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Deadline: May 29th 2013 Payment: 5% royalties after cost per story published. Fringeworks is always trying to find clever ways of getting fifteen drunken pirates on a dead man’s chest. We are currently seeking submissions for an anthology entitled ‘Dead Men’s Tales’. The story will be published under our KnightWatch Press imprint. Submission deadline for this anthology is midnight on Monday, 29th May 2013. As the title suggests, we are looking for stories between 2,000 and 6,000 words, which are in some way related to pirates, and which are told from the perspective of a dead character who is either in the story or referenced by it. The character must be dead when telling the story, although his or her demise can be before, during or after the events of the tale itself (we will give priority to stories where the circumstances of that death are integral to the story). We are looking for new and original stories on this theme with surprising elements. We expect this anthology will appeal to writers of historical, ghost stories and horror fiction, and to fans of swashbuckling pirate adventures. Submissions should be sent to [email protected] as word documents or rtf files. Your email subject header should read ‘SURNAME/PIRATES/WORD COUNT (include word count) All submissions should; Be 2,000 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...

Deadline: November 1st 2012 through May 30th 2013 (DO NOT SUBMIT EARLY!) Payment: 1p (£0.01) per word DF Lewis is intending to publish a Horror anthology book with the above title in 2013. Horror Stories, Weird Literature, Ghost Stories, Literary Fiction. Each story must either subtly or directly reflect the title of the anthology. Stories between 2000 and 10,000 words. One-off payment upon publication: 1p (£0.01) per word Start Date for Submissions: 1 November 2012 End Date for Submissions: 30 May 2013 Submissions (not simultaneous or multiple) as a Word attachment to [email protected]. As with some earlier Megazanthus Press publications, you may submit by anonymous email and your story will be rejected or accepted before knowing who you are. Also, you may submit non-anonymously. The accepted stories will all be published with their correct by-line. Stories must be previously unpublished in any form. As with the ‘The Horror Anthology of Horror Anthologies’ and ‘The First Book of Classical Horror Stories’, DF Lewis will edit, publish, design, typeset and print (via Lulu) this book. It will be distributed under an ISBN system. Please at least read the reviews of previous Megazanthus Press publications to gauge the type of fiction favoured by the editor. I may need to keep your story for the whole reading-period but may not be able eventually to accept it depending on the timing of other acceptable stories being submitted to me over the period. As a paying market for writers, MEGAZANTHUS PRESS / NEMONYMOUS (2001 – 2012) has previously published 205 original stories by various authors. And ’HORROR WITHOUT VICTIMS’ follows in this tradition. Now… ‘LET’S EAT MONSTERS’!

Deadline: May 30th, 2013 Payment: A penny per word up to 2500 words A HP Lovecraft inspired flash fiction anthology. OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS PAY RATE: A penny per word up to 2500 words. WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR: What we are looking for is flash fiction, meaning short stories no more than 2500 words. We want authors hungry to play in the twisted universe envisioned by H.P. Lovecraft, or write tales that are in the spirit of his mythos. Like Lovecraft’s own work, the horror in this anthology aims to be subtle and subjective. The mind and its inner working are a far more terrifying place than the actual corridors of R’lyeh or the Mountains of Madness. Ideally this anthology should hit readers like a really good mix tape (or iMix for those of you too young to remember what a cassette is). We want a variety of styles, themes, and moods that hook the readers fast, creep the hell out of them, and leave them wanting more. Experimentation is highly encouraged –especially unconventional narrative styles, meta-fiction, genre mash-ups, even sick humor. Of course, don’t be afraid to stick with the tried and true “ravings of a madman,” if that’s your jones. Multiple submissions are fine. WHAT WE’RE NOT LOOKING FOR: Consider this anthology to have a hard R rating. That said, please no stories involving graphic rape or child molestation. Excessive gore is fine, but must function to further the story. Here is a list of themes and elements that will get your story instantly rejected: 1. Cthulhu taking center stage. The big cheese can appear in dreams, statues, visions, etc. Characters can even come across the aftermath of someplace Cthulhu has destroyed. Just as long as we never “see” old squid face we’re happy. 2. No story that...

Deadline: May 31st 2013 Payment: Fixed-rate token payment, equal shares for each contributor, £15-20 per story. Edited by Chris Kelso and Hal Duncan "Glaikit, mockit, droukit, drouthy, couthy, scunner, thrawn – the Scots language is rich with words too gallus not to glory in, dialect terms that deserve better than to be boxed away as precious oddities. For us, those words aren't quaint parochialisms of a past preserved in amber; they're wild wee beauties, straight razors slashing keen to the quick of meaning. We want stories that wield them as weapons for today, for tomorrow. We want you to pick up one of these words and flick it open to gleam in the light of the 21st century. Play with it, work with it, give us a story that riffs on it with relish – the sound, the sense. Run wild with it, ye ramstouger rannigants, and send us the result." Submission deadline is 31 May 2013. Click here for the full guidelines in RTF or PDF format. note: where to submit is located in the guidelines above

Deadline: May 31st 2013 Payment: 5 cents per word 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 guide, which relies upon the Chicago Manual of Style. All accepted stories will be edited to reflect Musa house style. If you have never been published before, please tell us. Penumbra likes publishing new authors as much as we like publishing experienced authors. Every month, we select one of the best stories from an author with little or no publishing experience and feature that story and author as our Rising Talent recipient for the month. The Rising Talent author's story, biography, and a non-fiction essay will be featured on our website for a full year, as well as spotlighted in the Penumbra issue for that month. We absolutely do...

Deadline: May 31st 2013 Payment: Digital Copy The Bug Issue - Issue #09 It's an infestation! No, really - the June 2013 issue of The Sirens Call eZine will be infested with nothing but BUG stories because that's all we're accepting this time! Since creepy crawlies come in many shapes and sizes, make sure your story has at least six legs to stand on. Horrify us but don't imagine the bug; your story must revolve around an insect of minuscule or mutated proportions that could be found in nature. Deadline: May 31, 2013 Sirens Call Publications is currently accepting submissions for our bi-monthly e-zine, focusing on edgy & dark fiction including Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Suspense genres. All contributors will receive a free PDF copy of the issue that their work is featured in. We welcome short stories (1000 - 2500 words), flash fiction (300 - 500 words), and dark poetry. Artwork, photography and literary reviews are also accepted. Interviews with both up and coming or established authors will also be featured. Take advantage of this superb opportunity to gain exposure for your work and email [email protected] with your submissions, or contacting [email protected] with any queries. We ask for one time publication rights only; stories that are previously published elsewhere are accepted provided that you hold the rights to them.

Deadline: June 1st 2013 Payment: Contributor's Copy Source Point Press is very happy to announce it will be publishing a zombie themed anthology. From now until June 1, 2013 we will be accepting short stories, flash fiction, poems, and even black & white artwork for the anthology set to be released in time for Halloween 2013. The only rule is that the submissions cannot contain the "z" word in them. Each contributor will receive a copy of the anthology. Please email your submission to [email protected]

Deadline: June 1st 2013 Payment: $20 USD and a copy of the anthology Love writing short stories? We’ll be releasing three anthologies this year under our series line entitled, Three Little Words. Yep, you guessed it, each story in the respective collection must use the three little words in the title. Cute, huh? Stories between 5-15,000 words will be considered. Stamps, Vamps, and Tramps – Have you always wanted to know what tattoos were used for in Roman times? What if a vampire was the one giving them out? How would a vampire prostitute handle her own with Jack the Ripper in foggy London while the local tattoo artist watched? We are looking for stories that include the history of tattoos (any time period), vampires (your preferred mythos), and tramps (whatever your definition of a tramp is). Human main characters are fine but vampires have to be in the story. There are 15 openings for this anthology. Submission deadline June 1, 2013. Please use the form at the right to submit your story for consideration. One submission per anthology will be accepted. Payment for anthology stories is $20 USD and a copy of the anthology. In return, you give us exclusive rights for one year from the date of publication, after that you are free to submit the story to other publications as long as you acknowledge us as first publisher.

Deadline: June 1st 2013 Payment: The anthology is planned for release in print and eBook formats in the Fall of 2013. 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: David J. Guyton and Stephen Zimmer A struggle has always existed between those who wish to coerce others into following a certain way, and those who wish to liberate the full potential of the human being. It is the clash between those who wish to impose their will, feeling they know what is best for others, and those who wish to live and let live, as long as no fraud or violence is being done to another. To one side is a world filled with controls, barriers, and punishments, to conform individuals to an order determined by an elite few, and to the other is a world where all individuals pursue their dreams and interact with each other in an environment of mutual consent. The hunger within the human spirit for freedom has been demonstrated all across history, in every age and land. Even in the darkest, most tyrannical of environments, the fires of liberty have ignited within the hearts of individuals, leading to some of the most inspiring and transformational events in history. Fires of Liberty (Volume One)...

Deadline: July 1st 2013 Payment: 20% of the total profit will be paid for each accepted story (at quarterly intervals; if more than five stories are accepted, they will be placed in another anthology in this series. We’d dislike reducing your pay) The glories are gone. No-one remembers the madman who stitched a new man together, corpse by corpse by corpse, into a living symbol. No-one remembers the sage of Baker Street, who solved the entire universe between puffs of his cherrywood. No-one remembers the metal men who punched evil whilst only wearing pajamas. They are forgotten. Not forgotten in the way one forgets about Athanasius Kircher, but forgotten in the malacious way that finds Watson’s memiors rebound as fiction and TV shows chronicling our modern legends spring up like the weeds afront an abandoned house. Each legend is forgotten in their own way, by a force that would like the world to remain mundane and hidden. They are the conspiracy. And they would much rather the world continues to be quiet here. Write a story telling how some fictional object, character, or what-have-you ended up in the hands of the global conspiracy responsible for keeping the magic of the world secret. Think of the ending of Raiders of the Lost Ark, but all extensive—every bit of magic and the exceptional in the world is collected, filed away, and either locked up or used for the expansion of the conspiracy’s activities. In this anthology, you’re encouraged (nay, required) to use characters from other fictional works in order to tell your story. It’s part of the charm. You may NOT break copyright in your story. You’re very welcome to tell the story of how a mysterious and perhaps magical wardrobe came into the conspiracy’s possession; but you may not tell a...

Deadline: June 10th 2013 Payment: Contributor's Copy An anthology of humorous paranormal stories. All stories must contain paranormal elements (ghosts, psychic abilities, vampires, etc.) and be funny. Think Addams Family, Zombieland, or Love at First Bite. They should not contain gratuitous violence, gratuitous sex, or excessive foul language. We're seeking stories that are 2000 - 5000 words in length (firm). We will also accept cartoons if submitted in electronic format. No reprints. We will accept multiple submissions, but not simultaneous submissions. Open submission period: March 1 - June 10th, 2013. All contributors will receive a free trade paperback copy of the book. Contributors will also be able to purchase more print copies at a 40% discount on the cover price. We're seeking first world rights in English to publish in print and electronic format for 12 months, beginning on the date of publication. All rights revert back to the author after that time. Please see our Basic Guidelines (above) for further information on the rights we ask for and their implications. Publisher's note: Mystery and Horror is a market that welcomes LBGTQ, multiethnic,multinational, nontraditional, and unusual fiction. We are concerned with well-written stories involving well-developed characters.

Deadline: June 10th 2013 Payment: 5% royalties after cost per story published Fringeworks is always trying to find appealing stories that subvert traditional genres. We are currently seeking submissions for an anthology entitled ‘Raus! Untoten’. The story will be published under our KnightWatch Press imprint. Submission deadline for this anthology is midnight on Monday, 10th June 2013. As the title suggests, we are looking for stories which involve some combination of Nazis and the undead. Raus! Untoten! is specifically geared to attracting Science Fiction (SF) stories between 2,500 and 6,000 words in length. Stories can be Steampunk, Diesel Punk or straight alternative-history science fiction. They should involve Nazis and Undead, this is not specifically limited to Nazis or the classic undead ‘race’ of Zombies. We are looking for new and original twists on this theme with surprising elements. Be fun but most of all be unique.We expect this anthology will appeal to writers of Science Fiction, Steampunk, Dieselpunk, alternative history and horror. Raus! Untoten will be edited by father of two, Matthew Sylvester, who has been reading and writing fantasy and SF since he first read the Hobbit at the age of 7. He is author of the critically acclaimed ‘Practical Taekwondo: Back to the Roots’, and has been features editor, technical consultant and a regular columnist for ‘Fighters’, ‘Combat’, ‘TKD & Korean Martial Arts’ and ‘Traditional Karate’, the four leading UK martial arts magazines. Matthew is currently working on the worlds of Shattered Lands and Faraway, adult steamfantasy and child’s steamfantasy. He is also working on a co-operative project with his eldest daughter. Submissions should be sent to [email protected] as word documents or rtf files. Your email subject header should read ‘SURNAME/RAUS/WORD COUNT (include word count) All submissions should; Be 2,500 to 6,000 words (max) Be typed in Courier...

Deadline: June 15, 2013 Payment: $20.00 plus a trade paperback upon distribution. This is a royalty publication with the royalty to be set after number of stories set by editor. Full Moon Mayhem. Dark Oak Press is pleased to announce that we are currently accepting stories for Luna's Children: Tales of the Werewolf. We are interested in werewolf stories from a variety of genres: urban fantasy, dystopian, futuristic science fiction, steampunk, mind-bending time travel, space operas, mythological as well as historical retellings and the paranormal. Stories with a strong voice, well developed characters and a unique premise go to the front of the line. We're looking for short fiction between 3,000 and 9,000 words. Please do not make references to or use copyrighted characters from other known sources. We will only accept unpublished, original works, characters, and plots. Due to the massive number of submissions, please pay very close attention to all the submission guidelines. Any submission with excessive formatting, spelling, grammatical, or editing issues will be disqualified as soon as the errors are evident. Good luck under the full moon. Story Call Deadline: June 15, 2013 Please include on the front page of your manuscript: Name (and pen name, if you desire) Address Phone Number E-mail Address Number of words (3,000 min. - 9,000 max.) Short bio of 350 words or fewer. Submissions should be made in standard, double-spaced, manuscript format, using only one font (preferably Times New Roman 12pt). Stories are to be e-mailed to [email protected] as a MS Word .doc or .rtf (rich text format) attachment. Payment: $20.00 plus a trade paperback upon distribution. This is a royalty publication with the royalty to be set after number of stories set by editor.

Deadline: June 15 2013 Payment: $5 advance against % of future royalties split between contributors and paid annually (stories under 1,000 words will receive only the $5 advance), as well as a paperback copy of the anthology. Anthologist: Eileen Wiedbrauk Specter Spectacular II: 13 Deathly Tales. The shift from Specter Spectacular I’s “ghostly tales” to Specter Spectacular II’s “deathly tales” is a slight one, but rather than repeat of the first anthology, we hope to expand on the content and story tropes while still holding onto the eerie and enthralling feeling associated with the classic ghost story. While the final anthology will likely include some stories of ghosts and hauntings, we hope to feature rifts between worlds, specters and jack-o’-lanters, ghosts that are not ghosts, psychopomps (characters who conduct spirits or souls to the other world, such as Charon, the Valkyries, the Grim Reaper, etc.), psychic mediums, and tales of crossing over … and back … and perhaps over and back again. We’re quite intrigued by the possibilities (gothic, mythological, modern, etc.) and are looking forward to seeing what authors bring to the table. We recommend a familiarity with Specter Spectacular: 13 Ghostly Tales. As we did in the first volume, we will seek a mix of scary, eerie, beautiful, and funny stories to round out the reading experience. The first volume made Tangent’s 2012 recommended reading list and was named a Night Owl Review Top Pick; we hope to see the same quality of fiction or higher in volume II. Rights and compensation: Payment: $5 advance against % of future royalties split between contributors and paid annually (stories under 1,000 words will receive only the $5 advance), as well as a paperback copy of the anthology. Will consider new and reprinted works in English. For previously unpublished works: Seeking...

Deadline: June 15th 2013 Payment: Eighty percent of royalties from the profits of book sales will be paid to the authors. We will calculate each author’s payment by the number of words they contribute to the anthology. Payments will be made once an author’s royalties have reached $50+, and then for every $50 accumulated after that. Authors will also receive a contributor copy of the physical book. We are now accepting submissions for our upcoming horror anthology, Darkness ad Infinitum (working title). Stories and inquiries can be sent to [email protected]. Our motto: We are humble. We are dedicated. We are Villipede. What we don’t have in extravagant funds we make up for with the highest respect for art and literature. Our goal is to create publications that are of exceptional quality and to simultaneously promote our company and the authors we collaborate with. We are not focused on making a fortune; we will never take advantage of our clients just to make a profit. We will, however, dedicate ourselves to creating unique, beautiful, and professional books. STORY GUIDELINES SUBGENRES There is no specific subgenre that stories must comply with so long as they are rooted in horror or dark fantasy. We prefer our horror to have a sophisticated taste, so unless they are cleverly portrayed and the violence be intrinsic to their stories, ultra-gore and splatter stories will probably not find homes here. While we appreciate the strange and the weird, this is not a bizarro collection, and stories without coherent structure will probably not be considered. We are not opposed to consider alternative literature for this anthology, such as comics, ballads, poems and epics. WORD COUNT Our target goal is ten short stories composed of four- to seven-thousand words each. We may accept slightly longer or shorter stories if...

Deadline: June 15th, 2013 Payment: We will be working on a token payment system using in a tier system. There will be one cover story purchased for $60 and the author will have cover art provided for it at no expense to the author. The remaining stories will be bought in tiers. Tier 1 stories will be purchased for $35. Tier 2 stories will be bought for $20. Tier 3 stories will be bought for $10. For the sake of transparency (and so you know we’re not trying to screw the authors) periodic announcements will be made about who is chosen for each tier. A modern exploration of the ancient Norse myths and legends. These can be reconstructions (or deconstructions) of familiar tales or entirely new ones. Tales of revenge and exploration, of modern man meeting figures out of Norse legend, even tales of the end of the world as prophesied by the original Eddur. Be creative and let your imagination bloom. We are open to any genre, but submissions must follow the above theme. Of particular interest to us are: Magical Realism, Urban Fantasy, Horror (there are some terrifying figures in Norse Mythology), Speculative Fiction, Dark Fiction, Slipstream and any of those genres that exist in the cracks and margins of writing. They have to take place in a more modern context (WWII – Present) and they must have a classic Scandinavian feel. Can take place anywhere in the world so don’t worry about researching landmarks and city maps of Stockholm or Copenhagen. Erotica will not be considered though there can be adult elements in any submission. Keep the cursing to a minimum. Violence and blood are fine, but limit the splatter unless its truly necessary to the plot. Submission Deadline: June 15, 2013 Please direct all submissions to:...

Deadline June 20th 2013 Payment: 3c/per word What We’re Looking For Neverland’s Library will be an anthology focusing on the rediscovery of the fantastic; magic, dragons, the supernatural, etc. We are looking for stories which highlight finding that which was once thought lost, incorporating fantastical and/or fictitious elements. We will not restrict how the story is told. All styles, settings, and tones are welcome. We are looking for only unpublished stories. If the story has been made available for free or payment online then please do not submit it for consideration as it will be considered ineligible under our criteria. We ask that authors limit themselves to no more than 2 submissions, with no simultaneous submissions. That means when a story is submitted to us, it should not be submitted for publication consideration anywhere else. If you have questions regarding the eligibility of your story, please send a query email before submitting the story in question and we will get back to you promptly in response to your concern. Submission Period (Subject to change) Submissions will be open from March 5th 2013, until June 20th, 2013. Exact dates may vary depending on volume of entries. Payments and Rights Upon successful completion of the Indiegogo funding campaign, authors will receive 3c/per word. If we fail to reach our goal during the Indiegogo campaign (launching April 20th, 2013), alternative funding methods have been considered and the project will continue moving, however at a less rapid pace. Should an author wish to withdraw their entry after the Indiegogo, they may contact us requesting to do and we will remove their story from consideration. If the crowdfunding is a success and your story is selected for inclusion in the Neverland’s Library Anthology, we will email a digital copy of the contract for the authors...

Deadline: June 21st 2013 Payment: $20 per accepted story Dark Continents Publishing is pleased to announce open submissions to “The Sea”, an anthology edited by Nerine Dorman. HP Lovecraft once wrote, “The sea can bind us to her many moods, whispering to us by the subtle token of a shadow or a gleam upon the waves, and hinting in these ways of her mournfulness or rejoicing. Always she is remembering old things, and these memories, though we may not grasp them, are imparted to us, so that we share her gaiety or remorse.” The oceans of this world can swallow us, and sink us into the watery depths where monsters lurk and mermaids frolic. Or we can voyage far and discover new worlds. Selkies sing beneath the moonlight. The Flying Dutchman sails forever damned. Many-tentacled monstrosities drown unwary swimmers. Sunken treasures rest in wrecks shrouded in kelp and guarded by sea serpents. Be your tales wonder- or terror-filled, Dark Continents Publishing invites you to submit your previously unpublished short fiction of between 3 000 to 9 000 words that falls within the fantasy, horror, weird and science fiction genres. Payment rate is a flat rate of $20 per story. Closing date for submissions is June 21, 2013, for publication estimated in mid-2014. Mail your submissions to [email protected] with “The Sea” in the subject line.

Deadline: June 28th, 2013 Payment: Exposure Only Flash fiction & Short Stories (1,000 – 3,000 words) STEP 1: PICK YOUR TEAM FROM YOUR LIST OF ON-LINE FRIENDS (up to five contributors per story). STEP 2: PICK A NAME FOR YOUR TEAM STEP 3: DECIDE WHO WILL WRITE PART ONE, TWO ETC STEP 4: TITLE THE STORY. THEN SUBMIT, TOGETHER WITH THE AUTHOR’S NAMES ABOVE EACH SEGMENT, USING YOUR TEAM NAME. Providing you follow the above guidelines, the topic is wide open. Werewolves, vampires, zombies-come one, come all! No taboos, just let your imagination run wild. Dark fairytales, bizarro, horror, surrealism, dark science-fiction are the preferred genres here. Submission guidelines: Deadline for submissions – June 28th, 2013. Word Count: 1,000 – 3,000 words. Please submit your manuscript as a *.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 3″. The page margin should be set to .5″ (1.27cm) on all sides. Please check grammar. Only stories previously unpublished may be submitted. 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. Cover art: SFI & Fotofactory313. Graphics: Nathan J.D.L. Rowark. This title will be available as an E-book, and as a quality trade paperback Nathan J.D.L. Rowark will be presiding over this anthology. Email your submission as an attachment to; [email protected] The email subject line must read “SUBMISSION – anthology –team name–...

Deadline: June 30th, 2013 Payment: five-cents per word (upon publication) plus contributor copy. Title: Strange Critters: Unusual Creatures of Appalachia Publisher: Woodland Press Editor: Frank Larnerd Format: Trade Paperback, ebook Payment: five-cents per word (upon publication) plus contributor copy. No reprints Story length: Up to 2500 words No multiple or simultaneous subs Deadline: 12:00am Saturday, June 30th, 2013 E-mail submissions to: [email protected] RTF, DOC, or DOCX attachments only. I am looking for horror stories featuring legendary, mythical, or imaginary creatures of Appalachia. Stories based on established local lore are preferred, but exceptions may be made for exceptionally crafted creatures. I am NOT looking for stories with zombies, vampires or other popular monsters. Submitted stories can be set in any time period, but must take place in the Appalachian region. Although the anthology is mainly targeted for adults, we DO NOT want stories containing language or content unsuitable for children. Submissions should also avoid unflattering Appalachian stereotypes. Accepted Manuscript Formatting: Double-spaced. Use Times New Roman (12). Italicize what you want italicized. Single space after sentence-ending punctuation. Be sure to include your name, address, and email on your manuscript.

Deadline: June 30th 2013 Payment: A publication contract for the Daylight Dims Anthology, A personal Limited-Edition copy of the Daylight Dims Anthology, The right to purchase additional copies of the Daylight Dims Anthology at cost. Deadline The deadline for submissions for the Daylight Dims Anthology is Jun 30th 2013. Submissions received after the deadline may be considered for a future publication. We reserve the right to extend the deadline. Official Rules This anthology is open to all writers whether published or not, and regardless of experience. All stories must between 10 to 100 manuscript pages. You may submit as many stories as you wish, however, only one submission may be selected to be published in the Daylight Dims Anthology. Rights All stories remain the property of the author. By submitting a story for this anthology, the writer may also be eligible for the publication of the story by Stealth Fiction as a stand alone ebook. Stealth Fiction is under no obligation to publish any entry or one may be disqualify at any time. The writer is under no obligation whatsoever to purchase a copy of the publication in which the selected story may appear. Decisions A panel of three will evaluate each submission and must agree unanimously that the submission will be included in the Daylight Dims Anthology. Judgement based on originality, creative imagination, characterization, artistic quality, length of story. In some instances we may feel very strongly about a story but may conclude that certain revisions, such as editing for length or content may be required. We may contact the author and request changes. All decisions are final. Notification All selected authors will be notified by both email, and standard U.S. mail. The list of authors and story titles selected for publication in the Daylight Dims Anthology will be...

Deadline: June 30th 2013 Payment: Charity Anthology - Optional Contributor's Copy No one should ever have to deal with cancer, especially a child. BLEED is a charity anthology where the profits will go to the Children’s Cancer Fund. We are looking for allegorical horror stories where the monster represents cancer. Don’t forget, this is for all the little girls and boys who fight the good fight everyday. Deadline: June 30, 2013 Target release date: September 2013 to coincide with Children’s Cancer Month Please send all submissions in a .doc or .rtf attachment to [email protected] with the subject line being Bleed/Story Title/Author (the attachment should be labeled the same way). All stories should be formatted 12 pt (any font is fine, although we do prefer sans serif). Also include a 50 word bio either in the email or attachment itself. Maximum word count: 10,000 words. We will be accepting reprints, but only a small amount of them, so make sure yours is excellent if it’s been published in the past. Multiple submissions are fine. Since this is a charity work, we cannot offer any payment, but the author will be given the choice of either receiving one contributor’s copy or donating the book’s cost to the Children’s Cancer Fund. Any other questions please email [email protected].

Deadline: June 30th 2013 Payment: 4% royalties after cost per story published Fringeworks is always trying ways to feed demand for its fiction. We are currently seeking submissions for an anthology entitled ‘The Last Diner’. This anthology will be published under our KnightWatch Press imprint. Submission deadline for this anthology is midnight on Sunday, 30th June, 2013. As the title suggests, we are looking for gruesome stories set in food establishments. Cafes, Diners, Motels, Restaurants, Take-Aways, Tea Rooms, wherever you might eat in public. The Last Diner is specifically geared to attracting horror stories between 3,000 and 6,000 words in length. Stories can be as dark and horrifically tasteless as you like. We are looking for new and original twists on this theme with surprising elements. Be fun but most of all be unique.We expect this anthology will appeal to writers of horror. Submissions should be sent to [email protected] as word documents or rtf files. Your email subject header should read ‘SURNAME/LAST/WORD COUNT (include word count) All submissions should; Be 3,000 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: June 30th 2013 Payment: 5 cents per word What's not to love about the Fae? Whether you're writing about the fairies like Tinker Bell or pixies, or the Tuatha dé Danaan of older Irish legends, this is the issue to let the Fair Folk loose in your imagination. Be sure you follow the will o'the wisp into new worlds—and take the readers of Penumbra along with you on your journey down the faery paths. 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 guide, which relies upon the Chicago Manual of Style. All accepted stories will be edited to reflect Musa house style. If you have never been published before, please tell us. Penumbra likes publishing new authors as much as we like publishing experienced authors....

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...