{"id":6813,"date":"2023-02-07T13:25:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T13:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/?p=6813"},"modified":"2023-02-07T23:04:32","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T23:04:32","slug":"moving-toward-spring-submission-roundup-for-february-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/moving-toward-spring-submission-roundup-for-february-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving Toward Spring: Submission Roundup for February 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to the Submission Roundup! Lots of great writing opportunities this month, so be sure to send those stories of yours out into the world!<\/p>\n<p>As always, a disclaimer: I&#8217;m not a representative for any of these markets. I&#8217;m simply 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><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><strong>Ghoulish Tales<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .10\/word<br \/>\nLength: up to 5,000 words for short fiction; up to 3,000 words for short nonfiction<br \/>\nDeadline: February 15th, 2023<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to short fiction and short nonfiction that focuses on fun horror that celebrates all things spooky.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/perpetualpublishing.com\/2022\/12\/17\/announcing-ghoulish-tales-a-new-horror-magazine-currently-open-for-submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Planet Scumm<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .06\/word<br \/>\nLength: up to 5,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: February 21st, 2023<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to a wide variety of speculative fiction, weird fiction, and slipstream.<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>The First Five Minutes of the Apocalypse<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: .03\/word<br \/>\nLength: 1,500 to 4,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: February 28th, 2023 (extended deadline for authors of marginalized communities: March 7th, 2023)<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Hungry Shadow Press is seeking short horror fiction that takes place at the beginning of an apocalypse.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hungryshadowpress.com\/submissions-the-first-five-minutes-of-the-apocalypse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eye to the Telescope<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .04\/word (minimum $4; maximum $25)<br \/>\nLength: up to three poems<br \/>\nDeadline: March 15th, 2023<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Guest editor Avra Margariti is seeking speculative poetry inspired by fungi.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/eyetothetelescope.com\/submit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Novus Monstrum<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: .03\/word<br \/>\nLength: 1,000 to 5,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: March 30th, 2023<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to speculative fiction stories that feature a never-before-seen monster.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/thedragonsroost.biz\/submissions-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Mother Knows Best<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: .06\/word<br \/>\nLength: 1,000 to 5,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: March 31st, 2023<br \/>\nWhat They Want: A women-in-horror anthology from Black Spot Books, editor Lindy Ryan is seeking horror stories inspired by mothers and mother figures.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/blackspotbooks.submittable.com\/submit\/f1c5bd2d-fa7e-465a-a384-a483e02b4c8c\/mother-knows-best-a-women-in-horror-anthology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FlowerSong Press<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: Not specified<br \/>\nLength: 75,000 to 150,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: April 15th, 2023<br \/>\nWhat They Want: FlowerSong Press is seeking historical, fantasy, horror, and science fiction novels from Latinx authors.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flowersongpress.com\/call-for-submissions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy submitting!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to the Submission Roundup! Lots of great writing opportunities this month, so be sure to send those stories of yours out into the world! As always, a disclaimer: I&#8217;m not a representative for any of these markets. I&#8217;m simply spreading the word! Please direct any questions to their respective editors! 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