HWA L.A.: March, 2022
New or Reopening Market Listings/ Notes
At Minimum Pro-Paying (5 cents+ per word)
The Librarian
(anthology, Air and Nothingness Press)
http://aanpress.com/submissions.html
Payment: 8 cents a word
Story Length: 1,000–3,000 words
Open From: May 1, 2022–June 30, 2022
Reprints?: No
Response: September 15, 2022
Description: A librarian's
adventures roving through the multiverse: The Librarian travels the multiverse
(along the timeline - past through the future - and across planetary systems
and universes) helping out people, societies, and those in need, with their
questions, problems, and research (as librarians do). Looking for positive,
hopeful stories with positive endings, and narratives that celebrate
librarians.
https://www.fairytalemagazine.com/p/submissions.html?m=1
Payment: $50 flat rate
Story Length: 750–1,000 words
Deadline: May 1, 2022–May 3, 2022
Reprints?: No
Response: NO rejections sent out. Assume rejection if not heard 10 days after close
of submission window.
Description: Fairy tales that are
almost or entirely new or are just new takes on old tales are all welcome.
Mashups of existing fairy tales are welcome as well. CURRENT THEME: Weather.”
Ahoy Comics
https://comicsahoy.com/submissions
Payment: $200 flat rate
Story Length: 500–1,500 words
Deadline: Intermittent
Reprints?: No
Response: Six weeks (sometimes up to
three months)
Description: Smart, weird, funny
articles or stories; short fiction for mature readers, pieces that uphold the
story-telling legacy of comics. It could be a delirious rant, a personal
anecdote, a tale of horror or even poetry. It can be about anything, but we
have a soft spot for submissions with a dash of humor. These stories can be
political, but they must not be based on events that might be outdated by the
time we publish. Whatever the subject, it must still be relevant a year from
now.
Orion’s Belt (online magazine)
https://www.orions-belt.net/submissions
Payment: 8 cents a word
Story Length: up to 1,200 words
Deadline: September 1, 2022
Reprints?: No
Response: generally within one week
Description: Bold, experimental
literary science fiction and fantasy stories that blur the line between “genre”
fiction and literary fiction.
Mother: Tales of Love and Terror
anthology (Weird Little Worlds)
https://weirdlittleworlds.com/submissions/
Payment: 5 cents a word
Story Length: 1,000–3,000 words
Deadline: Open between April 15–May
15, 2022
Reprints?: No
Response: unknown
Description: There is no one with
more power and control over the fate of the world than a mother. Whether it’s
an evil stepmother or a virtuous mother-to-be, there are stories inherent in
the acts of mothering and being mothered; mothers become heroes and villains.
The concept of motherhood is examined and stretched to its ultimate limits
across time, space, gender, location, and concept. Deliciously dark, each tale
forces us to examine the depth and breadth of what motherhood is and what a
mother will do for her offspring.
All:
Payment: 8 cents a word/
original; $100 flat rate for reprints
Story Length: 1,500–6,000 words
(preferred 4,500 words or less)
Deadline: Intermittent (each market opens as needs)
Reprints?: Yes
Response: Up to three months
1. PodCastle (Fantasy Fiction Podcast)
http://podcastle.org/guidelines/
Description: Publishes in both
text and audio. Looking for fantasy stories. We’re open to all the sub-genres
of fantasy, from magical realism to urban fantasy to slipstream to high
fantasy, and everything in between.
2. Cast of Wonders (Y.A. Fantasy Fiction Podcast)
http://www.castofwonders.org/submissions/schedule
Description: Stories that evoke a sense of wonder and have something unreal about
them. We aim for a 12-17 age range: that means sophisticated, non-condescending
stories with wide appeal, and without explicit sex, violence or pervasive
obscene language. Think Harry Potter or The Hunger Games.
3. Escape Pod (Science Fiction Podcast)
http://escapepod.org/guidelines/short-fiction
Description: Our mandate is fun. We are fairly flexible on what counts
as “science” (as we’ll delve into superheroes or steampunk on occasion) and are
interested in exploring the range of the genre, but we are not looking for
fantasy, magical realism, or more than a tinge of horror. If your story isn’t
centered on science, technology, future projections, alternate history, and how
any or all of these things intersect with people, we’re probably not the right
market for it.
4. Pseudopod (Horror Fiction Podcast)
http://pseudopod.org/submissions
Description: Horror: dark, weird fiction. We run the spectrum from grim realism or
crime drama, to magic-realism, to blatantly supernatural dark fantasy. We
publish highly literary stories reminiscent of Poe or Lovecraft as well as
vulgar shock-value pulp fiction; strong pacing, well-defined characters,
engaging dialogue, and clear action.
***Non-PRO-Paying Market, but Eric J. Guignard’s “Pick of
the Month”
http://ttapress.com/blackstatic/guidelines/
Payment: 3 cents a word
(ESTIMATE, as it can vary)
Story Length: up to 10,000 words
Deadline: ongoing
Reprints?: No
Response: usually within 2 weeks;
but up to 3 months
Description: Non-themed, general
audience, thoughtful horror.
https://translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions
Payment: 3 cents a word
Story Length: up to 5,000 words
Deadline: April 15, 2022
Reprints?: No
Response: 60 days after the
submission period has closed
Description: Stories that are fun
and have a speculative element to them. Swashbuckling adventure, deadly intrigue,
and gleeful romance are some of the most obvious examples of what we’re looking
for, but we won’t say no to more subtle or complicated topics.
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