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Deadline: August 30th, 2024 Payment: $5 Theme: Following on from the resounding success of HellBound's satanic anthology "Satan Rides Your Daughter," our loving homage to the late, great British author Dennis Wheatley, we decided another outing for stories concerning Beelzebub and his denizens of Hell was in order! We want your very best devilish and demonic tales - horrify us with your depictions of the darest, deepest pits of Hades or Hell on Earth... PLEASE read and adhere to our submission guidelines... * Word format saved in .doc, or .docx * 12 pt times new roman * Double spaced * Absolutely NO extra lines between paragraphs! * 4K-10K word count * Write 'SATAN' along with your name and story title in the header of your email *The body of your submission email will be considered the cover letter. * The submission documents are to be separated and Word (.doc or .docx) documents are to be attached to your submission email. To submit, email your polished story to [email protected] - Make sure that you check your mss for grammar and punctuation, use our guidelines to help you: DOWNLOAD YOUR HBB GUIDE TO GRAMMAR HERE (PDF) Deadline: 30 August 2024 NO REPRINTS - ORIGINAL UNPUBLISHED WORKS ONLY Payment - $5.00 for first rights. Capped at 100K words in total. Via: Hellbound Books Publishing.

Deadline: August 30th, 2024 Payment: $5 Theme: A new take on pre-existing creatures. So many of God's creatures have been used to gruesome, horrifying effect over the decades - rats, spiders, giant centipedes (HBB's very own 'Pede!), crabs, rabbits, frogs, slugs, worms, myriad members of the insect class, and so many, many more... Our challenge is for you to create something wholly unique using creatures that have been featured before, those who have not recieved a mention thus far (killer koalas, anyone?), or some hideous, creature of your won design - which ever way you choose, make it blood-curdling, terrifying, and as scary as Hell! PLEASE read and adhere to our submission guidelines...  * Word format saved in .doc, or .docx * 12 pt times new roman * Double spaced * Absolutely NO extra lines between paragraphs! * 4K-10K word count * Write 'CREATURES' along with your name and story title in the header of your email *The body of your submission email will be considered the cover letter. * The submission documents are to be separated and Word (.doc or .docx) documents are to be attached to your submission email. To submit, email your polished story to [email protected] - Make sure that you check your mss for grammar and punctuation, use our guidelines to help you: DOWNLOAD YOUR HBB GUIDE TO GRAMMAR HERE (PDF) Deadline: 30 August 2024 NO REPRINTS - ORIGINAL UNPUBLISHED WORKS ONLY Payment - $5.00 for first rights. Capped at 100K words in total. Via: Hellbound Books.

Deadline: August 30th, 2024 Payment: $5 Theme: Horror, Noir, and all Things Dark, up to 1,500 words Announcing a new venture into short horror fiction - curated by Theresa Scott-Matthews. We are looking for the very best short horror fiction stories - up to 1,500 words (approximately - we're not going to to turn away cracking tales for being a tad over the word count!). Anything goes, subject-wise, as long as it fits HellBound Books' "Horror, Noir, and all Things Dark" philosophy! PLEASE read and adhere to our submission guidelines...  * Word format saved in .doc, or .docx * 12 pt times new roman * Double spaced * Absolutely NO extra lines between paragraphs! * up to approx. 1,500 word count * Write 'FLASH' along with your name and story title in the header of your email *The body of your submission email will be considered the cover letter. * The submission documents are to be separated and Word (.doc or .docx) documents are to be attached to your submission email. To submit, email your polished story to [email protected] - Make sure that you check your mss for grammar and punctuation, use our guidelines to help you: DOWNLOAD YOUR HBB GUIDE TO GRAMMAR HERE (PDF) Deadline: 30 August 2024 NO REPRINTS - ORIGINAL UNPUBLISHED WORKS ONLY Payment - $5.00 for first rights. Capped at 75K words in total. Via: Hellbound Books Publishing.

Deadline: August 30th, 2024 Payment: $25 plus contributor's copy Theme: A story about a store that sells Gods who are attached to items, or more importantly, the items themselves, further details below This is an anthology different from most we have done. It is the follow-up to the original GODS & SERVICES, and there is a definite theme to which we will require far stricter adherence. There is a store. It wasn't there yesterday. It won't be there tomorrow. There's no way it could have fit where it is. The sign in the window obviously is meant to read GOODS & SERVICES, but one of the Os has fallen. The proprietor is a sort of short, tall, fat, thin, young, old, sometimes a woman fellow named Hiram Priest. The merchandise is flea market quality mixed with priceless and rare antiques all sharing the same space with no apparent organization. Hiram sells gods. He sells gods by selling items to which a god, long out of work, is attached. After an unwary buyer has purchased an item (and the item can be anything), the god attached to it is then obliged, in exchange for the worshipful offering, to make the character's life better -- in the opinion of the god in question. (For inspiration, watch Tony Randall and Burl Ives in "The Brass Bottle" -- or better yet, read the first book.) Your story does not have to reflect any of the information about Hiram, or indeed have any interactions with him. The key ingredients are the item, the god, and what follows after. The story can be horror, fantasy, or comedy. All the stories will be inserted into a larger framework , with Hiram Priest relating them to a prospective buyer. Again, the best advice here is to read the...

Deadline: August 31st, 2024 Payment: $150 - $250 Theme: Original weird tales and essays set in the Middle East that explore the human (and inhuman) experience through the lens of weird fiction and horror Sentinel Creatives has opened up for submissions for our anthology of Middle Eastern Horror: “Children of the Blind Owl”. Deadline for Submissions: 31 August 2024 Wordcount: 3,000 - 6,000 Remuneration: $150 - $250 Simultaneous Submissions: Yes WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR We’re looking for original weird tales and essays set in the Middle East that explore the human (and inhuman) experience through the lens of weird fiction and horror. We are looking to secure 11-13 tales of weird fiction and 1-3 essays (any length). Submissions should delve into the history, folklore, ideas, experiences, identities, religion, and philosophies of the region in some way. Time Period: We are looking for stories in both historical and contemporary settings. As the title of this anthology suggests, one of the inspirations behind this project is Sadegh Hedayat's "The Blind Owl," a surrealist, horror, weird fiction, novella completed in the 1930s. Though we hope the stories in this anthology take inspiration from Hedayat's work, we are not looking for stories set in or derived from his novella or other works. Rather, we are hoping writers will take cues from the themes Hedayat grappled with: alienation, futility, despair, rage, transgression, to name a few. Ahmed Saadawi's "Frankenstein in Baghdad" is another work that serves as a good example of what we'd like to see from the stories in this anthology. Saadawi uses, to great effect, some of the vocabulary and motifs from horror to illustrate the problems facing modern-day Iraq, with the corpse itself representing, in some ways, the various ethnic and religious groups and ideologies sewn together as Iraqi pluralism. Give us your tales of the uncanny, of the monstrous and surreal! Contributing...

Deadline: August 31st, 2024 Payment: $25 Theme: Crime Fiction Inspired by Heavy Metal Hits Ozzy Osbourne. Lita Ford. Metallica. Megadeth. Kiss. So many heavy metal bands have put their stamp on the music industry. With searing guitar riffs, fierce drums and a headbanging attitude, heavy metal continues to rock out and melt faces from their origins in the 1970s through today. The intensity of that music genre lends itself perfectly to crime fiction. That’s where you come in. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 1. Your work must be based on a song that’s an original heavy metal song and cannot be a cover of a pop song. For example, although Peyton Parrish has an amazing metal cover of “Let It Go” from Frozen, it is not eligible for this anthology. Feel free to reference the list HERE for inspiration. 2. Your work must relate strongly to the song it’s inspired by, whether that’s by the lyrics or the name. 3. You still must have a STORY and a good crime/mystery. 4. LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC characters and authors very, very strongly encouraged. Be authentic! 5. All works must be original to this publication and cannot have been published or self-published previously. 6. We’re perfectly ok with simultaneous submissions to other publishers, but please let us know if you’d like your story withdrawn from consideration. 7. Please make sure your song choice is not too obscure. From past musical mystery anthologies we’ve found that readers have a lot more interest if there are songs they immediately recognize. TECHNICAL GUIDELINES 1. We’re not looking for flash fiction, but we’re not against it if it works. Prefer more in the regular short story length (3000-5000 words). 2. All submissions need to be in DOC, DOCX or Pages format. Everyone knows by now that we don’t care about fonts and spacing...

Deadline: August 31st, 2024 Payment: ~2,000 to 5,000 words - $20 USD, ~5,001 to 10,000 words - $25 USD Theme: Tumbleweed. Inspired by the eerie spectacle captured in this video Do you have a tale to tell that will send shivers down our spines? Are you ready to explore the sinister depths of a mysterious phenomenon lurking in the desolate landscapes of Utah, or any other real or fictional setting of your choosing? Black Hare Press is thrilled to announce an open call for submissions to our upcoming anthology: Tumbleweed. Inspired by the eerie spectacle captured in this video, we invite you to unravel the secrets hidden within the relentless advance of thousands of tumbleweeds. What if tumbleweed isn’t just tumbleweed? Where does it originate? What dark forces propel its relentless advance? What horrors does it bring with it? Does it herald the onset of an apocalyptic upheaval, a world consumed by its sinister presence? If your story is post-apocalyptic, delve into the shadows and unleash your imagination upon a world gripped by the Tumbleweed Apocalypse. Submission Guidelines: Word count: 2,000 – 10,000 words Ensure your first 500 words compel the reader to want to go further. Follow our blind read process; do not include personal information in your manuscript. Include your personal information (name, bio, etc.) in the email body. Co-authored submissions are allowed. Reprints and simultaneous submissions are not accepted. Author Compensation: Monetary awards based on wordcounts after edits: ~2,000 to 5,000 words - $20 USD ~5,001 to 10,000 words - $25 USD Plus one digital copy and print discounts. Publication Formats: Paperback, hardcover, digital, and audio. Submission Email: [email protected] Submission Deadline: 31st August 2024 Please allow 12 weeks after the call closes for a response. Dare to venture into the sinister world of Tumbleweed, where each gust of wind may bring...

Deadline: August 31st, 2024 Payment: 5 cents per word Theme: Short horror tales set in the bleakness of space There’s nothing out here. Out in the void. Just the infinite vacuous expanse between stars, the dead zone. We were interstellar when the core died. Just shut off. Leaving us stranded. We try to name the stars, (That one’s Arcturus, I think) but they all look the same out here. Identifying our own is pointless. It’s one pinprick of light amongst thousands. There’s no one to call to. Not that they could hear from out here anyway. It’s just the three of us, me on my own sled. The repairs have not gone well. Jasmine says she’s seen something moving out in that void. I’ve seen it too, sliding along in the black, always just within the peripheral. Tar, she says. More like blackened blood, bubbles coalescing from the void. It wants to be seen, but just barely. It’s just us … dear God, just us. I know it, and she knows it too. There’s something out here. Songs from the Void is an upcoming anthology of short horror tales set in the bleakness of space. We are seeking submissions for this anthology, which will see its launch on Kickstarter mid-2025. Send us your sci-fi terrors, your Lovecraftian leviathans, your monsters lurking through corridors, your isolation fears. Whatever it is, if it’s in space and scary, we want to see it. Please follow our guidelines for what we don’t want to see, found at Submissions. Please be certain your story is formatted with standard short story formatting with your personal details on the first page. We prefer Garamond or Alegreya, 12 pt font. Stories must be at least 3,500 words long, and our loose upper limit is 12,000 words. Please, if you submit a piece longer than this, be certain...

Submission Window: August 1st - 25th for all authors with an extended window of August 26th - 31st for authors from from marginalized communities Payment: 5 cents per word and a contributor's copy Theme: A punk/emo/rock song for inspiration, and which creatively channels that song’s ‘energy’ into a horror short story PUNK goes HORROR A Mixtape of Musically Inspired Goth-Rock-Horror Bangers Published by Truborn Press Edited by William Sterling         Guidelines: This is an open submission call for a fiction anthology. Open call submission window opens August 1, 2024-August 25th, 2024. Extended submission window exclusively for writers from marginalized communities August 26th, 2024-August 31st, 2024. The anthology will be a mix of solicited stories and stories selected from the open call submission period. What are we looking for? Short fiction, between 2000 to 4000 words (firm limit), which uses a punk/emo/rock song for inspiration, and which creatively channels that song’s ‘energy’ into a horror short story. What kind of stories are we looking for? This is going to be a horror-centric anthology. Punk (and Rock in general) can evoke skulls, ghosts, death, human monsters, love, loss, and rage all amongst burning wastelands galore, and we think that the right stories for this collection will find fun ways to reflect that aesthetic. Please understand that the term “Punk Rock” is being used loosely, just like it was in the POP goes PUNK album series (August Burns Red is “Punk?” Okay, then). We’re excited to see stories from all across the rock spectrum. Pop Rock is fine. Metal is fine. Emo, Hardcore, Glam Rock, Stadium Rock, have fun. NOTE: The songs you choose should serve as inspiration only. One or two uses of direct lyrics are fine, but please use them sparingly.  We will only be selecting one story per band.  You...

Deadline: August 31st, 2024 Payment: 1 cent per word Theme: Stories that evoke nuanced feelings and leave a lasting impression that take place in LA Note: Authors/writers who are based in Los Angeles, lived here, or have a strong tie to the area. Note: We are open for submissions for Made in L.A. Vol. 6, starting April 20 through August 31, 2024. See below for our submission guidelines and to sign up to our newsletter for updates about open submissions periods. The Made in L.A. indie author co-op is a Los Angeles-based group of writers dedicated to the support and appreciation of independent authors. We publish work by new, emerging, and established writers, including those who have been underrepresented or historically misrepresented, with a preference for writers who currently live in and around Los Angeles. Previously published and unpublished fiction will both be considered. Submissions are free. Submission Guidelines for Made in L.A. Vol. 6 Made in L.A. Writers is open for submissions starting April 30 through Aug. 31, 2024, for our sixth volume of short stories. We seek stories that evoke nuanced feelings and leave a lasting impression. We want to meet vibrant characters, hear their distinct voices, and—as always—see the action unfold in a strong Los Angeles setting. There is no word count minimum or maximum though we generally prefer stories in the sweet spot of 2,000 to 10,000 words. We accept previously published stories; please include your story’s publication history with your submission. All submissions must be double-spaced in 12-pt Times New Roman font with one-inch margins, formatted as a MS-Word, RTF, or PDF document. Please include a word count, your name, and your email address at the top of your story. To submit, we’re providing two options: Submit your manuscript via a Google Form (preferred) Email your...

Submission Window: August 1st - 31st 2024 Payment: $100 for the chosen story + 50% of subscription revenue Theme: Any genre, short story Mission = Revive the art of the short story, support artists, and produce something wonderful. Payout = Base Pay of $100 for the chosen story + 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check. Wait, you mean if this substack gets thousands of subscribers, the winner would get thousands of dollars? Yes! The New Yorker pays roughly $7,500 per story and I sincerely hope to go way past that. What does the timeline look like? Submit stories by the end of the month, winner to be announced on the 15th. There is ONE story that wins and receives the full payout. Where do I send submissions? [email protected] What are the rules for submitting? 1. No Fees 2. Send in Microsoft Word or Google Doc form 3. Any genre 4. 6- 10,000 words. Yes, just 6 words, like Hemingway's famous 6-word story "For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn." 5. Reprints are ok so long as you still have the rights to distribute. 6. Acknowledge Distribution Rights on this Substack - You can still sell your story elsewhere but we need to be able to save and publish it here. The goal is to create a library for subscribers. 7. Only the winner will be published and rights will only transfer for the winning story. What do I get for subscribing? One beautiful story every month. The complete library. The joy of supporting artists and doing something interesting. What if I can’t pay right now? That’s ok! If you publish a blurb about this site on your website, blog, or social media, I will send you one full story of your choosing. Best of all, it is...

Deadline: August 31st, 2024 Payment: Royalties Theme: Darker legends of the mermaid. Sirens, womenfolk (fishfolk?) who lure men into the sea. The darker the water, the deeper the ocean. The deeper the ocean, the more terrifying the inhabitants. And the ocean is very, very deep. And full of inhabitants. The thing about mermaids is… They’re not always pretty. They’re not always nice. And there’s always a tale. Maybe you’ll be okay, if you just dip your toes… We are looking for darker legends of the mermaid. Sirens, womenfolk (fishfolk?) who lure men into the sea. Of the men (or their wives!) who seek revenge for lost loves, lost fortunes, and wrecked ships. We want Tails of Tragedy and Terror, Stories of Sails and Seas and Sorrow, Accounts of Attractions and Actions, Allegories of Alligators, Apologues of Apologies, Travelogues of Living Logs! Wait. No. Sorry. Got carried away. Anyway, be they romance gone wrong, horror, sci-fi, dark comedy, or whatever genre, we want to see your dark stories about mermaids. Editor Jessica Guernsey Executive Editor Sam Knight Submissions open June 1st through August 31st 2024. Full general submission guidelines for Knight Writing Press can be found here: https://knightwritingpress.com/submissions/ TLDR: (Warning, if you don’t correctly follow the aforementioned guidelines, you will likely be rejected.) Payment: Royalty sharing only, and only through Draft2Digital Wordcount: 2,000 to 6,000 words No reprints. (Not because we don’t want them, but because Amazon is a problem.* See end of this page for more information.) Rights asked for: For both print and electronic, First worldwide, English, Exclusive anthology rights ONLY until publication (because of that Amazon problem again*) and then non-exclusive as soon as the anthology is published, for as long as the anthology remains in print. Submit to [email protected]  with the subject line of: Mermaidens 2 (story name) by (author’s name) as an RTF,...

Deadline: August 31st, 2024 Payment: $30 CAD per feature and $20 CAD for film diaries Theme: Period Piece Theme: PERIOD PIECE Deadline: August 31st, 2024 Stuck in the past? We want to hear about it. For our 11th issue we are looking for submissions on period pieces. From ancient times (Last Temptation of Christ) to recent past (Uncut Gems) we want to hear your take on how films have represented, invented, or misunderstood a previous era. Send us personal pieces, film diaries, fan fiction, and experimental pieces on anything set in the past. This could be a specific film, era or historical figure, an aspect of filmmaking (candlelight in Barry Lyndon), or a broader trend in film history or present. If you need some inspiration, check out this wildly comprehensive list. Please keep in mind that we generally do not cover films made pre-1970, and please do not send pitches on films set in the future—that’s for another issue! 😉 ‍ Some ideas 💡 - Films that stick to historical accuracy or play with anachronism - Directors who engage with/avoid the current moment - Some of our favourite period films: Moulin Rouge, Gothic, Sleepy Hollow, Benedetta, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Daughters of the Dust, Embrace of the Serpent - Revisionist history and era subversion: Posse, Wuthering Heights (2011), Zama, In the Realm of the Senses - Biopics: Mishima: A Life In Four Chapters, Wolf of Wall St., Saint Laurent (2014), 24 Hour Party People - Recent history period pieces: Uncut Gems, The Bling Ring, May December - Directors: Ang Lee, Jane Campion, Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee - Overrated and underrated eras: Victorian, Tudor, 1970s… - Adaptations of specific authors: Jane Austen, Daphne Du Maurier, Patricia Highsmith… - TV: Watchmen, Lovecraft County, Mad Men… - Shakespeare Adaptations: updated and classical ‍Please note that this issue will only feature 10-12 pieces, so send us your best! What We Publish We’re looking...

Deadline: August 31st, 2024 Payment: Stories 2500-4500 pay $10 CAD, Stories 4501-6500 pay $15 CAD, reprints are accepted at half payment Theme: Funny stories about aliens Note: Reprints Welcome THEME: COMEDIC ALIEN STORIES. SCHEDULED FOR PUBLICATION IN 2025.​ We will accept short story submissions for this anthology call between August 1, 2024, and August 31, 2024.  ​ Theme Description: Wow us with your funniest alien stories. Seriously, we want our cheeks to hurt from giggling. Examples of comical circumstances include first contact stories, abductions, interactions or curiosities, love, bumbling or blundering aliens, secret missions, capers, attacks (whether successful or foiled), and any other inter-alien or inter-species situations. Yep, humans can be in your story, too. Having touches of dark humour is okay, but we don’t want to see full on horror comedies. We also don't want to see any sexual assault (although brief, non-explicit mentions are fine only if necessary to further the story), nor any animal/child abuse depicted within the story (again, a brief mention of a past incident is okay only if it serves the story). Please do not send us any body “probing” stories. However, it's acceptable for the act of probing to be mentioned in passing for comedic effect. No erotica. Some violence is fine as long as it is befitting a comedic tale and not excessively graphic. Stories can be set on Earth, other planets, a ship, or elsewhere in space. Be as creative as you like. We’re looking for all things lighthearted, rollicking, action-filled, sarcastic, tongue-in-cheek, quirky, cute, unique, twisty, romantic, oddball, unexpected, and just plain fun. ​ Guidelines: Decisions will be made within six months of the call’s closing date. Original stories are preferred. However, we will consider reprints if they haven’t been published within two years and aren’t currently under contract. No...

Deadline: August 31st, 2024 Payment: Advance of $500 to $2000 and TBD set of contributors copies Theme: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Literary Fiction Announcing Open Submission for the month of August Who We Are Dark Age Press is a small, independent publisher. We presently focus on Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Literary Fiction. Our mission: to support local, independent bookstores and pop-up bookstores, and, as such, we only sell to those bookstores. Our goal is to publish two works per year. Open Submissions We have open submission twice per year during the months of August and January. We only accept completed works. Authors wishing to submit a work must send a PDF of the first three chapters to: [email protected], and mail a print version of the first three chapters to the address below. The email subject line should say: Attention Submissions - . Authors wishing to have the printed work returned should include a self-addressed, stamped envelope (S.A.S.E.). Submitted works must be postmarked during the month of open submission to be considered. Works submitted outside the submission window that include a S.A.S.E. will be returned. Those submissions that do not will be destroyed. We will respond by the end of December for the August submission window, and the end of May for the January submission window. If we have not responded by the end of the respective period, you can query us regarding the status at [email protected]. All correspondence will come from DarkAgePress.com. Our mailing address is: Dark Age Press Attn: Submissions P.O. Box 470292 Fort Worth, TX 76147-0292 For Authors An author who is selected will receive: an advance of $500 to $2000; cover art; and a set amount of books to use in promotion of the book. Authors will be contractually constrained to selling only at in-person promotions or events for two years. For Bookstores...

Deadline: August 31st, 2024 Payment: $10 per story or 1 cent/word rounded to the nearest 100 words, up to a maximum of $25. Theme: 1,000-2,5000 word speculative fiction, including such genres as science fiction, fantasy, horror, and stories involving the supernatural. Effective July 18, 2024, we are open for submissions for our inauguaral issue, planned for publication in the fourth quarter of 2024. We anticipate the initial issue will contain not more than ten stories. We will remain open for submissions until August 31, 2024. We will make final decisions on acceptance not later than September 30, 2024, after which all authors will recieve final notification on the status of their submission. Do not query prior to July 18. Stories may not exceed 2500 words. Our preference is for stories between 1000 and 2000 words. No mulitiple submissions, no simultaneous submissions. No reprints–original fiction only. Prose only–no poetry. No generative AI. Since this is our inaugural issue, the theme will be new beginnings. Stories should reflect this theme in some manner, such as character, plot, setting, or other element. Payment will be the larger of $10 per story or 1 cent/word rounded to the nearest 100 words, up to a maximum of $25. Payment will be rendered via Paypal prior to publication. We cannot issue checks or pay in cash–you must be able to accept Paypal to be paid. If you cannot accept Paypal, payment will be in the form of a copy of the printed issue Please read author guidelines before submitting. Pay special attention to submission requirements. In particular, stories must be submitted via the online form on this site. See the author guidelines for the link. We will acknowledge all submissions via email. Author Guidelines We’re eager to read your stories, but please be sure that your submission is suitable for our publication and meets our requirements....

Deadline: August 31st, 2024 Payment: A contributors copy and Royalties or $20 Theme: Dragons! Submission Period: June 7, 2024 to August 31, 2024 Theme: Dragon Mythicana There be dragons, that’s all we ask. They can be friends or foes. Dragons in space, flying dragons, dragon-shifters or whatever you have. Express yourself as the theme moves you. There is no restriction as to how you incorporate the theme into your story. We encourage you to weave the theme into an engaging story with well-developed characters and deep emotion. Stories that contain infanticide, rape, or gratuitous gore will not be accepted. Submission Period: June 7, 2024 to August 31, 2024 Submissions: No AI, 1 per author; no reprints, no simultaneous submissions; Submission Cost: Free Word Limit: 2,000 to 6,000 words Submission Guidelines: Anonymous submission with no author name in document; 12 pt Times or Arial; .Doc or .Docx; double-space; first line indent; no tabs used. Genres: Speculative fiction, fantasy Anticipated Pay: Option: Royalty share of D2D sales, or $20.00 If D2D royalty share selected, then each story will receive a share, as will the editor and publisher, from the sales on the D2D platform. This does not include: Kickstarter funds unless detailed in the Stretch goals; wholesale to authors; or non-D2D retail outlets. Links will be available to direct your customers to D2D outlets. Timeline Projections: Submissions close: August 31, 2024 Review: September 2024 Acceptance / Rejection: October 2024 Edits: Nov-Dec 2024 Production: Mar 2025 Published: Mar 2025 Upon acceptance, the author is expected to work with the editor on at least one round of revisions in MSWord. Our publication goal will be the spring of 2024; however, the extensive time needed to review and edit submissions may vary depending upon the submitted works and author’s response times. Inkd Publishing LLC will hold first...

Deadline: September 1st, 2024 Payment: 8 cents a word for fiction and essays (1500 words or less). $25 for short poems (ten lines or less), $50 for longer poem. Also, a contributors copy Theme: Witchy stories for the Halloween special All of Them Witches As Book Worms Horror Zine enters its second year, we’re thrilled to announce that this year’s Halloween issue will be all about Witches. This time around, we’re looking for fiction, poetry, and essays of the witchy kind. Frequently Asked Question: What kind of stories are you looking for? We generally enjoy “fun”, “80s style” horror reminiscent of the zine’s old-school vibe, but we’ve also been blown away by fresh voices that take the genre in a new direction. That being said, the best chance for your story being accepted by Book Worms is to follow the submission guidelines. Make sure your story is of the horror genre, mail in your submission versus email, meet the deadline, and don’t exceed the word count limit. And if your story doesn’t make it, please keep trying. We’ve had to turn down many excellent stories due to space constraints alone. A good way to get an idea about what we’re looking for is to read our current issue or one of our back issues that are still available. A Few Tips: Mail early. Unfortunately, we’ve had a few submissions lost in the mail and that didn’t arrive until weeks after the deadline. Consider writing shorter stories. Sometimes we have just enough room to a 500-800 word flash fiction piece. It might also be helpful to explain what we don’t want. Paranormal romance (Love the genre. It’s not right for Book Worms.) Anything with a political theme. Beyond the pale violence or pornographic material. Keep it fun, kids. Submission Guidelines Deadline: September 1, 2024 Payment is...

Deadline: September 1st, 2024 Payment: 8 cents per word for fiction and $25 for artwork Theme: Literary Science Fiction and Fantasy The Basics Stories should be submitted to [email protected]. All stories must be under 1200 words (not including the title and byline). All stories over 1200 words will sadly be rejected automatically. All stories must contain significant speculative elements. This does not mean all sci-fi stories must have lasers and rockets. It just means a non-speculative story doesn’t become speculative if you include a single line clarifying the story takes place on Mars. When to Submit Because of the time needed to evaluate submissions and prepare stories for publication, Orion’s Belt has a limited submission window. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause to you. Stories submitted outside the submission window will not be deleted, but they will not be read until the submission window re-opens. Our current submission window opened March 1st. This submission window will be open until September 1st. Art Submissions Art submissions are currently open. We’re looking for cover art for issues of our magazine. Payment is a flat $25. The art should fit the ethos of this magazine and thus should feature speculative elements, but there are otherwise no major restrictions on what we’re looking for. If you have artwork you would like us to consider, submit it to us with a subject line that’s some variation on the basic format of “Art Submission - Artwork Name (Artist’s Name).” All art submissions should be directed to [email protected]. Keep in mind that we tend to take significantly longer to respond to art submissions than to story submissions, though we will eventually respond to every submission. For examples of what we’re looking for, check the cover art of Flash Fiction Online or Uncanny Magazine, though keep...

Deadline: September 1st, 2024 Payment: Royalties Theme: Conspiracy Theories Who doesn’t love a good “WHAT-IF” discussion that Conspiracy Theories can invoke? Then you may want to submit to SEEMS A LITTLE CRAZY!. Packed full of Aliens, Deep State government, Reptilian Overlords, and more! Show us your freakiest Conspiracy Theory! We’re looking for new, previously unpublished stories that take us on an adventure and leave us wanting more. Genre: Speculative Fiction Word Count: 5,000 – 10,000 Opening Essay by: TBD Edited by: William Joseph Roberts Anchor Author: TBD Due Date: September 1, 2024 Email submissions to: threeravenspublishing @ gmail dot com with “Seems a Little Crazy!” in the subject line Payment: Stories selected for publication in the upcoming Anthology(ies), will receive a percentage of sales divided equally between the contributing authors. We are looking for amazing stories from any genre that are fun to read and will take us on an adventure of epic proportions. Please download our standards template by clicking here ***NOTE*** We publish genre fiction with aspects of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. If your work does not include one of these aspects, we are less likely to pick up the title unless it is of exceptional quality.   What we are NOT currently accepting: Poetry Single-author collections of short stories. Hard and fast rules of what not to send: Fan-fiction: Just simply don’t. It will be immediately deleted or tossed into the recycle bin. Gratuitous Sexuality: (i.e. smut, softcore porn) (Please, we know that there is a market out there for stories in this genre, but it’s not for us. Contact our affiliate, Tanglewood press for submissions in this genre at tanglewoodromance (at) gmail.com Gratuitous Abuse/Violence: While we at Three Ravens Publishing understand that graphic situations can alter or otherwise move the plot forward in ways that the reader may not...

Deadline: September 1st, 2024 Payment: 15GBP Theme: Shakespeare (Vol 103) SHAKESPEARE, 1st September 2024 Pay homage or re-imagine the Bard’s timeless works. We’re looking for stories of star-crossed lovers, tragic heroes, cunning jesters, and more. If you think you’ve got what it takes to terrify, scar and haunt our audience of 10,000 daily listeners, then we want your stories! If accepted, we'll get our fantastic narration team to lend their voices, our editor will sprinkle some magic pixie dust on the track, and you could have your story heard by thousands of listeners each week. WHEN WILL I HEAR IF MY STORY HAS BEEN ACCEPTED OR NOT? We carefully review every single submission that comes through our door. If you’ve submitted a story to us, please be patient. We WILL let you know if your submission has or hasn’t been successful. Having said that, if you haven’t heard anything up to twelve weeks after the deadline has passed, feel free to ping us an email to check in on it. Submission Guidelines • Stories must be 2,000 (10% tolerance +/-) • Save stories in a Word document - Times New Roman font, size 12 • Include a 1-2 sentence log line for your story at the end of the document • Ensure that your name and an email address are somewhere on the document • Stories must fit an upcoming theme • By submitting your story to us, you are confirming that you are the original creator of the story • We will consider entrants whose work has been entered and published elsewhere, however please ensure you state where and when your story has been used elsewhere on the document • You will be allowed to place one call-to-action for your own work at the end of the episode. Be...

Deadline: September 1st, 2024 Payment: £20 & 3 author copies Theme: Vampires Creature Feature Classics #2 Creatures of the Night ​ Creature Features #2 will be the second in an anthology series exploring everybody's favourite horror monsters. The sequel to our lycanthropy anthology; this one is all about blood-sucking vampires! We're looking for a variety of stories so feel free to go in any direction your brain might wander - the more whacky, the better. We want a mixture of sub-genres so stories that think outside of the box will have a stronger chance of success. The less classic, haunted middle-age castle stories the better - if you feel strongly about yours do send it, but we want our inbox to be packed with variety. Horror with humour is warmly invited too. ​ Hard word limits of 3,000-8,000 ​ Follow the guidelines found under the 'submissions' page for formatting, content and how-to-submit guidelines. The subject line should read ​ SUB/BLOOD - TITLE - SUBGENRE - WORDCOUNT - SURNAME ​ Compensation: £20 & 3 author copies ​ Submissions close midnight, September 1st 2024. *Unfortunately we are not accepting reprints for this anthology* Via: Snake Bite Books.

Deadline: September 1st, 2024 Payment: $10-$30 for fiction, $5-$15 for poetry Theme: American Gothic Our fall edition theme is American gothic, however you interpret that. We are particularly interested in stories that consider themes of class, non-city living, the institution of motherhood, and gender, but all facets of American culture are welcome for exploration. One might consider writers like Shirley Jackson, Toni Morrison, William Faulkner, and Stephen King as stand-out examples in the genre. Submissions may be sent using this Google Form. We manage submissions through Google Forms, linked above. The details: Non-fiction under 4,000 words, fiction under 2,000, and poetry just generally kept to a minimum Please submit one prose piece or two poems. Turnaround times vary. Expect a response within approximately one month of submissions closing. Talk Vomit believes wholeheartedly in simultaneous submissions and raises their eyebrows at places that don’t. BUT, if your piece is accepted elsewhere, please email [email protected] as soon as you can. If you don’t, it stands to be quite embarrassing for both of us. Talk Vomit asks for first serial rights. We aim to share most work on our website, our Substack, and in print, as space allows. Upon initial publication, all rights revert back to you, although we ask you credit Talk Vomit in the event of republication. Some stuff we particularly like: Gothic stories. Not high fantasy stuff, usually, but moody and atmospheric pieces that take a microscope to the underbelly of our communities and relationships Flash satire Essays that weave first-person with cultural criticism; essays with a fresh coming-of-age narrative (one can come of age at many times in their life, in many ways; Monica is currently particularly interested in coming-of-age stories related to motherhood, fwiw) Cultural criticism, in general Book reviews, especially those in the 300-600 word range — unless you’re baking in some first-person narrative...

Deadline: September 1st, 2024 Payment: $25 (US) or two copies of the book, if you're local to me (Maryland, USA) or the shipping is reasonable. Theme: Science fiction short stories that take place in a shared universe (details below) that feature a mysterious space station, strange aliens, and more! Enigma Station is a ShareVerse anthology featuring a mysterious space station, strange aliens, and more! Planned for publication in late 2024 or early 2025. General Setting information Situated in a solar system lightyears from Earth, the Banahatti Station is home to thousands of humans and aliens of several different species. It lies on a convenient path between several major planetary systems, and the solar system it lies in is home to mineral rich asteroids, seven planets and their moons (none habitable without environmental domes). Nominally under the Earth Republic's jurisdiction, its location means little oversight. The Earth Republic keeps one destroyer-class ship, the Antioch, docked at the station, but the administration of the station itself is handled by a security force (basically police) at the station. The station has shops, ship repair, medical facilities, hydroponics for growing food, ample living space, even a few areas where people can raise animals such as chickens or pigs. The space station still has unused areas that haven't been converted to human (or alien) use. However, a few adventurous explorers have reported strange happenings throughout the station, particularly in the unexplored areas. Strangely-shaped objects appear, change shape, then disappear. Rooms and hallways change their shape. Unexplained signals of energy - far below the level that would endanger anyone - burst into existence, then vanish. Some inhabitants also report feeling strange sensations within their body, but cannot find an explanation. The news has spread throughout the Earth Republic and the alien civilizations, and more superstitious folks...

Submission Window: September 1st - 2nd, 2024 Payment: 8 cents per word for original, 2 cents for reprints, For artwork: $10 for the non-exclusive right to use each image, for as long as the site is online.  If we publish a print collection we will pay a pro-rata share for each image used. Theme: Well written original work in science fiction, fantasy, myth, legend, fairy tales, and eldritch, in written, podcast, video, and/or graphic story form, and from around the world. Note: Reprints welcome     Submissions Schedule The first and second day of every month, 12 am of the 1st to 12 am of the 3rd, E.S.T. For reading impaired individuals, our submissions manager and ‘forget password’ have a captcha compatible with screen readers. We pay 8¢ per word for new fiction, 2¢ per word for fiction reprints, 2 – 8¢ per word for new fact-based work, 1- 4¢ per word for reprinted fact articles. For new poetry, we pay $1 per line, and for reprints we pay 50¢ a line  We’re looking for poems up to 40 lines. We’ll consider longer poems but that would be a hard sell, and words over 40 lines would be paid at 8¢ per word. We sponsor The Kepler Award to recognize and encourage writers of excellent science fiction and fantasy stories that creatively extrapolate on known science in constructive and exciting ways. You can learn aboutThe Kepler Award here. You can read a copy of our standard contract here.   It can be varied as needed to include the rights of translators, voice actors, etc. Writers Guidelines We accept new work as well as reprints, prose and poetry, from a minimum of 1000 words on up.   All else being equal, shorter pieces will be favored, and we have yet to find a story over about 9-10,000 words we...

Submission Window: July 4 - September 6th, 2024 Payment: $20.00 for original fiction, $10.00 for poems , $5.00 for reprints Theme: As cold and silence envelopes the earth, and all things lie dormant, we all move inward and lean toward hibernation, shadow work and self-reflection. Note: Reprints Welcome Opens for Submissions July 4 The next edition to our popular YULE anthology will be opening this summer for submissions. Submissions open July 4 - September 6 Send manuscripts to [email protected] Subject EVERGREEN SUBMISSION Word Count: 2,000 to 7,000 for stories Up to 4 pages for poetry $20.00 for original fiction $10.00 for poems $5.00 for reprints Format your story in Shunn Manuscript Format The more submissions we get, the less exceptions we are able to make. Title your file - Author Name - Evergreen - Story Title EX: Spears-Evergreen-Toxic **Make sure your name and email are at the top of your document **Your cover letter and bio NEED to be in the body of the email. As cold and silence envelopes the earth, and all things lie dormant, we all move inward and lean toward hibernation, shadow work and self-reflection. From all over the world, within the darker days live many celebrations of good triumphing over evil, light's victory over darkness and of seeds planted deep, waiting to slowly reach for the sun and burst into life. What we want: Your unique, fictional stories of the dark and stillness and what light brings out of the shadows. Stories of transformation. Stories of cold forests, elves and magickal places. Stories of witch magick, the occult and ghosts. We want modern retellings of Yaldā, Soyal, Roman Saturnalia or the Dongzhi Festival. Stories of the winter solstice, Bodhi Day, Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas, Omisoka, and Kwanzaa. Look into your ancestral roots and tell us about...

Submission Window: September 1st - 7th, 2024 Payment: Drabbles and Flash – £5, Short Stories 1001 to 4000 words – £10, Short Stories 4001 to 8000 words – £15 Theme: Any form of speculative fiction, feel free to be inspired by the season of the issue but that isn't a requirement Note: Only publishes creators from under represented and/or marginalized communities. WE ONLY PUBLISH CREATORS FROM UNDER REPRESENTED AND/OR MARGINALISED BACKGROUNDS AND/OR COMMUNITIES We don’t ask for any proof, we take this on trust with the expectation that anyone not from a marginalised background or underrepresented community wouldn’t take up the space of someone who is. We ask you to consider this before submitting. QUARTERLY ONLINE ANTHOLOGY: BRIEF We’re looking for stories you’ve poured your soul into but haven’t been able to find the right home for. We’re looking for stories that make us feel something. Warmth, love, melancholy, rage. We want it all. All genres, styles and themes will be considered and we especially love stories that are outside the box in their telling. Ambiguous endings? Non-linear storytelling? Antagonist’s point-of-view? A story told in just one scene? We love it all. Quarterly Online Anthology Submission Schedule: September 1st – 7th (Winter Issue) or until we reach 70 submissions December 1st – 7th (Spring Issue) or until we reach 70 submissions March 1st – 7th (Summer Issue) or until we reach 70 submissions June 1st – 7th (Autumn Issue) or until we reach 70 submissions ​We do not have set issue themes but feel free to be inspired by the season, seasonal occasions and events. We are unlikely to publish stories with seasonal events out of season – for example a story set in the Winter isn’t likely to make it into our Summer issue even if we adore it....

Deadline: September 9th, 2024 Payment: Royalties Theme: Monsters and/or magic in the old west Because we KNOW we’ll get a bunch, here we go with Volume 2! Witches, and werewolves and cowboys, oh my! Strange things are done in the midday sun, especially when there’s magic around. Tell your tales about monsters and magic in the Old West. Opens: 7/6/24 Closes: 9/6/24 Contracts: 9/21/24 Publication: 10/18/24 5,000 to 8,000 words. Length and genre are negotiable, as long as the story fits the concept, and is entertaining. Any submission must be in Times New Roman (preferred, but you can use Georgian or other readable font), 12PT, double spaced, with your name, title of the story, and your email on it. Name the file as -—. Send it in a .docx format as an attachment—no links. Refer to the submission guideline graphic below for how to format your story—It has all the information you need! Feel free to download it for reference. Raconteur Press will hold the rights for one year after publication, after one year the rights will revert to the author, but we continue to pay you as long as the anthology is selling. Authors receive an equal percentage share of the proceeds from the anthology, along with the Press, our editors, and administration. Yes, you read that right. We don’t take 80% off the top and split the 20% left over between all the authors. We’re all in this together. This is why our anthologies are limited to ten stories. IMPORTANT: PLEASE do NOT submit stories until the date the call opens. We don’t want to hang on to your piece for longer than necessary. You might find another market for it, or it decides to grow into a novel, or…..so go ahead and write it, but tuck it away, and revisit...

Submission Window: June 15th - September 15th, 2024 Payment: $10 Theme: Stories that constitutes the ever-moving edge of its kind, as a place between light and dark, consciousness and un, today and tomorrow; work exhibiting the strange, the bizarre, that which is not of the world we know, but more of a twilight realm or even altogether alien place. I would love to see submissions representing not only multiple cultures but subcultures, exploring issues of race, ethnicity, gender, orientation, and many things I haven't thought of. Does this mean you have to represent everybody and everything in 1000 words? Of course not. But be aware that we are creating a magazine that overall reaches and represents the true diversity of the world we live in. In terms of genre, I am looking for work that constitutes the ever-moving edge of its kind, as a place between light and dark, consciousness and un, today and tomorrow; work exhibiting the strange, the bizarre, that which is not of the world we know, but more of a twilight realm or even altogether alien place. Not necessarily science fiction, not necessarily fantasy, not necessarily horror, and not necessarily not these things. In short, ideally edgy. Maybe even idealistically edgy. I am NOT looking for porn. Penumbric generally accepts submissions in the following categories: fiction, poetry, illustration, graphic narrative, animation, music, or combinations of these (e.g., a spoken-word version of a poem). If you have something that fits some other category that can be displayed to advantage on the web, try me; I'll take a look. All works must be the creation of the author(s) submitting them, and must not infringe upon any right of any other person or entity. We buy non-exclusive worldwide periodical rights to publish your work in Penumbric, and will accept reprints...

Deadline: September 15th, 2024 Payment: $15, 5 contributors copies Theme: Valentine's themed horror stories “Eat Your Heart Out, Volume 1” Submissions  June 10, 2024-September 15, 2024 ‘Love is patient’, lurking behind a pristine row of bushes; keeping vigilant watch, being certain to narrow the timing down to the exact second the living room lamp shuts off and the shades pulled. Love turns a copy of the house key around and around in a gloved hand. ‘Love is kind’ of expensive sometimes— when all is said and done, often the price is grief, security, emotions, possessions, or even our very lives… Campfire Publishing is excited to announce that we are currently accepting submissions for, “Eat Your Heart Out, Volume 1”, the first in our collection of Valentine’s themed horror stories! Please read below to ensure that your story will be a good fit, and feel free to reach out to us–via the form located on our main page or by sending an email to [email protected]–if you have any questions. “Eat Your Heart Out, Volume 1” is the first volume in a horror collection dedicated to Valentine’s- themed horror stories. Campfire Publishing aspires to publish multiple volumes in the “Eat Your Heart Out” collection, along with collections specific to a variety of themes in the horror genre. What are we looking for? We are looking for WELL-EDITED stories close to 10,000 words that offer a horrific, bloody, or unique lens to view the subject of love, lust, or that looks to the idea of Valentine’s Day—corporate greed, the illusion of social influencers, lust, scorn, or just whatever journey your creativity offers up to you! Campfire Publishing is keeping its eye out for a wide range of chilling voices from seasoned to novice that offer unique perspectives into the often frightening world of...

Deadline: September 15th, 2024 Payment: US 4¢/word rounded up to nearest dollar; minimum US $4, maximum $25 Theme: Outlaws Eye to the Telescope 54, Outlaws, will be edited by Melissa Ridley Elmes. Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Butch Cassidy, Belle Star, Wyatt Earp, Bonnie and Clyde … Robin Hood, Aladdin, Zorro, Jean Valjean, the Joker, Villanelle … Malcolm Reynolds, Zoe Washburne, Peter Quill, Gamora, Han Solo, Sam and Dean Winchester … outlaws have a perennial hold on our imaginations, equal parts romanticized and demonized, revered and reviled, admired and loathed, depending on whose side you’re on. Outlaws are anti-heroes. They destabilize existing systems of power, erasing the illusion of control in societies. They bring with them and leave in their wake disorder, chaos, violence, destruction, loss, and death. But on the other hand, they also point to possibilities—of throwing off the shackles of propriety and authority; of living life on their own terms and according to their own ethical codes, standards, and values; of the possibilities that exist beyond established socio-political and cultural structures. I’m looking for your take on outlaws, defined broadly—give me your space cat renegades, your dryad anti-government environmental activists, your fed up monsters ready to throw down against the powers that be, your alien mercenaries, your dynamic lover-robbers, your charming assassins, your child-thieves: make them loud, make them stealthy, make them in-your-face, make them subtle, make them violent, make them pacifist, make them winners or losers, lovable or loatheable—whatever you do, just make sure it’s in verse form, memorable, vivid, and speculative. Submission Guidelines SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Use the form at https://bit.ly/SFPAettt54 to submit. Please submit 1–3 unpublished poems in English (ideally, attached as .docx or .txt) and include a short bio. Translations from other languages are acceptable with the permission of the original poet (unless public domain). Inquiries only to [email protected] with “ETTT”...

Deadline: September 15th, 2024 Payment: 2 cents per word, lore from these stories will also be featured in the upcoming Starspawn videogame which is cool for bragging rights but you won't be paid extra for it which is an honest sticking point for many Theme: Stories set in a variation of the Lovecraft universe which is listed below Note: Be sure to read the legal at the bottom, it is very straightforward as this is for a videogame, but might be news to some Ancient horrors… secret countermeasures… a cosmic cold war, turning hot… This is the world of Starspawn: A Miskatonic Mystery, an indie video game in development by our team of two. We will be doing a Kickstarter later this year, and we would like to offer an original short story anthology as a reward; portions of the stories will also be included in the game, with the full text available as bonus achievements. These stories will flesh out the lore of the game’s universe, and should be based on the prompts listed below. We are offering $0.02 per word (to a maximum of $100), and looking for stories in the 2,500 - 7,500 word range. Submissions are open now, and close on September 15, 2024. We will evaluate all submissions after the closing date. Requirements & Instructions Stories must be set in the game universe, which is a variation of the Lovecraft universe, and described below. Horror, please. Action/horror, comedy/horror, etc. are all fine, but horror, please. Cosmic horror, please; not just a creature feature. Tentacles dripping with eyeballs are great imagery, but there’s more to it. Stories must be based on one of the provided prompts. (You may send us a message if you would like to pitch a new one before you write it; info-at-the...

Deadline: September 15th, 2024 Prizes: 10 winners will each receive $10 Theme: Something so strange that the reader feels that they've entered the Twilight Zone Ever look around the world and feel like you've entered the Twilight Zone? Tell me about it! But tell me about it in 600 words or less! From September 1st to September 15th, WWW will accept submissions for our micro fiction competition. 10 winning stories will be selected, and the winning authors will receive $10 each and publication on the website.   THEME: I want to read about behavior so strange, I feel like I've entered the Twilight Zone!     If you need an example of how to establish strange behavior in 600 words or less, I recommend reading these two stories:       War of the Clowns by Mia Couto  No Matter Which Way We Turned By Brian Evenson      Up to 3 submissions per entrant allowed!   Send stories pasted into the BODY of the email to: [email protected]   NO SOONER THAN SEPTEMBER 1st!   Reprints are OK, as long you own the rights. Simultaneous subs are OK. Just tell us *right away* if you need to withdraw your entry. SUBJECT LINE SHOULD READ: "Micro Fiction Competition - Title"   DEADLINE: September 15th Via: Weird Wide Web.

Deadline: September 15th, 2024 Payment: Fiction: 10 cents a word, Poetry: $50 Theme: Anansi stories Note: Black female-identifying and Black gender-fluid authors only Submissions for the Fall 2024 Issue are now open. Theme: Anansi stories. Submissions for this issue will be reserved for Black female-identifying and Black gender-fluid writers. To learn more, scroll below to our Fall 2024 information. To be alerted about future submissions calls, please follow our Facebook page or subscribe to our newsletter. —— Please read carefully below for our editorial aesthetic, rights information, AI policy, and guidelines. The aesthetic: My editorial tastes mainly align with the original vision of The Green Sheaf: I love folklore, fairy tales, mythology, and the mystical. I also enjoy the speculative, the darkly fantastical, folk horror, the weird/numinous, the surreal/strange, the gothic, and magical realism/slipstream. Furthermore, I love poetic language, exquisite prose, and lush imagery. My favorite authors of short fiction include Angela Carter, K-Ming Chang, Carmen Maria Machado, Angela Buck, María Fernanda Ampuero, Agustina Bazterrica, Gwendolyn Kiste, Jamaica Kincaid, Sheree Renée Thomas, Nalo Hopkinson, Caroline Yoachim, Karen Russell, Ramona Ausubel, Kelly Link, Aimee Bender, Barbara Molinard, Leonora Carrington, Italo Calvino, Jorge Luis Borges, and Gabriel García Márquez, among others. I love the films of Robert Eggers, Federico Fellini, Tim Burton, and Guillermo del Toro. I’m also haunted by The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Transport me with your words. AI Policy: We will not accept AI-generated work. Rights: We request first North American serial rights—which will revert to you immediately on publication—and non-exclusive rights to archive your work electronically. __________ Call for Submissions: Fall 2024 Issue Our Fall 2024 issue will publish Black female-identifying and Black gender-fluid writers only. Theme: Anansi stories Because of Pamela Colman Smith’s deep love of Afro-Caribbean folklore and especially Anansi, I would love to see your...

Deadline: September 15th, 2024 Payment: $25 for accepted short stories and $10 for accepted poetry.  Theme: Cozy reads, any genre (maybe not horror.) These are works without explicit or gratuitous scenes of sex, violence, or gore. Rainy Weather Days is looking for submissions for our second volume—expected to be published October 31, 2024!    Our magazine, founded in 2024, isn’t just another literary magazine. We focus on polished and grounded works of prose and poetry that are enjoyable to read. Our focus is on cozy reads. These are works without explicit or gratuitous scenes of sex, violence, or gore. We value artistic expression! We are looking for works that are daring, even challenging, but not so experimental to the point of overwhelming the narrative. Also, as part of our idea of “cozy,” we use easy-on-the-eyes fonts sized 16–18pt! Our digital releases will come in several convenient formats as well, including e-reader formats. We plan to release digital and print versions of our magazine on a quarterly basis—our first issue (July 2024) releases July 31! We may release some free online or online-only stories on our website from time to time as well (authors will be asked beforehand for permission for an online release.)   Prose: We will consider prose of length 1,500–15,000 words.  Please format prose manuscripts with 12–18pt font, preferably Times New Roman, New Courier, or Garamond. Otherwise, please use a standard manuscript format (Examples at https://www.shunn.net/format/story/.) Please submit in .doc or .docx formats (Word) or in .odt format (Libreoffice.) Poetry: Please limit submissions to a maximum of 10 poems, one poem per page. Please format with 12–18pt font, preferably Times New Roman, New Courier, or Garamond. Please submit in .doc, .docx, .odt, or .pdf formats. Please include a cover letter! Tell us about yourself and what your piece means to you...

Deadline: September 15th, 2024 Payment: .08 per word Theme: A 100-word Speculative fiction (science fiction or fantasy) story with the idea of "Run!" Theme – RUN! We’re excited to announce our August/September submission period will include a theme: RUN! You can submit one story to the themed submission and one to the general submission (for a total of two submissions). We hope this format sparks some new ideas and wonderful stories while still giving our writers the chance to send us their best work. Now what are we looking for with RUN? We’re looking for anything and everything! We’re open to any take on the theme. You can be running from bigfoot, running for mayor, strutting down a runway, or anything in between—just make sure you do it in 100 words. Submissions are open August 15 through September 15. Please submit via the following two Google forms: RUN! Themed Submissions Un-Themed Submissions What do we want? Speculative fiction (science fiction or fantasy) Note: We accept horror, but it must have a speculative element, whether science fiction or fantasy. Drabbles (100-word stories EXACTLY) Note: We calculate word count using Microsoft Word. If using Google Docs, please manually count your words. It has a truly baffling definition of a word (e.g., “1,000” = 2 words). Actual, complete stories Even though they’re only 100-words, drabbles still need all the essential elements of a story: character, setting, conflict, theme, and plot. What do we NOT want? Child abuse (of any type) Erotica Rape Revenge stories Hateful content All the details Simultaneous submissions: Yes! Go crazy. Submit everywhere! But if it is accepted elsewhere, please let us know. Response time: Responses will be within 60 days. Please query after this time. Multiple submissions: For the upcoming submission period, you may submit one themed submission (RUN!) and one general/un-themed submission (for a total of two stories). Note: Only one story will be accepted per author...

Deadline: September 22nd, 2024 Payment: 8 cents/6 pence per word for original stories, 6 cents/4 pence for reprints Theme: Stories featuring Achilles Note: Reprints Welcome Flame Tree are bringing you a brand new gorgeous hardcover series brimming with myths and short stories. Discover the mythology of humankind through its heroes, characters, gods and immortal figures. Myths, Gods & Immortals brings together the new and the ancient, familiar stories with a fresh and imaginative twist. Each book brings back to life a classic mythological or folkloric figure, with completely new stories alongside the original tales. New and emerging writers from open submissions, reveal hidden themes, casting fresh perspectives on well-known stories, alongside specially commissioned text on the origins and the cultural background of the mythology. The first four books in the series are Medusa, Odin, Circe and Anansi. We're now opening up submissions for the next two books, Achilles and Morgana le Fay. Achilles Achilles, the great warrior of the Trojan War, was considered the epitome of heroism in Greek mythology. His bravery in combat is famously depicted in Homer’s Iliad, but every hero has their flaws. Authors from classical times all the way through to late Antiquity and the modern era have interpreted his character in a multitude of ways, and this latest book will look at the man behind the myth. There is much to explore, from his exploits in the war and interactions with Agamemnon, Patroclus, Hector and more, back to his early days as an infant dipped into the River Styx, exposing one vulnerable heel. Stories submitted for consideration need to explore new or expanded angles to the character: have him follow alternative paths, present different viewpoints, give deeper background, or perhaps pursue story lines that are hinted at in the original tales and poetry. Submissions to: [email protected]   Terms:...

Deadline: September 22nd, 2024 Payment: 8 cents/6 pence per word for original stories, 6 cents/4 pence for reprints Theme: Stories featuring Morgana le Fay Note: Reprints Welcome Flame Tree are bringing you a brand new gorgeous hardcover series brimming with myths and short stories. Discover the mythology of humankind through its heroes, characters, gods and immortal figures. Myths, Gods & Immortals brings together the new and the ancient, familiar stories with a fresh and imaginative twist. Each book brings back to life a classic mythological or folkloric figure, with completely new stories alongside the original tales. New and emerging writers from open submissions, reveal hidden themes, casting fresh perspectives on well-known stories, alongside specially commissioned text on the origins and the cultural background of the mythology. The first four books in the series are Medusa, Odin, Circe and Anansi. We're now opening up submissions for the next two books, Achilles and Morgana le Fay. Morgana le Fay Morgana le Fay is a mysterious figure of Arthurian legend, found in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Le Morte d'Arthur and a number of other accounts. She is often seen in the context of the men in those myths – a half-sister of King Arthur, a jilted lover of Lancelot, a foil of Merlin – and yet is an extremely powerful character herself. She has deep roots in Celtic mythology and offers a fascinating canvas to be explored. Well known for her magical abilities, including shape-shifting, her complex character oscillates between benevolent healer and malevolent sorceress. Her relationship with Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is marked by both familial loyalty and deep-seated enmity, making her one of the most enigmatic and multifaceted figures in the Arthurian mythos. Stories submitted for consideration need to explore new angles to the character: have her follow alternative...

Deadline: September 22nd, 2024 Payment: Artwork: Cover $250, Interior: $50, Creative Non-Fiction & Fiction: 10 cents per word, Poetry: $50 per page, Reprints: 2 cents per word Theme: No set theme or genre as long, though they lean towards any aspect of environmental justice, from food sovereignty to ocean plastics to industrial cleanup to Indigenous rights Reckoning 9 is open for general submissions! There is no specific theme for this issue; if your work concerns any aspect of environmental justice, from food sovereignty to ocean plastics to industrial cleanup to Indigenous rights, we want to see it. In fact, we look forward most eagerly to perspectives none of us has thought of. Please help us learn and understand. The editors for the issue will be C.G. Aubrey, Priya Chand, and Catherine Rockwood, with help and support from the rest of the wonderful and brilliant Reckoning staff. As always, we are seeking art, poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction up to 20,000 words in length, in particular from Indigenous, Black, Brown, queer, trans, disabled, neurodivergent and/or otherwise marginalized writers and artists from everywhere, and we pay $50/page for poetry and art, 10c/word for prose. Deadline for this issue is the solar equinox, September 22, 2024. We’re always open to submissions. There are never any fees to submit. We pay SFWA-qualifying “professional” rates upon acceptance; click below to see how much for different kinds of work. Response time has ranged from one to six months and is slowest October through January, when we’re putting together a new issue and editors for the following issue have not been chosen. We’re currently reading for Reckoning 9. Issue editors and specific guidelines are here. To see what we’re looking for, try Reckoning 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, the special issues, the podcast, the interviews, or even LCRW 33. The short version: creative writing and art about environmental justice. We are always seeking work...

Deadline: September 27th, 2024 Payment: Royalties Theme: Speculative Coffee-themed stories Because we KNOW how many of us drink the stuff—we’re going to need TWO volumes of this one. The perfect cuppa joe. The nectar of the gods. The safety liquid you hand your partner in the morning. We love the stuff, and can’t get enough. But how did we FIND that flavorful bean? We invite our authors to visit our favorite coffee merchant, King Harv’s Coffee, and pick a variety from his amazing list. Then write a fantastical story about the detective work, the journey, the adventure of finding the oh-so-perfect plant. Don’t limit yourself to this planet! OR SF! Sword and Sorcery works too! From Dave at King Harv’s Coffee: It all began when we took over the dome at the old South Pole station for  the use as a coffee greenhouse.  As you undoubtedly well know, the coffee was banned from world trade to by that ridiculous Antarctic treaty, and it became clear to us that coffee grown on alternate planets and celestial objects was the only thing that made economic sense. Shockingly this has never been reported on in the main stream media! Opens: 7/27/24 Closes: 9/27/24 Contracts: 10/12/24 Publication: 11/08/24 Guidelines for all our anthologies: 5,000 to 8,000 words. Length and genre are negotiable, as long as the story fits the concept, and is entertaining. Any submission must be in Times New Roman (preferred, but you can use Georgian or other readable font), 12PT, double spaced, with your name, title of the story, and your email on it. Name the file as -—. Send it in a .docx format as an attachment—no links. Refer to the submission guideline graphic below for how to format your story—It has all the information you need! Feel free to download it...

Deadline: September 29th, 2024 Payment: 8 cents per word up to $400 Theme: No restrictions on genre (seeking all types of stories; fiction and creative nonfiction) Note: Must be subscribed (free) to the magazine in order to submit, no submission fee.) SUBMISSIONS TO OUR MONTHLY MAGAZINE ARE CURRENTLY OPEN THROUGH SEPTEMBER 29TH, READ THE GUIDELINES BELOW CAREFULLY - FAILURE TO ADHERE TO OUR RULES MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION, AND WHO WANTS THAT? Please note that we have additional perks and leeway for MEMBERS, highlighted in GREEN. Your membership not only gives you a leg up in the submission process, but helps keep the lights on (and pay our talented writers). Why submit to us? - WE PAY WRITERS FAIRLY. It’s hard work writing good stories, and you deserve to get paid. Or maybe you don’t and you’re just duping us? Regardless, we pay 8 cents a word for stories up to 2,500 words. Stories longer than this are capped at $200 payment ($400 for MEMBERS). - NO SUBMISSION FEES. We’re not saying the other guys are getting rich off $3 per submission, but there’s something about the idea that we, as writers, have you pay you, the publisher, just for the privilege of rejecting our work with a form letter, bothers us. (Costs of running an E-zine aside) We’re going to go ahead and coin a phrase right here and now - ‘Write privilege’, get it? Of course, you do. - GET YOUR WORK IN FRONT OF A LARGE AND GROWING AUDIENCE. Our aim is fixed on telling good stories, period, and because of that we have built a massive readership from all over the globe. Want to get your stories out to more than just dear old nana? Then you've come to the right place. - REASONABLE TURN-AROUND TIME. If you haven't heard from us within 90 days, then your story was rejected....

Deadline: September 29th, 2024 Payment: 8 cents a word for stories up to 2,500 words. Stories longer than this are capped at $200 payment Theme: Any genre, good stories, measured both by the quality of the writing and the skill in storytelling. We prefer prose that elicits emotion: make us laugh or cry, think or consider, anything on the edges or in between. SUBMISSIONS TO OUR MONTHLY MAGAZINE ARE CURRENTLY OPEN THROUGH SEPTEMBER 29TH, READ THE GUIDELINES BELOW CAREFULLY - FAILURE TO ADHERE TO OUR RULES MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION, AND WHO WANTS THAT? Please note that we have additional perks and leeway for MEMBERS, highlighted in GREEN. Your membership not only gives you a leg up in the submission process, but helps keep the lights on (and pay our talented writers). Why submit to us? - WE PAY WRITERS FAIRLY. It’s hard work writing good stories, and you deserve to get paid. Or maybe you don’t and you’re just duping us? Regardless, we pay 8 cents a word for stories up to 2,500 words. Stories longer than this are capped at $200 payment ($400 for MEMBERS). - NO SUBMISSION FEES. We’re not saying the other guys are getting rich off $3 per submission, but there’s something about the idea that we, as writers, have you pay you, the publisher, just for the privilege of rejecting our work with a form letter, bothers us. (Costs of running an E-zine aside) We’re going to go ahead and coin a phrase right here and now - ‘Write privilege’, get it? Of course, you do. - GET YOUR WORK IN FRONT OF A LARGE AND GROWING AUDIENCE. Our aim is fixed on telling good stories, period, and because of that we have built a massive readership from all over the globe. Want to get your stories out to more than just dear old nana?...

Deadline: September 30th, 2024 Payment: $5 Theme: Horror taking place in the suburbs Owning your own home is a dream come true for so many people. But.. What if your HOA just happens to be comprised of Satan's minions? What if your next door neighbor is batshit, tits-out loony tunes? What if the amazing house in that idyllic, leafy subdivision you just bought was actually built on an ancient Indian burial ground? All hell breaks loose. Literally. HellBound Books wants your most horrific stories of HOAs from Hell, horrific neighbors, terrifying properties, and everything else that goes along with the wonderfully human experience of owning your own home. PLEASE read and adhere to our submission guidelines...  * Word format saved in .doc, or .docx * 12 pt times new roman * Double spaced * Absolutely NO extra lines between paragraphs! * 4K-10K word count * Write 'SUBURBAN' along with your name and story title in the header of your email *The body of your submission email will be considered the cover letter. * The submission documents are to be separated and Word (.doc or .docx) documents are to be attached to your submission email. To submit, email your polished story to [email protected] - Make sure that you check your mss for grammar and punctuation, use our guidelines to help you: DOWNLOAD YOUR HBB GUIDE TO GRAMMAR HERE (PDF) Deadline: 30 September 2024 NO REPRINTS - ORIGINAL UNPUBLISHED WORKS ONLY Payment - $5.00 for first rights. Capped at 100K words in total. Via: Hellbound Books Publishing.

Deadline: September 30th, 2024 Payment: $125 - $200 Theme: Weird tales set in the Victorian period that explore the human (and inhuman) experience through the lens of horror. LEVIATHAN: Submission Brief Sentinel Creatives has opened up for submissions for “LEVIATHAN: An Anthology of Industrial Horror.” Deadline for Submissions: 30 September 2024 Wordcount: 3,000 - 6,000 Remuneration: $125 - $200 Simultaneous Submissions: Yes WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR We’re looking for original weird tales set in the Victorian period that explore the human (and inhuman) experience through the lens of horror. Some clarifications: Victorian: There is a tendency to view the Victorian Age as beginning and ending with the reign of British monarch Queen Victoria (1837-1901), but this is so strict as to be crude. Rather, the period will be what is referred to as The Long Nineteenth Century (1789-1914), which begins with the French Revolution and ends just short of World War I. This expanded timeframe serves to foreground the transformations that took place within British society and brings those changes into stark relief. This period usually takes England as its geographical norm, and often a particular city: London. But for the purposes of this anthology, the region will also include Scotland, Ireland, Wales, as well as India and the furthest reaches of the British Empire. There is considerable scope here, and the period is rich in conflict and upheaval, which any excellent story cannot do without. Show us primitive science, at once enlightened and profane, the obscure craft of learned mutilators who frighten all, even the dead. Or the Resurrection men, who do their bidding by midnight, and fear more moonlight than the noose. Give us tales of strife and privation, loss and alienation; rural homesteads replaced by hypnotic topographies of stone and glass, cloaked in smog; of choking workhouses and tumbledown tenements. Show us who built this world, mixing mortar with bone,...

Deadline: September 30th, 2024 Payment: $10 and a contributors copy Theme: Uplifting Science Fiction Oddity Prodigy Productions is proud to announce we are open for submissions on our latest anthology: Bright Mirror!! This will be the first science fiction anthology from Oddity Prodigy Productions, following our horror and urban fantasy offerings. There is a planned Kickstarter to cover publishing costs. Publishing date and distribution is as yet undecided. The deadline for Submissions is September 30, 2024 WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR Have you ever looked up at the stars in the night sky and imagined what it would be like to visit them? Have you ever felt awe and wonder when you look forward to the future? We are looking for stories that capture that feeling of hope and excitement? So much of our science fiction is rooted in cynicism about what’s next, and we are looking for stories that deal in the opposite. We want to read stories of discovery and promise! Stories set in worlds filled with marvels and imagination. In short, we would love to read your best utopian science fiction story. Star Trek is the best example, but movies like the Fifth Element, Arrival, or Contact would also be examples of the kind of stories we’re going to collect for this anthology. WHAT WE WERE NOT LOOKING FOR We aren’t looking for dystopias, bleak futures, cyberpunk, nihilism, or darkness. Some sexual content is ok, but nothing too graphic or excessive. We will NOT consider stories that feature abuse or assault of a sexual nature. THE EDITORS Oddity Prodigy Productions is a creative team that shares duties on all projects. This anthology will be co-edited by the entire team. Submission Process: We are looking for stories between 2000 and 5000 words. Exceptions can be made but anything...

Submission Window: September 1st - 30th, 2024 Payment: 10 cents a word and a contributor's copy Theme: What does it mean to be alive? What does it mean to be real? What does it mean to exist? What does it mean to be human? Once again, Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics will be re-evaluated and revised to help define humanity Written Backwards is not open to submissions at this time, but due to high interest and numerous inquiries about You, Human, Vol. 2 (to be released in 2025), we are announcing an early open call for submissions for the month of September, 2024. Do not send submissions yet (unless invited). The open call for submissions will begin September 1st and end September 30th later this year. YOU, HUMAN The first volume of You, Human (2016) won the Benjamin Franklin Award for science fiction and is the most successful and widely-read anthology published by Written Backwards. Josh Malerman’s story “The Jupiter Drop” was also nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction and is currently in development as a major motion picture. If you need to catch up, it is highly recommended to read the first volume of You, Human before submitting work for consideration. The second volume will again not only feature legends of the craft but showcase today’s emerging talent, and will be coedited by Michael Bailey and Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki. The anthology is currently invite-only (with more announcements to be revealed soon), but submissions will open to the public in September. What does it mean to be alive? What does it mean to be real? What does it mean to exist? What does it mean to be human? Once again, Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics will be re-evaluated and revised to help define humanity, this time by novelettes (7,500 – 15,000 words max). Three Laws of Humanity: A...

Submission Window: September 1st - 30th, 2024 Payment: 1¢ per word Theme: Speculative fiction that explores connection, family, relationships, comfort, and the natural world. Reading periods/When to send Submissions will be open as follows: March 1st–31st (closing at 10pm PST on the 31st), for a June release September 1st–30th (closing at 10pm PST on the 30th), for a December release What to send Hearth Stories publishes speculative fiction (fnatasy & science-fiction in our case) slice-of-life stories with a focus on connection, family, relationships, comfort, and the natural world (we love stories prominently featuring nature, as opposed to tech). We accept works from 1,000 words up to 10,000. However, the ideal length may be something in the 1,500-3,500 word range. We do not currently accept poetry, non-fiction, or non-speculative work (there needs to be a fantasy or science fiction element present in the work). Some things we like: Cozy, sweet, cute, kind, hopeful stories Caregiving, parenting, friendship, romance, and partnership stories Rural/pastoral life and less technologically advanced settings Works that take place in nature Stories involving food and cooking. However, we are vegan; stories that feature animal products may result in a pass on the story or a request for removal of the animal products Stories involving hermits, issolated places, or wandering in the woods Bonus points for stories backed by vegan, anarchist, eco-conscious, and anti-capitalist themes (while still fitting the above) You may notice that none of those things have anything to do with science fiction or fantasy. We would like speculative stories with the above themes and settings. We are very into slice of life stories, the ruralism of Richard Jefferies (ruralism in general, extending to so-called “cottagecore”), and stories in general that take place in wooded places. We like witches and magic, new world stories (usually terraformed planets), alien worlds, and the small...

Submission Window: September 1st - 30th, 2024 Payment: $100 for the chosen story + 50% of subscription revenue Theme: Any genre, short story Mission = Revive the art of the short story, support artists, and produce something wonderful. Payout = Base Pay of $100 for the chosen story + 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check. Wait, you mean if this substack gets thousands of subscribers, the winner would get thousands of dollars? Yes! The New Yorker pays roughly $7,500 per story and I sincerely hope to go way past that. What does the timeline look like? Submit stories by the end of the month, winner to be announced on the 15th. There is ONE story that wins and receives the full payout. Where do I send submissions? [email protected] What are the rules for submitting? 1. No Fees 2. Send in Microsoft Word or Google Doc form 3. Any genre 4. 6- 10,000 words. Yes, just 6 words, like Hemingway's famous 6-word story "For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn." 5. Reprints are ok so long as you still have the rights to distribute. 6. Acknowledge Distribution Rights on this Substack - You can still sell your story elsewhere but we need to be able to save and publish it here. The goal is to create a library for subscribers. 7. Only the winner will be published and rights will only transfer for the winning story. What do I get for subscribing? One beautiful story every month. The complete library. The joy of supporting artists and doing something interesting. What if I can’t pay right now? That’s ok! If you publish a blurb about this site on your website, blog, or social media, I will send you one full story of your choosing. Best of all, it is...

Submission Window: September 1st - 30th, 2024 Payment: £12 per story or the equivalent in copies of the book Theme: Halloween must be a central point of the story The Halloween anthology will go ahead, opening for submissions on September 1st and closing on September 30th. The Halloween Anthology Submissions open mid-August and close mid-September. Watch the blog section of this site for specific dates as these will vary. Stories must have a Halloween theme. It does not have to be scary, but Halloween must be a central point of the story. Payment. Currently we pay £12 per story or the equivalent in copies of the book. If you are outside the UK we recommend you take the money (PayPal preferred) because postage to countries outside the UK will eat into your pay. Seriously. Normally it’s two or three copies per story depending on the final size of the book but postage can cost you a book. You’d be better off getting the cash and buying copies from your local Amazon. Copyright, contracts and rights. Leg Iron Books pays you for the right to use your story in the Anthology and (from 2019) also include it in the omnibus edition at the end of the year. We do not buy out copyright. We do not, at any time, ‘own’ your story. We only buy the right to publish it. Copyright remains with the author at all times. Once the story is published in the relevant anthology you can resell and re-use it all you want. You do not have to wait for publication of the end-of-year omnibus edition. It would be nice if you mentioned, upon re-use of the story, that it was published in a Leg Iron Books Underdog Anthology but this is not a condition of publication, it...

Deadline: September 30th, 2024 Payment: .01 to .02 per word + Royalty share Theme: Speculative fiction anthology with a bass beat of a hidden villain and a tale involving the criminal. Submission Period: July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024 Theme: Hidden Villains: Criminals – A speculative fiction anthology with a bass beat of a hidden villain and a tale involving the criminal. You could be chasing them down, victimized by them, or be the criminal; however you want to include them. Criminals – lawbreaker, offender, delinquent, malefactor, culprit, wrongdoer, transgressor, felon, thief, robber, burglar, fraudster, swindler, racketeer, gunman, gangster, outlaw, bandit, crook, con, jailbird, malfeasant, miscreant There is no restriction as to how you incorporate the theme into your story as long as the genre falls within Speculative Fiction, including Sci-Fi or Fantasy. We encourage you to weave the theme into an engaging story with well-developed characters and deep emotion. Suspense and thrillers are encouraged over horror for this anthology, but a great horror story will rise to the top. Stories that contain infanticide, rape, or gratuitous gore will not be accepted. Submission Period: July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024 Submissions: No AI, 1 per author; no reprints, no simultaneous submissions; Submission Cost: Free Word Limit: 2,000 to 7,000 words Submission Guidelines: Anonymous submission with no author name in document; 12 pt Times or Arial; .Doc or .Docx; double-space; first line indent; no tabs used. Genres: Fantasy, Sci-Fi Anticipated Pay: .01 to .02 per word + Royalty share Each story will receive a share, as will the publisher, from the sales on the D2D platform. This does not include: Kickstarter funds unless detailed in the Stretch goals; wholesales to authors; or retail sales through non-D2D retail outlets. Links to D2D outlets will be available for you to provide...

Deadline: September 30th, 2024 Payment: $5 Theme: Tales of blood, gore, and sloppy bits - the bloodier and more viscera-strewn the better! It seems that HellBound readers just can't get enough of Splatterpunk! So, without further ado, here's our second outing in this fabulously grotesque sub-genre! Gross our editors out with tales of blood, gore, and sloppy bits - the bloodier and more viscera-strewn the better! PLEASE read and adhere to our submission guidelines...  * Word format saved in .doc, or .docx * 12 pt times new roman * Double spaced * 0.3" hard paragraph indents (NOT spacebar hits, please!) * Absolutely NO extra lines between paragraphs! * 2.5K-8K word count (although we are incredibly flexible for awesome stories!) * Write 'SPLATTERPUNK2' along with your name and story title in the header of your email *The body of your submission email will be considered the cover letter. * The submission documents are to be separated and Word (.doc or .docx) documents are to be attached to your submission email. To submit, email your polished story to [email protected] - Make sure that you check your mss for grammar and punctuation, use our guidelines to help you: DOWNLOAD YOUR HBB GUIDE TO GRAMMAR HERE (PDF) Deadline: 30 September 2024 Payment - $5.00 for first rights. Capped at 100K words in total. Via: Hellbound Books.

Deadline: September 30th, 2024 Payment: $25 Theme: Very dark Christmas horror stories Inspired by a suggestion from legendary book reviewer, author and multi-term Short Mystery Fiction Society President Kevin R. Tipple, here’s the holiday anthology that’s definitely NOT going to fill you with Christmas cheer. It will, however, be sure to entertain the darker side of your imagination. Christmas time is a season full of stress. Cooking, decorations, trying to find the perfect gift for people you barely know. It’s enough to make anyone snap. Now, imagine you’re Santa Claus and you’ve got the entire world to take care of. Yeah, cookies and milk isn’t going to make that kind of pressure go down any easier. Add in reindeer, elves who slack and Mrs. Claus nagging that you never spend enough time with her during the holidays and it’s enough to make your Kris wanna Kringle, if you know what we mean. Welcome to Santa Rage: 12 Tales of Murder and Mayhem in which Santa Claus finally snaps and gets his just desserts…and we’re not talking gingerbread. This anthology is based on the idea that one night, while out making deliveries, Santa snaps thanks to the holiday stress and goes on a killing spree. Bonus points awarded for story elements involving meth or drug dealing, strippers, and the best dose of karma Santa ever dealt that did not involve coal. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES 1. In case it isn’t readily obvious, we’re looking for dark, dark, dark fiction here. Violence welcome. Cursing welcome. This is NOT an anthology for kids. If you think you’ve gone over the top, you may not have gone far enough for our tastes. Look at the stuff Chuck Tingle gets away with and everyone loves him. 2. With the above being said, there are still some limits here. Absolutely no misogyny or violence against...

Deadline: September 30th, 2024 Payment: 40% royalties for both eBook and paperback. If a hardcover book is produced, authors will receive 35% royalties due to the higher cost of production Theme: Queer horror novels and novellas We love the fresh smell of dead things, so our submission window is currently open for 2025/206! Please carefully read below for specific guidelines, including what we‘re currently looking for. The submissions are so easy a brainless zombie could do it (between meals). What we need in the email The subject line: SURNAME—TITLE—SUBMISSION TYPE (e.g., novel, novella)—WORD COUNT In the body of your email: please let us know if this is an original submission or a resubmission. If you are resubmitting an updated manuscript, please indicate the revised sections to help us assess your manuscript ​​ What we need attached A synopsis approx. 300 words, detailing the key themes, plot, characters, and twists Your brief author bio, including any previous publications The first 30 pages of your manuscript ​ Submission email: [email protected]. ​ Formatting Manuscripts should be presented in TNR, size 12, justified, 1.5 line spacing, as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or.docx. Any other file type won’t be read). Please, for the love of all that is unholy, do not use tabs for new paragraphs. Any variant of English will be accepted. What we want We are a horror press. Any horror sub-genre is welcome, but the manuscript must have clear elements of horror. Preferred length: approx. 30K—100K. Manuscripts outside this are more than welcome, but we are more likely to consider manuscripts in the suggested length Preferred horror sub-genres: slashers, psychological, creature feature/monster (vampires, werewolves, demons etc.), YA, extreme, body, supernatural, cosmic, horrormance, gothic, grief. We don’t shy away from gore Forms: novels, novellas ​​ What we don’t want Fantasy* Poetry Screenplays Erotica Series Short story collections...

Deadline: September 30th, 2024 Payment: $100 Theme: Horror shorts that revolve around technology Pay: $100 for accepted story.Rabid Otter, the horror imprint of Riverfolk Books, is putting together a collection of short stories.Hey everyone, my name is Zaq and I work as the creative director of Riverfolk Books, a progression fantasy indie publication. As much as I enjoy working for Riverfolk, my true love will always lie in horror, and after talking with my boss, he gave me the go ahead to put together a short story collection to get our foot in the door of horror publishing. Tentatively titled Error Code, I'm looking for horror shorts that revolve around technology. Whether that is something as simple as a killer app or something deeper like someone slowly replacing their body parts with cyborg parts, as long as it leans toward technology in any form, I'm interested. Think Black Mirror, but more horror.We're looking for shorts between 6,000 and 10,000 words with the payout being $100 if accepted. Also only asking for SIX months exclusivity after publication.Interested? Send your manuscripts to [email protected] Via: Riverfolk Books' Facebook.

Submission Window: September 1st - 30th, 2024 Payment: 1 cent USD per word for previously published flash fiction and short stories with a $10 USD minimum Theme: Reprints of fantasy stories IMAGITOPIA is a new fantasy fiction podcast and digital magazine produced by Android Press and featuring narrated fantasy fiction plus other fun stuff like author and editor interviews, news and events, and nerd-outs on fantasy tropes and other related topics.  We currently accept submissions of previous published fantasy short stories for REPRINT ONLY to be narrated for the podcast. We'll also publish in print here on the webzine.  ​​ Our first submission window opens on September 1, 2023. For more information on when we're open and closed to submissions throughout the year, please see our Schedule. Submissions are only accepted through IMAGITOPIA's Moksha submission portal. Any submissions received via email or any other method will be deleted without review or response. Email accounts inevitable get tons of spam. So this policy helps make sure we don't lose your submission in the email shuffle. But if for some reason you're unable to submit via our Moksha portal, for example due to accessibility issues, please message us using the form at the bottom of this page, and we'll be happy to make alternative arrangements for your submission. *We're a womxn and trans run publication. We hope authors of all types and stripes will submit work, but we especially encourage BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, womxn, people living with disabilities, those living in the Global South, and authors from other marginalized populations. ​ WORD COUNT flash fiction: up to 1,500 words short stories: up to 5,000 words ​ PAY RATE We currently pay 1 cent USD per word for previously published flash fiction and short stories with a $10 USD minimum. ​ GENRES We accept submissions of fantasy and all its...

Submission Window: September 1st - 30th, 2024 Payment: $0.03 per word Theme: Horror stories (and all sub-genres of horror) that include werewolves French Press Publishing is delighted to announce an open call for submissions to the STRANGE NEW MOONS anthology. If your short story is accepted, it will appear alongside the work of our invited authors, including such heavyweight timber alphas as Simon Clark, Mary SanGiovanni, Tim Lebbon, and Rebecca Rowland. We hope to hear from every writer ever born, so please share this announcement widely! Awoo! "No zombies, no vampires, and no werewolves."   If you haven’t seen a call for short stories ending with that sentence lately, then you probably haven't been looking very hard.  Trust us, it’s ubiquitous. Well, we here at French Press Publishing, ever the contrarians, say: fuck that. We want your werewolf stories.  Desperately.  Werewolves all day and all night.  Werewolves forever and ever, a million years, nothing but werewolves, super fuzzy bang bang. With one small caveat: Make ‘em different. Yeah.  It’s not that werewolfism is inherently a bad theme, it’s that it’s been done to death.  That’s the little torn cuticle driving most editors to decline anything having to do with our favorite loathsome lycanthropes.  So, give us something wild, strange, and new! The Strange New Rules: - Dates.  Please submit your manuscript between 12:01 am EST on September 1, 2024 and 11:59 pm EST on September 30, 2024. - Length.  Stories should be between roughly 2,000 and 5,000 words.  This rule will not be strictly enforced, but expect to be rejected if you ignore common sense. - Payment.  Accepted authors will receive $0.03 tasty, tasty dollar bills per word. - Formatting.  Please submit your manuscript as a .DOCX, .DOC, or .RTF file.  Please format all manuscripts in 12 pt Times New Roman font, double spaced, with standard industry headers, etc. When in doubt, follow William Shunn’s Modern Manuscript...

Submission Window: September 1st - 30th, 2024 Payment: $0.08 CAD per word for fiction and $60 CAD flat per poem Theme: Speculative stories that feature long-term relationships Note: Looking for writers who live or used to live in Canada We're looking for short fiction and poetry focused on long-term relationships: platonic, romantic, or familial. We don't want the blaze of new love or the obsession of a new friend. We want pieces that show that comfort that develops when people know each other for years. Give us deep space, dusty frontiers, or dreamy fantasy. We want stories and poetry with strong, confident relationships amid all the sci-fi/fantasy. While we are primarily looking for stories with happy endings (yeah, yeah), we also want endings that are earned. If things get a little teary or gory, that's ok. We are especially interested in stories featuring queer platonic relationships, ace/aro love stories, and polycules. Payment Payment is $0.08 CAD per word for short fiction (1,000-3,500 words) and $60 CAD flat per poem. We are purchasing first publication rights, to revert back to the author after one year. Canadian Writers Since Heartlines Spec is primarily a Canadian magazine, we're looking to feature writers identifying as being from Canada/Turtle Island. This includes expats, refugees and displaced people living in Canada, new immigrants, and people who refuse/resist Canadian Identity. Heartlines welcomes submissions from writers of all identities. If you are comfortable, we encourage writers to indicate their intersections in their cover letter. Disclosure is not a requirement to submit, and we recognize that not all people are safe to disclose their identities. We are committed to addressing barriers and systemic discrimination faced by equity-deserving groups, which includes (but is not limited to): Racialized people People with disabilities LGBTQIA+ people Indigenous people Women Neurodivergent people Our goal for each...

Deadline: September 30th, 2024 Payment: $5 Theme: Horror, Dark fantasy, and related genres Note: Writers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, or British Columbia. HamLit recognizes a level of deep dark that calls to certain readers and writers. To honor that fertile space, we’re jazzed to spotlight a dialed in realm of twisty, grim, fleshy grit for our versatile and challenge-ready PNW community! Enter After Dark, our first annual special issue featuring: Dark Fantasy Dark Lit/Poetry Weird/Bizarro All Smut/Erotica (yep, pOrn) All Horror Plus, whatever other creepy crawly bits you can concoct! Never walked on the dark side? Stay tuned for forthcoming dank and dangerous prompts to break your writing mold This bi-annual local publication signals the changing seasons. Each themed issue will be available exclusively on our website. We plan to publish ten pieces per issue, though this may vary based on submission quality and quantity. Who We Seek Artists 18 years or older and a current resident of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, or British Columbia. Any and all identities. Every human-experience is welcome at HamLit. We are LGBTQIA+ inclusive. With HamLit you retain the right to feel safe and be seen. What We Seek High-caliber, unpublished short fiction and poetry Evocative exploration of issue theme Original genre fiction (fantasy, spec, mystery, horror, etc.) is welcome; fan fiction and novel excerpts are (unfortunately) not 5000 word maximum, per fiction submission; 2 page maximum, per poem If your submission(s) include(s) descriptions of rape, incest, self-mutilation, and/or ideations of suicide or other-harm please include a content warning. Graphic descriptions of child- and/or animal-harm will not be published. Two submission limit. Preferred formats: .doc or .docx. The Fine Print HamLit requires no general submission fee, though we do welcome donations. For published works, we offer honorariums of $5. Upon publication, you grant us First North American Serial Rights, Archival...

Deadline: September 30th, 2024 Prizes: First prize is 3 cents per word, second prize is 3 cent per word, and third place is 1 cent per word. Theme: Horrific Folklore Since author Derek Thomas won last month’s contest, he’s hosting this month’s theme: “I have long been fascinated with stories of spooky legends that have been passed through generations. Tales like Baba Lenka, La Llorona, The Headless Horseman and the Kraken send shivers up my spine. So September's theme is folklore. Give us your best stories featuring witches, curses, and creatures from the past.” Before we get to the submission guidelines, please know that only the top 15 to 20 stories will be posted on our Patreon page for our patrons to vote on. The winner will receive $0.03 per word, publication in an upcoming Hotel Macabre anthology, and an Author Spotlight on our newsletter and Patreon page. The second-place winner will receive $0.02 a word, and the third place winner $0.01 per word. The winner will also have the option of hosting the following month’s contest for an additional $50.   Submission guidelines: -Max 1,500 words -Submit your entry in the body of an email to [email protected] (no attachments) -The email subject line should be the story’s title and your author name / pseudonym -The deadline is midnight at the end of September, wherever in the world you may reside. -No multiple submissions (only your best story) -Reprints are allowed if they naturally fit the theme. -Put your bio below your story (max 500 words).   Please take note… You do not need to be a Crystal Lake Patreon patron to enter. This is a contest and only the top three placing stories receive payment. If you’re chosen as a finalist, our $5-a-month and higher tier patrons will read all the entries,...

Deadline: September 30th, 2024 Prizes: $100 for the winner, $25 for the three runner-ups Theme: Horror Drabbles It’s coming…and there’s nowhere to hide. Not that you’d want to, with a $100 prize on the line. Story Street Writers is proud to announce our first annual Hundred Word Horror fiction contest. The winner will be announced on October 31, naturally, and will pick up a $100 prize and publication in the Story Street Review online. The three runners-up will also be published, each receiving a $25 prize. The contest is open for entries from September 15 through September 30, 2024 (EST). So, you should still have plenty of time for NaNoWriMo prep while we read through all your wonderful story entries. You can add your entry on the Submissions Page. (See the complete list of contest details below.) Make sure to sign up for our Newsletter to keep tabs on contest updates and notifications of future contests! If you have any questions, please feel free to email [email protected] Submission Dates: September 15 – 30, 2024 (EST time zone) Winner Announced: Midnight, October 31, 2024 (EST) 1st Prize: $100 and publication Runners up (3): $25 and publication Word Count: 100 words maximum (no exceptions) (Title does not count) Limit 1 submission per person Contest open to first 1000 submissions only Must be 18 or over No purchase necessary We do not sell your information Only previously unpublished work will be considered Stories must be original NO A.I. generated stories, nor any story where A.I. was used in its making. Will result in automatic ban and you will forever bear the shame. Stories remain property of the writer In the case of winner or runners up, the only rights you grant are first publication for the results of the contest Family members of Story Street writers are not eligible Simultaneous submissions ok, but please...

Deadline: September 30th, 2024 Payment: $20 and a contributors copy Theme: Horror and weird fiction, as well as sci-fi and dark fantasy. Ideally hybrid works Broken Antler is a literary magazine and publisher of work that is dark, speculative, experimental, unsettling, and absurd. BAM Quarterly, Broken Antler’s online journal, publishes creative work four times a year (during the months of October, January, April, and July). Submissions for Issue Three open February 29 and close March 31. The Marrow, Broken Antler’s blog and home of our LGBTQIA+ creator series, is currently accepting pitches for interviews, reviews, and essays, as well as creative submissions of micro fiction, poetry, and art. And Broken Antler Magazine is our annual print publication, featuring creative and critical work from emerging and established writers, artists, creators, and individuals working within the horror space. What We Publish Broken Antler publishes horror and weird fiction, as well as sci-fi and dark fantasy. The editors are partial to a wide range of subgenres—body, cosmic, folk, gore, etc. (and our EIC likes any writing that screws with her sleep schedule). If your work fits into the horror genre, or is some version of fucked-up, send it our way. For poetry, creative nonfiction, and hybrid submissions, we’re looking for work that is haunting and monstrous, strange and bizarre. Extra points if your work is experimental or doing something unusual with form. Do NOT send us work featuring gratuitous sexual assault, violence against women and/or marginalized groups, or hate speech. Broken Antler is 100% run by women, several members of our editorial staff identify as LGBTQIA+, and we are committed to uplifting these and other previously silenced voices. NOTE: Submitted work should be previously unpublished, and we do NOT accept AI-generated content. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please let us know if your...

Deadline: October 1st, 2024 Payment: $50 and royalties Theme: Original, previously unpublished, science fiction stories that are, first and foremost, drag Science Fiction Is a Drag! is a drag anthology. We’re looking for original, previously unpublished, science fiction stories that are, first and foremost, drag.  This is an anthology where those of us in the drag community can gather and tell the stories that we’d never be able to publish anywhere else.  Stories up to 10,000 words will be considered. Publication date is sometime in 2025. Submission Deadline: October 1, 2024 What we don’t want: • Stories by straight people who think drag performers are cute, funny, scary, etc. and have no real connection to the drag community or drag rhetoric. (We, of course, are cute, funny, scary, etc., but there’s an ineffable deeper element that those of us who are drag get and others don’t.) • Stories by LGBT+ people who think drag performers are cute, funny, scary, etc. and have no real connection to the drag community or drag rhetoric. (Or, if you think of people who do drag as “them” and not “us,” I’d prefer if you let “us” have a room of our own.) • Stories by members of the drag community that were written for the straights and have nothing drag about them at all.  You may certainly send us your drag stories that were written for the straights or your stories that are written for us in the drag community.  But they must be drag stories not just by someone who does drag. • Look, I don’t have the money to take on Disney, Paramount, Warner, the Frank Herbert estate. If it’s set in someone else’s intellectual property, I can’t use it.  The day I have the money to get the proper permissions to do Star Wars Episode 69:...

Deadline: October 1st, 2024 Payment: $750 and 5 contributors copies Theme: Novellas to be released as a collection about lesbian-themed folk magic stories A collection of lesbian-themed folk magic and witchcraft tentatively titled Witchcraft in Your Lips. For this book we're seeking 3-4 novellas. Submissions should be between 20-30 thousand words in length. We are not interested in erotica or young adult stories for this book. Same-sex relationships should be presented as positive, as usage of folk magic. By this, we mean no self-loathing lesbians or witches (they can face external prejudices, of course). Submissions should be sent to [email protected] with the subject line WIYL Submission. Because we are a small press, our response time is quite slow; please do not query us about your submission until October, when we  will close for submission. Payment for each story will be 750 dollars and five copies of the print edition. Via: Lethe Press.

Deadline: October 1st, 2024 Payment: Contributor's Copy Theme: The author must do a tarot reading and the results of that must affect the writing, in any genre, in some way The Light from Albemuth is a print and electronic anthology that utilizes a tool of divination in a unique way: before sitting down to write a submission, be it story, poem or essay, the author is to do a tarot reading, with the intention that it affects the writing in some way, and then write. Any genre is acceptable, but nothing NC-17, please. Tarot and/or divination do not need to factor into the work itself when it comes to content. Accompanying the piece should be a short ‘about the author’ blurb, and an explanation of the reading that was done before the author wrote the piece – and how they interpret it. This will be included in the anthology as well, so that as a whole, the book will be two things. First, a collection of short stories, poetry and essays. Second, a peek into how and whether Tarot can guide creativity. Length: Prose of 1,000 – 7,000 words Poetry not more than 25 lines Compensation: One contributor’s copy. Copyright will be retained by author of work, and once a year from publication has passed, they can have it reprinted anywhere they desire. Publisher only gets first print and first digital publication rights in English, and can only include it in this specific anthology. Send submissions in .docx format to: [email protected] Submissions are open now (July 7, 2024) and will close October 1, 2024, with an expected live date of December 31, 2024. Via: The Light from Albemuth Substack.

Submission Window: October 1st - 2nd, 2024 Payment: 8 cents per word for original, 2 cents for reprints, For artwork: $10 for the non-exclusive right to use each image, for as long as the site is online.  If we publish a print collection we will pay a pro-rata share for each image used. Theme: Well written original work in science fiction, fantasy, myth, legend, fairy tales, and eldritch, in written, podcast, video, and/or graphic story form, and from around the world. Note: Reprints welcome     Submissions Schedule The first and second day of every month, 12 am of the 1st to 12 am of the 3rd, E.S.T. For reading impaired individuals, our submissions manager and ‘forget password’ have a captcha compatible with screen readers. We pay 8¢ per word for new fiction, 2¢ per word for fiction reprints, 2 – 8¢ per word for new fact-based work, 1- 4¢ per word for reprinted fact articles. For new poetry, we pay $1 per line, and for reprints we pay 50¢ a line  We’re looking for poems up to 40 lines. We’ll consider longer poems but that would be a hard sell, and words over 40 lines would be paid at 8¢ per word. We sponsor The Kepler Award to recognize and encourage writers of excellent science fiction and fantasy stories that creatively extrapolate on known science in constructive and exciting ways. You can learn aboutThe Kepler Award here. You can read a copy of our standard contract here.   It can be varied as needed to include the rights of translators, voice actors, etc. Writers Guidelines We accept new work as well as reprints, prose and poetry, from a minimum of 1000 words on up.   All else being equal, shorter pieces will be favored, and we have yet to find a story over about 9-10,000 words we...

Deadline: October 4th, 2024 Payment: Contributors Copy Theme: Circus-themed horror So you thought you might like to go to the show... ​ The Dionysian Public Library is now OPEN for submissions for our second annual horror anthology, Spectacular, Spectacular!: An Anthology of Circensian Horror, a collection of circus-themed tales of terror.  Contortionists and clowns, ringmasters and roaring beasts, fortune tellers and flying trapezes... Let your imagination run wild and your nightmares take to the stage. The theme may be interpreted however you wish, and if you're not quite sure if it fits, give it a try anyway; we love to be surprised. There is no limit on content or hard word limit, but somewhere around 8,000 words is a good ballpark for the maximum—that said, if you have something a bit longer, feel free to shoot it our way and we'll be happy to take a look. We are also open to poetry, black and white visual art, and nonfiction writing on the theme. ​​ This anthology will be edited by  v.f. thompson. At this point, we are only able to offer contributor's copies as compensation, but hope to be able to change that with ancillary fundraising as the project progresses. Submissions are open now through October 4th, for release on October 31st, 2024. General Submission Guidelines Prose, poetry, and other written work should be submitted as either a .doc, .docx, or .rtf format. Prose should be formatted in something approaching Shunn Manuscript Format, though deviations from this format will not disqualify you. After all, who are we to tell you what to do with your work. We have no guidelines or restrictions on content, and in fact hope to see your most challenging work, should you trust us with it. Other than that, we're pretty loosey-goosey with what we're hoping to see. ​ Please...

Deadline: October 5th, 2024 Payment: Royalties Theme: Cowboys... In Space! Space Cowboys 6 This anthology series hit a nerve with the reading public. Something about the rugged individualism of the cowboy strikes a chord in us all. A certain romanticism exists in the feeling that cowboys inhabit a simpler world; one that’s clearer, brighter and makes more sense than our day to day existence. Cowboys have a certain reckless reputation and that doesn’t fade away when you move them into space and onto alien worlds. Men and women who face hardships and rope a living out of an unforgiving landscape without waiting for orders from a distant authority. They do what needs to be done and take care of their animals, their people, and themselves. Opens: 8/4/24 Closes: 10/5/24 Contracts: 10/26/24 Publication: 11/22/24 5,000 to 8,000 words. Length and genre are negotiable, as long as the story fits the concept, and is entertaining. Any submission must be in Times New Roman (preferred, but you can use Georgian or other readable font), 12PT, double spaced, with your name, title of the story, and your email on it. Name the file as -—. Send it in a .docx format as an attachment—no links. Refer to the submission guideline graphic below for how to format your story—It has all the information you need! Feel free to download it for reference. Raconteur Press will hold the rights for one year after publication, after one year the rights will revert to the author, but we continue to pay you as long as the anthology is selling. Authors receive an equal percentage share of the proceeds from the anthology, along with the Press, our editors, and administration. Yes, you read that right. We don’t take 80% off the top and split the 20% left over between all...