Welcome back for this month’s Submission Roundup! Lots of cool opportunities this March, so if you’ve got a story seeking a home, maybe one of these markets will be the perfect fit.

First and foremost, a disclaimer as always: I am not a representative for any of these publications; I’m simply spreading the word. If you have any questions, please direct them to their respective market. And with that, onward with March’s Submission Roundup!

Flame Tree Publishing’s Gothic Fantasy series
Payment: .08/word for original fiction; .06/word for reprints
Length: 3,000 to 7,000 words
Deadline: March 15th, 2020
What They Want: Flame Tree is seeking short stories for their popular Gothic Fantasy anthology series. The current theme is Lovecraft Mythos.
Find the details here.

Third Flat Iron Publishing’s Gotta Wear Eclipse Glasses anthology
Payment: .08/word
Length: 1,500 to 3,000 words
Deadline: March 15th, 2020
What They Want: This science fiction anthology is seeking stories of positive futures.
Find the details here.

Podcastle
Payment: .08/word for original fiction; $100/flat for reprints over 1,500 words; $20/flat for flash fiction reprints
Length: up to 6,000 words
Deadline: March 31st, 2020
What They Want: Open to a wide array of fantasy stories.
Find the details here.

Clockwork, Curses, and Coal: Steampunk and Gaslamp Fairy Tales
Payment: .01/word
Length: up to 7,500 words
Deadline: March 31st, 2020
What They Want: A fairy tale anthology of Victorian steampunk.
Find the details here.

Midnight in the Pentagram
Payment: .06/word
Length: up to 6,000 words
Deadline: March 31st, 2020
What They Want: Silver Shamrock Publishing is seeking short fiction about the occult, possession, demons, and satanism in the vein of Rosemary’s Baby, The Exorcist, The Omen, and Creepshow among others.
Find the details here.

Bracken
Payment: $15/flat for poetry; .04/word for fiction ($50 minimum)
Length: up to 100 lines for poetry (shorter is preferred); up to 2,500 words for fiction
Deadline: April 1st, 2020
What They Want: Open to poetry and short fiction that explores “human nature as part of nature.”
Find the details here.

Bronzeville Books
Payment: .08/word
Length: up to 3,000 words
Deadline: Various deadlines, depending on project
What They Want: Editor Sandra Ruttan is seeking short stories for Bronzeville Books’ forthcoming anthologies Rigor Morbid 2 and Happy Hellidays.
Find the details here.

Happy submitting!