Category: Submissions

34 Calls for Submissions in May 2018 - Paying Markets

4/25/2018

There are nearly three dozen calls for submissions in May. Every genre and form is wanted, from speculative fiction to fairy tales and from novel excerpts to essays.

All of these markets pay, and none require submission fees.

For more paying markets you can find a list, organized by genre and subject matter here: Paying Markets.

Happy submitting!

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL LIST

(Sorry for the extra step.)

30 Canadian Literary Magazines That Pay Writers

4/17/2018

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I have a special fondness for Canadian literary magazines. They often pay their writers, don’t ask for “perpetual rights,” and for the most part do not charge submission fees. In addition, Canada, unlike its neighbor to the south, has a deep respect for literature and literacy. As a result, Canadians appreciate good writing. It is an honor to be published in one of their literary journals.

All of these magazines are paying markets. The majority accept non-Canadian writers. English is the preferred language, but sometimes French is accepted as well.

I have indicated which magazines have submission periods, but not when they are unless the guidelines are explicit. (Read their guidelines carefully.) A few (not many) charge a small fee to submit online, but offer snail mail submissions, for which there is never a charge.

Note: You can find hundreds more paying markets on this page: Paying Markets.

This program does not support tables, so to see the list of Canadian publications click HERE. (Sorry for the extra step.)

16 Children's and YA Magazines That Pay Writers

4/10/2018

The magazine market for younger readers is one many writers tend to miss. This is in part due to the fact that, unlike the adult literary journal market, one does not need to be a writer to publish in children's magazines. Articles can be written by parents, teachers, anyone with enough contact with children and young people to know what they like.

But where fiction is concerned, skilled writers are at a premium. If you write novels or are in the process of writing a novel for young readers, consider expanding on one of your characters or using your settings for a short piece.

Having your bio printed in a children's magazine will help draw attention to you and your books. (Even though these magazines are geared toward young people, their parents read them as well. I read my all children's magazines along with them.)

Note: For a list of paying markets for Humor, Short Stories, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction and more see: Paying Markets.

To see the list CLICK HERE

(And forgive me for sending you to another site. Facebook has blocked my main blog's URL for reasons that are mysterious to me and to everyone else.)

22 Calls for Submissions in April 2018 - Paying markets

3/29/2018

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There are 22 calls for submissions in April. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees.

As always, every genre, style, and form is wanted, from speculative fiction to poetry to personal essays.

NOTE: I post upcoming calls for submissions at the end of every month. But as I am collecting them, I post them on my page, Calls for Submissions. You can get a jump on upcoming calls for submissions by checking that page periodically. (I only post paying markets.)

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL LIST OF PAYING MARKETS

Mega-List of University Literary Journals Accepting Submissions in Fiction, Poetry, Art, CNF

3/15/2018

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You may wonder why you should submit to literary journals run by MFA programs, because they seldom pay. Normally, that would be enough to eliminate them from my list of writing markets. But in spite of that drawback, there are some good reasons to submit to university literary magazines.

MFA department literary magazines are run by young, enthusiastic students and their professors, which means they are more than happy to nominate the stories they accept for Pushcart and other national prizes.

The second reason is that any agent or editor who has graduated from one of these programs in all likelihood has a subscription. (I know of at least one case in which a short story submission to a university literary journal resulted in representation.)

The third reason to consider submitting is that these journals have a "captive audience." Students, professors, and university staff read them, and depending on the size of the university that can be a lot of people.

Click on the link below for 130 MFA department journals accepting submissions. (This program does not allow tables.)

Mega-List of University Literary Journals Accepting Submissions in Fiction, Poetry, Art, CNF

March 07th, 2018

3/7/2018

When my agent asked me for loglines for my book, I had no idea what she was talking about. I pretended I understood. (FYI, "faking it" is a required skill for writers.) Once I was off the phone, I immediately looked it up.

Loglines, I discovered, were a way of pitching movie ideas when a filmmaker only has a minute (or less) to pitch an idea to a producer.

In brief (no pun intended), a logline is a one- or two-sentence summary of your book's plot. If someone asked you, "What's your book about?" and you only had a few seconds to describe it, that would be your logline (also known as a pitch).

Loglines are becoming increasingly important in the age of Twitter. Agents have realized that reading a tweet takes less time than reading a query. As a consequence, Pitchfests, or Pitch Parties, have gained considerable traction. (The most popular of these is #PitMad. You can read about it here.)

So, on to some examples of loglines:

a) An unwilling wife who despises her roguish husband eventually comes to adore him. (Taming of the Shrew)

b) A young FBI cadet must confide in a manipulative convicted killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims. (Silence of the Lambs )

c) The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son. (The Godfather)

Notice that in each of these examples, we have a main character, a goal, and a source of conflict.

Now, try it yourself. Pick a book that you know well, and boil it down to one sentence. Now do another. Now try your own book. Not so easy, eh?

Writers are simply abysmal at reducing their books to a sentence. That's because we are too close to our own work. A typical logline from a writer would sound like this: "My book is an exploration of the nature of love in modern times encompassing the pitfalls of friendship and romance in an academic setting." No conflict, no goals, no protagonist, no antagonist ... sounds of snoring.

Fortunately, there are some online tools that can help you. (I would suggest that you try both the YA Writers Toolbox and the Killogator. Between the two, you will have some great loglines.)

YA Writers Toolbox has a pitch generator that is absolutely fabulous. You can choose between Character Journey, High Stakes, Romance, and World/Setting. The pitch generator form asks a series of questions. Plug in a word or two, and the generator gives you several pitches.

Graeme Shimmin also has a great tool for generating loglines. He calls it the Killogator. It’s a simpler tool to use than the Toolbox, but just as valuable.

Helpful articles:

Book Logline: What It Is & How To Write It

How to Write a Logline that Sells

What's Your Book About? How to Make a Pitch

38 Calls for Submissions in March 2018 - Paying markets

2/27/2018

There are over three dozen calls for submissions in March. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, every genre, style, and form is wanted, from speculative fiction to poetry to personal essays.

NOTE: I post upcoming calls for submissions at the end of every month. But as I am collecting them, I post them on my page, Calls for Submissions. You can get a jump on upcoming calls for submissions by checking that page periodically. (I only post paying markets.)
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Texas Home School Coalition Review. Genre: Nonfiction articles about home schooling. (See website for topics.) Payment: $40 for nonexclusive print and electronic rights to feature articles that have been published previously, or works to which the author wishes to retain the copyright. (Authors should confirm that agreements with previous publishers will not conflict with THSC’s nonexclusive rights.) $110 for the exclusive print and electronic copyright to previously unpublished works.Deadline: March 1, 2018.

Left Hooks. Genre: Poetry: formalism, free verse, translations. Payment: $10. Deadline: March 1, 2018.

Furrow Magazine. Restrictions: Open to undergraduates. Genre: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, art, and comics. Payment: $100 for top submission in each category. Deadline: March 1, 2018.

Copper Nickel. Genre: Poetry, fiction, essays, and translation. Payment: $30 per printed page + two copies of the issue. Deadline: March 1, 2018.

Upstreet. Genres: Fiction, CNF. Payment: $50-$150 per work. Deadline: March 1, 2018.

Contrary Magazine. Genres: Fiction and poetry. Payment: $20 per author. Deadline: March 1, 2018.
The Blue Route. Restrictions: Undergraduate students. Genres: Prose – Submit 1-3 pieces of fiction or creative nonfiction totaling no more than 3000 words. Poetry – Submit up to 3 poems. No genre fiction. Payment: $25. Deadline: March 1, 2018.
THEMA. Genres: Fiction, poetry, essays on theme "New Neighbors." Payment: Short story, $25; short-short piece (up to 1000 words), $10; poem. Deadline: March 1, 2018. Accepts reprints.

Body Parts Magazine. Genre: horror, erotica, speculative fiction, essays and art. Theme: Primal Fears. Payment: $5 for flash fiction and $10 to $20 (depending on length) for short stories and nonfiction. Deadline: March 1, 2018.

Hex Gunslinger. Genre: Speculative, mysterious, and romantic weird western tall tales. Payment: $0.01USD per word. Deadline: March 1, 2018.

Planet Scumm. Genre: Speculative fiction. Payment: $20. Deadline: March 1, 2018.

The Cincinnati Review. Genres: Prose and poetry. Payment: $25 per page (prose), $30 per page (poetry). Deadline: March 1, 2018.

Baba Yaga Anthology. Genre: Stories from Baba Yaga’s point of view, or the point of view from those she helps or hurts, or from anyone who might be a protagonist worthy of the Baba Yaga story. You can set the story in the past or present. The story can take place anywhere in the world. It can include romance or action or tragedy or comedy. Payment: $50. Deadline: March 1, 2018.

Winter Tangerine. Genre: Prose, poetry, art. Payment: $50. Deadline: March 1, 2018.

Goblin Fruit. Genre: Fantastical poetry. Payment: $15.00 USD on publication for original, unpublished poems, and $5.00 for solicited reprints. Deadline: March 3, 2018.

Wordworks. Restrictions: Canadian writers? (Not clear from site) Genres: Short stories, poetry, CNF. Theme of Publishing. Payment: .22/word for prose submissions, $50 per poem, $100 per cover art. Deadline: March 5, 2018. (No indication of year on site.) Reprints accepted.

Arkansas International. Genre: fiction, poetry, essays, comics, and works in translation. Payment: $20 a printed page (capped at $250). Deadline: March 10, 2018.

The Lifted Brow. Genre: Writing that focuses on the arts, gender, race, ecology, economics, politics, work, and sexuality. Australian focus preferred. Payment: $75-$100. Deadline: March 12, 2018.

Lamdba Literary. Genre: LGBT poetry. Payment: "Honorarium." Deadline: March 13, 2018.

Southword. Genres: Prose and poetry. Payment: €30 per poem and €120 per short story. Payment to writers within the Republic of Ireland is made by cheque. Writers abroad must accept payment through Paypal. Deadline: March 15, 2018.

Eye to the Telescope. Genre: Speculative poetry. Payment: US 3¢/word rounded to nearest dollar; minimum US $3, maximum $25. Deadline: March 15, 2018.

Transmundane Press. Genre: Short stories exploring DREAMS, NIGHTMARES, VISIONS, and HALLUCINATIONS. Payment: $15-20, depending on length. Deadline: March 15, 2018.

Blue Mesa Review. Genre: Fiction (up to 6,000 words), Nonfiction (up to 6,000 words), Poetry (up to 3 poems), and Visual Art. Payment: $25. Deadline: March 15, 2018.

Gordon Square Review. Genre: Poetry and prose. Payment: $10 per poem, $15 for prose. Deadline: March 15, 2018.

Typewriter Emergencies. Genre: Stories, book reviews, articles featuring furry characters. Payment: $0.01 per word. Deadline: March 17, 2017.

Enchanted Conversation Fairytale Magazine. Genre: Stories and poetry. Fairy tales on theme "Animal Tales." Payment: Story pay: $30, Poem pay: $10. US dollars. Deadline: March 20, 2018.

Psychopomp. Genre: Fiction that "dares to redefine traditional storytelling and genre borders." Payment: None for reprints, but 2 cents a word for original stories. Deadline: March 23, 2018.
The Puritan. Genres: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Payment: $100 per nonfiction piece, $50 fiction, $15 per poem. Deadline: March 25, 2018.

Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores. Genre: Speculative stories. Payment: 6 cents/word for original work. 2 cents/word for reprints. Deadline: March 28, 2018.

Corpus Press: Halloween Anthology. Genre: Horror. "Not previously published short stories of 4,500-8,500 words that have a central theme associated with Halloween and can be characterized within the broad realm of “horror” fiction." Payment: $.03 per word. Deadline: March 30, 2018.

Sycamore Review. Genre: Poetry, fiction, non-fiction and art. Payment: $50 per short story or non-fiction piece, or $25 per poem. Deadline: March 31, 2018. Submit at the beginning of the month! Once submissions reach 800 for the month, they begin to charge $2.

EIR Longform Prose Poems and Lyric Essay. Genre: Longform lyric essays, prose poems, hybrids. Payment: $7. Deadline: March 31, 2018.

Notre Dame Review. Genres: Fiction, poetry. Payment: Small gratuity. Deadline: March 31, 2018.

Hippocampus Anthology: Greasy Spoons: Essays on Bottomless Coffee, Homefries, Pie, and Other Things We Love About Roadside Diners. Genre: Essays or memoir excerpts. Payment: $40 + 2 contributor copies upon publication. Deadline: March 31, 2018.

Mojo. Genre: Fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Payment: $15. Deadline: March 31, 2018.

HoosierLit. Restrictions: Indiana writers. Genre: Fiction, nonfiction (creative nonfiction, essays), screenplays, scripts, black-and-white photography, and poetry. Payment: Not specified. Deadline: March 31, 2018.

Post Mortem Press: She's Lost Control. Restrictions: Women writers only. Genre: Dark Fiction, all-female anthology. Payment: 1/2 cent per word, plus royalties. Deadline: March 31, 2018.

The Fiddlehead. Genre: Creative nonfiction. Payment: $60 CAD per published page, plus two complimentary copies of the issue. Deadline: March 31, 2018.

19 Calls for Submissions in February 2018 - Paying Markets

2/1/2018

I've assembled nineteen calls for submissions in February. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, every genre, style, and form is wanted, from speculative fiction to poetry to personal essays.

NOTE: I post calls for submissions on the first day of every month. But as I am collecting them, I post them on my page, Calls for Submissions. You can get a jump on next month's calls for submissions by checking that page periodically throughout the month. (I only post paying markets.)
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The Southern Review. Genre: Poetry. Payment: $25 per printed page with a maximum payment of $200, plus two copies of the issue in which the work appears and a one-year subscription to The Southern Review. Deadline: February 1, 2018. Snail mail submissions only.

The Monkey Collective. Genre: Short stories up to 5000 words in all genres that correspond to anthology theme “the strangest place I’ve been.” Prize: Publication in the magazine and 5% of sales paid out each calendar year. Deadline: February 1, 2018.

The First Line. Genre: Short story beginning with the line: "Leo massaged the back of his neck, thankful the meeting was finally over." Payment: $25.00 - $50.00 for fiction, $5.00 - $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction (all U.S. dollars). Deadline: February 1, 2018.

Abyss & Apex. Genre: Speculative short stories. Payment: 6 cents/word. Deadline: First week of February.

Canthius. Genre: Poetry and prose from women and genderqueer writers. Payment: $15 per poem and $50 per work of prose. Deadline: February 1, 2018. Snail mail submissions only.

OTHER COVENANTS: Alternate Histories of the Jewish People. Genre: Stories and poems must be in the alternate history genre and must be clearly relevant to the theme of the anthology. Length: 500–15,000 words. Payment: 8 cents/word (CAN). Deadline: February 1, 2018. Accepts some reprints.

Splickety: Extraordinary Exploits. Genre: Flash fiction, between 300 and 1,000 words long. "Bring things close to home in this action-packed adventure issue. Adventures with a supernatural twist. Artifacts with unexplained properties. Creatures that aren’t quite human. We’re looking for a real-world setting with a twist of the speculative in this issue. Think The Librarian, Indiana Jones, Warehouse 13, and Grimm." Payment: 2 cents/word. Deadline: February 9, 2018.

Smoking Pen Press: A Kiss and a Promise. Genre: Romance. Payment: $25 USD, or 2 complimentary copies of the paperback (non US/Canada authors will receive their choice of a one-time payment of $25 USD, or 1 complimentary copy of the paperback). Deadline: February 14, 2018.

The Spectacle. Genre: Poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Payment: $50. Deadline: February 15, 2018.

Luna Station Quarterly. Restrictions: Open to women. Genre: Speculative fiction. Payment: $5. Deadline: February 15, 2018.

Suburban Review. Restrictions: Open to Australian women, femmes and gender non-conforming folx. Genre: Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, comics, art. Payment: $75 - $150. Deadline: February 18, 2018.

Chicken Soup for the Soul. Genre: True stories and poetry. "We are looking for stories that contain a great piece of advice that you were given or advice that you gave to someone else. Whether the advice is about a little thing that improve your everyday life, or major epiphanies that can change a life completely, we want to hear about them and how they made a difference." Payment: $200. Deadline: February 28, 2018.

Ninth Letter. Genre: Poetry and essays. Payment: $25 per page. Deadline: February 28, 2018.

Delusion. Genre: Poetry and short stories on theme of Delusion. Payment: $0.01 per word, minimum of 10.00 dollars. Deadline: February 28, 2018.

Blood is Thicker Anthology. Restrictions: Open to Canadian writers. Genre: Unpublished short stories between 3,000 and 7,500 words with the first line: “It was February 29 again, and I was wondering which member of my family would try to kill me this time.” Payment: CAD $0.02 per word. Deadline: February 28, 2018.

Darkhouse Books: Shhhh… Murder! Genre: Cozy to cozy-noir stories featuring libraries and librarians. Payment: 50% of royalties. Deadline: February 28, 2018. Some reprints accepted.

Darkhouse Books: Sanctuary. Genre: Poetry, flash, short fiction, and creative nonfiction reflecting the theme of sanctuary, refuge, shelter, or asylum, from the perspective of those offering, seeking, denying, or destroying it. Payment: 50% of royalties. Deadline: February 28, 2018. Some reprints accepted.

Mizna. Theme issue: The Playing Field: The Politics of Sports. This themed issue will be an exploration of the way the world of sports reflects critical issues affecting our communities--religion, race, gender, class, colonialism/occupation, patriotism, social justice, etc. We invite writing to explore this topic - poetry, stories, creative essays, flash fiction, comix, and other literary interpretations. Work must be relevant to the Arab-American audience. Payment: Honorarium. Deadline: February 28, 2018.

The New Quarterly. Restrictions: Open to Canadian writers. Genre: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction. Payment: $250 for a short story or nonfiction entry, and $40 per poem or postscript story. Deadline: February 28, 2018. Snail mail submissions only.

34 Calls for Submissions in January 2018 - Paying Markets

1/1/2018

There are nearly three dozen calls for submissions in January. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, every genre, style, and form is wanted, from speculative fiction to poetry to personal essays.

NOTE: I post calls for submissions on the first day of every month. But as I am collecting them, I post them on my page, Calls for Submissions. You can get a jump on next month's calls for submissions by checking that page periodically throughout the month. (I only post paying markets.)

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Apex Publications. Apex is open to receiving dark scifi/fantasy/horror novellas and novels during the month of January 2018. They consider novellas of 30,000 to 40,000 words and novels up to 120,000 words. Pays royalties and an advance.

Smoking Pen Press. Genre: Romance short stories. Payment: $25. Deadline: January 1, 2018.

Left Hooks. Genre: Poetry. Payment: $10. Deadline: January 1, 2018.

Minerva Rising. Genres: Nonfiction prose, fiction, poetry. Theme: Roots, Wings, and Everything In Between. Payment: $50 for fiction or nonfiction prose and $35 for poetry. Deadline: January 1, 2018.

Ellipsis. Genre: Flash fiction. "Submit no more than 300 words, fiction or non-fiction, in response to the prompt word(s) ‘Two/Too/To."  Payment: Royalties. Deadline: January 5, 2018.

Insignia. Genre: Speculative fiction, short stories. Theme: "Stories for this anthology may be set in any Asian country (real or imagined), and main characters should be natives also. The ‘birds and beasts’ concept is open to include any type of animal (real or mythical), and that animal must be important to the story. Animal-shifters are great, as well as stories of people encountering mythical beasts. Your animal could be a hero or a villain, just entertain us with your unique idea."  Payment: 0-2000 words = US$5 / 2001-6000 words = US$10. Deadline: January 7, 2018.  Reprints accepted.

Black Rabbit. Genres: Poetry, fiction (900 words max) and personal essays (250 words max).  Payment: $25 per piece. Deadline: January 8, 2018.
Alien Dimensions. Genre: Speculative fiction. "ProxiBee 2118.” Payment: $10. Deadline: January 10, 2018.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Holiday Collection. Genre: True stories and poems. "People love reading about the winter holidays – from Thanksgiving all the way through New Year’s Day. We want to hear about your traditions and how they came to be. We want to hear about your holiday memories and the rituals that create the foundation of your life. We love to hear about the funny things too: the ugly holiday sweaters, the gingerbread house that kept falling down, the re-gifting embarrassments and the fruit cake disasters. Please be sure your stories are “Santa safe” so we don’t spoil the magic for any precocious young readers." Payment: $200. Deadline: January 10, 2018.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Empowered Woman. Genre: True stories and poems. "Whether you are single or married, working or retired, widowed or divorced, working or stay-at-home, you are in-charge of your life and the decisions you make. A woman doesn’t have to lose her femininity or become a bully to be empowered. A woman doesn’t have to be single, divorced or widowed to be looked upon as independent. Married women and women in relationships are independent too. We are looking for your true stories on how you are running your life, how you became empowered and achieved independence. Your story will help women of all ages feel stronger, more capable, and more confident… more empowered." Payment: $200. Deadline: January 10, 2018.

The Stinging Fly. Genre: Poetry and short stories. Payment: "Token." Deadline: January 11, 2018.

Outlook Springs. Genre: Poetry and short fiction. "Send us your weird, wobbly wordwork: fiction, nonfiction, and poetry." Payment: $10 for poems, $25 for prose. Deadline: January 11, 2018.

Splickety: Dystopian Disaster. Genre: Flash fiction, between 300 and 1,000 words long. "The future is here, and it’s worse than we imagined. Societal collapse, cruel government, anarchy, famine, plague—send us a story that wrecks our world. We want teenage characters who struggle through the wreckage for justice, freedom, or life itself. When nightmare is reality, who will survive?" Payment: 2 cents/word. Deadline: January 12, 2018.

The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts. Genre: Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, mixed media, visual arts, "and even kitchen sinks, if they are compressed in some way." Payment: $50. Deadline: January 15, 2018. (?)

Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Miracle of Love. Genre: True stories. "We’re looking for stories about how you found love. And how you kept it fresh over the years. New love, old love, please warm our hearts with your stories and poems." Payment: $200. Deadline: January 15, 2018.

Mind Candy 2.0. Genre: Speculative fiction. Payment: 6 cents/word. Deadline: January 15, 2018.

Ruminate. Genre: Poetry. Payment: $17/page with a max of $68 a poem. Deadline: January 15, 2018.

Great Weather for MEDIA. Genre: Poetry, flash fiction, short stories, dramatic monologues, and creative nonfiction. Payment: $10. Deadline: January 15, 2018.

QU. Genre: Fiction, essays, script excerpts, poetry. Payment: $100 per prose piece, $50 per poem. Deadline: January 15, 2018

Rattle: Athlete Poets. Genre: Poetry. Payment: $100. Deadline: January 15, 2018.
Liminal. Genre: Speculative fiction and poetry. "We like stories that are strange and unsettling, sharp-edged and evocative. Although we will consider any genre, we have a soft spot for weird fiction, magical realism, soft science fiction, and those uncategorizable stories that straddle the line between genres." Payment: 6 cents/word/fiction. $50/poem. Deadline: January 15, 2018.

Helios Magazine. THEME: “Exquisite Corpse” Genres: Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and art. Payment:$0.03 USD per word for the first 1,500 words and $0.01 USD after for short stories, and $0.25 USD a line for poetry. Deadline: January 15, 2018.

Enchanted Conversation. Genre: Fairy tale. Theme: Un rêve d'amour (A Dream of Love). Payment: Story pay: $30, Poem pay: $10. US dollars only. Deadline: January 20, 2018.

Zathom. Genre: Poetry, short stories, musings. Payment: $10. Deadline: January 26, 2018.

Carrion Blue 555: “The Garden of Earthly Delights” Anthology. Genre: Fiction, poetry, plays, and pretty much any other formats you can think of. (Creative non-fiction is encouraged but pitch your concept beforehand.) We are seeking new and original work inspired by the famed Bosch triptych, “The Garden of Earthly Delights.” Pieces can be accounts of scenes occurring within the painting; further adventures of the denizens of the painting; bizarre odes to the painting itself; some conglomerate of the above; or something entirely different. Length: 7K words max: if your submission is longer (or is expected to be), pitch them the concept beforehand. Payment: Half cent a word with a $5.00 minimum. No simultaneous submissions. Deadline: January 31st, 2018.

Room Magazine. Genre: Feminist fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, art, interviews, and book reviews. "Room magazine invites women and genderqueer folks who identify as part of the LGBTTQIA+ spectrum to submit their best poetry, fiction, CNF, and art to our first queer-themed issue. We especially encourage submissions from writers affected by multiple intersections of oppression, such as racism, classism, ableism, fatphobia, ageism, and transphobia." Payment: $50 CAD for one page, $60 for two pages, $90 for three pages, $120 for four pages, $150 for five or more pages. Deadline: January 31, 2018.

Fiyah: Issue 6 Theme: Big Mama Nature. Genre: Short fiction, poetry. "We’re looking for stories of Nature and her swift backhand when folks get out of line. Give us your stories of ecological wastelands, futures full of solar powered punks, or natural disasters. Climate fiction is the name of the game, and Big Mama don’t play." Payment: Short stories (2,000 – 7,000 words): $150 USD; Novelettes (<15,000 words): $300 USD; Poetry: $50 USD. Deadline: January 31, 2018.

Barking Sycamores. Genre: Poetry, short fiction, hybrid genre, creative nonfiction, book reviews, and artwork submissions. Theme: The Undiscovered Country. "Barking Sycamores is a literary journal entirely edited and operated by queer, neurodivergent people of color. We also welcome and publish essays about neurodivergence and the creation of literature." Payment: Unspecified.  Deadline: January 31, 2018.

Prairie Fire "Love Issue." Genre: Short stories, creative nonfiction, poetry on theme of "Love."  Payment: 10 cents/word for prose, $40 per poem. Deadline: January 31, 2018.

Sharkpack. Genre: Poetry, art, short fiction. Payment: Visual artists will be paid a small honorarium for their work; contributors of letters will receive a minimum $25 per published piece. Deadline: January 31, 2018.

Twyckenham Notes. Genre: Poetry. Payment: $10. Deadline: January 31, 2018.

Monologue Bank. Genre: Monologues, plays. Payment: Writers receive 80% per download (monologue or play). Deadline: January 31, 2018.

NonBinary Review. Genre: poetry, fiction, essays, and art on theme of "The Little Prince." Payment: 1 cent per word for fiction and nonfiction, and a flat fee of $10 for poetry (singular poems or a suite) and $25 per piece of visual art. Deadline: January 31, 2018.

Hyperion and Theia. Genre: Fiction, poetry, and art on theme of Rebus. Payment: 2 - 3 cents/word. Deadline: January 31, 2018.

36 Calls for Submissions in December 2017 - Paying markets

12/1/2017

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There are three dozen calls for submissions in December. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, every genre, style, and form is wanted, from short stories about monsters to underwater romance.

I post calls for submissions on the first day of every month. But as I am collecting them, I post them on my page, Calls for Submissions. You can get a jump on next month's calls for submissions by checking that page periodically throughout the month. (I only post paying markets.)
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Slice. Genre: Stories, poems, personal essays on theme of "Flight." Payment: $250 for stories and essays and $75 for poems. Deadline: December 1, 2017.

Compelling Science Fiction. Genre: Science fiction. Payment: 6 cents/word. 1 cent/word for reprints. Deadline: December 1, 2017.

Prairie Fire (Canada). Genres: Poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, memoir, drama—or another genre, as you see fit—that celebrates, reflects on, or engages with women’s issues in Canada in the last 100 years, such as the suffrage movement, women’s rights, gendered political issues, etc. Payment: Print - Prose: $0.10 per word. Poetry: $40 per poem. Illustrations, portfolios, portraits: $25 per page for reprint rights. Deadline: December 1, 2017. Read submission guidelines. Snail mail submissions only.

Cicada. Genre: Short stories, poetry, comics for teens on the theme of Monsters. Payment: Fiction: up to 10¢ per word; Nonfiction: up to 25¢ per word; Poems: up to $3.00 per line; $25.00 minimum; Art payment not specified. (Send them your portfolio.) Deadline: December 1, 2017.

Eternal Haunted Summer. Genre: Fiction, poetry, reviews, essays about the Gods and Goddesses and heroes of the world’s many Pagan traditions. Payment: $5. Deadline: December 1, 2017.

Contrary Magazine. Genre: Original commentary, fiction, and poetry. Payment: $20. Deadline: December 1, 2017.

Pedestal Magazine. Genre: Poetry. Payment: $40. Deadline: December 3, 2017.

Insignia. Genre: Speculative fiction, short stories. Theme: "What does the future look like in Asia? Entertain us with your wild stories set in an Asian country (realistic or re-imagined). or even in an away-from-earth civilization. Your main characters must however, be recognizable as Asian and retain some cultural traits, or native language, etc." Payment: 0-2000 words = US$5 / 2001-6000 words = US$10. Deadline: December 3, 2017. Reprints accepted.

Mslexia. Genre: Stories, poems, and scripts on theme of "Bewitched." Length: Stories up to 2,200 words, poems up to 40 lines, and short scripts up to 1,000 words (including character names and stage instructions). Payment: £25. Deadline: December 4, 2017.

Jaggery. Genre: Art, poetry, reviews, and fiction connecting South Asian diasporic writers and homeland writers; "we also welcome non-South Asians with a deep and thoughtful connection to South Asian countries, who bring their own intersecting perspectives to the conversation. (By South Asia we mean Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, The Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.) Our hope with Jaggery is to create a journal that offers the best writing by and about South Asians and their diaspora." Payment: $25 for art, poetry, reviews and essays, $100 for fiction. Deadline: December 4, 2017.

Broken Metropolis Anthology: Queer Tales of a City That Never Was. Genre: Urban fantasy short stories under 6,000 words. "We are looking for stories that explore the edges of urban fantasy through queer stories. While the city these stories are set in should be vast and unnamed, highly specific neighborhoods and landmarks are encouraged and sought after. We welcome a broad interpretation of the genre that is inclusive of postmodern folk tales, future/ancient noir, and stories that happen both behind closed doors and in plain sight. Throughout, we’re looking for rich, varied and nuanced understandings of gender, family and ethnicity." Payment: 2 cents/word. Deadline: December 7, 2017.

Out of Your Shadow Anthology Call: Empowered Sidekicks Anthology. Genre: Short fiction. "This anthology will focus on tales about the sidekicks who help the heroes and princesses find their happily ever afters, and what happens to them after their quests are done." Payment: one half-cent per word, with a minimum payment of $5.00 and a maximum of $15.00. Payment for reprints is a maximum of $10. Deadline: December 10, 2017.

Ruminate. Ruminate welcomes submissions that both subtly and overtly engages faith from all the world religions. Genre: Fiction, poetry. Payment: $15/poem and $15/400 words for prose. Deadline: December 15, 2017.

Freeze Frame Fiction. Genre: Flash fiction; issues are themed. Payment: $10. Deadline: December 15, 2017.

Prairie Fire (Canada). Restrictions: Canadian Indigenous Writers: submit your work to ndncountry, a special joint issue of Prairie Fire and CV2. Genres: Stories, poems, memoirs, literary experiments, and any other writing. Payment: Print - Prose: $0.10 per word. Poetry: $40 per poem. Deadline: December 15, 2017. Read submission guidelines. Snail mail submissions only.

Pittsburgh Poetry Review. Genre: Poetry. Payment: $25/poem. Deadline: December 15, 2017.

Speculative City. Genre: Cityscape poetry and fiction on theme of "Grotesque." Payment: $20-$75. Deadline: December 15, 2017.

Eye to the Telescope. Genre: Speculative poetry. Theme: Arthuriana. Payment: US 3¢/word rounded to nearest dollar; minimum US $3, maximum $25. Deadline: December 15, 2017.

Maiden, Mother, and Crone: Fantastical Trans Femmes. Restrictions: Open to trans women and trans feminine writers. Genre: Fantasy short stories. Payment: .07 per word. Deadline: December 15, 2017.

After the Orange. Genre: Short story. Theme: Near- or farther-future stories about society as it is after 2032 – at least two presidential election cycles after Donald Trump’s last eligibility. Show us America or the world in a new era; look at world politics changed by US policies and people. Or go beyond. Payment: US $0.02 cent/word, paid on publication, plus shared royalties. Deadline: December 15, 2017.

Cloaked Press: Spring Into SciFi. Genre: Science fiction stories that contain stories of Space Exploration, Advanced Technology, AI, Cloning, Robotics and of course, Aliens. Payment: $10. Deadline: December 17, 2017.

Love and Bubbles. Genre: Romance love stories centered around: underwater biodomes, submarines, scuba diving, alien planets entirely covered by water, sea monsters, selkies, mermaids, water witches, Neptune/Poseidon, lost underwater civilizations, ghost ships, and more! Payment: $50. Deadline: December 20, 2017.

Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores. Genre: Speculative fiction, art and nonfiction. Payment: 6 cents/word for new fiction, 2 cents/word reprints, 2 - 6 cents/word nonfiction. Deadline: December 28, 2017. Reprints accepted.

3288 Review. Restrictions: They only accept submissions from current or former residents of West Michigan, or frequent visitors to the West Michigan region. Genre: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Payment: Poetry – $5.00 per poem published, up to 10 poems; Prose 1,000 to 5,000 words – $25.00; Prose 5,001 to 10,000 words – $50.00. Deadline: December 31, 2017.

Allegory. Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Payment: $15. Deadline: December 31, 2017.

Carte Blanche (Canada). Genre: Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, translations. comics, photography. Payment: "Modest" Deadline: December 31, 2017.

Existere (Canada). Genre: Poetry, short plays, short stories, creative nonfiction, postcard/flash fiction, art and literature reviews, critical essays, interviews, sketches, photos. Payment: "Modest" Deadline: December 31, 2017.

The Cantabrigian. Genre: Literary fiction, cover art. Payment: Between $20 and $50 per contributor. Deadline: December 31, 2017. Submit early to avoid submission fees.

Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy. Genre: Science Fiction and Fantasy short stories published in the calendar year 2017 by a nationally distributed magazine in the US or Canada. Payment: Not specified, but I am including this entry anyhow. The "Best of SFF" series is published by Mariner Books, a division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Deadline: December 31, 2017.

Zombies Need Brains Anthologies. Genre: Speculative fiction. Payment: 6 cents/word plus royalties. Deadline: December 31, 2017.

Forbidden: Tales of Repression, Restriction, and Rebellion. Genre: Short stories. Payment: 2% of the net profits from the anthology. Deadline: December 31, 2017. Reprints accepted.

Dreaming Robot Press. Genre: Speculative fiction short stories for middle grade readers (ages 8 -12). Payment: 6 cents/word. Deadline: December 31, 2017.

Awakenings. Genre: Speculative fiction. Payment: $0.08 per word up to $800. Deadline: December 31, 2017.

Bare Life Review. Restrictions: Open to work exclusively by immigrant and refugee authors. Genre: Fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Payment: $1000 for accepted prose pieces, and $400 for accepted poems. Deadline: December 31, 2017.

Workers Write! Genre: Short fiction. "We're looking for fiction about bakers, bartenders, bus people, chefs, cooks, managers, owners, servers - anyone who works in a restaurant, bar, or café." Payment: Between $5 and $50 (depending on length and rights requested). Deadline: December 31, 2017. Reprints accepted.

Shoreline of Infinity. Restrictions: Women writers only. Genre: Speculative fiction and poetry. Payment: £10 per 1000 words. Deadline: December 31, 2017.

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