{"id":5788,"date":"2021-04-05T13:34:58","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T13:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/?p=5788"},"modified":"2021-04-05T13:34:58","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T13:34:58","slug":"fiction-for-springtime-submission-roundup-for-april-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/fiction-for-springtime-submission-roundup-for-april-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiction for Springtime: Submission Roundup for April 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back for this month&#8217;s Submission Roundup! Lots of great opportunities, so if you&#8217;ve got a story searching for a home, 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 publications; I&#8217;m merely spreading the word! Please direct your questions to their respective editors. 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>Mithila Review<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $10\/flat for poetry and fiction under 2,500 words; up to $50 for fiction between 4,000 to 8,000+ words<br \/>\nLength: Open to poetry, flash, and short fiction<br \/>\nDeadline: Ongoing<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to a wide range of fiction and poetry, including horror, science fiction, urban fantasy, and weird fiction.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/mithilareview.com\/submission-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Blood on Your Hands<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: up to $75<br \/>\nLength: 1,000 to 8,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: April 15th, 2021<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Lethe Press is seeking previously published homoerotic vampire stories for their forthcoming anthology.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lethepressbooks.com\/call-for-submissions.html#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Grey Matter Press<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: Advance and royalties on case-by-case basis<br \/>\nLength: Novella of 20,000 to 40,000 words; Novels of 60,000 to 100,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: May 1st, 2021<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Grey Matter Press is currently seeking novellas and novels in the crime, thriller, and grimdark genres.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/greymatterpress.com\/general-publishing-needs-march-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Classic Monsters Unleashed<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: .08\/word<br \/>\nLength: 1,000 to 5,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: May 30th, 2021<br \/>\nWhat They Want: This anthology is seeking reinterpreted stories based on classic monsters, including stories told from the perspectives of secondary characters such as Van Helsing, Renfield, or the Bride of Frankenstein, among others.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamesaquilone.com\/submissions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Under Her Skin<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: $5\/poem<br \/>\nLength: up to 50 lines<br \/>\nDeadline: May 30th, 2021<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Black Spot Books and their judges, Toni Miller and Lindy Ryan, are seeking body horror poetry for the inaugural Women in Horror Poetry Collection.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/blackspotbooks.submittable.com\/submit\/84da3a8a-f00e-4bf1-8f11-cdde4b6edbc1\/under-her-skin-a-black-spot-books-women-in-horror-poetry-showcase\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>HWA Poetry Showcase<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: $5\/flat<br \/>\nLength: up to 35 lines<br \/>\nDeadline: May 31st, 2021<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to HWA members only, the annual poetry showcase is seeking horror poetry of all subgenres. This year&#8217;s judges are Stephanie M. Wytovich, Sara Tantlinger, and Angela Yuriko Smith.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/horrorwritersassociation.submittable.com\/submit\/aed8ec5c-eaca-4de8-967c-9fa2d3d491c4\/2021-poetry-showcase-submission-form\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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! Lots of great opportunities, so if you&#8217;ve got a story searching for a home, one of these markets might be the perfect fit! As always, a disclaimer: I&#8217;m not a representative for any of these publications; I&#8217;m merely spreading the word! 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