Future Visions seeks speculative fiction “[i]n the tradition of great television anthology series such as The Twilight Zone and Black Mirror. They are a new publisher that plans to publish on a quarterly basis. The first deadline is coming up fast, but they’ll continue accepting submissions after that on a rolling basis.
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Rachel Kramer Bussel, editor of more than 60 of acclaimed erotica anthologies, has sent me a new call for short stories for Best Women’s Erotica of the Year, Volume 5, an annual anthology series from Cleis Press.
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Third Flatiron is a publisher who releases quarterly speculative fiction anthologies centered on a predetermined theme. Submissions are open through April 15 for its summer 2018 anthology, which has a theme of “Galileo’s Theme Park.” They’re looking for space opera, sci-fi, and physics-centered …
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Less Than Three Press wants non-erotic romances between three or more people for Happiness in Numbers, an upcoming anthology about LGBTQIA+ polyamorous relationships. They prefer stories where the central conflict does not revolve around the polyamorous aspect of the relationship. Any subgenre …
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The horror genre podcast PseudoPod is open to submissions until the end of March. Editors seek out quality short fiction and encourage submissions from diverse and underrepresented groups. PseudoPod pays 6¢/word for original fiction.
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Who doesn’t love a good pirate story? We’re looking for stories about pirates who sailed the Caribbean under the Jolly Roger, Barbary Corsairs, pirates in the China Sea, pirates in the Irish Sea, pirates in the ancient Mediterranean, pirates in outer space, pirates in fantastical settings, you name it. We’d like to have a diverse range of stories in terms of locale, time period and protagonists. We’re big fans of women pirates, queer pirates and pirates from diverse and interesting backgrounds, but if you’ve got an original spin on Sir Henry Morgan, Blackbeard or a equivalent historical figure, send them … Read more
Enchanted Conversation: A Fairy Tale Magazine wants fairy tales of 100-500 words for its new flash fiction feature. Payment is $5 per story.
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Opossum, a semiannual literary magazine of works “animated by music,” seeks poetry, fiction, and nonfiction that is “pulsing with beats, haunted by melodies.” Past issues have included stories inspired by the Oslo death metal scene and the likes of Bob Dylan, James Brown, and Freddie Mercury. They pay at least $12/page, with minimums of $100 for short stories and essays and $75 for poetry and flash fiction.
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Anathema: Spec from the Margins is a tri-annual speculative fiction magazine of work by indigenous LGBTQ2+ people and queer people of color. They are looking for fiction of up to 6,000 words for upcoming issues.
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Carina Press has an ongoing call for short, LGBTQ erotic romances from 10,000 to 25,000 words. Characters may be gay, lesbian, non-binary, bisexual, and/or transgender. Subgenres such as sci-fi romance, fantasy romance, paranormal romance, and historical romance are welcome along with the contemporary romance.
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