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<\/p>\nWelcome back for May’s Submission Roundup! Plenty of excellent writing opportunities this month, so if you’ve got a story or poem seeking a home, perhaps one of these markets might be a great fit!<\/p>\n
As always, a disclaimer: I’m not a representative for any of these markets; I’m merely spreading the word. Please direct your questions to their respective editors.<\/p>\n
And with that, onward with this month’s Submission Roundup!<\/p>\n
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Mithila Review<\/strong> The Cemetery Gates Society<\/strong> Gothic Horror Anthology\u00a0 <\/strong> Humans Are the Problem: A Monster’s Anthology <\/strong><\/em> Under Her Skin<\/strong><\/em> Classic Monsters Unleashed<\/strong><\/em> HWA Poetry Showcase<\/strong><\/em> Shadow Atlas: Dark Landscapes of the Americas<\/strong><\/em> Happy submitting!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcome back for May’s Submission Roundup! Plenty of excellent writing opportunities this month, so if you’ve got a story or poem seeking a home, perhaps one of these markets might be a great fit! As always, a disclaimer: I’m not a representative for any of these markets; I’m merely spreading the word. Please direct your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fiction","category-submission-roundup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5811"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5832,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5811\/revisions\/5832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nPayment: $10\/flat for poetry and fiction under 2,500 words; up to $50 for fiction between 4,000 to 8,000+ words
\nLength: Open to poetry, flash, and short fiction
\nDeadline: Ongoing
\nWhat They Want: Open to a wide range of fiction and poetry, including horror, science fiction, urban fantasy, and weird fiction.
\nFind the details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPayment: $50\/flat
\nLength: 500 to 1,500 words
\nDeadline: May 7th, 2021
\nWhat They Want: Open to flash fiction inspired by true crime stories a la Unsolved Mysteries. This month’s flash fiction contest is judged by Sadie Hartmann.
\nFind the details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPayment: .04\/word
\nLength: 1,000 to 15,000 words
\nDeadline: May 15th, 2021
\nWhat They Want: Open to female-identifying authors, this anthology is seeking fresh takes on Gothic horror. Both fiction and poetry will be considered.
\nFind the details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPayment: .06\/word
\nLength: 1,000 to 5,000 words
\nDeadline: May 15th, 2021
\nWhat They Want: Open to stories about how monsters are adapting to 21st-century life while breathing new life into the monster trope and showing that humans are in fact the problem.
\nFind the details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPayment: $5\/poem
\nLength: up to 50 lines
\nDeadline: May 30th, 2021
\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.
\nFind the details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPayment: .08\/word
\nLength: 1,000 to 5,000 words
\nDeadline: May 30th, 2021
\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.
\nFind the details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPayment: $5\/flat
\nLength: up to 35 lines
\nDeadline: May 31st, 2021
\nWhat They Want: Open to HWA members only, the annual poetry showcase is seeking horror poetry of all subgenres. This year’s judges are Stephanie M. Wytovich, Sara Tantlinger, and Angela Yuriko Smith.
\nFind the details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPayment: $250\/flat for short fiction; $25\/flat for poetry
\nLength: 2,500 to 3,000 words for fiction; up to 35 lines for poetry
\nDeadline: Open from June 21st to June 27th, 2021
\nWhat They Want: The editors are seeking dark tales set in South America that explore folklore linked to a particular location.
\nFind the details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n