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Deadline: May 15th, 2025 Payment: 1.5 cent/word USD + a share of royalties Theme: 500-8000 word Speculative fiction Archive of the Odd is a biannual magazine of found fiction—stories told in the style of found footage, also known epistolary, neo-epistolary, found file, or found document fiction. Essentially, stories told in the form of other documents. All submissions must be found fiction. We realize this is oddly specific, so if you’re not sure what we’re looking for, the best way will be to look at the stories on our website, or buy an issue to see the full zine treatment (in fact, if you email us or DM us on Twitter we’ll give you a coupon code for being a savvy author… just saying). Alternately, think about all the things you read on a daily basis that aren’t fiction. Newspapers? Emails? Product support guides? …Submissions calls? If you read all of this and still have questions, please refer to our FAQ, or query! Alright, let’s dive in! Writing: Basics: All submissions must be speculative found fiction. We do not accept traditional prose or poetry, and all submissions must be speculative in nature. Submissions sent before or after opening dates will be deleted unread. Feel free to resubmit after opening, however! Mistakes happen. We read submissions sight unseen, so please do not include personal information (name, address, email, etc.) in the document. Please include your name in your cover letter, though! We pay 1.5 cent/word USD + a share of royalties. We are currently pursuing grants and other means of additional funding. 500-8,000 words is preferred for the main magazine, but you can check the Long Fiction Guidelines for longer pieces that you feel may fit! Microfiction is also accepted, though it may be harder for us to place. Shunn formatting is nice, but if it doesn’t work for your story, don’t...

Deadline: May 15th, 2025 Payment: $5 Theme: Flood Memory Note: Must live in: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, or British Columbia The theme for our Monsoon Issue is Flood Memory. Our original inspiration comes from a river that is straightened for the ease of those who live around it. When the river floods, however, it reclaims its original pattern. The water remembers. What else is water trying to tell us these days? What memories rush forward when the dam can no longer hold? Most importantly, how will you bend and mold and reclaim this theme for your own? Please review Guidelines as well as the following reminders prior to hitting Submit: Must be 18 years or older and a current resident of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, or British Columbia. 5000 word maximum, per fiction piece; 2 page limit, per poem. Two submission limit e.g., one poem, one short; two shorts; two poems. Preferred formats: .doc or .docx. All work must be edited for grammatical errors. We may ask for additional edits in preparation for publication. Unfortunately, we cannot comment on all submissions. We will only consider submissions written in English or translated to English (with author permission). Please inform us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere. If submission is accepted, $5 honorarium paid upon publication. By submitting, you attest that all work is original and in no way utilizes AI word-processing, i.e., ChatGPT. Guideline deviations may disqualify submissions from consideration. We encourage donations. Issue 09 Submissions Open Now through May 15 Monsoon Issue Coming July 2025 Via: HamLit.

Deadline: May 16th, 2025 Payment: Contributors Copy (as this is a charity anthology outside of that.) Theme: Humorous, weird western science fiction This is a humorous, weird western science fiction anthology, created in honor of Ken Rand. Ken was a fixture at Utah writing events, whether it was workshops, conventions, LTUE, or just hanging out. He’s perhaps best known for his The 10% Solution writing book, where he helps writers learn how to effectively edit their own work in order to greatly improve their stories. He also wrote a lot of weird westerns, science fiction, fantasy, and horror short works throughout his career, and almost all of his stories had humor in them. We want humorous, weird west, science fiction tales and poetry (as long as the poetry tells a story, and long-form poetry would be awesome). Think The Adventures of Briscoe County Jr., The Wild Wild West TV series, and Cowboys and Aliens. Make your stories fun to read, make the characters interesting, and make us grin. The tales must have heart, must be solid stories, and must be positive in their outlook. About the charity and more details for submissions: Since its beginnings in the early 1980s, the Life, the Universe, & Everything Symposium (LTUE) has been a staple of the Utah and Intermountain West author and artist community. Many authors, artists, and editors have found inspiration for their careers at the feet of scores of symposium guests. Influential professors and others have mentored those planning and running the symposium, but many of these mentors have passed on. The symposium helps students of all ages by providing greatly discounted student memberships. Hemelein Publications—in conjunction with LTUE Press—created a series of memorial benefit/charity anthologies to help the symposium continue to help these aspiring creators learn about their crafts at a reasonable cost. Author, artist,...

Submission Window: February 23rd to May 23rd, 2025 Payment: $20 Theme: Answering the question - why are angels so compelling as anti-heroes and/or villains? Monstrous Angels is an anthology that will explore one of the most enduring questions of religious horror–why are angels so compelling as anti-heroes and/or villains? We’ve seen it time and time again: Angelfall, Constantine, Legion, Angelology, the list goes on. We love our dark angels. ​We want stories of the morally gray. Of angels and humans trying their best and failing. We want to explore all corners of this topic so feel free to be broad. Angel-like beings from other cultures are welcomed and encouraged. Our definition of angel is loose. We want winged divine creatures trying to navigate moral quandaries, being consumed by righteous anger, and experiencing the consequences of being too close to humans.  Give us your nasty angels. Your conflicted angels. We want dark, complicated stories. Looking for:  Microfiction up to 250 words Flash pieces up to 1,000 words Short stories up to 8,000 words Reprints? If you have the rights back, yes. Please include original/copyright supporting information. Simsub? Absolutely, just let us know ASAP if you get accepted somewhere else.  Honorarium: $20 Maximum: Only 15 submissions will be accepted. ​ Submission window opens February 25th, 2025 and closes May 25th, 2025.  Early or late submissions will be deleted and left unread.  Submissions should be in the Shunn format but no need to put your address or phone number, just your state/country is fine.  Include a short Bio  One submission per author, please. ​ Please send submissions in .docx or .pdf format ​ All proceeds will be donated to the Avian Haven Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Freedom Maine Submit Here I have a question! Via: Conquest Publishing.

Deadline: May 29th, 2025 Payment: $20 CAD Theme: Diverse horror, showcasing short stories, poetry, and essays written by queer, neurodiverse, BIPOC, female, and disabled writers. Thank you for your interest in submitting your work to (s)crawl magazine. We are a Canadian-based magazine that publishes the best in diverse horror, showcasing short stories, poetry, and essays written by queer, neurodiverse, BIPOC, female, and disabled writers. We accept submissions globally, however we currently only publish works in English. We welcome both seasoned and emerging writers to submit. Please review our submission guidelines carefully before submitting your work. general guidelines » genres      › (s)crawl magazine publishes thought-provoking horror writing that lingers long after it is read. we seek stories and poems that are psychologically and/or emotionally complex and do not rely on extreme or gratuitous violence. (read more on this in our “what we’re looking for” and “what we don’t accept” sections)      › we seek work that explores social, cultural, and personal horror—think of narratives that unsettle on a deeply emotional or intellectual level.      › some examples of our favorite subgenres are psychological horror, supernatural horror, gothic horror, folk horror, existential horror, surreal horror, and body horror.       › non-fiction submissions must be related to horror literature, writing, or genre theory. » word count      › short stories: approx. 1,000-5,000 words      › poetry: up to three (3) poems per submission      › essays or articles: approx. 1,000-3,000 words » exclusivity      › we accept simultaneous submissions, but kindly inform us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.       › we do not accept previously published work (including self-published or blog posts). » fees and payment      › there is no fee to submit your work to (s)crawl    ...

Deadline: May 30th, 2025 Payment: $50 AUD and a contributors copy Theme: Edited by Greg Chapman and Cameron Trost Halloween. So much more than costumes and candy, it’s the time when the veil between our world and the other side is at its thinnest. The hour when dark forces come into the light in search of innocent souls. A time of blood and evil. Australian Shadows Award-winning and multiple Bram Stoker Award-nominated author and artist Greg Chapman, and acclaimed author Cameron Trost, are seeking new original Halloween tales for this anthology, planned for release in October 2025. We want memorable, character-driven stories set on, or near, the last night of October. Give us ghosts, serial killers, rituals and monsters, heroes and villains, but most of all give us the true dark side of Halloween - and make it terrifying. Payment is $50 AUD for stories up to 5,000 words. Contributors will also receive a complimentary print and digital copy. The anthology will feature original cover art and internal illustrations by co-editor Greg Chapman. The submissions window opens March 1st and closes midnight May 30th. Send all submissions to [email protected] Story submissions should follow the Shunn format. Via: Black Beacon Books.

Deadline: May 30th, 2025 Payment: $10 Theme: Dark speculative fiction that explores various aspects of otherness and its effect on those so othered Dim Shores will be publishing an anthology in late 2025 or early 2026 — Suffering the Other. America’s blossoming fascist state is vigorously persecuting basically anyone who is not a healthy well-off cisgendered heterosexual white male: LGBTQ+ folks, immigrants, the disabled, the poor, women in general. Particular attention is being paid to immigrants/non-citizens of any stripe, and the transgender community. As such, this book will be a benefit for RAICES and Transgender Legal Center, two of the many organizations helping those who are being victimized by this roaring tsunami of oppression and vitriol. Suffering the Other will be edited by Justin Steele and myself (Sam Cowan), just like both volumes of Looming Low. Unlike Looming Low, we are taking submissions for this book. Following are some guidelines. WINDOW: March 30 through May 30, 2025. THEME: People tend to fear what they don’t understand. Throughout history these fears have festered and metastasized, again and again, into prejudicial hatred and violence against out-groups. Too many people have become very adept at dehumanizing those who are not like themselves. The stories in this book will explore various aspects of otherness and its effect on those so othered via dark speculative fiction. COMPENSATION: Please bear in mind this is a benefit book, and compensation is limited to a token payment of $10 plus a copy of the book. All other proceeds will be split between RAICES and Transgender Law Center. FICTION LENGTH: 2,500 – 10,000 words. ORIGINAL STORIES, REPRINTS: Original stories preferred but reprints are acceptable. If you are submitting a reprint, please include information about where the story was originally run. SUBMISSIONS: Please, only one story per submission, in Word format (.doc or .docx) or .rtf. Please use page numbers and...

Deadline: May 31st, 2024 Payment: Written work: .02c/word, Artwork: $75 Theme: Grim, gothic, morbidly funny, and terrifying works Calling all poetry authors AND artists! We're stepping outside of the box here and trying something new. We're calling on poets and artists this time to help us craft an illustrated poetry anthology. Give us your limericks, sonnets, haiku, ballads, and free-verse! Have visual poetry? EVEN BETTER. We want grim, gothic, morbidly funny, terrifying works. Your poetry submission: should be 150 lines (not words) max horror centric any form of poetry is allowed multiple submissions allowed Your art submission: color or black/white (a color edition is tentatively planned) various sizes/dimensions considered submit as jpg, tiff, png, or pdf multiple submissions allowed NO GENERATIVE AI ART OF ANY KIND. Est. publication date: July 2025 Compensation (written work): .02c/word Compensation (artwork): $75 Poetry+art submissions from the same submitter are allowed. If the pieces are related, please upload them in the same submission. Because of the rarity of horror poets, submissions will remain open until we feel we've received a good pool to select from. Submit Graveside Press is a new imprint focused on horror, managed by members of the publishing teams that brings you Paper Angel Press, Water Dragon Publishing, Unruly Voices, and Cupid’s Arrow Publishing. We plan to bring you sleep-shattering tales of horror beginning October 2024. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES When submitting, we would greatly appreciate if you can follow the formatting guidelines below: file type: *.doc or *.docx Spelling: US and UK/AU-spelling and colloquialisms accepted Punctuation: US (modern, e.g. single space after periods) Font: Any legible serif, e.g., Times New Roman, Garamond Include author information at the top of page 1 (see sample below) Use formatted indents and not tabs to begin each paragraph Use hard returns to start new paragraphs Use page breaks to begin chapters on a new page If you would like an example of what a...

Deadline: May 31st, 2025 Payment: $20 (CAD) or a physical copy of the magazine Theme: Slice of Life After the release of our first publication "The Stygian Collection", there was demand to continue producing anthologies. To continue growing our community and keep the anthology spirit alive, The Stygian Society presents: The Stygian Zine! January's Theme: Slice of Life Tell us about your day-to-day darkness... Released: Every January and July!​ ​ Accepting: Poems Short stories Personal musings Visual art Comics ​ For selected works, you will receive a $20 (CAD) honorarium (OR physical copy of the zine), pdf copy of the zine, and the option to purchase print copies at cost + shipping.  ​ Works received between June 1 and November 30 will be considered for the January issue Works received between December 1 and May 31 will be considered for the July issue Specifications:  We will accept Word or PDF format for written works. Written works must not exceed 2500 words (poetry included). Name, contact information and work title must be included in your submitted document. Works must be in 12 helvetica or arial, double spaced. For artwork please send pdf or png, 300dpi minimum (Colour or black and white accepted). Comics must not exceed 5 pages. ​ *All submissions are kept on file for future consideration, so please be sure to withdraw if you receive publication elsewhere. **If your piece has been previously published, please inform us on submission, and specify where it was published. Email responses will be sent upon receipt, and acceptance only.  Please note that minor edits may be made to your work after acceptance as our editor will review for spelling and grammar. Submit Your Work mail to: [email protected] "The Stygian Zine: Contribution" Via: Stygian Society.

Deadline: May 31st, 2025 Payment: 2 cents per word for poetry, $75 for artwork Theme: Grim, gothic, morbidly funny, terrifying works of poetry and artwork Calling all poetry authors AND artists! We're stepping outside of the box here and trying something new. We're calling on poets and artists this time to help us craft an illustrated poetry anthology. Give us your limericks, sonnets, haiku, ballads, and free-verse! Have visual poetry? EVEN BETTER. We want grim, gothic, morbidly funny, terrifying works. Your poetry submission: should be 150 lines (not words) max horror centric any form of poetry is allowed multiple submissions allowed Your art submission: color or black/white (a color edition is tentatively planned) various sizes/dimensions considered submit as jpg, tiff, png, or pdf multiple submissions allowed NO GENERATIVE AI ART OF ANY KIND. Est. publication date: July 2025 Compensation (written work): .02c/word Compensation (artwork): $75 Poetry+art submissions from the same submitter are allowed. If the pieces are related, please upload them in the same submission. Because of the rarity of horror poets, submissions will remain open until we feel we've received a good pool to select from. Categories: Fiction/Poetry/Art File types: .doc, .docx, .pdf, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .tif, .tiff Number of Pieces: Up to 2 pieces per submission. Single File: Not required; may include a separate file/link for each piece. Anonymous submissions are not required. Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Reprints are allowed. (We will consider reprints, however preference will be shown for new original works.) Multiple entries are allowed. AI-assisted works are not allowed. Via: Graveside Press's Duotrope.