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Deadline: March 31st 2014 Payment: $25 Reading Period: Open through 3/31/14 Word Count: 2,000 to 10,000 words Payment: $25 per story Files Accepted: Doc, Docx, RTF No Multi-Subs or Sim-Subs Genres: Fiction, Horror, Sci-Fi. Stories may set in the past, present or near future. There is nothing quite like sailing upon the sea at night. The size of your craft matters little as you realize that nothing mankind has ever made could be considered large out here. The knowledge that things larger than you and your craft are swimming beneath you is another sobering thought. They have tentacles and teeth. You are utterly helpless in the water. Should the frail safety of your craft fail you, you will almost certainly die a most horrible death as you become a meal. All of this is enough to send panic coursing through your veins, and these are just the simple realities of the sea. The tales that are dreamt of and told are worse. Much worse. These are the stories thatLEVIATHAN is looking for. Give us the Kraken. Give us giant sharks. Give us undiscovered depths, unexplored islands and all of the horrible things that live there. Give us any monster you can dream of that lives in or around the sea… Then give us the hunters that battle them. Submit to Emby Press Source: Emby Press.

Deadline: March 31st 2014 Payment: $25 Reading Period: Open through 3/31/14 Word Count: 2,000 to 10,000 words Payment: $25 per story Files Accepted: Doc, Docx, RTF No Multi-Subs or Sim-Subs Genres: Fiction, Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy. Stories may set in the past, present or future Sometimes one of us possesses power and ability greater than others. When we use these for the greater good, we become heroes. But it is not easy to be different, to carry the responsibility that comes with the power or to bear the burden of what else might come with it – weakness, vulnerability and the other things that must remain hidden for the power to survive… And survive that power must, because the others are out there, lurking in the shadows. With mighty powers of their own and a thirst for mayhem, destruction, or blood, they cannot be stopped by the common man. Only by you. Protect your identity. Guard your weaknesses. Use the powers that only you have to fight the creatures and forces of evil as they prey upon humanity. THE GOOD FIGHT is looking for these stories. Give us a traditional superhero, a giant fighting robot, or a child with a link to the ‘other side’. Let them protect the world against monsters large and small, inhuman or a human so subverted by evil that they are no longer one of us. Make the fights spectacular. Make us cringe for the hero and want to fight the villain ourselves. But most of all, give great consideration as to whether or not the power that the hero holds is enough, because sometimes it isn’t… Submit to Emby Press   Source: Emby Press.

Deadline: March 31st, 2014 Payment: Prizes below For this contest we’re seeking speculative fiction short stories set in a post-apocalyptic world. It can be Earth or some other world. For our contests, speculative fiction is defined as any story in any genre that responds to the question “What if?” in a way that depends on science or on any fantastic elements. The genres include science fiction (hard or sociological), science fantasy, fantasy, magic realism, psychological horror (no slash and gash please), ghost stories, urban fantasy, paranormal romance (no erotica please), etc. With that in mind, send us your best effort. Contest Rules There is no reading fee or entry fee for this contest. Entry deadline, 31 March 2014 (may be extended if we do not receive enough entries) Previously unpublished short fiction only 1,000 to 10,000 words Email your submission as a .doc, .docx, or .rtf attachment to [email protected] Enter as many stories as you like, one story per email We accept simultaneous submissions but let us know immediately if it’s accepted elsewhere Name and email address must appear in upper left corner of the first page of the story Past tense is the natural voice of narrative; please, no present tense narrative (of course, dialogue will be in present tense, as will the unspoken thoughts of characters) Notes We will announce the winners by email to all entrants approximately one month after the contest closes. Please be certain we have your valid email address. We will endeavor to correct any inadvertent errors in a submission (e.g., email address missing from the manuscript) but we will not read entries that are under or over the word-count limits or that are presented in present tense. Prizes — All winning entries, including all honorable mentions, will be included in an anthology to be published as an ebook by...

Deadline: March 31, 2014 Payment: Contributor Copy Calling all Monsters Minor Arcana Press desires your writing, visual art, and beyond for a new journal of high-, low-, and no-brow content: Monster Fancy, the magazine for the discerning monster enthusiast. Don’t limit yourself to genres. Monsters are bigger than horror, greater than simple fear, and not confined to neat categories. Get intricate. Get intimate. Genre and form are entirely open. Go wild: Lies. Truth. Fiction. Friction. Poetry. Drama. Criticism. Magic spells. Hybrids. Experiments. Visual art. Sounds and visions for the website. Translations, mistranslations, and mutations of language. Shifts of shape; Others; explosive disquiet; messy, ugly things; myths, fairy tales, urban legends; humor, satire, and parody; disability, disease, and power; chastity and queerness; shock and its antithesis; horrors of the supernatural and the all too banal; academic and anti-academic; punk and polished; rampant and restrained; Monsters. Submission guidelines: Please submit writing as .doc, .docx, or .pdf file still art as .tiff, .png, or .pdf sound and video as links we can follow to hosted pages (Dropbox, etc.) Straightforward prose: double spaced, up to 7000 words Straightforward poetry: single spaced, up to 10 pages Hybrids and experiments: 20 pages or fewer, use above suggestions for spacing forms Undeadline: March 31, 2014. Please allow four months response time. Address: minorarcanapress {@} gmail {dot} com Subject line: Monster Fancy submission Simultaneous submissions and previously published content: why the Hell not? Just as long as you own the rights, and let us know if your submission is accepted elsewhere. Be a monster, and don’t be a dick about it. Contributors paid in copies as of now, and we’re invoking grants and donations to cover possible monetary payment.  Monster Fancy staff: Publisher & Creative Director: Evan J. Peterson Visual Editor: Anne Bean Submissions Editors: Emmett Montgomery and Amy...

Deadline: March 31, 2014 Payment: 8 cents/word Note: This one is just for the ladies As a result of Lightspeed’s successful Women Destroy Science Fiction! Kickstarter campaign, we’re reviving Fantasy Magazine for a single special issue, which will be published this fall. WOMEN DESTROY FANTASY! will be a special one-off, guest-edited by former Fantasy Magazine editor Cat Rambo. The issue will contain 8 pieces of fiction (twice the size of a regular issue of an issue of Fantasy back before it was merged into Lightspeed), consisting of 4 original stories and 4 reprints. Cat Rambo will select all 4 of the original stories, and long-time editor of the fantasy half of The Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror, Terri Windling, will select the 4 fantasy reprints. Everything submitted to the Women Destroy Fantasy! issue will also be considered for publication in Lightspeed. Who can submit stories for consideration for the special issue? Women. How do you define “woman”? A woman is any human being who identifies as one, to whatever degree that they do so. What can women submit? Fantasy short stories, 1500-7500 words. Dark fantasy (which normally would be OK to submit to Nightmare, should go here instead for this issue). When is the submissions period? Submissions open March 15, 2014, and will close at 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern on March 31, 2014. What rights will you be buying? Please see the Lightspeed standard contract templates (originals | reprints) for details; this issue will use that same contract template. Pay rate? 8 cents/word. Response time? Up to 45 days Note: Stories submitted to the Women Destroy Fantasy! special issue will also be considered regular issues of Lightspeed as well, if they are not selected for the special issue. When will the issue be published? October 2014. How do I submit? Submit via the following submissions portal:submissions.johnjosephadams.com/women-destroy-fantasy What the heck is this about? What do you mean by “destroy”? Readthis and just substitute “fantasy” any time it says “science fiction” (more or less)....

Deadline: April 1st 2014 Payment: royalty-only payment schedule plus a contributor paperback copy. The royalties are 50% of the sales per eBook and Print book divided between the authors. Each book will contain 13 stories. Do you think you have a horror story for the anthology? You do not have to have lived in the state to create a well-spun tale set in the state being featured. The stories are not just taking a current story and peppering it with city names or landmarks either. The culture, landscape, and feel of the state should be a part of the entire story. We want a local to be able to identify with the story. The use of local folklore, geography, and history can bring a tale to life. The story can be from any time period. It is highly recommended avoiding clichés, as that will hinder the chances of being included. Look beyond the standard gangster stories for Chicago (not that this cannot make a great story) and dig a little deeper into something original. The anthologies will contain engaging horror stories, textured characters, and well developed plot. Easy enough? We are looking for stories between 2,500 and 7,500 words. Any submission that falls outside this range will be returned (unread). Previously published stories will be accepted, but please include where it was published and publish date. Submission will only be accepted through email at [email protected] as a .doc file (Word) attachment. The subject of the email should contain “State of Horror: (with either Illinois or New Jersey). If the email subject does not contain this information, it will be deleted unread. At this time, we will only be accepting stories for these two collections. In the body of your submission email, please provide a brief cover letter with your information,...

Deadline: April 1st 2014 Payment: 5 cents per word Whether you're imprisoned, stranded on a desert island, or the sole survivor of an off-world mission, forced solitude is a condition that wreaks havoc upon the human psyche. Just keep in mind that a person can be just as alone in a crowd of people as they can in an escape pod drifting powerless throughout space. We want to see stories that explore the emotional and psychological ramifications of isolation.  There are great depths to be delved with a cast of one. CALL BEGINS FEBRUARY 1, 2014 CALL ENDS APRIL 1, 2014 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...

Deadline: April 3rd 2014 Payment: 6 cents per word You think you’re safe. What a joke. You don’t think about the places you pass every day. The side streets. The alleys. Under bridges. The shadows.  All you’d have to do is take a step to the side.  Then you’d know. From editors of Dark Faith, Maurice Broaddus and Jerry Gordon, comesStreets of Shadows, a collection of stories at the intersection of urban fantasy and crime. These tales of the dark and magical side of the urban landscape will be published by Alliteration Ink in late summer 2014. Currently attached authors include Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Kevin J. Anderson, Tim Lebbon, Seanan McGuire, Brandon Massey, Tom Piccirilli, and Lucy A. Snyder. We’re looking for stories with depth that push the boundaries of their genres.  Stories that make you think, that comment on the human condition and the social order. Stories that are rich in their language use. Stories that entertain and thrill.  Stories between 2000 and 4000 words for which we’ll pay 6 cents per word. Submissions will be accepted from 3/3/2014 until 4/3/2014.  Unsolicited stories received outside this time frame will be deleted unread. Please include a cover letter with your submission and only one story at a time.  No reprints.  Simultaneous submissions will be accepted as long as you tell us up front (and immediately withdraw the story if you sell somewhere else). All submissions must be emailed as an RTF file to Maurice Broaddus and Jerry Gordon at [email protected]. Submitters:  Familiarize yourself with Alliteration Ink’s crowdfunding policy before submitting:  http://alliterationink.com/policies.html#crowdfunding Good luck! Via: Alliteration Ink.

Deadline: April 15, 2014 or when filled Payment: $30 and a contributor copy What we are looking for: 1. We are looking for unusual, original stories that, in some way, shape, or form involve motorcycles and/or their riders, surroundings, etc. Perhaps the entire story revolves around a particular motorcycle and/or its rider. Maybe a motorcycle is important to the setting or the background, maybe it’s just passing through... While motorcycles or their elements must figure into the piece, the actual degree of involvement in the story… well, we’ll leave that up to you. If you want an idea of what we like, check out one of our favorite motorcycle-themed stories, Julio Cortazar’s “The Night Face Up.” 2. The above mentioned stories are just ideas. We want to see what you come up with, so show us your creative best. Stories can be dark fantasy, horror, magic realism, literary, etc. Humor is okay, too. What we want, more than anything, is a good, solid story—stores that touch us, as readers, in some way. We love stories that are written from an unusual perspective, contain unusual but believable characters, or show us something we’ve never seen before. We don’t mind sex or blood—not even a bit—but we are not huge fans of excessive gore. If it is necessary to the story, no problem at all—we get that. Gore for gore’s sake... not so much. 3. A word about word count: We are accepting stories from 1000—5000 words, with the majority of stories probably falling in 2000-5000 word range. We are pretty flexible with word count as long as it’s a great story. Impress us and even if you are a little over or a little under, we will sneak you in.4. We much prefer original stories but if you have a reprint...

Deadline: April 18th 2014 Payment: 3% of Revenue from both ebook and print edition sales. Twit Publishing is currently accepting submissions for its next anthology, Twit Publishing Presents: NINJAS! Important: **Deadline for Submissions is 04/18/2014** NINJAS! Twit Publishing will be producing a collection of short stories, poems, history, essays, novellas, non-fiction, and instructional essays about NINJAS! for an anthology coming out in 2014. Future Ninjas, past Ninjas, present Ninjas, Ninjas fighting fascist states, Ninjas in the Old West, Ninjas fighting dinosaurs, Ninjas fighting Vikings, Ninjas fighting werewolves, etc. and so on, and so forth. In short, Ninjas being bad#@*es. Please make sure everything that you send is well-written. Please send your work to [email protected] Compensation: 3% of Revenue from both ebook and print edition sales. Submission Guidelines Word length: no restriction. All content submitted to Twit Publishing for PULP! anthologies must be solely owned by the creator. Additionally, all content must be original. Stories must be submitted by the author(s), and not a 3rd party. Please submit as a .DOC or .RTF file. Please send a short author’s bio along with any submission. Do not send any story pitches or ideas. **They will be deleted without being read**. **Submissions from authors in the United States only** Email submissions to: [email protected] Subject line of email should read as the author’s name and title of submitted story.

Deadline: April 20th, 2013 Payment: $10 per story   Each monthly flash fiction call has a theme. We ask you to write an SFF story (SciFi, Fantasy, Horror, or related sub-genres) that fits the theme in some way. You’ll find a list of upcoming themes below. Please only submit a story for a particular theme during that theme’s submission period. Stories submitted during the wrong submission period will be deleted unread. Though this is a flash fiction contest, we’re still looking for stories with a strong narrative arc. We want stories that introduce us to character, world, and conflict in the opening 1-2 graphs. (Conflict isn’t just a fight, by the way.) We want a middle free of too much backstory; we want forward momentum. Last, we want an ending the resolves the plot, directly or subtly. We only want stories between 500 and 1,000 words, inclusive. We pay a flat rate of $10 per story, regardless of length. Now, without further ado, let’s showcase the themes, shall we? Unthemed - (+) Writers may submit any flash fiction story of 500-1000 words which has elements of speculative fiction (SF, Fantasy, Horror, or related genres). No themes or restrictions!   Send your submission in an email to kazkasubsgmail.com. Attach your file to the email. Don’t forget to include your cover letter in the body of the email. Subject Line: Flash Fiction Contest (e.g. “Flash Fiction Contest ” for the ‘Sax & Violins’ prompt). Imprecise subject lines may result in lost submissions. Here are the rules and details. Word Count: We’re looking for a piece of flash fiction that is between 500 and 1000 words long. Thus: 499 < YOUR STORY < 1,001 We won’t publish stories north or south of this mark. Deadline: At midnight, as the 20th rolls into the 21st in California, we’ll stop accepting submissions for...

Deadline: April 30, 2014 Payment: 5 cents per word; 2.5 cents per word for reprints Guidelines for Spellbound & Spindles The guidelines below are for a special issue of Spellbound—a children’s fantasy e-zine for 8-12 year olds—and Spindles—a companion adult anthology. Both anthologies will feature fairy tales retold to feature POC, LGBT and disabled characters, as well as non-Western European and non-North American settings.  We are looking for poetry and fiction, as well as artwork for both books.  Detailed guidelines are below. Please note: Spindles is NOT an erotica anthology.  Also, the emphasis on diversity and fairy tale retellings outlined in the paragraph above applies to all the content we’ll be publishing: fiction, poetry and artwork. What do we mean by fairy tales?  A general definition of the term “fairy tale” is hard to come by, and often one has to fall back on the old, “You know it when you see it.”  However, we’re relying on the Aarne-Thompson classification list for the bulk of our source material.  This is not a definitive list, and there may be fairy tales that aren’t there.  However, it is a good starting point.  When in doubt, feel free to ask.  Note, however, fairy tales for the purpose of these anthologies does not include: mythology, fables, riddles or nursery rhymes. We are now open to submissions.  The reading period runs from October 1, 2013 to April 30, 2014. All submissions sent during the reading period will get a response. Fiction Fiction Editor: Raechel Henderson Spellbound word limit = 2,500 Spindles word limit = 5,000 Payment = 5 cents per word; 2.5 cents per word for reprints Rights bought: First World English-language Rights Multiple submissions welcome No simultaneous submissions Stories should follow the standard fairy tale structure, but can be placed in any time period. We’ll only be publishing one version of each story...

Deadline: April 30th, 2014 Payment: The elevator doors open, the lights are flickering, the gurney is wheeled into a dank, dimly-lit hallway well below ground. Does the Doctor have the patient's best interests at heart, or is something more nefarious going on? How does the staff figure out what treatments are most effective and which are not? In our other two Mental Ward collections, we asked you to tell us what happened above ground in the institute itself; what memories of the past were trapped in the abandoned hallways; now we're asking you to tell us what goes on behind closed doors. The secret experiments that are feared and whispered about among the patients. Tell us what greed, the corruption of power, and the desire to be remembered will drive a Doctor to do the unthinkable to the unfortunate patients left in their care. Tell your tale from whatever perspective you'd like, just make sure the story you tell is a depraved one. Submission Deadline: April 30, 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 line indentation of .5" (1.27cm), do not space or tab to indent the line. The page margin should be set to .5" (1.27cm) on all sides. Graphic gore must be kept to a minimum unless it is integral to the story; absolutely no incestuous or sexual abuse storylines will be considered. Only stories previously unpublished may be submitted....

Deadline: April 30th, 2014 Payment: £10.00 for the first 5,000 words, then 0.2p per word on publication, plus a copy of the book Following the critical success of The Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic, the submission window for Urban Mythic 2 is now open. We are seeking contemporary tales with all the magic and wonder of myth and legend, blending modern life with the traditions of folklore from around the world. Whether lurking in dark alleys or brash shopping malls, ensconced in upscale riverside penthouse lofts or humble suburban semis, we want to see the fantastic woven into the everyday. We want fiction that entertains but also pushes beyond the usual urban fantasy boundaries – action, folk tales re-imagined, mythic creatures adapting to the urban environment – be it noir, humour, dark, literary or light, there must be a recognisable mythic thread. Fully realised characters are a must and solid plots extremely desirable. What we don’t want: secondary worlds, steampunk, SF, zombies, human sacrifice, magic help-lines, paranormal romance love-triangles, erotica, religion, gore, and absolutely no poetry. Read this interview with the editors, JAN EDWARDS and JENNY BARBER, to gain an insight into their preferences. Electronic submissions only to Jan Edwards and Jenny Barber at [email protected]. Send manuscript as an email attachment in standard manuscript format (in RTF/doc/docx). Both the email subject line and the manuscript file name must include:submissions – title – author’s name – word count (e.g., Submissions – My Great Story – Jane Doe – 5000 words). Full contact details must be included on the manuscript’s front/first page as well as in the email. Submission window closes 30 April 2014. No acceptances/rejections will be made until after this date. We are seeking original fiction between 3,000 and 8,000 words. Payment is £10.00 for the first 5,000 words, then 0.2p per word on publication, plus a copy of the...

Deadline: April 30th, 2014 Payment: Royalty Sharing The names of certain scientific pioneers and geniuses are known to us all. Enrico Fermi, Thomas Edison, Marie Curie, Guglielmo Marconi and so many others dedicated their lives to improving the lot of their fellows through the power of their minds and their belief in their dreams. But what if these icons of science had chosen, instead, to turn their awesome intellect to evil pursuits and heinous ends? How might our world have been changed from what it is now to what they might have engineered it to be? Alternate Worlds: Evil Genius is an anthology intended for the contributing writers to take one of these stellar intellects and imagine them in a sinister role instead. Was Bell's telephone originally a covert listening device? Was Morse's telegraph used to contact secret alien strongholds? Were Einstein and Oppenheimer actually under contract to the Mafia? Will you take up the challenge and tell us? General Submission Guidelines We will not publish stories containing sexual content involving minors in any way; other than that, the only boundaries are your imagination! Sexual content unnecessary to the storyline is discouraged unless you are submitting an erotic story for consideration. Gore for the sake of gore or simply included for shock value in a piece is discouraged as well, and will most likely not garner our attention unless it is necessary to support the storyline. Other Guidelines: We work on a percentage sharing scale with our authors; details will be discussed after submissions are approved. Anthologies are a 'royalties sharing' market, we do not pay in advance for stories. Submissions should be sent as attachments to your email, not copied into the body of the message. Attachments should be in *.doc or *.docx format. Font details: Times New Roman,...

Deadline: April 30th 2014 Payment: $20 and 2 free books Spider Road Press invites submissions of unpublished short stories of no more than 8,000 words with strong female characters to "Eve’s Requiem: Five Tales of Women, Crime and Horror." This anthology will be published by Spider Road Press in late 2014. Men and women are welcome to submit. We are looking for literary, intense stories in which women actively face dangerous situations. We seek tales in which the plot strengthens the characterization. Any use of violence should be integral to the story (no gore). Writers will only be invited to submit one story each. Submissions will be accepted March 1- April 30. Contributors will be paid $20 and 2 free books. 5% of the proceeds from this anthology will be donated to charity. Simultaneous submissions are fine. (We regret that we cannot consider reprints, Science Fiction, YA fiction or prose poems. Please do not submit stories involving vampires or werewolves.) Please be aware that it could take us up to three months to respond to your submission. We look forward to reading your fiction! Beginning on 3/1/14, writers can submit via Submittable Here. . Via: Spider Road Press.

Deadline: April 30th, 2014 Payment: $15 per story accepted If you are interested in submitting a story to Timeless Tales for publication, please follow these rules:   Process:  Email your submissions to [email protected]. Attach your story in .doc format. Include your full name, your story’s word count, email address, and any tidbits about your previous writing experience you’d like to include (especially mention if you have a blog because we’d love to check it out!).  We love getting submissions from new writers, so even if you’ve never been published before, don’t be shy!   Length: Up to 2000 words, with under 1500 preferred. ​ Genres:  We only accept fiction (no poetry or non-fiction) that are retellings of the theme that is currently open. It can be a modernization, sci-fi, a mash-up, etc. ​ If you want to know what makes an A+ fairy tale retelling I wrote a blog post about it: http://www.diamondsandtoads.com/2011/09/spinning-old-into-new-steps-of.html   Content: While Timeless Tales is not targeted specifically at children, it is a fairly conservative magazine, especially when it comes to sexual content, so I intend to keep the stories in the PG-13 range or below. However, I have a deep appreciation for the darker side of many original fairy tales, so don’t assume I only want “happy” stories.   Pay Rate: At the moment, we’re just starting out and budget is tight, so we will pay a flat rate of $15 per story accepted, but we hope to increase this amount in the future. You'll also get a free year of our premium subscription. 1.    We do NOT accept multiple submissions.   2.    We DO accept reprints as long as the author has the rights to the story. But please include in your cover letter the details of where and when the story was previously published.   3.    We DO accept simultaneous submissions, but please notify us by email immediately if your story has been accepted elsewhere.   If you have a...

Deadline: April 30th, 2014 Payment: We will pick one winner who will receive a £15/$20 Amazon voucher and have their story published in the summer issue of Massacre Magazine. Do you like a challenge? Can you write short and snappy horror? Why not enter our summer flash fiction contest? Take a look at the photograph below… Now, write a story in no more than 250 words, drawing inspiration from the photo. Remember, we are looking for horror, the strange, the weird and worrisome, the macabre and mysterious. When done, paste your story directly into the CONTACT form in the top menu. Please add SUMMER CONTEST to the ‘Subject’ line. Closing date is 30th April 2014. We will pick one winner who will receive a £15/$20 Amazon voucher and have their story published in the summer issue of Massacre Magazine. Our decision is final, any moaners will be mangled. To see our previous winners, click HERE Good luck! Via: Massacre Publishing.

Deadline: April 30th, 2014 Payment: We pay 1.5 cents per word plus a $100 Editors’ Choice award to each of three stories that most effectively and ambitiously incorporate the theme. Authors will also receive an e-book version of the anthology and wholesale pricing for printed copies (typically 50% of cover price). Theme:  “PARCH” Word Count: We will consider fiction up to 10,000 words. There is no minimum word count. Topics: We are interested in publishing a wide variety of entertaining and literate speculative fiction stories, so the more space a story would take, the more it will need to impress us. We publish science fiction, fantasy, horror, and speculative fiction. Compensation: We pay 1.5 cents per word plus a $100 Editors’ Choice award to each of three stories that most effectively and ambitiously incorporate the theme. Authors will also receive an e-book version of the anthology and wholesale pricing for printed copies (typically 50% of cover price). Rights: We purchase North American Serial Rights, and Electronic Rights for downloadable version(s). All subsidiary rights released upon publication. Submissions: Our focus is on original stories. Please do not send previously published stories, even if they’ve only been published on your blog. Please, no simultaneous submissions (wait for a response from us before submitting elsewhere). We do not publish poetry. Sorry. No hand-written manuscripts. We gotta draw the line somewhere. We love creative interpretations of our themes. Don’t ask us what it means – tell us what it means with a story that convinces us you’re right. We will run mature content if we like the story and if the mature content is integral to the story. So make sure there’s an actual story in that mature content. No fanfic, even if it’s of a fictional universe that has passed into public domain. No thinly-disguised transcripts of role playing sessions,...

Deadline: April 30th, 2014 Payment: 1 cent per word This is a collection of stories told by people visiting or living in the Miskatonic Valley. We will be accepting submissions from March 15th through April 30th. We have two very hard requirements for this: First, it must be set in the Miskatonic Valley, made popular by H.P. Lovecraft. Second, it must be told from a first-person point of view. Horror and fantasy are preferred, but we will consider other genres. Gratuitous sex and violence that doesn’t add to the story is discouraged. We will accept multiple submissions, but not simultaneous submissions. We will not be accepting reprints. If your story is accepted, we ask that you provide a fictional identity for the narrator, with bio. Authors will still be credited under their own name. Your story will just be listed as: A tale by Steve Whatley, as provided by Joe M. Author. Stories must be between 500-8,000 words in length. Payment will be 1-cent per word. Via: Mad Scientist Journal

Deadline: April 30th, 2014 Payment: roughly $10 per story and $5 per poem If you have a story or poem that fits the theme, or you’d like to write one, please go ahead! You can email them to me at [email protected], with the subject heading “Latchkey Tales submission – “. Please submit as doc or docx files, 12 point font, a clean font like Times, Arial, Calibri. I’ll accept stories between 1000 and 6000 words. At the moment I am not sure how much I’ll be paying, but my working amounts are roughly $10 per story and $5 per poem. That will vary depending on how many subscriptions we get. If you’re an artist and you’re interested in working on our cover, please get in touch with me at solarwyrm@gmail. Working amount for payment for cover images is currently $50, but that is also variable depending on subscription. Each edition will contain five original stories, three poems, and a cover image Via: Solar Wyrm.

Deadline: April 30th, 2014 Payment: At the judge’s discretion, an electronic chapbook of qualifying poems will be considered for publication under the aegis of HWA. Each poem chosen for publication will be paid $5. To celebrate National Poetry Month, the Horror Writers Association will be holding their inaugural HWA Horror Poetry Showcase in April 2014. Open to all poets, the Showcase will be accepting submissions throughout the month of April with four poems chosen by HWA member judges to be honored on the HWA website. Submission Guidelines: Submissions will be accepted via Submittable from April 1-30, 2014 and all rights will remain with the poets. Those interested in submitting should visit www.horror.org on or after 1 April to access the submissions link.   We are looking for more than “blood, guts, worms,” etc. Just being “Icky” isn’t enough. Poetry to fifty lines. Free verse preferred; no forced rhyme or cliches. Unpublished poems only (though previously published poets are, of course, welcome). For example, these are some contemporary poets of darkness that we admire: Ann K. Schwader, Wendy Rathbone, Mary Turzillo, Bruce Boston, Gary Clark, Robert Borski. Submissions will be accepted via Submittable from April 1-30, 2014 and all rights will remain with the poets. In addition, at the judge’s discretion, an electronic chapbook of qualifying poems will be considered for publication under the aegis of HWA. Each poem chosen for publication will be paid $5. Submit here between April 1 and April 30, 2014. For the 2014 Showcase the judges will be Marge Simon, Peter Adam Salomon, and Jonathan Maberry. About the Judges: Marge Simon is a past president of the Science Fiction Poetry Association and editor of Star*Line. She won the Best Long Poem Rhysling (1995), the Bram Stoker Award for Superior achievement in poetry (2008, 2012), the Strange Horizons...