I post calls for submissions on the first day of every month. But as I am collecting them, I post them on my page, Calls for Submissions. You can get a jump on next month's calls for submissions by checking that page periodically throughout the month. (I only post paying markets.)
Also see Paying Markets for hundreds of paying markets arranged by form and genre.
Happy submitting!
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The Were-Traveler: Curst & Twysted Tarot. Genre: Short fiction. Choose an image you would like to write a story about. Payment: $10 for flash, $15 for short stories. Deadline: June ... 2021? (Open until filled.)
Redwood Press: Lost Librarian's Grave. Genre: Horror short stories. Gothic, supernatural, dark mysteries, evil science, bad romance, disturbing reality and so on. "We are particularly looking for dark stories involving magic, gargoyles and the theme of premature burial or involuntary confinement." Payment: 2 cents/word. Deadline: June ... 2021? (Open until filled.)
Titanic Terastructures. Genre: Speculative fiction set in or about megastructures, gigastructures, TERASTRUCTURES! Payment: $5 per thousand words. Deadline: June ... 2021? (Open until filled.) Reprints accepted.
Grandpa's Deep-Space Diner. Genre: Speculative food stories. Payment: $5 per thousand words. Deadline: June ... 2021? (Open until filled.) Reprints accepted.
Bethlehem Writers Roundtable. Genre: Short stories and poetry. See themes. Payment: 20.00 USD for featured authors, or $10.00 USD for stories published on their &More page and $5.00 USD for poems. Deadline: June 1, 2021.
en bloc. Genre: Fiction, poetry, art and photography. Payment: £35 per side as they appear in the magazine. Deadline: June 1, 2021.
The Zodiac Killers Series. Genre: Thriller. Length: 5000-10,000 words, excluding title. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 1, 2021.
Strange Orbits Sci-fi Series. Genre: Space Opera. Length: 5000-10,000 words, excluding title. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 1, 2021.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Angels. Genre: True stories and poems. "We are looking for true personal stories about how an angel has touched your life – stories of true wonder and awe from people who have directly encountered or received help from angels. We’re looking for amazing stories that will make people say “wow” or give our readers chills. Have you experienced something otherworldly or celestial? Or had a personal experience with an angel or divine being? How did your angel manifest himself or herself to you? Were you the only person who saw your angel? How did your angel protect or guide you?" Payment: $200. Deadline: June 1, 2021.
Bodies Full of Burning: An Anthology of Menopause-Themed Horror. Genre: Menopause-Themed Horror. Payment: 1 cent/word. Deadline: June 1, 2021. (Or until filled)
Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers, Vol. 6. Genre: Horror by Texas writers. Payment: 10,000 words - $200; 7,500 words - $150; 5,000 words - $100; 2,500 words - $50; 1,500 words - $30.00. Deadline: June 1, 2021.
Parabola: Fire. Genre: Retellings of traditional stories: 500-1500 words, original essays and translations, poetry, reviews. Payment: Not specified. Deadline: June 1, 2021.
Cemetery Gates: Generation Dread. Restrictions: Open to writers 15-19 years of age. Genre: Horror. Payment: $100 scholarship. Deadline: June 1, 2021.
Partners in Crime. Genre: Nonfiction, true crime accounts featuring lawbreaking couples who have joined forces to commit crime. Payment: $130. Deadline: June 1, 2021
Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores. Genre: Speculative stories. Payment: 6 cents/word for original work. 2 cents/word for reprints. Deadline: June 2, 2021.
Enchanted Conversation: A Fairy Tale Magazine. Genre: Fairy tales, and essays on theme of “Healers, Midwives and Cunning Folk.” Payment: $100. US dollars only. Essays: $50. Deadline: June 3, 2021.
Havok. Genre: Flash fiction 300 - 1,000 words on theme of HERO / MAGICIAN. Payment: Pays for anthologies only. Deadline: June 6, 2021. See accepted genres.
Mslexia. Genre: Fiction, poetry. "ROOTS: Our Issue 91 theme is about hidden depths and ancestry, about what nourishes and anchors plants and humans alike." Payment: £25. Deadline: June 7, 2021.
Fantasy Magazine. Genre: Fantasy short stories, flash fiction, poetry. Payment: 8 cents per word for original short stories and flash fiction. $40 per poem. Deadline: June 7, 2021.
Unnerving Books. Genre: Crime/thriller fiction novellas (up to short novels) and collections of crime and dark general fiction stories. Length: 21,000 - 60,000 words. Payment: 50/50 profit splits. No advances. 4-year contracts. Deadline: June 7, 2021.
Scum. Genre: Feminist-friendly work of any variety, but as a general rule your piece should be under 2000 words (50 lines for poetry, max. 3 poems) and able to be classified as “fiction”, “culture”, “memoir”, “column”, “poetry”, and/or “review”. Payment: $60 AUD. Deadline: June 7, 2021. Opens to submissions on June 1.
If I Die Before I Wake volume 6. Genre: Horror. Payment: $40 per piece. Deadline: June 9, 2021.
Mermaids Monthly. Genre: Fiction, nonfiction, comics. Everything should in some way relate to merfolk. Payment: 10 cents/word for fiction and nonfiction, $50 – $100 for poems. $0.01 per word for reprints with a minimum of $20 if the piece is shorter than 2,000 words. Original comics get at least $50. Reprints start at $25). Deadline: June 12, 2021.
Shoreline of Infinity. Genre: Science fiction, fantasy. Payment: £10/1000 words. Deadline: June 13, 2021.
The Other Stories (Audio). Genre: Horror on theme of Doppelgängers. Payment: 15 GBT. Deadline: June 14, 2021.
The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts. Genre: Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, mixed media, visual arts, "and even kitchen sinks, if they are compressed in some way.” Payment: $50. Deadline: June 15, 2021.
Deixis Press. Genre: Book-length dark fiction. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 15, 2021.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Counting Your Blessings. Genre: True stories and poems. "Gratitude is one of the keys to happiness. Even during the toughest times, if we can find our gratitude and count our blessings we feel better. Back in 2009, when we were going through a deep recession, we received thousands of stories from people who were still counting their blessings and finding their joy. Those stories became the bestselling book Chicken Soup for the Soul: Count Your Blessings." Payment: $200. Deadline: June 15, 2021.
Channel. Genre: Fiction, art, creative non-fiction, and poetry that engages with the natural world, and have a particular interest in work which encourages reflection on human interaction with plant and animal life, landscape and the self. Payment: €40/poem, and €40/page of prose up to €120. Deadline: June 15, 2021.
Baffling. Genre: Speculative flash fiction. Length: Under 1200 words. Payment: 8 cents/word. Deadline: June 15, 2021.
Words and Sports. Genre: Poetry, flash fiction, short stories about sports. Payment: $50. Deadline: June 15, 2021.
Dose of Dread. Genre: General horror flash fiction. Preference for dread-inducing stories. Length: 500 - 1,000 words. Payment: $10. Deadline: June 15, 2021.
Eye to the Telescope. Restrictions: Open to Indigenous writers worldwide. Genre: Speculative poetry. Theme: Indigenous Futurisms. Payment: US 3¢/word rounded up to nearest dollar; minimum US $3, maximum $25. Deadline: June 15, 2021.
Unicorns vs Clowns in Hell. Genre: Dark fiction. "Theme: After eons of a painful existence at the hands of Satan's finest torturers, the unicorns, the joyful-turned-creepy clowns are ready to take a stand. An unholy rebellion is brewing. Who will prevail? Who will get a pie in the face?" Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 15, 2021.
White Enso. Genre: Original, unpublished short fiction, essays, creative non-fiction and artwork that encapsulates the Japan experience. Payment: between 1000 and 1500 yen (US$10-$15). Deadline: June 18, 2021.
Smoke In The Stars. Genre: Speculative stories and poems centered around the concept of space based science fiction. Payment: Authors will be paid using the proceeds of a crowdfunding campaign in which the final earnings (minus the cost of fulfilling the campaign rewards) will be split among the contributing authors based on word count contributed. Deadline: June 18, 2021.
Neon Hemlock Press. Genre: Speculative novellas from BIPOC writers up to 40,000 words. Payment: Not specified. Deadline: June 19, 2021.
Flash Fiction Online. Genre: Speculative (science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, and horror) and literary fiction. Payment: $80. Deadline: June 21, 2021.
Island Online. Restrictions: Open to Australian and New Zealand citizens and residents only. Genre: Fiction and nonfiction. Payment: $200. Deadline: June 21, 2021.
Understorey Magazine. Restrictions: Open to Canadian women writers only. Genre: Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, spoken word, and visual art about Rural and Remote Living. Payment: $50 - $100. Deadline: June 21, 2021.
Nightfire. Genre: Horror novels and novellas. Payment: Advance and royalties. Deadline: June 21, 2021.
Story Seed Vault. Genre: Fiction based on science. Up to 200 characters. Payment: Up to $3AUD per story. Deadline: June 24, 2021.
The Puritan. Genres: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Payment: $100 per nonfiction piece, $50 fiction, $15 per poem. Deadline: June 25, 2021.
Cast of Wonders. Genre: YA Speculative fiction. Banned Books Week Podcast. Payment: $.08/word for original fiction of any length (yes, including flash!). For reprints, a $100 flat rate for Short Fiction, and a $20 flat rate for Flash Fiction. Deadline: June 26, 2021.
Luna Press. Genre: Speculative fiction novels. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 27, 2021.
Shadow Atlas: Dark Landscapes of the Americas. Genre: Dark tales intrinsically rooted in South America. "We seek haunting and folkloric tales where setting is character and landscape is an essential part of the story. We want stories that draw from the wellspring of cultural destinations and local folklore in their shaping - most especially, stories that are tied to a specific and concrete location. This can include places that never existed, or those with connections created by the author, but they must take place in South America." Payment: $250 for short fiction; $25 for poetry. Deadline: June 27, 2021.
Electric Lit. Genre: Poetry, flash, graphic, and experimental narratives. Payment: $100. Deadline: June 27, 2021.
Dragon Soul Press: Extinct Worlds. Genre: Fiction on theme of Extinct Worlds. "After killing Earth, humans have been launched into space exploration. Discovering aliens and new technologies, future generations are unrecognizable from the Earthlings that once were. There are a select few who want to go back to their roots, some who will prevent this at all costs, and others who don’t care. Where do your characters fit within the vast universe full of the unknown?" Word Count – 5,000-15,000. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 30th, 2021.
Berkeley Fiction Review. Genre: Short stories. Payment: $25. Deadline: June 30th, 2021.
Vastarien. Genre: Horror. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art. Payment: 5 cents/word for prose; $50 for poetry and art. Deadline: June 30th, 2021.
Carcanet Press (UK). Genre: Full-length poetry manuscripts in English or translation. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 30th, 2021.
Sandstone Press. Genre: Previously unpublished literary fiction set in the present or future (including speculative fiction) written for an adult readership by authors resident in the United Kingdom. Payment: Royalties (?). Deadline: June 30th, 2021.
Curiosities: Weird/Occult Detective Stories. Genre: Retropunk fiction. Payment: 5 cents/word. Deadline: June 30th, 2021. Reprints accepted.
Mud Season Review. Genre: Short stories, art, poetry, CNF. Payment: $50. Deadline: June 30th, 2021.
Black Shuck Books. Genre: Fiction that uses clichés to do something interesting. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 30th, 2021.
Crow Toes Quarterly. Genre: Playfully dark fiction, poetry and art for children. See themes. Payment: $20 - $50. Deadline: June 30th, 2021.
Interstellar Flight Press. Restrictions: Open to BIPOC writers only. Genre: Speculative Fiction Novellas 17,500 - 40,000 words for YA and adults. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 30th, 2021.
Fat Coyote. Restrictions: Writers must be neurodivergent. Genre: Poetry, fiction, CNF, Art, Photography, Comics. Payment: 3 cents/word for prose. $1 line for poetry. $30 - $40 for art. Deadline: June 30th, 2021.
Extra Teeth. Genre: Short fiction and nonfiction between 800 and 4,000 words. "We look for short stories that stick with you, lingering in the memory long after reading, and essays that explore specific interests or issues from a new perspective. We offer a space for writers to be strange, bold and experimental, and to express their unique style however they see fit." Payment: £100. Deadline: June 30th, 2021.
Outcast Press. Genre: Short stories (between 1,000-6,000 words) that fit broadly in the category of dirty realism and transgressive fiction. Speculative or other fantastical elements are acceptable. Payment: $100 plus a pro-rata share of 50% of the anthology’s earnings. Deadline: June 30, 2021.
Downstate Story. Genre: Short stories. Payment: $50. Deadline: June 30, 2021. Snail mail only.
Eraserhead Press. Genre: Bizarro fiction novels and novellas. "We want surprising, unique, well-crafted weird stories with compelling plots, eccentric characters, and never-before-seen concepts." Length: 20,000 - 100,000 words. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 30, 2021. (Will re-open after pandemic. If you write Bizarro fiction, keep them on your radar.)
Cloud Lake Literary. Restrictions: Canadian writers. Genre: Fiction, art. creative nonfiction, poetry, and children’s literature (up to and including YA). Payment: $50 CAD/per page to a maximum of $150 CAD. Visual Art Submission: $50 CAD/per submission. Deadline: June 30, 2021.
ArabLit Quarterly. Genre: Fiction,poetry, and nonfiction translated from Arabic on theme of Football. No, not the American kind. Payment: $15/page. Deadline: Pitches due July 1, 2021.
Dates from Hell. Genre: Horror. Payment: $5. Deadline: June 30th, 2021.
Broken Sleep Books: Aphex Twin Anthology. Genre: Poems about Aphex Twin. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 30, 2021.
Allegory. Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Payment: $15. Deadline: June 30th, 2021.
Nightlight. Restrictions: Open to Black writers. Genre: Horror. 10,000 words max. Audio format. Payment: $75 - $200 depending on length. $50 for reprints. Deadline: June 30, 2021.
Field Notes from a Nightmare. Genre: Ecological horror. Length: 1,000 – 4,000 words. Payment: 3 cents/word. Deadline: June 30, 2021.
Dark Moments. Genre: Drabble (100 words) on theme: The Purge. "What happens when there are no consequences, no law enforcement, no judgements? Revenge and bloodthirsty fun." Payment: 0.04 USD per word via Paypal. Deadline: June 30th, 2021.
If there’s anyone left. Restrictions: Marginalized members of the sci-fi/spec community—this includes people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, members of marginalized genders, and disabled people. Genre: Science fiction and speculative flash fiction. 1000 words max. Payment: 8 cents/word. Deadline: June 30th, 2021.
Gravelight Press is a small press that primarily publishes horror anthologies. Genre: They are currently seeking full-length horror. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 30th, 2021.
Hawkshaw Press. Genre: Full-length mysteries, thrillers. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 30th, 2021.
Black Telephone. Genre: Fiction, essays. Payment: $25. Deadline: June 30th, 2021.
Us/Them. Genre: Stories that revolve around the process of creating an US / THEM situation and what happens to both sides because of it. Payment: $15.00 plus equal share of 50% of the anthology’s royalties for stories. Deadline: June 30th, 2021.
The Rumpus: Enough. Genre: Essays, poetry, fiction, comics, and artwork by women and non-binary people that engage with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence. Payment: $300 divided among all contributors. Deadline: June 30, 2021.
Tamarind. Genre: Fiction and nonfiction about science and scientists. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 30, 2021.
Kikwetu. Genre: East African literature. "We welcome fiction pieces in English and Swahili up to 3,000 words from African writers on the continent and in the diaspora." Payment: $30. Deadline: June 30, 2021.
Willowherb. Restrictions: Open to writers of color. Genre: Previously unpublished non-fiction, fiction and poetry on nature, place, and environment. Payment: £250 for prose, £100 for poetry. Deadline: June 30, 2021.
Dragon Soul Press: Glitch. Genre: LitRPG genre. "Playing Virtual Reality games is a favorite pastime, but getting trapped in them due to a glitch is another story. It’s a true fight for survival now and the only way out is to finish the game." Word Count – 5,000-15,000. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: June 30, 2021.
Chestnut Review. Genre: Poetry, flash fiction, short fiction, creative nonfiction, essays, visual media (art/photography). Payment: $100. Deadline: June 30th, 2021. Submit early in the month to avoid submission fee.
And a few more...
Thema: Watch the Birdie! Genre: Fiction, poetry, and art on theme: Watch the Birdie! Payment: $10-$25 for short fiction and artwork, $10 for poetry. Deadline: July 1, 2021. Accepts reprints.
The Zodiac Killers Series. Genre: Thriller. Length: 5000-10,000 words, excluding title. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: July 1, 2021.
Curiouser. Genre: Poetry and short fiction up to 5,000 words. "Stories that excite, that break the boundary between real and unreal. Experimentation and surreal ways of looking at the world we live in will be looked upon fondly. Horror, magic realism, speculative fiction and streams of consciousness are welcome." Payment: $25-40 per poem, and from $50-140 for short prose (all dollar amounts are Australian). International authors get reduced payment. Deadline: July 1, 2021.
Constelación is a quarterly speculative fiction bilingual magazine, publishing stories in both Spanish and English. Writers can submit their stories in either language. Fifty percent of the stories we publish in every issue will be from authors from the Caribbean, Latin America, and their diaspora. Genre: Speculative fiction. Payment: 8 cents/word. Deadline: July 1, 2021. See themes.
Temz Review. Genre: Poetry and prose up to 10,000 words. Payment: $20. Deadline: July 1, 2021.
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