{"id":4855,"date":"2020-02-10T19:38:33","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T19:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/?p=4855"},"modified":"2020-02-10T19:38:33","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T19:38:33","slug":"wintry-writing-submission-roundup-for-february-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wintry-writing-submission-roundup-for-february-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Wintry Writing: Submission Roundup for February 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back for this month&#8217;s Submission Roundup! Plenty of very cool opportunities in February and beyond, so get to polishing up those stories and send them on out! But first, a disclaimer as always: 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 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\" \/><strong>Luna Station Quarterly<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $5\/flat<br \/>\nLength: 500 to 7,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: February 15th, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to female identifying authors, Luna Station Quarterly seeks fantasy, science fiction, space opera, and new fairy tales with strong characters.<strong><br \/>\nFind the details <a href=\"http:\/\/lunastationquarterly.com\/submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vastarien<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .05\/word for fiction and nonfiction; $50\/flat for poetry<br \/>\nLength: 750 to 6,000 words for fiction; 2,000 to 7,500 words for nonfiction; up to 50 lines for poetry<br \/>\nDeadline: February 29th, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want:\u00a0 For the month of February, Vastarien is open only to non-male-identifying authors. They&#8217;re seeking nonfiction, literary horror fiction, and poetry that\u2019s inspired by Thomas Ligotti and related themes.<strong><br \/>\nFind the details <a href=\"https:\/\/vastarien-journal.com\/submission-guidelines\/\" 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>Bracken<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $15\/flat for poetry; .04\/word for fiction ($50 minimum)<br \/>\nLength: up to 100 lines for poetry (shorter is preferred); up to 2,500 words for fiction<br \/>\nDeadline: April 1st, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to poetry and short fiction that explores &#8220;human nature as part of nature.&#8221;<strong><br \/>\nFind the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brackenmagazine.com\/submit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bronzeville Books<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .08\/word<br \/>\nLength: up to 3,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: Various deadlines, depending on the project<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Editor Sandra Ruttan is seeking short stories for Bronzeville Books&#8217; forthcoming anthologies, <em>Disturbia<\/em>, <em>Rigor Morbid 2<\/em>, and <em>Happy Hellidays<\/em>.<strong><br \/>\nFind the details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bronzevillebooks.com\/writers\/anthology-submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lackington&#8217;s <\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .01\/word (CAD) with $25 minimum<br \/>\nLength: 1,500 to 5,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: Ongoing<br \/>\nWhat They Want<strong>: <\/strong>Open to stylized speculative fiction. The current theme is Cocktails. <strong><br \/>\nFind the details <a href=\"https:\/\/lackingtons.com\/submissions\/\" 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! Plenty of very cool opportunities in February and beyond, so get to polishing up those stories and send them on out! But first, a disclaimer as always: I&#8217;m not a representative for any of these markets; I&#8217;m merely spreading the word. 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