors of historical fiction and historical romance. Submission deadline and publication schedule All submissions are due July 31, 2013. If it’s still July 31 in your time zone, you’re good. Acceptance notices will be sent by October 1. The anthology is tentatively slated for a February 2014 release. Pay and rights We pay USD 5¢/word for global English first publication rights in print and digital format. The author retains copyright. Payment is upon publication. Story criteria Length: 3000-7000 words (FIRM) Your story must be set between the years 1400 and 1920 C.E., and take place primarily in our world or an alternate historical version of our world. (Travel to other worlds, other dimensions, Fairyland, the afterlife, etc. is fine but should not be the focus.) Your protagonists must be people who were marginalized in their time and place. By “marginalized” we mean that they belong to one or...

Deadline: July 31st 2013 Payment: 5 cents per word Behind every great movie is a great story. Alfred Hitchcock ranks as one of the top storytellers of the twentieth century. We're looking for suspenseful stories of psychological horror—Hitchcock with a spec fic twist. Cause let's be honest—who doesn't feel a bit creepy crawly when they see a huge flock of blackbirds or seagulls overhead? So whether Hitchcock has his signature cameo in your story or not, the best tribute to a man considered to be the most influential filmmaker of the 20th century is a story he would have loved to put on the big screen. CALL BEGINS ON MAY 1, 2013 CALL ENDS ON JULY 31, 2013 Penumbra is looking for original, unpublished stories of 3500 words or less. We prefer that writers use Standard Manuscript Format for submissions. (You can read this article by Chuck Rothman on the SFWA site on preparing a manuscript for submission if you are unfamiliar with SMF.) Please send your stories as file attachments in .rtf or .doc formats only. Please include a cover letter in the body of your email, with the manuscript title, you pen name if applicable, the exact word count of the story not including title and byline, and a publication history if applicable. Penumbra is a professional rates paying publisher, paying 5 cents per word. We will evaluate poetry submissions for each issue. We will also consider previously published stories with rights reverted to the author. Penumbra has multiple issue calls open at the same time, therefore it is imperative that you include the issue theme in the subject line of your email. Submissions that do not include this information risk getting lost in our queue and not read before the deadline. Penumbra uses Musa Publishing's house style...