{"id":6841,"date":"2023-03-01T16:19:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T16:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/?p=6841"},"modified":"2023-03-01T16:19:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T16:19:08","slug":"lucky-spooky-fiction-submission-roundup-for-march-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/lucky-spooky-fiction-submission-roundup-for-march-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucky, Spooky Fiction: Submission Roundup for March 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back for this month&#8217;s Submission Roundup! As always, there are plenty of amazing opportunities out there, so if you&#8217;ve got a story looking for a home, then hopefully one of these markets will be the perfect fit!<\/p>\n<p>First, our customary disclaimer: I&#8217;m not a representative for any of these markets; I&#8217;m merely spreading the word. Please direct your questions to their respective editors. And with that, onward with March&#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\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No Trouble at All<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: .05\/word<br \/>\nLength: 2,000 to 4,500 words<br \/>\nDeadline: March 15th, 2023 (Extended deadline for marginalized authors: March 22nd, 2023<br \/>\nWhat They Want: This anthology from editors Alexis DuBon and Eric Raglin is seeking polite horror stories, specifically horror disguised through politeness and manners.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/ericraglin.com\/2022\/11\/17\/no-trouble-at-all-submission-call\/\" 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>Vastarien<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .05\/word for fiction and nonfiction; $50\/flat for poetry and artwork<br \/>\nLength: 750 to 6,000 words for fiction; 2,000 to 7,500 for nonfiction; up to 50 lines for poetry<br \/>\nDeadline: March 31st, 2023<br \/>\nWhat They Want: For the month of March, Vastarien is open to non-white artists and authors as well as female, nonbinary, and gender fluid authors and artists. Vastarien is seeking nonfiction, literary horror fiction, and poetry that\u2019s inspired by Thomas Ligotti and related themes.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/grimscribepress.submittable.com\/submit\/255618\/vastarien-black-womens-history-month-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Campfire Stories<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: $40\/flat<br \/>\nLength: 2,000 to 5,000 Words<br \/>\nDeadline: March 31st, 2023<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to speculative fiction that features the eerie vibe of stories told around a campfire.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/hollowoakpress.com\/campfire-stories-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><em><strong>Experimental Files: A Tribute to the Work of Gemma Files<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: $50\/flat<br \/>\nLength: 3,000 to 6,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: June 1st, 2023<br \/>\nWhat They Want: The editors are seeking stories inspired by the work of acclaimed weird fiction author, Gemma Files.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aliensunpress.com\/\" 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! As always, there are plenty of amazing opportunities out there, so if you&#8217;ve got a story looking for a home, then hopefully one of these markets will be the perfect fit! First, our customary disclaimer: I&#8217;m not a representative for any of these markets; I&#8217;m merely spreading the [&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-6841","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\/6841","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=6841"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6841\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6856,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6841\/revisions\/6856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}