{"id":4780,"date":"2019-12-03T05:09:10","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T05:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/?p=4780"},"modified":"2019-12-03T05:09:10","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T05:09:10","slug":"literature-for-a-winters-eve-submission-roundup-for-december-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/literature-for-a-winters-eve-submission-roundup-for-december-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Literature for a Winter&#8217;s Eve: Submission Roundup for December 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back for this month&#8217;s Submission Roundup! There are many fantastic writing opportunities out there this December, so get those stories of yours ready and sent out into the world!<\/p>\n<p>First, a disclaimer: I&#8217;m not a representative for any of these markets; I&#8217;m merely spreading the word. Please direct your questions to their respective editors. And now 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>LampLight<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .03\/word ($150 max) for original fiction; .01\/word for reprints<br \/>\nLength: up to 7,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: December 15th, 2019 (or until the Submittable portal is filled)<br \/>\nWhat They Want: The editors are seeking dark, literary fiction of the weird, unsettling, and quiet horror variety. \u00a0<strong><br \/>\nFind the details <a href=\"https:\/\/lamplightmagazine.submittable.com\/submit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bloodshot Books<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: Royalty Split<br \/>\nLength: 25,000 to 125,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: December 31st, 2019<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to novellas and novels in a wide variety of horror subgenres. <strong><br \/>\nFind the details <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodshotbooks.wordpress.com\/2019\/05\/25\/get-your-manuscripts-ready\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Fiends in the Furrows II: More Tales of Folk Horror<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .04\/word<br \/>\nLength: 4,000 to 8,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: January 7th, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: The follow-up to the highly successful <em>The Fiends in the Furrows<\/em>, the editors are seeking folk horror stories from around the world.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nosetouchpress.com\/call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Dark Stars: An Anthology<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: $20\/flat<br \/>\nLength: 3,000 to 8,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: January 15th, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: For their forthcoming anthology, Death&#8217;s Head Press is seeking horror-sci-fi stories (think <em>Alien<\/em> and <em>Event Horizon<\/em>).\u00a0 <strong><br \/>\nFind the details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deathsheadpress.com\/submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The New Gothic Review<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $15\/flat<br \/>\nLength: 2,000 to 7,500 words<br \/>\nDeadline: January 15th, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Original short stories that deal with the unknown, the dark, and the atmospheric. Eerie horror, weird fiction, fairy tales, and light science fiction are all welcome so long as the stories have Gothic elements.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/newgothicreview.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Once Upon a Hallowed Eve: An Anthology of Romantic Ghost Stories<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: $75\/flat<br \/>\nLength: 7,000 to 15,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: February 1st, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to romantic ghost stories set at or around Samhain, Halloween, Day of the Dead, or All Hallow&#8217;s Eve. \u00a0 <strong><br \/>\nFind the details <a href=\"https:\/\/onceuponanthologies.com\/2019-submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Midnight in the Pentagram<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: .06\/word<br \/>\nLength: up to 6,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: March 31st, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Silver Shamrock Publishing is seeking short fiction about the occult, possession, demons, and satanism in the vein of <em>Rosemary&#8217;s Baby<\/em>, <em>The Exorcist<\/em>, <em>The Omen<\/em>, and <em>Creepshow<\/em> among others.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silvershamrockpublishing.com\/midnight-in-the-pentagram-anthology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">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! There are many fantastic writing opportunities out there this December, so get those stories of yours ready and sent out into the world! First, a disclaimer: I&#8217;m not a representative for any of these markets; I&#8217;m merely spreading the word. Please direct your questions to their respective editors. 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