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Deadline: December 15th, 2018 Payment: US/CA Authors - $20 USD, or 2 complimentary copies. Non US/CA Authors - $20 USD, or 1 complimentary copy Smoking Pen Press is issuing a Call for Submissions for a short story anthology. This will be the next title in the Read on the Run series (See A Step Outside of Normal, A Bit of a Twist, Uncommon Pet Tales and A Wink and a Smile) and the tentative title of this new anthology is Vampires, Zombies and Ghosts. Please note that this is only a tentative title and it is not intended to encompass all possibilities. We welcome stories involving all types of supernatural beings… and mixing and matching of different types of beings in the same story is acceptable.  There is no requirement as to genre; stories can be sci-fi, mystery, romance, adventure, etc. Simultaneous submissions permitted, but please let us know if your submission is accepted elsewhere.  Reprints are accepted as long as all rights have reverted to you; please identify your submission as a reprint when you send it in. The deadline for submission is December 15, 2018.  Stories should be between 1200 and 6000 words.  Submissions should be polished (ie, not first draft), in Word (.doc or .docx) format and written in English and should be sent to [email protected].  Do not use headers or footers in your manuscript. Use at least a 12 point common font such as Times New Roman. As with all previous Read on the Run titles, this title will be published in both digital and paperback form. US and Canada authors of stories that are selected will receive their choice of a one-time payment of $20 USD, or 2 complimentary copies of the paperback; non US/Canada authors will receive their choice of a one-time payment of $20 USD, or 1 complimentary copy of the paperback. For more...

Deadline: December 15th, 2018 Payment: $25 and a contributor's copy This is the third installment of the indie anthology, Dark Passages. Theme: Based on the following synopsis: A stranger carries a bag into Washington, DC, and within minutes of his arrival, unleashes hell on earth. As if pulling a sock inside out, America’s capital becomes the home of every imaginable monster that resides in the bowels of hell. We will look at stories that are set only in this backdrop. Writers making submissions are encouraged to use their imagination. Entering Death City is entering the bowels of hell on earth and all stories must take place during or in the aftermath of the above synopsis. We want original fiction. Not another vampire or zombie tale. We don’t want a clone of Richard Matheson’s, I AM LEGEND, or a THE WALKING DEAD reboot. We want dystopian with originality. Maybe a rescue mission from the outside? What happened to Air Force One when it all broke loose? Who rules Death City? (Formerly Washington DC) What creatures lurk in the many districts? What about someone caught behind the lines, trying to get out? Give us your best. School us in the art of demonology and rapture. Or bring something new and delicious to the table. Via: New England Horror Writer's Facebook.

Deadline: December 15th, 2018 Payment: $50 The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts is looking for, as you might guess, “compressed creative arts.” We accept fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, mixed media, visual arts, and even kitchen sinks, if they are compressed in some way. Work is published weekly, without labels, and the labels here only exist to help us determine its best readers. Our response time is generally 1-3 days. Also, our acceptance rate is currently about 1% of submissions. We pay writers $50 per accepted piece and signed contract. We are open for compressed poetry, compressed prose fiction (including prose poetry), and compressed creative nonfiction during two reading periods: September 15 – December 15 & March 15 – June 15. The reader for your submission is, during this current round of submissions, the managing editor. Please be sure to submit in the correct category; we’ve been receiving several fiction submissions in the creative nonfiction category. For all submitters, we aren’t as concerned with labels—hint fiction, prose poetry, micro fiction, flash fiction, and so on—as we are with what compression means to you. In other words, what form “compression” takes in each artist’s work will be up to each individual. However, we don’t publish erotica or work with strong, graphic sexual content. In short, we want to fall in love with your work. That might happen in the way we’ve fallen in love with work we’ve previously published, or it might happen in a way we have yet to experience. Maybe reading that other work will help in knowing whether you should send your work to us, but in truth, such a thing might not be discoverable. Here are things that matter: Please do not include any contact information, including your name, in the manuscript. Do not include a cover letter...

Deadline: December 15th, 2018 Payment: $60 USD for fiction and $30 USD for poetry Our reading periods are as follows: February 1–March 15 for our Spring (April) issue; May 1–June 15 for our Summer (July) issue; August 1–September 15 for our Autumn (October) issue; and November 1–December 15 for our Winter (January) issue. Feel free to record your submissions at Duotrope and/or the Submissions Grinder. We are also listed on Ralan. Fiction and Poetry Guidelines Arsenika is looking for previously unpublished original fiction and poetry up to 1,000 words long. Payment is $60 USD for fiction and $30 USD for poetry for first world electronic rights and non-exclusive audio rights. We hope to raise the poetry rate to $60 as well in the future—please support us on Patreon if you’d like to help us reach our goal. Submit no more than two flash fiction pieces and five poems at a time, and please make sure you fill out the form again for each piece you send, unless the pieces are meant to be read together (e.g. a triptych of poems). All work should be in Standard Manuscript Format (fiction format/poetry format). Format poetry exactly as you would like to see it online—use italics for italics, underlines for underlines, boldface for boldface, etc. Send only TXT, RTF, DOC, and DOCX files. Please do not send simultaneous submissions (pieces that are submitted to Arsenika and another market at the same time). Multiple submissions are accepted, but please have no more than two flash fiction pieces and five poems in the submissions queue at a time. We try to respond to all submissions within 14 days. If you haven’t heard from us in 30 days, please send us a query at [email protected]. Remember: Don’t self-reject. Please ensure that you understand our guidelines. When...

Deadline: December 15th, 2018 Payment: $50, royalties, a contributor's copy Following the success of "Once Upon a Future Time" we are opening submissions for "Once Upon a Future Time, Vol 2." This will be a second anthology of classic tales reimagined for a science fiction setting. Submission requirements: Stories must be all ages appropriate Stories must be original in content (no plagiarism) Stories are to be 15,000 words or less Based upon a fairy tale or folk tale Submission sent to [email protected] prior to December 15th, 2018 All authors will receive feedback regarding their manuscripts. Those authors whose stories are selected for inclusion within "Once Upon a Future Time, Vol 2" will receive a $50 advance against royalties, a complimentary copy of the book, access to a special author discount rate for copies of the book." The agreement will be for a non-exclusive license to print the story in the anthology as well as an exclusive license for the audio book for 10 years, with the authors receiving a royalty for every copy sold to include print, electronic, and audio versions. Via: The Brothers Uber.

Deadline: December 15th, 2018 Payment: Original: $0.06 USD/word for prose; $0.03 USD/word for interactivity ($0.09 USD/word for both) Reprints: $0.03 USD/word for prose; $0.015 USD/word for interactivity (0.045 USD/word) As we announced last month, from November 15 to December 15, we’ll be hosting a game jam open to very short pieces of interactive fiction or sequential art on the theme of love. We’ll also be accepting submissions for interactive fiction proposals through our Submittable portal for authors new to the idea of interactive fiction. The catch? All those submissions must be limited to 1000 words of prose, or 9 panels, put before the player. (Full rules and conditions can be found at either of the links above.) Altogether, we’ll choose four pieces from four different author/artist/developers to run in our February 2019 issue at our standard rates. Since today is November 15th, that game jam and the submission window for proposals are officially open! Both will close for entries at the end of the day (Pacific Time) on December 15th, and we hope to be able to make our final selections by early January. Links for both the game jam and the proposal submission window are above, or you can click through below! Game Jam: https://itch.io/jam/subqjam Proposal Submissions: https://tinyurl.com/subQjam18 Our February issue will also feature a 1000-word-or-less game on the theme of “love” from two invited authors, to complement the entries we accept from the game jam and the proposal submission window. Those authors will be announced soon! Excited yet? We know we are! We can’t wait to dive in to all the submitted games and proposals. Got questions? Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, itch.io, or by e-mailing [email protected] Via: Sub-Q.

Deadline: December 15th, 2018 Payment: Varies by type, see list below. However, Drabbles do pay at 6 cents/word! Selene Quarterly Magazine publishes quality fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and art that dwells in the shadows. SQMdesires stories and poetry that are thrilling, reflective, and imaginative. READING PERIODS March 1-15 11:59PM EST (May Issue) June 1-15 11:59PM EST (August Issue) September 1-15 11:59PM EST (November Issue) December 1-15 11:59PM EST (February Issue) NO SERIAL SUBMISSION WILL BE ACCEPTED! Anything submitted outside of these windows will be deleted unread. Artists and photographers can submit year round. RIGHTS SOUGHT FOR ART & PHOTOGRAPHY Non-exclusive electronic and print reprint rights Ability to use the art or photography for promotional purposes The option to archive the work online with links to the artist’s or photographer’s galleries RIGHTS SOUGHT FOR FICTION, POETRY & NON-FICTION Copyright remains with the author or poet at all times Non-exclusive archival rights as long as the website(s) hosting the work are online First world electronic and print rights in English with exclusivity for 6 months from the date of publication If the work is selected to be podcast in the future, payment is $0.01USD per word for non-exclusive electronic audio rights If selected to be republished in an anthology in the future, the work will be paid in royalties up to $0.01USD per word Please query if anything listed above is of concern. Here is a good explanation of what this entails. LENGTH & GUIDELINES ART ARTWORK: Payment dependent on the artist. PHOTOGRAPHY: Payment dependent on the photographer. COMICS: Can range from 5-25 pages (preferred). Payment is $15 per page (negotiable). Willing to serialize. COVER ART: To be used in the electronic and print editions, can be art or photography and is usually solicited. POETRY & FICTION POETRY: Up to 100 lines. Paid $0.25USD a line. MICROFICTION: Drabbles are strictly 100 words. Titles should be no longer than 3 words....

Deadline: December 21st, 2018 Payment: 10% of royalties earned through Kindle, Nook, and print on demand sales OR a one time payment of $25 Note: Reprints allowed Lustcraftian Horrors: Erotic Stories Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft will be the first multi-author anthology from Infernal Ink Books and it is now open for submissions. The submission period will run from August 20th (H. P. Lovecraft’s birthday) until December 21st (Very Scary Solstice) 2018. Guidelines: We are looking for erotic stories inspired by the mythos, characters, and stories that were created and written by H. P. Lovecraft. Both the erotic elements and connection to Lovecraft’s work should be strong and clear. We don’t want the reader to have to be a Lovecraft scholar in order to get the connection, nor do we want them left scratching their heads wondering what was suppose to be so erotic about what they just read. Our triggers do not need to be warned, but the reader’s triggers should be. The "erotic" in Erotic Horror is defined here very loosely. The sex can be either horrifying or titillating…or both. Stories should be between 2,000 and 10,000 words. Some wiggle room will be allowed, but we’re looking for stories with some real body and depth to them. No flash fiction. Reprints will be considered, but previously unpublished work will be favored. You must hold or have retained all the rights required to submit your work and enter into a publishing contract with us at the time of submission. Simultaneous submissions are discouraged. If you have a piece you would like to submit to us for this anthology that is already out to another publisher being read, let us know as soon as possible if your work has been accepted elsewhere. Otherwise, please, wait to hear from us before submitting...

Deadline: December 23rd, 2018 Payment: AUD$50 Submissions for issue 25 are now open! The submission period for issue 25 is between Sunday 18th November and Sunday 23rd December, so read our prompt below and get submitting! Roots Settle here. Lay your head down amongst the dirt and dust and know your home does not have to flourish to take root. Nestled under the mountain ash, gaze up at the brilliant stars peeking out from behind the leaves. Let the cold breeze soothe your sun kissed skin and send you to sleep. * Her toes dug into the rich earth, reaching down, down, down into the soil. Those who had come before called up through the ground and nourished her, passing on their essential elements so that she could live her fullest life in that place, then die and pass them on again to those who would come after. Her canopy stretched high above the surface into the sky, her roots held deep inside the earth, and she breathed the essence of that place, knowing she was one link in the chain that maintained the balance of life in her home. There is no place like it, as Dorothy said, and she felt it in her heart as the roots of her body met the roots of her soul, deep under the earth in the dark, warm, secret places, soil and soul completing each other’s cycle. * Charlotte stood in the backyard, watching her dad pack down soil around the freshly planted roses. The sweet smell of their petals permeated towards her as the afternoon breeze blew gently through their suburban front yard, mixing with the deliciously rich smells coming from their kitchen. Inside, her mother was preparing dinner – potato and leek soup – and quietly humming to herself as...

Deadline: December 23rd, 2018 Payment: $3 Please make sure to read ALL the instructions on this page (especially the sections on 'Copyright' and 'Compensation' before submitting a piece of writing or artwork. We take a submission to With Painted Words as your permission for us to publish your work and do not send out other formal contracts. Thank you. Piece of Writing We accept works of fiction - and poetry - of up to one thousand (1000) words, at most, in length. This is the maximum amount - if you can tell a compelling story in as little as fifty words, for example, then you are more than welcome to do so. All submissions must be inspired by the current section (Topic: The Beacon.) Key to fiction types: Flash Fiction 501-1000 words Micro Fiction up to 501 words Poetry   Please make sure to include your full name/s, e-mail address, and bio (including a link to your personal site/blog) with your submission and, if you so choose, the thought process behind your story. Please send your submissions by the deadline stated in the current section .  Pieces received after the deadline cannot be considered for publication. 'With Painted Words' reserve the right to reject any submission without explanation. Deadline:- This will usually be the 25th of the month, each and every month - any exceptions will be clearly notified.     Piece of Artwork 'With Painted Words' is always open to artwork submissions - they are the heart and soul of the site and inspire the stories! We prefer .jpeg files for artwork submissions. Please don't upload files larger than 1mb - if your image is larger than this then use the email submission method instead. Please make sure to include your full name/s, e-mail address, and bio (including a link to...