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Monday, September 5, 2022

Submission Windows for September 2022 and Beyond

Hello there. I hope all's well with everyone. Or at least you're managing to breathe. Life feel busy busy and overwhelming to anyone else?

Here are the updated lists for September 2022 and beyond.

Additions to list 1 include:
9/16, Flame Tree (Monthly Flash Fiction Contest) -- Genre: fantasy Theme: Dream Walker
9/22-10/15, DreamForge Anvil -- Genre: solarpunk/hopepunk
9/15-11/14 (11:59 PM EDT), Mighty: An Anthology of Disable Superheroes
11/30, Fable, Genre: Horror/Suspense/Mystery/Supernatural
9/15 (12:01am ET)-5/31/2023, Escape Pod, 1500-6000 words. Genre SF (audio format)

Additions to list 3 include:
9/1-9/14, Apparition Literature (flash prompt)
9/15-9/21 (writers of color) and 9/21-10/15 (all writers), Translunar Travelers Lounge

Other updates I add to the list will be noted here for those who check back throughout the month.
EDIT: added to list 1 - 9/30, There’s No Place (Renaissance Press), 500-3500 words
added 10/1 Uncanny Magazine opening
added the four ZNB anthologies open to submissions now and closing on 12/31
added 9/26-10/8 (11:59 PM PST), Nightmare Magazine (general window) and 9/19-10/19 (BIPOC-only window), 1500-7500 words (not open to flash at this time), 8¢/word, Genre: Horror/Dark Fantasy, Poetry OK (up to 5 poems; $40), Creative Nonfiction OK (~1000 words)

Thanks for reading and good luck with your creative work. I'll be posting about my current submission stats and other chatter in a future post.

RJK LEE


Table of Contents

1. Deadlines/Windows after 9/5/2022 paying 5¢/word or more
2. Open Publications with no deadline paying 5¢/word or more
3. Deadlines/Windows after 9/5/2022 paying up to 4¢/word
4. Open Publications with no deadline paying up to 4¢/word
5. Publications paying royalties/advance only
6. Search for More Markets Here
7. Browse Links to Advice/Lists/Workshops

1. Deadlines/Windows after 9/5/2022 paying 5¢/word or more

9/6, Into Chaos, ~5000 words, €150/story, Genre: any, Theme: stories inspired by the anthology title Into Chaos and the cover artwork by Dominique Ramsey (your emotional response; see art at website; also wants the stories to embrace the unknown), Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, anonymous submissions (no name and no personal info on the story file, only in the form), submit via the form on their website, Link: https://www.sanspress.com/submissions

9/7 (11:59 PM CST), Tiny Tales Podcast, 500-1200 words, 5¢/word, Genre/Theme: fantastic/bizarre/enthralling fiction for podcast episodes (no specific genre but their fiction typically includes a fantastic element), Reprint OK (previously published works okay unless published on podcasts or another form of audio), Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit Word doc in size 12 font with name and email on the file, Link: https://www.tinytalespodcast.com/submissions

9/1-9/14, Solarpunk Magazine (general window for 2023 issues), 500-7500 words, 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: solarpunk speculative ("speculative elements should be apparent but not dominating; our disbelief suspended not by necessity, but immersion"; "any genre of science fiction, interstitial fiction, magic realism, or fantasy has potential as a solarpunk forum"), Poetry OK (up to 5 poems or 5 pages of poems, whichever is shorter; $40/poem), Nonfiction OK (1000-2000 words; $75/essay or article), Art OK (cover art: $100 for reprints, $300 for original unpublished; interior art: $50 for reprints, $150 for original unpublished), Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO (but 1 submission per category per period okay), submit via moksha, Link: https://solarpunkmagazine.moksha.io/publication/1/guidelines

9/16, Flame Tree (Monthly Flash Fiction Contest), 700-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: Fantasy, Theme: Dream Walker, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit entry to the Newsletter Editor Zoë Seabourne at zoe.seabourne@flametreepublishing.com w/ theme as subject heading and author details/bio at end of story, must subscribe to newsletter (https://www.flametreepress.com/reader-exclusives/), the monthly newsletter states the new month's genre and prompt, More details at the link: https://www.flametreepress.com/submissions/

9/16, Obsolescene: A Dark Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Anthology, 2,000-5,000 words, 6¢/word, Genres: SF/F/H, Theme: horrifying or fantastical interactions with technology (the definition of “technology” ranges from modern smartphones and smart house IOT devices, back to some of humanity’s earliest inventions, like the wheel or the written word itself), Reprints NO, Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO, send work to submit@shortwave.media as an attached Word doc or docx, format the email subject line and your submitted file name as “Obsolescence – [Story Title] by [Author Name]”, more submissions guidelines here: https://obsolescencebook.com/submission-guidelines/, Kickstarter link for when it launches: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alandistro/obsolescence-a-dark-sci-fi-fantasy-and-horror-anthology

9/1-9/21 (midnight EDT), Flash Fiction Online, 500-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: any, Anonymous submissions, Reprints OK (2¢/word), Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (only one original and one reprint concurrently), open 1st-21st almost every month (closed in December; may close earlier if reaches submissions limit), details at the link: http://www.flashfictiononline.com/submission-guidelines-flash-fiction/

9/22, Reckoning 7: Oceans, up to 20,000 words, 8¢/word (poetry: $30/page), Genre: SF/F/General, Theme: environmental justice, Simultaneous OK, Poetry OK (prefer multiple 3-5 poems <10 pages, but send only one if longer), submission details: https://reckoning.press/submit/

7/1-9/30, WotF Q2, ~17000 words (generally should aim for 3000-10,000), 8¢/word, prize money (1st $1000, 2nd $750, 3rd $500, annual grand $5000, plus Hollywood workshop; semi-finalists get feedback), Genre: F/SF, Note: contest for new writers w/o 4+ pro-level publications (8¢/word pro rates); the forum is very helpful, especially the Super Secrets thread; free workshop available on website, also check out Wulf Moon's workshops for extra help on crafting winning stories and mindset, details at the link: https://www.writersofthefuture.com/enter-writer-contest/

9/30, Crack in the Code: Cybernated Stories of Rebellion (anthology), up to 7,500 words, 8 cents/word (if Kickstarter successful), Genre: SF/F, Theme: stories where androids/robots/cyborgs have gone off their programming, Reprints No, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, website: https://mochamemoirspress.com/write-for-us/, submit via google form at https://forms.gle/yT2Mc41oKgAmUf3M9

8/1-9/30, Gothic Horror Romance Anthology, Limited to women (including transgender and people otherwise marginalized because of their gender identity) and non-binary authors only, 2,000-6,000 words, Genre: Gothic romance (must have horror and romance, happily ever after or happy for now, overwhelming sense of menace/dread, atmosphere/place add to story, spooky location, supernatural/psychological horror; "sizzle" is welcome but must drive the plot forward), 8¢/word, Editors Heather & S.D. Vassallo, more details: https://brigidsgatepress.com/submissions

8/1-9/30, Unspeakable Horror 3: Dark Rainbow Rising (Edited by Vince A. Liaguno), ~6000 words, 10¢/word, Genre: Horror (list of what they don't want includes: SF, fantasy, most traditional supernatural, humorous horror, erotica; more on website), Theme: explore the idea of great terror growing from the LGBTQIA community’s great strides forward (further explanation on their website), Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO,  Submissions can be sent to submissions@darkrainbowrising.com with subject line UH3 / Author Last Name / “Name of Story”, website: https://www.crystallakepub.com/authorcentral/, guidelines: https://www.crystallakepub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/UH3-Abstract-and-Guidelines.pdf

10/1 (opening; will update with closing date when I see it), Uncanny Magazine, 750-10,000 words, 10¢/word, Genre: all speculative, Reprints NO, Poetry OK (any length, $40/poem), Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, Link: https://uncannymagazine.com/submissions/

opens on 10/3 at 9 AM UTC (closing after reaches 1000-story cap), Strange Horizons, ~10,000 words (~5000 best), 10¢/word, Genre: speculative (broadly defined), Poetry (up to 6 poems at a time, in same file OK, $50/poem), Art OK (email, see website), Nonfiction OK (email, see website), Simultaneous NO, http://strangehorizons.com/submit/fiction-submission-guidelines/

10/1-10/7 (general submissions), Fantasy Magazine, ~7500 words, 8¢/word, Genre: Fantasy/Dark Fantasy, Poetry ($40/poem, send up to 6), anonymous submissions, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (only one in each category of short, flash, and poetry), Note: open to BIPOC authors throughout all of 2022, details at the link: https://adamant.moksha.io/publication/fantasy

8/31-10/7, Merciless Mermaids: Tails from the Deep (Edited by Kevin J. Anderson and Allyson Longueira), ~5000 words, 6 cents/word, Genre: SF / Fantasy / Horror / Humor / Romance (PG-13 audience), Theme: “dark mermaids” (mermaids must be integral to the story), Poetry OK, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submission guidelines here: https://wordfirewestern.moksha.io/publication/merciless-mermaids-tails-from-the-deep/guidelines

8/8-10/8, Dream Foundry Contest, ~10,000 words, prize money (1st = $1000, 2nd = $500, 3rd = $100), Genre: any speculative, Limited to new writers (published less than 4000 words of paid speculative writing, earned less than USD320, never nominated for a major speculative award, not a previous winner of this contest), anonymous submissions, writing contest judges are Vajra Chandrasekera and Premee Mohamed, Simultaneous OK (and winning stories are not published in any form), Art OK (separate contest but same deadline), Writers Contest Details: https://dreamfoundry.org/writing-contest/, Artists Contest Details: https://dreamfoundry.org/art-contest/

9/26-10/8 (11:59 PM PST), Nightmare Magazine (general window), 1500-7500 words (not open to flash at this time), 8¢/word, Genre: Horror/Dark Fantasy, Poetry OK (up to 5 poems; $40), Creative Nonfiction OK (~1000 words), Reprints NO, Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO (but can submit one piece for each category during open periods), more info here: https://adamant.moksha.io/publication/nightmare/

10/1-10/14 (under-represented authors) and 10/8-10/14 (all authors), Cossmass Infinities, 1000-7500 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F, Reprints NO, Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO, more info:  https://www.cossmass.com/submit/

10/15 (tentative), Flame Tree (Monthly Flash Fiction Contest), 700-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: to be announced in newsletter, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit entry to the Newsletter Editor Zoë Seabourne at zoe.seabourne@flametreepublishing.com w/ theme as subject heading and author details/bio at end of story, must subscribe to newsletter (https://www.flametreepress.com/reader-exclusives/), the monthly newsletter states the new month's genre and prompt, More details at the link: https://www.flametreepress.com/submissions/

9/22-10/15, DreamForge Anvil, 200-4,500 words, 7¢/word, Genre: SF/F (no horror/dark outcomes), Theme: especially interested in more solarpunk and hopepunk stories this submission period, Reprints OK (3¢/word), Poetry OK (up to 900 words, $25-100), Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO, Link: https://dreamforgemagazine.com/call-for-submissions/

9/19-10/19 (11:59 PM PST), Nightmare Magazine (BIPOC-only window), 1500-7500 words (not open to flash at this time), 8¢/word, Genre: Horror/Dark Fantasy, Poetry OK (up to 5 poems; $40), Creative Nonfiction OK (~1000 words), Reprints NO, Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO (but can submit one piece for each category during open periods), more info here: https://adamant.moksha.io/publication/nightmare/

10/1-10/21 (midnight EDT), Flash Fiction Online, 500-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: any, Anonymous submissions, Reprints OK (2¢/word), Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (only one original and one reprint concurrently), open 1st-21st almost every month (closed in December; may close earlier if reaches submissions limit), details at the link: http://www.flashfictiononline.com/submission-guidelines-flash-fiction/

10/30 (11 PM AEDT), Our Ocean’d Earth (Stormbird Press), 1,000-3,000 words, paying €200, Genre/Theme: nonfiction or fiction on how important it is to fight for our oceans, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, send submissions to editor@stormbirdpress.com (attach essay/story; include an author bio of 300 words or less, contact details with mailing address and phone number, and in subject line write: ‘Ocean Anthology Submission’, the title of the submission and the country in which your story is set), More details at the link: https://www.stormbirdpress.com/news/our-oceand-earth/

7/1-10/31 (extended), There’s No Place (Renaissance Press), 500-3500 words, CAD8¢/word, Genre: any, Theme: Home (not limited to physical spaces; home can be a person, an item, a memory, a sensation), Limited: those who experienced homelessness, Reprints NO, Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO, details at the link:  https://pressesrenaissancepress.ca/2022/06/29/call-for-submissions/

9/15-11/14 (11:59 PM EDT), Mighty: An Anthology of Disable Superheroes, 500-3500 words, 8¢CAD, Limited: seeking stories written by and about people who can identify as disabled, Genre: any speculative (SF is good, but also welcomes cross-genre and encourages telling superhero stories in other settings such as fantasy or weird west), Theme: Disabled characters being empowered and living full lives while still being disabled (welcomes stories that play around with tired cliches/tropes about disability, humor, stories about and by people at the intersection of disability and other identities that have been traditionally excluded from publishing including but not limited to people of color, LGBTQ+ folks, religious minorities, women, older adults), Reprints NO, Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO (but if your story is rejected before the deadline, you are welcome to submit another), anonymous submissions, prefers receiving submissions via this Google form:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScUSO4eL3wsN0c64IDxFm34zivtCX-qE8lVQDVbtD6G1dDFtg/viewform, more details at the link:  https://pressesrenaissancepress.ca/2022/06/29/call-for-submissions-mighty/

11/15 (tentative), Flame Tree (Monthly Flash Fiction Contest), 700-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: to be announced in newsletter, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit entry to the Newsletter Editor Zoë Seabourne at zoe.seabourne@flametreepublishing.com w/ theme as subject heading and author details/bio at end of story, must subscribe to newsletter (https://www.flametreepress.com/reader-exclusives/), the monthly newsletter states the new month's genre and prompt, More details at the link: https://www.flametreepress.com/submissions/

8/15-11/15, Dark Recesses (Winter Issue), 500-5000 words, 5¢/word, Genre: horror/dark fiction, four submission windows (8/15-11/15, 11/16-2/15, 2/16-5/15, 5/16-8/15), differs from standard manuscript format (single-spaced, no indents), Nonfiction OK (specifics on their site), details at the link:  http://darkrecessespress.com/submissions/

11/1-11/21 (midnight EDT), Flash Fiction Online, 500-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: any, Anonymous submissions, Reprints OK (2¢/word), Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (only one original and one reprint concurrently), open 1st-21st almost every month (closed in December; may close earlier if reaches submissions limit), details at the link: http://www.flashfictiononline.com/submission-guidelines-flash-fiction/

11/1-11/30, Podcastle, ~6000 words at 8¢/word, Genre: Fantasy / Dark Fantasy, Reprints OK ($100 for over 1,500 words & $20 for under; may accept reprints at longer lengths up to 17,000 but must query first), Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK (1 original & 1 reprint), Editors: Eleanor R. Wood and Shingai Njeri Kagunda, submit via submissions portal at website, Standard Manuscript Format (except without street address & telephone number at the top of the file), Does not require anonymous submissions, details at the link: https://podcastle.org/guidelines/

11/1-11/30, Dark Void Magazine (Spring Issue), 3000-4000 words, 5¢/word, Genre/Theme: SF Horror stories that do not take place on Earth, send stories to darkvoidmagazine@gmail.com, also opens to subs in May, details at the link: https://darkvoidmagazine.com/submissionguidelines

11/30, Fable: An Anthology of Horror, Suspense & the Supernatural, 1000-39,999 words, 8¢/word for the first 1,000 words (1¢/word thereafter), Genre: horror / mystery / crime / thriller / suspense (supernatural elements encouraged but not required), Reprints OK (1¢/word), Translations OK, Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK (only one original story and one reprint), more at the link: https://pridebookcafe.com/fable-an-anthology-of-horror-suspense-the-supernatural/?v=24d22e03afb2

12/1-12/31 (may close early so sub early), The Cincinnati Review, ~10,000 words, about 10¢/word (specifically $25/page), Genre: general/literary, Poetry OK ($30/page), Simultaneous OK, three submissions windows (opening the 1st of September, December, and May and closing at the end of the month or when they reach a cap on submissions), details at the link:  https://www.cincinnatireview.com/submission-guidelines-2021/

12/15 (tentative), Flame Tree (Monthly Flash Fiction Contest), 700-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: to be announced in newsletter, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit entry to the Newsletter Editor Zoë Seabourne at zoe.seabourne@flametreepublishing.com w/ theme as subject heading and author details/bio at end of story, must subscribe to newsletter (https://www.flametreepress.com/reader-exclusives/), the monthly newsletter states the new month's genre and prompt, More details at the link: https://www.flametreepress.com/submissions/

12/15~ (re-opens), Zooscape, ~5,000 words, 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: any furry SF/F (must feature an anthropomorphic animal figure), Reprints OK (~10,000 words, $20), Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO (query), submit to zooscape.zine@gmail.com with subject line of “SUBMISSION:  Title, Word Count", currently closed 4/1/2022-8/14/2022, more details at the link: https://zooscape-zine.com/guidelines/

10/1-12/31, WotF Q2, ~17000 words (generally should aim for 3000-10,000), 8¢/word, prize money (1st $1000, 2nd $750, 3rd $500, annual grand $5000, plus Hollywood workshop; semi-finalists get feedback), Genre: F/SF, Note: contest for new writers w/o 4+ pro-level publications (8¢/word pro rates); the forum is very helpful, especially the Super Secrets thread; free workshop available on website, also check out Wulf Moon's workshops for extra help on crafting winning stories and mindset, details at the link: https://www.writersofthefuture.com/enter-writer-contest/

9/14-12/31, Artifice & Craft (Zombies Need Brains), ~7500 words (average of 6000 words/story), 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F, Theme: magical arts and crafts (stories that revolve around some type of artistic object that has been enchanted, cursed, hexed, or imbued with magical properties; wants a wide variety of genre settings, not just secondary world fantasy, and wants a range of tones, humorous to dark), Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (up to 3, submitted separately), info on website here: http://www.zombiesneedbrains.com/, submit stories here: https://zombiesneedbrains.moksha.io/

9/14-12/31, Dragonesque (Zombies Need Brains), ~7500 words (average of 6000 words/story), 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F, Theme: dragon POV (stories where a significant portion of the story is written from the dragon’s point of view; wants a wide variety of genre settings, not just secondary world fantasy, and wants a range of tones, humorous to dark), Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (up to 3, submitted separately), info on website here: http://www.zombiesneedbrains.com/, submit stories here: https://zombiesneedbrains.moksha.io/

9/14-12/31, Game On! (Zombies Need Brains), ~7500 words (average of 6000 words/story), 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F, Theme: games (stories where the story revolves around some type of game--be it board game, video game, or RPG; they do not want sports-related stories; they do want a wide variety of genre settings, not just secondary world fantasy, and wants a range of tones, humorous to dark), Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (up to 3, submitted separately), info on website here: http://www.zombiesneedbrains.com/, submit stories here: https://zombiesneedbrains.moksha.io/

9/14-12/31, Solar Flare (Zombies Need Brains),~7500 words (average of 6000 words/story), 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F, Theme: solarpunk (stories that satisfy the "solar punk" subgenre ideals; wants a wide variety of genre settings, not just secondary world fantasy, and wants a range of tones, humorous to dark), Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (up to 3, submitted separately), info on website here: http://www.zombiesneedbrains.com/, submit stories here: https://zombiesneedbrains.moksha.io/

1/1-1/14, Cosmic Horror Monthly, 1000-6000 (3000-5000 preferred), 6¢/word, Genre/Theme: SF/F/H (seeks Cosmic Horror, Lovecraftian, Weird), Art OK ($50 interior art; $200 cover art), Reprints NO, Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO, submit work to submissions@cosmic-horror.net, include word count and brief synopsis (see more on website), opens for submissions in July and January only, details at the link: https://cosmic-horror.net/submissions/

9/15 (12:01am ET)-5/31/2023, Escape Pod, 1500-6000 words, 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: any SF (prefers high clarity/pacing to match their audio format; prefers a ray of hope even in darker stories), Reprints OK (1500-7500 words, $100), Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, Anonymous Submissions, submit via moksha (https://escapeartists.moksha.io/publication/escape-pod), details at the link: https://escapepod.org/guidelines/short-fiction/?fbclid=IwAR1Ma0nS3KVh9Y2IJCjFFaKfaqcd0Qm5HfEhkbFA_LnHVc4D4LzO-UNHf1c

2. Open Publications with no deadline paying 5¢/word or more

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, ~12k words, 5-8¢/word, Genre: Mystery/Crime/Suspense /Thriller, details at the link: https://www.alfredhitchcockmysterymagazine.com/contact-us/writers-guidelines/

Amazing Stories, 1k-10k words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF, details at the link:  https://submission.amazingstoriesmag.com/guidelines/

Analog Science Fiction and Fact, ~20k (8-10 cents/word), 40k-80k serials (6 cents/word), poetry ($1/line), 4k-word fact articles (9¢/word), Genre: SF, Multiple OK, details at the link:  https://www.analogsf.com/contact-us/writers-guidelines/

Anathema: Spec from the Margins, 1500-6k words (if 1500-2k words pays 5¢/word), $100 CAD/story ($50/poem), Genre/Theme: any speculative (encourages SF/F/H/weird/slipstream/surrealism/fabulism but not limited to those genres; also interested in work that's been difficult to place because of content or perspective), Simultaneous OK, Poetry OK (under 100 lines), Non-Fiction OK (1500-3000 words), Limited: queer/two-spirit person of colour/Indigenous/Aboriginal, details at the link:  https://www.anathemamag.com/submissions/

Apparition Literature, 1000-5000 words, 5¢/word, Genre: any speculative (F/SF/Horror/Literary; wants strange, heart-breaking emotion, pro-active characters, and style; see more details on website), Theme: Charm theme open to BIPOC until 12/7/2021 (upcoming themes are Wanderlust in February 2022, Omen in May, and Nostalgia in August), Poetry OK (~2 pages/poem; sub ~5 poems/submission, $50/poem), submission windows include February 15-28 (March 1-7 BIPOC creators only), May 15-31 (June 1-7 BIPOC creators only), August 15-31 (September 1-7 BIPOC creators only), November 15-30, (December 1-7 BIPOC creators only), submit stories to submissions@apparitionlit.com (use Shunn manuscript format, Times New Roman or Arial font, title file using story title and last name, attach to email as RTF file, email subject line of SUBMISSION: title of story), details at the link:  https://apparitionlit.com/submissions/

Apex Magazine, ~7500 words, 8 cents/word, Genre: F/SF/Horror, details at the link: https://apex-magazine.com/submission-guidelines/

Abyss & Apex, ~1000 words (8¢/word), 1001-10,000 words ($80), Genre: any speculative but no horror, wants good flash fiction of 1250 words or less, poetry welcome but has a different submissions window (Nov and May, listed under semi-pro), details at the link:  https://www.abyssapexzine.com/submissions/?fbclid=IwAR2He4p0eHWu1HVWy-vlIZ8q0YSedpLcljxbRbGcnQnowL-cUZrY07H-V8k -->Closed for all of 2022

Assemble Artifacts Magazine, ~40,000 words (prefers 5000 words or more), 8-10¢/words, Genre/Theme: wonder and suspense, Poetry NO, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, will no respond in the case of rejections (assumed rejected after 3 months), submit via form with a 1-3 sentence pitch of the story and author bio, note that the contract is aimed at allowing them to produce film adaptations ("license exclusive worldwide all language first print/electronic publication, audio and media adaptation shopping rights for a term"), details at the link:  https://www.assemblemedia.com/artifacts

Asimov's, 1k-20k words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F, details at the link: https://www.asimovs.com/contact-us/writers-guidelines/

Baffling Magazine, ~1200 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F/Horror (especially interested in queer/trans/aro/ace; welcomes weird/slipstream/interstitial), Simultaneous OK, details at the link:  https://www.bafflingmag.com/submissions

Beneath Ceaseless Skies, ~15k words, 8¢/word, Genre: literary adventure fantasy (no urban fantasy and nothing modern), details at the link: http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/submissions/

Boneyard Soup Magazine, 2k-6k words, 5¢/word, Genre: Horror/Dark Fantasy, Reprints OK, Non-Fiction OK, Art OK, details at the link: https://www.boneyardsoup.com/submit

Cathedral Canyon Review, ~5500 words for fiction and nonfiction (~1000 words flash fiction), 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: literary, Poetry OK (3-5 submitted in the same document; $20/poem), Art OK ($25/image), Simultaneous OK, email submissions, Limited to an author or artist living in the Southwest (generally California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah) and especially interested in BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ writers, details at the link: https://www.cclitmag.org/submissions 

Clarkesworld Magazine, 1k-22k words, 10¢/word, Genre: SF/F, details at the link:  http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/submissions/

Cloud Lake Literary, ~3500 words, $50 CAD/per page to a maximum of $150 CAD, Genre: fiction/creative nonfiction/poetry/child lit/YA, Limited: Canadian Writers only, details at the link:  https://www.cloudlakeliterary.ca/submit

Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores, open 1st-2nd every month, 1000-40000 words (shorter preferred), 8¢/word (reprints 2¢/word), Genre: F/SF, Poetry ($1/line, ~40 lines, reprints 50¢/word), Articles (2-8¢/word, reprints 1-4¢/word), unedited feedback provided if requested in cover letter (fair warning before submitting here: some authors have found the feedback, editing, and publication process very rude and disrespectful, and so, I've left them off the monthly deadlines list), details at the link:  https://cosmicrootsandeldritchshores.com/submissions/

Craft Literary, ~1000 word flash ($100), ~6000 word short fiction or nonfiction ($200), Genre: general/literary, Simultaneous OK, details at the link: https://www.craftliterary.com/submit/

Cricket, ~6000 words (best = 1200-1800 & 600-900), 25 cents/word, Genre/Theme: middle grade readers (realistic contemporary fiction, historical fiction, science fiction and fantasy, folk tales, myths and legends, and humor), also seeking poetry / nonfiction / puzzles / activities / art, Note: other magazines at the link include Babybug, Ladybug, Spider, Ask, Muse, details at the link:  https://cricketmag.submittable.com/submit?inf_contact_key=d1cd58e4d992d4364eefcbb9541418ff680f8914173f9191b1c0223e68310bb1

Closed :-( Daily Science Fiction, 100-1500 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F/slipstream, will consider flash series, details at the link: http://dailysciencefiction.com/submit/story/guidelines

Dark Recesses, 500-5000 words, 5¢/word, Genre: horror/dark fiction, four submission windows (9/1-11/30, 12/1-2/28 or 29, 3/1-5/31, 6/1-8/31, note variants from standard manuscript format (single-spaced, no indents), Nonfiction OK (but read specifics on their site), details at the link:  http://darkrecessespress.com/submissions/

Decoded, ~7500 words, 1-5¢/word ($25/flash, $100/short, $200/long, $75/comic, Genre/Theme: any queer SF/Fantasy/Horror, Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK (submit up to two pieces), Note: must be a queer identifying writer, details at the link: https://decodedpride.com/submit/

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, 250-20,000 (2500-8000 best), 5-8¢/word, Genre: Mystery/Crime/Suspense/Thriller, details at the link:  https://www.elleryqueenmysterymagazine.com/contact-us/writers-guidelines/

Escape Pod (opens from 9/15 (12:01am ET)-5/31/2023), 1500-6000 words, 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: any SF (prefers high clarity/pacing to match their audio format; prefers a ray of hope even in darker stories), Reprints OK (1500-7500 words, $100), Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, Anonymous Submissions, submit via moksha (https://escapeartists.moksha.io/publication/escape-pod), details at the link: https://escapepod.org/guidelines/short-fiction/?fbclid=IwAR1Ma0nS3KVh9Y2IJCjFFaKfaqcd0Qm5HfEhkbFA_LnHVc4D4LzO-UNHf1c

Fantasy Magazine, ~7500 words, 8¢/word, Genre: Fantasy/Dark Fantasy, Poetry ($40/poem, send up to 6), anonymous submissions, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (only one in each category of short, flash, and poetry), Note: open to BIPOC authors throughout all of 2022; opens for general submissions again on 7/1-7/7 and 10/1-10/7, submit stories here:  https://adamant.moksha.io/publication/fantasy

Flame Tree Press, seeks 70k-120k word novels (SF/F/H/Crime), often announces short story anthologies (8¢/word), runs a monthly flash fiction contest (700-1000 words, 8¢/word, reprints 6¢/word, two categories of SF or Horror), sign up for newsletter to receive notice of monthly flash fiction contest prompts and upcoming anthology calls, info here:  https://www.flametreepress.com/submissions/

Flash Fiction Online, submission window open from the 1st to the 21st each month, 500-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: any, Multiple OK (up to 3 submitted at a time), Reprints OK (2¢/word), note: remove all author identifying info from submitted files, info here:  http://flashfictiononline.com/main/submission-guidelines-flash-fiction/

Focus on the Family Clubhouse, 500-2000 words, 15¢/word, Genre: SF/Fantasy/Humor/General, Age/Theme: 8-12 year old and Christian values, info here:  https://www.focusonthefamily.com/clubhouse-magazine/about/submission-guidelines/

Fractured Lit, 401-1000 words ($75), ~400 words ($50), Genre: general/literary, Multiple OK (up to 2 in same document), submit via Submittable with brief bio and optional cover letter, info here:  https://fracturedlit.submittable.com/submit/

Future Science Fiction Digest (UFO Publishing), 500-10,000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF, Note: only open to translated submissions or stories by writers for whom English is not their first language and who reside outside of primarily English-speaking countries, info here: http://future-sf.com/submissions/

Futures (at Nature.com), 850-950 words, $130, Genre: near future/hard SF, Reprints NO, Simultaneous OK, submit as a Microsoft Word attachment to futures@nature.com, info here:  http://blogs.nature.com/futureconditional/2015/04/19/how-to-write-for-nature-futures/

Galaxy's Edge, ~10,000 words (novelettes a harder sale), 7¢/word, Genre: SF/F (subgenres welcome, such as space opera, steampunk, urban fantasy, africanfuturism, magical realism, dark fantasy, dystopian SF, etc.), Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, info here:  https://www.galaxysedge.com/submissions/?fbclid=IwAR0uduYP0f54c3OPr8ZJv46VDSOu3Ja-H-FsCPYnuo117SweNrsgdhjTImU, submit stories via the Moksha portal:  https://arcmanorpublishers.moksha.io/publication/galaxys-edge-magazine

Infinite Horrors, 1500-5000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: Horror, Art OK ($75-$150 for commissioned, $30 for non-commissioned), Comics OK (seeking new, unpublished comic or graphic novel shorts of 4–10 pages at rates negotiated with the artist),  Reprints NO, Multiple NO, Simultaneous NO, send submissions to info@infinitehorrorsmagazine.com (note that they may not send a rejection notice; if 90 days have passed, consider the submission rejected), info here:  https://www.infiniteworldsmagazine.com/submissions-faqs

Infinite Worlds, 1500-5000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF, Art OK ($75-$150 for commissioned, $30 for non-commissioned), Comics OK (seeking new, unpublished comic or graphic novel shorts of 4–10 pages at rates negotiated with the artist),  Reprints NO, Multiple NO, Simultaneous NO, send submissions to submissions@infiniteworldsmagazine.com (note that they may not send a rejection notice; if 90 days have passed, consider the submission rejected), info here:  https://www.infiniteworldsmagazine.com/submissions-faqs

Nanoism, ~140 characters (including spaces), $1.50/story, Genre/Theme: any (but most interested in literary stories with staying power), also open to serials (see details on site), submit one story/week,  https://nanoism.net/submit/









Solarpunk Magazine, 500-7500 words, 8¢/word ($80 min), Genre: any (prefers solarpunk / SF/F / slipstream / magical realism / urban fantasy; not strict about genre), Theme: solarpunk (specifically any work that "speculates about a better world in an equitable future where humanity and technology have either achieved a healthy balance with nature, or have adapted to climate change in creative ways"), (Poetry OK (up to 5 poems or 5 pages of poems, whichever is shorter; $40/poem), Simultaneous OK, Multiple (one submission per category of flash, short story, and poetry), Nonfiction OK (1000-1500 words, $75/piece), Art OK ($100/reprint cover, $300 original cover, $50 reprint inside, $150 original inside), Submission window for Issue 1 is 11/1/1-11/14,  Note: this window depends on their September/October Kickstarter success





















3. Deadlines/Windows after 9/6/2022 paying up to 4¢/word)

9/30, Sherlock is a Girl’s Name (Clan Destine Press), limited to writers identifying as women, up to 5000 words pays AUD 5 cents/word (can write more but pay capped at 5000; equivalent to about USD 3¢/word), Genre/Theme: wants Holmesian-style adventure/mystery (Sherlock must identify as a woman; her name must be Sherlock Holmes; her Watson is up to the author), see details here: https://bit.ly/3d3wDMu , email submissions/questions to Clan Destine Press’ commissioning editors Narrelle M Harris and Atlin Merrick at editors.sherlockisagirlsname@gmail.com --note from RJK LEE: my story is being published in Clan Destine Press's Clamour and Mischief; I really enjoyed working with the editor and highly recommend subbing here if you don't mind the pay

9/1-9/14, Apparition Literature (flash prompt), up to 1000 words, 3¢/word (for 1000 words), Genre/Theme: any speculative based on the monthly picture prompt, submit stories to submissions@apparitionlit.com w/ subject heading FLASH SUBMISSION: Title of Your Story, details at the link: https://apparitionlit.com/submissions/

9/15-9/21 (writers of color) and 9/21-10/15 (all writers), Translunar Travelers Lounge, up to 5000 words, 3¢/word, Genre: SF or Fantasy, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit stories as an attachment to translunartravelerslounge@gmail.com, magazine is co-edited by Ms. Aimee Ogden and Mx. Bennett North (address emails as "Dear Editors" or address to both editors by name), details at the link:  https://translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

4. Open Publications with no deadline paying up to 4¢/word or more

Allegory, any word count (sweet spot: 500-5000 words), $15/story, Genre: SF/F/H, submit stories to  submissions@allegoryezine.com (see link for specific subject heading and email content), Note: the first readers often give helpful feedback, editor Ty Drago, details at the link:  https://www.allegoryezine.com/submissions


Black Hare Press, 5000-17,000 words, $25 (5k-10k), $50 (10k-17k), Genre: anything dark, anonymous submissions, wants British spellings, anthology in print and digital formats, include in email real name, pseudonym, ~100 word bio w/ ~4 social links, 40-word blurb, ~500-word synopsis, details at the link:  https://www.blackharepress.com/submissions/
Bourbon Penn, 2000-7500 words, 2¢/word, Genre: speculative (odd/imaginative ones), especially slipstream/cross-genre/magic realism/absurdist/surreal, more details here: https://www.bourbonpenn.com/submissions
Bullet Points, 100-5,000 words, $30 flat ($20 flat for reprints), Genre/Theme: speculative military fiction sensitive to the complexity/tragedy/hope of warfare/violence in human/nonhuman society 
Reprints OK ($20, longer word count okay), details at the link: https://www.nathantoronto.com/bulletpoints/submissions


Crow Toes Quarterly, ~3000 words, $25 (1-1500 words) or $50 (1501-3000 words), Genre: playfully dark fiction for children ages 8-13, Poetry OK (1-5 pieces in a single doc/pdf; $20/poem), Art OK (1-5 pieces; $20-60), Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO, submit to ctqsubmissions@gmail.com with brief bio (include type of submission, title of submission, and name of artist/author in the subject line), details at the link: https://www.crowtoesquarterly.org/submit

Dark Moon Digest,  1500-7000 words, 3¢/word, Genre: Horror (complex/creepy like Twilight Zone or Black Mirror), Simultaneous OK, opens on the 1st every month and closes when full, details at the link: https://darkmoondigest.submittable.com/submit

Flash Point Science Fiction, 100-1000 words, $15/story, Genre: any speculative (SF, Fantasy, Slipstream, other spec), details at the link: https://flashpointsf.com/submissions/

GigaNotoSaurus, 5,000-25,000 words, $100, Genre: SF/Fantasy (or any combination of the genres), English Translations OK, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit stories via Moksha submissions portal, details at the link: http://giganotosaurus.org/submission-guidelines/?fbclid=IwAR3ejADSawz5Ty5xAOKTEn8hQ42yuOkFNheUS2JViZ0PWsHi_ps1YkcmXZ4

Guilty Crime Story Magazine, 1000-6000 words (sweet spot = 3k-4k), $10/story, Non-Fiction OK (~1500 words w/ 500-750 preferred, $5/article, pitch first), Art OK ($15/cover art; $10/interior art), submit to guiltycrimemag@gmail.com, details at the link:  https://www.guiltycrimemag.com/submissions.html?fbclid=IwAR0FDEJzyTifZgXC9TBjnrDZNzVc06eEOuIyFR8LB1NG_ftgEEDQkuGX2_o


Hexagon Magazine, ~7500 words, CAD 1¢/word, Genre: any speculative, Limited submission windows (open in January, March, May, July, September, November), Reprints NO, Translation OK, Poetry OK (~30 lines, $5/poem), Art OK ($5/cartoon, $50/page for comics, $150 cover art), Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO (one pending submission at a time; poems can be sent in batches of 3), details and submission portal at the link: https://hexagonmagazine.ca/submit/

Interzone, 2,000-17,500 words, EUR 1.5¢/word. Genre: fantastika (including horror), Theme: stories that find new ways to recognise the world, and by existing, change it; stories that trespass across genre lines; stories that are fantastic. Reprints NO, Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO. Email submissions to submissions@interzone.press, details: https://interzone.press/submissions/

Interzone Digital, ~7,000 words, EUR 1.5¢/word, Genre: SF/F, Reprints NO, Multiple NO, Simultaneous OK, email submissions attached as a Word document to submissions@interzone.digital, if your story has been rejected for the print edition of Interzone, don’t submit to IZ Digital – we will already have considered that option, details: https://interzone.digital/story-submissions/

Lady Churchill 's Rosebud Wristlet, any word counts, Genre: F/SF/general (tends toward but not limited to speculative), 3¢/word, only accepts paper submissions (no email), Poetry OK ($10/poem), Art OK, details at the link: https://smallbeerpress.com/about/submission-guidelines/

Mythic, 2000-6000 words, 4¢/word, SF/F, general submissions open 6/1-7/31 and 12/1-1/31), more details at the link: https://www.mythicmag.com/p/submissions.html

Perpetual Motion Machine, ~1500 words, $25/story, Genre: Horror (complex/creepy like Twilight Zone or Black Mirror), details at the link: https://pmmpublishing.submittable.com/submit/34164/perpetual-flash-fiction

Pressfuls, 2000-5000 words (3¢/word), 20,000-45,000 words (35% royalties), Genre: Horror/Fantasy/SF/Crime/Mystery, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, Reprints NO, send subs to submissions@pressfuls.com, Editor-in-Chief: Roban Bandojo, details at the link:  https://pressfuls.com/about/

Star Ship Sofa (District of Wonders), 3000-9000, 1¢/word (less if 7500-9000 words), Genre: SF, Reprints OK, Simultaneous OK, Note: buying audio rights only, details at the link:  http://www.starshipsofa.com/submissions/

Sci-Fi Lampoon, ~7500 words, $5, Genre/Theme: humorous speculative, Simultaneous OK, also seeking art and lampoon ads, Multiple OK, details at http://scifilampoon.com/submissions/

Scrawl Place, ~900 words, $35/piece, Genre/Theme: pieces about, connected to, or associated with a specific, physical place that someone could visit (any content/style/form), Seeking fiction, poetry, hybrids, creative nonfiction, Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK (1-3 pieces at a time), Reprints OK, details at https://scrawlplace.submittable.com/submit

Simultaneous Times Podcast (from Space Cowboy Books), $10/story, submit a high quality wav. file via wetransfer.com (or follow guidelines on their page if you cannot record your story), details at the link: https://spacecowboybooks.blogspot.com/p/writer-submissions.html?view=sidebar

The Colored Lens, ~20,000 words, 1-2¢/word, Genre: any speculative, details at the link:  http://thecoloredlens.com/?page_id=137752

The Common Tongue Magazine, 600-6000 words, 3¢/word, Genre: only high fantasy with a dark tone (dark fantasy, grimdark, sword & sorcery), Languages: English or Spanish (translations also accepted),  Poetry OK (up to 40 lines), Note: seeking original stories or stories set in their Arthuruin Shared Universe, Nonfiction OK (~2500 words, 3¢/word), Art OK ($200-400), details at the link:  https://www.commontonguezine.com/submission-guidelines/

The Great Void Books, 4,000-15,000 words (website/anthologies), $5 or royalties (whichever is greater; royalties = 40% net profit divided equally among the contributors of that anthology), Genre: Horror/SF/Crime/Mystery/Fantasy/Romance, Themes vary depending on anthology, Reprints OK, Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK (up to 3 at a time), more details on their website, see deadlines for semi-pro for current anthology windows, details at the link: https://www.tgvb.in/submissions/

Three-Lobed Burning Eye, 500-1000 words ($30), 1001-7500 words ($100), Genre: any speculative (especially horror/dark fantasy; also prefers hybrid/weird), details at the link:  https://www.3lobedmag.com/submissions.html

Utopia, 100-5000 words, 4¢/words, Genre: , Theme: each issue has a different theme (will accept stories that do not match theme, but matching the theme increases chances of selection), Reprints NO, Poetry OK ($5/short poem; $10/long poem), Nonfiction OK, Art OK, Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO, submit to Editor-in-Chief Tristan Everts, Fiction Editor: Angie, details at the link:  https://www.utopiasciencefiction.com/submit

Welkin: A Magazine of Fantastic Literature, any word count, 1¢/word (~1500 words unpaid, Reprints OK (flash only but no pay), Art OK ($50/issue), Simultaneous OK, Note: submission periods are March/July/October/January (open to flash fiction year-round), details at the link:  https://welkinmag.com/submit/?fbclid=IwAR1jImN0wwLpkOcmsKEDe4GuL7ScXwa3rGrCNcf-8Q3k8CqAk7hLjoFIUvM


5. Publications paying royalties/advance only

open until end of 2022 (maybe longer), Crystal Lake Publishing, 30,000-95,000 words, 40% royalties for net eBook sales (20% on paperback sales; four years exclusivity), Genre: Dark / Horror / Speculative / Suspense / Fantasy / Thriller, website: https://www.crystallakepub.com/authorcentral/, guidelines: https://www.crystallakepub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Open-subs-2022.pdf


6. Search for More Markets Here

S. Kalekar (authorspublish.com) lists lots of places to submit stories such as this August 2022 post: https://authorspublish.com/36-themed-submissions-calls-for-august-2022/

Angelique Fawns regularly lists places to submit stories, such as this August 2022 post











Where to Submit Short Stories: 30 Magazines and Websites That Want Your Work, a decent list with a literary focus

SFWA Market Report—April 2022


7. Browse Links to Advice/Lists/Workshops

Shadowspinners often has a wonderful assortment of blog posts from various writers, such as Eric M. Witchey.

M. Todd Gallowglas does some fun and engaging classes that really inspire you to produce meaningful new work; check out his shows on Twitch or his workshops

Wulf Moon's Super Secrets: a ton of great advice on writing short stories that win (he runs a workshop that you can peek in on and learn from as it goes)

Wulf Moon also has great workshops at Fyrecon, and is available as a professional editor and voice actor; check out his website for more info


Cat Rambo's Website: lots of good resources and classes

Submitting Short Fiction: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Genre Edition by Holly Lyn Walrath, a useful guide on playing the submission game written in 2019


Grants to apply for with the Speculative Literature Foundation

A listing at critter.org that shows general response times of various publications

Publisher's Pick Free Ebook of the Month (Maintained by Arc Manor of Galaxy's Edge)

On writing cover letters for submissions to the short fiction market by Christie

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