I post calls for submissions a few days prior to 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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Stylist. Restrictions: Open to those over the age of 18 and who live in the United Kingdom or Ireland. Genre: Unpublished short story. "You don’t have to be established or have even written a story before to submit; we’re more interested in the quality of your words than your writing experience. Stylist Short Stories aren’t limited by genre, either – we’re after romance, horror, crime, fantasy, historical fiction and everything in between. All that we ask is that you’re an original talent whose voice resonates with fellow readers." 1,000 words max. Payment: £200. Deadline: Open each week in May.
Last Girls Club. Genre: Feminist horror: short stories and poems - see themes. Payment: Short Story-2,500 words or less. $0.01 USD per word/$25 USD and copy of magazine; Flash Fiction under 1,000 words $0.01 USD per word/$10 USD; Poems under 200 words $10 upon acceptance and a PDF of the magazine. Deadline: May 1, 2022.
Cincinnati Review. Genre: Prose, poetry, art. Payment: $25/page for prose in journal. $30/page for poetry in journal. Deadline: Opens on May 1, closes when cap is reached.
Prolit. Genre: Poetry, prose, and visual art that corresponds to the themes of work, money, and/or class. Payment: Not specified. Deadline: May 1, 2022.
Socrates on the Beach. Genre: Longer essays and fiction at least 3000 to 10,000 words. Payment: Not specified. Deadline: May 1, 2022.
Havok. Genre: Flash fiction on Theme of COWARDICE / COURAGE. Payment: $10 via PayPal for each story published in an Anthology. Deadline: May 1, 2022.
Dark Matter. Genre: Science Fiction and Horror. "If it’s dark fiction with a sci-fi element (even slight), we’ll read it. Cyberpunk will always win you bonus points, though." Word Limit: 1000-5000 words, no exceptions. Payment: $0.08/word for fiction. $30 per poem. Short Comics: 1-10 pages; $50 per page. Reprints: $0.02/word paid at least 30 days prior to publication. Deadline: May 1, 2022. Accepts reprints.
Haunt Publishing. Genre: Full-length manuscripts of Gothic, horror and dark fiction. Payment: $200 and Royalties. Deadline: May 1, 2022.
Voiceworks. Restrictions: Open to Australians under the age of 25. Genre: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art and comics. Theme: Gleam. Payment: $100 for written work and art, $150 for multi-page comics or suites of art. Deadline: May 1, 2022. Art, comics and comic pitches only.
Ruminate. Genre: Nonfiction under 5,500 words. Payment: $20 per 500 words. Deadline: May 1, 2022.
The Temz Review. Genres: Poetry and prose chapbooks. Length: 20 - 45 pages. Payment: Royalties (?) Deadline: May 1, 2022.
Panel. Restrictions: Submissions are restricted to people who live and work in Central and Eastern Europe. Genre: Fiction, poetry, non-fiction and the arts, currently being produced in Central and Eastern Europe and originally written in English or translated into English. Payment: 20 euros. Deadline: May 1, 2022.
The Other Stories (Audio). Genre: Horror on themes. Payment: 15 GBT. Deadline: May 1, 2022. See themes.
The First Line. Genres: Fiction, poetry, nonfiction using the first line provided. (See site.) Payment: $25.00 - $50.00 for fiction, $5.00 - $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction. Deadline: May 1, 2022.
Sundog. Genre: Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art. Payment: $25. Deadline: May 1, 2022. Submit early to avoid submission fee.
Lightspeed. Genre: Science fiction and fantasy flash fiction. Payment: 8 cents/word. Deadline: May 1, 2022.
JOURN-E The Journal of Imaginative Literature. Genre: Adventure, Detection & Mystery, Fantasy, Horror & the Supernatural, and Science Fiction. Payment: One (1) cent per word for prose fiction and non-fiction, BUT with the following maximums: Up to $50.00 maximum for short stories; up to $35 maximum for scholarly articles; up to $15 maximum for reviews. Poetry from 3-13 lines--$7.50. Poetry from 14-50 lines--$15.00. Poetry over 50 lines--$15.00 plus 25 cents per line over 50 lines up to a maximum of $35.00. Interior Illustrations--$25-$50.00 (half-page to full-page). Cover Art in Full RGB Color--$100 [will be commissioned, or the illustrator should contact the editor with a concept before finished work and submission]. Deadline: May 1, 2022.
Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores. Genre: Speculative stories. Payment: 8 cents/word for original work. 2 cents/word for reprints. Deadline: May 1 - 2, 2022.
Planet Scumm Genre: Hard sci-fi, soft sci-fi, speculative fiction, weird fiction, and slipstream. Payment: $0.05/word. Deadline: May 2, 2022.
The Dark Waves of Winter. Genre: Noir/neo-noir that takes place on a beach. Payment: $35. Deadline: May 2, 2022.
Enchanted Conversation: A Fairy Tale Magazine. Genre: Fairy tales, and essays on theme of “Weather.” Payment: $100. US dollars only. Essays: $50. Deadline: May 3, 2022.
Vautrin. Genre: Gritty urban fiction, Crime/Mystery Fiction. Payment: $130.00 and two contributor’s copies for fiction over 2,500 words. $65.00 and two contributor’s copies for fiction under 2,500 words. Deadline: May 3, 2022.
The Suburban Review: Revel. Genre: Prose, art, poetry on theme: Revel. Payment: AUD150-275 for prose; AUD125-275 for poetry. Deadline: May 5, 2022.
Mizna. Restrictions: In this issue, we are interested in focusing specifically on work by people from Black SWANA communities and their diasporas, to create a gathering space for our voices and ideas. Those submitting work should identify as Black. Genre: Poetry, stories, creative essays, flash fiction, comics. Payment: $200. Deadline: May 6, 2022.
The Victorian Writer. Genre: Poems and articles. Payment: Poems ($70), and articles of 600 words ($100) and 1200 words ($200) in the print edition with particular interest in the craft of writing and the writing life. Deadline: May 6, 2022. Note: Pitches only. See themes.
Cossmass Infinities. Restrictions: Open to Black, Asian, Latin, LGBTQ+ and other under-represented authors. Genre: Science fiction and fantasy short stories. Payment: $0.08/word for original fiction. Deadline: May 7, 2022.
Maine Review. Genre: Short fiction, poetry. Payment: Fiction and Nonfiction writers receive a $25 honorarium per published flash (1,000 words or fewer) and a $50 honorarium for work 1,001 words or more. Poets receive a $25 honorarium per published poem. Deadline: May 7, 2022.
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: May 7, 2022. Opens to submissions on May 1.
Nat. Brut. Genre: Fiction, poetry, CNF, comics. Payment: $30. Deadline: May 7, 2022.
It Was All A Dream. Restrictions: Extended submission window exclusively for LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and marginalized writers open May 1, 2022 - May 7, 2022. Genre: Short horror, weird, dark fiction between 1500 and 4000 words that take your least favorite horror trope and make it work. Payment: $0.03 per word up to 4000 words. Deadline: May 7, 2022.
Tin House. Restrictions: Eligible writers must not currently have an agent, and must not have previously published a book (chapbooks okay). Genre: Poetry collections + Essay collections + Short Story collections. Payment: Royalties (?) Deadline: May 8, 2022.
ongoing. Genre: Prose in any genre up to 1000 words based on musical prompt. Payment: 30CAD. Deadline: May 8, 2022.
Bennington Review. Genre: Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, film writing, and cross-genre work. Payment: $100 for prose of six typeset pages and under, $200 for prose of over six typeset pages, and $20 per poem. Deadline: May 8, 2022.
Shooter. Genre: Fiction, poetry, CNF, art on theme of Out West. Payment: £25 per story and £5 per poem. Deadline: May 8, 2022.
Ghoulish Books. Genre: Horror novellas. Payment: Small advance + royalties. Word count: 20,000 – 40,000 words. Deadline: May 8, 2022.
Witch House. Genre: Cosmic horror. Payment: $10. Deadline: May 8, 2022.
Narratively: Ripples of War. Genre: Nonfiction. "Narratively collaborates with The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars to produce Wilson Quarterly, a global journal of ideas, culture and news. Wilson Quarterly looks at how policy and politics affect people and the world. For the upcoming edition of Wilson Quarterly, we are seeking pitches for this theme: Ripples of War. The world has shifted dramatically since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. As the world now sits on the hinge of history, the summer 2022 Wilson Quarterly examines the ripples of war. Using a narrow lens to go beyond what we’re seeing in the mainstream media, we hope to offer our readers either a deeper look at a specific issue or examine a yet to be considered angle of the conflicts’ far-reaching impacts. Broad topics of interest include global supply chains, food security, energy supply and markets, new and shifting alliances, human migration, Russian brain/creative drain, and other geopolitical shifts." Payment: $2000. Deadline: May 8, 2022. Pitches only.
Riddlebird. Genre: Literary fiction, personal essays, genre fiction. Payment: $100. Deadline: May 9, 2022.
Starward Shadows Quarterly. Genre: Dark speculative fiction, flash fiction, art. Cosmic Horror, Sword and Sorcery, and most other subgenres of speculative fiction. Payment: 1 cent/word for short stories. $10 for flash fiction. Deadline: May 9, 2022.
Escape Anthology. Genre: Short prose. 500 - 3000 words. "We’re looking for short prose—fiction or creative nonfiction—that explores the need to leave, to escape, to run. We love a speculative slant, whatever that means to you. It can mean the strange or surreal. It can mean horror or fantasy. It can simply mean it’s not what you’re supposed to wish for." Payment: $30. Deadline: May 9, 2022.
Newfound. Genre: Fiction, Flash, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, and Visual Arts. Payment: $25. Deadline: May 14, 2022.
Solarpunk Magazine. Genre: Solarpunk. Payment: $0.08/word for fiction, $40/poem, and $75/essay. Deadline: May 14, 2022.
Rakehell. Genre: Swashbuckling adventure. "We love fantasy, steampunk, and historical fiction, but we’ll read anything that fits the Rakehell vibe. We’re looking for small-scale conflicts with personal motivations. We’re less interested in epic quests and straight military fiction. … Feel free to draw on other genres, like mystery, comedy, and romance." Length: 3,000-7,000 words. Payment: $0.01/word. Deadline: May 14, 2022.
Cast of Wonders. Genre: YA Speculative fiction. 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: May 14, 2022. See themes.
Georgia Review. Genre: Fiction, poetry, non-fiction. Payment: $50 per printed page for prose and $4 per line for poetry. Essay-reviews and standard reviews earn honoraria of $50/printed page. Deadline: May 14, 2022. Fee to submit online; no fee for postal submissions.
Luna Station Quarterly. Restrictions: Open to women writers only. Genre: Speculative fiction. Payment: $5. Deadline: May 15, 2022. Some reprints accepted.
Dark Recesses Press. Genre: Horror/dark fiction pieces between 500-5000 words. Payment: 5 cents/word. Deadline: May 15, 2022. Note: Only pays for print magazine.
Urban Fantasy Digest 2022: The Wizard Must Be Stopped! Genre: Urban fantasy novelettes. Length: 7,500 to 10,000 words. Payment: Revenue sharing. Deadline: May 15, 2022.
Sylvia. Genre: Poetry and prose. "We are looking for nature-inspired pieces for summer, autumn and winter. We are leaning into our sylvan vibes this year; send us your forest poems, tales of fairies, and moments in nature." Payment: £1.75 per line for poetry (not including titles or line breaks) and £0.25 per word for prose. Deadline: May 15, 2022.
Lucent Dreaming: For a Friend Anthology. Genre: Prose and poetry "for oneself or a friend." Word Limit: 400-3,999 words for prose. Line Limit: 72 lines for poetry. Payment: £100 and a free contributor copy. Deadline: May 15, 2022.
Brink. Genre: Hybrid, cross-genre fiction, nonfiction poetry. Payment: $25 Poem; $50 Work (less than 1500 words); $50 Art (1-3 Images); $100 Art (4+ Images); $100 Work (more than 1501 words). Deadline: May 15, 2022. See theme.
Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Genre: Short stories based on a classic Kolchak story. Length: 1500 to 5000 words. Payment: $120. Deadline: May 15, 2022
Outlook Springs. Genre: "Send us your weird, wobbly wordwork: fiction, nonfiction, and poetry." Payment: $10 per poem, $10 per flash piece (under 1,000 words), $25 for short fiction and essays (over 1,000 words). Payment via PayPal or Venmo. Deadline: May 15, 2022. Note: They close early if they hit their submission cap.
Lamplight. Genre: Dark fiction, both short stories and flash fiction. Payment: Unpublished Fiction: 3¢ per word, $150.00 max. Reprints: 1¢ per word up to 7,000 words. Deadline: May 15, 2022. Note: They close early if they hit their submission cap.
just femme & dandy. Genre: Fashion for the LGBTQIA+ community. Theme: Sustain. "We offer a space in the literary & arts world that has yet to exist, and hope to celebrate the queer, trans, non-binary, and intersex community, who have long since coded ourselves with how we adorn and dress our bodies when it has been dangerous to identify solely with words. Until recently, we could only find a handful of models within popular culture and the public imagination to inform our own aesthetic choices, and so the styles (and art) we don and make operate as a patchwork quilt, collaged together with vintage and thrift store finds, our sister or mother’s lipstick and gowns, our father’s neckties and waistcoats". Payment: 50 USD per text-based submission and 150 USD per multimedia submission (video, photography, image + text, fashion spread + interview, etc.). Deadline: May 15, 2022.
Farmer-ish. Genre: Nonfiction, CNF, poetry related to farming (including recipes). Payment: $25 or copy of book (print only). Deadline: May 15, 2022 for pitches.
The Other Stories (Audio). Genre: Horror on themes. Payment: 15 GBT. Deadline: May 15, 2022. See themes.
Songs of Eretz Poetry Review. Genre: Poetry and art. Payment: $7 per poem, $12 for cover art and $7 for inside art. Deadline: May 15, 2022. See themes.
Island. Restrictions: Open to Australian and New Zealand citizens and residents only. Genre: Poetry. Payment: $120. Deadline: May 15, 2022.
The Lorelei Signal. Genre: Fantasy short stories, flash fiction, and poetry with strong female characters. Payment: $15 for short stories, $5 for poems and flash (<1000 wds) fiction pieces, $5 for reprints. Deadline: May 15, 2022. Accepts reprints.
Uncanny Magazine. Genre: SF/F novellas. Length: 17,500 to 40,000 words. Payment: $.10 per word. Deadline: May 15, 2022. Opens May 1. Also accepts poetry and nonfiction.
Shacklebound Books: The Mods. Genre: Cyberpunk. Wordcount: Up to 2,000 words. Payment: .02 per word, .01 per word for reprints, and an eBook copy of finished product. Deadline: May 15, 2022. Reprints accepted.
Brigid's Gate Press: Western Horror. Genre: Splatterpunk Western Horror set in the late 1800s in the Old West. All horror tropes welcome. Payment: 8 cents/word. Deadline: May 15, 2022.
Shotgun Honey. Genre: Stories about strong women as they straddle both sides of the law. Payment: $25, Deadline: May 17, 2022.
Metaphysical Times. Genre: Pagan and metaphysical topics, including spirituality, religion, divination, witchcraft, and more. Payment: $0.05 USD per word up to 1200 words after editing. Deadline: May 18, 2022.
Mithila Review: Hopepunk. Genre: Speculative poetry and fiction. Length: 3000-7500 words. "For this special issue of Mithila Review, we want excellent, hopeful and memorable stories. Your story and characters should make us think, turn us into believers, and make us want to fight for and be part of a truly democratic future. What positive interventions do you think could bring us closer to the future you want for all of us?" Payment: $10 for poetry, 8 cents/word for fiction. Deadline: May 20, 2022.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanksgiving, Xmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa & New Year's. Genre: True stories and poems. "We want to hear about your holiday memories and traditions. The rituals of the holiday season give a rhythm to the years and create a foundation for our lives, as we gather with family, with our communities at church, at school, and even at the mall, to share the special spirit of the season, brightening those long winter days. Please share your special stories about the holiday season with us. Be sure that they are “Santa safe” so that we don’t spoil the magic for precocious readers!" (Check Preteens for topics.) Payment: $200. Deadline: May 20, 2022. Deadline extended.
Orion's Beau. Genre: Gay fantasy: fiction, poetry, art. Payment: $3. Deadline: May 20th, 2022. See themes.
Flash Fiction Online. Genre: Speculative (science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, and horror) and literary fiction. Payment: $80. Deadline: May 21, 2022. Accepts reprints.
Faces. Genre: Nonfiction, activities for children 9 - 14. Payment: Not specified. Deadline: May 23, 2022. Queries only. See themes.
Native Skin is an online literary magazine directly devoted to advancing equality by celebrating a noted point of exclusion—skin. Genre: Poetry, creative nonfiction, art. Payment: Varies: up to $100. Deadline: May 23, 2022.
Alphabet Box. Genre: Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, up to 900 words. Writers can send more than one submission, as long as the total does not exceed 900 words. Payment: $25. Deadline: May 23, 2022.
Story Seed Vault. Genre: Fiction based on science. Up to 200 characters. Payment: Up to $3AUD per story. Deadline: May 24, 2022.
The Dancing Plague. Genre: Short stories about the dancing plague. "In the summer of 1518, in the free city of Strasbourg, Frau Troffea stepped into the street and started to dance. Unable to stop, she danced until she collapsed from exhaustion. Then she got up and danced some more. Soon other citizens of Strasbourg joined her. At the peak of this bizarre mania, up to four hundred people danced, against their will, for months on end, until, just as mysteriously as it began, the dancing plague began to taper down. Send us your stories of utter speculation on the cause of the dancing plague, for our fourth collection. 10k words or less (less is more)" Payment: $10. Deadline: May 24, 2022.
Protean. Genre: Criticism, journalism, essays, reviews, interviews, poetry, fiction, and artwork. Payment: $50 - $350. Deadline: May 27, 2022.
Rough Cut Press. Restrictions: Open to LGBTQIA writers. Genre: Experimental fiction, nonfiction, art poetry. 650 words max. Payment: $25. Deadline: May 27, 2022. See themes.
The Storyteller Series (Podcast and Print) Genre: Fiction, non-fiction, memoir up to 10,000 words. Payment: $50. Deadline: May 28, 2022. Reprints accepted.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Cats. Genre: True stories and poems. "We want your true funny stories, your heartwarming stories, and your mindboggling stories about all the simply amazing things that your cat does. What have you learned from your cat? How does your cat improve your life? What crazy things does your cat do? Has your cat ever done anything heroic? How does your cat warm your heart and make you smile? We want to hear all about the absurd antics, funny habits and insightful behavior of your cat." Payment: $200. Deadline: May 30, 2022.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Dogs. Genre: True stories and poems. "We want your true funny stories, your heartwarming stories, and your mindboggling stories about all the simply amazing things that your dog does. What have you learned from your dog? How does your dog improve your life? What crazy things does your dog do? Has your dog ever done anything heroic? How does your dog warm your heart and make you smile? We want to hear all about the absurd antics, funny habits and insightful behavior of your dog. Stories can be serious or humorous." Payment: $200. Deadline: May 30, 2022.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Crazy, eccentric, wacky, lovable, fun families. Genre: True stories and poems. "Share your true stories and poems about those family members. With love and appreciation, please. No mean- spirited stories wanted. And don’t worry. You can put a pen name on your story if necessary." Payment: $200. Deadline: May 30, 2022.
Kweli Journal. "Kweli is the first online journal of its kind to celebrate community and cultural kinships. In this shared space, you will hear the lived experience of people of color. Our many stories. Our shared histories. Our creative play with language. Here our memories are wrapped inside the music of the Muscogee, the blues songs of the South, the clipped patois of the Caribbean." Genre: Self-contained novel excerpt, short story, or creative non-fiction piece, poetry. Length: No more than 7,000 words. Payment: "Upon publication." Deadline: May 30, 2022.
B Cubed Press: Scott's Planet. Genre: Stories and poetry based on a short story contained on the site. Payment: 3 cents/word. Deadline: May 30, 2022.
The Wire’s Dream Magazine. Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Art, Photography, Combined Work from underprivileged individuals. Payment: $5. Deadline: May 30, 2022.
Space Fantasy Magazine: Is There Anybody Out There? Genre: Stories about unexpected encounters in isolated places. "We want stories that challenge our relationship with space—past, present, and future." Payment: 8 cents USD/word. Deadline: May 30, 2022.
Uncanny Magazine. Genre: SF/F short stories. Payment: $.10 per word. Deadline: May 30, 2022. Opens May 16. Also accepts poetry and nonfiction.
Poet Lore. Genre: Poetry. Payment: $50. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Hermine. Genre: Short fiction. Payment: 8 cents a word (CAD). Deadline: May 31, 2022. (Open until they hit their submissions cap)
Lost Boys Press: Doom. Genre: Stories and poems about endings. Payment: $10.00 as a flat fee per short story and/or $5.00 as a flat fee per poem. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Full House Literary Magazine. Genre: Poetry: Up to 30 lines per poem (not including spaces or line breaks); Prose: Up to 750 words per piece; Script: Up to 1.5 pages. Art. Payment: £5. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Dark Void. Genre: Science fiction horror. Payment: 5 cents/word. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Dread Imaginings. Genre: Quiet horror. Payment: 1 cent/word. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Long Con Magazine. Genre: Art (poetry, prose poetry, fiction, translations, visual, video, audio, and other – digital, hybrid, etc.), in response to artwork. (No nonfiction) Payment: CAD25 - 50. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Seasons Unceasing: A Worldsmyths Anthology. Genre: Fantasy/science fiction stories, following the theme of “seasons.” Length: 2000 words minimum to 8,000 words max. Payment: $0.005/word (up to $40USD). Deadline: May 31, 2022. Reprints accepted.
AGNI. Genre: Poetry and prose. Payment: $10 per printed (or printed-out) page for accepted prose, and $20 per page for accepted poetry, up to a maximum of $150. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
The Gettysburg Review. Genre: Poetry, fiction, essays. Payment: $2.50 per line for poetry, with a maximum of $300.00 for an individual poem, and $25.00 per printed page for prose. Deadline: May 31, 2022. Fee to submit online; no fee for postal submissions.
Broken Sleep Books. Genre: Fiction pamphlets (up to 50 pages). Payment: Royalties. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Red Cape Publishing: A - Z of Horror: O is for Outbreak. Genre: Horror. "Think outside the box for this one." Payment: £10. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Verve Poetry Press. Genre: Pamphlets and full-length poetry manuscripts. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Campfire Tales: The Call of the Sea. Genre: "Give us ADVENTURE, searches for treasure, sea battles, the perils of loving a Jack Tar, and the dangers of the briny deep." Payment: Royalties. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
the other side of hope. Genre: Fiction and poetry by refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants only. They accept non-fiction, reviews, and interview submissions by anyone as long as the subject matter sheds light on the refugee and immigrant life. Payment: £100 per published author in the print issue, and £50 per published author in the online issue. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Black Lawrence Immigrant Writing Series. Restrictions: Open to any individual living in the U.S. who identifies as an immigrant and who either (i) was born in another country, (ii) has at least one parent who was born in another country (iii) is a refugee, or (iv) lives in the United States under Asylum or a Protection Program, such as TPS or DACA. Genre: Books of poetry, prose (fiction or nonfiction), and hybrid texts of poetry and prose. Payment: In addition to publication, marketing, and a standard royalties contract from Black Lawrence Press, authors chosen for the Black Lawrence Immigrant Writing Series will receive a travel stipend of $500, which can be used for book tours or in any manner chosen by the authors. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
University Press of Kentucky. Genre: Books of poetry or fiction (novels, short story collections, etc.). Payment: Royalties. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Prairie Fire. Genre: Fiction, poetry, CNF. Payment: Prose: $0.10 per word; Poetry: $40 per poem. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Nightmare Sky. Genre: Horror. Theme: Astronomy or night-sky themed horror stories about humans and our connection to the stars. Payment: $0.01 per word, minimum of $20 payment. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Orca. Genre: Speculative fiction. Payment: $25. Deadline: May 31, 2022. Submit early in the month to avoid submission fee.
Azathoth: Ordo ab Chao. Genre: Speculative fiction. "This project will be the first in a series of anthologies focusing on each of the Lovecraftian gods featured in the wildly successful The Gods of HP Lovecraft (published in 2015 by JournalStone Publishing). This first anthology begins with primal origins and the god Azathoth, who represents primordial chaos in the world of the Lovecraftian Mythos." Payment: 5 cents a word and a copy of the book. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Split Lip Magazine. Genre: Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. Payment: $50 per author (via PayPal) for our web issues. Payment for print is $5 per page, minimum of $20, plus 2 contributor copies and a 1-year subscription. Deadline: May 31, 2022. Note: Submit early in the month.
Nashville Review. Genre: Fiction, poetry, art, and nonfiction. Payment: $25 per poem & song selection; $100 per selection for all other categories, including featured artwork. Translators receive $25 per poem & $100 for prose selections. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
“Exhaustion: Limited Reserves” Genre: Chapbook – Poetry and Flash Fiction on theme: Exhaustion. Payment: $15 CAD upon publication ($10 for reprints). Deadline: May 31, 2022. Accepts reprints.
Typehouse. Restrictions: In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and Mental Health Awareness Month, no-fee submissions are open for all API creators and all Mental Health identified creators, not limited to those in the US. Genre: Prose, poetry, art. Payment: $25. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Halloween Ghost Anthology. Genre: Dark fiction short stories of classic paranormal, poltergeists, ghosts, spirits, haunted places and objects, and the eerily unexplained that take place on or around Halloween. Payment: 6 cents/word. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Reservoir Road Literary Review. Genre: Literary short stories, lyrical creative non-fiction, photography. Payment: $5. Deadline: May 31, 2022. Note: Submit early in the month. Submission window closes when their cap is reached.
Haven Speculative. Restrictions: Open to authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups. Genre: Speculative fiction and poetry. Payment: 1 cent/word for fiction and $5 - $10 for poetry. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Nightlight. Restrictions: Open to Black writers. Genre: Horror. 10,000 words max. Audio format. Payment: $75 - $200 depending on length. $50 for reprints. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Eerie River. Genre: Horror on theme of Fire. Word count: 1500 - 7000 firm. Payment: ¢1 per word CAD. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
One Story. Genre: Short story. Length: 3,000 - 8,000 words. Payment: $500. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Baltimore Review. Genre: Poetry; send up to three poems, fiction, creative nonfiction, videos (including poetry), and cross-genre work. Payment: $40. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Dragon Soul Press: Haunt. Genre: "In a world where so many dark things go bump in the night, terror awaits around every corner as these authors take horror stories to the next level." Word Count – 5,000-15,000. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Apparition Lit. Genre: Speculative fiction and poetry. Payment: $30. Deadline: May 31, 2022. Opens May 15. See themes.
Escape Pod. Genre: Science fiction (Audio and written format). Payment: USD $0.08 per word for original fiction. USD $100 per story for reprint fiction. Deadline: May 31, 2022. Reprints accepted.
Nightmares of Strangers Anthology. Genre: Horror, 3,000 – 7,000 words. Payment: $100. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Touchpoint Press: Christmas Anthology. Genre: Wholesome stories that inspire, instill kindness and hope, and contain a sense of togetherness and community. Payment: $100. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Vampires and Such. Genre: Short stories featuring vampires. 4K - 10K word count. Payment: $5. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
There Used to Be a House Here. Genre: Horror-themed fictional stories that simply feature a house that was once somewhere, but is no longer. Payment: £25 via PayPal upon acceptance, and a digital e-Book contributor copy upon release. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Herstories. Coupling and Uncoupling. Genre: Personal essays by women about love, marriage, divorce, dating, and being single... at midlife. Payment: $50. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Dread Machine: Darkness Blooms. Genre: Horror. All stories must inspire dread. Three themes: Identity, security, and community. Payment: 8 cents/word. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Minola Review. Restrictions: Open to women and non-binary writers. Genre: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction. Payment: $25 - $175. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Dark Moments Monthly Challenge. Genre: Drabble (100 words) on theme Genius Loci. The pervading spirit/tutelary deity of a place. Payment: 0.04 USD per word. Deadline: May 31, 2022.
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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, 2022.
Scorched Earth Press: Cars Against Humanity! Genre: Nonfiction pieces whose goal is to illuminate the many ways in which cars, and the infrastructure built to support them, constrict (human) life. "We want the essays in this volume to help readers understand the deadly automotive ecologies that have emerged around the world over the past century." Payment: $50. Deadline: June 1, 2022.
Olit. Restrictions: Strong preference for Orlando based writers/submissions about Orlando and surrounding areas. Genre: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Artwork, Photography. "Send us all kinds of stuff. We love the artfully weird." Payment: $10. Deadline: June 1, 2022.
Parabola. Genre: Original essays and translations, poetry, reviews. Payment: Not specified. Deadline: June 1, 2022. See themes.
Eternal Haunted Summer. Genre: Poetry, short fiction about Other-Than-Human Realms. Payment: $5. Deadline: June 1, 2022.
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