October, 2019: HWA L.A.
New or Reopening Market Listings/ Notes
At Minimum Pro-Paying (5 cents+ per word)
At Minimum Pro-Paying (5 cents+ per word)
Fantasy & Science
Fiction Magazine (F&SF)
https://www.sfsite.com/fsf/glines.htm
https://ccfinlay.moksha.io/publication/fsf/guidelines
Payment: 7–12 cents a word.
Story Length: up to 25,000 words
Deadline: None listed. Closes intermittently
Reprints?: No
Response: Two months
Description: Stories that appeal to science fiction and fantasy readers (the SF element may be slight, but it should be present); character-oriented stories. Humor very welcome. (** now allows online submissions)
Payment: 8 cents a word
Story Length: “ideally” abt. 4,000 words
Deadline: Open ONLY between: Oct. 21, 2019–Nov. 3, 2019
Reprints?: No
Response: within 4 months
Description: An eclectic, vibrant collection of tales by contemporary writers, both established and new… thrilling stories of suspense, delving into the dark spaces of the night.
Constellary Tales (Magazine AND Podcast) (*New Market)
http://constellary.com/story-submissions/
Payment: 6 cents a word
Story Length: 1,000–3,500 words
Deadline: Intermittent
Reprints?: No
Response: 1 month
Description: Science Fiction and fantasy stories (no straight horror). “Storytelling across time and space… i.e. any great speculative fiction stories.”
The Way of the Laser: Future Crime stories anthology (published by Vernacular Books)
https://vernacularbooks.com/submissions
Payment: 5 cents a word + royalties
Story Length: 4,000–8,000 words
Deadline: Jan. 1, 2020
Reprints?: No
Response: unknown
Description: Crime stories that take place in the future. Preferably these stories will go beyond simple murders or capers to reveal something about how technology and the powers that wield it have changed our world. Is poisoning the nanobots responsible for programming the ads in your neural feed a crime? Is organized crime society’s only hope or responsible for its downfall? Consider what will constitute a crime and what unique problems it poses for your characters.
Invictus: Quarterly Comics & Illustrations (published by Aurelia Leo)
https://aurelialeo.com/invictus-quarterly-comics-and-illustrations
Payment: 8 cents a word
Story Length: 1,500–2,500 words
Deadline: Month XX, 2019
Reprints?: Yes, at 1 cent a word
Response: 2–3 weeks
Description: Speculative (horror, science fiction & fantasy) stories and art for a global audience.
https://jpskewedthrone.dreamwidth.org/499730.html
NOTE: These are successfully-funded Kickstarter campaigns open for public submissions.
https://ccfinlay.moksha.io/publication/fsf/guidelines
Payment: 7–12 cents a word.
Story Length: up to 25,000 words
Deadline: None listed. Closes intermittently
Reprints?: No
Response: Two months
Description: Stories that appeal to science fiction and fantasy readers (the SF element may be slight, but it should be present); character-oriented stories. Humor very welcome. (** now allows online submissions)
Payment: 8 cents a word
Story Length: “ideally” abt. 4,000 words
Deadline: Open ONLY between: Oct. 21, 2019–Nov. 3, 2019
Reprints?: No
Response: within 4 months
Description: An eclectic, vibrant collection of tales by contemporary writers, both established and new… thrilling stories of suspense, delving into the dark spaces of the night.
Constellary Tales (Magazine AND Podcast) (*New Market)
http://constellary.com/story-submissions/
Payment: 6 cents a word
Story Length: 1,000–3,500 words
Deadline: Intermittent
Reprints?: No
Response: 1 month
Description: Science Fiction and fantasy stories (no straight horror). “Storytelling across time and space… i.e. any great speculative fiction stories.”
The Way of the Laser: Future Crime stories anthology (published by Vernacular Books)
https://vernacularbooks.com/submissions
Payment: 5 cents a word + royalties
Story Length: 4,000–8,000 words
Deadline: Jan. 1, 2020
Reprints?: No
Response: unknown
Description: Crime stories that take place in the future. Preferably these stories will go beyond simple murders or capers to reveal something about how technology and the powers that wield it have changed our world. Is poisoning the nanobots responsible for programming the ads in your neural feed a crime? Is organized crime society’s only hope or responsible for its downfall? Consider what will constitute a crime and what unique problems it poses for your characters.
Invictus: Quarterly Comics & Illustrations (published by Aurelia Leo)
https://aurelialeo.com/invictus-quarterly-comics-and-illustrations
Payment: 8 cents a word
Story Length: 1,500–2,500 words
Deadline: Month XX, 2019
Reprints?: Yes, at 1 cent a word
Response: 2–3 weeks
Description: Speculative (horror, science fiction & fantasy) stories and art for a global audience.
https://jpskewedthrone.dreamwidth.org/499730.html
NOTE: These are successfully-funded Kickstarter campaigns open for public submissions.
All 3 anthologies:
Payment: 8 cents a word + Royalties
Story Length: to 7,500 words
Deadline: December 31, 2019
Reprints?: No
Response: February 28, 2020
Story Length: to 7,500 words
Deadline: December 31, 2019
Reprints?: No
Response: February 28, 2020
Tone for all: Range of tones, from humorous all the way up to dark; Not
looking for torture porn, nor gratuitous violence of any kind.
- 1. Apocalyptic
Description: Science fiction or fantasy stories set during or after an apocalypse... use the apocalypse in an unusual and unexpected way. - 2. Galactic StewDescription: stories involving food, whether it be poisoning, a cultural or societal ritual, a trade meeting over dinner, etc. (NO cannibalism)
- 3. My Battery is Low and it is Getting DarkDescription: stories where some type of tech has outlived its time and yet, during the course of the story, it discovers a new purpose or is used in a new, purposeful way. This theme is inspired by the Opportunity rover, which functioned long past its prime...
***Non-PRO-Paying Market, but Eric J. Guignard’s “Pick of the Month”
https://www.nosetouchpress.com/call
Payment: 4 cents a word
Story Length: 4,000–8,000 words
Deadline: Jan. 7, 2020
Reprints?: No
Response: unknown
Description: Folk Horror from around the world; isolation, paranoia, depravity, loss of individuality, and rustic madness, etc.
https://lycanvalleypress.submittable.com/submit/140934/pulp-horror-phobias-vol-2
Payment: 4 cents a word
Story Length: 4,000–6,000 words
Deadline: Oct. 31, 2019
Reprints?: No
Response: unknown
Description: Horror stories relating to phobias; defined as an irrational and extreme fear to something. Stories must also have a strong pulp/noir element.
Thank you so much! I haven't sold any stories yet, but I keep trying!
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