{"id":6453,"date":"2022-04-11T14:18:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T14:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/?p=6453"},"modified":"2022-04-11T14:18:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T14:18:52","slug":"spectacular-spring-submission-roundup-for-april-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/spectacular-spring-submission-roundup-for-april-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Spectacular Spring: Submission Roundup for April 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back for April&#8217;s Submission Roundup! I can&#8217;t believe a quarter of the year is already gone! Fortunately, there are lots of great opportunities this month and beyond for writing. So if you&#8217;re looking for somewhere to send your latest work, perhaps one of these markets will be the perfect fit!<\/p>\n<p>First, a disclaimer: I&#8217;m not a representative for any of these markets. I&#8217;m merely spreading the word! Please direct any questions to their respective editors.<\/p>\n<p>And with that, onward with this month&#8217;s Submission Roundup!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Submission-Roundup-Final-1.jpg\"><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\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Quiet Ones<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $25\/flat<br \/>\nLength: up to 3,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: April 14th, 2022<br \/>\nWhat They Want: The upcoming issue&#8217;s theme is post-apocalyptic pride and will be released for Pride Month in June.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/wearethequietones.com\/submission-calls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Electric Spec<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $20\/flat<br \/>\nLength: 250 to 7,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: April 15th, 2022<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to a wide variety of speculative fiction.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.electricspec.com\/Submissions.html\" 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><strong>Planet Scumm<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .05\/word<br \/>\nLength: up to 5,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: May 2nd, 2022<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to a wide variety of speculative fiction.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetscumm.space\/submit\" 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>Halloween Ghost Anthology<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: .06\/word<br \/>\nLength: 2,000 to 4,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: May 31st, 2022<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Editor Gaby Triana is currently seeking ghost stories set on or around Halloween.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gabytriana.com\/alienheadpresssubmissions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Rites of Passage: An Anthology of Queer Pagan Fiction<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: $25 to $75\/flat<br \/>\nLength: 2,500 to 7,500 words<br \/>\nDeadline: June 30th, 2022<br \/>\nWhat They Want: The anthology is seeking coming-of-age stories about queer pagans.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/periculumpress.com\/about\/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><strong>Happy submitting!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back for April&#8217;s Submission Roundup! I can&#8217;t believe a quarter of the year is already gone! Fortunately, there are lots of great opportunities this month and beyond for writing. So if you&#8217;re looking for somewhere to send your latest work, perhaps one of these markets will be the perfect fit! First, a disclaimer: I&#8217;m [&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-6453","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\/6453","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=6453"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6463,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6453\/revisions\/6463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}