Calls for Submissions - June & July 2015: Sci-fi, Fantasy, Horror, Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction

These nine publications are currently open to submissions in speculative fiction, horror, poetry, general fiction, and nonfiction. All are paying markets.

Before you submit, take a tour of their websites to see if your work will be a good fit.


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Inaccurate Realities

Deadline: June 15, 2015

Payment: $15-$25

Reprints: Yes

Simultaneous submissions: Yes

Looking for: Diverse young adult stories for the theme "Hate" – science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, horror, dystopian, steampunk, cyberpunk, alternate history etc. Take the theme and do something unique and unexpected with it.

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Black Treacle

Deadline: June 23, 2015

Payment: $50 CAD

Reprints: No

Simultaneous submissions: Yes

Looking for: Original short stories in the genres of Horror, Dark Fantasy, and Speculative fiction.

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Allegory

Deadline: June 30, 2015

Payment: $15

Reprints: Yes

Simultaneous submissions: Yes

Looking for: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror genres. They will consider other genres, such as humor or general interest, provided that the work possesses an original, "quirky" slant in the Northern Exposure, Ally McBeal vein.

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Imaginate *New Market

Deadline: July 1, 2015

Payment: 5 cents a word

Reprints: No

Simultaneous submissions: Not indicated

Looking for: For the September 2015 edition, use the photo on homepage as your inspiration to write a short story, poem or nonfiction article. Chosen entries will be published in the September issue and winning authors will receive a byline and bio.

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Lazy Fascist Review

Deadline: July 1, 2015

Payment: $75

Reprints: No

Simultaneous submissions: No

Looking for: This is the Lovecraftiana issue of Lazy Fascist Review. That means stories submitted should seek to explore some combination of Bizarro with the themes typically found in Mythos fiction.

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Lightspeed

Deadline: July 15, 2015

Payment: 8 cents a word

Reprints: Yes

Simultaneous submissions: No

Looking for: All types of science fiction and fantasy are welcome. No subject should be considered off-limits.

Note: Also receives nominations for BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

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Lamplight

Deadline: July 15, 2015

Payment: $150 per story, $50 for flash fiction

Reprints: Yes
Simultaneous submissions: Yes
Looking for: Literary dark fiction, both short stories and flash fiction. 

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Story

Deadline: July 15, 2015

Payment: $30 per poem, $20 per page of prose (up to $200), and $100 per interview upon in print editions.

Reprints: Yes

Simultaneous submissions: Yes

Looking for: Narrative of any shape and kind, experimental forms of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, hybrid forms, research, lists, and charts too. Theme is "Climate Change." Climate change is one of the most significant issues of our time. How do we tell stories of it? How do its stories inform us? For Issue #4, send your best work in any form that explores the natural and built worlds here on Earth. Glaciers and cityscapes. Flora and fauna and concrete. From the pastoral all the way to Mega City One. Currently 9-12 month response time.

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New Myths

Deadline: July 31, 2015

Payment: Short stories (1,000+ words): $50; Flash fiction (1-999 words): $20; Poems (any length): $20; Non-fiction articles (any length): $50; Artwork: $60 or more. Send a thumbnail.

Reprints: No

Simultaneous submissions: Yes

Looking for: Speculative fiction.