{"id":5345,"date":"2020-09-07T15:02:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T15:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/?p=5345"},"modified":"2020-09-07T15:27:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T15:27:14","slug":"autumnal-fiction-submission-roundup-for-september-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/autumnal-fiction-submission-roundup-for-september-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Autumnal Fiction: Submission Roundup for September 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back for September&#8217;s Submission Roundup! There are so many amazing writing opportunities this month, so if you&#8217;ve got a story looking for a home, hopefully one of these markets might be the perfect fit!<\/p>\n<p>As always, a disclaimer: I&#8217;m not a representative for any of these markets. I&#8217;m merely spreading the word! Please direct all 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\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nightmare Magazine<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .08\/word for fiction; $40\/flat for poetry<br \/>\nLength: 1,500 to 7,500 words for fiction<br \/>\nDeadline: Open to BIPOC authors starting September 7th; open to all other authors starting September 14th<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Editor Wendy N. Wagner is seeking a wide variety of horror and dark fantasy fiction and poetry.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/adamant.moksha.io\/publication\/nightmare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Flame Tree&#8217;s <em>Terrifying Ghosts<\/em> anthology<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .08\/word for original fiction; .06\/word for reprints<br \/>\nLength: 2,000 to 4,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: September 20th, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to original and reprint ghost stories.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.flametreepublishing.com\/fantasy-gothic\/strange-lands-submissions-announcement-0-0-0?utm_campaign=Call%20for%20submissions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Flame Tree&#8217;s <em>Black Sci-Fi Short Stories<\/em> anthology <\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .08\/word for original fiction; .06\/word for reprints<br \/>\nLength: 2,000 to 4,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: September 21st, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to a wide range of science fiction stories from Black authors.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.flametreepublishing.com\/fantasy-gothic\/black-sci-fi-short-stories-call-for-submissions?utm_campaign=Gothic%20Fantasy%202020\" 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><strong><em>UnMasked: Stories of Risk and Revelation<\/em> <\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .06\/word<br \/>\nLength: up to 5,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: October 31st, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to speculative fiction stories about being unmasked.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/wordfirewestern.moksha.io\/publication\/unmasked\/guidelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Far From Home<\/em> anthology<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .01\/word<br \/>\nLength: 2,000 to 8,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: November 1st, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Off Limits Press is currently seeking adventure horror stories for their forthcoming anthology.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.offlimitspress.com\/far-from-home\" 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>FIYAH<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .08\/word for fiction; $50\/flat for poetry<br \/>\nLength: Short fiction from 2,000 to 7,000 words &amp; novelettes up to 15,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: December 31st, 2020<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to Black authors, FIYAH is currently seeking fiction and poetry for their forthcoming unthemed issue.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiyahlitmag.com\/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: September 17th, 2020 for <em>Upon a Once Time<\/em>; February 28th, 2021 for <em>The Wild Hunt<\/em><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 September&#8217;s Submission Roundup! There are so many amazing writing opportunities this month, so if you&#8217;ve got a story looking for a home, hopefully one of these markets might be the perfect fit! As always, a disclaimer: I&#8217;m not a representative for any of these markets. I&#8217;m merely spreading the word! 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