Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Straight to the Meat: Links

Accepting Submissions:

Horror Tree is taking submissions for Nightscript, Volume 2. Strange tales. 2000-7000 words. Pays $30 and a contributor copy. Deadline February 28.

Independent Legions Publishing is taking submissions for The Beauty of Death. Horror. There are already big names attached. 4500-7500 words. Pays $100. Deadline March 30.

Pentimento is taking submissions for their journal. Essays and fiction written by someone with a disability, or someone involved in the disabled community (family member, caregiver, special educator.) Up to 6000 words. Pays $25 to $250. Deadline March 31.

MiFi Writers is taking submissions for Revolution. Speculative fiction and art. 2000 to 12,000 words. Pays $.01/word up to $50. Deadline March 31.

Chicken Soup for the Soul is taking personal stories for Dreams & Synchronicities. Up to 1200 words. True stories only. Pays $200. Deadline March 31.

All the King's Men is looking for stories matching the theme "sometimes it's impossible to mend what has been broken" and the background. No length constraints. You must pitch, not submit your piece. Pays $.04/word. Deadline March 31.

Tree Lion Press is taking submissions of speculative fiction for The Land of Dust and Bones. Weird Western stories. 500-10,000 words. Pays $5 advance, plus royalties. Deadline March 31.

The ND Review is taking submissions of prose. They like it to take on big issues. Pays a small gratuity that is not specified. Deadline March 31.

Kaleidotrope is taking submissions of speculative fiction. 250-10,000 words. Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and artwork. Pays $.01/word for fiction and nonfiction, $5 for poetry. Deadline March 31.

Contests:

DL Hammons has brought Write Club back. This is a writing competition where anonymous 500 word entries are put against each other, with readers voting on the winner. They're taking entries between February 1 and February 26. The contest begins March 7.

Anything to add or share? Any of these of interest?

May you find your Muse.

22 comments:

Roland D. Yeomans said...

I always enjoy your collection of helpful links. They make the submitting life of struggling authors so much easier! Thanks, Roland

Crystal Collier said...

The Write Club is going to be awesome this year. I was posting about anthologies and short stories today, and I really should have included a link to over here so people who are interested would have a list at their fingertips.

H. R. Sinclair said...

Thanks for the links. The Write Club should be fun. I was great fun to watch it last year.

Michelle Wallace said...

I followed Write Club last year. I'd love to give it a go and submit a piece...maybe next time.

Pat Hatt said...

Wow, plenty of links to meet and greet.

Christine Rains said...

Awesome links! I must get to writing a short story for February. Something horror, I think!

klahanie said...

Hey Shannon,

I always appreciate your links. Of course, I never submit to them because it wouldn't be fair on the rest if I entered.

Have a good one, Shannon.

Gary :)

Chrys Fey said...

Horror Tree is a neat name for an author site. I wish I still wrote flash fiction so I could submit to many of these, but I don't have the time right now.

Chrys Fey said...

Horror Tree is a neat name for an author site. I wish I still wrote flash fiction so I could submit to many of these, but I don't have the time right now.

John Wiswell said...

Uncanny Magazine has also reopened briefly, for SF/F fiction, paying 8 cents a word. They close on the 29th, but I can't recommend subbing to them enough. They're doing amazing work.

DMS said...

Lots of great links to check out. Thanks! :)
~Jess

Shannon Lawrence said...

Thanks, Roland!

Shannon Lawrence said...

There are so many great resources out there for short fiction!

Shannon Lawrence said...

It's always fun to observe, but I've never tried to participate.

Shannon Lawrence said...

Maybe make it a goal for next year?

Shannon Lawrence said...

That's what I'm here for. ;)

Shannon Lawrence said...

Did you end up finishing a horror piece?

Shannon Lawrence said...

We wouldn't stand a chance. ;)

Shannon Lawrence said...

You've got plenty going on other than flash!

Shannon Lawrence said...

Uncanny is a magazine I'd love to be published in some day. I missed the window since I didn't have anything that fit. Next time!

Shannon Lawrence said...

No problem!

DL Hammons said...

I'm late recognizing this, but thank you for the recognition Shannon. The contest is off to a roaring start this year! You should drop by a vote. :)