{"id":2249,"date":"2017-01-02T17:29:51","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T17:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/?p=2249"},"modified":"2017-01-31T00:45:34","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T00:45:34","slug":"a-writing-new-year-submission-roundup-for-january-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/a-writing-new-year-submission-roundup-for-january-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"A Writing New Year: Submission Roundup for January 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back, and welcome 2017! For my first post of the New Year, let&#8217;s dive into some very cool submission calls that are currently seeking stories! But first, a quick note: I am not a representative for any of these publications; I am simply spreading the word! Please direct any specific questions about submissions to the respective publication!<\/p>\n<p>And here we go with this month&#8217;s Submission Roundup!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2460 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Submission-Roundup-Final-1.jpg\" alt=\"Submission Roundup\" width=\"448\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Submission-Roundup-Final-1.jpg 448w, https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Submission-Roundup-Final-1-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><strong>Flame Tree Publishing<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: Advances unknown<br \/>\nLength: 60,000-120,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: Ongoing<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to horror, fantasy, science fiction, and crime novels. Flame Tree is happy to accept novels directly from authors; no agent required.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flametreepublishing.com\/submissions.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Liminal Stories<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .06\/word for short fiction; $50\/flat for poetry<br \/>\nLength: up to 10,000 words; any length for poetry<br \/>\nDeadline: January 15th, 2017<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to &#8220;strange and unsettling&#8221; stories of any genre, in particular magic realism, weird fiction, and tales that live between categories.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/liminalstoriesmag.com\/submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Nightscript, Volume 3<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: $20\/flat<br \/>\nLength: 2,000-7,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: January 31st, 2017 (preferably sooner)<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Editor C.M. Muller is seeking uncanny horror tales in the vein of Robert Aickman, Shirley Jackson, Flannery O&#8217;Connor and other authors of weird fiction. Please note that <em>Nightscript<\/em> often closes before the deadline, so sooner is better for submitting those stories!<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/chthonicmatter.wordpress.com\/nightscript\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Ride the Star Wind: Cthulhu, Space Opera, and the Cosmic Weird<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: .08\/word<br \/>\nLength: up to 1,000 words for flash; 3,000-6,000 words for short stories<br \/>\nDeadline: January 31st, 2017<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Stories that combine space opera and cosmic weird horror with the Cthulhu mythos.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brokeneyebooks.com\/submissions.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hyperion and Theia<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .01\/word for fiction; .25\/line for poetry<br \/>\nLength: 1,001-40,000 words for fiction; up to 100 lines for poetry<br \/>\nDeadline: January 31st, 2017<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Stories and poetry based on the theme of Saturnalia, the ancient Roman festival of merrymaking and chaos that occurs in December. Various genres as well as works that bend or defy expectations are welcome.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/hyperionandtheia.com\/index.php\/submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Golden Key<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $10\/flat<br \/>\nLength: up to 3,000 words for fiction; up to 100 lines for poetry<br \/>\nDeadline: January 31st, 2017<br \/>\nWhat They Want: The editors are currently seeking fiction and poetry that focuses on &#8220;Resurrected Things.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whatwonderfulthings.net\/main\/submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Tales from the Lake, Volume 4<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: .03\/word<br \/>\nLength: up to 7,000 words (4,000 is preferable)<br \/>\nDeadline: February 1st, 2017<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to non-themed horror stories.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crystallakepub.com\/submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NonBinary Review<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .01\/word for fiction; $10\/flat for poetry<br \/>\nLength: up to 1,000 words for flash; up to 5,000 words for short fiction; up to 3 pages for poetry<br \/>\nDeadline: February 1st, 2017<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Stories and poems inspired by Edgar Allan Poe. All submitted work must have a clear through-line to the characters\/settings\/themes of Poe.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/nonbinaryreview.com\/submission-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Happy Submitting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back, and welcome 2017! For my first post of the New Year, let&#8217;s dive into some very cool submission calls that are currently seeking stories! But first, a quick note: I am not a representative for any of these publications; I am simply spreading the word! 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