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Nothing on the Internet Lasts Forever, Plus Market List Updates
Don’t fall victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is if you put something on the Internet, it’s there forever. But only slightly well less-known is this: nothing on the Internet lasts forever.
We’ve had a reminder of that recently–and no, I’m not just talking about the Fowl Site. Those who’ve been submitting short stories for a minute might have started out using Ralan.com to learn about the latest SFF market listing updates. Recently Ralan closed their doors, replacing their website with a thank-you to everyone for the last 26 years and 57 days. Wow. That is a truly impressive accomplishment! I learned a lot about following SF and fantasy publications from watching Ralan. So long, Ralan, and thanks for all the fish.
So, what does “nothing lasts forever” mean for writers?
Keep your own records. Track your submissions. I use a spreadsheet to track my submissions, because I’m old school like that. If you use an app or an online website for that purpose, make sure it allows you to download a backup. And do keep that backup updated! Once or twice a year, just save it to your computer and back it up along with all your other writing files. Pair the habit with something memorable, like tax time or Halloween, and add a reminder to your calendar.
Plan to be rejected. If you see a submission call that seems like a good fit for a story that is already currently out on submission, make a note. If/when you get rejected, go check it out.
If you submit to an anthology or a contest, save the submission guidelines. You can just save the webpage as html. The vast majority of the time, these submission guidelines go *poof* the second the submission call closes. You might want to reference them later. For example, to see what they said their submission reading process would be, or to find the name of an editor that you can stalk on the internet to see if they’ve mentioned how progress on the anthology is going. (Stalking only, do not contact directly!)
And finally, once you get a story published, save the good stuff about being published. Save a copy of the published version of your story. Save the story illustration (you can’t use it, but it’s pretty, right?). Save positive reader comments. Not only are they an ego boost you can look at when writing feels hard, but you might be able to use those quotes sometime.
That’s just the actual submission process. There’s a lot more that you might want to think about saving your own copy of–useful articles, ebooks you bought, etc. And of course, there’s the whole “when social media goes away” and “why we should control our own newsletters” thing, but that’s a separate editorial all by itself (psst, I’m over at https://wandering.shop/@abracanabra).
What I’ve been up to lately, writing-wise:
I’ve hit that sticky spot where I have to stop and plot the ending of my WiP, in exact detail, before I can write further. Uggggghhhh! I have a bunch of things that need to happen, and some of them seem mutually contradictory. I will figure it out, but in the meantime I’m writing a lot of curse words in my writing notebook. You know. For posterity.
Things Shiny or Useful
Archive of all shiny or useful links: https://aswiebe.com/marketlist/shiny-or-useful-writing-links/
Covers, Costs, and Artists: https://www.ilona-andrews.com/2023/covers-costs-and-artists
Random Name Generator: https://www.behindthename.com/random/
Ask the Editors (of SFF Magazines): https://industry.metaphorosis.com/ask-the-editors/
You Should(n’t) Be Writing: https://medium.com/swlh/you-should-nt-be-writing-8a3da5c44794
How to Build an Amazing “About the Author” Page: https://kindlepreneur.com/build-about-the-author-page/
Scrivener Alternatives: https://alternativeto.net/software/scrivener/
How to Become a Professional Writer (humor): https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/how-to-become-a-professional-writer
Novel Subplots: http://candleinsunshine.com/musings/novel-subplots/
Melissa Caruso on main characters: https://twitter.com/melisscaru/status/1613169173513003009
TV Tropes Story Generator: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/storygen.php
Indie Author Project: https://indieauthorproject.com/authors/
Christie Yant’s Writing Tools 2023: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R9IRbolmTr42z-9l7kN9tN0De7WTDGmXv3jbVhM_kXk/
How to (Maybe) Get Out of Your Contract When Your Scam Re-Publisher Ghosts You: https://writerbeware.blog/2022/12/02/how-to-maybe-get-out-of-your-contract-when-your-scam-re-publisher-ghosts-you/
Upcoming Virtual Conventions/Workshops
(Any registration fees are noted.)
The Nebula Conference is over for 2022, but purchasing a membership now ($75) still gets access to recorded panels and year-round special events: https://membership.sfwa.org/event-4563942
The Orange County Library System has many upcoming, free virtual writing talks: https://www.ocls.info/writers-corner
Featured Market
The Beauty in Blood-Drenched Circuits (Starward Shadows) anthology wants dark speculative fiction written by ChatGPT (with prompts from you).
All submissions must contain speculative elements, and we prefer stories with a dark and contemplative tone. For this anthology, we’re particularly interested in exploring the relationships that humans form with those different from themselves–be it AI, aliens, or even their own kind. We’d also like to see some space-age twists on the classics we’ve always loved. The weirder and less mainstream, the better. Bonus points if you can prompt your writing partner to write a Sword and Sorcery for the ages. We’d also love to see if you can get your new friend to open up and share a laugh. (Black humor only, of course).
Starward Shadows
Basics: dark speculative fiction, no word limit, pays $35, no reprints, due 3/30/20023. Guidelines: https://starwardshadows.com/submissions-open-beauty-in-blood-drenched-circuits-an-ai-only-anthology/
Market List Updates
To see all the details about these new listings and what they're looking for, as well as hundreds of other listings, go to Aswiebe's Market List and download the latest version of the spreadsheet. Note: going forward, limited demographic market listings will be italicized.
This post is best viewed on a wide screen to allow for viewing tables.
| Name | What they want | F | SF | H/DF | Pay Per Word USD (originals) | Flat Pay USD (originals) | Website | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkesworld Magazine | SF and fantasy, likes language | Y | Y | N | $0.120 | http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/submissions/ | Very fast response time! ONE-TIME CLOSURE UNTIL ?? due to ChatGPT spam | |
| Deadlands, The | Death-themed speculative fiction and poetry | Y | Y | Y | $0.100 | https://thedeadlands.com/guidelines/ | ONE-TIME SUBMISSION PERIOD: 2/1/23 – 2/28/23. ONE-TIME NOVELLA SUBMISSION PERIOD opens January 2023. | |
| Ghoulish Tales | Fun horror | N | N | Y | $0.100 | https://perpetualpublishing.com/submissions/ | ||
| Habitats Magazine | Optimistic and uplifting SF | N | Y | N | $0.100 | https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/samuelcooke/habitats-magazine-optimistic-science-fiction/posts/3701085 | ||
| Strange Horizons | All speculative fiction and poetry | Y | Y | Y | $0.100 | http://strangehorizons.com/submit/fiction-submission-guidelines/ | ONE-TIME THEME DUE 3/31/23: wuxia and xianxia: http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/azimuth/wuxia-xianxia-special-submissions-call/ | |
| Uncanny | SF/F | Y | Y | N | $0.100 | https://uncannymagazine.com/submissions/ | Fast response time. ONE-TIME CLOSURE UNTIL ?? | |
| Worlds of Possibility (Julia Rios) | SF and fantasy, with a sense of hope | Y | Y | N | $0.100 | https://worldsofpossibility.moksha.io/publication/worlds-of-possibility/guidelines | ||
| Augur Magazine | Literary SF/F, fabulism, slipstream, and poetry | Y | Y | N | $0.088 | http://www.augurmag.com/submissions/ | 80% Canadian. | |
| Amazing Stories Magazine | Science fiction and poetry | N | Y | N | $0.080 | https://submission.amazingstoriesmag.com/ | Note: must create an account and log-in to submit stories. | |
| Apex Magazine | SF, fantasy, and horror | Y | Y | Y | $0.080 | https://apex-magazine.com/submissions/ | ||
| Baen Fantasy Adventure Award ANNUAL CONTEST – DUE 1/16 – 4/30 | All fantasy | Y | N | N | $0.080 | https://www.baen.com/contest-faa | ||
| Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores | Science fiction, fantasy, myths/fairy tales, eldritch, stories for young people of all ages, and related nonfiction | Y | Y | N | $0.080 | http://cosmicrootsandeldritchshores.com/submissions/ | Prefers shorter stories. SUBMISSION PERIODS:1st and 2nd day of each month. | |
| Fantasy Magazine | Fantasy and dark fantasy fiction and poetry | Y | N | Y | $0.080 | https://adamant.moksha.io/publication/fantasy/guidelines | OK to submit even if previously rejected by sister publications Nightmare Magazine or Lightspeed. Open to BIPOC-only submissions all of 2023. ONE-TIME GENERAL SUBMISSION PERIOD: 3/1/23 – 3/8/23 | |
| Kangas Khan Halloween Anthology ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 3/1/23 | Halloween-themed horror | N | N | Y | $0.080 | https://www.kkpublish.com/ | ||
| Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Fiction Series - DUE 1/1 - 1/31 | Historically accurate fiction with lesbian characters and optional historically consistent fantastic elements | Y | N | N | $0.080 | https://alpennia.com/lhmp/essays/call-submissions-2023-lesbian-historic-motif-podcast-fiction-series | ||
| Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (F&SF) | All speculative fiction and poetry | Y | Y | Y | $0.080 | https://fandsf.moksha.io/publication/fsf | ||
| Orion's Belt | Literary speculative flash fiction and poetry | Y | Y | Y | $0.080 | https://www.orions-belt.net/submissions | ONE-TIME SUBMISSION PERIOD opens 3/1/23 through ? (historically open through August) | |
| Robotic Ambitions (Apex Magazine) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 3/13/23 – 3/26/23 | SF themed to AI | N | Y | N | $0.080 | https://www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/frontpage/anthology-submissions-call-robotic-ambitions | Kickstarter success pending but very likely. | |
| Solarpunk Magazine | Solarpunk fiction and poetry | N | Y | N | $0.080 | https://solarpunkmagazine.com/submissions/ | ONE-TIME SUBMISSION PERIODS 2023: 3/1 – 3/14 (BIPOC authors), 4/1-4/14, 5/1-5/14, 7/1-7/14, 9/1-9/14 | |
| Story Unlikely Magazine | All genres, incl. Fantasy and SF | Y | Y | Y | $0.080 | https://www.storyunlikely.com/#submit | ||
| Zooscape | Furry (anthropomorphic animal) fiction | Y | Y | N | $0.080 | http://zooscape-zine.com/guidelines/ | Original fiction < 5,000 words, reprints up to 10,000 words. | |
| Bury Your Gays (Perpetual Publishing) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 5/31/23 | Tragic queer horror. Limited demographic: queer/questioning authors | N | N | Y | $0.070 | https://perpetualpublishing.com/submissions/ | ||
| Galaxy's Edge BI-ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY SERIES (FKA Galaxy’s Edge Magazine) | SF and Fantasy | Y | Y | N | $0.070 | https://www.galaxysedge.com/submissions/ | SUBMISSION PERIODS: 2 submission periods annually. Long response time. ONE-TIME CLOSURE UNTIL ?? 2023 | |
| Mother Knows Best (Black Spot Books) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 3/31/23 | Horror themed to bad mothers. Limited author demographic: women and femme authors | N | N | Y | $0.060 | https://blackspotbooks.submittable.com/submit/f1c5bd2d-fa7e-465a-a384-a483e02b4c8c/mother-knows-best-a-women-in-horror-anthology | ||
| Dark Recesses Magazine | Horror and dark fiction | N | N | Y | $0.050 | http://darkrecessespress.com/submissions/ | ||
| Grendel Press ONGOING ANTHOLOGIES | Dark fantasy, horror, and dark romance, themed and unthemed | N | N | Y | $0.050 | https://grendelpress.com/anthology-submissions/ | ONE-TIME CLOSURE for 2023 anthologies – new themes TBD in late 2023 | |
| Wilted Pages: An Anthology of Dark Academia (Shortwave Publishing) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 3/8/23 – 3/24/23 | Horror, dark fantasy, and dark SF themed to dark academia | N | Y | Y | $0.050 | https://shortwavepublishing.com/news/submission-guidelines-wilted-pages-anthology/ | EXTENDED DEADLINE for marginalized authors: 3/1/23 - 3/31/23 | |
| No Trouble at All (Cursed Morsels Press) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 3/1/23 – 3/15/23 (3/22/23) | Polite horror | N | N | Y | $0.040 | https://ericraglin.com/2022/11/17/no-trouble-at-all-submission-call/ | ||
| Utopia Science Fiction | Hard SF set in a utopian future | N | Y | N | $0.040 | https://www.utopiasciencefiction.com/submit | Length: prefers up to 5,000 words, may serialize longer stories | |
| Through the Portal: Stories from a Hopeful Dystopia ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 5/31/23 | Optimistic eco-fiction | Y | Y | N | $0.037 | https://exilepublishing.submittable.com/submit/ | ||
| SNAFU (Cohesion Press) ANTHOLOGY SERIES | Military SF/horror, themed | Y | Y | Y | $0.035 | https://cohesionpress.com/snafu-submissions/ | ONE-TIME THEME due 3/31/23: -punk subgenre | |
| Midnight Zone, The (Dragon’s Roost Press) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 3/30/23 | Horror, weird, dark fantasy, and dark SF, themed to original monsters | Y | Y | Y | $0.030 | https://thedragonsroost.biz/submissions-2/ | ||
| SF Multiverse | Speculative fiction, especially international | Y | Y | Y | $0.030 | https://sfmultiverse.com/submission-guidelines/ | ||
| ParSec Magazine | SF, fantasy, horror, and slipstream | Y | Y | Y | $0.027 | https://www.pspublishing.co.uk/parsec-79-c.asp | ||
| Fission (British Science Fiction Association) ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY – DUE 2/13-3/1 | SF | N | Y | N | $0.024 | https://bsfa.co.uk/fission | ONE-TIME SUBMISSION PERIOD: 2/13/23 – 3/1/23 | |
| Dead Dark Things | Horror | N | N | Y | $0.020 | https://www.darkdeadthings.com/submissions | ||
| Dose of Dread | Flash horror fiction | N | N | Y | $0.020 | https://dreadstonepress.com/submissions/ | SUBMISSION PERIOD: 1st - 15th Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct | |
| Pyre Magazine | Dark speculative fiction | Y | Y | Y | $0.020 | https://www.pyremagazine.com/submissions | ||
| We Fear Not the Sea (Paper Angel Press) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 3/30/23 | Speculative fiction themed to a sea shanty | Y | Y | Y | $0.020 | https://paperangelpress.com/submissions/we-fear-not-the-sea/ | ||
| Weird Horror Magazine | Pulpy, weird fiction and horror | Y | Y | Y | $0.015 | https://undertowpublications.com/weird-horror-magazine | SUBMISSION PERIODS: March, September | |
| Seaside Gothic | Gothic fiction by the sea | Y | N | Y | $0.012 | https://seasidegothic.com/submissions/ | ONE-TIME 2023 SUBMISSION PERIODS: 4/10 – 4/16, 7/10 – 7/16, 10/9 – 10/15 | |
| Deeps, The | Horror | N | N | Y | $0.010 | https://www.spindlehousepress.com/submissions | ONE-TIME SUBMISSION PERIOD: 3/1/23 – 3/31/23 | |
| Kaleidotrope | All genres, especially SF/F and the unconventional and weird. | Y | Y | Y | $0.010 | http://www.kaleidotrope.net/guidelines/ | Prefers 250 - 10,000 words. ONE-TIME CLOSURE until 2024. | |
| Manawaker Studio’s Flash Fiction PODCAST | Flash fiction, all genres esp. SF | Y | Y | Y | $0.010 | http://www.manawaker.com/ffp-submissions/ | ||
| Necronomi-Romcom ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 8/31/23 | Themed cosmic horror fiction and poetry crossed with humor and romcom romance | N | N | Y | $0.010 | http://www.obsidianbutterfly.com/nrcsub.html | ||
| Spoon Knife (Autonomous Press) ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY – DUE 7/31 | All genres and poetry, themed | Y | Y | Y | $0.010 | http://autpress.com/submissions-book-proposals/ | ONE-TIME 2023 THEME: Smoke & Mirrors | |
| Starward Shadows Ezine | Dark speculative fiction | Y | Y | Y | $0.010 | https://starwardshadows.com/submissions/ | ||
| Tales to Terrify PODCAST | Horror and dark fantasy | N | N | Y | $0.010 | https://talestoterrify.com/submissions/ | Length accepted varies by submission period. ONE-TIME CLOSURE until “early 2023” | |
| Wyldblood Press – Short Fiction | Literary SF/F/H | Y | Y | Y | $0.010 | https://wyldblood.com/submissions-2/ | ||
| Wyldblood Press – Wyld Flash | Speculative flash fiction | Y | Y | Y | $0.010 | https://wyldblood.com/submissions-2/ | ||
| Hexagon Magazine | All speculative fiction (SF/F/H) | Y | Y | Y | $0.007 | https://hexagonmagazine.ca/submit/ | SUBMISSION PERIODS: 1st-7th of Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sept, Nov | |
| Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine | All speculative fiction and poetry, especially humorous and lighthearted | Y | Y | Y | $0.007 | https://andromedaspaceways.com/submissions-manager/ | Subscribers and AU/NZ authors can submit up to 20,000 words. | |
| Nameless Songs of Zadok Allen & Other Things That Should Not Be, The (JayHenge Publishing) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 3/15/23 | Cosmic horror | N | N | Y | $0.005 | http://www.jayhenge.com/callforstories.html | ||
| Sunshine Superhighway: Solar Sailings (JayHenge Publishing) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE UNTIL FULL | Optimistic speculative fiction | Y | Y | Y | $0.005 | http://www.jayhenge.com/callforstories.html | ||
| L Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future QUARTERLY ANTHOLOGY. | Spec-fic | Y | Y | Y | $5,000.00 | https://www.writersofthefuture.com/enter-writer-contest/ | Eligible if have three or fewer professional pubs - runs every 3 months. Note: affiliated with Scientology, winners report proselytizing and close link to Church of Scientology. | |
| Psychopomp Novellas | Speculative fiction and literary death-themed novellas | N | N | Y | $750.00 | https://thedeadlands.moksha.io/publication/psychopomp | ||
| Brilliant Flash Fiction Quarterly Contests | Flash fiction, all genres, sometimes themed | Y | Y | Y | $200.00 | https://brilliantflashfiction.com/2023/01/01/lets-be-brilliant/ | ||
| Craft Literary | Literary, with a focus on writing craft | Y | Y | Y | $200.00 | https://www.craftliterary.com/submit/ | ||
| Parsec Short Story Contest ANNUAL CONTEST – DUE 1/1 – 5/1 | All speculative fiction, themed. Limited demographic: non-pro writers | Y | Y | Y | $200.00 | https://parsec-sff.org/short-story-contest/ | ONE-TIME 2023 THEME: Preserve or Purge | |
| Split Scream (Dread Stone Press) NOVELETTE SERIES | Horror | N | N | Y | $150.00 | https://dreadstonepress.com/submissions/ | ONE-TIME CLOSURE until 2/1/2024 | |
| Devil Take You: Tales of Medievel Horror, The ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 4/15/23 | Weird horror themed to the medieval period | N | N | Y | $125.00 | https://mailchi.mp/fb90e5c74b7e/thedeviltakeyou | ||
| Cunning Folk: The Vampire ONE-TIME ISSUE – DUE 3/1/23 | Non-fiction, fiction, and poetry themed to vampires | N | N | Y | $120.36 | https://www.cunning-folk.com/contact | ||
| 21 Futures: Tales from the Timechain ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 2/28/23 | Bitcoin-themed SF | N | Y | N | $100.00 | https://konsensus.network/21-futures | ||
| Queer Sci Fi's Flash Fiction Contest ANNUAL CONTEST - DUE 3/1 - 5/1 | Queer speculative flash fiction, themed. ONE-TIME 2023 THEME: rise | Y | Y | Y | $75.00 | https://queerscifi.com/flash-contest-rules/ | ||
| Resurrected: An Anthology of Second Chance (Cursed Dragon Ship) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 3/31/23 | All genres, themed to a real or virtual resurrection | Y | Y | Y | $50.00 | https://curseddragonship.com/submissions/ | ||
| Tales to Terrify Flash Fiction Contest ANNUAL PODCAST CONTEST – DUE 2/15 – 4/1 | Flash fiction horror, themed | N | N | Y | $50.00 | https://talestoterrify.com/flashcontest/ | ONE-TIME 2023 THEME: changing seasons | |
| Escape Artists Podcasts ROTATING ANNUAL CONTEST – OPENS 8/1 | SF, fantasy, or horror flash fiction (depending on the year) | N | N | Y | $40.00 | https://pseudopod.org/submissions/ | Contest rotates through Escape Artists Podcasts: PodCastle, Escape Pod, and Pseudopod. 2023 CONTEST: Pseudopod, opens August 2023 | |
| Hauntings and Hoarfrost (Tyche Books) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 9/1/23 – 9/30/23 | Gothic fiction and poetry themed to winter | N | N | Y | $36.82 | https://tychebooks.com/submissions | ||
| Beauty in Blood-Drenched Circuits (Starward Shadows) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 3/30/23 | Dark speculative fiction, written with ChatGPT | Y | Y | Y | $35.00 | https://starwardshadows.com/submissions-open-beauty-in-blood-drenched-circuits-an-ai-only-anthology/ | ||
| Cursed Objects (Bloody Hatchet Press) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 5/1/23 | Horror themed to new-bought haunted object | N | N | Y | $30.11 | https://twitter.com/BloodyHatchet73/status/1611332073758883843 | ||
| First Line, The | All genres, themed issues | Y | Y | Y | $25.00 | http://www.thefirstline.com/submission.htm | ONE-TIME SUBMISSION THEMES: “All the lawns on Mentone Avenue are mowed on Wednesdays,” due 5/1/23; “As soon as Harriet entered the building, she headed to the seventh floor,” due 8/1/23; “It was the farthest north they’d ever been,” due 11/01/23. | |
| Living With Demons (Tea with Coffee Media) ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 3/12/23 | Horror themed to mental illness | N | N | Y | $25.00 | https://teawithcoffee.media/anthology-submissions/ | ||
| Quiet Ones, The | Horror and dystopian fiction and poetry, scary or hopeful, esp. highlighting queer/femme voices. | N | N | Y | $25.00 | https://wearethequietones.com/submission-calls/ | ONE-TIME SUBMISSION PERIOD: due 3/5/23 | |
| Tales of Sley House ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY – DUE 7/31 | Fantasy, SF, horror, noir, and thriller | Y | Y | Y | $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 | |
| Tower | All genres fiction and poetry, incl. Horror, SF, and fantasy | Y | Y | Y | $21.46 | https://readtower.net/submissions/ | ONE-TIME THEME ISSUE due 2/28/23: endings | |
| Black Beacon Book of Horror ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 2/28/23 | Horror | N | N | Y | $20.00 | https://blackbeaconbooks.blogspot.com/p/submissions.html | ||
| Brilliant Flash Fiction Magazine | Flash fiction, all genres, sometimes themed | Y | Y | Y | $20.00 | https://brilliantflashfiction.com/submissions/ | ||
| Horror Zine’s Book of Monster Stories, The ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 5/15/23 | Horror themed to monsters (not vampires, werewolves, mummies, Frankenstein, or ghosts) | N | N | Y | $20.00 | https://www.thehorrorzine.com/news.html | ||
| Mythaxis Magazine | All spec-fic | Y | Y | Y | $20.00 | https://mythaxis.co.uk/submissions.html | 23rd-30th of Jan, April (ONE-TIME 2023 April closure), July, Oct | |
| Strange Aeon ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY – DUE 2/20 – 4/30 or until full | Cosmic horror and weird Western, themed | N | N | Y | $20.00 | https://mkeatonauthor.blogspot.com/ | ONE-TIME 2023 THEME: wonder | |
| Flash Point SF | Science fiction, fantasy, and slipstream flash fiction | Y | Y | N | $15.00 | https://flashpointsf.com/submissions/ | ONE-TIME SUBMISSION PERIOD: 1/15/23 – 2/28/23 | |
| A-Z of Horror (Red Cape Publishing) ONGOING ANTHOLOGY SERIES | Horror, themes change every 2 months. | N | N | Y | $11.52 | https://redcapepublishing.com/submissions/ | ONE-TIME 2023 THEMES: 4/1–5/31 Slasher, 6/1-7/31 Tarot, 8/1-9/30 Unexplained, 10/1-11/30 Voodoo. RIGHTS: Must not be available elsewhere. | |
| Tales from the Moonlit Path | Dark speculative fiction and horror | N | N | Y | $10.00 | https://talesmoonlitpath.com/submissions/ | ||
| Whetstone | Pulp sword and sorcery | Y | N | N | $10.00 | https://whetstonemag.blogspot.com/p/submissions.html | ||
| Mirror Dance | Fantasy, science fantasy, and dark fantasy | Y | N | Y | $5.00 | http://mirrordancefantasy.blogspot.com/2008/01/submissions.html | < 5,000 words preferred. ONE-TIME THEME (1/2023 until ??): revival and resurrection | |
| Grumpy Old Gods Vol 10 ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY – DUE 5/1/23 | Speculative fiction themed to old gods in modern times | Y | Y | Y | $0.00 | https://stormdancebooks.junetakey.com/posts/grumpy-old-gods-volume-10-call-for-submissions-deadline-may-1st-2023/#more-2668 | ||
| Wigleaf | Flash fiction and micro fiction, all genres | Y | Y | Y | $0.00 | https://www.wigleaf.com/ | ||
| Wyldblood Press – Novels and Novellas | Science fiction and fantasy | Y | Y | N | $0.00 | https://wyldblood.com/submissions-2/ | ||
| Raw Dog Screaming Press Novellas | Dark speculative fiction novellas | Y | Y | Y | https://rawdogscreaming.com/rdsp-to-open-for-novella-submissions-in-january/ | ONE-TIME CLOSURE until ?? | ||
| Future Science Fiction Digest DEAD MARKET – INDEFINITE HIATUS | SF. Limited demographic: in translation or by ESL writers who live outside English-speaking countries | N | N | N | $0.080 | http://future-sf.com/submissions/ | No English reprints. Accepts translations. ONE-TIME CLOSURE until ?? | |
| Constellation / Constelación Magazine – DEAD MARKET | Spanish or English speculative fiction, themed | N | N | N | $0.080 | https://www.constellationmagazine.com/submissions | ||
| Grimdark Magazine DEAD MARKET – INDEFINITE FICTION HIATUS | Grim, dark SF or medieval F | N | N | N | $0.054 | https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/submissions/ | Up to 4,000 word stories for original work. Reprints up to 10,000 words, not currently available online. ONE-TIME INDEFINITE CLOSURE – NOT ACCEPTING FICTION | |
| Storytwigs – DEAD MARKET | Micro-fiction, with monthly themes | N | N | N | $100.00 | https://www.storytwigs.com/competition | All entries will be published on website, without pay. |
Keep writing, keep submitting, and good luck!
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