Welcome back for this month’s Submission Roundup! Lots of great opportunities this June, so if you’ve got a story seeking a home, perhaps one of these markets will be a perfect fit!
But first, a quick disclaimer: I’m not a representative for any of these publications. I’m merely spreading the word! Please direct any and all questions to their respective editors.
And now onward with this month’s Submission Roundup!
Eye to the Telescope #33
Payment: .03/word (min $3, max $25)
Length: Submit up to 3 poems
Deadline: June 15th, 2019
What They Want: Guest editor Sara Tantlinger is seeking speculative poetry with the theme of Infection.
Find the details here.
Accursed: A Horror Anthology
Payment: $25/flat
Length: 2,500 to 6,000 words
Deadline: June 30th, 2019
What They Want: Horror and horror-comedy stories about cursed objects.
Find the details here.
Nox Pareidolia
Payment: .06/word
Length: up to 6,000 words
Deadline: June 30th, 2019
What They Want: Open to black authors only until the end of June, Nightscape is seeking ambiguous horror stories in the vein of Robert Aickman.
Find the details here.
Eraserhead Press
Payment: 50% royalties
Length: 20,000 to 100,000 words
Deadline: June 30th, 2019
What They Want: Bizarro stories that are original and well-crafted.
Find the details here.
SNAFU: Last Stand
Payment: .05/word (AUD)
Length: 2,000 to 10,000 words
Deadline: June 30th, 2019
What They Want: Military-themed horror with monsters and a last-stand theme.
Find the details here.
When the Sirens Have Faded
Payment: $15/flat
Length: up to 6,000 words
Deadline: July 13th, 2019
What They Want: A Murder of Storytellers is seeking stories about what happens to the survivors of horror movies after the proverbial credits roll.
Find the details here.
JournalStone
Payment: Standard royalties
Length: 50,000 words and above
Deadline: July 31st, 2019
What They Want: Open to novels and fiction collections in the horror genre.
Find the details here.
Unnerving’s Rewind or Die series
Payment: 50/50 royalty split
Length: 25,000 to 50,000 words
Deadline: Submissions open in September
What They Want: Editor Eddie Generous is seeking novellas from female authors that focus on the wonderfully creepy spirit of the 1970s and 1980s horror video craze era.
Find the details here.
Happy submitting!