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July '22 Update
New and updated science fiction, fantasy, and horror publication listings for Aswiebe's Market List, July 2022 edition.| Name | What they want | Pay Per Word USD (originals) | Flat Pay USD (originals) | Website | Notes |
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| Unidentified Funny Objects ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY - DUE 7/26 – 8/25 | Funny F/SF | $0.100 | http://alexshvartsman.com/ufo-unidentified-funny-objects/ | ONE-TIME SUBMISSION PERIOD: 7/26/22 – 8/25/22 | |
| Augur Magazine | Literary SF/F, fabulism, slipstream, and poetry | $0.088 | http://www.augurmag.com/submissions/ | 80% Canadian. ONE-TIME SUBMISSION PERIOD: closes 7/31/22 | |
| Tales & Feathers Magazine | Cozy slice-of-life fantasy | $0.088 | https://www.augurmag.com/submissions/ | ONE-TIME SUBMISSION PERIOD: closes 7/31/22 | |
| Daily Science Fiction | SF, fantasy, slipstream, dark fantasy but not pure horror, etc. | $0.080 | http://dailysciencefiction.com/submit/story/guidelines | ONE-TIME temporary closure until ?? | |
| Fiyah | Speculative fiction. LIMITED DEMOGRAPHIC: authors from the African diaspora | $0.080 | http://www.fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/ | ONE-TIME THEME: Hauntings and Horrors due 7/31/22 | |
| Real Stories of the United States Space Force (Baen Books) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 1/22/23 or when full | Hard SF fiction, poetry, and fact, themed to current and future near-Earth space-related threats | $0.080 | https://cstuarthardwick.com/ussf-call-for-submissions/ | ||
| Aseptic and Faintly Sadistic: An Anthology of Hysteria Fiction ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 8/1/22 | Dark speculative fiction, themed to hysteria | $0.060 | https://www.cosmichorrormonthly.com/hysteria-submissions/ | Charity anthology | |
| Obsolescence (Alan Lastufka) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 8/??/22 UNTIL FULL | Dark SF, fantasy, and horror themed to technology | $0.060 | https://alanlastufka.com/2022/07/16/announcing-obsolescence-a-dark-sci-fi-fantasy-and-horror-anthology/ | ||
| Shakespeare Unleashed (Black Spot Books) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 8/21/22 | Horror themed to Shakespeare’s works | $0.060 | https://www.crystallakepub.com/announcing-our-next-anthology/ | ||
| Utopia Science Fiction | SF, especially hard SF | $0.040 | https://www.utopiasciencefiction.com/submit | Length: prefers up to 5,000 words, may serialize longer stories | |
| Sherlock is a Girl’s Name (Clan Destine Press) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 9/30/22 | Mystery of all types, themed to a female Sherlock Holmes | $0.035 | https://www.clandestinepress.net/blogs/clan_destine_press_blog/call-for-submissions-sherlock-is-a-girls-name | ||
| Sci Phi | Non-character-driven SF, esp. big idea SF and classic-style SF | $0.033 | https://www.sciphijournal.org/index.php/submission-guidelines/ | ONE-TIME SUBMISSION PERIOD: open until 8/4/22 | |
| Fusion Fragment | SF | $0.031 | http://www.fusionfragment.com/submissions/ | ONE-TIME SUBMISSION PERIOD: open until 8/7/22 | |
| Post Roe Alternatives (B-Cubed Press) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 9/8/22 | SF themed to the justice system post-Roe v. Wade | $0.030 | https://bcubedpress.moksha.io/publication/post-roe-alternatives/guidelines | Query first for reprints or > 4,000 words. | |
| Science Fiction Tarot, The (tdotSpec) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 10/04/22 | SF | $0.030 | http://tdotspec.com/submissions/ | ||
| Neon Magazine | Dark literary fiction and poetry, especially surreal or speculative | $0.024 | https://www.neonmagazine.co.uk/guidelines/ | ONE-TIME SUBMISSION THEMES: Machines due 1/15/23, Childhood due 6/15/23 | |
| Dirt in the Sky (Filthy Loot) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 8/15/22 | Literary horror themed to the haves and have-nots | $0.020 | https://www.filthyloot.com/submissions/ | ||
| Intrepidus Ink | Speculative flash fiction, action-adventure, speculative fiction, and literary, with intrepid main character | $0.020 | https://intrepidusink.com/ | ||
| Speculative North Magazine (Tdotspec) | Speculative fiction | $0.016 | http://tdotspec.com/submissions/ | ||
| From the Depths (Wyldblood Press) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 8/31/22 | Fantasy and fantastic horror themed to the sea | $0.012 | https://wyldblood.com/from-the-depths/ | ||
| Aphotic Realm Magazine | Horror fiction, flash fiction, and poetry | $0.010 | https://aphoticrealm.com/submissions/ | ||
| Night Terrors (Scare Street) ANTHOLOGY SERIES | Creepy literary dark fiction and horror | $0.010 | https://scarestreet.com/submissions/ | RIGHTS: takes non-exclusive audio rights, translation rights | |
| Space and Time Magazine | Science fiction, fantasy, and horror | $0.010 | https://spaceandtime.net/submissions/ | Submission period: 1/15 – 1/31, 7/15 – 7/31 | |
| Two-Thousand Word Terrors (Rooster Republic Press) | Horror | $0.010 | https://roosterrepublicpress.com/short-story-submissions/ | ONE-TIME 2022 SUBMISSION PERIOD: 8/1/22 – 8/31/22 | |
| Wyngraf - flash fiction | Secondary world cozy fantasy flash fiction | $0.010 | https://wyngraf.com/submissions/ | SUBMISSION PERIOD: Always open to flash fiction submissions | |
| Wyngraf - short stories | Secondary world cozy fantasy | $0.010 | https://wyngraf.com/submissions/ | ONE-TIME SUBMISSION PERIOD: Opens 8/1/22 | |
| Furry/Lovecraftian/Erotic/University Themed Anthology (Armoured Fox Press) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE UNTIL FULL | Furry erotic horror, themed | $0.005 | https://armouredfoxpress.wixsite.com/website/callforsubmissions | ||
| Nameless Songs of Zadok Allen & Other Things That Should Not Be, The (JayHenge Publishing) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE UNTIL FULL | Cosmic horror | $0.005 | http://www.jayhenge.com/callforstories.html | ||
| Phantom Thieves & Sagacious Scoundrels (JayHenge Publishing) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE UNTIL FULL | Speculative fiction themed to rogues and thieves | $0.005 | http://www.jayhenge.com/callforstories.html | ||
| Imagining Indigenous Futures ANNUAL CONTEST - DUE 12/1 | Indigenous SF writing sample | $1,000.00 | https://iaftfita.wildapricot.org/Imagining-Indigenous-Futurisms-Award/ | ||
| Tales by Moonlight Novella Contest (Ankara) ONE-TIME CONTEST – DUE 9/15/22 | Fantasy novellas/novelettes | $1,000.00 | https://ankaracircle.com/ | WARNING: all entries will be published online for voting, using first publication rights. | |
| Voyage | YA, all subgenres | $200.00 | https://thevoyagejournal.com/submit/ | ||
| Darkness Visible, A (Ontology Books) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 10/31/22 | Postmodern or experimental horror | $96.25 | https://www.ontologybooks.com/submissions | ||
| Heroic Fantasy Quarterly | Heroic fantasy, sword & sorcery fiction and poetry | $75.00 | http://www.heroicfantasyquarterly.com/?page_id=39 | Will serialize more than 10,000 words. ONE-TIME CLOSURE UNTIL ?? | |
| Weird Christmas Flash Fiction ANNUAL CONTEST - DUE 11/2 | Weird flash fiction themed to Christmas | $75.00 | https://weirdchristmas.com/2022/07/19/2022-weird-christmas-flash-fiction-contest-5th-annual/ | ||
| Fairy Tale Magazine, The | Fairy tale retellings, themed. ONE-TIME 2023 THEME: love. | $50.00 | https://www.fairytalemagazine.com/submissions | FKA Enchanted Conversation. Submission periods: 12/1/22 – 1/2/23 love-themed, 5/1/23 – 6/2/23. Occasional calls for longer works. | |
| Wind Guide You (Sadwrn Press) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 9/1/22 | Strange, setting-themed speculative flash fiction | $40.89 | https://sadwrnpress.com/index.php/en/45-wind-guide-you-call-for-submissions | ||
| Curiouser Magazine | Surrealism, horror, weird, fabulism, and near-future SF | $34.79 | https://curiousermag.com/submissions/ | ONE-TIME DEMOGRAPHIC LIMITATION: Australian residents only for Issue 3 (subs opened 6/30/22) | |
| Bullet Points | Military speculative fiction | $30.00 | https://www.nathantoronto.com/bulletpoints/submissions | ||
| 99 Fleeting Fantasies | Fantasy | $25.00 | https://pulsepublishingsubmissions.moksha.io/publication/99-Fleeting-Fantasies/guidelines | ||
| Tales of Sley House ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY – DUE 7/1 UNTIL FULL | Fantasy, SF, horror, mystery, and thriller | $25.00 | https://www.sleyhouse.com/submissions | Length: “about” 6,000 words. Submission periods: 7/1 – 7/15 college students only, 7/16 until full open for everyone | |
| Funemployment Quarterly | SF and fantasy | $15.59 | https://funemployment.xyz/submissions/ | ||
| Night's End, The PODCAST | Dark speculative fiction, some themed issues | $10.00 | https://www.nightsendpodcast.com/ | ON-TIME THEME SUBMISSIONS: Halloween and Gothic/ghost stories due 8/29/22 | |
| Trembling with Fear | Horror, dark SF, and dark fantasy, themed and unthemed | $5.00 | https://horrortree.com/submissions/ | Wordcount and reprint acceptability varies, prefers unthemed stories in 800-1,500 range, themed up to 2,500, may serialize longer. ANNUAL SUBMISSION THEMES: 12/1 – 1/25 Valentine, 2/1 – 7/31 Summer Holiday, 7/1 – 10/13 Halloween, 7/1 – 12/7 Christmas. ONE-TIME SUBMISSION PERIOD: Summer Holiday theme until 8/31/22 | |
| Every Day Fiction | All flash fiction | $3.00 | http://www.everydayfiction.com/submit-story/ | ||
| Future Fiction | Near-future hard SF | https://www.futurefiction.org/proposte-editoriali/?lang=en | Works accepted in 13+ different languages and published in translation to Italian and German | ||
| Nightfire (Tor/Forge's Horror Imprint) | Horror novels and novellas | https://nightfire.moksha.io/publication/nightfire/guidelines | ONE-TIME CLOSURE until ?? | ||
| Queer Blades (Farther Trees) – DEAD MARKET | Fantasy adventure with LGBTQIA+ main characters | $10.00 | https://farthertrees.wordpress.com/queerblades/ | ||
| Scare Story – DEAD MARKET | Horror themed to ghosts, monsters, the supernatural etc. | $0.010 | https://scarestreet.com/submissions/ | ||
| Annorlunda Enterprises – DEAD MARKET | All genres except horror and erotica | $100.00 | |||
| From the Farther Trees – DEAD MARKET | Fantasy | $10.00 | https://farthertrees.wordpress.com/submissions/ | ||
| Satyr Central – DEAD MARKET | All genres, esp. weird and genre-nonconforming fiction, sci-fi, fantasy, superhero, horror, comedy | $20.00 | |||
| Aftermath – DEAD MARKET | Realistic apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic environmental fiction | $0.020 | https://www.aftermathmag.org/submissions.html |