{"id":5289,"date":"2020-08-07T14:58:25","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T14:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/?p=5289"},"modified":"2020-08-07T14:58:25","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T14:58:25","slug":"end-of-summer-fiction-submission-roundup-for-august-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/end-of-summer-fiction-submission-roundup-for-august-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"End-of-Summer Fiction: Submission Roundup for August 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back for this month&#8217;s Submission Roundup! Summer is already getting away from us, but that doesn&#8217;t mean there aren&#8217;t still some awesome opportunities for where to send your stories!<\/p>\n<p>First off, a disclaimer as always: I&#8217;m not a representative for any of these markets. I&#8217;m merely spreading the word. If you have a question, please direct it to the respective publication.<\/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>Nightlight<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $50\/flat for reprints; $75\/flat for stories up to 3,000 words; $125\/flat for stories over 3,000 words;<br \/>\nLength: up to 10,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: Ongoing<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to Black authors, Nightlight is a podcast seeking horror fiction.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/submissions.nightlightpod.com\/\" 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: August 14th, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to stylized speculative fiction. The current theme is Archives.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/lackingtons.com\/submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Something Good to Eat<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: $100\/flat<br \/>\nLength: 2,000 to 10,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: August 21st, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: This Halloween-themed anthology is open to a wide variety of horror fiction.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/demondream.wordpress.com\/2020\/04\/13\/submissions-something-good-to-eat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ladies of Horror Fiction Scholarships<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $100 scholarships<br \/>\nDeadline: August 31st, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to women authors, the Ladies of Horror Fiction are currently offering ten $100 scholarships.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ladiesofhorrorfiction.com\/2020\/06\/18\/2020-lohf-writers-grant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mystery and Horror, LLC<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $5 advance on royalties<br \/>\nLength: 2,000 to 5,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: August 31st, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Mystery and Horror LLC is seeking crime\/mystery fiction with a theme of Mardi Gras Mystery. Stories can have supernatural elements, provided they are also mysteries. The editors are also seeking humorous horror stories for their annual Strangely Funny series (which will always hold a very special place in my heart since the second book in the series featured my very first published short story back in 2014).<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysteryandhorrorllc.com\/submissions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Angry Robot Books<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: Negotiable<br \/>\nLength: 60,000 words minimum<br \/>\nDeadline: September 30th, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: The editors are specifically seeking science fiction\/fantasy novels from Black authors who currently do not have literary agents.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.angryrobotbooks.com\/2020\/07\/black-voices-matter-open-submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Neon Hemlock Press<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: Royalties negotiable<br \/>\nLength: 17,500 to 40,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: October 5th, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Novella submissions now open to Black authors only. The editors are seeking all speculative genres, including but not limited to horror, science fiction, fantasy, and the Weird.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neonhemlock.com\/submissions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>In Darkness Delight: Fear the Future<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: .03\/word ($150 maximum)<br \/>\nLength: 2,500 to 4,500 words preferred (up to 7,500 words will be considered)<br \/>\nDeadline: November 15th, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: This Corpus Press anthology is seeking horror fiction with futuristic themes.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corpuspress.com\/call-for-submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Air and Nothingness Press<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .08\/word<br \/>\nLength: 1,000 to 3,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: February 28th, 2021<br \/>\nWhat They Want: The editors are seeking stories for two submission calls: <em>Upon a Once Time<\/em>, an anthology of mash-up fairy tales, and <em>The Wild Hunt<\/em>, an anthology of mythology.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/aanpress.com\/submissions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy reading! <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back for this month&#8217;s Submission Roundup! Summer is already getting away from us, but that doesn&#8217;t mean there aren&#8217;t still some awesome opportunities for where to send your stories! First off, 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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