Welcome back, and welcome 2017! For my first post of the New Year, let’s dive into some very cool submission calls that are currently seeking stories! But first, a quick note: I am not a representative for any of these publications; I am simply spreading the word! Please direct any specific questions about submissions to the respective publication!
And here we go with this month’s Submission Roundup!
Flame Tree Publishing
Payment: Advances unknown
Length: 60,000-120,000 words
Deadline: Ongoing
What They Want: Open to horror, fantasy, science fiction, and crime novels. Flame Tree is happy to accept novels directly from authors; no agent required.
Find the details here.
Liminal Stories
Payment: .06/word for short fiction; $50/flat for poetry
Length: up to 10,000 words; any length for poetry
Deadline: January 15th, 2017
What They Want: Open to “strange and unsettling” stories of any genre, in particular magic realism, weird fiction, and tales that live between categories.
Find the details here.
Nightscript, Volume 3
Payment: $20/flat
Length: 2,000-7,000 words
Deadline: January 31st, 2017 (preferably sooner)
What They Want: Editor C.M. Muller is seeking uncanny horror tales in the vein of Robert Aickman, Shirley Jackson, Flannery O’Connor and other authors of weird fiction. Please note that Nightscript often closes before the deadline, so sooner is better for submitting those stories!
Find the details here.
Ride the Star Wind: Cthulhu, Space Opera, and the Cosmic Weird
Payment: .08/word
Length: up to 1,000 words for flash; 3,000-6,000 words for short stories
Deadline: January 31st, 2017
What They Want: Stories that combine space opera and cosmic weird horror with the Cthulhu mythos.
Find the details here.
Hyperion and Theia
Payment: .01/word for fiction; .25/line for poetry
Length: 1,001-40,000 words for fiction; up to 100 lines for poetry
Deadline: January 31st, 2017
What They Want: Stories and poetry based on the theme of Saturnalia, the ancient Roman festival of merrymaking and chaos that occurs in December. Various genres as well as works that bend or defy expectations are welcome.
Find the details here.
The Golden Key
Payment: $10/flat
Length: up to 3,000 words for fiction; up to 100 lines for poetry
Deadline: January 31st, 2017
What They Want: The editors are currently seeking fiction and poetry that focuses on “Resurrected Things.”
Find the details here.
Tales from the Lake, Volume 4
Payment: .03/word
Length: up to 7,000 words (4,000 is preferable)
Deadline: February 1st, 2017
What They Want: Open to non-themed horror stories.
Find the details here.
NonBinary Review
Payment: .01/word for fiction; $10/flat for poetry
Length: up to 1,000 words for flash; up to 5,000 words for short fiction; up to 3 pages for poetry
Deadline: February 1st, 2017
What They Want: Stories and poems inspired by Edgar Allan Poe. All submitted work must have a clear through-line to the characters/settings/themes of Poe.
Find the details here.
Happy Submitting!