8 Writing Conferences in January 2017

January is cold, dark, and dismal. What better way to warm up your writing fingers than with a cozy conference?

This month features conferences all over the US, from New Jersey to San Francisco. If you have a completed manuscript, there are conferences with pitch sessions, as well as the opportunity to informally chat with agents and editors. There are also workshops, readings, and discussions.

Many conferences are offered annually, so if you miss a conference in your area this year, you can always catch it next year. For a full month-by-month list of conferences go here: Writing Conferences.

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TMW January Jumpstart XVII. Jan 6 - 8, 2017, Oak Ridge, TN. Parallel sessions of workshops on fiction, poetry, nonfiction, writing for young people, editing, storytelling, self publishing, oral history, keeping series books fresh; panel discussions/readings; Saturday banquet. Faculty includes banquet speaker Sonja Livingston; Michael Knight, Jesse Graves, Courtney Stevens, Denton Loving, Beverly Connor, Bob Mayer, Saundra Kelley, Robert Gipe, Judy DiGregorio, Cathy Kodra.

Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway. January 13 - 16, 2017, Galloway, New Jersey. Workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as craft talks, one-on-one tutorials, featured readings, and open mics. The faculty includes poets Stephen Dunn, Laura McCullough, Sharon Olds, and James Richardson; fiction writers Joyce McDonald and Carol Plum-Ucci; and creative nonfiction writer Barbara Hurt. Tuition, which includes some meals, ranges from $490 to $690, depending on the workshop; lodging is not included.

Poets and Writers Live. January 14 - 15, 2017, San Francisco, CA. The conference features publishing panels, craft talks, readings, multimedia performances, and a book and magazine fair, as well as small-group sessions in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Ticket holders also receive one free drink at a cocktail reception at the conference hotel on Saturday night. Participating writers include poets Jane Hirshfield, Joyce Lee, Ishmael Reed, Barbara Jane Reyes, Kay Ryan, Solmaz Sharif, C. Dale Young, Javier Zamora, and Matthew Zapruder; fiction writers Grant Faulkner, Jonathan Franzen, Bich Minh Nguyen, and Benjamin Percy; and nonfiction writers Sarah Manguso and Susan Orlean. U.S. poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera will deliver the keynote. Participating publishing professionals include agents Anna Ghosh (Ghosh Literary), Jennifer March Soloway (Andrea Brown Literary Agency), and Danielle Svetcov (Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency); and editors Jordan Bass (McSweeney’s), Rusty Morrison (Omnidawn Publishing), Ethan Nosowsky (Graywolf Press), and Steve Wasserman (Heyday Books). The cost of the two-day conference is $175 before December 4 and $250 thereafter.

Key West Literary Seminar. January 16 - 20, 2017, Key West, Florida. The seminar offers readings, lectures, and conversations with poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers. The 2017 theme is  “Revealing Power: The Literature of Politics.” The writers' workshop offers workshops and craft discussions for poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers. Faculty includes Jennine Capó Crucet, Billy Collins, Marie Myung-Ok Lee, Kristen-Paige Madonia, Michael Maren, Daniel Menaker, Kate Moses, Rowan Ricardo Phillips, and Dani Shapiro.

Eckerd College Writers’ Conference. January 14 - 21, 2017, St. Petersburg, FL. Workshops, roundtables, panel discussions, Q&As, readings book signings, and receptions. The faculty includes poets Richard Blanco, Denise Duhamel, Major Jackson, and Peter Meinke; fiction writers Lan Samantha Chang, Andre Dubus III, Fabienne Josaphat, Laura Lippman, Stewart O’Nan, Les Standiford, Sterling Watson, and David Yoo; and creative nonfiction writers Ann Hood and Helen Wallace.

Palm Beach Poetry Festival. January 16 - 21, 2017, Delray Beach, Florida. The faculty includes poets David Baker, Tina Chang, Lynn Emanuel, Daisy Fried, Terrance Hayes, Dorianne Laux, Thomas Lux, Carl Phillips, Martha Rhodes, and Charles Simic.  $895 includes all events, one gala seat; $495/auditor. Accepted participants may schedule a one-on-one conference at additional cost.

Digital Book World Conference + Expo, New York City, Jan. 17– 19, 2017. This is the premier event for digital publishers and content providers of all sizes and business models.

Write on the Red Cedar, Jan 20 - 21, 2017, East Lansing MI. Workshops, speakers, panels, manuscript reviews, networking, and pitch appointments with literary agents. Regular Registration $125 includes Friday night cocktail party and full slate of workshops on Saturday. Full Conference $200. (Prices go up after Dec. 1)

2 New Literary Agents Seeking Speculative Fiction, YA, Kidlit, Nonfiction and more

Updated 2/17/22

Here are two new agents seeking clients. Maximilian Ximenez (L. Perkins Agency) is actively pursuing clients for both fiction and nonfiction works. In fiction, he is acquiring science fiction, fantasy, horror, and thrillers, particularly cyberpunk and neo-noir as well as books with a uniquely deconstructive bent. For nonfiction, Maximilian is seeking popular science, true crime, and books pertaining to arts and trends in developing fields and cultures. Hannah Fergesen (KT Literary) is looking for young adult and middle-grade, as well as some select adult fiction.

Note: You can find dozens of new and established agents seeking clients here: Agents Seeking Clients

IMPORTANT: You should NEVER query an agent without checking the agency website first. Submission requirements change, and agents may close their lists, or switch agencies.

Maximilian Ximenez of L. Perkins Agency

About Maximilian: Maximilian Ximenez grew up within the New York publishing industry. Prior to joining the L. Perkins Agency, he worked at Blizzard Entertainment, creators of the popular Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo video game franchises. He is a strong believer in publishing and narrative as a central pillar of franchise and transmedia development.

What he is seeking: Maximilian is actively pursuing clients for both fiction and nonfiction works. In fiction, he is acquiring science fiction, fantasy, horror, and thrillers, particularly cyberpunk and neo-noir as well as books with a uniquely deconstructive bent. For nonfiction, Maximilian is seeking popular science, true crime, and books pertaining to arts and trends in developing fields and cultures.

How to submit: For submissions, please send an email to maximilian [at] lperkinsagency.com with your bio, a brief synopsis, and the first five pages of your book or novel in the body.

Hannah Fergesen of KT Literary

NO LONGER WORKING AS AN AGENT

About Hannah: Before settling in New York City, Hannah worked and went to school in Denver, where she obtained her degree in Writing for Film and Television. Opportunities in New York presented themselves before she could run off to LA, and she course-corrected her career toward publishing, a dream of hers since childhood. After stints as a remote intern for a well-known agent, a bookseller at the famous Books of Wonder, an intern at Soho Press, a literary assistant at Trident Media Group, and a freelance editor working with well-known authors, Hannah joined KT Literary in 2016. Hannah is a proud geek and TV junkie, with an all-consuming love for Doctor Who, Harry Potter, and anything created by Joss Whedon.

What she is seeking: I’m looking for young adult and middle-grade, as well as some select adult fiction.

In young adult and middle-grade, I’m looking for speculative and contemporary stories, running the gamut from fantasy, mystery, horror, and magical realism to family-oriented dramas, historical fiction, and stories dealing with contemporary issues, such as mental health or addiction. I’m also very interested in finding a good, twisty mystery or suspense. If it’s historical or has a speculative bent, even better. I am into contemporaries with light science fiction elements, as well as pure science fiction with politics and an edge, or a bold reimagining of another time. I’d love to see historical fiction in both young adult and middle-grade.

In adult, I want weird and/or lyrical fantasies and speculative mysteries. I’d also love something with a good twist, like DARK PLACES by Gillian Flynn (GONE GIRL less so, but the idea is the same).

How to submit: Send queries to hannahquery@ktliterary.com. The subject line of your email should include the word “Query” along with the title of your manuscript. Queries should not contain attachments. If we like your query, we’ll ask for the first five chapters and a complete synopsis. For our purposes, the synopsis should include the full plot of the book, including the conclusion.

29th Free “Dear Lucky Agent” Contest: Historical Fiction

Chuck Sambuccino, the editor of the Guide to Literary Agents, is running another "Dear Lucky Agent" contest. (There are two this month.) These contests allow writers to submit one page of their manuscript to be judged by an agent. The genre for this contest is historical fiction. There is no entry fee.

Winners of the contest have a more than good chance of getting representation. It's good to enter contests, not just because you may win one, but because they force you to write short summaries and synopses, and to polish your first few pages until they shine. These are usually the only pages an agent will see before making a decision.

The contest deadline is December 31, 2016. CLICK HERE for more details.

For hundreds of free contests organized by month see: FREE CONTESTS.
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From the GLA blog:

Welcome to the 29th (free!) “Dear Lucky Agent” Contest on the GLA blog. This is a FREE recurring online contest with agent judges and super-cool prizes. Here’s the deal: With every contest, the details are essentially the same, but the niche itself changes—meaning each contest is focused around a specific category or two. If you’re writing historical fiction, then this 29th contest is for you! The contest is live through end of day, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016. The contest is judged by agent Elise Erickson of the Harold Ober Agency.

WHY YOU SHOULD GET EXCITED

After a previous “Dear Lucky Agent” contest, the agent judge, Tamar Rydzinski (The Laura Dail Literary Agency), signed one of the three contest winners. After Tamar signed the writer, she went on to sell two of that writer’s books! How cool! These contests can’t be missed if you have an eligible submission.

HOW TO SUBMIT

E-mail entries to dearluckyagent29@gmail.com. Please paste all text. The only time to include attachments are when you have to attach images to show your social-media sharing (more info that below).

MEET YOUR (AWESOME) AGENT JUDGE!

Elise Erickson of Harold Ober Associates graduated from St. Olaf College and the NYU Summer Publishing Institute in 2014, and spent several months interning at Penguin’s New American Library imprint, Folio Literary Management, and Susanna Lea Associates before taking on her current position at Harold Ober Associates. She grew up in both Florida and Minnesota, but is quickly learning to love city life in NYC. Elise is passionate about the role and responsibility of the literary agent, especially being an advocate for authors. In addition to working with books, she currently assists in selling Harold Ober’s TV, film, and subsidiary rights, and is actively building a client list of her own.

WHAT TO SUBMIT (AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA REQUIREMENTS)

The first 150-300 words (i.e., your first double-spaced page) of your unpublished, completed historical fiction. You must include a contact e-mail address with your entry and use your real name. Also note your city of residence (i.e. — the city & state you live in, not your full address). Submit the title of the work and a logline (one-sentence description of the work) with each entry. Self-published memoirs are not eligible.

Please note: To be eligible to submit, you must mention this contest twice through any any social-media. Please provide a social-media link or Twitter handle or screenshot or blog post URL, etc., with your official e-mailed entry so the judge and I can verify eligibility. Some previous entrants could not be considered because they skipped this step! In short, simply spread the word twice through any means and give us a way to verify you did; a TinyURL for this link/contest for you to easily use is http://tinyurl.com/zodcsgo

An easy way to notify me of your sharing is to include my Twitter handle @chucksambuchino at the end of your mention(s) if using Twitter. If we’re friends on FB, tag me in the mention. If you are going to just use Twitter as your 2 entries, please wait one day between mentions to spread out the notices, instead of simply tweeting twice back to back. Thanks. (Please note that simply tweeting me does not count. You have to include the contest URL with your mention; that’s the point. And if you use Twitter, put my handle @chucksambuchino at the middle or the end, not at the very beginning of the tweet, or else the tweet will be invisible to others.)

Here is a sample TWEET you can use (feel free to tweak): New FREE contest for writers of Historical Fiction http://tinyurl.com/zodcsgo Judged by agent @EliseShaull, via @chucksambuchino

2 Established Literary Agents Seeking Clients NOW

Updated 3/11/25

Here are two established agents seeking clients. Serene Hakim is mostly focusing on YA/MG and taking on adult writers more selectively. Specifically, she's looking for writing that explores different meanings of identity, home, and family, and in general would love to find more Middle Eastern writers. Elizabeth Copps represents thought-provoking stories with commercial appeal that spark discussion across adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction.

Note: For a list of dozens of new and established agents actively seeking clients see: Agents Seeking Clients

IMPORTANT: You should NEVER query an agent without checking the agency website first. Submission requirements change, and agents may close their lists, or switch agencies.

Serene Hakim of Ayesha Pande Literary

Prior to joining Ayesha Pande Literary, Serene Hakim worked at Laura Gross Literary Agency in Boston. She has also interned at David Godine Publisher and Chase Literary Agency. Serene holds an M.A. in French to English translation from NYU and a B.A. in French and Women’s Studies from the University of Kansas.

What she is seeking: Serene is particularly interested in both YA and adult fiction that has international themes, highlights a variety of cultures, and focuses on underrepresented and/or marginalized voices. At the moment, she is mostly focusing on YA/MG and taking on adult writers more selectively. Specifically, she's looking for writing that explores different meanings of identity, home, and family, and in general would love to find more Middle Eastern writers.

How to Submit: To submit a query, please use the query form on the Ayesha Pande Literary website: https://www.pandeliterary.com/queries-pandeliterary.

Elizabeth Copps of Copps Literary Service

About Elizabeth: In the summer of 2010, Elizabeth Copps did what any starry-eyed word nerd would do: she used her savings to move from Florida to New York City with the goal of doing something—anything—related to books.  When she was offered an internship with Maria Carvainis Agency, Inc., she discovered her passion for publishing. For the past decade, Elizabeth has dedicated herself to the care and management of author careers. Her business philosophy is simple: to foster relationships across the industry that are equitable, transparent, and long-lasting. She is excited to build Copps Literary Services and her list of award-winning and eclectic clients from her current home of Denver, Colorado.

What she is Seeking: Thought-provoking stories with commercial appeal that spark discussion across adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction.

She loves lush, atmospheric prose and complex, vivid characters who are irreverent, witty, and wise. She's particularly excited by stories that blend genres in unexpected ways.

Generally, she is drawn to horror and speculative fiction that push boundaries and ask big questions. She’s interested in sharp social commentary, especially stories that explore identity and power through a genre lens. Send her macabre humor, gothic settings dripping with atmosphere, and petrifying psychological dramas. And, horror that reflects current socio-political and ecological issues. Anything that taps into our collective anxieties.

In adult and YA fiction, she enjoys modern twists on mythology + folklore (the darker the better). In middle grade, she’d like to see spooky stories with light magical elements that don't shy away from deeper themes while remaining age-appropriate.

Family dramas, stories centering around female friendship, and technology’s impact on relationships and identity are all compelling.

Additionally, both historical and contemporary projects that tackle social justice and/or mental health issues.

And, unexpected romances are always fun to see, i.e. "The Dead Romantics", “Love, Theoretically”, and “Butcher and Blackbird”.

How to Submit: See guidelines HERE.

28th Free “Dear Lucky Agent” Contest: Memoir

Chuck Sambuccino, the editor of the Guide to Literary Agents, is running another "Dear Lucky Agent" contest. (There are two this month.) These contests allow writers to submit one page of their manuscript to be judged by an agent. The genre for this contest is memoir. There is no entry fee.

Winners of the contest have a more than good chance of getting representation. It's good to enter contests, not just because you may win one, but because they force you to write short summaries and synopses, and to polish your first few pages until they shine. These are usually the only pages an agent will see before making a decision.

The contest deadline is December 31, 2016. CLICK HERE for more details.

For hundreds of free contests organized by month see: FREE CONTESTS.

For a huge list of agents looking for memoirs see: Mega-List of Agents Looking for Memoirs (and other Nonfiction)
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From the GLA Website:

Welcome to the 28th (free!) “Dear Lucky Agent” Contest on the GLA blog. This is a FREE recurring online contest with agent judges and super-cool prizes. Here’s the deal: With every contest, the details are essentially the same, but the niche itself changes—meaning each contest is focused around a specific category or two. If you’re writing a memoir, then this 28th contest is for you! The contest is live through end of day, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016. The contest is judged by agent Jennifer Wills of the The Seymour Agency.

WHY YOU SHOULD GET EXCITED

After a previous “Dear Lucky Agent” contest, the agent judge, Tamar Rydzinski (The Laura Dail Literary Agency), signed one of the three contest winners. After Tamar signed the writer, she went on to sell two of that writer’s books! How cool! These contests can’t be missed if you have an eligible submission.

HOW TO SUBMIT

E-mail entries to dearluckyagent28@gmail.com. Please paste all text. The only time to include attachments are when you have to attach images to show your social-media sharing (more info that below).

MEET YOUR (AWESOME) AGENT JUDGE!

Jennifer Wills has five years of experience in some of the publishing industry’s leading literary agencies. She worked with publishers around the world as an assistant in Trident Media Group’s huge foreign rights department, and with domestic publishers as an assistant at Writers House (where, incidentally, she began her career as an intern). She joined The Seymour Agency in April 2016, where she has quickly moved up the ranks to associate agent. Jennifer has always loved helping fledgling authors become New York Times bestsellers and she’s ready to be a relentless champion for her own clients’ work.

Jennifer is interested in a wide range of subjects and genres, and is actively looking to find some excellent memoir clients.

WHAT TO SUBMIT (AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA REQUIREMENTS)

The first 150-300 words (i.e., your first double-spaced page) of your unpublished, completed memoir. You must include a contact e-mail address with your entry and use your real name. Also note your city of residence (i.e. — the city & state you live in, not your full address). Submit the title of the work and a logline (one-sentence description of the work) with each entry. Self-published memoirs are not eligible.

Please note: To be eligible to submit, you must mention this contest twice through any any social-media. Please provide a social-media link or Twitter handle or screenshot or blog post URL, etc., with your official e-mailed entry so the judge and I can verify eligibility. Some previous entrants could not be considered because they skipped this step! In short, simply spread the word twice through any means and give us a way to verify you did; a TinyURL for this link/contest for you to easily use is http://tinyurl.com/j4d3kqz

An easy way to notify me of your sharing is to include my Twitter handle @chucksambuchino at the end of your mention(s) if using Twitter. If we’re friends on FB, tag me in the mention. If you are going to just use Twitter as your 2 entries, please wait one day between mentions to spread out the notices, instead of simply tweeting twice back to back. Thanks. (Please note that simply tweeting me does not count. You have to include the contest URL with your mention; that’s the point. And if you use Twitter, put my handle @chucksambuchino at the middle or the end, not at the very beginning of the tweet, or else the tweet will be invisible to others.)

Here is a sample TWEET you can use (feel free to tweak): New FREE contest for writers of Memoir http://tinyurl.com/j4d3kqz Judged by agent @WillsWork4Books, via @chucksambuchino

Mega-List of Agents Looking for Memoirs

Updated 3/13/25

Memoirs are enjoying a resurgence in the publishing world. While biographies and personal histories have previously been reserved for well-known figures - political leaders, writers, artists - increasingly, this genre is opening up to ordinary people who simply have a story that might appeal to a wide readership.

Here is a list of 231 agents looking for memoirs. In most cases, these agents are also interested in representing other non-fiction. Read their submission requirements carefully. In the case of memoirs, agents frequently want a writing sample, just as they would for fiction. But, to be on the safe side, have an outline of your memoir prepared before you begin querying.

For other non-fiction, a proposal is required. The proposal is a detailed chapter-by-chapter breakdown of your book which must be submitted even if your book is complete. Make sure your bio reflects your expertise in your book's subject.

IMPORTANT: You should NEVER query an agent without checking the agency website first. Submission requirements change, and agents may close their lists, or switch agencies at any time.

NOTE: Don't submit to several agents at the same agency simultaneously. If one rejects you, you may then submit to another. (Some small agencies share. Be alert to a notice that "a no from one is a no from all.")

For a complete list of agents looking for writers in all genres see: Agents Seeking Clients.

Agency	Agent	Guidelines	How to Submit
Creative Artists Agency	Tina Bennett	https://creativeartistsagency.submittable.com/submit	Query via form
Megibow Literary Agency	Helen Masvikeni	https://www.megibowliteraryagency.com/submissions	Query and first ten pages of your book in the body of your email
The Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency	Ethan Ellenberg	http://ethanellenberg.com/submission-guidelines/	Send a brief query letter, sample chapters, in the body of an email. No attachments
Writers House	Daniel Lazar Susan Ginsburg	https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/SGinsburg/ http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/ members/DanielLazar/	Query letter by email. Please include the first 5 pages of your manuscript with your query letter. NO attachments
DeFiore and Company	Laurie Abkemeier Brian DeFiore Miriam Altshuler Caryn Karmatz Rudy Tanusri Prasanna	See individual agents for submission details and contact information	Query with brief summary of your novel or the scope of your non-fiction project; short description why you’re writing the project; any specific credentials you have for writing the book in question
The Karpfinger Agency	Barney Karpfinger	http://karpfinger.com/submissions/	Query only. Please include a brief description of your book in the body of the email, along with a short bio
Portobello Literary	Caro Clarke	https://www.portobelloliterary.co.uk/#submissions	Submit a chapter outline and three sample chapters no longer than 50 pages.
The Book Group	Brettne Bloom	submissions@thebookgroup.com http://www.thebookgroup.com/submissionguidelines	Send a query letter and ten sample pages, with the first and last name of the agent you are querying in the subject line
Salky Literary Agency	Kate Garrick	https://www.salkyliterarymanagement.com/submissions	Submit via query manager
Sanford J. Greenburger Associates	Daniel Mandel Iwalani Kim	See individual agents for contact and submission information https://www.greenburger.com/submissions	Query letter
Calligraph	Alison MacKeen Katherine Flynn Zoe Pagnamenta Lucy Cleland	https://www.calligraphlit.com/contact	Please send a query letter to submissions@calligraphlit.com with a brief synopsis of your work and a short bio, along with 25 pages of sample material in the body of the email (no attachments will be opened). Include the name of the agent you are querying in the subject line of the email, along with the title of your project and its genre.
Elyse Cheney Literary Associates	Elyse Cheney Adam Eaglin Alice Whitwham	submissions [at] cheneyliterary [dot] com http://www.cheneyliterary.com/#scrollto-contact	Please send a query letter briefly describing your project and professional background, along with up to three chapters of sample material. We ask that you not query more than one agent
Trident	Scott Miller Martha Wydysh Erica Spellman-Silverman	https://www.tridentmediagroup.com/submissions/	Query and online form. Wait 30 days before submitting to another agent at Trident
Harvey Klinger, Inc.	Wendy Levinson David Dunton Andrea Somberg Rachel Ridout	https://www.harveyklinger.com/submission-guidelines	Query, short synopsis of your work, an author bio, and the first five pages of your manuscript (pasted into the body of your email, no attachments please)
Dystel & Goderich Literary Management	Miriam Goderich Stacey Kendall Glick Jim McCarthy	https://www.dystel.com/submission-guidelines	Query. Synopses,  sample chapters (one chapter or the first 25 pages of your manuscript) should either be included below the cover letter
Vicky Bijur Literary Agency	Vicky Bijur	https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/vbijur/	Query letter
John Hawkins & Associates, Inc.	William Reiss	http://www.jhalit.com/#Submissions	A brief letter about your book (genre, summary and/or synopsis, word count, etc.) A bit about you/your writing background Include your book proposal as a single Word attachment.
The Friedrich Agency	Lucy Carson	http://www.friedrichagency.com/submit	Query letter
The Aaron M. Priest Literary Agency	Lucy Childs Mitch Hoffman Lisa Erbach Vance	http://aaronpriest.com/submissions/	Query letter with 1 chapter pasted into email - no attachments
Wm Clark Associates	William Clark	https://www.wmclark.com/query-form/	Online form
Don Congdon Associates, Inc.	Katie Kotchman Susan Ramer	https://doncongdon.com/submissions-1	Query and first chapter
Folio Literary Management	Frank Weimann	https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/weimann/	Query and first 10 pages pasted in body of email
Dunham Literary	Jennie Dunham	Has submission periods http://www.dunhamlit.com/?how-to-submit,4	Query letter
Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc	Gail Hochman  Mitchell Waters Emily Forland Emma Patterson Jody Kahn	See individual agents for contact information	Query letter
Scovil Galen Ghosh Literary Agency	Russell Galen Anna Ghosh	russellgalen@sgglit.com annaghosh@sgglit.com http://www.sgglit.com/submissions.htm	Query letter
Irene Goodman Literary Agency	Irene Goodman	https://www.irenegoodman.com/submissions	Email a query letter and the first ten pages, along with a synopsis (3-5 paragraphs) and bio, in the body of an email to the agent of your choice
Lexington Literary Agency (UK)	Seren Adams	https://www.lexingtonliterary.co.uk/kat-aitken-literary-agent	To submit your work to me, please send a brief cover letter along with a biographical note and either the first three chapters of your work (if fiction) or a proposal (if non-fiction).
Carol Mann Agency	Carol Mann Gareth Esersky Joanne Wyckoff	https://www.carolmannagency.com/submissions	Query letter including a brief bio, a synopsis and the first 25 pages in the body of your email - no attachments
David Black Literary Agency	David Black Gary Morris Susan Raihofer Sarah Smith Joy Tutela	https://www.davidblackagency.com/submissions-faqs	Query letter
Vertical Ink	Nick Mullendore	http://www.vertical-ink-agency.com/submission	Query and a brief overview or chapter outline for your project. In your query, please include your contact information, any relevant background information on yourself or your project, and a paragraph of description of your project. Also, please include any marketing and promotion information relevant to you and/or your project.  All of this material must be included in the body of your email.
BJ Robbins Literary Agency	BJ Robbins	http://www.publishersmarketplace.com /members/bjrobbins/	Query letter
Victoria Sanders & Associates	Victoria Sanders  Bernadette Baker-Baughman	https://www.victoriasanders.com/submissions	Query plus three chapters (25 pages) in body of email
Susan Schulman Literary Agency	Susan F. Schulman	https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/Schulman/	Query letter at least one chapter - no attachments
Wendy Sherman Associates, Inc.	Wendy Sherman	http://www.wsherman.com/submission-guidelines/	Query and bio
Open Book Literary	Leslie Zampetti	https://www.openbooklit.com/submissions	Query letter, a short bio, and the first five pages of your manuscript
Frances Goldin Literary Agency	Sam Stoloff Matt McGowan   Caroline Eisenmann Roz Foster Alison Lewis	https://www.goldinlit.com/submissions	Query and sample
Robin Straus Agency, Inc.	Robin Straus	http://www.robinstrausagency.com/submissions	Query letter with contact information, an autobiographical summary, a brief synopsis or description of your book project, submission history, and information on competition. If you wish, you may also include the opening chapter of your manuscript.
Philippa Sitters Associates (UK)	Philippa Sitters	https://www.philippasitters.co.uk/submissions	A proposal introducing the book, and yourself as an author, plus a detailed chapter outline. Information on your view of the book's potential market, similar titles and marketing possibilities would also be helpful, but aren't essential. Up to three sample chapters from the book, double spaced.
Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency	Ariana Philips	https://www.jvnla.com/submissions	Online form
The Tessler Literary Agency	Michelle Tessler	Online form http://www.tessleragency.com/submissions.html	Online form
Curtis Brown, Ltd	Kerry D’Agostino Laura Blake Peterson Katie Grimm	http://curtisbrown.com/submissions/	See individual agents for submission requirements
McIntosh & Otis, Inc.	Elizabeth Winick Rubinstein	http://mcintoshandotis.com/submissions/	Query letter, author bio, and three sample chapters (no more than 30 pages) of the manuscript
The Waxman Leavell Literary Agency	Susan Canavan Ashley Lopez	https://www.waxmanliteraryagency.com/submit	Query letter and the first ten pages of your project in the body of an email.
Emilie Stewart Literary Agency	Emilie Stewart	http://emiliestewartagency.com/Submissions.html	Query and one or two sample chapters
Prospect Agency	Emily Sylvan Kim  Charlotte Wenger	Online form http://www.prospectagency.com/boathouse.html	Query letter, three chapters and a brief synopsis via online form
JABberwocky	Eddie Schneider	https://awfulagent.com/agents/	Query and first 5 pages. A brief one to three-page synopsis can be included at the bottom
Veritas Literary Agency	Katherine Boyle  Michael Carr	https://www.veritasliterary.com/submissions	Query letter
Liza Dawson Associates	Tom Miller Rachel Beck	https://www.lizadawsonassociates.com/submissions/	Query letter
Sterling Lord Literistic	Philippa Brophy Neeti Madan Robert Guinsler Mary Krienke Danielle Bukowski Pearl Cadigan Chris Combemale Jessica Belaval	https://www.sll.com/submissions	Online form
The Stuart Agency	Andrew Stuart	Online form http://www.stuartagency.com/submissions.html	Online form
Talcott Notch Literary Services	Gina Panettieri	https://talcottnotch.net/?page_id=12	Query and 10 pages
Trellis Literary	Allison Hunter Stephanie Delman Allison Malecha Allison Devereux	https://www.trellisliterary.com/submissions	See their form
Hornfischer Literary Management	Jim Hornfischer	http://www.hornfischerlit.com/Hornfischer_Literary _Management_LP/Submissions.html	Query letter
Wales Literary Agency	Elizabeth Wales	http://waleslit.com/submissions/	By referral only
Laura Langlie Agency	Laura Langlie	laura@lauralanglie.com Note: This agent gives very rapid responses	Query letter
Hill Nadell Literary Agency	Bonnie Nadell Dara Hyde	http://www.hillnadell.com/contact/submissions/	Query manager
Fredrica S. Friedman & Co.	Fredrica S. Friedman	submissions@fredricafriedman.com http://www.fredricafriedman.com/submissions.html	Query letter
Fifi Oscard Agency, Inc.	Peter Sawyer Carmen La Via	Online form http://www.fifioscard.com/sub_guide.htm	Online form
Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC	Jill Marsal	http://www.marsallyonliteraryagency.com /submissions/submission-info/	Query letter
Chris Calhoun Agency LLC	Chris Calhoun	https://www.chriscalhounagency.com/submissions	Query letter, a synopsis of the work, the first three chapters of the manuscript, a brief bio or resume
Susan Rabiner Literary Agency	Sydelle Kramer Holly Bemiss	sydellek@rabiner.net hollyb@rabiner.net	Query letter
Julia Lord Literary Management	Julia Lord	https://julialordliterarymgt.com/submission-guidelines/	Query, synopsis, first 5 pages in body of email - no attachments
Gina Maccoby Literary Agency	Gina Maccoby	query@maccobylit.com	Query letter
WME	Howard Yoon Dara Kaye	https://wmebookdepartment.com/submissions	See individual agents
The Angela Rinaldi Literary Agency	Angela Rinaldi	info@RinaldiLiterary.com http://www.rinaldiliterary.com/how-to-submit.html	Query letter
Union Literary	Sally Wofford-Girand Christina Clifford Trena Keating	https://www.unionliterary.com/contact	Query with sample pages attached in .doc or .docx format. Please do not send .pdf files
Serendipity Literary Agency	Kelly Thomas Jiton Sharmayne Davidson	Online form http://www.serendipitylit.com/2012-11-20-22-51-55/non-fiction	Query letter
The Martell Agency	Alice Fried Martell	http://themartellagency.com/submissions/	Query letter
Malaga Baldi Literary Agency	Malaga Baldi	https://baldibooks.com/submission-guidelines/	Query letter
Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency	Arielle Datz Henry Dunow Erin Hosier Eleanor Jackson Nicki Richesin Rachel Vogel Betsy Lerner	https://www.dclagency.com/	Query and 10 pages in body of email
The Unter Agency	Jennifer Unter	http://theunteragency.com/submissions/	Query letter
Calligraph	Zoë Pagnamenta Alison MacKeen Eve MacSweeney Carolyn Savarese Jess Hoare	https://www.calligraphlit.com/contact	Please send a query letter to submissions@calligraphlit.com with a brief synopsis of your work and a short bio, along with 25 pages of sample material in the body of the email (no attachments will be opened). Include the name of the agent you are querying in the subject line of the email, along with the title of your project and its genre.
Paper Literary	Catherine Cho	https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/paperliterary/	Query letter, synopsis, and the first 3 chapters (10,000 words) to submissions@paperliterary.com. Include all material within the body of the email.
Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents	Maria Massie Rob McQuilkin Rayhané Sanders Stephanie Abou Max Moorhead Julie Stevenson Lane Zachary Aram Fox Elias Altman	https://www.mmqalit.com/contact/	See individual agents for submission details
Inkwell Management	Alexis Hurley Nathaniel Jacks Eliza Rothstein Naomi Eisenbeiss	submissions@inkwellmanagement.com http://www.inkwellmanagement.com/contact/	Query letter and short writing sample (1-2 chapters) in body of email
Fairbank Literary Representation	Sorche Elizabeth Fairbank	queries@fairbankliterary.com http://fairbankliterary.com/submissions/	Query and 1 chapter in body of email
Tracy Brown Literary Agency	Mr. Tracy Brown	tracy@brownlit.com	Query letter
Albert LaFarge Literary Agency	Albert LaFarge	lafargeliterary@gmail.com http://thelafargeagency.com/contact/submissions/	Query letter
Grosvenor Literary Agency	Deborah Grosvenor	submissions@grosvenorlit.com https://grosvenorlit.com/submitting	Query letter
Schiavone Literary Agency, Inc	James Schiavone	CLOSED	Query letter
Wilson Media	Robert Wilson	queries@wilsonmedia.net https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/battingfourth/	Query letter
Fletcher & Company LLC	Christy Fletcher Grainne Fox Sarah Fuentes Rebecca Gradinger  Sylvie Greenberg Erin McFadden Eric Lupfer	info@fletcherandco.com https://fletcherco.wordpress.com/about/	Query letter
Paul S. Levine Literary Agency	Paul S. Levine	https://paulslevinelit.com/contact/	Query letter
Joelle Delbourgo Associates	Joëlle Delbourgo	http://www.delbourgo.com/submissions/	Query letter
Carnicelli Literary Management	Matthew Carnicelli	https://www.carnicellilit.com/submissionss	Online form
Solow Literary Enterprises	Bonnie Solow	info[at]solowliterary[dot]com http://www.solowliterary.com/submissions/	Query letter
Cowles Agency	Katherine Cowles	katherine@cowlesagency.com	Query letter
Aevitas	Jennifer Gates Janet Silver Jane von Mehren Lori Galvin Sarah Levitt	https://aevitascreative.com/agents/	Online forms: See individual agents
Rick Broadhead & Associates Literary Agency	Rick Broadhead	submissions@rbaliterary.com https://rbaliterary.com/submissions/	Query letter
DeFiore and Company	Brian DeFiore Laurie Abkemeier Matthew Elblonk Caryn Karmatz Rudy Miriam Altshuler	https://www.defliterary.com/opportunities#submission	See individual agents for submission requirements
Ayesha Pande Literary	Ayesha Pande Madison Smartt Bell	https://www.pandeliterary.com/queries-pandeliterary	Online form
Martin Literary Management	Alicia Brooks Kristen Terrette	http://www.martinliterarymanagement.com/	Query letter
Judith Riven Literary Agency	Judith Riven	Closed	Query letter
Albert T. Longden Agency	Albert Longden	atlong2012@hotmail.com	Query letter
Gardner Literary	Kristy Cambron Candice Marie Benbow	https://rachellegardner.com/submissions/	Query letter
The Zoe Pagnamenta Agency	Zoe Pagnamenta	Closed	Query and 25 pages Snail mail only
PFD New York	Annabel Merullo Adam Gauntlett Laurie Robertson Elizabeth Sheinkman	https://petersfraserdunlop.com/submissions/books/	Query letter, 3 chapters and synopsis
Judith Ehrlich Literary Management	Judith Ehrlich	http://www.judithehrlichliterary.com /submissions.html	Query letter
TriadaUS Literary Agency	Uwe Stender	http://www.triadaus.com/sub-guidelines.html	Query letter
Laura Dail Literary Agency	Carrie Pestritto	http://www.ldlainc.com/submissions	Online form
Marianne Strong Literary Agency	Marianne Strong	Not active	Query letter
Literary Artists Representatives	Sam Fleishman	Closed	Query letter
Jane Rotrosen Agency	Danielle Marshall	https://www.janerotrosen.com/submissions	Query letter
Empire Literary Agency	Andrea Barzvi	http://www.empireliterary.com/contact/	Query letter
Jud Laghi Agency	Jud Laghi	submissions@laghiagency.com http://www.laghiagency.com/submissions/	Query and 1 chapter
Stonesong Agency	Judy Linden Maria Ribas	submissions@stonesong.com https://www.stonesong.com/submissions	Query and 1 chapter or 10 pages
The Helen Zimmermann Literary Agency	Helen Zimmermann	Submit@ZimmAgency.com http://www.zimmermannliterary.com/submissions	Query letter
Fox Literary	Diana Fox	https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/fox/	Query letter and the first 5 pages of your manuscript
Ebeling & Associates	Michael Ebeling	http://ebelingagency.com/inquiries/	Query letter, see details on website
Lynn Johnston Literary	Lynn Johnston	http://www.lynnjohnstonlit.com/submissions.html	Query Manager
Max Gartenberg Literary Agency	Anne G. Devlin	http://www.maxgartenberg.com/submissions.htm	Query letter
The Elizabeth Kaplan Literary Agency	Elizabeth Kaplan	https://www.elizabethkaplanlit.com/submissions	Query letter
P.S. Literary Agency	Curtis Russell Carly Watters Cecilia Lyra	http://www.psliterary.com/submissions/	Query letter
Andrew Lownie Literary Agency	Andrew Lownie	mail@andrewlownie.co.uk http://www.andrewlownie.co.uk/how_to_submit	Query letter
Kimberly Cameron	Amy Cloughley	https://kimberleycameron.com/submissions/	Online form
Cooke McDermid Agency	Martha Webb Cody Caetano Amy Moore-Benson	https://cookemcdermid.com/submissions	Online form
Straus Literary	Jonah Straus	https://www.strausliterary.com/submissions	Query with a synopsis, author bio, and two sample chapters in the body of the email
Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency	Stephanie Rostan Daniel Greenberg Lindsay Edgecombe Monika Verma	https://lgrliterary.com/submissions/	Online form
Jeff Herman Agency	Jeff Herman	submissions@jeffherman.com http://www.jeffherman.com/submission-guidelines/	Query letter
Howland Literary	Carrie Howland Zoe-Aline Howard	https://howlandliterary.com/submit-to-howland	Use each agent's querymanager link
Glass Literary Management	Alex Glass	http://www.glassliterary.com/submissions	Online form
Charlberg & Sussman	Rachel Sussman	https://www.chalbergsussman.com/submission-guidelines	Query letter
Wolf Literary Services	Kate Johnson Leigh Eisenman	https://wolflit.com/contact	Query and 50 pages
Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency	Jessica Felleman	https://www.jenniferlyonsliteraryagency.com/submission-guidelines/	Use her querymanager
Andy Ross Agency	Andy Ross	andyrossagency@hotmail.com http://www.andyrossagency.com/submissions.html	Query letter
Sarah Jane Freymann	Sarah Jane Freymann	http://www.sarahjanefreymann.com/?page_id=3872	Query and 10 pages in body of email
McCormick & Williams	Edward Orloff Bridget McCarthy	http://mccormicklit.com/guidelines/	Query letter
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42 Calls for Submissions: December 2016 - Paying Markets

The end of the year is just loaded with calls for submissions! These literary magazines want your poetry, fiction, flash fiction, essays, and creative non-fiction. All genres are welcome!

As always, read the submissions guidelines carefully.

You can find more resources for submission calls, both paid and unpaid, here: Calls for Submissions
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Goblin Fruit. Genre: Fantastical poetry. Payment: $15. Deadline: December 1, 2016.

The Southern Review. Genres: Fiction, poetry and essays. Payment: $25 per page. Deadline: December 1, 2016.

Climate of Opinion: Sigmund Freud in Poetry. Genre: Poetry, for an anthology of poems dealing with Freud and psychoanalysis. Payment: $25-$100 per poem. Submissions: Irene Willis, Poetry Editor, International Psychoanalysis, P.O. Box 217, South Egremont, MA 01258. Deadline: December 1, 2016.

The Hollins Critic. Genre: Poetry. Payment: $25/poem. Deadline: December 1, 2016.

Sirens Call Publications. Genre: Horror stories wanted for 'First Hand Accounts' anthology. Payment: $25 per story. Deadline: December 1, 2016.

Rhubarb. "We are looking for new, unpublished work from writers and artists who self-define as Mennonites, whether practicing, declined, lapsed or resistant; we also accept writing and visual art by non-Mennonites about Mennonites." Genre: Poetry, fiction, CNF submissions wanted for 'Play' issue. Payment: $50 per piece. Deadline: December 1, 2016.

Contrary Magazine. Genre: Fiction and poetry submissions wanted for Winter Issue (worldwide). Payment: $20. Deadline: December 1, 2016.

Understorey Magazine. Restrictions: Canadian women only. Genres: Fiction, essay, poetry submissions wanted for Issue 9: Home and Away. Payment: $30-$60 per piece. Deadline: December 1, 2016.

Compelling Science Fiction. Genre: Hard sci-fi. Payment: 6 cents/word (1 cent/word for reprints). Deadline: December 1, 2016. Reprints accepted.

Catalysts, Explorers & Secret Keepers Anthology. Genre: Speculative fiction stories, "2,000 – 5,000 words in length that celebrate women with agency in science fiction. We want to see stories about women who take initiative, who take matters into their own hands, who can make changes." Payment: 6 cents/word. Deadline: December 1, 2016.

Polychrome Ink. Genres: Poetry, short stories, essays celebrating diversity. Payment: $15 - $40. Deadline: December 1, 2016.

Scary Dairy: Mother's Revenge. Genre: Short stories. "Scary Dairy Press is seeking short story submissions of 3000-7000 words max for the anthology: Mother’s Revenge! This is a passionate anthology about Mother Earth taking her world back from the humans and teaching us a lesson. Mother Earth can partner with humans to stop the destroyers, animals can be heroes, or they may need saving. Any aspect of an ecological disaster or climate change problem can be created or considered." Payment: $30 - $70. Deadline: December 1, 2016.

Cicada, YA/Teen. Genres: Fiction, poetry, comics, and essays on the theme of Fire and Fury. "Anger can be an all-consuming, destructive wildfire; however, like a prairie burn that nourishes and renews the land, anger can also be an agent of positive change and healing. Show us works that burn with rage in all its forms, from smoldering resentment to blazing righteous fury." Payment: Fiction: up to 10¢ per word. Nonfiction: up to 25¢ per word. Poems: up to $3.00 per line; $25.00 minimum. Deadline: December 2, 2016.

Ladybug and Babybug: Builders and Dreamers. Genre: Stories, articles, and poetry about builders and dreamers. "A tour of a construction site or a kid’s backyard invention, a child’s adventures in an imaginary city—where will your writing take you? These magazines are designed for preschool-age children, toddlers, and babies, so we want pieces that beg to be read aloud. Stories should have childlike points of view and simple yet strong plots; they need to be short, too (LADYBUG stories run up to 800 words, BABYBUG stories are up to 6 sentences). Humor, playfulness, and lyricism are appreciated." Payment: Stories and articles: up to 25¢ per word. Poems: up to $3.00 per line; $25.00 minimum. Deadline: December 2, 2016.

Mslexia. Genres: Story and poetry submissions wanted for Issue 73: Guilty. "Send in stories of up to 2,200 words and poems of up to 40 lines about the commission, planning and/or consequences of a heinous or illegal act. Appal yourself, or simply have fun exploring the darker impulses of the human psyche." Payment: £25 per piece. Deadline: December 5, 2016.

Southern Voices Anthology. "We want to hear the stories of Southerners of a wide range of ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities, physical differences, social classes, and points of view. The stories may be contemporary or historical as long as they depict time and place authentically and imaginatively (Take it easy on the moonlight and magnolias, y’all). Styles and subject matter are wide open, but no erotica, gratuitous violence, or apostrophe-laden dialect." Genre: Short fiction. Payment: $50 per story. Deadline: December 10, 2016. Questions/submissions: southernanthology@gmail.com

TANSTAAAFL Press. Genre: Short story submissions wanted for 'Enter the Rebirth' Payment: 1-8 cents per word. Deadline: December 15, 2016.

Narcissus Press. Genre: Science fiction story submissions wanted for Brave Boy World: A Transman Anthology. "Stories must fall into the category of science fiction (hard or soft), and must feature a transgender male protagonist. Given the nature of speculative fiction, however, we are willing to consider stories that feature non-binary, intersex or genderfluid characters, but for this project, any non-binary character should either identify strongly as male, or the story should deal with themes of what it means to be "masculine" or a "man" in terms of the world setting in which the story takes place." Payment: $100 per story. Reprints, $50. Deadline: December 15, 2016.

Madames Geek. Restrictions: Authors must live in Washington state. Story must be about a town in the state of Washington. Genre: Short speculative fiction submissions wanted for 'Meanwhile in Washington' Payment: $20 per story. Deadline: December 15, 2016.

The Indianola Review. Genre: Fiction, poetry, CNF. Payment: $25-$75 for prose, $5 per page for poetry. Deadline: December 15, 2016.

Deadlights Magazine. Genre: Horror fiction and poetry. Payment: $50 per short story, $10 per poem. Deadline: December 15, 2016.

Recommended Reading. Genre: Fiction. Payment: $300 per story. Deadline: December 15, 2016.

Slice magazine. Genres: Fiction, CNF, poetry submissions wanted for 'Panic' issue. Payment: $250 per story/essay, $75 per poem. Deadline: December 15, 2016.

Eye to the Telescope: Robots Issue. Genre: Speculative poetry. Payment: 3 cents/word. Deadline: December 15, 2016. Reprints accepted.

Ruminate. Genres: Fiction, poetry. The Ruminate editors are seekers and people of faith from the Judeo-Christian tradition. Payment: $15/poem and  $15/400 words for prose. Deadline: December 15, 2016.

Meet Cute: A Collection of First Encounters. Genre: Micro fiction stories wanted for anthology. Payment: $10 per story. Deadline: December 16, 2016.

Mrs Rochester's Attic: Print and Ebook anthology. Genre: Short Story. "In 'Jane Eyre' Mr Rochester kept his mad first wife locked away in his attic. Inspired by this, 'Mrs Rochester's Attic' will be an anthology of gothic-tinted tales about mad love and terrible secrets. What awful things do your characters keep hidden away?" Payment: Up to maximum of £50 per story. Deadline: December 18, 2016.

Synaesthesia. Genres: Poetry, fiction, CNF on the theme of Body and Sex. Payment: £5. Deadline: December 19, 2016.

Writing Piazza. ‘We are looking for intriguing stories centered on animals that at some point were used in animal testing. We prefer stories that end in a rescue. So put on those thinking caps, and don’t be afraid to think outside the box. Genre is open: horror, sci-fi, speculative, literary, even comedy or romance. If it’s well-crafted and follows the theme, we’d love to consider it.’ 5000-20,000 words. Payment: $25. Deadline: December 20, 2016.

The Puritan. Genres: Essays, fiction, poetry. Payment: $100 (essay), $50 (fiction), $15 per page (poem). Deadline: December 25, 2016.

Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores. Genre: Speculative Fiction. Payment: 6 cents/word. Deadline: December 28, 2016.

Humans Wanted. "You would be amazed what humans will do to survive. Or to ensure the survival of others they feel responsible for. " Genre: Science fiction. Payment: $250 per story. Deadline: December 31, 2016. Submissions: Send your stories formatted in Standard Manuscript format attached as a .doc to humanswanted@gmail.com. Include your name, byline, email address, mailing address, and approximate word count.

Submerged. Genre: Scifi / fantasy stories wanted (set underwater at some point). Payment: 6+ cents per word. Deadline: December 31, 2016.

Workers Write. Genres: Poetry and story submissions wanted for 'Tales from the Casino' - stories and poems from workers in the gambling industry. Payment: $5-$50 per piece. Deadline: December 31, 2016. Reprints accepted.

All Hail Our Robot Conquerors. Genre: Speculative fiction where the robots of the story somehow harken back to the 50s/60s style of robots. Payment: 6+ cents per word. Deadline: December 31, 2016.

Comet Press: Year's Best Hardcore Horror 2016. Genre: Horror: the "extreme, harder side of horror, stories that break boundaries and trash taboos." Payment: 1 cent per word. Deadline: December 31, 2016.

Book Smugglers: 'Gods and Monsters'. Genre: Speculative fiction. Payment: 6 cents per word. Deadline: December 31, 2016.

The Death of All Things. Genre: Short stories where Death is a character). Payment: 6+ cents per word. Deadline: December 31, 2016.

Red Sun. Genre: Speculative fiction. Payment: $100- $150. Deadline: December 31, 2016.

The Binge-Watching Cure: Fabulous Stories that Start Small and Grow Longer. Genre: Fiction. Payment: $200- $500. Deadline: December 31, 2016. Reprints accepted.

Carte Blanche. Genre: Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, comics. Payment: "Modest". Deadline: December 31, 2016.

The Golden Key: Resurrected Things. Genres: Short fiction and poetry. We want fiction and poetry that is both literary and speculative. Realist work sensitive to the magical and strange. The fantastical. Slipstream. Fabulist. Gothic. Weird tales. Work that unlocks. Work that restocks. We love writers who see familiar things in unexpected ways, and writers who revel in playing with language. Payment: $10. Deadline: December 31, 2016.

Third Flatiron: "Principia Ponderosa" Genre: Short story (1000 words max). "Weird Western/Steampunk. Dreadnaughts, "Wild West" world, cowboys and aliens, Victorian era, primitive post-Apocalypse, retro-futuristic inventions, and the like. Remember Oscar Wilde's inspirational visit to Colorado?" Payment: 6 cents/word. Deadline: December 31, 2016.

Pantheon. Genres: Poetry and fiction on theme of Janus. Payment: 1 cent/word. Deadline: December 31, 2016.

Manchester Speculative Fiction: Revolutions 2. Genre: Speculative fiction. Must be linked to Manchester, England in some way. Payment: £15. Deadline: December 31, 2016.