{"id":7339,"date":"2024-07-08T17:55:48","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T17:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/?p=7339"},"modified":"2024-07-08T17:55:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T17:55:48","slug":"horror-in-the-sunshine-submission-roundup-for-july-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwendolynkiste.com\/Blog\/horror-in-the-sunshine-submission-roundup-for-july-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Horror in the Sunshine: Submission Roundup for July 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back for this month&#8217;s Submission Roundup! Plenty of great opportunities in July and beyond, so if you&#8217;ve got a story seeking a home, perhaps you&#8217;ll find the perfect market below!<\/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 your questions to their respective editors. And with that, onward with July&#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><strong>Gamut<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .10\/word for original fiction; .03\/word for reprint fiction; $50\/flat for original poetry; $25\/flat for reprint poetry<br \/>\nLength: 1,000 to 5,000 words for fiction and nonfiction; open for poetry<br \/>\nDeadline: Ongoing (though the submission portal fills up quickly)<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to dark speculative fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/houseofgamut.moksha.io\/publication\/house-of-gamut\/guidelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spooky Magazine<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .01\/word<br \/>\nLength: up to 5,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: July 13th, 2024<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to cozy and fun horror in the vein of Ray Bradbury and\u00a0<em>The Twilight Zone<\/em>.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/spooky-magazine.com\/submission-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Dark Spores: Stories We Tell After Midnight<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nPayment: .05\/word<br \/>\nLength: up to 3,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: July 15th, 2024<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Crone Girls Press is seeking horror and dark fiction stories about mushrooms, spores, and fungus.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/cronegirlspress.com\/submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Green Sheaf <\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: .10\/word for fiction; $50\/flat for poetry<br \/>\nLength: up to 500 words for fiction; up to 25 lines for poetry<br \/>\nDeadline: August 1st, 2024 (though the submission window might close early)<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to Black female-identifying authors and Black gender-fluid authors, this new publication inspired by the work of Pamela Colman Smith is seeking stories with the theme of Anansi.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegreensheaf.com\/submit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Women in Horror Anthology<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $15\/flat<br \/>\nLength: No specified length<br \/>\nDeadline: September 10th, 2024<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Open to female-identifying authors, this anthology is seeking gothic and fairy tale retellings.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/azzurranox.com\/2024\/06\/11\/call-to-submission-for-women-in-horror-anthology-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nefarious Bat Press<\/strong><br \/>\nPayment: $250 advance; 50\/50 royalty split<br \/>\nLength: 25,000 to 40,000 words<br \/>\nDeadline: Open October 1st to 31st, 2024<br \/>\nWhat They Want: Nefarious Bat Press is seeking horror novella submissions from female and nonbinary authors.<br \/>\n<strong>Find the details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nefariousbatpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy submitting!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back for this month&#8217;s Submission Roundup! Plenty of great opportunities in July and beyond, so if you&#8217;ve got a story seeking a home, perhaps you&#8217;ll find the perfect market below! As always, a disclaimer: I&#8217;m not a representative for any of these markets; I&#8217;m simply spreading the word! 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