Welcome back to this month’s Submission Roundup! There are a ton of awesome calls this month, so if you’ve got a story seeking a home, then one of these markets might just be perfect for it!
As always, a reminder: I’m not a representative for any of these markets; I’m simply spreading the word. Please direct any questions you might have about these calls to their respective publications.
Now onward to the submission calls!
Flame Tree Publishing
Payment: .06/word
Length: 2,000 to 4,000 words
Deadline: February 11th, 2018
What They Want: The Gothic Fantasy anthology series is open to short fiction submissions on the themes of “Lost Souls” and “Robots and Artificial Intelligence.”
Find the details here.
Uncanny Magazine’s Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction
Payment: .08/word for fiction; $30/poem; $50/nonfiction essay
Length: 750 to 6,000 words for fiction; no line limits for poetry; 1,000 to 2,500 words for nonfiction
Deadline: February 28th, 2018
What They Want: Open to speculative fiction, poetry, and nonfiction from authors who identify themselves as disabled.
Find the details here.
The Twisted Book of Shadows
Payment: .06/word (up to 5,000 words)
Length: 3,000 words to 5,000 words (though up to 10,000 words will be accepted)
Deadline: February 28th, 2018
What They Want: Open to horror fiction.
Find the details here.
Vastarien
Payment: .01/word for fiction and nonfiction ($50 max); $20/flat for poetry
Length: 2,000 to 7,500 words for nonfiction; 750 to 6,000 words for fiction; up to 50 lines for poetry
Deadline: March 1st, 2018
What They Want: Open to literary horror fiction, poetry, and nonfiction inspired by the work of Thomas Ligotti and related themes.
Find the details here.
Swords and Sonnet
Payment: .06/word
Length: up to 5,000 words
Deadline: March 1st, 2018
What They Want: The editors are seeking stories that feature a female or non-binary battle poet as a main character. Open primarily to fantasy, though science fiction and horror will be accepted as well.
Find the details here.
Happy submitting!