Welcome back for the final Submission Roundup of 2017! As usual, the end of the year brings a ton of great submission opportunities, so if you’ve got stories seeking homes, then perhaps one of these markets will be a good fit!

As always, I’m not a representative for any of these publications, so please direct your questions to the respective editors. And onward with this month’s Submission Roundup!

Lackington’s
Payment: .01/word CAD
Length: 1,500-5,000 words
Deadline: Ongoing, until filled
What They Want: Open to stylized speculative fiction. The upcoming issue’s theme is Gothics.
Find the details here.

Riddled With Arrows
Payment: .03/word (minimum $5 and maximum $25)
Length: up to 1,500 words for fiction; up to two pages for poetry
Deadline: December 10th, 2017
What They Want: The upcoming issue’s theme is Feasts and Families. That means they’re looking for metafiction about food and family, or works that deal with writing and how it entwines with the theme.   
Find the details here.

The Book Smugglers present Awakenings
Payment: .08/word (up to $800)
Length: 1,500 to 17,500 words
Deadline: December 31st, 2017
What They Want: Open to diverse speculative fiction stories on the theme of Awakenings, which is open to a broad range of interpretations.
Find the details here.

Shoreline of Infinity
Payment: $10 GBP per 1,000 words
Length: Open to 5,000 words
Deadline: December 31st, 2017
What They Want: Open to science fiction stories from female authors for an all-women issue.
Find the details here.

Mantid Magazine
Payment: .01/word
Length: 1,500-6,000 words
Deadline: Submissions open from December 22nd, 2017 to January 1st, 2018
What They Want: Open to fiction and poetry from female-identifying authors in the genres of weird fiction, dark fantasy, fairy tales, quiet horror, magic realism, dark science fiction, avant-garde, and surrealism. Diverse authors and characters welcomed and encouraged.
Find the details here.

Liminal Stories
Payment: .06/word
Length: up to 10,000 words
Deadline: Open to submissions from December 15th, 2017 to January 15th, 2018
What They Want: Open to unusual and evocative fiction of any genre, though weird fiction, magic realism, soft science fiction, and stories that don’t fit easily in any category are preferred.
Find the details here.

Happy submitting!