HWA L.A.: November, 2021
New or Reopening Market Listings/ Notes
At Minimum Pro-Paying (5 cents+ per word)
The
Reinvented Detective (Book 2 in the Reinvented Anthology Series) (Edited by
Jennifer Brozek and Cat Rambo)
https://www.arcmanorbooks.com/thereinventedanthology
Payment: 8 cents a word
Story Length: 1,500–5,000 words
Deadline: January 15, 2022
Reprints?: No
Response: May 1, 2022
Description: Detective stories
reinvented for the modern age: As we move forward into the age of information,
what happens to our ideas of detection and crime? How do you handle it when
your smart car blackmails you or you need to murder the downloaded personality
of your enemy? What acts to enforce society's norms and catch those violating
them in the future? Will our definitions of crime—or punishment—change, and
what new forms of either might appear?
http://www.apex-magazine.com/submission-guidelines
Payment: 8 cents a word
Story Length: up to 7,500 words
Deadline: Ongoing
Reprints?: No
Response: One month
Description: Exceptionally well-written Science fiction, fantasy,
horror, and all its sub-genres.
Beneath Ceaseless Skies
http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/submissions/
Payment: 8 cents a word
Story Length: Up to 15,000 words
Deadline: None at present. Closes intermittently
Reprints?: No
Response: Two to seven weeks
Description: “Literary adventure fantasy”: stories with a
secondary-world setting and some traditional or classic fantasy feel, but
written with a literary approach. We want stories set in what Tolkien called a
“secondary world”: some other world that is different from our own primary
world in some way. It could be different in terms of zoology (non-human
creatures), ecology (climate), or physical laws (the presence of magic). It
could be set on Earth but an Earth different from our primary world in terms of
time (the historical past) or history (alternate history). It could have a
“pre-tech” level of technology, or steampunk technology, or magic as
technology, or anything else that’s not advanced or modern technology. However,
the setting should contain some element that is in some way fantastical.
http://thedarkmagazine.com/submission-guidelines
Payment: 6 cents a word
Story Length: 2,000–6,000 words
Deadline: Currently open, but intermittent
Reprints?: Yes
Response: between 1 day to 1 week
Description: Unique Horror and Dark Fantasy (No graphic/ violent
content); fiction that may fall out of “regular” categories (Tons of great
authors publish here).
Cossmass Infinities
https://www.cossmass.com/submit/
Payment: 8 cents a word
Story Length: 1,000–7,500 words
(also open to novelettes up to 17,500 words)
Deadline: Dec. 1–7, 2021
Reprints?: No
Response: 3
months
Description: Non-themed science
fiction and fantasy short stories.
https://theantihumanists.com/fiction-submissions/
Payment: 5 cents a word
Story Length: up to 1,000 words
Deadline: ongoing
Reprints?: No
Response: unknown
Description: Fiction that challenges
human centered narratives, that forces us to confront our place in the
universe, that makes us question: Who are we? Why are we here? Is there a
purpose? Historically, weird fiction has best captured this goal. However, we
are willing to accept submissions from speculative, horror, and literary
writers that meet the above criteria.
***Non-PRO-Paying Market, but Eric J. Guignard’s “Pick of
the Month”
https://andromedaspaceways.com/submissions-manager/
Payment: 1 cent a word AUD
(Australian)
Story Length: up to 10,000 (less is
better)
Deadline: ongoing
Reprints?: No
Response: 1–3 months
Description: Any science fiction,
fantasy and supernatural horror works, including all associated sub-genres.
Poetry, artwork, and non-fiction also welcome (though low pay, this is a
highly-read, well esteemed indie market)
https://www.3lobedmag.com/submissions.html
Payment: $100 flat
Story Length: 1,000–7,500 words
Deadline: Continually open
Reprints?: No
Response Time: within 3 months
Description: Non-themed, original
speculative fiction: horror, fantasy, and science fiction.
