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Deadline: May 15, 2014 Payment: Author share divided equally among the authors paid twice a year Zombiefied II – The Second Time Around At Sky Warrior Books, we’re not above…well, anything.  Hence, we love zombies.  And we especially love Zombies the Second Time Around. And we already know you love Zombies – please refer to our popular Zombiefied – An Anthology of All Things Zombie for proof.  So, send us your best work on zombies, original or reprint (must have the rights), of stories 500 to 7000 words in length.  Can be fiction, nonfiction, or poetry.  Sure, we’ll take standard horror and dark fantasy, but you can be creative.  Zombies in space, zombiefied critters, zombie love stories (uh, no erotica), fantasy zombies, steampunk zombies, zombie humor, zombies on toast…well, you get the idea. Payment Payment is author share divided equally among the authors.  We pay twice a year. Deadline Our deadline is May 15th, 2014.  We’re planning on the e-book coming out in October 2014, just in time for Halloween, and Christmas/Yule/Solstice/Kwanza/Hanukah/Winter Holidays/Did we miss anything? Please note we are not opening to receive submissions until December 15th – 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 [email protected].  Put the words: ZOMBIEFIED II 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 italics, not underlines.  Have your contact information on the manuscript including your email address.  Let us know if this is a reprint and from where.  Again, be sure you have the rights to reprint – we won’t chase down permissions.  Fiction, nonfiction, humor, science fiction, fantasy, horror, dark fantasy, urban fantasy, etc.  MUST HAVE ZOMBIES IN IT.  500 to 7000 words...

Deadline: May 15th, 2014 Payment: Exposure Only Nocturnal Press Publications is pleased to announce that our first anthology is open for submissions. Please read all of the information provided. Submission Guidelines What We Want Torched will be a themed anthology of horror, fantasy or science fiction, released as a digital book and as a paperback book. The theme is “fire”. Your submission must be written to reflect some aspect of the theme to be considered. The subject matter is up to you. We want beautifully crafted, original stories. What We Don’t Want We don’t want splatterpunk for this collection. Other than that, use your imagination. Submissions ▪ Submit your work to nppanthology(at)gmail(dot)com with Torched Submission: 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. ▪ We prefer to see submissions using something approaching Standard Manuscript Format, which can be found here: http://www.shunn.net/format/story.html The only exception is that italics MUST appear as they will be used; no underlining. ▪ Include a brief cover letter in the body of your email stating your name, pen name (if using one), story title with word count, address, website or blog, and any professional publication credits you think might interest us. ▪ We will accept works of 3,000-7,000 words (firm). ▪ No simultaneous submissions, please. We ask that you don’t submit a story to us and to another market at the same time. ▪ Multiple submissions are okay. If sending more than one story, please send them in separate emails. Reprints We are accepting reprints for this anthology. Payment As this is our first anthology and our test in the water, payment is exposure only. Rights We are seeking Worldwide English Language rights for 12...

Deadline: May 28th, 2014 Payment: Exposure and Royalties. $5 per story. Flash fiction & Short Stories (1,000 – 1,600 words). Poetry and re-prints will also be considered. Miskatonic Press is launching its first magazine. Feel free to submit your horror short stories for consideration. This will mainly be to get you exposure, we can't pay much for a monthly magazine. Dark fairy tales, bizarre, horror, surrealism, dark science-fiction and steam punk. Submission guidelines: Deadline for submissions –May 28th, 2014 – or until full. Word Count: 1,000 – 1,600 words. Please submit your manuscript as a *.rtf, *.doc or *.docx file (all other formats will automatically be rejected. Contact me prior to submitting if this presents an issue for you.) No headers, footers or page numbers. Please check grammar. PLEASE!!! Upon acceptance into the anthology, you agree that Miskatonic Press holds exclusive publishing rights for six months from the date of publication; after that date has passed, all intellectual property rights revert to the author with the proviso that Miskatonic Press retains distribution rights in the format of the contracted anthology. This title will be available as an e-book and eventually trade quality paperback. Michael Porter will be presiding over this anthology. Email your submission as an attachment to: [email protected] The email subject line must read “SUBMISSION – DREAMING – ‘your story title’” or your submission will not be considered for this anthology. Successful applicants will be notified before the deadline has expired. Via: Miskatonic Press.

Deadline: May 29th, 2014 Payment: Exposure and Royalties Flash fiction, Poetry, Short Stories (1,000 – 6,000 words) Re-prints will also be considered but we prefer something fresh. A thin line can sometimes be drawn between a deep seeded need for vengeance and the sheer enjoyment malicious souls reap from the suffering they cause others. For this anthology, submerse yourself in the evils of a blackened soul, a deranged mind, or a wounded heart; examine the threshold that is morality. Develop a character that was born a bad seed, or create the scenario that defined them. Will their actions be justified, or vilified? Delve deep into your imagination to deliver twisted tales from all avenues of horror. Here’s the catch—these stories must incorporate a YA as a main character, and must be appropriate for the YA audience. (Think TV-14) They can be told from any vantage point, and can be first or third person. Don’t be afraid to walk down the fiery road to Hell, or limit yourself to any particular time period. Post-apocalyptic scenarios and flashbacks are always clever writing tools to utilize. After all, who doesn’t love a good villain… Dark fairy tales, bizarre, horror, surrealism, dark science-fiction and steam punk are all cool here. Remember that this publication is for a YA audience. Submission guidelines: Deadline for submissions – May 29th, 2014 – or until full. Word Count: 1,000 – 6,000 words. Please submit your manuscript as a *.rtf, *.doc or *.docx file (all other formats will automatically be rejected. Contact me prior to submitting if this presents an issue for you.) Font and formatting: Please submit in Times New Roman, 12 point font; single line spacing. Please format the document to 1st line indentation of 1″. The page margin should be set to .1″ on all sides....

Deadline: May 29th, 2014 Payment: Exposure and Royalties Flash fiction, Poetry, Short Stories (2,000 – 5,000 words) Re-prints will also be considered. I’ve always been intrigued by the ‘little cursed shop’ niche in horror. An odd sort of proprietor, hunched and haggard, vaguely describes his bizarre antiquities in riddles. Inevitably patrons buy the cursed objects and suffer consequences in any number of ways – depending on said purchase. Submission guidelines: Deadline for submissions – May 29th, 2014 – or until full. Word Count: 2,000 – 5,000 words. Please submit your manuscript as a *.rtf, *.doc or *.docx file (all other formats will automatically be rejected. Contact me prior to submitting if this presents an issue for you.) Font and formatting: Please submit in Times New Roman, 12 point font; single line spacing. Please format the document to 1st line indentation of 1″. The page margin should be set to .1″ on all sides. No headers, footers or page numbers. Please check grammar. Upon acceptance into the anthology, you agree that Horrified Press holds exclusive publishing rights for six months from the date of publication; after that date has passed, all intellectual property rights revert to the author with the proviso that Horrified Press retains distribution rights in the format of the contracted anthology. This title will be available as an e-book and trade quality paperback. Brian Barnett will be presiding over this anthology. Email your submission as an attachment to: [email protected] The email subject line must read “SUBMISSION – Cursed Curiosities – ‘your story title’” or your submission will not be considered for this anthology. Successful applicants will be notified before the deadline has expired. Via: Horrified Press.

Deadline: May 31st, 2014 Payment: An eBook copy will be sent to all contributors and up to 5 paperback copies per author will be available to purchase at cost plus shipping. 50% of the royalties will be distributed between all contributors. Very simply, for this collection of short stories, we are looking for Science Fiction Horror. We don’t care if that means mutation, creation, invention, machinery gone awry, or space and or time travel. But it must be Science Fiction, and it must be Horror Fiction. What we specifically do not want are Other World/Fantasy stories – these will be rejected. If you choose to take a factual approach to your Sci-Fi Horror, we ask that you exercise constraint and not bore us or the reader with unneeded details. By all means, include necessary details, but delivering a slew of facts in order will not translate to an intriguing read. Most likely, these stories will be rejected as well. Our review team is highly scientifically minded, so vet your facts, and make sure they are accurate. False data based too closely on truth that lacks an imaginary spin will also earn you a rejection. Be creative, imaginative, and dead-on-the-money accurate on this one. It’s our first venture into the Sci-Fi realm, and we won’t be accepting anything that lacks genuine kick! Submission Deadline: May 31, 2014 Word Count minimum: 4,000 words – nothing less will be reviewed; no reprints considered. Please submit your manuscript as a *.doc or *.docx file (all other formats will automatically be rejected. Contact us prior to submitting if this presents an issue for you.) Font and formatting: Please submit in Times New Roman, 12 point font; single line spacing with a 0 point definition above and below each line. Please format the document to 1st...

Deadline: May 31st, 2014 Payment: £5 The Victorian era was the heyday of the ghost-story and it has been said that a good Victorian host would place a copy of work by Sheridan Le Fanu by their guest’s bedside for the hours after midnight. So taking inspiration from gothic fiction and the rich legacy of 19th century ghost stories, we aim to celebrate the supernatural through a new collection of tales of mystery, suspense and terror! 19th Century ghost stories were the extension of Gothic fiction pioneered by Horace Walpole and Ann Radcliffe, with M.R. James and Sheridan Le Fanu representing the best known masters of this genre.  Thus we hope to elicit narratives inspired by the 19th century ghost story. Tales that lure unsuspecting readers in through mood and setting, stories to be savoured through accounts which focus on suspense rather than gore, and fictions which leave readers to the mercy of their imaginations. We want the type of stories which are so compelling you’ll wish you had a second chance to read them for the first time! We are especially interested in stories that are truly unique in character, whether written from less common points of view or because of the sustained chilling disquiet which they instil in the reader. Most of all, we want to produce a collection filled with stories we are as excited to read as we are to share. When you wish you’d waited for sunrise to put words to paper, that’s the story that we want! Sleep uneasy prospective authors, we eagerly await your submissions; may your night terrors give you inspiration. A project page has been set up for this anthology. Click here to visit. Or follow us on twitter #talesomst_CBB Submissions open 1 February and close 31st May 2014 Submission guidelines-short stories Submit a...

Deadline: May 31st, 2014 Payment: contributors will be offered a 2% royalty on sales of the anthology. Life of the Dead A Science-Fictional Look at Zombies, Ghouls, Ghosts, and the Deadly Departed. (DEADLINE SET: May 31, 2014. ~Submit Today!) Tales of undead terror have been woven into the fabric of modern society, and amidst the blood and gore lie hidden questions: What motivates these reanimated cadavers to do what they do? What is the scientific rationale behind their existence? Why do they always seem so hungry, and seek the flesh of the living? All very scientific queries begging for answers. Life of the Dead seeks to answer these questions, and more. Explore the lesser-told story of zombies and other undead creatures. Go beyond the horror and discover the true nature of these creatures from beyond the grave! If you wish to submit a story to this fine anthology, please adhere to the following guidelines: 1: Format: Stories should be formatted in either Times New Roman (preferred) or Courier New, and single-spaced. Please, do not add an extra space between paragraphs. A lot of writers separate their paragraphs into blocks these days, like they're writing a blog post. Please don't submit that way. 2: Be Original: With this anthology, we're after something different, beyond your typical tale of terror and gore. Of course, heart-pounding suspense and awful fright is very welcome, but also try to incorporate a new/unique twist to the story. 3: Word Length: 1,500+ words. No Flash Fiction for this one, but anything else will be considered, up to and including Novella-length. While we will entertain reprints, we give preference to fresh, previously-unpublished stories. 4: No Simultaneous Submissions. It is most disappointing to read the greatest story and accept it, only to find out that some other editor has...

Deadline: May 31st Payment: 2¢ per word for fiction. Authors will also receive an electronic ARC of the anthology Guidelines Updated 03/10/14: Due to a large amount of submissions that do not fit the anthology we've summarized 'what we want' in this statement: "Send us stories, fantastic or mundane, that spring from social issues that inspire, terrify, awe, or confound you." NOTE: The 'Genre/Themes' section below expands upon this if you would like a more detailed prompt. Word Count: 1000-5000. Multiple submissions: wait to hear back on your first submission before sending another. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please let us know and update us if the story is accepted elsewhere. No reprints. Poetry and Nonfiction: please query first. Everyone will hear from us no later than July 1st, but our goal will be a 1 month response time (or at least an update if your story is under consideration.) Pay Rates & Rights   We pay 2¢ per word for fiction. Authors will also receive an electronic ARC of the anthology. Weird Bard Press takes First World English Rights. Works sent to us should not have been published elsewhere. We will use a traditional copyright, but authors may choose any Creative Commons license for their individual story if prefered. Torn Pages will be published as a print anthology. We are still exploring options for electronic versions.   Genres/Themes There are no genre limitations associated with Torn Pages. Mainstream and genre stories alike are welcome.   Read this article for background on what led to the anthology. Stories that fit Torn Pages will take that article and situations like it as their prompt.   Given the title, Torn Pages, the ideal submission will deal in issues such as religion in the science classroom, censorship, historical revisionism, chilling effect, book (media)...

Deadline: June 1, 2014 Payment: US$.05/word, payable upon publication. Plus, one copy of the edition in which the work appears Submissions will open for, Diabolic Tales IV - The Psychology of Death starting on November 1, 2013 and will close on June 1, 2014. We want the most deranged scary stories you have ever written about death. We are looking for original stories only in which some facet of death derived by the mind of the killer is the main focus, it needs to be physical, sociological, psychological. All stories must be strong and realistic, with believable characters. No brutality or overt blood and gore. We want to be afraid, really afraid. sent via email on or before September 15, 2013.     All stories must be in doc., docx., or .rtf format. All stories must be a minimum of 2500 words but not more than 5000 words. Please use 12 point font, Times New Roman and double space your text. 1 inch margins on all sides. In the body of your submission in the left hand top corner, include your contact information (Real Name or official pen name, not your online name), the word count of the work you are submitting and contact information, please include a cover letter with a brief biography and any publishing history you feel we might want to know about. Make certain to use an email address that you have access to at all times as correspondences from us come through email only! You will receive an email if your story has been accepted or rejected as soon as a decision has been made. NO MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS, NO REPRINTS! WE ONLY ACCEPT SUBMISSIONS THROUGH SUBMITTABLE. When you are ready, please submit your material here: http://diabolicpublications.submittable.com/submit PAY: Is made through Paypal only, if you don't have a...