{"id":3323,"date":"2018-01-03T18:01:10","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T18:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/?p=3323"},"modified":"2018-01-04T01:28:54","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T01:28:54","slug":"a-brand-new-writing-start-submission-roundup-for-january-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/a-brand-new-writing-start-submission-roundup-for-january-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brand New Writing Start: Submission Roundup for January 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back for our first Submission Roundup in 2018! Lots of amazing submission calls this month, so if you&#8217;ve got a story seeking a home, perhaps one of these will be the perfect fit!<\/p>\n<p>As always, I&#8217;m not a representative for any of these markets; I&#8217;m merely spreading the word! That means if you have questions, please direct them to the respective publications.<\/p>\n<p>And with that, onward 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\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Enchanted Conversation<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $30\/flat for fiction; $10\/flat for poetry<br \/>\nLength: 700-2,500 words for fiction; no word limit for poetry<br \/>\nDeadline: January 20th, 2018<br \/>\nWhat They Want: February&#8217;s theme is <em>Un reve d&#8217;amour (A Dream of Love)<\/em>. Submissions should focus on love in a fairy tale or folkloric setting. Re-tellings or original stories welcome, as are experimental or traditional approaches.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairytalemagazine.com\/p\/blog-page_22.html?m=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FIYAH<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $150\/flat for short fiction; $300\/flat for novelettes; $50\/flat for poetry<br \/>\nLength: 2,000 to 7,000 words for short fiction; up to 15,000 words for novelettes<br \/>\nDeadline: January 31st, 2018<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to speculative fiction from authors from the African continent and diaspora. The upcoming issue&#8217;s theme is Big Mama Nature, and stories should focus on nature\/climate fiction.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiyahlitmag.com\/submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Apex Publications<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: Advance and standard royalty terms<br \/>\nLength: 30,000-40,000 words for novellas; up to 120,000 words for novels<br \/>\nDeadline: January 31st, 2018<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to novella and novel submissions. Genre should be dark science fiction, dark fantasy, or horror.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apexbookcompany.com\/blogs\/frontpage\/apex-publications-to-hold-open-novella-novel-submissions-period-in-january-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nightscript<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $20\/flat<br \/>\nLength: 2,000-7,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: January 31st, 2018<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to strange tales in the vein of Shirley Jackson, Flannery O&#8217;Connor, Robert Aickman, Arthur Machen, and more.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/chthonicmatter.wordpress.com\/nightscript\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Unnerving<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .01\/word<br \/>\nLength: 400-4,000 words (under 2,000 words preferred)<br \/>\nDeadline: February 15th, 2018<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to horror fiction as well as dark science fiction, dark fantasy, thriller and crime fiction.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unnervingmagazine.com\/submissions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pantheon Magazine<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .06\/word for original fiction; .03\/word for reprints<br \/>\nLength: up to 2,000 words with a preference for stories around 1,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: March 31st, 2018<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Pantheon Magazine has just opened up submissions for their Gorgon issue. Open to weird, dark fiction, slipstream, magic realism, and horror based on the theme.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/pantheonmagazine.submittable.com\/submit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kaleidotrope<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .01\/word for fiction and nonfiction; $5\/flat for poetry<br \/>\nLength: No specific word count, though fiction will sell best if it falls between 250 to 10,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: April 1st, 2018<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Kaleidotrope has just opened again to submissions. The editor is seeking well-written speculative fiction and poetry.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaleidotrope.net\/guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Happy submitting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back for our first Submission Roundup in 2018! Lots of amazing submission calls this month, so if you&#8217;ve got a story seeking a home, perhaps one of these will be the perfect fit! As always, I&#8217;m not a representative for any of these markets; I&#8217;m merely spreading the word! 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