{"id":6340,"date":"2022-02-14T14:43:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T14:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/?p=6340"},"modified":"2022-02-14T14:43:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T14:43:48","slug":"fabulous-fiction-submission-roundup-for-february-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/fabulous-fiction-submission-roundup-for-february-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabulous Fiction: Submission Roundup for February 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to this month&#8217;s Submission Roundup! Lots of fabulous writing opportunities in February and beyond, so if you&#8217;ve got a story looking for a home, then perhaps 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; 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 size-full wp-image-2460\" 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><em><strong>Human Monsters <\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: .08\/word<br \/>\nLength: 2,000 to 4,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: Open from February 15th, 2022 to March 15th, 2022<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Dark Matter Magazine and Nightworms are teaming up for this new anthology, featuring stories about human monsters.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/darkmattermagazine.com\/submission-guidelines\/human-monsters-anthology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brigids Gate Press<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .08\/word for short stories; $50\/flat for drabbles and poems<br \/>\nLength: 500 to 1,500 words for short stories; 100 words for drabbles; up to 350 words for poetry<br \/>\nDeadline: Open from March 1st, 2022 to March 15th, 2022<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Brigids Gate Press is seeking horror fiction and poetry inspired by Medusa.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/brigidsgatepress.com\/?page_id=17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Shredded: A Sports and Fitness Body Horror Anthology<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: .03\/word<br \/>\nLength: 2,000 to 4,500 words<br \/>\nDeadline: Open from March 1st, 2022 to March 31st, 2022<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Editor Eric Raglin is seeking body horror stories about sports and fitness.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/ericraglin.com\/2021\/12\/16\/shredded-a-sports-and-fitness-body-horror-anthology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><em>Picnic in the Graveyard<\/em><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: .07\/word<br \/>\nLength: 2,000 to 4,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: April 1st, 2022<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Cemetery Gates Media is currently seeking short horror fiction set in cemeteries and burial places.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/cemeterygatesmedia.com\/submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Rewired: An Anthology of Neurodiverse Horror<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: .03\/word<br \/>\nLength: 1,000 to 6,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: April 30th, 2022<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Ghost Orchid Press is seeking horror stories inspired by neurodiverse experiences.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/ghostorchidpress.com\/submission-calls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Kolchak: The Night Stalker <\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: $120\/flat<br \/>\nLength: 1,500 to 5,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: May 15th, 2022<br \/>\nWhat They Want: This anthology is seeking horror fiction inspired by <em>Kolchak: The Night Stalker<\/em>.<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>Nowhere Fast<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: .06\/word<br \/>\nLength: 3,000 to 5,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: October 28th, 2022<br \/>\nWhat They Want: This Clash Books anthology is open to coming-of-age horror inspired by 80s and 90s movies.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clashbooks.com\/clash\/2021\/10\/29\/nowhere-fast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Happy submitting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to this month&#8217;s Submission Roundup! Lots of fabulous writing opportunities in February and beyond, so if you&#8217;ve got a story looking for a home, then perhaps one of these markets might be the perfect fit! As always, a disclaimer: I&#8217;m not a representative for any of these markets; please direct your questions to [&hellip;]<\/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-6340","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\/6340","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=6340"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6357,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6340\/revisions\/6357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}