{"id":2999,"date":"2017-08-04T15:43:24","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T15:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/?p=2999"},"modified":"2017-08-04T15:43:24","modified_gmt":"2017-08-04T15:43:24","slug":"summer-writing-vacation-submission-roundup-for-august-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/summer-writing-vacation-submission-roundup-for-august-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Writing Vacation: Submission Roundup for August 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back for this month&#8217;s Submission Roundup! August features some great opportunities for all you authors out there, so get to writing and submitting!<\/p>\n<p>But first, my usual disclaimer: I&#8217;m not a representative for any of these publications, so please direct your relevant questions to the respective editors.<\/p>\n<p>And onward with this month&#8217;s Submission Roundup!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Submission-Roundup-Final-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2460\" 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\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>SQ Mag<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .01\/word<br \/>\nLength: 1,000 to 5,000 words (firm)<br \/>\nDeadline: August 15th, 2017<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to speculative fiction stories that relate to the theme of rebellion.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/sqmag.com\/submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Aftermath: Explorations of Loss and Grief<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .06\/word for fiction; $35\/piece for poetry<br \/>\nLength: 500 to 3,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: August 15th, 2017<br \/>\nWhat They Want: As the title of the anthology suggests, submission should focus on loss and grief. The editors are not necessarily looking for speculative fiction, though the theme is being left open to interpretation.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/radixmedia.org\/call-for-submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Digital Fiction Publishing Corp.<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .01\/word<br \/>\nLength: 3,500 to 7,500 words<br \/>\nDeadline: August 31st, 2017<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Horror fiction reprints that were originally published in professional or semiprofessional venues.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/dfpcorp.submittable.com\/submit\/4741\/digital-horror-fiction-open-call-for-horror-fiction-reprint-short-stories-ope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Beauty of Death 2<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $100\/flat<br \/>\nLength: 4,000 to 5,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: September 1st, 2017<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Horror stories that fit the theme of &#8220;death by water.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentlegions.com\/submissions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Grievous Angel<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .06\/word for fiction; $1 per line for poetry<br \/>\nLength: up to 700 words for fiction; up to 40 lines for poetry<br \/>\nDeadline: Ongoing<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to science fiction, fantasy, and horror as well as related subgenres.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urbanfantasist.com\/-submission-guidelines.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy submitting! <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back for this month&#8217;s Submission Roundup! August features some great opportunities for all you authors out there, so get to writing and submitting! But first, my usual disclaimer: I&#8217;m not a representative for any of these publications, so please direct your relevant questions to the respective editors. And onward with this month&#8217;s Submission Roundup! 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