Payment: $15 Theme: works that focus on expressing, not impressing We want your heart, your soul, the pieces that are a part of you. We want stories that are worlds in words, pieces that tell a (mac)ro story in a (mic)ro word count. We want works tha...
Move over Plato: The Allegory of the Horror By Rebecca Rowland I see allegory in everything. Perhaps it’s a side effect after decades of teaching high school English. Perhaps it’s the curse of having chosen to pursue a graduate degree in literature...
Payment: 10 cents per word, 1 cent per word for reprints Theme: Speculative fiction that concerns itself with death–but also everything death may involve. Note: Reprints welcome The Deadlands is a new monthly speculative fiction magazine. We will pub...
Deadline: February 11th 2022 Payment: $.01 per word advanced against royalties Theme: Wondrous pets Note: Reprints Welcome Paradoxical Pets is open to stories about wondrous pets, be they alien, magical, artificial, or common pets with some special p...
Some of you may be gearing up for NaNoWriMo, others may be wrapping up your final drafts before publication, or planning out your writing goals for next year. And some may even be taking a rest-and-recharge sabbatical before the end of the year, or...
Payment: $25 and a contributor’s copy Theme: Fantasy, sci-fi, horror and noir themes. T&T is a fiercely independent geek ‘zine which means two things: We are always looking for fresh voices and interesting takes on short fiction, columns and revi...
Deadline: November 30th, 2021 Payment: 1 cent per word ($10 for every 1,000 words prorated, $50 for every 5,000 words prorated, and so on) Theme: Short horror stories that focus on ghosts, the supernatural, paranormal, monsters, and dark tales. Scare...
Blockbuster Made Me Do It by Paul O’Neill At the bottom of our sad, gusty high street, my track-suited friends and I wasted afternoons at our local Blockbusters. Long gone now, of course, but they were all the rage back then. You could waste a lot...
Deadline: November 14th, 2021 Payment: 8 cents per word Theme: Horror We are very excited to announce a new call for submissions which is now open! Please read through the details for submissions carefully before submitting your stories and make sure...
Deadline: November 12th, 2021 Payment: $25 Theme: Stories with a fantastical inclination Open Call for short fiction, Oct. 8-Nov. 12 The Fabulist Words & Art’s next open call for short fiction will run from October 8 at 12:00 a.m. through 11:59 p...
