Writing Under the Spring Equinox: Submission Roundup for March 2017

Welcome back to this month’s Submission Roundup! March has ushered in some wonderful writing opportunities, so if you have a story looking for a home, be sure to check out these magazines and anthologies!

As always, please note that I am not a representative for any of these publications, so please direct any questions you have to the respective editors.

So let’s get to these fabulous submission calls, shall we?

Submission Roundup

Nightmare Magazine
Payment: .06/word
Length: 1,500-7,500 words (5,000 or less preferred)
Deadline: March 14th, 2017
What They Want: Open to original horror and dark fantasy stories.
Find the details here.

Arsenika
Payment: .01/word
Length: up to 1,000 words
Deadline: March 15th, 2017
What They Want: Open to original speculative flash fiction and poetry.
Find the details here.

Cicada
Payment: up to .10/word
Length: up to 9,000 words
Deadline: March 27th, 2017
What They Want: Cicada is a YA magazine that seeks both realistic and speculative fiction. The current theme is Hauntings.
Find the details here.

Afrofuturism
Payment: .01/word
Length: 1,000-7,500 words
Deadline: March 31st, 2017
What They Want: Adult science fiction stories featuring diverse settings and diverse characters. Specifically, at least one character should be of indigenous African descent. This submission call has been extended, so be sure to get those stories in before the end of the month!
Find the details here.

Killing It Softly 2
Payment: .01/word
Length: 3,000-7,500 words
Deadline: March 31st, 2017
What They Want: Open to reprinted horror stories from female authors. The editors will only consider reprints that appeared originally in a pro or semipro market.
Find the details here.

Would But Time Await: An Anthology of New England Folk Horror
Payment: $75/flat
Length: 2,000-10,000 words
Deadline: March 31st, 2017
What They Want: Original stories based in New England that focus on folk horror. This includes a broad umbrella, from Shirley Jackson to Stephen King and plenty of tales in between.
Find the details here.

Monstering
Payment: $10/flat
Length: No specific lengths mentioned in the guidelines
Deadline: April 1st, 2017
What They Want: Monstering is a new magazine that specifically seeks stories from disabled women and nonbinary people. The first issue will focus on monsterhood and what that means to the individual writer.
Find the details here.

Happy submitting!