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Deadline: August 31st, 2015 Payment: $.05 per word Geminid Press, LLC plans to publish a conspiracy and cover-up anthology tentatively entitled, Conspiracy Hour, in mid- to late 2015. The theme of this short story anthology revolves around the following: Freak us out with the most awesome conspiracy and cover-up tale you dare to divulge. Raise our suspicions and make us question reality! Your original short story should address and build upon this theme and have a word count between 1000 and 7500 words. See the Submission Guidelines page for more details. Contributors whose original stories are accepted for publication in this anthology will be paid $.05 per word. Thanks, and we look forward to hearing from you! - See more at: http://geminidpress.com/send_us_your_short_stories/conspiracy_hour/#sthash.HEUFvzlr.dpuf Be sure this story addresses the Conspiracy Hour anthology Short Story Submission Guidelines Word count requirement – 1000 or so to about 7500 words, give or take some. Please put your full contact details on the first page of the short story top left. Also, please include your word count total for us so we have an idea up front. Document format – We’re really big fans of MS Word docs, and RTFs too! Courier or Times New Roman set at 12pt. Italics as they will appear. Double spaced. In the Cover Letter section of this submission form, please include a paragraph-length or so author biography, a one-sentence tagline describing your story, and a two to three paragraph synopsis. Rights We purchase First Electronic Rights, First Print Rights, Anthology Rights, First North American Serial Rights, Nonexclusive Reprint Rights, Translation Rights and Archival Rights. Please remember that you can only sell your various “First” rights once. You will only be able to market your accepted story as a reprint, once we have published it, which may limit where you can submit it to in the future,...

Deadline: August 31st, 2015 Payment: 4% royalties after costs, plus a copy of the book Ever seen that episode of Buffy called ‘Beer Bad’, where the local beers have been enchanted to turn students into Neanderthals? Ever had a really bad night on the booze where you wake up with vague memories and feel like death warmed up? Ever wondered what they did to the beer? Well, wonder no more, because here is your chance to write it. Weird Ales, due for release 2016, featuring a fantastic cover by Luke Spooner, will be an anthology about ales, beer, wines or taverns of ill repute. Use your imagination but so long as there is a supernatural or horror theme to the story it will fit the guidelines. Guidelines Word count should be between 2,000 and 6,000 words, with an ideal length: 4,000-5,000 words. Please follow standard manuscript format and under no circumstances use the Tab key or the Space Bar to indent your paragraphs. Either do not indent at all or use MS Word’s built in features to do so. Submissions should be .doc, .docx, or .rtf format, typed in Courier or Times New Roman, size 12. Include your full name, address, email address and telephone number at the beginning of the manuscript. Send to [email protected] with the subject line “SURNAME/ALES/WORDCOUNT”. 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 to eight weeks of the submission deadline to let you know if you have been successful. Via: KnightWatch Press

Deadline: August 31, 2015 Payment: Royalty plus contributor e-book copy. Due to the success of our first horror anthology, Papa Bear Press plans to release a second volume, Creature Stew II, showcasing veteran writers and talented newcomers, alike. What we are looking for: Vampires, werewolves, zombies, demons, creatures from the deep, and all things hideous and terrifying in between! Monsters in exotic locales, monsters in space, monsters laying waste to entire cities, microscopic creatures wreaking havoc on the ecosystem. Use your imagination and scare us silly with your abominable creation. Graphic violence is acceptable if integral to the story. We are not interested in excessive profanity or erotica. Focus on crafting a well-written narrative with a beginning, a middle, and an end. Be sure to give plenty of thought to the following elements: setting, character, plot, conflict. No simultaneous submissions, multiple submissions, or reprints. We are only interested in original fiction. We do not discriminate on publication status. We are actively seeking emerging writers. Please use standard manuscript format for all submissions. See our Short Story Submissions Guide. Deadline: August 31, 2015 or until filled Length: 500-4500 words Payment: Royalty plus contributor e-book copy. Via: Papa Bear Press.

Deadline: August 31st, 2015 Payment: 1 cent USD per word and electronic contributor's copy Tacitus Publishing's 2015 anthology project is - HAUNTED BY THE PAST. We are looking for short fiction (1,500 to 5,000 words) that pays tribute to some of the past greats - M. R. James, Algernon Blackwood, Sheridan Le Fanu. The story should be a ghost story that carries the tone, stylistic language, and/or classic story structure. We are not interested in overwhelming gore or mature content. This should be an original piece of work. Submission process: There are two options, either using the submission form on the website or sending an email. For either choice, we ask that you attach the story as an rtf (rich text format) file. email: submission(at)tacituspublishing.com subject line should read: Haunted Anthology (This maybe pushing it based on the possibility of being overwhelmed, but we may offer quick critiques or suggestions to submitters in our responses. Tacitus Publishing wants to continue with its writer-friendly approach by offering any small amount of assistance we can.) Cover letter and quick biography: Please put the cover letter in the body of the form or email. The structuring of the letter should include - · your name · contact info - address, phone, email · title of the story · a one sentence summary of your story · word count · brief bio and quick list of published work Submission format: We are not concerned with the overall format of the body of your work but do ask for some page formatting to assist our reviewing process. Please add to each page - · top left - author's name · top right - title · bottom - page number Simultaneous and multiple submissions: We will not accept simultaneous submissions. We will accept multiple submissions if...

Deadline: August 31st, 2015 Payment: $10(US)/piece + a hard copy of the issue your piece appears in, OR two hard copies of the issue your piece appears in (author’s choice). Despumation Journal Before you do anything, read this. To get a good idea as to what we’re looking for, click here. We’re really looking for stories based on specific metal songs. The Guidelines: -No wacky fonts. The editor prefers Baskerville or Georgia. 12pt min. 1.5 line space. Use italics, not underlining. We expect professional submissions–do not send us your first, unread, unproofed draft. -Word count: 3000-5000. We’re generally looking for short stories. We will take a look at flash fiction and poetry. Note: We get a lot of pieces that hover between flash and the 3K-word min for short stories–we really don’t prefer that. -Please include page numbers. Also, your name, title of the piece, approx. word count, and contact info on the title page. -Please indicate, in the body of the email, what song the story was inspired by and the band who performs/wrote the song. -Docx or doc only, thank you. -Simultaneous submissions are okay (just let us know if a piece has been accepted elsewhere), but please nothing that has been published previously. –Send to: [email protected] (electronic subs only) -Subject line: Fiction Sub, or Non-Fiction Sub Deadlines: Issue #2: Full, due out March 2015 Issue #3: Jan 1st, 2015 – April 30th, 2015 Issue #4: May1st, 2015 – August 31st, 2015 Issue #5: Sept 1st, 2015 – Dec 31st, 2015 Payment: $10(US)/piece + a hard copy of the issue your piece appears in, OR two hard copies of the issue your piece appears in (author’s choice). Via: Despumation Press.

Deadline: August 31st, 2015 Payment: 5¢ a word Before submitting to SpeckLit, please read the submission details below carefully, then fill out the contact form at the bottom of this page to let us know a bit about yourself. Do not send us your submissions directly. We want to get to you know you first. Include your pen name, website, Twitter, and a link to your most recently published work (if you have one) in your initial contact. Fiction:  We are suckers for plot. If it ain’t got plot, it ain’t a story. We want each piece to have the feeling of a beginning, a middle, and an end (or inciting incident, attempt(s) to fix it, and climax). All fiction must be original. There are lots of places for fanfic – this isn’t one of them. And finally, of course, it also has to be speculative – fantasy, science fiction, myth fairy tale, dark fantasy, etc… – but no erotica and no gore. A well-placed swear word, the recognition that we are sexual beings, and off-camera violence are all okay, but within limits, eh? Besides, with the focus on plot, there’s no time to get all graphic. Titles do not count as part of the 100 words, and after your drabble, add a bit of an explanation of how you got there from the topic (but remember to keep it short!). Non-fiction: We also publish drabble-length reviews of spec-fic containing media – books, movies, video games, comics, TV shows (or even specific outstanding episodes of TV shows), etc… Make sure your reviews are non-nasty (negative reviews are fine, but be nice!), and of course, spoiler free. Again, you don’t have much space, so get to the point. Your hundred words do not need to include the title, author, director, stars,...

Deadline: August 31, 2015. Payment: 6 cents per word against a pro rata share of royalties We are currently accepting submissions for our first anthology of short fiction, Futuristica Volume 1. The last day to submit your manuscript for consideration is August 31, 2015. All submissions received by 10:35 PM EST on May 25th, 2015 should have received a “Submission Received” email by now. If you haven’t received an email, something went wrong and we don’t have your story on file yet. We are currently reviewing stories submitted between May 17th and May 19th. Submissions Guidelines & Payment Information We pay 6 cents per word against a pro rata share of royalties. We buy first rights and exclusive eBook rights for 6 months after the date of publication. We do not purchase reprints. We accept simultaneous submissions. Manuscripts should be in standard manuscript format. Manuscripts should be between 3,000 and 10,000 words. No prior publishing experience is required. Story Criteria Story content must be original. We do not accept fan fiction or derivative works. We prize diversity, specifically stories that include multicultural backgrounds or lead characters of atypical ethnic origins. Basically, while we have nothing against heterosexual white American males, we feel they are already adequately represented in science fiction and we want stories about the rest of humanity. We are interested in character-oriented fiction. Women Positive We want stories with awesome female protagonists. Zoë Washburn? YES! Princess Leia? Definitely! That blonde girl from The Temple of Doom? No! Bella? Hahahaha. No. Sex Positive Can the story contain sexual content? Absolutely! However, the sexual content should be integral to the story, but not the whole story. Does there have to be sex in the story? Nope. No demeaning sex acts. No rape. Period. Science Positive Stories should explore science fiction, scientific fantasy, space opera, emerging technologies, etc… We have a preference for...

Deadline: August 31st, 2015 Payment: $0.01 per word up to $150 and a split of the profit if the anthology makes one. Here at Wicked Tales we believe an author should write their stories the way they want to. It doesn’t matter what font you use, how big or small the print is, but please use .RTF,  .DOC, .DOCX or .OTD files when submitting to us. Please remember NOT to use strange formatting. Ensure you have a return or enter keyed in at the end of each paragraph, not each line. Avoid using the “Tab” in your document. Send your submission to our parent company at [email protected] with the subject “Short Story Submission – Muffled Scream”. What we are looking for Short Stories – The life blood of an author, short stories can fuel the imagination with so few words. Ranging from 3,000 to 20,000 words, your writing could easily be the pivotal story of our anthology series. The theme for the first Muffled Screams is “Corner of the Eye”. Submissions for the first Muffled Screams opens June 1st and closes August 31st. How to submit to us Submitting to us is easy. You only need two things – Your short story and a small two paragraph bio of yourself. This should be supplied with your manuscript. Attach both to an email entitled “Short Story Submission – Muffled Scream” indicating which anthology you are submitting to and send it to our submissions email address. This email address is set to delete emails with no attachments. If you have a question, please use the contact us form. This is very important. Don’t run the risk of not having your short story published. Please remember to include your bio. Several short stories were received without one, and your submission will be returned if one is not included. We are starting to get busy! Once...

Deadline: August 31t, 2015 Payment: $50 Robot Cowgirl wants you to write a squamous tale of those ancient, unnameable evils which lie in the outer dark, those cephalopodic nightmares which come for us in the night. Cthulhu calls, but he’s not looking for the same old, same old—give us a fresh catch. “And with strange aeons even death may die,” but most of the copyrights for Lovecraft’s genre-defining canon have passed into the great beyond. Yet the enduring power of these tales persists. From Lovecraft’s 1919 Dagon to 1943’s Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, Lovecraft managed to create worlds which existed in the specific places and times of the writer’s experience, but which also transcended those times, invoking mysteries as old as the universe itself which might dwell in madness until the end of time. Following our general submission guidelines, tell us a Lovecraftian tale which summons the ancient evils and heinous otherworldliness of the Cthulhu mythos, but which updates Lovecraft for a new generation, or which spins the context of his tales in entirely new directions. Write well, write with a firm grounding in the mythos, but surprise us. Submissions are due 31 August 2015. Stories should be between 3,000 and 8,000 words. Unlike our previous calls from the lost city of R’lyeh for submissions, this one does build on an existing canon. We will be double-checking, for your protection and ours, that anything you reference in your story is outside copyrights. That said, most everything Lovecraft is fair game. Preference will be given to tales which imbue the Lovecraftian mystique with diversity, humanism, and complexity. On acceptance, payment will be US$50 per story. Via: Robot Cowgirll.

Deadline: August 31st 2015 Payment: $0.03 per word up to $225 Betwixt is open to submissions as of midnight eastern time on July 1. Issue 9 will be guest edited by Jensen Toperzer and Bethany Zaiatz. FICTION Genres and Content: Betwixt publishes speculative fiction of all sorts—fantasy, science fiction, speculative horror, slipstream, weird fiction, steam/diesel/cyber/etc.punk, you name it. We particularly like stories that smash genre boundaries to smithereens, but we also love fresh takes on established genres and in-depth explorations of ultraspecific niches. Experiments in form and style are welcomed enthusiastically—but a straightforward narrative with tight, crisp language is just as beautiful. When it comes down to it, we want stories that will amaze us, astound us, provoke our thoughts, and boggle our minds. Betwixt supports diversity in speculative fiction and welcomes stories by and about individuals of all ages, classes, disabilities, ethnicities, genders, nationalities, races, religions, and sexual orientations. Please don’t send multiple or simultaneous submissions, stories that have been published (including self-published) previously, or poetry. We are not seeking unsolicited nonfiction at this time. We strongly encourage writers to read at least one issue of the magazine before submitting. Our current issue is located here, and back issues can be found here. Length: Stories of 4,000 to 7,000 words are ideal, but we will consider a range from 1,000 to 30,000 words. Rights: Betwixt purchases first worldwide English-language serial, electronic, and print rights. Each story we acquire will be published on betwixtmagazine.com, in an electronic and print-on-demand quarterly issue, and in an electronic and print-on-demand yearly anthology. We may also excerpt stories for promotional purposes. The author retains all other rights. We do not publish unsolicited reprints, and we ask that stories we publish not appear anywhere else for three months after publication. For example, if a story is...

Deadline: August 31, 2015 Payment: $0.01 per word, rounded up to nearest $5.00 US Local Hero Press is pleased to announce we are now accepting submissions for an anthology of original superhero fiction short stories, called Caped. Here is what we’re seeking: Original superhero fiction stories that get into more depth about being a superhero than basic secret origin tales or superhero-versus-supervillain. Who are these people who have strange and wonderful powers and choose to use them for great justice? What makes them tick? Your characters should be original creations. We cannot consider work utilizing licensed characters. Genre: Superhero Style: Open to all/most styles Subjects: Open to all/most subjects Length: Up to 5000 words Payment: $0.01 per word, rounded up to nearest $5.00 USD, paid via PayPal upon final acceptance of the contract by all parties. Type of submissions accepted: Electronic only, see below for precise requirements Reprints? No Multiple Submissions? No Simultaneous Submissions? Yes Submissions close: August 31, 2015. This may be extended if required. Response time: 4 weeks or sooner. Publication date: December 1, 2015 or later if submissions period is extended. Potential Authors: You are submitting your work to Local Hero Press for publication in ebook and print format. We request exclusive worldwide rights for a period of six months from date of publication, followed by non-exclusive worldwide rights for a period of five years that renews every year afterward automatically unless cancelled by you or Local Hero Press. We will make no major alterations to your work, although we reserve the right to make minor copy-editing changes, subject to your approval prior to publication. If we determine we want to publish your work, a conditional offer will be made and you will receive a contract. Submission Requirements: Failure to follow these requirements pretty much guarantees we...

Deadline: August 31st, 2015 Payment: One cent per manuscript word. Max payment of $50.00 (USD) per story - for those submissions that may exceed the alloted word count. Another payment option we are offering is: One-time payment of $25.00 for publication of your story + a physical contributor copy / including cost of shipping / to be mailed out 90 days from date of publication. Scarlet Galleon Publications would like to ask,  HOW DEEP DOES YOUR FEAR GO? Scarlet Galleon Publications is proud to announce our next project, FEARFUL FATHOMS: Collected Tales of Aquatic Terror. This anthology is targeted to launch Memorial Day Weekend 2016, just in time for next year's summer beach reading season! We will be opening a call for submissions on August 1, 2015, which will run through August 31, 2015. We are looking for terrifying tales to comprise this new horror collection that will be the well-anticipated follow up to our acclaimed inaugural publication,DEAD HARVEST: A Collection of Dark Tales, which we are proud to announce debuted at #1 on Amazon's Hot New Releases in Horror and Bestselling Anthologies in Horror. It has remained in the Top 100 since its publication in November, 2014.  For fans of tales such as MOBY DICK, JAWS, THE DEEP, BEAST, MEG, THE ABYSS, BELOW, THE FOG, OPEN WATER, THE LOCH(and far too many other titles to mention here), this new anthology should be right in your wheelhouse! Whatever kind of aquatic tale causes your breath to turn sporadic, and makes the blood in your veins go ice-cold, should be the kind of story you'll want to write. Thematic note: While Lovecraftian tales are certainly welcome, this is not a project soley centered on the Lovecraft mythos.  What we are looking for - Stories set in or around water, which is to say: the beach, the ocean, islands, lakes,...

Deadline: August 31st, 2015 Payment: $40/£24, plus 2 x copies of the anthology Note: Reprints Accepted ‘The Myriad Carnival‘ is an anthology of ‘queer, weird and dark’ stories themed around carnivals, featuring stories from writers including Paul Magrs (The Brenda and Effie Mysteries, Doctor Who), Hal Duncan (Vellum, Ink, Scruffians!), Roy Gill (The Parallelseries, Confessions of Dorian Gray), Evey Brett, Kate Harrad and others. Previously invitation only, we’re opening submissions for the remaining two slots in the table of contents. Pertinent details: –  The collection is nominally shared world; each story features a carnival named the ‘Myriad Carnival’ but other than this the genre, time, setting and peoples of the carnival are in the hands of the writer. –  This is also primarily an LGBT, or queer, themed anthology. Whilst it is not a hard-and-fast requirement that characters be explicitly gay, please not that the queer/weird sensibility is important, and that LGBT elements are likely a leg-up to inclusion. –  There are plenty of carnival archetypes currently unexplored, but steer clear of tarot readers, trick horse riders, tattooed men and electricity magicians. We’ve got those already. –  Payment is $40/£24, plus 2 x copies of the anthology. Reprints accepted. –  Word length: Flexible; average current story length between 2k and 6k. –  Deadline: August 31st. –  Submissions/queries to: [email protected] Via: Matthew Bright.

Deadline: September 1st, 2015 Payment: $25.00 and electronic copy The Monster Waiting in the Woods If An Emby Bestiary is the treat, The Monster Woods is definitely the trick! This is the scary side of that other coin and these stories should be too terrifying to tell children. And here’s the really tricky part: I will be looking for atmosphere above action and characters above carnage. What I’ve been reading for The Ghost Papers is proof that many of you are skilled in writing about bumps in the night instead of buckets of blood and that you can send chills racing up a spine without a single scream. Do that here. Scare the hell out of us with any monster you like, although I will be especially interested in original monsters. Then keep the tension screwed tight and the terror dial on high. Set the stories anywhere - the “woods” in the title are only a possibility. Don’t rely on violence, but don’t be shy with it either. Get psychological. Play with perception. Just make sure that a monster is featured in the story (no hunter required). Edited by: Miles Boothe Submission Period: 2/1/15 through 9/1/15 Reading Period: 9/2/15 through 11/2/15 Acceptances will be announced 11/2/15 Tentative Publication Date: Winter 2016 Payment: $25.00 and electronic copy of the book upon publication. Word Limits: 2000 to 8000 words. Please query if longer. Format: Submissions should be .doc (.docx is fine) or .rtf formats. The entire text will be reformatted, so no need to worry about margins, spacing, etc. Please use a standard font. Genres Accepted: Dark Fiction, Horror, sci-fi. Reprints Accepted: No Simultaneous Subs: (submitting to Emby and another press at the same time) can be avoided by requesting an early response. Multiple Subs: Each author may submit up to 2...

Deadline: September 1, 2015 Payment: $25 For our next anthology, we are offering an open call for stories that involve Witches, Warlocks, Demons, and other Evil Doers. We are looking for stories that tell of wrong doings perpetrated by someone or something with supernatural abilities. We are not looking for stories of werewolves or vampires who need to survive by causing harm. What we want are stories of choice; stories where the protagonist chooses to do harm for a specific reason through means of a power beyond that of a normal mortal. We would prefer that the stories appeal to a broad audience and that period or overly-stylized pieces be refrained from. Your story MUST include all of the following elements: A horror/evil intent based theme that is explained within the story; A protagonist with evil or malicious intent with a specific reason; A protagonist with abilities that an average mortal does not possess; A victim or victims being persecuted for a specific and explained reason. Beyond these specific inclusions, feel free to be as creative as you’d like provided you do not breach the three things we will not consider for publication: Stories containing pedophilia; Stories containing scenes of sexually descriptive rape. Submit a story containing any of the three above EXCLUSIONS, and it will immediately be disqualified. Deadline: September 1, 2015 Reading & Evaluation Period: Two to three months after close of the deadline Word Count: 4,000 – 8,000 words NO REPRINTS WILL BE CONSIDERED Payment: Each story selected for inclusion will receive a one-time payment of $25US For full guidelines, please visit our website at: www:SirensCallPublications.com Via: Sirens Call Publications.

Deadline: September 1st, 2015 Payment: Contributor's Copy Note: Reprints Welcome FICTION We at the Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers (GLAHW) are looking for stories that are well written and character driven, preferably with a Michigan or Great Lakes connection, but any well written story with a dark side has a chance with us. All stories need to be Horror, Dark Sci-Fi, Dark Fantasy, or Dark Humor, especially Dark Humor. If you can make us laugh and creep us out at the same time, you have a good chance of acceptance. Please don’t send us sword & sorcery or space opera stories. Tolkien and Lucas have their place, but not here. Also, we don’t and can’t accept “fan fiction” which includes anything based on a video game, book, movie or any other creator’s work or conception unless you have written permission from the creator. If you don’t own the copyright to the characters in your story, we cannot publish your work. By submitting to GLAHW you, as the author of the work, accept responsibility for any possible copyright infringement. Please don’t send us “Slash”, “Fem-Slash” or anything graphic sexual descriptions. Sex is okay as long as it’s integral to the story, but don’t overdo it. Please don’t use gore for gore’s sake. Again, gore is okay as long as it’s integral to the story. After all, we are horror writers. Though we cringe at the thought of violence toward children or pets, we understand that this type of violence does occur in real life, but please make sure it’s integral to your story. Any story that insinuates an act of sexual violence between an adult and a child will be automatically rejected. Please use spell check and proof your work before sending to us. As writers, we should be doing...

Deadline: September 9, 2015 Payment: Up to 25 cents per word Ages 14+, teens and adults alike We accept Witches submissions via Submittable. We are no longer accepting email submissions. Cicada YA lit/comics mag is looking for poetry, fic, nonfic, satire, and comics on WITCHES. We're on the lookout for folk and fairy tale retellings, investigations of the witch in history, works on the everyday spellcraft of fashion, beauty, makeup, and the domestic (the hearth, the cauldron, the kitchen) as well as the spell cast by the arts. Also of interest: the witch in nature: the garden, the dark wood, the night. Feminist and above all intersectionally feminist works: especially welcome! Submit via Submittable. Deadline: September 9, 2015. Via: Cicada Magazine.

Deadline: September 10th, 2015 Payment: $40 + 1 contributor’s copy This will be a paperback anthology of stories influenced by author Barry Malzberg. We are looking for stories in any genre but they must have an obvious Malzberg-influence. If you haven’t read Malzberg before, read at least three of these books before trying to write something for this anthology: THE FALLING ASTRONAUTS (1971) BEYOND APOLLO (1972) REVELATIONS (1972) HEROVIT’S WORLD (1973) THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TEMPLE (1974) THE SODOM AND GOMORRAH BUSINESS (1974) GALAXIES (1975) SCOP (1976) WORD COUNT: 5k to 10k FORMAT: Singled-spaced Word .doc DEADLINE: September 10, 2015 PAYMENT: $40 + 1 contributor’s copy SUBMIT TO: filmynoir (at) live (dot) com with the words INSANITY OF ASTRONAUTSin the subject line. Via: Dynatox Ministries.

Note: This anthology has closed early due to the high volume of submissions and after its first release is being turned into an ongoing series which you can find out details of: right here.

Deadline: September 15th, 2015 Payment: 3% of sales. Twit Publishing is looking for submissions for our next anthology, “Twit Publishing Presents: Tales of Unseen Terror and Slumbering Horrors!” This collection will be based on Lovecraftian horror, which will not be based SOLELY on the Cthulhu mythos. The anthology will be based on the themes of Lovecraft for horror: anti-anthropocentrism, misanthropy in general, sanity’s fragility and vulnerability, preoccupation withviscerate texture, helplessness and hopelessness, and unanswered questions. Basically, anything that has the themes of Lovecraft’s works. Of course, all of the stories MUST be in the horror genre. The word count should be between 4000 and 9000 words. U.S. writers only, please. Please submit stories to [email protected]. Payment will be 3% of sales. Deadline for submissions: 9/15/15 Via: Twit Publishing.

Deadline: September 15, 2015 Payment: 1/4 cent/word and contributor's copy We've all seen those God-awful SyFy movies. You know the ones we're talking about. Sharktopus, Piranhaconda, Pteracuda. Ever think you could do better? Well, now's your chance. Presenting ATTACK! of the B-Movie Monsters: Hellacious Hybrids! Let your imagination run wild, but make them believable DEADLINE: September 15, 2015 WORD COUNT: 2,500-10,000 words (query for longer/short submissions) PAYMENT: 1/4 cent/word (subject to an increase). Digital copy + print copy. Discount for additional copies. REPRINTS: No MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS: No SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: No FORMAT: Left-justify only FONT: 12 pt Times New Roman. If text is meant to be italic, please use italic. Do not use underscore to indicate italic. SPACING: Double spaced, no extra spacing between paragraphs, and single space after periods. TAB INDENT: Please do not set a tab. Instead, use Word's paragraph formatting for first line, and set the first line indent to 0.3" PAGE NUMBERING/HEADERS: None First page should include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, word count, and pseudonym (if writing under one). Send submissions as a word attachment to [email protected] or [email protected]. Include HELLACIOUS HYBRIDS, your last name, and submission title in the subject line. Via: Grinning Skull Press.

Deadline: September 15th, 2015 Payment: $5 per author and a contributor’s copy Note: At this time Horror Honey Press is a digital only market. If that changes they will also provide physical copies down the line. Ed: K.A Morris and LinnieSarah Helpern Submission Deadline: September 15th, 2015 Accepting 8-10 authors depending on the quality of the entries Paying $5 per author (via PayPal ONLY) + a Contributor’s Copy Short horror - 2,500 wds max *Theme:* Possessed or Haunted items - these items can range from an article of clothing to an internal organ - how does that old saying go? One man's trash is another man's treasure? *Also accepting LIMITED horror poetry in the same theme. * Poetry submissions are UNPAID. *Submit all entries to [email protected] <[email protected]> * *WORD or PDF format.* *Please include your author blurb and a logline/brief synopsis of your story in your email. * *All entries MUST BE UNPUBLISHED and entirely original, no reprints.

Deadline: September 15th, 2015 Payment: Authors receive 40% royalties on short stories and novels. Anthologies pay a share of the royalties based on number of authors Standing Open Calls All submissions must adhere to the Submission Guidelines. A download of our house style and submissions format is available on the Submissions page. Traditionally, winter is a time for weird and creepy tales, stories to pass the long, dark nights. So, give us creepy and chilling, sending a shiver down our spines as we huddle near the fire and turn the yellow lamplight up a little brighter against the darkness. Ghosts, spectres, unearthly creatures and things that go bump in the night lurk just outside that lit window, and sometimes...they look inside.  Pairing: None (Non-Erotic) Happy ending not required. ​ Expected Release: December 1st, 2015 Via: Ink Stained Succubus.

Deadline: September 15th, 2015 Payment: $10 Our payment for stories is $10; we're interested in science-fiction, fantasy and (light) horror. Word count: 4000 tops. Our general rules are: (1) We hew to a PG standard and (2) Nothing that makes our editors sick. (3) PLEASE read our stylebook here. Our next anthology will be called "Strange Changes." This anthology will contain stories in which _one_thing_ in our world is changed. For example, war is ended. What would be the good -- and bad -- results? Or, animals can talk. What would be the good or bad results? Of course you can think of better ideas -- please do so! Word limit - 5000. (4000 or less, is even better.) Closing date: September 15. Associate Editor, Arthur Sanchez. Send your stories to [email protected]. We promise, we won't close early. -- Jean and Arthur Via: Whortleberry Press.

Deadline: September 18th, 2015 Payment: $30.00 Edited by Madeline Smoot Genre: Fantasy and Science Fiction for ages 13-18 featuring a main character of either a giant or an ogre Deadline: September 18, 2015 CBAY Books is pleased to announce an open submission period for the upcoming YA anthology Giants & Ogres, a collection of stories featuring these classics villains from fairy tales. Like in our previous anthology, Stepmothers & the Big Bad Wolf, we are looking for stories that show these villains in new and unusual ways. Retold fairy tales are welcome, but we are also looking for tales that feature these characters in new and interesting lights. We will be selecting 5 giant stories and 5 ogre stories. Short stories focusing on either one of the villains may be up to 5,000 words and will pay $30. All stories should be fantasy or science fiction (cross genre considered), appropriate for a 13 year old and interesting to an 18 year old. Submissions may be made to the email address  [email protected]. Please use the subject line SUBMISSION: and submissions should include your name, pen name, contact information and your complete story in the body of your email. Attachments will not be opened. All submissions must be original (no reprints) and must be received by September 18, 2015. You should receive a response to any submission confirming receipt. If you do not receive it, something has gone wrong, and we request that you send again. You may submit one giant story and one ogre story for two stories total. All stories will be selected by September 25 with contracts going out in October. The book is scheduled to publish in June of 2016. For any questions or concerns, contact the editor: Madeline Smoot: [email protected] Via: Children's Brains Are Yummy Books.

Deadline: September 30, 2015 Payment: Charity Anthology With Free Digital Contributor's Copy Slay bells ring, Kids are screaming In the lane, snow is blood stained There's nowhere to hide Krampus has arrived There'll be feasting in a winter slaughter land Our third and final visit to Deathlehem will be DEATHLEHEM REVISITED. Our target for this collection is 25 stories with a targeted release date of December 1, 2015. What do we want? As with the previous two collections, the subject matter is open, just so long as it takes place on or around Christmas. HOWEVER, we would like to see FEWER Krampus/Santa stories this year. In fact, we will only be accepting three Krampus stories, so think outside the box. No sexual situations involving children or animals. DEADLINE: September 30, 2015 (or until filled) WORD COUNT: 1,000-7,000 words (query for longer/shorter submissions) PAYMENT: This is an anthology for charity. Contributors will receive a Digital copy (mobi, epub, or pdf) of the anthology. Print copies will be available to the contributors on request, but given the nature of this project, we hope you would be willing to purchase a print copy. REPRINTS: Query first MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS: No SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: No FORMAT: Left-justify only FONT: 12 pt Times New Roman SPACING: Double spaced, no extra spacing between paragraphs, single space after periods TAB INDENT: Please do not set a tab. Instead, use Word's paragraph formatting for first line, and set the first line indent to 0.3" PAGE NUMBERING/HEADERS: Page numbers only First page should include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, word count, and pseudonym (if writing under one). Send submissions as a word attachment to [email protected] or [email protected]. Include DEATHLEHEM REVISITED and the submission title in the subject line. Via: Grinning Skull Press.

Deadline: September 30, 2015 Payment: 3 cents per word. NOTE: ANOTHER DIMENSION HAS CLOSED EARLY Another Dimension Magazine is the evolution of Wily Writers Speculative Fiction Podcast. It has a more focused theme, that of classic-style Horror and Dark Fantasy, as seen on the television shows Night Gallery and The Twilight Zone, produced and often written by Rod Serling. We are doing blatant homage to these wonderful contributions to these genres. We'll release issues quarterly in both text and audio formats. What We're Looking For We've identified elements that we're looking for in the stories we'll buy: An interesting and well-thought-out lead character, first and foremost. Supernatural elements or alternate reality/history. The genres of either Horror or Dark Fantasy. The various subgenres of Horror are perfectly acceptable, such as SciFi Horror. A commentary on the world we live in (however metaphorically). Say something with your story. A surprising climax. Take us by surprise, if you can. Impressive imagination -- show us a different culture or an alternate world. Submission Requirements Submissions need to follow the guidelines listed below. IMPORTANT: Name your file so that it makes sense. An impressive filename for a fiction submission is: (lastname)-(word from title).RTF Word count: 1000 - 3000 (Firm. Do not query). Use standard manuscript formatting. (more info) Simultaneous submissions to other publishers are okay. Do not submit more than once to the same issue. You may submit only one story to each issue. Gore, sex, and adult language okay, but make sure it improves the story. Use good grammar, double-check your punctuation, and run a spell-check. We prefer Chicago Manual of Style rules, and we will reject it if it's a mess, even if it's an amazing story. If you're bad at grammar and spelling, then hire an editor or bribe a friend with...

Deadline: September 30th, 2015 Payment: $25 Submission Request for Visions III Submission Request Visions III: Inside the Kuiper Belt Anthology Editor: Carrol Fix Word Count: 3,000 – 8,000 Deadlines: Art: 8/30/15 Stories: 9/30/15  Authors and Artists receive token payment of $25. Authors and Artists We are looking for original and exciting work that presents a futuristic representation of the Kuiper Belt and everything between it and the Sun. Book cover art must be wide enough to include a Front, Spine, and Back, with the main focus to the right for the front of the book.       Eris and Dysnomia An artist’s concept of the dwarf planet Eris and its moon Dysnomia. The sun is the small star in the distance. From NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory: The Kuiper Belt is a disc-shaped region of icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune — billions of kilometers from our sun. Pluto and Eris are the best known of these icy worlds. There may be hundreds more of these ice dwarfs out there. The Kuiper Belt and even more distant Oort Cloud are believed to be the home of comets that orbit our sun. The best known resident of the Kuiper Belt is Pluto, but it also is home to Eris, Haumea, Makemake and countless comets. 10 Need-To-Know Things About the Regions Beyond Neptune The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud are regions of space. The known icy worlds and comets in both regions are much smaller than Earth’s moon. The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud surround our sun, a star. The Kuiper Belt is a doughnut-shaped ring, extending just beyond the orbit of Neptune from about 30 to 55 AU. The Oort Cloud is a spherical shell, occupying space at a distance between five and 100 thousand AU. Long-period comets (which...

Deadline: September 30th Payment: Contributor's Copy I am looking for work by Indiana writers or stories from other writers who set their work in Indiana. Payment: 1 (one) paper copy of the Anthology. Short fiction 2k – 5k No simultaneous submissions or reprints Authors may submit up to two short stories and five poems No headers / no footers Double space / 12 pt., Georgia font for prose, single space for poetry Submit as rtf or doc. File E-mail submissions to [email protected] In subject line of e-mail: Your name, Title, Submission type (story or poetry) Include a bio in the body of your email. Failure to do so may result in no recognition in the author bio section. Deadline will be September 30, 2015 or until filled. Via: JWK Fiction.

Deadline: October 1, 2015 Payment: Royalty Split and contributor copy Once again, Charon Coin Press and editor Jerry E. Benns hop on tour of the United States to bring the State of Horror Anthology to the next state, the Show-Me-State—Missouri. Missouri brings a deep well of potential with its history and folklore. As a river state, Missouri’s eclectic past has been told around the campfires as travelers shared different manifestations of tales discovered as they traversed the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. As the launching point of the Lewis and Clark expedition, it was one of the first areas traveled while the United States was expanding into what we know today, and earned the moniker, “The Gateway to the West.” The many rivers are not the only sources of stories Missouri has to offer.  Beneath the surface of Missouri’s rolling hilly landscape lurks another world, one cut out of the soft stone, it lays claim to some of the most intricate, and unexplored cave systems in existence.  Used by the beer brewing families to house their beer before the time of refrigeration, they brought wealth and industry making cities like St. Louis into turn-of-the-century boom towns—until the collapse after prohibition. Some of the legacies these families left behind have become legend while others are a shade darker. The border cities are not the only source of stories from the Show-Me-State. From the northern plains to the rolling hills of the Ozark Mountains, Missouri’s background is steeped in a rich history full of expectation, conflict, opportunity, struggle and success. The cultures of Missouri are born from industry and grown in the vast farmlands. The rivers and mountains feed into the heart of the United States and are the reason Missouri is our next stop in our exploration in the State of Horror...

Deadline: October 1, 2015 Payment: $100 and contributor's copy iPhones are magic. I mean, do you know how yours works? Could you take it apart and put it back together? We can’t go out without our smartphones. They organize our lives, find our locations, and sync with all our other tech. We sleep with them beside our pillows. Yet… their workings are a mystery. What does “magic iPhone” mean to you? Consider the supervillain who mind-controls a city’s populace, or the employee who stamps the runes that make your iPhone 8s so lightweight. This anthology is based on the success of anthology editor Janine A. Southard’s recent novel, Cracked! A Magic iPhone Story, which stars an explicitly magical iPhone (found by story gamers in modern-day Seattle). That iPhone comes pre-loaded with a romance finder app of dubious morality that not only sends its users on terrible dates, but also sucks their life forces. Editor’s Note: I’m looking for stories that cleverly incorporate the idea of a “magic iPhone” into any setting you like. I will, of course, be psyched to read variations on my crazy romance app, but I’m also excited to read something totally different. I’m accepting all genres except straight-up erotica or hard-core horror. (We’re aiming this anthology at general audiences, after all.) I think the idea lends itself well to comedy and dark fantasy, but… I guess that was obvious already. 😉   How to submit: Send your story in .doc, .docx, or .rtf format to Janine A. Southard [email protected].   Note about brands: In Cracked! A Magic iPhone Story the titular device was, clearly, an iPhone. Cantina Publishing acknowledges that not everyone rates an iPhone as their favorite device, but the concept of the magic iPhone is the element which will tie together stories in this...

Deadline: October 1st, 2015 Payment: $50 What we’re looking for WCP is looking for stories to publish in its magazine, Weird City. These stories should… Fit the general Weird City theme that can best be described as “strange things in dense places”. While we’re flexible with definitions of “strange” and “dense” (and we look forward to seeing your interpretation), please exercise some discretion. Be original works, both in concept and in execution. Please no fanfics or story rewrites and certainly no passing of another’s work as your own. Be self-contained, standalone stories. No chapter excerpts please. Be no less than 1500 words and no more than 7500. Be submitted according to our “How to Submit” process. Read this carefully before submitting. (For the inaugural issue) be submitted before October 1st, 2015. To answer a few common questions: YES, we do accept simultaneous submissions. NO, we don’t at the moment take multiple submissions. NO, we don’t accept reprints at the moment. Rights & Rates WCP purchases worldwide first publication rights in English, for publication in electronic formats, under a limited-use contract. Currently we are offering a flat payment of $50 per story, though we may offer additional compensation for exemplary stories (at our discretion). How to Submit All submissions must be sent electronically. Please attach your story to an email sent to our lovely submissions manager Amelia [email protected]. Make sure you: Include your name and story title in the subject line along with a submission tag, using this format: . This helps dramatically with sifting through our inbox. Save your story to a .doc, .docx, or .rtf format. No Google Drive, Dropbox, etc links. If we can’t open it, we won’t read it. Edit your story according to a common manuscript format. We strongly recommend William Shunn’s guide. At the very least each page should be numbered, with...

Deadline: October 1st, 2015 Payment: 2 Cents Per Word Mythic Delirium is an online and e-book venue for fiction and poetry that ranges through science fiction, fantasy, horror, interstitial and cross-genre territory— we love blurred boundaries and tropes turned on their heads. We are interested in work that demonstrates ambition, that defies traditional approaches to genre, that introduces readers to the legends of other cultures, that re-evaluates the myths of old from a modern perspective, that twists reality in unexpected ways. We are committed to diversity, and are open to and encourage submissions from people of every race, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, political affiliation and religious belief. We publish 12 short stories and 24 poems a year. Our quarterly ebooks in PDF, EPUB and MOBI format, published in July, October, January, and April, will each contain three stories and six poems. We will also publish one story and two poems on our website each month. The rights we purchase are First World Serial Rights and First World Electronic Rights in the English language. Short stories: We are seeking short stories of up to 4,000 words. Electronic submissions only. Word limit firm. No unsolicited reprints. No simultaneous submissions. No multiple submissions. Please use the words “fiction submission” in the e-mail subject line. Stories should be sent in standard manuscript format as .rtf or .doc attachments. Payment is 2 cents/word on publication. Poems: You may submit up to 6 poems at a time of any length. Electronic submissions only. No unsolicited reprints. No simultaneous submissions. Please use the words “poetry submission” in the e-mail subject line. Poems may be included in the e-mail or sent as .rtf or .doc attachments. Payment is a $5 flat fee on publication. All submissions should be sent to mythicdeliriumgmailcom. NOTE: We do not use an auto-responder system....

Deadline: October 1st, 2015 Payment: $25 and a contributor's copy “Walk Hand in Hand Into Extinction: Stories Inspired True Detective” anthology has found a home with ThatLitPress. We are opening up submissions for this fiction anthology inspired by True Detective. We want authors to take their favorite themes from either season and write a story inspired by them. We want stories that are artful and entertaining. Have fun with it! Send us a story between 2,000 to 3,000 words with your favorite themes of True Detective. ThatLitPress will pay $25 per story and a contributor’s copy and you will keep the rights. No previously published stories. Stories are due October 1st. Email the story in a word document to [email protected]. Please use a 12 point Georgia font and have it be double-spaced. Via: That Lit Site.