Wednesday, March 23, 2016

The Flash Fiction Press, Best Tree Ever & Links

My flash fiction piece, Nice Night for a Splash was published on The Flash Fiction Press yesterday. It's FREE to read, so check it out!

I got out for a hike with the kids for a couple hours in the early evening the other day, and there was this amazing tree.





I love Garden of the Gods!

Now, links. Bear in mind that I'm not endorsing these, merely passing them along. Always do your own due diligence before submitting.

Accepting Submissions:

[tap] magazine is seeking poetry and prose on trauma, mental health, social justice, and marginalized voices. Pays $25. Current deadline April 15.

The Massachusetts Review is seeking articles, essays, short fiction, and poetry. Up to 8000 words. Pays $50. Submission window closes May 1.

Time Alone Press is seeking horror short stories for Let Us In, an anthology. Up to 4000 words. Pays $.06/word, plus royalties. Deadline April 30.

Flash Bang Mysteries will be open for submissions April 1. Mystery and suspense flash fiction. 500 to 750 words. Pays $10. Submissions will be open until April 30.

Graythorn Publishing is seeking science fiction short stories for Dark Clouds an anthology. 3000 to 10,000 words. Pays $.03/word. Deadline April 30.

Alternative Realities is seeking stories for two anthologies: Summer's End (fantasy) and Broken Bones & Ten Dollar Bills (science fiction). 2000 to 5000 words. Pays a flat fee, plus royalties. Deadline April 30.

Liberate Tutemet is seeking stories for a paying charity anthology, Semi-Colonic Irrigation. They want a mix of fiction and nonfiction. This book is to bring awareness to depression and suicide. Pays $.10/word. Deadline April 30.

Memento Mori Press is seeking haunted house stories. 2000 to 5000 words. Pays $10. Deadline April 30.

Aliterate is seeking literary genre fiction. 3000 to 12,000 words. Pays $.06/word. Deadline April 30.

Any cool trees in your neck of the woods? Did you read the story? Ever Submitted to The Flash Fiction Press? Any of these links of interest? Anything to add?

May you find your Muse.

21 comments:

Madeline Mora-Summonte said...

Congratulations on the story, Shannon! And thanks for all these links. Definitely going to check some of them out.

Chrys Fey said...

OH MY GOSH! I LOVE trees and that tree is amazing!!!!!!!! I want to see it in real life so bad.

Congratulations on your story!

Yolanda Renée said...

Read your submission! As I've already said, excellent!
Thanks for the links, but the pictures. Beautiful, and that tree - ditto on amazing!

Hilary Melton-Butcher said...

Hi Shannon - amazing tree - what an inspiration. Again thanks for the links ... and well done for the story - cheers Hilary

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Congratulations!
Wicked cool tree.

mshatch said...

I LOVE that tree! I also might consider submitting something to Aliterate. Liked your flash fiction piece :)

L. Diane Wolfe said...

Those B&W's are gorgeous! I love texture.

tracikenworth said...

Thanks for the links, Sharon!! Great tree!!

Christine Rains said...

That is an awesome tree! Congrats on the flash fiction and thanks for the links. :)

cleemckenzie said...

You could probably take a hundred pictures of that tree and each would be different and beautiful.

John Wiswell said...

I'm very curious how Aliterate pans out. It would be great to get more SF&F-friendly markets that pay so well to survive and thrive.

I enjoyed your story! I hope it's okay that I smiled at the closing BMW line.

Pat Garcia said...

Congratulations, Lady! You are such an encouragment and thanks for the list of publications looking for fiction.
Shalom,
Patricia

Shannon Lawrence said...

Isn't it a cool tree?! There were a few like this that had so much personality.

Shannon Lawrence said...

Thank you! And thank you for commenting there!

Shannon Lawrence said...

Good luck if you submit!

Shannon Lawrence said...

Oh, that tree was all texture. So much fun!

Shannon Lawrence said...

Welcome!

Shannon Lawrence said...

Thank you!

Shannon Lawrence said...

I think you're right. It was such a neat tree. There's a whole side I couldn't get to, because there was a cliff there. Hmmm...

Shannon Lawrence said...

Of course it was okay to smile! It amused me. I would love to see more spec markets out there that pay well, as well. It seems like short stories are making a comeback lately, so we'll see what happens.

Shannon Lawrence said...

Thank you so much, Pat!