{"id":4817,"date":"2020-01-02T12:55:05","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T12:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/?p=4817"},"modified":"2020-01-02T12:55:05","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T12:55:05","slug":"happy-new-year-for-fiction-submission-roundup-for-january-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/happy-new-year-for-fiction-submission-roundup-for-january-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year for Fiction: Submission Roundup for January 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to the first Submission Roundup of 2020! Lots of great opportunities this month, both submission calls that were featured in December as well as several new ones. But before we get started, first the usual 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.<\/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\" \/><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><strong>Electric Spec<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $20\/flat<br \/>\nLength: 250 to 7,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: January 15th, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to a wide range of speculative short fiction.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.electricspec.com\/Submissions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Macabre Museum<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $25\/flat for fiction; $5\/flat for poetry<br \/>\nLength: 3,000 to 6,000 words for fiction; up to 3 poems<br \/>\nDeadline: January 31st, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to literary horror fiction and poetry.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/macabre-museum.com\/submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Triangulation: Dark Skies<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .03\/word<br \/>\nLength: up to 5,000 words (3,000 preferred)<br \/>\nDeadline: February 29th, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to speculative fiction stories that deal with extinction.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/parsecink.com\/submission-guidelines\/\" 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 to the first Submission Roundup of 2020! Lots of great opportunities this month, both submission calls that were featured in December as well as several new ones. But before we get started, first the usual disclaimer: I&#8217;m not a representative for any of these markets. I&#8217;m merely spreading the word! 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