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Deadline: August 30, 2016 Payment: 2¢ per word, contributor's copy, potential royalties Pole to Pole Publishing is seeking original science fiction, fantasy and horror stories of 3,000-5,000 words (firm) to be published in the In a Cat’s Eye anthology, slated for publication October 2016. “In a cat’s eye, all things belong to cats.” ~ English Proverb Is it true that all things belong to cats, or do they just think so? Will cats one day rule the world, or one day get their comeuppance? Either way, we want to know about it. Stories should be dark, and include a cat—which should be integral to the story. Edition and Rights: In a Cat’s Eye will be published in electronic and trade paperback in English. We are asking for exclusive, worldwide rights to your work for both electronic and print for six months. Payment: Payment is 2¢ per word for new fiction, paid at publication, via PayPal only. If you do not have a PayPal account, please do not submit your work. Bonus Royalties Multiplier: If the anthology earns out, that is, recoups all up-front costs to produce, authors will receive a royalty-share payment based on word-length of their story, at six-months from date of publication. Authors will receive one copy of both the electronic and trade paperback versions of the anthology. Submission Procedures: Submit stories through the Pole to Pole Publishing Submission Manager only:    Submission Manager In your cover letter, tell us your favorite cat quote and cat story. All stories should be in standard manuscript form and in rich text format (.rtf) only. In a Cat’s Eye is not accepting poetry. Please do not send poems. Poetry will be deleted without a response. No reprints. We do accept simultaneous submissions, but not multiple submissions. Please send your best work. Only one...

Deadline: Aug 31st, 2016 Payment: $5.00 plus equal share of 50% of the anthology’s royalties. Crime. Punishment. Justice. Order. Security. Community. Safety. Rehabilitation. Crime and punishment has been a part of human history since the earliest days of man. And will (unfortunately) be a part as we move forward into the future. Incarceration (tentative title) is looking for stories that feature incarceration in the future. Be it some form of innovation rehabilitation, a return to public shaming, an evolution of the prison system—whatever form it takes. We want to see ideas of where the system can go to do a better job at separating out those who truly must be separated from society as a whole. Rehabilitating those who can be rehabilitated and re-integrated into society. Punishing those who deserve to be punished for their crimes. Will current crimes no longer be crimes in the future? What will be considered a crime? What types of punishments will exist for what crimes? What will incarceration be like in the future? Warning the editor worked for ten years as a Deputy Sheriff in the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center and will be looking for realistic scenarios. I am also looking at the possibly of writing an introduction to each story selected that compares the story’s incarceration setting to what is current practice in some areas today. Break the story-writing rules if you want. If you use a tried and true plotline, twist it in an original and interesting way. Original stories are preferred. Query for reprints. ALL writers are encouraged to submit. Doesn’t matter if you’re a pro with years of credits, a beginner just starting out, or a teenager - please feel free to send the editor a story. In your cover email, please tell the editor a bit about...

Deadline: August 31st, 2016 Payment: 5 cents per word and 3 Contributor's Copies The purpose of the SpeKulative,tories Anthology Series is to publish provocative and powerful tales related to a single theme. Our debut anthology Is titled AUTOMOBILIA, and as the title suggests an automobile should be such an integral part of the story that if removed the story collapses. We seek quality short stories (and poems) from every genre: fantasy, magical realism, science fiction, mystery, crime, romance, supernatural, horror, and mainstream; from drama to humor, but if you are submitting horror try to avoid slasher or gore. We are open to all genres because the focus of AUTOMOBILIA is to celebrate the influence of the automobile on the hearts and minds people as seen through the eyes of fiction writers, whatever that form may take. We are writers too so we are writer friendly. GUIDELINES: • All genres accepted. English language only. Stories from any country accepted. Previously published stories accepted. 7,500 words max for stories. Pays 5 cents per word for stories on acceptance. Negotiates higher rates for established authors. Poems also accepted. 50 lines max. Pay S1 a line. Buys first or reprint anthology rights. • Unpublished writers welcome. We provide feedback when time allows. Send your best work. • Submissions accepted as an e-mail attachment in Word, or by postal mail. E-mail to: [email protected]. Write "Anthology" in the e-mail subject line. Include a cover letter in the body of the email noting a few prior publishing credits {if you have them) and a bio. Postal Mail to: OmicronWorld, 800 Village Walk, Suite 281, Guilford, CT 06437-2762 USA. When submitting by postal mail please include your e-mail address (or a Self-Addressed, First Class Stamped Envelope) for our response. Manuscripts sent on paper will not be returned. •...

Deadline: August 31st, 2016 Payment: 5 cents per 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,...

Deadline: August 31st, 2016 Payment: Contributor's Copy I am also a writer and I understand that some of the guidelines today are broad and vague with lots of voids. I shall attempt to strip away the excess fat and leave you with my guidelines. For cover contest submissions, follow link. First thing’s first: THERE IS NO SUBMISSION FEE! **Submissions will be open through August 31st, 2016.** *We are hoping to publish in time for Halloween 2016* We are only accepting previously unpublished work. NO REPRINTS. Simultaneous works are accepted, please notify us in cover letter and if accepted elsewhere. We are all adults and the stories are meant for adults. I am not worried about language and sex and such, as long as it’s done tastefully and assists the story, not overpower the story itself. Genre: This is a horror anthology. Make it speculative, make it sci-fi, make it funny, whatever, as long as horror is the overall theme. Gore does not guarantee acceptance; a story that hooks us as readers and leaves us pondering our existence does. Only one story per submission, 1-3 stories of flash fiction (no more than 4k words total). I will accept simultaneous submissions, just please notify me in the cover letter. If it is accepted elsewhere, please have the courtesy to notify me promptly by e-mail so that the submission can be withdrawn. No reprints. Please add brief bio in the cover letter. Word Count: Nothing more than 5k words, anything more shall be rejected without reading. Somewhere in between 2k and 4k would be that one taboo spot that makes nuns say four Hail Marys and two Our Fathers, but, ultimately, let the story decide. Anything below 2k will be considered as flash fiction. Rights: I ask for first world publication rights without any contract....

Deadline: August 31st, 2016 Payment: $50.00 and 2 paperback copies We are currently accepting submissions for the 2017 Anthology. Deadline extended! Submissions close at 11:59PM on AUG 31st! 2017 Anthology Theme: Songs Have you ever listened to a song and wondered what the lyrics are really about? Perhaps you’ve imagined a story inspired by a song. We are looking for Speculative Fiction stories inspired by a song, in which: the lyrics and title of the song DO NOT appear in the story; and the story is NOT a literal translation of the song. For example: If your inspiration song is “Tiptoe Through the Tulips,” do not use that title anywhere in the story and do not submit a story about a person tiptoeing through a flower garden. Our intent is to have a collection of stories that move beyond the obvious. Contributors will add an “author’s note” after their story that explains how the song inspired their story. Story Length: Your polished submission’s word count should be between 8,000 – 10,000 words. Eligibility: Published and unpublished authors are welcome. Middle grade or erotica stories will not be accepted. Submissions must be original, unpublished works. This means submissions may not have been previously published or accepted for publication elsewhere in any format including: self published or independently published published in other anthologies, magazines, e-zines, or websites Submissions must not be simultaneously submitted to other publications. Entrants may submit as many separate entries as they like, so long as they each meet the submission guidelines. Potential contributors must accept the Wicked Ink Books Anthology Publishing Agreement before their submissions will be eligible for publication. Timeline: May 15, 2016: Submissions open. August 31, 2016: Submissions close at midnight. September 30, 2016: All selections will be finalized and all entrants will be notified via email. Spring...

Deadline: August 31st 2016 Payment: $50 Notes: Sorry that the publisher only included their guidelines in an image We are now accepting short stories up to 8,500 words for our fall anthology. The details: Stories should be new and NOT published elsewhere Submissions will be considered through August 31st The anthology will be published in October 2016 All stories selected for the anthology will be paid $50 All stories will be entered for a Readers’ Choice Award. The winning prize is $100, Runner-up is $50 If we are interested in your story, we will send you a contract and additional details about edits, payment, and final due dates Send submissions to [email protected], and we will respond within 2-4 weeks. We look forward to hearing from you! Via: Owl Hollow Press.

Deadline: August 31st, 2016 Payment: $30 Lit Select publishes multiple anthologies each year for our Love Slave and Legendary Stories Imprints. Here you will find our most recent Submission Calls. For our Standard Formatting Guidelines, please click here. Please submit stories through our new Online Submission Manager Submissions that do not follow Standard Formatting or do not include all necessary elements will be deleted without being read. Please no simultaneous submissions. Lit Select does not take queries for novels, novellas, or other original fiction works at this time. Legendary Stories: Enchanted Forests Call Open: August 1- August 31 Payment details: $30 per story Word count: 3000 - 8000 (flexible, but the longer the story the stronger it must be) Theme: Enchanted Forests Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy/Speculative (please no horror) Submission limit:One story per author max Please no simultaneous submissions. Take us deep into the forest and show us what we'll find within. Whether it's leafy branches hiding elfin lords or a steampunk graveyard covered in mechanical vines, we want to know what's hidden inside the forest and what dragons (or rogue robot monsters) our heroes will have to slay to make their way through. Paint us a vivid world that makes us want to explore the realm you create. Give us new heroes to love and villains we love to hate. We're looking for an eclectic mix of stories that give us a new view of the forest and features smart storytelling.  Please no: Explicit violence or sex for shock value.  Established authors welcomed, newcomers encouraged. All submissions acknowledged within 5 days and acceptances notified by August 15.  We look forward to reading your work. Please submit stories through our new Online Submission Manager VIa: Lit Select.

Deadline: July 31st, 2016 Payment: $25 and contributor's copy Update: August 31st THE ANATOMY OF MONSTERS (For Lycan Valley) collected by Robert Teun (Twitter: @RDTEUN) $25.00 PLUS COPY MIN WORD COUNT: 3,000 MAXIMUM WORD COUNT: 10,000 CONTACT EMAIL: [email protected] PLEASE SEND ALL ENTRIES SEND AS AN ATTACHMENT. What is the biography of Frankenstein's (monster) body parts? What unholy pact did the very first vampire make to become what they are now? How did Werewolves become slaves of the moon? Who was the first Ghost in the world and how did they react? The Mummy, The Hunchback, The Phantom Of The Opera, The Invisible Man, and even The Creature From The Black Lagoon... How did they come to be? How do they deal with their new nature? And who suffers because of it? GIVE ME NEW ORIGINS OF OLD MONSTERS! This is will NOT be your usual submission call. Submissions will be in rounds. This is so you don't have to wait for ages for a response. (ALL COMPLETED STORIES MUST BE IN BY DEC 1st 2016) ROUND ONE will be the FIRST 200 words of the story, you have this to grab my attention. If you do, you'll go through to the second round. (THIS ROUND CLOSES JULY 31st) ROUND TWO will be the first 1,500 words of the story. If you're still engaging me, you get through the last round. (THIS ROUND CLOSES SEPTEMBER 30th) FINAL ROUND The decider. The final yay or nay. (THIS ROUND CLOSES DECEMBER 1st) ALL REJECTIONS AND ACCEPTANCES WILL BE KNOWN BY JAN 3rd AT THE LATEST UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. ALL SUBMISSIONS will be blind. That is to say, all details will have all the details stripped from them in the interest of equality. I won't know if you're male, female, or giraffe. I...

Deadline: August 31 Payment: $50 – $100 and a contributor's copy of each edition Shadows & Tall Trees Vol. 7 is now open for submissions. Deadline August 31. Based on the number of subs already received in the first few hours, (and the terrific writers submitting wok) I am going to be rather busy, and also will likely have some hard decisions to make. SHADOWS & TALL TREES, VOL. 7 (Undertow Publications) Open to submissions from August 1 to August 31 only! (Standard Manuscript Format) – I want literary horror, weird fiction, strange tales, à la Robert Aickman. – Original, previously unpublished fiction only, please. – Manuscripts should be 2500 to 8000 words – Payment is a princely $50 – $100 and a copy of each edition, for first English-Language rights for Hardback, Trade and eBook editions. – No overly long and effusive cover letters. I don’t read them. – No simultaneous or multiple submissions, please – No familiar tropes. i.e. vampires, werewolves, and zombies. Ghosts, though? Hell, yes. – No science fiction, high fantasy, or poetry please Stories, in standard manuscript format, as attachments, are to be sent to this address only: [email protected] Full guidelines: Quiet horror and weird fiction. Fiction that is offbeat and eclectic; dark, bizarre and psychological. Stories both subtle and prosaic. Weird, strange tales. Shadows & Tall Trees is an anthology of the dark and fantastic, with mainstream sensibilities. I am seeking low-key, literary work. Voice is very important. Volume 6 was a World Fantasy Award, and Shirley Jackson Award Finalist. Several stories published in Shadows & Tall Trees have been selected for reprint in various “Best Of” anthologies. Peter Straub has declared it “A beautiful and courageous volume.” I am looking for stories that share the same weird and strange sensibility experienced in the...

Deadline: Best Story = $100, First Runner Up = $50, Second Runner Up = $25, All other accepted authors = $10, All accepted authors will receive 4% of sales. Winners selected through a double-blind process. Payment: August 31st, 2016 It’s All Trumped Up Trump’s dramatic entrance into American politics sets the stage for global tragedy. His life, a maelstrom of petty lies, construction supplies and gold bricks is Shakespearean. Daily he is the buffoon—representing the absolute worst in us, a cowardice that denies us the better parts of ourselves as Americans. Writers have a long history of holding the idiotic and powerful accountable. When the mainstream media fails, it has been the brave poets and novelists who have skewered the gilded.  Now is the time to wield the pen. We are seeking speculative fiction that explores what four years of a Trump presidency would do to America and the world. Writers should submit stories ranging from depictions of his absurdity to the impact of his politics on the disenfranchised, our international friends, and world peace. We strongly encourage submissions from outside the United States. Feel free to submit a story in a language other than English. We will do everything we can to get it translated. But, if you’d like to submit the story in your native language and provide a translation, we would super love that! Deadline: August 31, 2016. We will review submissions, as they are received. Word Count: 3,000 words. Stories should be short and sweet. Submissions: Compensation: Best Story = $100 First Runner Up = $50 Second Runner Up  = $25 All other accepted authors = $10 All accepted authors will receive 4% of sales. Winners selected through a double-blind process. Book Details: 10 stories with a foreword and an afterword. Storied will be selected with a...

Deadline: August 31st, 2016 Payment: £10 and an illustration of your flash This month we’re asking you how the world would be if it were missing something we all take for granted. The colour Blue, the ability to freeze ice, the world was just one continent, etc, etc, etc. The attached videohttps://www.facebook.com/zeroflash.org/videos/1222498304449900/ is just a little fun, but imagine if Sharks lived in Duck Ponds! That’s right. It doesn’t have to be serious but if that’s your thing. Go for it! For those of you that would care to submit, we’re looking for stories of anywhere up to300 words. We’d love a beginning, are partial to a middle and if you could see your way clear to adding an ending, we’d be ever so grateful. Other than that, any genre, any style, any tone, any language. Fill it with character and description and make us think and cry and laugh and gag and stuff. Just the one submission each per month, please. Deadline is Midnight GMT on the final day of the month. Please allow Zero Flash the first opportunity to publish your work. Once the competition is over, feel free to publish anywhere else you like. Do your best to format as Times New Roman and 12 points please. Every month we will decide on the best story and make a showing of it for the world to see. We’ll tell everyone that it’s great and they should admire and praise it…and then we’ll start all over again. PRIZE: An original illustration of your winning entry from artist-in-residence, Sophia Johnson (illustrator of Zeroflash Logo fame) and £10 from my back pocket. If you do decide to grace us with your prose, there’s a good chance that at some point (probably a year down the line) we might use it...

Deadline: September 1st Payment: $15.00 Submissions Before you submit to Goblin Fruit, there are a few things you might find useful to know; for instance, the submission guidelines. If any question you have has not been addressed below, feel free to query at goblin.fruitgmailcom, and please do read our Frequently Implied Questions for additional information. What is it we want? We want poetry that we can call "of the fantastical", poetry that treats mythic, surreal, fantasy and folkloric themes, or approaches other themes in a fantastical way. Re-write a fairytale, ponder an old story, consider history from an unusual perspective — really, it's up to you, so long as the fantastical element is there. Since what qualifies as "the fantastical" is easily debatable, however, here's what we're not interested in: science fiction poetry (it's not you, it's us), horror for horror's sake, and poetry that's self-consciously gothic. We have no prejudice against traditional poetic forms, rhyme, or meter. We'd like to stay that way, so please let the form serve the poem, not the other way around. Prose poems will be harder to sell, mainly because so many of them straddle the flash fiction line. How much do we pay? Beginning in January 2016 we will be paying $15.00 USD on publication for original, unpublished poems, and $5.00 for solicited reprints. If you'd like to submit a poem that has been published elsewhere, please query first with the poem's title, where it was originally published and when. We purchase first North American serial rights and first Worldwide Electronic rights for three months; after that rights revert to the author, although we do request permission to keep the poem in our archives indefinitely. When can I submit? We are accepting submissions during the following times: April 9th - June 1st July...

Deadline: September 1, 2016 Payment: $10 and a contributor's copy Open Submissions: July 1 – September 1, 2016 Theme: This horror/dark fantasy anthology will be centered in a nefarious motel established in the 1960s by the devil himself, some say. Each story needs to take place in a room of the motel. Stories can begin in another location and arrive at the motel or bleed out into the parking lot, but the bulk of the tale should be in the room. Writers can get creative with their stories and the design of their rooms, but the main lobby and innkeeper needs to be consistent if referenced. Name of the Motel and Description: Located in a poor, decimated, part of Atlanta, the Kretcher Motel is a two story construct, with peeling mauve paint on the outside. Inside, the lobby looks bright from harsh yellow lighting. It has a mini fountain with no water that sits in the middle of the sticky, dirty, tile floor. Only the counter seems immaculate with a polished mahogany counter. The elevators are filled with graffiti, smell and are missing panels on the ceiling. The halls are ominous and dark, with flickering lights, and grimy diamond patterned carpet. The motel is in the vicinity of several dilapidated buildings, overgrown shrubbery, and a 24 hour gas station sits directly across from the motel. Although it sells little gas, it is frequented by prostitutes, hustlers and drug dealers who make use of its restrooms for their services. Other desperate individuals down on their luck can be seen standing, leaning against or walking by the hotel as they wait for their miracle or enjoying the many snacks to be purchased there. Name and description of the Innkeeper: Sybline Kretcher is an ageless Black woman who could be anywhere from 35-70,...

Deadline: September 2nd, 2016 Payment: 5% of the gross profit Anthology Curated by Nicole Petit “Most mediums, with their spurious and specious methods, with their ghostly trumpets and spectral hands, hold few secrets—and fewer terrors.” ~Rose Mackenberg, “Exposing the Weird Secrets of ‘Mediums’ and ‘Spirits’” ADVICE TO THE SPOOK-BUSTERS By Annabelle Lovelace Chicago’s Daily Star, September 28th, 1928 War is boom time for the frauds. Concentrated human misery is a sure-fire way for charlatans of every stripe to find easy marks among bereaved mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, and wives. As we have recently survived the war to end all wars, today is a gold rush for fraud. Women rapping tables with their toes convince the bereaved that husbands and wives have found peace in the higher realms, and men with collapsible trumpets are all the evidence some need that departed children are not so departed. Every cause has a trick, all performed with the finest materials your corner store has to offer: painted balloons for spirits, corn flour for otherworldly smoke, or tambourines hoisted on black poles. Despite the petroleum jelly ectoplasm, and haunted hands piloted by a man under the table, and all the tricks of the false spiritualist--there are stranger cases. For example, I’ve been called in on three such cases in the last month: The upper crust is beset by fads. A fad for speakeasies and a fad for séances. One enterprising hostess set out to combine them all--inviting her guests down to their favorite speakeasy for a night of summoning. In one of the back booths things progressed a bit further than normal, spirits coming up and running free among the spirits. It’s quite a thing for cowed gangsters to show up at your door, begging for help. While lecturing in England, I came across the...

Deadline: Sept 15, 2016 Payment: Pay rate is a range of $0.01-0.08 per word (averaging close to $0.03 per word). People who have stories for each of the works accepted with the same world will receive a boost on each consecutive story. T ANSTAAAFL Press has an open call for short stories for the “Enter the…” series of anthologies. Guidelines: We will only accept those stories emailed as text in the email OR .txt, .doc, .docx formats. All attachements will be destroyed if not accepted. Email address is [email protected] We will not accept stories by mail or post. If we receive these they will be destroyed at once. All stories must be original and unpublished anywhere If accepted TANSTAAFL Press will take first english publication rights. Note that reprint rights are yours as are first publication in alternate languages, however the value of reprints is low as are the likelihood of getting anyone to reprint. This publication is likely the only location where you will likely be paid for this piece. Stories must be less than 8000 words. Stories considered for Enter the Apocalypse must be stories about the start and / or middle of any type apocalypse. Apocalypse can include (but isn’t limited to) nuclear, epidemic, supernatural, bioweapon, cosmic, aliens, etc. Stories considered for Enter the Aftermath must be stories about the burnout or shortly after any type apocalypse. Stories considered for Enter the Rebirth must be stories about the world coming back to a new stability after any type of apocalypse. TANSTAAFL Press will attempt to get to submissions as quickly as possible, but make no commitment to how quickly. We will accept submissions up until June 15, 2016 for Enter the Apocalypse, Sept 15, 2016 for Enter the Aftermath, and Dec 15, 2016 for Enter the Rebirth. TANSTAAFL Press will...

Deadline: September 15, 2016 Payment: Three cents per word and one contributor copy Title: +Horror Library+ Volume 6 Editor: Eric J. Guignard Imprint: Cutting Block Books Submissions Accepted: July 15, 2016 – September 15, 2016 Projected Release Date: April 2017 (both print and e-format) Payment: Three cents per word and one contributor copy (no royalties) Reprints?: NO Multiple and/or Simultaneous Submissions: YES Response Time: Three weeks or less Send submissions and queries to: Horror.Library.Submissions (AT) gmail.com +++ The Horror Library has arisen anew! That is, new volume, new editor, but with the same passion to advance dark, smart horror short fiction. The Horror Library series has been publishing cutting-edge horror for more than ten years, with new volumes released about every two years. Past contributors include such notables as: Bentley Little, Gary Braunbeck, Kealan Patrick Burke, Jeff Strand, Ray Garton, Lisa Morton, Tim Waggoner, et al. We’d love to add your name to this list! The short of it: We’re looking for non-themed horror short stories. The long of it: The tastes of this anthology series run toward light horror or psychological horror rather than anything brutal (think along the lines of: The Twilight Zone, Tales from the Darkside, Tales from the Crypt,Black Mirror, etc.). Stories about demons, serial killers, or any traditional monster trope (zombies, vampires, etc.) will be a very tough sell. Ideal qualities to make your story a success include: +Emotional Resonance (e.g. Fear, Relief, Joy, etc.)+ +Action (Plot Movement)+ +Unique and Thoughtful Ideas+ +Literary Courage (Push Boundaries)+ +Extraordinarily Memorable ‘Voice’ in Characters+ The audience for this anthology are mature, literary readers (i.e. “R” rating). Profanity and sexually-related material is acceptable, provided it is not gratuitous and not excessive. What is not acceptable is anything relating to torture or sexual abuse of children, or graphic sex/ “erotica.” If...

Deadline: September 15th, 2016 Payment: 02 to .08 per word Behind the Mask (working title) is our next themed anthology and it’s all about superheroes! But not how they saved the world this time. We’re more interested in the ordinary day-to-day challenges facing these extraordinary individuals: growing up, growing old, relationships, career struggles, parenting. How they cope with that age-old desire to fit in when, let’s face it, they don’t. We want superhero stories with originality, diversity, and strong character development that celebrate the genre but manage to push its boundaries as well. Fun, quirky, serious, happy, sad: any tone will do, and we plan to have a nice variety. But bring us something fresh and relevant to this crazy world we live in today. So without further ado, here are the details! Short Fiction (3K to 6K words) for  Behind the Mask: A Superhero Anthology We are currently seeking short stories for our next short fiction superhero themed anthology, Behind the Mask. Submission Deadline 9/15/16 Submission Guidelines: Include a cover email containing genre, word count, brief bio, and contact information Please confirm that your story has not been published before Attach your complete story using  Proper Short Story Manuscript Format in .doc, .docx, .txt or .rtf format. We do not accept reprints We do accept simultaneous submissions for short stories (but ask that you contact us immediately if your story is accepted elsewhere) Send to [email protected] with subject line: Superhero – Genre – Title – Author Payment: We pay .02 to .08 per word for short fiction Via: Meerkat Press.

Deadline: September 15, 2016 Payment: Accepted poems will be paid for at the following rate: US 3¢/word rounded to nearest dollar; minimum US $3, maximum $25. Payment is on publication. Eye to the Telescope 22, the Ghosts issue, will be edited by Shannon Connor Winward. Existence is a circle, and we err when we assign to it for measurement the limits of the cradle and the grave. —Manuel Acuña, “Before a Corpse” For this issue of Eye to the Telescope, I am looking for more than thumps in the attic and pretty dead girls on a moonlit road. I want the unexpected, the unmeasured—I want poems that belie the limits of life and afterlife and what we think a ghost story should be. Give me phantoms and poltergeists, yes, bean-sidhe and È Guǐ, pathos or parody, space ship specters or transmigrating alien souls—I want any and all of it, as long the poem has meat on its bones. No restrictions on genre or form, though graphic violence or gore will be a hard sell. More than anything, I want to be moved. Submission Guidelines SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Please send submissions to [email protected] with the subject line “ETTT sub:” followed by the poet’s name. Please submit 1–5 poems in English (in body of email or attached as .rtf). Include a short bio. Deadline: September 15, 2016. The issue will appear on October 15, 2016. Payment and rights Accepted poems will be paid for at the following rate: US 3¢/word rounded to nearest dollar; minimum US $3, maximum $25. Payment is on publication. Payment can be made to either the translator or the poet or split between the translator and the poet, as agreed upon in each individual case. The Science Fiction Poetry Association normally uses PayPal to pay poets, but can also...

Deadline: September 15th, 2016 Payment: Contributor's Copy Jaded Books Publishing announces their next anthology open for submissions to be released Halloween Day. Black Candy is Halloween themed, so send in your best submissions with serial killers, monsters, creepy crawlies, and things that go bump in the night on Halloween! * Word format saved in .doc, .docx, and .rtf * 12 pt times new roman * Crisp clean work * Halloween themed madness * 2k-6k word count * Send with Black Candy as subject line   Submit to : [email protected]   Deadline September 15th The body of your submission email will be considered the cover letter. The submission documents are to be separated and Word (.doc) documents are required to be attached to your submission email. Please type your name, the title of your story in the subject line of your email [email protected]. Via: Jaded Books Publishing.

Deadline: September 15th, 2016 Payment: $50 usd Thanks for your interest in submitting to Black Girl Magic Lit Mag's Oct. 2016 All Horror Issue Submit stories in DOC, DOCX or RTF format. Standard Manuscript Format is strongly preferred. Use a standard font like Times New Roman or Arial, in 12 pt. Turnaround time for responses is one month following the end of your submission month. (e.g. if you submit during September, we’ll respond no later than October 31.) If you haven’t received a response by the end of the following month, please query. PAYMENT & RIGHTS We CURRENTLY pay $50 per short story and $25 for non-fiction. In 2017 we are establishing a Patreon in order to start paying our authors $0.03 - .08cents/word for original fiction up to 6,000 words on publication for First World Rights. Authors will also receive a free print and eBook copy of the anthology in which their story appears. Black Girl Magic accepts first world eBook and print rights, and non-exclusive anthology rights for Black Girl Magic’s biannual anthologies. We also accept non-exclusive online rights to publish and archive your story on our website. WHAT WE PUBLISH: Mainstream fiction with elements of the fantastic mixed in Dark fantasy / science fiction Magic realism (“a literary genre or style that incorporates fantastic or mythical elements into otherwise realistic fiction—called also magical realism”) Surrealism: (“the principles, ideals, or practice of producing fantastic or incongruous imagery or effects in art, literature, film, or theater by means of unnatural or irrational juxtapositions and combinations”) Don’t be afraid to experiment or to deviate from the ordinary. WHAT WE DON'T PUBLISH: We are not a market for graphic, violent horror. The “horror” should be subtle and fall in with one or more of the themes above. Gratuitous/Violent Horror Weak women...

Deadline: September 30th, 2016 Payment: $0.01/per word and a contributor's copy Reprints Allowed Bring us your best prison stories. Any genre. Any point of view. The story can be from the perspective of an inmate. It can be from the POV of a guard. It can be from the viewpoint of a family member visiting a lifer. It can be a prison ghost story. It can be about redemption, or a spiral down into oblivion. It can be about friendship, or prison gangs and rivalries. It can be about a riot. It can be about an ex-con, who's gotten out and is struggling to reintegrate into an unforgiving society. As long as it holds true to the main theme of prison, it fits. Any genre works: historical fiction, paranormal, supernatural, drama, comedy, dark noir, mystery, etc. Just make certain your story has something to do with prison or confinement (incarceration). This can include inside a mental hospital, juvenile detention, or other correctional facility. Guidelines for Submissions: Deadline: September 30, 2016 Payment: $0.01/per word + one contributor's copy Word count: 1,500 – 6,000 Acceptable file types: doc. and docx. Simultaneous/multiple submissions: Yes Reprints: Yes (payment is 1¢/per word) All submissions should be formatted 12 pt. Times New Roman. Please use auto-indent for paragraphs, and no space between paragraphs. In your cover letter, include your contact information and a brief bio. We are asking for six months exclusive rights for all accepted stories. All authors included in the anthology will receive two contributor's copies. All authors will receive contributor listing on Amazon. We may send out rejections/acceptances before the deadline, but please do not query about your story's status until October 11, 2016, or later. There is NO fee per submission. The final TOC of selected authors and stories will be announced...

Deadline: September 30th Payment: £50 per included story and a contributor's copy Note: Only open to residents of Great Britain or Ireland IRON Press is seeking submissions of previously unpublished ghost stories for a new anthology, Cold Iron, to be co-edited by Peter Mortimer and Eileen Jones. We're inviting writers resident in Great Britain or Ireland to submit a maximum of two short stories (1500 to 3000 words per story) by post only please and including SAE to 'Cold Iron', IRON Press, 5 Marden Tce, Cullercoats, North Shields, NE30 4PD. Traditionally, ghost stories are pleasurably scary, suitable for telling round the hearth or the campfire, but they can incorporate serious moral themes as well as humour and romance. We share M. R. James' views that ghost stories work best when set near the audience's/readers' own time, invoking a chilling contrast between the known world and the menace of the paranormal, and that gratuitous violence should be avoided. Submit ghost stories only please - we're not looking for stories that really belong in the sci-fi cosmos, vampire crypt, zombie graveyard or werewolf woodlands. Also we're not looking for poetry or (see minimum word count) flash fiction. Closing date: 30th September 2016. Contributing writers will receive a payment of £50 per included story and one free copy of the anthology, and will be able to buy further copies at trade price. And - advance warning to those of a nervous disposition - we're already investigating some suitably spooky options for launch events in 2017. Readers’ Groups - IRON Press is keen to promote reading. We can offer you good discounts on bulk ordering of any of our titles for your readers' groups. We may also be able to put you in touch with the writers if you'd like them to visit your...

Deadline: September 30, 2016 Payment: 4 cents and 2 contributor's copies Lawless Lands: Tales from the Weird Frontier is an anthology embodying the frontier spirit of the American West, but with a weird twist. Gunslingers with laser pistols, cattle drives through the galaxy, cursed nuggets of gold, and talking jack rabbits that grant wishes. Fantasy, SF, or horror, if it’s weird, we want to see it. The book will be funded with a Kickstarter campaign in December 2016. We will pay each author a minimum of 4 cents a word, with the possibility of more if the Kickstarter is successful, and two physical copies. Editors: Emily Leverett, Margaret McGraw, and Misty Massey. Anchor authors: David B. Coe, Laura Anne Gilman, Barb Hendee, Faith Hunter, Nicole Givens Kurtz, Margaret McGraw, Seanan McGuire, Devon Monk, and Edmund Schubert (This Giant Leap). Word count: 3000 to 7000 words. We might be willing to entertain a story longer than the max, but please ask before submitting, and it had better be a pretty incredible story. Genre: Fantasy, SF, or horror. No erotica.  Format: Word documents (.doc; .docx) only; 12 point Times New Roman, double-spaced. Please include your name and email address at the beginning of your word document as it will get separated from your original email. Subject Line for Email: LawlessLands – (Your Name) – (Name of Story) Cover Letter: We’re happy to see a cover email explaining your previous publications, but try to keep it short and sweet. And don’t stress if you have no prior publication experience – we love discovering stars! Submission deadline: September 30, 2016 To submit your story or for more information, email: [email protected] Via: Falstaff Books.

Deadline: September 30th, 2016 Payment: Contributor's copy We all love stories about great intellects whose work frequently crosses moral and ethical boundaries. From Cronenberg’s The Fly, where Dr. Seth Brundle drunkenly splices his DNA with an insect's while trying to perfect teleportation, to medical student Herbert West’s fanatical quest to re-animate the dead; from Dr. Moreau and his macabre island of genetically manipulated half-human beasts, to Walter Bishop manipulating and altering reality in FOX's Fringe—or the granddaddy of all “mad scientists,” Dr. Frankenstein, and his creation of Life, assembling a creature from the body parts of the deceased. These are the kinds of stories we’re looking to include in the inaugural charity anthology from Shadow Work Publishing, DARK DESIGNS. If you have a story of the fantastic, about a “mad scientist” character who is somewhat scatterbrained or altogether insane, whose practices are questionable (at best), and whose works frequently meet some sort of insidious end… then please, send us YOUR story! Length: 3000-7,500 words. For longer stories, please query first, but be aware, they have to be pretty damn good to get our attention! Considerations: Please do not submit nonfiction, fanfiction, poetry, or children's stories, as these are not the types of submissions we are looking for. What exactly are we looking for? This is a “mad scientist” anthology—so think dark fiction, twisted thrillers, and bizarre, horrifying tales of ambiguous ethics.  Selection: We will choose up to 20 (but not limited to) stories for inclusion—the best of the best—through a finely tuned selection process. Please, once you submit your story, give us to the deadline date before asking if you were selected. If you submitted a story near the deadline date (better late than never, right?), please give us two weeks before asking if you were selected.  Pay: This is...

Deadline: September 30th Payment: $10 and a digital copy February  1 - March 31  (Spring issue) August 1 - September 30 (Fall Issue) Publication will be one year after reading period. Anything sent to us outside these reading periods will be deleted unread. Fiction We here at Bete Noire are looking for stories that are well written, character driven and have a dark bent to them.  We are open to most genres as long as they have a dark side.  This includes horror, dark sci-fi, dark fantasy, crime, mystery or dark humor.  However, vampires plus sparkle equals rejection. Please don't send us sword & sorcery or space operas.  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 us, you, as the author of the work, accept responsibility for any possible copyright infringement. Please don't send us "Slash" or "Fem-Slash" or anything graphically describing sex.  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.  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 we just don't want it in our magazine. Stories with acts of violence toward animals or children will not have a chance with us.  Any story that insinuates an act of sex or sexual violence between an adult and a child will be rejected.  This includes...

Deadline: September 30th, 2016 Payment: .025/word and 3 contributor's copies Open Submissions for Only the Light We Make; Volume three of Tales from the world of Adrian's Undead Diary have begun. This anthology set in the world of AUD will be edited and published by Chris Philbrook in print, ebook, and audiobook format. Mark Tufo has agreed to write the foreword for the book, and Chris will be writing between 3 and 5 new stories for the book as well. This is a paid anthology. Stories should follow the canonical rules of the AUD setting in terms of the undead, timeline of events and available characters. (silent zombies, no undead animals, no one dreams of the living, etc) Submissions should range in length between 500 and 7,500 words in length. Stories are due September 30th. You may use existing characters as mentioned above, but the stories must fit in with the core AUD storyline for inclusion. Submissions are open to professionals as well as fans. If you have a solid story that uses the undead, or the apocalypse as a basis, you may submit it for inclusion, but please be aware that it must be edited to make sense before publishing. Stories selected will be paid out within 45 days of editing (or as applicable based on release and printing schedules) according to the following; 1.) Each contributor will receive in hand or by mail three print copies of the anthology.  All copies will be signed by Chris Philbrook prior to shipping. The previous anthology contributor copies were sent out with four author's autographs. 2.) Each contributor will receive a free .pdf copy of the anthology. 3.) Each contributor will receive a free .mobi copy of the anthology. 4.) You will receive two free Audible download codes for the book....

Deadline: September 30th, 2016 Payment: $15 USD Due to a lack of interest in maps (who would have thought!), we’ve extended the deadline for submissions to our annual anthology AND we are opening up submissions to everyone. Please forward wide and far. If you have a story featuring a map or maps, please consider submitting it to our anthology. Reprints welcomed! You Are Here Tales of Cartographic Wonders Maps, or graphical representations of spatial information, have shaped our world ever since people have put pen to paper, or stylus to a clay tablet, or chisel to stone. The focus of pirates searching for lost treasure or someone following a trail among the stars, maps in many guises have served humanity’s heroes and villains for a long time. What does the concept of maps inspire in you? GUIDELINES Authors are invited to submit a story with a map, or maps, playing a central or pivotal role. You are open to interpret ‘map’ however you see fit, but you can use the following definitions to rein in your imagination. A diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc., a picture or chart that shows the different parts of something, something that represents with a clarity suggestive of a map (i.e. map of the mind), the arrangement of genes on a chromosome (i.e. genetic map), star charts, or the correspondence of elements in one set to elements in the same set or another set (as in mathematics). Stories must include some elements of science fiction or fantasy, but can be of any sub-genre. In addition, if you would like to submit an accompany map with your story, that is fine. But keep in mind that we may not use it. The resulting anthology may include a...

Deadline: September 30, 2016 Payment: Contributor's Copy It seems like 2016 is one of the more gruesome political seasons in recent history. It couldn’t possibly get worse, could it? You’re a horror writer, of course it could! We are looking for politically-themed horror stories revolving around the election season. Blood on the convention floor! Death on the campaign trail! Mindless hordes following a maniacal leader! Give us your take on the creeping horrors that invade our country every two to four years. Fill it with monsters. Make it subtle and existential. Surreal, hyperreal, your choice, just scare us! What we want: Strong characters. Diversity is a plus! Examine the issues facing everyday voters and marginalized communities. Research is your friend. What we’re not looking for: Overt political screeds. You’re not here to campaign on behalf of a candidate. We’d prefer you don’t name any living figures in today’s political scene. Dead ones? Sure, but tread carefully, because we don’t want to get sued! Manuscript format: Follow the standard Shunn guidelines: http://www.shunn.net/format/story.html Also, don’t forget to include your name, byline, and contact info in the manuscript. Editors: Eugene Johnson and Michael Paul Gonzalez Format: Trade Paperback, ebook NOTE: This is a charity anthology. A portion of the proceeds from sales of this book will be donated to the Hardship Fund of the Horror Writers Association. However, this book is not sponsored by or affiliated with the Horror Writers Association. Nothing in this book should be seen as an official view of the HWA, and the HWA had has no part in the selection or approval any of the stories or contributors appearing in this book. Word count: 4,000 words max (firm). We are looking for original stories and will consider reprints on a case-by-case basis. Please indicate in your submission letter if your story has...

Deadline: September 30th 2016 Payment: one penny/word for stories and essays up to five thousand words long, and twenty-five cents a line for poems up to 60 lines long We will be open to submissions from September 15th to September 30th for fiction, poetry, and essays. After September 30th, we will close in order to be able to read and digest whatever comes in during that time. We will reopen for submissions again at a later date. Before you hit ‘Send’ on your email, please read and if necessary, re-read the guidelines below, as they will vastly increase your chances of being read by Mark, Chris, and Jeff, and possibly published in a future issue of Skelos. What We Are Looking For Skelos is interested in original flash fiction, short fiction, poetry, and essays in the following genres: Weird Fiction, particularly any kind of updating on the classic “weird tale.” Dark Fantasy, whether high or low or somewhere in between. Horror, anything that turns convention on its head. Sword and Planet, especially an updating or reworking of the genre. New Weird, in that broad, dark, magical realism sense of the term. Slipstream, preferably flavored with one or more of the above genres. Skelos wants material that exemplifies the above genres, not typifies them. Genre subversion is always a good thing. Anything that surprises us will be welcome as we try to redefine the Weird Tale for the 21st century. Material can be graphic, as needed, but we are not interested in erotica, hardcore sex, or romance writing. Werewolves and vampires are fine, provided you do something new and radically different with those old chestnuts. Please do not send game fiction or fiction based on another intellectual property. If you have doubts, questions, or uncertainties about any of the above, please...

Deadline: October 1st, 2016 Payment: 15 cents a word for the first 2,500 words and 6 cents a word after Bestselling author Hy Bender (BookProposal.net; 16 books including 5 Dummies books, a Complete Idiot's Guide, and The Sandman Companion; The New York Times, Mad Magazine) and book developer Will Paoletto (Enterprise Cometh; My Bad Parent) are putting together a short story fiction anthology titled Ghosts on Drugs. And we're inviting you to send us a story so great that we can't resist saying "yes" to it. The only rule is that a tale include some version of at least one ghost who's on some version of at least one drug. And both key terms are broadly defined—e.g., a ghostwriter hooked on cough syrup could fit, and a dead ancient god with an inhumanly intense craving to be worshipped again could too. Also, a story can run anywhere from 2 pages to 30 pages, so a short-short tale that's a solid fit for the collection will definitely be considered. We expect many of the stories will be a mix of comedy and fantasy. However, the book is also open to horror, SF, adventure, drama, etc., as well as any combination of genres. Whatever the category, we're seeking stories that are extremely entertaining, appeal to a wide-ranging audience (high concepts are especially appreciated), and provide an emotionally satisfying ending (smartly crafted character arcs/transformations are especially appreciated). We're aiming to include some of the world's top comedians, a bunch of superb writers, and one or two celebrities who happen to be drug fans. Some of the advantages of being in this anthology: Getting a credit for a book that's likely to receive substantial attention because of its cool high concept, wildly inventive range of ideas, and exceptionally fine writing. Having your name alongside...

Deadline: October 1st, 2016. Payment: ½¢ per word upon publication and a contributor’s copy FurPlanet Productions is announcing its next original short story anthology: The Dogs of War; an anthology of furry military-themed stories. Deadline:  October 1st, 2016. Wanted:  original short stories (no reprints) featuring furries in military situations, preferably of 4,000 to 20,000 words.  Lesser will be accepted.  Longer … let’s discuss it. These can range from actual warfare to peacetime training-camp scenarios (which may be humorous) to recruiting; from large division operations to small commando actions.  They can range from funny-animal multispecies armies to armies of one species versus another; from fighting in animal civilizations to uplifted animal soldiers fighting in human wars. The emphasis should be on military action, not politics; but as Clausewitz defined war as “the continuation of politics by other means”, a story may be heavily political as long as military action is at least threatened. Despite the title, which is a Shakespeare reference (to Julius Caesar), we want stories with a variety of anthropomorphic animals; not just dogs. Authors who want to contribute are urged to check with me (Fred Patten) first to make sure that story ideas are not too close to others already approved. Payment:  ½¢ per word upon publication and a contributor’s copy of The Dogs of War, a $19.95 anthology.  Contributors may buy additional copies at a 30% discount. Send submissions to [email protected]. Via: Anthro Aquatic.

Deadline: October 1st, 2016 Payment: Contributor's Copy The Women in Horror Annual is an anthology publication that showcases female voices in horror culture and entertainment. The anthology is a collection of fiction and nonfiction works that represent and reflect women’s contributions to and scholarship in the genre. As a literary genre, horror was primarily written for and read by women. As a cinematic genre, horror has always drawn a large female audience. And yet, in popular media and culture, horror is often branded male. The Women in Horror Annual is an anthology of horror fiction and nonfiction authored by female writers. The goal is to showcase female creative writing and scholarship in horror literature, culture, and entertainment. The WHA is a passion project led by two genre fans, Christine Makepeace and Rachel Katz. Christine is a former editor at Paracinema Magazine. Rachel is a former contributor to Paracinema Magazine. We are seeking submissions for fiction and nonfiction writing for the second issue. Submissions should be original works, and not have been previously published. Although we celebrate all veins of horror lit, we do not accept fanfic. Fiction 10,000 words maximum Nonfiction 15,000 words maximum research papers should include citations and a bibliography where necessary, in APA format articles do not have to include references, but sources should be noted in the text Send your submissions to [email protected]. Submission deadline is October 1, 2016. All submissions should be in .doc or .pdf format. Please include a short bio with your submission. Via: Human in Horror Annual.

Deadline: October 1st, 2016 Payment: Contributor's Copy and royalty split Stories about life under Trump Submission period:  August 1st through September 15th Target publication date:  October 1st Darkhouse Books is looking for light-hearted, satirical stories envisioning life under President Trump. Length: 2500 to 5000 (exceptions will be considered) Graphic stories will be considered, as well as paranormal. Please Note: This is a quick turn-around project. We will begin selecting stories before submissions close, best not to wait until the last day. We are not looking for political diatribes, and such will be rejected regardless of the quality or cause. Sorry, but Trump can only appear as an ancillary character, and we’d prefer he not appear at all. UPDATE – Okay, we’ll let in some stories with Trump as a character, darn it! We will accept for consideration stories in most any genre. We like stories told well, with openings that draw the reader in, and endings that make the reader sit back and say, ‘yes, that’s how this story should end’. We will not be accepting erotica, no matter how well written. Nor will we accept ultra violent stories. We are expecting to select between twelve and twenty-four stories, with a total length of around eighty thousand words for the full volume. Authors will share equally in fifty percent of the royalties. Authors will also receive a paperback copy. Distribution of paperbacks will be POD via CreateSpace (Amazon) and Ingram/Spark. Ebook editions will be available for Kindle, Nook, and Kobo. Please follow standard manuscript formatting. Here are some tips. Guidelines are available here. When ready, send your submission to: [email protected]. Via: Dark House Books.

Deadline: October 1st, 2016 Payment: $25 and contributor's copy Note: This just hit my inbox so I apologize about the short notice! Hell is for Children is a horror anthology and it’s all about terrifying stories involving children. Whether they are ghost stories, tales of possession, or simply being about children who are bad seeds, we are looking for stories that will terrify and linger with you long after you've finished reading. We want dark, original stories with strong character development that embraces the theme of the anthology but still manage to push its boundaries as well. Gory, haunting, twisted or dark, if it's fresh and original we want to read it. Here are the guidelines: Short Fiction (3,000 to 6,000 words) for  Hell is for Children We are currently seeking short stories for our first horror themed anthology, Hell is for Children. Submission Deadline 10/1/16 Submission Guidelines: Include an email containing word count, brief bio, and contact information Please confirm that your story has not been published before Attach your complete story in .doc, .docx, .rtf format. We are not accepting reprints Simultaneous submissions for short stories are allowed but we ask that you contact us immediately if your story is accepted elsewhere Send to [email protected], with subject line: Hell is for Children – Title – Author Payment: We pay $25 per accepted submission and a digital and print copy of the anthology Via: Off The Beaten Path Press.

Deadline: October 1st, 2016 Payment: Royalty Split Floppy Shoes Apocalypse III: Cream Pie Facials An Anthology of Erotic Clown Horror from Nocturnicorn Books. Edited by Alex S. Johnson and Chris Thompson. 1. Subs are open now and close October 1st. 2. All submissions must be original and contain erotic, dark, viscous matter involving clowns. You need not include cream pies. You know where I'm going with this. Make it hot! 3. Any length for poetry. 4. Short stories 2-10k. 5. Please send all submissions as an attached word file only to [email protected] with the subject header YOUR NAME/YOUR STORY OR POEM/CREAM PIE FACIALS. 6. Contributors will receive a pdf copy of the print anthology, a straight royalty cut and my publisher's discount. 7. Taboos: absolutely no erotic/sexual material involving minor children. Rape is acceptable if presented in a non-prurient way.