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Deadline: July 15th, 2018 Payment: $5 At Sanitarium, we’re dedicated to bringing audiences the best in horror from around the world. We believe horror should be fresh, bold, and diverse. We aim to publish seasoned professionals alongside new voices, and we encourage authors to take creative risks with their work. Sanitarium is an inclusionary publishing space, and for this reason we ask that all authors submitting work adhere to our guidelines in order to facilitate our blind submission system. Due to the high volume of work we receive, submissions that don’t follow the respective guidelines will be rejected. Additionally, work that is sent outside the posted deadline, or set reading windows, will not be considered for publication. SANITARIUM MAGAZINE Sanitarium Magazine is now open for submissions! Offered in both print and digital editions, Sanitarium Magazine is a quarterly publication—released every September, December, March, and June—dedicated to bringing readers the best in short-form horror. We’re looking for work that chills readers to the bone, makes us think the impossible is all too possible, and leaves a lasting impression. We want characters we can relate to, care about, see ourselves in, and obsess over. Authors are encouraged to submit works which fall under any form of horror and supernatural fiction (including but not limited to body horror, psychological horror, stories of the paranormal, dystopian works, and “creature features”). Body horror, psychological horror, and pieces dealing with the supernatural or paranormal are all encouraged. While we encourage writers to take risks and push the limits of literary horror, we ask that creators be mindful while doing so. Work that’s homophobic, transphobic, racist, ableist, or discriminatory will not be considered for publication. Additionally, works depicting and/or glorifying child abuse, animal cruelty, explicit sex acts, sexual assault and rape, or excessive violence towards women will be rejected for publication. Sanitarium Magazine accepts submissions...

Deadline: July 15th, 2018 Payment: Royalties Announcing call for submissions for Real American Horror: Texas All Submissions should meet this criteria: Works: short stories and flash fiction Genre and theme: Horror and dark fiction based on true events in Texas from people in Texas or that have lived in Texas. Deadline: July 15th Format: Attach the .RTF, .DOC, or .DOCX Word Count 5k – 7k words approx. Payment: 60% of net earnings divided evenly among the authors. Multiple Submissions okay. Submit a brief bio, we don’t care if you have no work history, give us a brief bio of yourself. Send submission to [email protected] Via: Deadman's Tome.

Deadline: July 15th, 2018 Payment: $20 US and a contributor's copy Colors in Darkness Anthology: Deadly Bargain Open Submissions: April 15 – July 15, 2018 Theme: Our second horror/dark fantasy anthology will be based upon items purchased from a shady dealer. You may have seen him outside your office in the business district with a table stand or in your neighborhood selling items from inside his van. Perhaps he was just walking by and selling items retrieved from inside his coat. Jewelry, electronics, clothing, toiletries, cleaning supplies and even food—The man always has a bargain for his customers…a deadly bargain, as the salesman is not what he seems! Description of the Dealer: The dealer’s name can vary depending on which nationalities or environments he encounters; however, his appearance needs to be the same throughout the book. The dealer is about approximately five-foot eight, has olive skin and dreadlocks. He always looks overdressed, wearing several layers of mismatched clothing. He is handsome in an exotic way yet no one can place his nationality. He has almond shaped eyes that could appear Asian, but a broad nose and full lips that lean more toward African ancestry. The appearance of freckles dots his cheeks and he possesses coal black eyes. Submission Guidelines: What We Want For the second Colors in Darkness anthology, we are seeking, thirteen well-written, diverse tales of horror, paranormal and dark fantasy. Each story should mention some interaction with the ‘Dealer.’ Stories can range from subtle paranormal to terrifying horror and can take place at any point in history. Submissions ▪ Submit your work to ( [email protected] ) with ‘CID Dealer: Story Title_Your Last Name’ in the subject line. Attach your story as a DOC or DOCX file. Submissions sent in the body of the email will not be read. ▪...

Deadline: July 15, 2018 Payment: Advances of up to $1,000. Digital royalties start at 25% of sales and escalate up to 50%. We’re entering our third year of operations here at Parvus and growing steadily. We released one title in 2016, two in 2017, and have five on deck for 2018. Right now, we’re buying for our 2019 and 2020 catalogs. If you want to really get to know what we’re about, you may want to check out our publisher’s guest appearance on the Hybrid Author Podcast (Episode 19), where Colin talks about Parvus’ founding and some of our publishing philosophy. But if you just want a quick overview, here it is: Digital First We are a digital first publisher. This means that our growth strategy is built around starting as a digital press and transitioning, when the time is right, into a traditional distribution model. We give our books the same level of care and attention as any other publisher in the genre, and your books are available to readers through all of their favorite retailers. We market our books to the same industry blogs and reviewers. We advertise in the same trade magazines. We’re just smaller, faster, and you’re going to love working with us. Author Driven Our background is in building winning teams, and that’s the approach that governs us in the publishing process. You bring your talent as a storyteller and we bring together all of the designers, artists, editors, marketing, and production needed to help your book find the biggest audience it can. And we never lose sight of the fact that this is your book. We will communicate and consult with you every step of the way. Fair Pay Our contracts are written in the plainest language our lawyer would allow. Which is pretty...

Deadline: July 15th, 2018 Payment: 6 cents per word "Terra! Tara! Terror!" - SF, Fantasy, Horror. Whether the setting is a cabin in the woods (Terra), Fae (Tara), or spaceship Nostromo (Terror), take us there and spin your adventure. For a bit of mood whiplash, we'd like a mixture of dark and bright stories. Examples: Obsession with odd artifacts (like Roadside Picnic's golden sphere?), alternate histories, paranormal romance (no erotica, please, we're PG-13). (Image: The initial letter of the fairy tale "Guleesh" created by John D. Batten for Joseph Jacob's collection, Celtic Fairy Tales. 1892. commons.wikimedia.org) Reading Period: June 15 - July 15, 2018 Writer Deadline: July 15, 2018 Publication Date: September 20, 2018 Third Flatiron Publishing is based in Boulder, Colorado, and Ayr, Scotland. We are looking for submissions to our (approximately) quarterly themed anthologies. Our focus is on science fiction and fantasy and anthropological fiction. We want tightly plotted tales in out-of-the-ordinary scenarios. Light horror is acceptable, provided it fits the theme. Please send us short stories that revolve around age-old questions and have something illuminating to tell us as human beings. Fantastical situations and creatures, exciting dialog, irony, mild horror, and wry humor are all welcome. Stories should be between 1,500 and 3,000 words. Inquire if longer. Role models for the type of fiction we want include Kurt Vonnegut, Arthur C. Clarke, Dan Simmons, Connie Willis, Vernor Vinge, and Ken Kesey. We want to showcase some of the best new shorts available today. For each anthology, we will also accept a few very short humor pieces on the order of the "Shouts and Murmurs" feature in The New Yorker Magazine (600 words or so). These can be written from a first-person perspective or can be mini-essays that tell people what they ought to do, how to do...

Deadline: July 15th, 2018 Payment: $30 for stories under 3,000 words, $55 for those over 3,000 words Greetings from the Valley of Hinnom, With the amazing success of Hinnom Magazine during the year of 2017, we have decided to move onward with this publication and to make several big changes that will not only widen our reach to the darker side of literature, but will also benefit the authors. The issues will release bi-monthly, on the last day of every other month, starting in February 2018. We seek authors who have a unique voice, interesting writing styles, and unparalleled storytelling talents. We also encourage prospective authors to read one of our previous publications to get a feel of the atmosphere and themes we favor. We know a lot of publishers say this, but there is good reason for it. FICTION SUBMISSION DETAILS: Whereas last year’s issues of Hinnom Magazine were a bit more lenient, the 2018 volume is going to be much more specific in our themes since we have found our voice as a publication. Below, you will find the genres and subgenres that we adore. Again, if you read our previous releases, you will likely develop a solid understanding of what Hinnom Magazine represents in dark fiction. We are looking for stories that fit the themes of Weird Fiction and Cosmic Horror. Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy are all welcomed, as long as they fit in the realms of Weird and Cosmic. All stories must also be speculative in some way. What we mean by this is that we don’t want stories based in realism. While many great horror stories are plausible in modern reality, these stories are not for Hinnom Magazine. Thus, all horror MUST BE otherworldly or supernatural in some way. Science Fiction MUST BE dark and speculative. Fantasy MUST BE morally ambiguous and grim. Any combination of the above genres is fine. In fact, we encourage it. ...

Deadline: July 16th, 2018 Payment: Contributor's Copy Strange Stories publishes in both print and as a free E-Zine. The original design and purpose of the magazine was to fit it to the needs of new authors, however it has since grown to include all authors, regardless of experience. It’s a chance for you to show off your work, enjoy the publishing process, and collect a well-earned publishing credit. The magazine is published on our website as well as issuu.com (here: https://issuu.com/shotgunhorrorclips). And yes, it really is free to read! Strange Stories is accepting stories of suspense, including Horror, Science Fiction, and Mystery. The underlying theme here is stories that keep the reader in suspense and stories that are strange! Publish Date(s): 01 July 2018 (or 15 July 18, submission number depending) Submission Deadline: 16 July 2018 (Subject to change) If you’d like to submit to Strange Stories, please follow the guidelines below: Words: Between 500 and 4,500 words, firm. Payment: Contributor’s Copy (one print copy unless otherwise arranged). Content Restrictions: No rape, torture, erotica, or pure gross-out stories (in other words, we don’t want stories about the fierce struggle and conflict involved with the nasty business you completed in the bathroom this morning). No Fantasy or Romance (sorry!). Historical Fiction is okay, but remember that we’re not experts here. Tropes and Clichés are welcome as long as they are fun! Rights: We reserve the right to publish your story and maintain it for free on our website and on issuu.com (or another platform, should issuu become too expensive) – that said, the rights revert to you immediately upon publication. As a curtesy, we ask that you wait six weeks before publishing it elsewhere, but you are not bound by our ‘pretty-please’ request. Format: Please See Below! Email Guidelines: Include a brief bio (emphasis on brief) in the body of your email Attach Document –...

Deadline: July 18th, 2018 Payment: Contributor's Copy. Masquerade Anthology Call: Submission Period: May 18 - July 18​ Word Count:    500-10,500 (If over this, please ask before submitting). Theme:    For this anthology, we want stories centered around a masquerade. The stories themselves can feature any other elements, genres, or plots as long as a masquerade is featured as the main focus or setting. Is there a murder during the ball? Is a prince trying to discern the identity of that beautiful maiden across the room? Is there an evil plot to take over the kingdom or government while everyone is concealed behind a mask?  Response Time:  Please allow up to one month. After that, if you don't hear from us then feel free to give us a little nudge.   Payment: Contributor copy of the anthology.  Estimated Release Date:  Fall 2018  Reprints, Multiple & Simultaneous Submissions: Yes.  SEND A SEPARATE EMAIL FOR EACH SUBMISSION. MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS SENT IN ONE EMAIL MAY BE DISCARDED WITHOUT BEING READ. Guidelines for Submissions:   All submissions are to be sent to [email protected]. In the subject line please type MASQUERADE ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION: . In the body of your email, please include your name, pen name and word count. If the story is under 2,000 words, please paste the text in the body of the email, otherwise please attach it.  We will list all published authors on our site. Once you have a story accepted for publication, we will post a little author bio up on our site with a list of all published pieces (published by FDM). Via: Fantasia Divinity.

Deadline: July 20th, 2018 Payment: $25 for shorts, $10 for poetry. READ EVERYTHING...TWICE Current Themes Being Accepted Until Midnight, 07/20/2018: Keep Your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer To the Victor go the Spoils History Repeats Itself Fight fire with fire We are all addicted to conflict, which is what makes our hands turn the page. We want you to start with a bang and end with the reader finally taking their next breath. We want your submission to have an impact. Take us away from the known world for a few minutes and make us forget what we are doing. The central idea for every submission should focus solely on one of the themes for that issue. Embrace the theme. Love the theme. Breathe the theme. Short Story/Fables (Pay is 25.00 for each piece accepted for publication): Gathering Storm Magazine (GSM) publishes fictional short stories of 2,000 words or less based on the themes for that issue; always an old saying, proverb, or maxim. If your story does not meet the theme for the respective issue, then it will be rejected. Most genres welcome (fantasy, horror, science fiction, steampunk, weird, Lovecraftian, sword & sorcery, etc.), the only rule being that it is new, original, weird, fun, scary, exciting, or another emotion that invokes something out of the reader. DO YOUR BEST TO CATCH OUR ATTENTION IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH. Poetry (Pay is 10.00 for each piece accepted for publication): Give us something good. Tell a story. Pull at our hearts. Make me turn the light on. Make us think. Poetry is a tough sell, so sell it well. Other Tidbits & Masterpieces: Everyone has something interesting hiding somewhere. If it doesn't match the guidelines above, but you still want the world to see it, we'd be happy to share...

Deadline: July 21st, 2018 Payment: Contributor's Copy. Greek Mythology Anthology Call: Submission Period: May 21 - July 21​ Word Count: 500-10,500 (If over this, please ask before submitting). Theme: For this anthology, we want stories based on tales from Greek myth. They can be inspired by stories of the gods or goddesses or of the great heroes. The stories can be imaginative retellings or an entirely new story featuring the gods or other characters from the myths. Response Time: Please allow up to one month. After that, if you don't hear from us then feel free to give us a little nudge. Payment: Contributor copy of the anthology. Estimated Release Date: Fall 2018 Reprints, Multiple & Simultaneous Submissions: Yes, although (unless otherwise stated), we generally will only accept one story per author for a given anthology. SEND A SEPARATE EMAIL FOR EACH SUBMISSION. MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS SENT IN ONE EMAIL MAY BE DISCARDED WITHOUT BEING READ. Guidelines for Submissions: All submissions are to be sent to [email protected]. In the subject line please type GREEK ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSION: . In the body of your email, please include your name, pen name and word count. If the story is under 2,000 words, please paste the text in the body of the email, otherwise please attach it. We will list all published authors on our site. Once you have a story accepted for publication, we will post a little author bio up on our site with a list of all published pieces (published by FDM). Via: Fantasia Divinity.