Springtime Stories: Submission Roundup for April 2019

Welcome back for this month’s Submission Roundup! Another great month for submission calls, so if you’ve got a story looking for a home, maybe you’ll find a place to send your words in the links below.

But first, a word from your blog sponsor (as in, me): I am not a representative for any of these markets; I’m merely the messenger. For questions on any of these calls, please contact the respective publication. And with that, onward with this month’s Submission Roundup!

Submission Roundup

Non-Binary Review
Payment: .01/word for fiction and nonfiction; $10/flat for poetry
Length: up to 5,000 words for fiction and nonfiction; up to 3 pages for poetry
Deadline: April 22nd, 2019
What They Want: The current issue of Non-Binary Review is seeking submissions inspired by the work of H.G. Wells.
Find the details here.

Hatchet Job
Payment: .02/word for reprints; .04/word for original fiction (query first)
Length: up to 10,000 words
Deadline: April 30th, 2019
What They Want: A horror anthology with stories about axe murderers. The editor is seeking primarily reprints, though original fiction might be accepted, providing you query first.
Find the details here.

HWA 2019 Poetry Showcase
Payment: $5/flat
Length: no more than 35 lines
Deadline: April 30th, 2019
What They Want: Open to HWA members only, this year’s Poetry Showcase is edited by Stephanie M. Wytovich, Cynthia Pelayo, and Christa Carmen. They’re seeking all varieties of horror poetry.
Find the details here.

Nox Pareidolia
Payment: .06/word
Length: up to 6,000 words
Deadline: April 30th, 2019 (June 30th for black authors only)
What They Want: Nightscape Press is seeking ambiguous weird and horror fiction in the style of Robert Aickman.
Find the details here.

Tiny Nightmares
Payment: $100/flat
Length: up to 1,200 words
Deadline: May 1st, 2019
What They Want: Open to very short horror stories that push the boundaries of the genre.
Find the details here.

Across the Universe anthology
Payment: $200/flat
Length: 1,000 to 4,000 words
Deadline: June 14th, 2019
What They Want: Speculative fiction stories about the Beatles.
Find the details here.

Happy submitting!