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Bracken Magazine<\/strong>\nPayment: .02\/word for fiction
\nLength: up to 2,500 words
\nDeadline: Ongoing
\nWhat They Want: Bracken is currently seeking short fiction and artwork inspired by wood-based myths and magic realism.
\nFind the details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Mithila Review<\/strong> Black Girl Magic Lit Mag<\/strong> Tragedy Queens: Stories Inspired by Lana Del Rey and Sylvia Plath<\/strong> Book Smugglers, Gods and Monsters<\/strong> Pantheon Magazine, Janus Issue<\/strong> Year’s Best Hardcore Horror, Volume 2<\/strong> Wild Musette<\/strong> Happy Submitting!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome back to this month’s Submission Roundup! As the end of the year draws near, December is a fabulous month for submission calls, and I’m so excited to be spotlighting a few of the very coolest places out there for you speculative-loving writers! A couple disclaimers: as always, I am not a representative for any […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,32],"tags":[42,43,41],"class_list":["post-2093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fiction","category-submission-roundup","tag-bracken","tag-mithila-review","tag-pantheon-magazine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2093"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2462,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2093\/revisions\/2462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nPayment: $50\/flat for original fiction; $10\/flat for flash, poetry, and nonfiction
\nLength: up to 2,500 words for poetry, essays, and flash; 4,000-8,000 words for short fiction
\nDeadline: Ongoing
\nWhat They Want: Open to a wide variety of speculative fiction and poetry from around the world, in particular stories that explore marginal experiences.
\nFind the details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPayment: $50\/flat for short stories; $25\/flat for nonfiction
\nLength: 1,000-6,000 words
\nDeadline: December 15th, 2016
\nWhat They Want: Black Girl Magic is open to fiction about and by black women. The editors will also consider work from diverse authors and allies, provided the story features a black female main character. The January 2017 issue is themed around science fiction.
\nFind the details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPayment: $40\/flat
\nLength: 3,000-5,000 words
\nDeadline: December 30th, 2016
\nWhat They Want: This anthology focuses on the nexus of two iconic women: Sylvia Plath and Lana Del Rey. Submitted work can choose one or both women as inspiration. Stories do not necessarily need a speculative element, although dreamlike and surrealistic stories are welcome, provided the plot is still logically cohesive.
\nFind the details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPayment: .06\/word (maximum $500)
\nLength: 1,500-17,500 words
\nDeadline: December 31st, 2016
\nWhat They Want: The current theme is Gods and Monsters. Writers are encouraged to play with this theme any way they choose, including gods without monsters, vice versa, or a combination of gods and monsters.
\nFind the details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPayment: .01\/word for original fiction; $5\/flat for poetry
\nLength: up to 7,500 words
\nDeadline: December 31st, 2016
\nWhat They Want: The forthcoming issue from Pantheon Magazine focuses on Janus, the god of time and transitions. All stories should focus on some form of change. Pantheon Magazine accepts original fiction, reprints, and poetry.
\nFind the details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPayment: .01\/word
\nLength: Short stories & novelettes
\nDeadline: December 31st, 2016
\nWhat They Want: Comet Press is seeking reprints from 2016 that fall within the extreme horror genre.
\nFind the details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPayment: $50 for short stories; $15 for poetry and flash fiction
\nLength: 1,000-7,500 words for short stories; up to 1,000 words for poetry and flash fiction
\nDeadline: January 2nd, 2017
\nWhat They Want: Open to speculative fiction and poetry that focuses on themes of music and dance, character-driven fantasy, nature-based fiction, and the human condition at large.
\nFind the details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n