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<\/p>\nWelcome back for this month’s Submission Roundup! Lots of great opportunities in May, so if you’ve got a story seeking a home, perhaps one of these markets will be the perfect fit!<\/p>\n
As always, a disclaimer first: 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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Playlist of the Damned<\/strong><\/em> Bury Your Gays: An Anthology of Tragic Queer Horror<\/strong><\/em> Escape Pod<\/strong> Experimental Files: A Tribute to the Work of Gemma Files<\/strong><\/em> Eye to the Telescope<\/strong> Alone on the Borderland<\/strong><\/em>
\nPayment: .05\/word; $1\/line for poetry
\nLength: 500 to 5,000 words for fiction; 50 lines or less for poetry
\nDeadline: May 31st, 2023
\nWhat They Want: Open to horror fiction and poetry that explores the intersection of music and the macabre.
\nFind the details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPayment: .07\/word
\nLength: 1,000 to 6,000 words (2,000 to 4,000 words ideal)
\nDeadline: May 31st, 2023
\nWhat They Want: Editor Sofia Ajram is seeking stories that focus on queer tragic horror written by queer authors.
\nFind the details here<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPayment: .08\/word for original fiction; $100\/flat for reprints
\nLength: 1,500 to 18,000 words
\nDeadline: June 1st, 2023
\nWhat They Want: Open to science fiction short stories.
\nFind the details here<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPayment: $50\/flat
\nLength: 3,000 to 6,000 words
\nDeadline: June 1st, 2023
\nWhat They Want: The editors are seeking stories inspired by the work of acclaimed weird fiction author, Gemma Files.
\nFind the details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPayment: .04\/word (minimum $4, maximum $25)
\nLength: up to three poems
\nDeadline: June 15th, 2023
\nWhat They Want: Open to speculative poetry on the theme of trauma
\nFind the details here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nPayment: Percentage of Kickstarter
\nLength: 5,000 to 10,000 words
\nDeadline: June 30th, 2023
\nWhat They Want: Editor John Linwood Grant is seeking weird and strange fiction set anywhere during the broad Edwardian era.
\nFind the details here<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n