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Deadline: February 28th, 2017 Payment: 2 cents a word and a contributor's copy Triangulation is open for submissions. This year’s theme: “Appetites”. We are Parsec Ink’s speculative fiction annual, now in our 13th year. We’re looking for outstanding fantasy, science fiction, and horror–from new and established writers. Take the theme and run with it. Tell us a story we won’t forget. Theme:  “Appetites” Submissions Open: December 1, 2016 Submissions Close: February 28, 2017 Word Count: We consider fiction up to 6,000 words, but the sweet spot is 3,000. There is no minimum word count. Genre: We accept science fiction, fantasy, and horror–and enjoy intelligent blends of the three. Stories without a speculative element will not be considered. Compensation: Pay is semi-pro: 2 cents a word. Authors will receive an e-book and one print copy of the anthology, plus wholesale pricing for additional print copies (typically 50% off the cover price). Rights: We purchase North American serial rights, and electronic rights for the downloadable version(s). All subsidiary rights released upon publication. Submissions: We are a meritocracy. New authors are as welcome as those with a laundry list of accomplishments. But it’s going to be the story that wins us over. Grab us by the lapels, drag us onto that plane, take us for the ride of our lives… but get us back on the ground safely and home in time for dinner. “Appetites” is our theme. Make us hungry, make us beg… then feed us until our eyes cross. Or you can go beyond the dinner table. People hunger for vengeance. Lust for power. Some have drives for the unimaginable. P.S. We know Soylent Green is people, but if you’re going to send us a cannibalism story, make sure it knocks our socks off. 🙂 We do not accept reprints, multiple submissions, or simultaneous submissions. If...

Deadline: February 28th, 2017. Payment: 1 cent per word and $25 for reprints NOTE: There is a PDF linked to down below with a lot of details you should really read before submitting. Welcome to Occult Detective Quarterly (or ODQ, as the hip kids call it), where the doomed meddlers lurk. This page and other entries will keep you up to speed on what’s happening with ODQ – submission openings, new writers joining us, progress on each issue and what’s going on in general. Occult Detective Quarterly is a quarterly magazine with fiction, articles, reviews and art. Print is our first priority, but e-formats will be available as we go along. THE CONCEPT Don’t be fooled. This is no ordinary foray into the world of occult detectives. We are looking for great stories of psychic investigators, worn-out private eyes, supernatural sleuths and doomed meddlers of every kind in every setting. We want protagonists and antagonists who challenge us, who set old standards on their heads as well. We still offer a home for the amateur sleuth in his tweeds, creeping through the cursed house, but next to him we want his counterparts: the cynical socialite in thirties Berlin with a luger in her bag; the gay French police detective daring to enter the catacombs of Paris in the sixties; the black investigator learning the true history of her brother and the Chicago slaughterhouses; the Hindu priest facing weirdness amongst the remains of British forts in India; the South American bruja who finds that Montevideo has a heart of darkness. We welcome weird explorations of what it might mean to face the unnatural, including what many call ‘literary’ horror. At the same time we have room for classic adventure, folk-horror and out-and-out ghosts. Anything, in fact, which has an occult investigation...

Deadline: February 28th, 2017 Payment: $.02/word. Alternative Truths Anthology is open for submissions on the post-election era. What does the future hold? Endless alternative facts? Brilliant leadership? Alien invasions? Zombies in the Whitehouse? The submissions are not restricted to a political bent and may run the gamut from political satire to dystopian visions. The common thread to is that the election, the transfer, and the future are some how part of the vision. We are looking for well written visions of the post-election world in the near or far future. We are looking for thoughtful complete pieces that well demonstrate and inspire thoughts on the country. We want to look past the stereotypes and find interesting visions of the adventure our country is embarking on. Good luck. Submissions should be in standard manuscript format in either RTF, Doc, or Docx files. Queries are welcome complete stories are more welcome. Submissions should be made to [email protected]. Target lengths are 1500 to 7500 words. Hate speech, gratuitous sex or violence is not our objective. A face book group: Alternative Truth Anthology, is open to provide an ongoing status of the effort. Editors, Bob Brown and Irene Radford Payment is $.02/word. February 28 deadline. Via: Alternative Truths Facebook.

Deadline: February 28th, 2017 Payment: 6 cents per word So, for 2017 we’re opening short story submissions for the following titles: Lost Worlds, Supernatural Horror, Time Travel & Heroic Fantasy. As always we need between twenty to thirty short stories by new writers to complement a selection of classic tales. We are keen to encourage new writers, without prejudice to age, background or previous publication history. It’s the story that matters, and the quality of writing. Submit by email to [email protected] Beautiful and Powerful Oh my, it seems like yesterday when we announced our first short story collections, in 2015. Forget Pandora’s box it feels like we’ve tunneled deep into a mountain and found a pit of eternal imagination. Our first deluxe edition short story compilations, Chilling Horror, Chilling Ghosts and Science Fiction are still in print and we’re currently deciding how much of the 2016 crop to reprint: Murder Mayhem, Crime & Mystery, Dystopia Utopia and Swords & Steam, all are fantastic. Our anthologies are designed to be read in print. They look and feel fantastic. You’ll feel proud to hand them to your friends, family, colleagues. We’ve had so many great reviews (which really makes a difference to us), such as: Beautifully bound book with silver foil pages full of excellent short stories. (5.0 out of 5 stars | By soso on 11 Mar. 2016) An awesome collection of old and new. The opening story, "Stay Away from the Accordian Girl" is absolutely splendid. We’re just about to release two special editions with H.G. Wells and Lovecraft Short Stories as we seek new ways of growing this part of our list, and we’re reading through some wonderful submissions for our new full novel list, Flame Tree Press (more on that soon). The 2017 Short Story Titles Lost Worlds will be...

Deadline: March 1st, 2017 Payment: $0.01USD per word, optionally more for certain factors Announcing Radiant Crown Publishing’s upcoming anthology of dieselpunk fiction, featuring art from the premiere dieselpunk artist, Gaslandia! SUBMISSIONS WINDOW January 1st, 2017- March 1st, 2017 Anything submitted outside of this window will be deleted unread. THEME ISBN-13: Coming Soon ISBN-10: Coming Soon Gaslandia is an upcoming anthology of speculative, mysterious, and romantic dieselpunk adventures! Framed as a book of legends told during an air raid, each story should have a 1920s-1950s pop culture aesthetic not necessarily restricted to a North American audience. Critical nostalgia is key. Don’t feed us the same old tired tropes without engaging the past in new ways. We want sprawling metropolises teeming with innovation, undiscovered frontiers in the depths of the oceans, and the vastness of the open skies re-imagined. Pack your stories full of locomotives, speakeasies, radios, spies, telegraphs, gangsters, submarines, world fairs, skyscrapers, inequality, warfare, and magic that dazzled and divided the world. Deadline March 1st, 2017 11:59 EST. INSPIRATION Snowpiecer (Movie) Last Exile (Animation) Children of the Sun (RPG) Jean “Mœbius” Giraud (Comics) Sunrise: A Dieselpunk Fantasy (CYOA) Thrilling Tales of the Downright Unusual (Illustrated Serial Fiction) RIGHTS SOUGHT FOR FICTION Non-exclusive archival rights as long as the website(s) hosting the work are online If an audiobook is produced, payment is $0.01USD per word for non-exclusive electronic audio rights First world electronic and print rights in English with exclusivity for 8 months from the date of publication Copyright remains with the author at all times Please query if anything listed is of concern. Here is a good explanation of what this entails. LENGTH & GUIDELINES SHORT STORIES: 1001 to 7,499 words. Paid $0.01USD per word. NOVELETTE: 7,500 to 17,499 words. Paid $0.01USD per word. NOVELLA: 17,500 to 40,000 words. Paid $0.01USD per word....

Deadline: March 1st, 2017 for the First Round! Prizes: Grand Prize: Book Contract and a TON of mini-prizes! (Read below!) Are you a horror writer who dreams of seeing their work in print? Are you willing to perform challenges to win a book contract? Do you have at least one horror novel to pitch? Then you might be the… NEXT GREAT HORROR WRITER! Enter to compete in the HorrorAddicts.net horror writing contest! This contest is free to enter. Grand Prize (one lucky and talented writer will receive): Novel/book contract. Free edit of novel up to 50,000 words. Short story contract with HorrorAddicts.net “Horror Bites” series. Horror Writer gift box. Supplies and inspiration for the Next Great Horror Writer. Mini-Prizes- Episode specific (one winner from each challenge will receive one of the following): A read of your work for podcast and promotion Feature on another horror news podcast of your non-fiction work Audio drama produced for podcast and promotion 4 different publication contracts for shorts. A sketch of your character by an anime artist. Short story contract with HorrorAddicts.net “Horror Bites” series. More! *Note: Unlike some previous HorrorAddicts.net contests, you will not be required to produce fiction audio for this contest. The only audio involved in this contest is in the form of interviews with HorrorAddicts.net staff. The contest will be based on your ability to write. Professional writers, editors, artists, and movie industry people will be involved in the judging including, but not limited to: Author Annette Curtis Klause, Blood and Chocolate, Silver Kiss, Freaks. Crystal Lake Publishing and owner Joe Mynhardt Producer, Director, Writer Frank H. Woodward, Men in Suits, Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown DJ & Horror Host The Count, Cemetery Confessions, The Requiem & The Belfry Network Author & Editor Dairo Ciriello, Panverse Publishing, Aegean Dream, Black Easter...

Deadline: March 1st, 2017 Payment: Unlisted but "will always meet or exceed SFWA minimum compensation guidelines" Retro Future Open Submissions Retro Future is a bi-monthly pulp magazine that searches for diverse, surprising, and progressive science fiction in art, prose, essay, and comics. Issue #3: "Games" - March 1, 2017 Issue #3: Video games, gaming, and competition. Submissions Guidelines We welcome submissions of art and writing that approaches retrofuturism through a progressive lens. Essays and flash fiction of approximately 250-500 words is especially welcome; longer works may be serialized. Comic submissions should be 1-8 pages of finished work. Anything longer may get serialized across multiple issues. Please note that inside art should be in grayscale (please refer to art and comic templates for details.) Galileo Books acquires first serial rights; upon publication, these rights revert back to you, the author. We ask that you acknowledge Retro Future (Galileo Books) as the venue of original publication when the work appears in your book or is otherwise collected. If a work becomes unavailable while under our review, please contact us via email. Submitted work for specific issues may be considered for other issues if themes fit. Art and comic templates are located here. Please make sure that art finals are high resolution (at least 300 DPI), in the RGB or Grayscale color space, and native Photoshop or TIFF files. No JPG or GIF. (Dropbox will ask you to join, you can ignore that and click the 'continue to download' link) Written material should be attached to the email in TXT, RTF or Word formats. Retro Future is a progressive publication. Subjects such as sexual violence, un-examined racism, and other potentially offensive material are often used as fodder for exposition in genre stories–this is not appropriate for inclusion in Retro Future. We are looking for forward-looking and...

Deadline: March 1st, 2017 Payment: $25 or $100 depending on Kickstarter. Attention Authors! We are soliciting short stories by new and established authors in the military-fiction genre, between 3,500 and 7,000 words in length. At least ten entries will be selected for publication* in a short-story anthology, to be funded with a Kickstarter project. At least three entries will be selected from among those received before the Kickstarter goes live. Payment to the selected authors will depend on the success of the Kickstarter. If it funds, authors will receive a minimum of $100 each (max $1,000). If it fails, authors will receive $25 each, paid out of my pocket. (Sign up here if you want to know when the Kickstarter goes live.) Submission Rules How to submit: Email your manuscript (acceptable document formats: Word, PDF, Pages, TXT, RTF) to the following address: milfic at orenlitwin dot com. Begin the subject line with “”, and make sure to list contact information in the email itself. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2017. Genre: Military fiction, broadly defined. So resistance fighters against Nazis in Warsaw or a tyrannical government in Ohio would qualify, as would English longbowmen or samurai. “Near-future” speculative fiction is acceptable if set within the next decade. Supernatural or fantasy elements do not qualify for this anthology—if you are interested in those or other genres, please suggest them for our next project! Prompt: “The odds are against us.” (In particular, Mary-Sue or Rambo type characters who crush the opposition without effort are strongly discouraged. The protagonist(s) must face the likelihood of failure.) Note: actual combat is not necessary. Day-in-the-life stories, or the travails of the humble logistics officer, or other stories not involving violence, are perfectly acceptable as long as they make good reading. DETAILS Entries must be your own work, must be previously unpublished,...

Deadline: March 4th, 2017 Payment: 1 cent per word Note: Reprints Only QUICKFIC 5+: SHORTER-SHORT FICTION REPRINTS (To be posted on DigitalFictionPub.com - Horror/Fantasy/Science) We are AGAIN looking for shorter speculative fiction, in the horror, fantasy, and science fiction genres, for posting at DigitalFictionPub.com as web content, and to be published in eBook and print as a single collection. This listing will be open to Saturday, March 4, 2017. (Subject to extensions.) We are looking for reprint flash/short fiction that has appeared in professional or semi-professional books, magazines, collections, or anthologies, and that are available to be immediately re-licensed by Digital Fiction Publishing Corp. and published through and on our website (for free) at DigitalFictionPub.com and, eventually, on Amazon (print and eBook) as a collection of flash fiction in an anthology/collection. We are not looking for and will not license original or self-published stories in any format/venue; the pro/semi-pro requirement is important. However, a semi to pro podcast appearance will be considered. Important Note: Stories will be posted on our website, for free access, so all of our content rules apply and we'll be turning up the filters for this as access will be available to all web wanderers, young and old. I don't imagine we'll take hard R or X rated stories of any kind, and if you're depending on heavy gore for your horror it might be a tough sell. As always with Digital, sexual assault of any kind and torture are out of the question. Read our other guidelines, turn up the "won't publish" to 11, and decide if it's worth your time and ours to submit. Also - because these will be published for free online, the chances of retaining much control over the content and its distribution is effectively nil. While Digital absolutely respects the copyright of the author, we're not going to chase down those persons/pages/sites that don't...

Deadline: March 7th, 2017 Payment: 1 cent per word Note: Reprints welcome Turn to Ash is once again open to submissions. This submissions window will be open from now until March 7th, 2017. Vol. 3 be a general horror fiction issue with no theme. Vol. 3 will be released in Spring 2017. Original fiction is preferred, but reprints will be considered, particularly if they are out of print and hard to find. No minimum word count. A flexible 7.5K word max.  Pay is 1 cent a word, with no payment less than $35 USD. We are seeking 6 months print and digital exclusive rights, with non-exclusive rights after that. Please no simultaneous submissions or multiple submissions. If you have a story rejected within the submission window, you may submit another if you’d like. I’ve already bought two stories for this issue, and I’m only looking to get 6-8 more. Submissions should be sent to turntoashsubmissions AT gmail.com – pardon the weird formatting there, I’m trying to keep the robots at bay. If you’re unfamiliar, just replace the “AT” with an “@” and you’re good to go. Please put “VOL3” and the title of your story in the subject. I’m not too picky, but I prefer something close to the Shunn Manuscript Format, and I’d prefer to get .doc or .rtf files. They are the easiest for me to load up and read on the go. All submissions can be addressed to “Ben”, “Benjamin”, “Editor”, or “hey, you”. You will get an e-mail confirmation that your story was received with 48 hours or so of your submission. Feel free to query on the third day if you haven’t gotten that confirmation e-mail. I will try to accept or reject within three weeks of submission, but depending on the volume of submissions, that may become impossible. At the latest,...

Deadline: March 10th, 2017 Payment: $10 usd Note: This isn't open until March 1st, 2017 but with such a limited submission range, we're posting this early. Pulp Modern is a fiction journal that publishes crime, fantasy, science fiction, horror, and westerns. Absolutely NO SUBJECT is taboo. Pulp Modern believes in true and absolute freedom of speech. Stories should be between 2000 and 3500 words. That word count isSTRICTLY ENFORCED. At this time, there will be no serializations unless requested by the editor. The next reading period is: March 1, 2017 to March 10, 2017 Pulp Modern will compensate writers a flat rate of ten dollars per story (I understand this isn't a professional rate and I apologize. Right now, this money comes from my pocket and my pocket just isn't that deep). Pulp Modern claims the following publication rights: First English-language Rights, English-language Periodical Rights, World Periodical Rights, and Electronic Distribution Rights. All rights will revert back to the writer six months after initial publication.  Should Pulp Modern choose to create an anthology of previously published work, new rights will be negotiated. Pulp Modern will NOT CONSIDER simultaneous submissions. Pulp Modern will not publish reprints unless they are requested by the editor. Pulp Modern will not accept poetry at this time. To submit stories: Send your story in standard manuscript format as an attached document (.doc or .rtf) to therealpulpmodern (at) gmail (dot) com Please write “fiction submission” and the title of the story in the subject line. Include a cover letter in the body of the email as well as a brief biography. Pulp Modern is published twice a year. Thank You, A.C. Editor "Diversity" Statement: Pulp Modern believes the color of your skin, the gender you identify with, the religion you practice, and all other identity markers the powers-that-be use...

Deadline: March 15, 2017 Payment: $50 The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts is looking for, as you might guess, "compressed creative arts." We accept fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, mixed media, visual arts, and even kitchen sinks, if they are compressed in some way. Work is published weekly, without labels, and the labels here only exist to help us determine its best readers. Our response time is generally 1-3 days. Also, our acceptance rate is currently about 3% of submissions. We pay writers $50 per accepted piece and signed contract. We are now open for compressed poetry, compressed prose fiction (including prose poetry), and compressed creative nonfiction.  Submissions will close again on March 15, 2017. and open again June 15 - September 15 2017. The reader for your submission is, during this round of winter submissions, the managing editor. Please be sure to submit in the correct category; we've been receiving several fiction submissions in the creative nonfiction category. For all submitters, we aren't as concerned with labels—hint fiction, prose poetry, micro fiction, flash fiction, and so on—as we are with what compression means to you. In other words, what form "compression" takes in each artist's work will be up to each individual. However, we don't publish erotica or work with strong, graphic sexual content. In short, we want to fall in love with your work. That might happen in the way we've fallen in love with work we've previously published, or it might happen in a way we have yet to experience. Maybe reading that other work will help in knowing whether you should send your work to us, but in truth, such a thing might not be discoverable. Here are things that matter:   Please do not include any contact information, including your name, in the manuscript. Do not include a cover letter...

Deadline: March 15th, 2017 Payment: 1 cent per word Our reading periods are as follows: February 1–March 15 for our Spring (April) issue; May 1–June 15 for our Summer (July) issue; August 1–September 15 for our Autumn (October) issue; and November 1–December 15 for our Winter (January) issue. For our first issue, Arsenika will have a special reading period of December 15–March 15. Feel free to record your submissions at Duotrope and/or the Submissions Grinder. Fiction and Poetry Guidelines Arsenika is looking for previously unpublished original fiction and poetry up to 1,000 words long. Payment is 1¢ USD per word (including audio rights) with a $5 minimum. Please email your submissions to [email protected]. Submit no more than two flash fiction pieces and five poems at a time. Send each piece as a separate email unless the pieces are meant to be read together (e.g. a triptych of poems). Make sure to put Submission: Titlein the subject line. All work should be in Standard Manuscript Format (fiction format | poetry format). Format poetry exactly as you would like to see it online—use italics for italics, underlines for underlines, boldface for boldface, etc. Send only RTF, DOC, and DOCX files. Please include a cover letter that contains the title of the piece, its length, a short third-person biography (at most 100 words), and any information relevant to the submission. For example, if your poem is about disability, and you yourself are disabled, you may mention that in your cover letter. Please do not summarize your story in your cover letter. Please do not send simultaneous submissions (pieces that are submitted to Arsenika and another market at the same time). Multiple submissions are accepted, but please have no more than two flash fiction pieces and five poems in the submissions queue at a time. We try to respond to all submissions within 14...

Deadline: March 17th, 2017 Payment: Royalties All Submissions should meet this criteria: Works: short stories, flash fiction Genre: Horror, Dark fiction Current Theme: Zombie Jesus – Zombies with a religious twist Deadline: March 17th – could close early if filled quickly Format: Attach the .RTF, .DOC, or .DOCX  Word Count 4000 words approx. Multiple Submissions okay.  Submit a brief bio, we don’t care if you have no work history, give us a brief bio of yourself. Payment and Royalties Deadman’s Tome pays authors whose work is published in the magazine (whether digital or print) royalties calculated at 10% of net sales and a free digital copy. Deadman’s Tome offers authors whose work is published on the site exposure AND opportunities to earn cash through various contests such as Story of the Week. Payments are sent via PayPal. Send submission to [email protected] Via: Deadman's Tome.

Deadline: March 27, 2017 Payment: Up to 10 cents per word Cicada YA/teen lit magazine seeks fiction, poetry, comics, and essays on the theme of Hauntings. A haunting is a remnant of something that never really left and refuses to be completely forgotten. A house might be haunted by the spirit of a previous owner, or a person might be constantly shadowed by past events. Maybe someone is always on your mind, or maybe you are constantly dwelling on what could have been. Show us what's rattling chains in your dark corners. General Information CICADA is a YA lit/comics magazine fascinated with the lyric and strange and committed to work that speaks to teens’ truths. We publish poetry, realistic and genre fic, essay, and comics by adults and teens. (We are also inordinately fond of Viking jokes.) Our readers are smart and curious; submissions are invited but not required to engage young adult themes. CICADA does not distribute theme lists for upcoming issues. Especially welcome: works by people of color, people with disabilities, LGBTQAI+ folks, genderqueer folks, and other marginalized peoples. Not welcome: cultural appropriation. Fav writers, YA and otherwise: Sarah McCarry, Nnedi Okorafor, Sherman Alexie, David Levithan, Daniel Jose Older, Debbie Urbanski, Nalo Hopkinson, Kelly Link, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Ntozake Shange, Anne Carson, Jacqueline Woodson, ZZ Packer, Angela Nissel, Sofia Samatar, Richard Siken, Malory Ortberg, Saeed Jones, Octavia Butler, Andrea Gibson, @cicadamagazine / cicadamagazine.tumblr.com Guidelines Before submitting, be sure to familiarize yourself with our magazines. (Sample copies are available for viewing at the Cricket Media Store, or you can order a current issue by calling 800-821-0115.) Issues are also available at many local libraries. Fiction Realism, SF/fantasy, historical fiction: Yes, yes, and yes Length: flash fic to novellas; up to 9,000 words   Nonfiction Narrative nonfic (especially teen-written); essays on lit/culture/arts; hybrid forms Length: up to 5,000 words   Poetry Length: no length...

Deadline: March 31st, 2017 Payment: $75USD In 2017, Orford Parish Books will be releasing WOULD BUT TIME AWAIT: AN ANTHOLOGY OF NEW ENGLAND FOLK HORROR (edited by s.j. bagley, editor of THINKING HORROR: A JOURNAL OF HORROR PHILOSOPHY.) Please read and the guidelines before submitting a query and direct all queries to [email protected] with the subject header ‘FOLK HORROR QUERY.’ (All stories sent without a prior query will be deleted, unread.) WHAT WE DEFINE AS FOLK HORROR AND WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR. For the purposes of this project, we are defining folk horror as horror literature in which the present (which can be a year/decade of the author’s choosing) collides with the history, folklore, traditions, and psychogeography of a region and where that collision has a significant impact on the present (as defined in the work.) We are looking for work that uses the physical, historical, and social landscapes of New England as a focal point (rather than a story that could be set anywhere else but just happens to be set in New England.) There is a long and rich history of horrific and strange folklore in New England but that doesn’t mean a writer needs to restrict themselves to it and writers are perfectly welcome to invent their own folklore, traditions, and fictional New England locations. We should also stress that, while Folk Horror has largely been a rural construct, we by no means consider a rural location to be necessary to any working definition of the term. A few examples of what we consider Folk Horror in literature: Stephen King- ‘Pet Sematary.’ Stephen King- ‘Bag of Bones.’ Peter Straub- ‘Ghost Story.’ Peter Straub- ‘Floating Dragon.’ Toni Morrison- ‘Beloved.’ H.P. Lovecraft- ‘The Picture In The House.’ M.R. James- ‘View From a Hill.’ John Farris- ‘All Heads Turn When...

Deadline: March 31st, 2017 Payment: $10 Canadian MacKenzie Publishing is accepting fiction submissions for its second anthology, stories for 18+, titled TWO EYES OPEN. Look at the picture below. What comes to mind? (horror, suspense, thriller, mystery, etc.) Submission deadline: March 31, 2017, or when anthology is full Payment: $10 Canadian per story, paid via Paypal Word count: 2,500 to 5,000 words Publication date: August 1, 2017 MacKenzie Publishing does not accept material which has been published previously, either online or in print. By submitting to MacKenzie Publishing, you are assuring that you hold the rights to the work and are granting MacKenzie Publishing the right to publish the submitted work. MacKenzie Publishing will require exclusive rights to the stories until December 31, 2017. To Submit: Paste info and document in the body of an email (no attachments) in this order: -Title of story, your name, email, word count -Story -Bio (up to 150 words) Email stories to MacKenzie Publishing at: [email protected] Put the title of your submission in the subject line. In the meantime, “like” the TWO EYES OPEN  Facebook Page. Via: Mackenzie Publishing.

Deadline: March 31st, 2017 Payment: Contributor's Copy In 2013, GLAHW Member, Ken MacGregor had a brilliant idea for a Special Auction Prize at the annual Monster Mash for Literacy Bash  – raffle off the opportunity for the winner’s name to become the sole theme of a future Anthology. Several brave souls went into the hat and one emerged victorious. Thus, Recurring Nightmares was born. We have now opened this anthology to all writers in the Sci-Fi, Horror, Dark Fantasy genre. We however always encourage new members, so join us, won’t you? The theme for Recurring Nightmares IV (2017) is Ruth’s Nightmares. Every story must contain the character’s name and a dog and/or a quilt (see below). Deadline is March 31, 2017 with a publication date of June/July 2017, with cover art to be announced. Please submit all stories to [email protected] Quick and dirty Submission Guidelines (from Ken, the Head Editor and Creator of Recurring Nightmares) Ruth’s Recurring Nightmares (the fourth in the series) guidelines for writers:   Thank you for choosing to submit to the fourth annual Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers (GLAHW) mini-anthology. This time around, we’re looking for horror fiction, between 2,000 and 5,000 words, featuring a character named Ruth. She can be the protagonist, antagonist, monster, victim, friend, etc. As long as she (or, I suppose they, since gender fluidity is fine) plays a significant, if not pivotal role in the story. The other requirement is that the story contain either a dog or a quilt. Or both, if you’re feeling particularly ambitious. Stipulation: if the dog comes to any sort of harm in the story, you will automatically be rejected. This not negotiable. Don’t hurt the dog. Please follow the standard format rules. Here’s a handy site, in case you’re not conversant with those: http://www.shunn.net/format/story.html. The only things...

Deadline: March 31st, 2017 Payment: $200 and 2 contributor's copies A Fool for You—LGBTQIA—Clowns. Pick pockets. Magicians. Jesters. Witches. Demons. Even gods. Tales of Tricksters abound in every culture, sometimes as fools, sometimes as sly schemers too smart for anyone’s good. They are often known as shape shifters and gender fluid—and they are always up to something. Sometimes for good, sometimes for evil, sometimes simply to see what happens… Less Than Three Press invites you to submit stories of tricksters and all the mischief they can manage—and what happens when they meet their match. THE DETAILS: Deadline is March 31, 2017. Put SUBMISSIONS: A FOOL FOR YOU in the subject line. Stories should be at least 10,000 words and should not exceed approx 20,000 words in length. Stories must revolve around the theme of tricksters. Stories must have a happily ever after (HEA) or happy for now (HFN) end. Any sub-genre is gladly accepted: sci-fi, mystery, contemporary, steampunk, etc. All usual LT3 submission guidelines apply. A Fool For You is a general release anthology, which means authors will receive a flat payment of $200.00 once LT3 has a signed contract. Examples: Lovely, Dark and Deep, A Touch of Mistletoe. Authors will receive one copy each of the ebook formats LT3 produces and two copies of the paperback compilation. Stories should be complete before submitting, and as edited as possible—do not submit a first draft. They can be submitted in any format (doc, docx, rtf, odt, etc) preferably single spaced in an easy to read font (Times, Calibri, Arial) with no special formatting (no elaborate section separation, special fonts, etc). Additional formatting guidelines can be found here. Questions should be directed to the Editor in Chief, Samantha M. Derr, at [email protected] (or you can ping her on twitter @rykaine). Submissions should...

Deadline: March 31st, 2017 Payment: $5 Are you a poet? An essayist? A short story writer? An artist? If you have a piece you'd like to submit for the next issue of The Violet Hour, we want to see it! Send us an email to the address listed below and attach any written work in PDF or Word.doc format, and all artwork in jpeg format to submit it for consideration. With the exception of submissions for the open December anthology, don't forget to use at least one of the themes chosen for each issue. (For details about issue themes, launch dates and more, see the above "News & Events" posts.)       [email protected] Submission Periods The Violet Hour Magazine is published quarterly, with three themed issues (published at the end of April, August and October) and one annual open-themed anthology (published at the end of December). Submission periods for the issues are as follows: 1. December 15th to March 31st (for April issue) 2. April 15th to July 31st (for August/September issue) 3. September 7th to October 14th (for October issue - *IMPORTANT:   October is a flash-submission issue - see September 7th News & Events post for details.) 4. January 1st to November 14th (for December open-anthology issue) *Please Note: Submissions made to any of the themed issues that are not selected for publication in their relevant issue will not be automatically considered for the December open-themed anthology. Contributors are asked not to re-submit work already previously submitted to The Violet Hour, unless invited to do so by one of our editorial staff. *Also Note: At this time, The Violet Hour Magazine will consider previously published works, as long as it has been a minimum of 6 months since the work's most recent publication. If your submission has previously been published elsewhere, please include the date and name of the publication in which it appeared, and a link to the publication's website in...

Deadline: March 31st, 2017 Payment: $0.06 (6 US cents) per word for fiction, $100 flat rate for poetry The fundraiser for this anthology at igg.me/at/problem-daughters has met its minimum goal and so publication and pro-payment is guaranteed. We can still do bigger and better with more funding, so keep spreading the word. Problem Daughters will amplify the voices of women who are sometimes excluded from mainstream feminism. It will be an anthology of beautiful, thoughtful, unconventional speculative fiction and poetry around the theme of intersectional feminism, focusing on the lives and experiences of marginalized women, such as those who are of color, QUILTBAG, disabled, sex workers, and all intersections of these. Call for Submissions Problem Daughters is an anthology of engaging tales that reflect the true complicated, colorful, intersectional nature of feminism, and of feminists. Not every woman in every community faces the same challenges, or shares the same vision of the world. Even the most well-intentioned model of feminism can leave out many people for the sake of presenting a palatable, unified front. Are there some communities that feel underserved or ignored by the prevailing norms and priorities in feminism (women of color, disabled women)? Do some women feel openly persecuted or attacked by mainstream feminist narratives (trans, non-binary, poly, sex workers)? What experiences are unique to these women, and what problems are created when we attempt to address women as a homogeneous group with a single set of concerns? Broadly speaking, feminist movements seek to empower women to agency, but what happens when a woman’s free and voluntary expression of agency clashes with her society’s popular notion of empowerment? What happens when her society’s model of feminism fails to address her needs, or the realities of her situation? We’re seeking works of speculative fiction and poetry (science fiction,...

Deadline: March 31st, 2017 Payment: 1 cent per word Note: Female Authors Only! 'Killing it Softly 2' — The 2017 follow-up to the terrifying Killing It Softly, with Managing Editor Suzie Lockhart returning to put together a second volume of Women in Horror. Officially opening February 1, 2017 in celebration of Women in Horror Month 2017. Publication target: October 2017. Submissions close: March 31, 2017 (subject to extensions as may be required). Answers on submissions can be anticipated at any time up to September 2017, and may be delayed until after the submission period closes in March due to short-listing. Welcome to Digital Horror Fiction. We are excited to announce a new open call for reprint short stories in the horror fiction genre - dedicated to stories by female* authors. These stories will be published as part of an anthology (Killing it Softly 2) of short stories under the Digital Horror Fiction imprint, by the publisher, Digital Fiction Publishing Corp. This open call is for horror reprint short stories of 3,000 to 7500 words in length only.) Submissions will be reviewed for inclusion upon receipt. Please submit only ONE story for consideration at a time; multiple entries will be rejected. Once your story is accepted or rejected you may submit another story for consideration - but just one at a time, please. We are looking for reprint short stories that have appeared in professional or semi-professional books, magazines, collections, or anthologies, and that are available to be re-licensed by Digital Horror Fiction and published through Amazon and elsewhere in an anthology of stories. We are not looking for (and will not license) self published stories (in any format/venue), stories that have been published and are available to download on-line (free or paid) as stand-alone stories (in collections and anthologies is fine), or stories that are available free on-line in any form (magazine, archive, blog etc, but podcasts that have not been made available in print...

Deadline: March 31st, 2017 Payment: $10 and a contributor's copy SONOFAWITCH! Anthologist: Trysh Thompson Open for Submissions: February 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017 Expected Publication: Fall 2017 Story Length: up to 15,000 words Payment: $10 + contributor copy No one is perfect—not even a witch. Witches have amazing power at their fingertips to do unbelievable things. That magic can come in really handy sometimes too. They can make someone fall in love, poison an apple to enact a sleeping curse, to banish an enemy to an alternate reality, or just to conjure up some Nutella when there is none in the house. But what happens when those spells go horribly awry? SONOFAWITCH! seeks humorous stories of spells gone wrong. What spell fell apart and how did the witch get out of it? Give me a contemporary setting (mainly because it lends itself to more humor). The rest is up to your imagination. Audience: Preference for New Adult/Adult, though a thoroughly compelling YA is fine Rights and compensation: Payment: $10 and a paperback copy of the anthology from World Weaver Press. We are looking for previously unpublished works in English. Seeking first world rights in English and nonexclusive right to continue to publish for the life of the anthology. Open submission period: February 1, 2017 - March 31, 2017 Length: Under 15,000 words Submission method: Send story as an attachment (.doc, .docx, or .rtf only) to thompsonworldweaverpress.com. Simultaneous submissions = okay. Multiple submissions = no. Expected Publication Date: Fall 2017 About the Anthologist: Trysh Thompson has written just about every form of non-fiction you can think of—everything from news, movie reviews, magazine columns, marketing hype, software manuals, and was even an editorial assistant on a gardening book no one has ever read (The 7-Minute Organic Garden—see, you’ve never heard of...

Deadline: March 31st, 2017 Payment: Short Fiction: $50 USD, Flash Fiction & Poetry: $25 USD Welcome to Kallisto Gaia Press. We are a nonprofit literary organization supporting writers at all stages of their careers. Although we don’t shy away from experimental or unusual approaches to literature, our goal is to promote finely crafted writing with an expressive and meaningful voice. We pay contributors to The Ocotillo Review upon publication We have an all volunteer staff so give us a few weeks after submissions close for notification of your submission’s status. Thank you for your understanding. CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!!! We welcome your submissions of short fiction, poetry, flash fiction and creative non-fiction for our inaugural edition of The Ocotillo Review.  Submissions for the Summer issue will open on January 15, 2017 and close at midnight CST on March 31, 2017. All work should be previously unpublished. Publication on your blog or social media is considered publication. We accept simultaneous submissions on the agreement that you will withdraw the submission if it is accepted elsewhere. GENERAL GUIDELINES Upon acceptance Kallisto Gaia Press retains First North American serial rights and the one-time digital rights to publish on our website. All other rights revert to the author upon publication. If the work is reprinted we request that Ocotillo Review is credited as the original publisher. Please submit your work in 12pt. Times New Roman font, Double spaced (except poetry). We prefer Word doc. but will accept pdf. and rtf. SHORT FICTION should be one story totaling 1000-3500 words not counting the title. Novel excerpts are allowed providing they can stand alone without extraneous notation. Accepted work pays $50 USD FLASH FICTION should be 500 words or less not counting titles. Include up to 3 pieces per entry in one document. Start each piece on a new...

Deadline: March 31st, 2017 Payment: 2¢/word We will be creating an anthology titled Utter Fabrication: Historical Accounts of Unusual Buildings and Structures. It will be a collection of fictional stories about haunted houses and other weird places. For this anthology, our pay will be 2¢/word. We are particularly looking for stories from authors who are underrepresented in fiction: people of color, LGBTQ, non-Western religions and cultures. Each story is written from the perspective of someone who has encountered this strange location. Like our regular magazine, this narrator will also have a bio. Be certain that your story meets these requirements: ❏ 1st person ❏ 500-8000 words in length ❏ Focuses on a strange building or place ❏ Not a reprint Here are some ideas that we pitched when we made our Kickstarter, but this is meant to be inspirational and not definitive. Haunted houses, obviously. Space stations poised at the edge of an anomaly. Towns missing people for no clear reason. Espresso stands that travel through time. Malls that function as dimensional crossroads. A cursed painting in an otherwise empty field. Unusual sculptures that seem to come from out of this world. Structures or ruins left behind by indigenous peoples. (But please don’t stoop to “Indian burial ground” or similar tropes. Seriously, don’t be that person.) DO NOT send us poetry or screenplays. Submissions should be in Standard Manuscript Forum and sent via Submittable. As with our regular submissions, we are asking for exclusive first worldwide electronic and print rights for one year. For more information about how we normally do business, check out our Submissions page. Via: Mad Scientist Journal.

Deadline: March 31, 2107 Payment: $100usd Heroic Fantasy Quarterly is OPEN to submissions through March 31, 2107.   Heroic Fantasy Quarterly is open to FICTION submissions four months per year. The months you can submit are: March June September December If you submit fiction in any other month, you will receive an auto-response and your tale will not be reviewed. We remain open for POETRY submissions at all times, however, so keep those coming! If you get an auto-response, don’t worry — as long as you mention poetry in the subject line your work will be reviewed. * * * As its name suggests, Heroic Fantasy Quarterly is a quarterly ezine dedicated to publishing heroic fantasy — in both prose and poetry. We are unrepentant in our goal of elevating unapologetic sword and sorcery to a rightful high place. We pay $100 for stories and $25 for poems, upon publication.  (Scroll down for info on art submissions.) We purchase first world English language electronic rights, electronic rights for 90 days, archival rights for twelve months, and excerpt rights. As of 7-31-2013, we will publish in August, November, February, and May. Each issue will include up to three stories and two poems. Our fiction word limit is 10,000 words, although we are willing to serialize at a maximum of 50,000 words over four issues. You may submit up to three poems, with a cumulative maximum of 30 pages.  Tolkienesque (as in really long) poetry epics/sagas/vedas will most likely be treated — and paid — like fiction. Similarly, prose pieces of fewer than 1,000 words will be paid at poetry’s standard rate of $25. Art: HFQ is looking for quality banner art to accompany each new issue. Please review art from the past two issues to see the style we prefer. Image...