39 Calls for Submissions August 2016 — Paying Markets
There are more than three dozen calls for submissions with deadlines in August. All of these markets pay writers, and some offer publication as well.
As always, there are calls for a wide variety of genres and styles, from speculative, to hybrid, to “Mrs. Morrison was too busy to die.” Stories, poetry, and nonfiction are all welcome.
Note: For links to sites that regularly post calls for submissions — both paid and unpaid — go to Calls for Submissions.
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The Shell Game
Genre: Hybrid
Payment: $100, plus two copies of anthology, plus $100 coupon to UNP Books
Deadline: August 1, 2016
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The First Line
Genre: Poetry, nonfiction, short story beginning with “Mrs. Morrison was too busy to die.”
Payment: $25.00 — $50.00 for fiction, $5.00 — $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction (all U.S. dollars)
Deadline: August 1, 2016
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To Love a Scotsman, A Romance Anthology
Genre: Stories that are highly romantic, featuring a Scottish man. Stories may be historical or time travel.
Length: Stories should be between 10,000–20,000 and meet the requirements for the PINK satin romance line.
Payment: Royalties
Deadline: August 1, 2016
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Body Parts Magazine
Issue #7: Fairy Tales, Mythology and Gods & Monsters (Fall/Winter 2016)
Genre: Horror, erotica, speculative fiction
Payment: $5 for flash fiction and $10 to $20 (depending on length) for short stories and nonfiction to authors, and $5 to $20 for artwork and photography
Deadline: August 1, 2016
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Slice
Theme: “Corporeal”
Genre: Short fiction, nonfiction, and poetry
Payment: $250 for stories and essays and $75 for poems
Deadline: August 1, 2016
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Skirt! Magazine
Genre: Personal essays. Theme: Stories about self-reliance, what sustains you or the work that you love.
Payment: $200 per piece
Deadline: August 1, 2016
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Phantasmagorical Fantasy Anthology Book 2
Genre: Fantasy
Length: 2,500 words minimum — 8,000 words maximum
Payment: $25 per story
Deadline: August 1, 2016
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Abyss & Apex
Genre: Speculative fiction
Payment: $.06/word (six cents a word) up to 1,250 words, and a flat payment of $75.00 for longer stories
Deadline: August 7, 2016
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Ruminate
Ruminate welcomes submissions that both subtly and overtly engages faith from all the world religions.
Genre: Fiction
Payment: $15/poem and $15/400 words for prose
Deadline: August 14, 2016
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Splickety
Genre: Flash fiction. Theme: All’s Fair in Love and Uniforms
Payment: 2 cents per word
Deadline: August 26, 2016
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Legendary Stories: Enchanted Forests
“Take us deep into the forest and show us what we’ll find within. Whether it’s leafy branches hiding elfin lords or a steampunk graveyard covered in mechanical vines, we want to know what’s hidden inside the forest and what dragons (or rogue robot monsters) our heroes will have to slay to make their way through. Paint us a vivid world that makes us want to explore the realm you create. Give us new heroes to love and villains we love to hate. We’re looking for an eclectic mix of stories that give us a new view of the forest and features smart storytelling.”
Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy/Speculative (please no horror)
Length: 3000–8000 words (flexible, but the longer the story the stronger it must be)
Payment: $30 per story
Deadline: August 31, 2016
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The Stinging Fly
Genre: Short stories and poetry. New, previously unpublished work by Irish and international writers.
Payment: Token
Deadline: August 31, 2016
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Freefall
Genre: Fiction and poetry by Canadian writers
Payment: $10.00 per page
Deadline: August 31, 2016
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The Capilano Review
Genre: Poetry, short fiction, essays on the theme of food
Payment: $50 per published page
Deadline: August 31, 2016
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Qu Literary Magazine
Genres: Fiction, essays, poetry
Payment: $100 per prose piece, $50 per poem
Deadline: August 31, 2016
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Tech Edge Magazine
Genre: Nonfiction articles on Safety and Security
Payment: $50-$125 per article
Deadline: August 31, 2016
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Red Sun
Genre: Scifi, fantasy and horror
Payment: $100 — $150 per story
Deadline: August 31, 2016
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Fahrenheit Books
Genres: All genres wanted for ‘Automobilia’
Payment: 5 cents per word (fiction), $1 per line (poetry)
Deadline: August 31, 2016
Reprints accepted
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Strange Constellations
Genre: Speculative fiction
Payment: $30 per piece
Deadline: August 31, 2016
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Over the Rainbow: Folk and Fairy Tales from the Margins
Over the Rainbow will be an anthology that explores the power of fairy tales to introduce the under-represented. We encourage authors to explore Queer (LGBTIA2 and QUILTBAG) stories, tales of people with disabilities, tales of mental health, poly relationships, and bodily diversity. Our hope is to use fairy tales to smash tradition and reshape it with (dis)enchantment.
Genres: All
Payment: 5 cents per word
Deadline: August 31, 2016
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SpeckLit
Genres: Flash fiction, non-fiction, 100 words max
Payment: 5 cents per word
Deadline: August 31, 2016
Originally published at publishedtodeath.blogspot.com on July 28, 2016.
About the author: Erica Verrillo has published five books, four with major publishers and one on her own. She blogs about the publishing world, posts useful tips on how to get an agent, lists agents who are looking for clients as well as publishers accepting manuscripts directly from writers, explains how to market and promote your work, how to build your online platform, how to get reviews, how to self-publish, and where to find markets for your work on Publishing … and Other Forms of Insanity.
