Review of Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky

My review of Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Speculative novella (available in ebook and limited edition signed hardcover)

5 of 5 (wow wow wow!)

I'm already a fan of Adrian Tchaikovsky's writing from some of his SF work, but when it comes to fairy tales I tend to be pretty hesitant, so the opening to this novella had me very leery. But I kept at it, and boy was it worth it. A fantastic read that keeps up a solid pace and plenty of turns that are thought provoking and significantly deepen the story. Very worth the full price of admission. I'll have to grab a hardcover for my collection. This is one to re-read. The POV was fantastic here. Really enjoyed the narration and the use of 2nd person POV (I really enjoy good examples of this to use it against the naysayers --> 2nd person is so so so useful and engaging and here is yet another example of that).

Don't miss out. This is definitely a read you want to dive into. Note: I read an advanced copy from NetGalley and am very thankful for that. Still hoping to snag copy of the hardcover though. It was that good!

External links to the review

Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3wvL95Q
Twitter: https://bit.ly/3a63IpE

Late-April 2022 Update

Hi everyone,

I hope you've been doing well and still writing and subbing and all those good things. I've slowed down quite a bit, though I recently noticed my first short story sale (December 2021) was mentioned in the Showcasing Art section of my hometown's Gazette-Times. Motivating to see. Have to get more out there for people to read, right? I'll have two stories published later this year I believe, though I do not know the specific dates yet. In the meantime, need to push through with new work. I only have 8 pending currently?! Last year, I almost always had 20 or more works pending at various markets. SO... that's a really low number for me.

Futurescapes: went to it in March and it was nice for what it was. I enjoyed meeting more writers. Now I have another group of writers I can exchange critiques with, so that should be of help. The agent leading our group was engaging and had some useful thoughts on each of our samples, as did the other writers. Some good points about my work; problem being, some criticism only made me want to drill down even further on what wasn't working for them since that's part of the unique draw of my novel. That's how critique sessions go. I think I'll likely re-read the novel that nudged me further down my dark, frenetic path, and will push through a final revision pass to make this novel even more so, then get another handful of critiques before trying to contact agents again.

I took a workshop with Dan Wells, which was a trip for me, since I'm a fan and include his work as an influence on mine. I do have notes but nothing spectacular to share. I enjoyed the Q&A sessions with writers. I especially found some nuggets of motivation when listening to S.L. Huang and Kate Dollarhyde. I took better notes on what Dollarhyde said, so here you are, some actual content that might be of interest.

Dollarhyde talked about her work with video games, which unfortunately I didn't really take good notes on, but she does discuss more of that in her substack here. How impressive to be nominated for a Nebula for a video game you've put so much of yourself in (The Outer Worlds)! I decided to ask about short stories and getting them published. I mentioned that I recently made my first short story sale to an indie publisher, and she said that smaller magazines were first steps for her, too. A slow struggle. To level up her craft, she read for places she wanted to submit stories to, such as Apex Magazine (and I imagine Strange Horizons where she was co-editor-in-chief for a few years). She zeroed in on writers with a style that engaged her (mentioned Seth Dickinson: strong openings, really punchy that goes hard and uses unique protagonists and stylings; also, Vajra Chandrasekera at Strange Horizons who has the story The Translator at Low Tide at Clarkesworld). She read every issue for a magazine she loved (Shimmer). When she gets personal rejections, she revises if she agrees with the criticism, but first she sits with the feedback and asks whether this meets with her own goals. Then she ignores any that doesn't meet her goals and revises in her own direction. Focus on things that felt singular and make your voice sing. She also mentioned influences from new weird stories, China Mieville novels, Jeff Vandermeer, Samuel Delaney. Soaking those authors stories impacted her style. Also, the weird cities of Tanith Lee, Storm Constantine (weird dark, weird relations), The Etched City by K.J. Bishop (also: That Book Your Mad Ancestor Wrote; and the short story The Art of Dying). Mentioned influence from photography (observant of slant of life, shapes, colors, what people are doing in spaces). Be interested, curious, observant. Mentioned current games/reads/shows she enjoyed: Destiny The Witch Queen, Pyre, How High We Go In the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu, Station Eleven show.

Anyway, I've been reading a lot of comics and recently finished a first read of Dhalgren by Samuel Delaney. Lots to say about both, but I'll save that for another time. My comic reading habits have been somewhat random, with some focus on horror (SiKtC) and some just random mot. Might try to dip into what Alyssa Wong's written in comics next, as I loved her horror short stories, though just from a glance her comics seem fairly different (more action flick) and perhaps not quite what I'm reading these days.

Please feel free to browse my latest updates to the lists below. Happy writing and subbing. Best of luck with it all!

R.J.K. Lee


In no way are the listings below complete, but these should help point the way to some good possibilities when sending your work off. I'll add more soon.

Some market updates and changes to note:

The Dread Machine now pays 5¢/word instead of 3 for original fiction up to 5500 words (dark future / cyberpunk / literary SF / slipstream / magical realism)

SFWA's opened its doors to more members. Review the changes here. Cat Rambo detailed some of the reasons she voted for the change here. 

Cossmass Infinities only open two months a year: February and October (see October entry below)

Fantasy Magazine is open to BIPOC submissions all year (open to general subs 7/1-7/7 and 10/1-10/7)

Fireside Fiction is closing permanently to submissions (they'll still publish what they have already purchased but after that, they will not be seeking any more stories in the future)

As noted on Locus, "small-press horror press Silver Shamrock Publishing closed" on the first weekend of April. Hence, their Midnight in the Stagecoach anthology window is no more.

EDIT: 
Just noticed on Twitter that Zooscape will not open in August after all. They will open to submissions from December (12/15) and I updated the list accordingly.

Table of Contents:

1. Deadlines/Windows (4/20/2022 and beyond; paying 6¢/word or more)
2. Open Publications (no deadline; paying 6¢/word or more)
3. Deadlines/Windows (4/20/2022 and beyond; paying up to 5¢/word)
4. Open Publications (no deadline; paying up to 5¢/word)
5. Deadlines/Windows (4/20/2022 and beyond; advance/royalties or benefit/charity)
6. Search for More Markets Here
7. Browse Links to Advice/Lists/Workshops

1. Deadlines/Windows (4/20/2022 and beyond; paying 6¢/word or more)

4/21 (assume: midnight EST/EDT), Flash Fiction Online, 500-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: any, Anonymous submissions, Reprints OK (2¢/word), Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (only one original and one reprint concurrently), Note: open 1st-21st almost every month (closed in December)

4/29, Science Write Now #7, unspecified word count, Pay: 30¢/word up to $390 for new stories ($70/poem or $180 for three poems; $40 for reprint stories or essays; $20 for reprint poems), Genre: various (poems, short stories, book reviews, or literary or personal essays related to science, technology, engineering, or maths), Theme: "Science, Humour, and the Absurd" (explores how humour and the absurd shape cultural ideas of science and, in turn, how the world of science influences comic performance in popular culture, art and literature), limited to Australian writers or writers living in Australia, Reprints OK, Poetry OK, Nonfiction OK, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO 

4/30 (11:59pm EDT), Baen Fantasy Adventure Award, 1500-8000 words, awards (grand prize: published at pro rates, engraved award, $500 of Baen books; 2nd: $500 of Baen books; 3rd: $300 of Baen books, Genre: any fantasy, Anonymous submissions, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, send entries as .RTF attachments to baenfantasyaward@baen.com with BFAA SUBMISSION in the subject line

4/30, Bioluminescent: A Lunarpunk Anthology (Android Press), 500-7500 words, 8¢/word, Genre: Lunarpunk (see explanation on their website), Poetry OK (5 poems or 5 pages; $30/poem + contributor copy), Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, Editor: Justine Norton-Kertson, submit at the Moksha link here

4/30, Elegant Literature, 500-2000 words, 10¢/word, Genre: any, Theme: reflections and an apple (note: each month has a different theme), note that there is also a contest but that requires an entry fee (submission to the magazine is free; just create a free account), submissions are open to new writers (see definition on website, which includes sold fewer than 4 stories at 8¢/word and have not traditionally published a 40,000 word or more novel), Art OK (cover art: $200), Poetry NO, Reprints NO, Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK

4/15-4/30, Escape Pod's Flash Fiction Contest, ~500 words (not including title), Genre: SF (other genres discouraged; recommends not to skew too far from the core genre)

5/1 (11:59 pm CST), Dark Matter Magazine, 1000-5000 words, 8 cents/word, Genre: SF/Horror (horror should incorporate science /tech, such as SF horror/weird/SF thriller/cyberpunk; see website for more details), Reprints OK (2 cents/word), Poetry OK ($30/poem), Comics OK (1-10 pages; $50/page), Art OK, Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO, submit via Moksha portal

5/1 (at least; may be extended), Lightspeed Magazine (flash fiction only), ~1500 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF/Fantasy, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO (and must wait 7 days after reply before next submission), Note: currently closed to short stories 

5/1 (or until full), Picnic in the Graveyard (anthology w/ Century Media Gates), 2000-4000 word, 7¢/word, Genre: Horror, Theme: take place in a cemetery/burial place, Reprints No, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, sub to Cemeterygatesmedia@gmail.com w/ attached doc file

5/1, PARSEC 2022 short story contest, ~3500 words, Award (1st=$200 w/ publication; 2nd=$100; 3rd=$50;Best Youth Story=$50), Genre: SF/Fantasy/Horror, Theme: Hearth, Song, and Table (incorporate at least two of the three elements), Reprints NO, Multiple OK (max 2 but sub each story separately), Simultaneous NO, Eligibility: open to non-professional writers (those who have not met eligibility requirements for SFWA or equivalent: sale of a novel or sale of 3 stories to a large-circulation publication) and not open to previous first-place winners and current contest coordinators, submit via Submittable form in standard (doc/docx/rtf)

5/1 (midnight PST), Queer Sci Fi: Clarity, ~300 words, various awards (1st = $75, 2nd = $50, 3rd = $25), Genre: SF/Fantasy/Paranormal/Fantasy (must be LGBTIQA), Theme: Clarity (stories must embrace/explore this theme; see more on the website), Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit entry to scott@queerscifi.com with subject line “QSF FLASH FICTION CONTEST: TITLE, AUTHOR”

5/5 (11:59 PM PST), Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors, 3000-5000 words, various awards (1st = $3,000, 2nd = $2,000, 3rd = $1,000, nine finalists each receive $300; winners + finalists published in Fall 2022 on Fix’s website and celebrated during a virtual event), Genre: Cli-Fi (specifically hope-filled climate fiction), Theme: stories that envision the next 180 years of climate progress (must be set anytime between today and 2200; looking for vivid characters, cultural setting, creative solutions, and decolonized futures), Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, Judges: a panel of literary experts (including Grace L. Dillon, Arkady Martine, and Sheree Renée Thomas), submit entries at their portal here

5/1-5/14, Solarpunk Magazine, 500-7500 words, 8¢/word ($80 min), Genre: any (prefers solarpunk/SF/F/slipstream/magical realism/urban fantasy; not strict about genre), Theme: solarpunk (specifically any work that "speculates about a better world in an equitable future where humanity and technology have either achieved a healthy balance with nature, or have adapted to climate change in creative ways"), Poetry OK (up to 5 poems or 5 pages of poems, whichever is shorter; $40/poem), Translations OK, Simultaneous NO, Multiple (one submission per category of flash, short story, and poetry), Nonfiction OK (1000-1500 words, $75/piece), Art OK ($100/reprint cover, $300 original cover, $50 reprint inside, $150 original inside)

5/1-5/14, Cast of Wonders (an Escape Artists Podcast): Banned Books Week 2022, ~6000 words (query for longer; best fit is 3000-4500 or flash <1000), 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: specifically a Banned Books Week submissions window (also should be YA, 12-17 age range, include a sense of wonder, have deep emotional resonance, and have something unreal about them), Anonymous submissions, Reprints OK, Simultaneous OK (notify if accepted elsewhere and may consider as reprint), Multiple NO, Editor:  Katherine Inskip, send submissions to Moksha link

5/1-5/15 (tentative), Flame Tree (Monthly Flash Fiction Contest), 700-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: to be announced in newsletter, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit entry to the Newsletter Editor Zoë Seabourne, zoe.seabourne@flametreepublishing.com w/ theme as subject heading and author details/bio at end of story, Note: must subscribe to newsletter to submit; the monthly newsletter will state the new month's genre/prompt

5/1-5/15, Uncanny Magazine, 17,500-40,000 words, 10¢/word, Genre: all speculative, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO

5/20, Planet Democracy (Militia Review), 3000-7500 words, 8¢/word up to 5000 words (up to a max of $500 after that), Genre: Hopepunk (and any related SF/Fantasy/ Literary/Slipstream/Cli-Fi), Theme: hopepunk ("positive and powerful character-driven stories that imagine an open and inclusive tech-empowered democratic future for all people, species and countries on Earth"; see more details at the website), Translation OK, Reprints NO, Poetry OK ($10/poem), Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit via their google form at https://forms.gle/2AJYdwhjdQVkunYWA

5/1-5/21 (assume: midnight EST/EDT), Flash Fiction Online, 500-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: any, Anonymous submissions, Reprints OK (2¢/word), Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (only one original and one reprint concurrently), Note: open 1st-21st almost every month (closed in December)

5/16-5/30, Uncanny Magazine (short stories), 760-6000 words 10 cents/word, Genre: SF/F (wants intricate, experimental, and tales that make you feel), Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit via Moksha portal

5/1-5/30, Space Fantasy Magazine, ~1250 words (prefer 1000-1250 but multiple micros up to 1250 words total is okay), 8¢/word, Genre: SF/Fantasy (seeking stories that "challenge our relationship with space—past, present, and future"), Theme: Is There Anybody Out There? (unexpected encounters in isolated places), Reprints NO, Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK (multiple micro stories should be included in the same file, but no more than 1250 words in total per submission period), send submission to spacefantasymag(@)gmail.com

1/15-5/31, One Story, 3k-8k words, $500/story, Genre: any literary, Simultaneous OK, also open to submissions 10/4-11/14

5/1-5/31 (may close earlier if reach submissions cap), The Cincinnati Review, ~10,000 words, about 10¢/word (specifically $25/page), Genre: general/literary, Poetry OK ($30/page), three submissions windows (opening the 1st of September, December, and May and closing at the end of the month or when they reach a cap on submissions) 

5/1-5/31, Nashville Review, ~8000 words, a flat $100/story (so about 1-10¢/word), Genre: general/literary, may submit short stories and novel excerpts up to 8000 words or submit three flash pieces in one document up to 1000 words each, Simultaneous OK, Creative Non-fiction OK (~8000 words), Poetry OK (1-3 poems within one document per submission; $25/poem), Art OK (see site for details), three submissions windows (9/1-9/30, 1/1-1/31, 5/1-5/31)

5/31, Escape Pod (general submissions), 1500-6000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF (flexible about the range of SF; prefers high clarity and pacing to match their audio formats; leans toward escapism, hopepunk and optimism rather than grimdark and gloom), Reprints OK (1500-7,500 words, $100)

5/1-5/31, Dark Void, 3000-4000 words, 5¢/word, Genre: SF Horror, Theme: must take place off planet Earth (all stories taking place on Earth are rejected), submit to darkvoidmagazine@gmail.com

5/31, Literally Dead (Halloween Ghost Anthology from Alienhead Press), 2000-4000 words, 6¢/word, Genre/Theme: creepy and dark ghost stories of PG-13 or R ratings (classic paranormal, poltergeists, ghosts, spirits, haunted places and objects, and the eerily unexplained that take place on or around Halloween), Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit .doc or .docx to: submissions.alienheadpress@gmail.com with subject line: GHOST ANTHOLOGY - “Story Title” by “Author Name”

6/15 (tentative), Flame Tree (Monthly Flash Fiction Contest), 700-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: to be announced in newsletter, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit entry to the Newsletter Editor Zoë Seabourne, zoe.seabourne@flametreepublishing.com w/ theme as subject heading and author details/bio at end of story, Note: must subscribe to newsletter to submit; the monthly newsletter will state the new month's genre/prompt

6/1-6/21 (assume: midnight EST/EDT), Flash Fiction Online, 500-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: any, Anonymous submissions, Reprints OK (2¢/word), Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (only one original and one reprint concurrently), Note: open 1st-21st almost every month (closed in December)

6/15-6/30, Cast of Wonders (an Escape Artists Podcast): Limited Demographic (only open to authors 19 years or under as of the end of June 2022), ~6000 words (query for longer; best fit is 3000-4500 or flash <1000), 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: generally should be YA, 12-17 age range, include a sense of wonder, have deep emotional resonance, and have something unreal about them, Anonymous submissions, Reprints OK, Simultaneous OK (notify if accepted elsewhere and may consider as reprint), Multiple NO, Editor:  Katherine Inskip, send submissions to Moksha link

4/1-6/30, WotF Q2, ~17000 words (generally should aim for 3000-10,000), 8¢/word, prize money (1^st $1000, 2nd $750, 3rd $500, annual grand $5000, plus Hollywood workshop; semi-finalists get feedback), Genre: F/SF, Note: contest for new writers w/o 4+ pro-level publications (8¢/word pro rates); the forum is very helpful, especially the Super Secrets thread; free workshop available on website, also check out Wulf Moon's workshops for extra help on crafting winning stories and mindset

7/15 (tentative), Flame Tree (Monthly Flash Fiction Contest), 700-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: to be announced in newsletter, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit entry to the Newsletter Editor Zoë Seabourne, zoe.seabourne@flametreepublishing.com w/ theme as subject heading and author details/bio at end of story, Note: must subscribe to newsletter to submit; the monthly newsletter will state the new month's genre/prompt

7/1-7/7 (general submissions), Fantasy Magazine, ~7500 words, 8¢/word, Genre: Fantasy/Dark Fantasy, Poetry ($40/poem, send up to 6), anonymous submissions, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (only one in each category of short, flash, and poetry), Note: opens for general submissions again on 10/1-10/7; open to BIPOC authors throughout all of 2022

2/7-7/16 (flexible), Sovereign: An Anthology of Black Fantasy Fiction, 1000-39,999 words, 8¢/word for first 1000 words (1¢/word after first 1000 words), Genre: Fantasy (Heroic, Mythic, Flintlock, Gaslamp, Medieval, Religious, Weird West, Arcanepunk, High/Epic Fantasy, Sword and Soul/Planet, 

Noblebright/Nobledark, Fables/Fairytale Retellings), Seeking stories by authors from Africa and the African Diaspora, Translations OK, Reprints OK, Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK (one original and one reprint), submit stories to https://forms.gle/trPS6GCZaaY3bU6RA

2/7-7/16 (flexible), From the Ashes: An Anthology of Elemental Urban Fantasy (For Burn Survivors), 1000-39,999 words, 8¢/word for first 1000 words (1¢/word after first 1000 words), Genre: urban fantasy, Theme: must contain fire-based elemental magic in an urban fantasy setting (see more on their website), Translations OK, Reprints OK, Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK (one original and one reprint), submit stories to https://forms.gle/SxRKcYMgAFpCg7nv7

7/1-7/21 (assume: midnight EST/EDT), Flash Fiction Online, 500-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: any, Anonymous submissions, Reprints OK (2¢/word), Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (only one original and one reprint concurrently), Note: open 1st-21st almost every month (closed in December)

3/1-7/31, Pseudopod (reprints from 2022 Anthologies and Collections), ~6000 words (1500-6000 for original short fiction; sweet spot of 4500 words; also welcomes flash under 1500 words), $100 for short fiction reprints ($20 for flash fiction under 1500 words; 8¢/word for original fiction with window opening in August), Genre/Theme: any horror for audio (dark, weird fiction; dark humor; any subgenres from grim realism and crime drama to magic-realism and supernatural dark fantasy), Simultaneous OK (must provide disclosure), Multiple OK (one original & one reprint) publishers send collections / anthologies published in 2022 (highlight stories original to that publication), authors ask their publisher to send the book (if they're not interested, still submit story and include collection/anthology title in the cover letter), submit via moksha portal)

7/31, Little Blue Marble, ~2000 words, CAD 10¢/word (will match USD 8¢/word if CAD/USD rates drop), Genre/Theme: speculative (fiction that examines humanity’s possible futures living with anthropogenic climate change; prefers hopeful outlook, but the occasional dystopia might fit; "while science is an important piece for solving the climate change puzzle, we challenge writers to also examine our existing social, cultural, political, and economic frameworks and envision new ones to help see us through to a better, more sustainable world"), Reprints OK (~5000 words, 1¢/word), Poetry OK, Non-fiction OK (1000-2000 words), Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO, send submissions to submissions@littlebluemarble.ca

8/1-8/7, Abyss & Apex, ~1000 words (8¢/word), 1001-10,000 words ($80), Genre: any speculative but no horror, wants good flash fiction of 1250 words or less, poetry welcome but has a different submissions window (Nov and May, listed under semi-pro)

8/1-8/15, Dangerous Waters: Deadly Women of the Sea (guest editor Julia C. Lewis), 500-3000 words (also:100-word drabbles; poems of ~350 words), 8¢/word (drabbles/poems=$50), Genre: Horror/Dark fantasy, Theme: dangerous women of the sea (stories, poems, and drabbles about malevolent mermaids, sinister sirens, scary selkies, and other deadly and dangerous women of the deep blue sea), Poetry OK, Reprints NO, Simultaneous (not mentioned), Multiple OK (up to 3/author), sub with attached Word doc to submissions@brigidsgatepress.com (with DANGEROUS WATERS as subject heading; include full name, title, word count, trigger warnings, email address, author bio, and social media handles)

8/15 (tentative), Flame Tree (Monthly Flash Fiction Contest), 700-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: to be announced in newsletter, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit entry to the Newsletter Editor Zoë Seabourne, zoe.seabourne@flametreepublishing.com w/ theme as subject heading and author details/bio at end of story, Note: must subscribe to newsletter to submit; the monthly newsletter will state the new month's genre/prompt

8/1-8/21 (assume: midnight EST/EDT), Flash Fiction Online, 500-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: any, Anonymous submissions, Reprints OK (2¢/word), Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (only one original and one reprint concurrently), Note: open 1st-21st almost every month (closed in December)

8/12-8/21, Pseudopod (general submissions), 1500-6000 words (prefer about 4500; also flash under 1500 welcome), 8¢/word (reprints of flash at $20), Genre/Theme: any horror for audio, Simultaneous OK (with disclosure!), Multiple OK (one original and one reprint)

8/1-8/31, Cast of Wonders (an Escape Artists Podcast): Flash Fiction Contest, ~1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: generally should be YA, 12-17 age range, include a sense of wonder, have deep emotional resonance, and have something unreal about them, Anonymous submissions, Reprints OK, Simultaneous OK (notify if accepted elsewhere and may consider as reprint), Multiple NO, Editor:  Katherine Inskip, send submissions to Moksha link

9/15 (tentative), Flame Tree (Monthly Flash Fiction Contest), 700-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: to be announced in newsletter, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit entry to the Newsletter Editor Zoë Seabourne, zoe.seabourne@flametreepublishing.com w/ theme as subject heading and author details/bio at end of story, Note: must subscribe to newsletter to submit; the monthly newsletter will state the new month's genre/prompt

9/1-9/21 (assume: midnight EST/EDT), Flash Fiction Online, 500-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: any, Anonymous submissions, Reprints OK (2¢/word), Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (only one original and one reprint concurrently), Note: open 1st-21st almost every month (closed in December)

7/1-9/30, WotF Q2, ~17000 words (generally should aim for 3000-10,000), 8¢/word, prize money (1^st $1000, 2nd $750, 3rd $500, annual grand $5000, plus Hollywood workshop; semi-finalists get feedback), Genre: F/SF, Note: contest for new writers w/o 4+ pro-level publications (8¢/word pro rates); the forum is very helpful, especially the Super Secrets thread; free workshop available on website, also check out Wulf Moon's workshops for extra help on crafting winning stories and mindset

9/1-9/30 (may close earlier if reach submissions cap), The Cincinnati Review, ~10,000 words, about 10¢/word (specifically $25/page), Genre: general/literary, Poetry OK ($30/page), Simultaneous OK, three submissions windows (opening the 1st of September, December, and May and closing at the end of the month or when they reach a cap on submissions) 

10/1-10/7 (general submissions), Fantasy Magazine, ~7500 words, 8¢/word, Genre: Fantasy/Dark Fantasy, Poetry ($40/poem, send up to 6), anonymous submissions, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (only one in each category of short, flash, and poetry), Note: open to BIPOC authors throughout all of 2022

10/1-10/14 (under-represented authors) and 10/8-10/14 (all authors), Cossmass Infinities, 1000-7500 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F, Reprints NO, Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO

10/15 (tentative), Flame Tree (Monthly Flash Fiction Contest), 700-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: to be announced in newsletter, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit entry to the Newsletter Editor Zoë Seabourne, zoe.seabourne@flametreepublishing.com w/ theme as subject heading and author details/bio at end of story, Note: must subscribe to newsletter to submit; the monthly newsletter will state the new month's genre/prompt

10/1-10/21 (assume: midnight EST/EDT), Flash Fiction Online, 500-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: any, Anonymous submissions, Reprints OK (2¢/word), Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (only one original and one reprint concurrently), Note: open 1st-21st almost every month (closed in December)

11/15 (tentative), Flame Tree (Monthly Flash Fiction Contest), 700-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: to be announced in newsletter, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit entry to the Newsletter Editor Zoë Seabourne, zoe.seabourne@flametreepublishing.com w/ theme as subject heading and author details/bio at end of story, Note: must subscribe to newsletter to submit; the monthly newsletter will state the new month's genre/prompt

11/1-11/21 (assume: midnight EST/EDT), Flash Fiction Online, 500-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: any, Anonymous submissions, Reprints OK (2¢/word), Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (only one original and one reprint concurrently), Note: open 1st-21st almost every month (closed in December)

12/15 (tentative), Flame Tree (Monthly Flash Fiction Contest), 700-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: to be announced in newsletter, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit entry to the Newsletter Editor Zoë Seabourne, zoe.seabourne@flametreepublishing.com w/ theme as subject heading and author details/bio at end of story, Note: must subscribe to newsletter to submit; the monthly newsletter will state the new month's genre/prompt

12/15~ (re-opens), Zooscape, ~5,000 words, 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: any furry SF/F (must feature an anthropomorphic animal figure), Reprints OK (~10,000 words, $20), Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO (query), submit to zooscape.zine@gmail.com with subject line of “SUBMISSION:  Title, Word Count", currently closed 4/1/2022-8/14/2022

10/1-12/31, WotF Q2, ~17000 words (generally should aim for 3000-10,000), 8¢/word, prize money (1^st $1000, 2nd $750, 3rd $500, annual grand $5000, plus Hollywood workshop; semi-finalists get feedback), Genre: F/SF, Note: contest for new writers w/o 4+ pro-level publications (8¢/word pro rates); the forum is very helpful, especially the Super Secrets thread; free workshop available on website, also check out Wulf Moon's workshops for extra help on crafting winning stories and mindset

2. Open Publications (no deadline; paying 6¢/word or more)

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, ~12k words, 5-8¢/word, Genre: Mystery/Crime/Suspense /Thriller

Amazing Stories, 1k-10k words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF

Analog Science Fiction and Fact, ~20k (8-10 cents/word), 40k-80k serials (6 cents/word), poetry ($1/line), 4k-word fact articles (9¢/word), Genre: SF, Multiple Yes

Anathema: Spec from the Margins, 1500-6k words (if 1500-2k words pays 5¢/word), $100 CAD/story ($50/poem), Genre: SF/F/H, Simultaneous OK, Poetry OK (under 100 lines, Non-Fiction OK (1500-3000 words), Limited demographic: queer/two-spirit person of colour/Indigenous/Aboriginal, Note on Genre/Theme: "We are open to any form of genre or speculative content. We talk about what we do as "SF/F/H, the weird, slipstream, surrealism, fabulism, and more," elsewhere on the site. But we are not limited to those genres. Use them as a starting point and send whatever you want: as long as it's got some kind of speculative content we'll consider it. And we are also interested in seeing work that has been difficult to place because of content or perspective."

Apex Magazine, ~7500 words, 8 cents/word, Genre: F/SF/Horror

Assemble Artifacts Magazine, ~40,000 words (prefers 5000 words or more), 8-10¢/words, Genre/Theme: wonder and suspense, Poetry NO, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, will no respond in the case of rejections (assumed rejected after 3 months), submit via form with a 1-3 sentence pitch of the story and author bio, note that the contract is aimed at allowing them to produce film adaptations ("license exclusive worldwide all language first print/electronic publication, audio and media adaptation shopping rights for a term")

Asimov's, 1k-20k words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F

Baffling Magazine, ~1200 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F/Horror (especially interested in queer/trans/aro/ace; welcomes weird/slipstream/interstitial), Simultaneous OK

Beneath Ceaseless Skies, ~15k words, 8¢/word, Genre: literary adventure fantasy (no urban fantasy and nothing modern)

Boneyard Soup Magazine, 2k-6k words, 5¢/word, Genre: Horror/Dark Fantasy, Reprints OK, Non-Fiction OK, Art OK

Cathedral Canyon Review, ~5500 words for fiction and nonfiction (~1000 words flash fiction), 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: literary, Poetry OK (3-5 submitted in the same document; $20/poem), Art OK ($25/image), Simultaneous OK, email submissions, Limited to an author or artist living in the Southwest (generally California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah) and especially interested in BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ writers 

Clarkesworld Magazine, 1k-22k words, 10¢/word, Genre: SF/F

Cloud Lake Literary, ~3500 words, $50 CAD/per page to a maximum of $150 CAD, Genre: fiction/creative nonfiction/poetry/child lit/YA, Note: Canadian Writers only

Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores, open 1st-2nd every month, 1000-40000 words (shorter preferred), 8¢/word (reprints 2¢/word), Genre: F/SF, Poetry ($1/line, ~40 lines, reprints 50¢/word), Articles (2-8¢/word, reprints 1-4¢/word), unedited feedback provided if requested in cover letter (fair warning: some have found their feedback, editing, and publication process rude or unhelpful, and so, I've left them off the monthly deadlines list. Personally, I'll still be subbing to them but some writers have been, to put it mildly, turned off by their approach, so keep this in mind)

Craft Literary, ~1000 word flash ($100), ~6000 word short fiction or nonfiction ($200), Genre: general/literary, Simultaneous OK

Cricket, ~6000 words (best = 1200-1800 & 600-900), 25 cents/word, Genre/Theme: middle grade readers (realistic contemporary fiction, historical fiction, science fiction and fantasy, folk tales, myths and legends, and humor), also seeking poetry / nonfiction / puzzles / activities / art, Note: other magazines at the link include Babybug, Ladybug, Spider, Ask, Muse

Daily Science Fiction, 100-1500 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F/slipstream, will consider flash series

Dark Recesses, 500-5000 words, 5¢/word, Genre: horror/dark fiction, four submission windows (9/1-11/30, 12/1-2/28 or 29, 3/1-5/31, 6/1-8/31, note variants from standard manuscript format (single-spaced, no indents), Nonfiction OK (but read specifics on their site)

Decoded, ~7500 words, 1-5¢/word ($25/flash, $100/short, $200/long, $75/comic, Genre/Theme: any queer SF/Fantasy/Horror, Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK (submit up to two pieces), Note: must be a queer identifying writer

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, 250-20,000 (2500-8000 best), 5-8¢/word, Genre: Mystery/Crime/Suspense/Thriller

Escape Pod, 1500-6000 (reprints 1500-18000), 8¢/word (reprints $100), Genre/Theme: any SF (prefer high clarity and pacing to match their audio format; prefer to see a ray of hope even in darker stories), opens from 9/1/2021-5/31/2022

Fantasy Magazine, ~7500 words, 8¢/word, Genre: Fantasy/Dark Fantasy, Poetry ($40/poem, send up to 6), anonymous submissions, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (only one in each category of short, flash, and poetry), Note: open to BIPOC authors throughout all of 2022; opens for general submissions again on 7/1-7/7 and 10/1-10/7

Flame Tree Press, seeks 70k-120k word novels (SF/F/H/Crime), often announces short story anthologies (8¢/word), runs a monthly flash fiction contest (700-1000 words, 8¢/word, reprints 6¢/word, two categories of SF or Horror), sign up for newsletter to receive notice of monthly flash fiction contest prompts and upcoming anthology calls 

Flash Fiction Online, submission window open from the 1st to the 21st each month, 500-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: any, Multiple OK (up to 3 submitted at a time), Reprints OK (2¢/word), note: remove all author identifying info from submitted files

Focus on the Family Clubhouse, 500-2000 words, 15¢/word, Genre: SF/Fantasy/Humor/General, Age/Theme: 8-12 year old and Christian values

Fractured Lit, 401-1000 words ($75), ~400 words ($50), Genre: general/literary, Multiple OK (up to 2 in same document), submit via Submittable with brief bio and optional cover letter 

Future Science Fiction Digest (UFO Publishing), 500-10,000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF, Note: only open to translated submissions or stories by writers for whom English is not their first language and who reside outside of primarily English-speaking countries

Futures (at Nature.com), 850-950 words, $130, Genre: near future/hard SF, Reprints NO, Simultaneous OK, submit as a Microsoft Word attachment to futures@nature.com

Galaxy's Edge, ~10,000 words (novelettes a harder sale), 7¢/word, Genre: SF/F (subgenres welcome, such as space opera, steampunk, urban fantasy, africanfuturism, magical realism, dark fantasy, dystopian SF, etc.), Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit via the Moksha portal

Infinite Horrors, 1500-5000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: Horror, Art OK ($75-$150 for commissioned, $30 for non-commissioned), Comics OK (seeking new, unpublished comic or graphic novel shorts of 4–10 pages at rates negotiated with the artist),  Reprints NO, Multiple NO, Simultaneous NO, send submissions to info@infinitehorrorsmagazine.com (note that they may not send a rejection notice; if 90 days have passed, consider the submission rejected)

Infinite Worlds, 1500-5000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF, Art OK ($75-$150 for commissioned, $30 for non-commissioned), Comics OK (seeking new, unpublished comic or graphic novel shorts of 4–10 pages at rates negotiated with the artist),  Reprints NO, Multiple NO, Simultaneous NO, send submissions to submissions@infiniteworldsmagazine.com (note that they may not send a rejection notice; if 90 days have passed, consider the submission rejected)

Nanoism, ~140 characters (including spaces), $1.50/story, Genre/Theme: any (but most interested in literary stories with staying power), also open to serials (see details on site), submit one story/week 

Nashville Review, ~8000 words, a flat $100/story (so about 1-10¢/word), Genre: general/literary, may submit short stories and novel excerpts up to 8000 words or submit three flash pieces in one document up to 1000 words each, Simultaneous OK, Creative Non-fiction OK (~8000 words), Poetry OK (1-3 poems within one document per submission; $25/poem), Art OK (see site for details), three submissions windows (9/1-9/30, 1/1-1/31, 5/1-5/31)

Neon Hemlock Press (anthology), Opulent Syntax: Irish Speculative Fiction, ~6000 words (best: 1000-4000), 8¢/word, any speculative (SF/F/H/hybrid/alt-history/weird/slipstream/utopian/dystopian/less definable) exploring Irish identity (including immigrant, Irish Traveler/Minceir, queer/trans), submissions open to anyone resident on the island of Ireland and to Irish people living anywhere

Orion's Belt, ~1200 words, 8¢/word, Genre: literary speculative, closed to fiction subs until March 2022, Art OK ($25, open to subs now)

Plenitude Magazine, ~5000 words, $80 CAD/story (so about 5¢/word for ~1000 words), Genre/Theme: queer literary, Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK, Poetry OK (up to five pages; $35 CAD/poem), limited to LGBTQ2S+ writers, also from May 1 until October 1 limited to Canadian writers

PodCastle, ~6000 words (3000-4500 best), 8¢/word, Genre: Fantasy, Simultaneous & Multiple OK, Reprints ($100 for >1500 words, $20/flash), open 11/1-11/31 and closed from December 2021

Pseudopod, 1500-6000 words (prefer about 4500; also flash under 1500 welcome), 8¢/word (reprints of flash at $20), Genre/Theme: any horror for audio, Simultaneous OK (but with disclosure!), Multiple OK (one original and one reprint), Open 3/1-8/31 for Anthologies and Collections, Open 8/10-8/31 for Flash Fiction Contest, currently closed until 2/28/2022

Pulp Literature, ~40000 (~5000 best), 5-8¢/word (up to 7000 words), Seeking: any genre or between-genre, poetry, comics, illustration, and open to novel queries in Jan/July, Poetry (up to 3 poems or 5 pages w/ $25-$50)

Reckoning, ~20,000 words, 8¢/word ($30/page for poems), Genre: SF/F/General, Theme: enivironmental justic, Simultaneous OK, Poetry OK (prefer multiple 3-5 poems <10 pages, but send only one if longer)

Seize the Press, ~2000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: bleak SF/dark fantasy/Horror, Theme: seeking dark, transgressive speculative (no moralizing and no happy endings), Reprints NO, Multiple OK, Simultaneous OK, email submissions to submissions@seizethepress.com

Smokelong Quarterly, ~1000 words, $50/piece, Genre: Literary, Simultaneous OK, Notes on what they want: language that surprises and excites, narratives that strive toward something other than a final punch line or twist, pieces that add up to something, often (but not necessarily always) something profound or emotionally resonant honest work that feels as if it has far more purpose than a writer wanting to write a story

Solarpunk Magazine, 500-7500 words, 8¢/word ($80 min), Genre: any (prefers solarpunk / SF/F / slipstream / magical realism / urban fantasy; not strict about genre), Theme: solarpunk (specifically any work that "speculates about a better world in an equitable future where humanity and technology have either achieved a healthy balance with nature, or have adapted to climate change in creative ways"), (Poetry OK (up to 5 poems or 5 pages of poems, whichever is shorter; $40/poem), Simultaneous OK, Multiple (one submission per category of flash, short story, and poetry), Nonfiction OK (1000-1500 words, $75/piece), Art OK ($100/reprint cover, $300 original cover, $50 reprint inside, $150 original inside), Submission window for Issue 1 is 11/1/1-11/14,  Note: this window depends on their September/October Kickstarter success

Split Lip Magazine, ~3000 words, flat rate of $50 for flash/short stories/poetry/memoirs/art (so 5¢/word for ~1000 word stories; longer than that and the rate isn't as good), Simultaneous OK, Poetry OK (only send one per sub period), free submissions months include the following: January, March, May, August, September, November

Strange Horizons (; open to poetry), ~10,000 words (~5000 best), 10¢/word, Genre: speculative (broadly defined), Poetry (up to 6 poems at a time, in same file OK, $50/poem), Art OK (email, see website), Nonfiction OK (email, see website), Simultaneous NO, will reopen to fiction subs in 2022

Terraform, ~2000 words, 20¢/word, Genre: SF, Theme: nearer future fiction any form welcome ("classic-style SF short stories, social media posts from beyond the horizon, fictive data dumps, experimental graphic narratives, and so on"), Note: send submissions to terraform.motherboard@gmail.com

The Antihumanist, ~1000 words, 5¢/word, Genre: any genre that fits the theme, Theme: fiction that "challenges human centred narratives" and "forces us to confront our place in the universe," Simultaneous OK

The Arcanist, ~1000 words, 10¢/word, Genre: Fantasy/SF/Horror, Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK (sub up to three at a time), Note: seeking great characters with complete stories

The Cincinnati Review, ~10,000 words, about 10¢/word (specifically $25/page), Genre: general/literary, Poetry OK ($30/page), Simultaneous OK, three submissions windows (opening the 1st of September, December, and May and closing at the end of the month or when they reach a cap on submissions) 

The Dark, 2000-6000 words, 6¢/word, Genre: Horror/Dark Fantasy/Experimental

The Deadlands, ~5000 words (sweet spot = 3-4k), 10¢/word,Genre/Theme: speculative fiction that concerns itself with death–but also everything death may involve, Reprints OK (~5000 words, 1¢/word), Poetry OK during open periods (currently closed since June 14th; when open: 3 poems/submission, $50/poem), Nonfiction OK (1-4k words, $100/essay), Art OK ($100/cover art), closing 12/19/2021-1/19/2022

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, ~25,000 words, 8-12 cents/word, Genre: F/SF/H (speculative element may be slight but should be present), send to Sheree Renée Thomas, Poetry OK (send 3-5 poems/submission), Art & Cartoons OK (send sample/queries to Gordon Van Gelder), note: do not submit another story or set of poems before 21-days after your last submission

The No Sleep Podcast, 1200-2000 words at 5¢/word (1200-2499 = $100; 2500+ words = $150), Genre/Theme: must be horror and generally prefer first person, should be written with audio format in mind

The Razor, ~2000 words, $100/story, Genre: general/literary, Simultaneous OK, anonymous submissions, Nonfiction OK

The Strand Magazine, 1000-2000 words at 5¢/word (1000-6000 words at $100-150), Genre/Theme: mysteries/detective/terror/supernatural

Thirteen, any word count, 1-5¢/word (~1000 words = 5¢/word; 1000-40,000 words = 1-2¢/word), Genre: horror (an audio-drama podcast specializing in "slow-burn atmospheric horror and ghost stories"), submissions formatted as a script have a better chance of selection, first person central narrator with supporting characters works best for their format, see more advice on the website

Three-Lobed Burning Eye, 500-1000 words or 1001-7500 (1000-2000=5¢/word), Genre: any spec especially horror/dark fantasy (prefers hybrid/weird), $100/short story or $30/flash

Triangle House Review, ~40,000 words, flat rate of $50 (so around 5¢/word for ~1000 words), Genre: general/literary, limited to "pieces by writers who have never been published in any capacity before"

Uncharted Magazine, 1000-5000 words, 4-10¢/word ($200/story), Genres: SF/Fantasy/Horror/Thriller, Simultaneous OK, Note: debuting on August 2021

Unreal Magazine / Unfit Magazine, ~5000 words, 20 cents/word up to 1000 words (1 cent/word over 1000), seeking imaginative/emotional/metaphors/original ideas, Simultaneous OK, SFWA members not eligible, Note: also see their Unfit Magazine (seeking same as Unreal), Note: this was delisted at Submissions Grinder (sub at your own risk)

upstreet, ~5000 words, $50-$250 for short stories or essays (generally 5¢/word for ~1000 words), Genre: general/literary, Simultaneous OK, submissions window is September to March

Raven Canticle Press (Valravn and other anthologies; novellas and novels), 3000-10,000 words paid at 10¢/word (w/ bonus payouts based on crowdfunding/sales; also seeking 15,000-80,000 word novellas/novels paid through advances/royalties), Genre: Horror/Fantasy/Espionage/Thriller/SF (they strongly prefer horror/dark/gothic set in any genre), Theme: the annual anthology Valravn is horror themed but contains other genres (they also release themed anthologies which they will announce; horror/dark/gothic themes must carry the story for novellas/novels), Reprints NO, Multiple NO (only one sub per quarter), submit via website form

Vector, 1000-6000 words, Genre: non-fiction only, seeks: non-academic articles (1000-3500 words), academic articles (3500-6000 words), interviews/roundtables, conference reports, reviews, and queries from prospective guest editors and advertisers, Query: vector.submissions@gmail.com

Voyage, ~6000 words, $200/story, Genre: YA/General, Simultaneous OK

Zooscape, ~5,000 words, 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: any furry SF/F (must feature an anthropomorphic animal figure), Reprints OK (~10,000 words, $20), Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO (query), submit to zooscape.zine@gmail.com with subject line of “SUBMISSION:  Title, Word Count", currently closed 4/1/2022-8/14/2022 (opens8/15)

3. Deadlines/Windows (4/20/2022 and beyond; paying up to 5¢/word)

2/20, Orion's Beau, ~5000 words, $3, Genre/Theme: gay fantasy (open to SF/Fantasy/Paranormal/Dark Fantasy), Poetry OK, Art OK, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (up to five shorter pieces or poems in the same document; up to 10 art pieces in one document) 

2/28, Nerve Janglers: Thirteen Tales of Terror (Night Terror Novels; edited by J. D. Keown), 2,500-10,000, £25, Genre/Theme: teen-grade YA Horror, Reprints NO, Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK (up to two submissions at a time), submit to nightterrornovels@gmail.com (see website for details)

2/15-2/28 (all authors) and 3/1-3/7 (BIPOC only), Apparition Literature (Wanderlust theme), 1000-5100 words, 3¢/word, Genre: any speculative (F/SF/Horror/Literary; wants strange, heart-breaking emotion, pro-active characters, and style; see more details on website), Theme: Wanderlust (upcoming: Omen in May and Nostalgia in August), Poetry OK (~2 pages/poem; sub ~5 poems/submission, $30/poem), submit stories to submissions@apparitionlit.com (use Shunn manuscript format, Times New Roman or Arial font, title file using story title and last name, attach to email as RTF file, email subject line of SUBMISSION: title of story)

2/28, Mud Season Review, ~6000 words, $50, Genre/Theme: general/literary (wants fully realized stories that remind us of what it means to be human, that take risks, that show us something new, and that stand up over multiple reads, deepening with each encounter), Poetry OK (portfolio 3-5 poems, up to 10 pages), Non-fiction OK (~6000 words), Art OK (1-6 images), submit via online portal

3/18, Disabled Authors SFF Anthology (Forest Avenue), ~5000 words (flash welcome), $100 (reprints $25), Genre: SF/Fantasy/Speculative by disabled writers living in the USA (literary with a touch of genre OK; a story that borders horror might be OK), Reprints OK, submit via online portal

3/31/2022, upstreet, ~5000 words, $50-$250 for short stories or essays (generally 5¢/word for ~1000 words), Genre: general/literary, Simultaneous OK, submissions window is September to March

3/31, Triangulation: Energy, ~5,000 words (sweet spot = 3,000; no poetry limit but over 100 lines a hard sell), 3¢/word (Poetry: 25¢/word), Genre: SF/Fantasy/Horror/Weird (must have a speculative element), Theme: the possibility of creating sustainable energy with alternative technologies or social change, Poetry OK, Reprint NO, Multiple NO (but can sub another story if rejected before end of reading period), Simultaneous NO, sub via Submittable link w/ a short bio in the cover letter

3/31, SNAFU: Dead or Alive (Cohesion Press), 2,000-10,000 words, AU5¢/word, Genre: SF/Fantasy/Horror, Theme: action-based horror in the wild west

2/16-5/15, Dark Recesses (window for Summer Issue), 500-5000 words, 5¢/word, Genre: horror/dark fiction, note variants from standard manuscript format (single-spaced, no indents), Nonfiction OK (but read specifics on their site)

4/15- 5/15, Mother: Tales of Love and Terror, 1000-3000 words (5000 words if Kickstarter goals are met), 5¢/word (6¢ if Kickstarter goals met), Genre: SF/Fantasy/Horror, Theme: Mothers (mothers as heroes and villains; the concept of motherhood examined and stretched to its ultimate limits across time, space, gender, location, and concept; examine the depth and breadth of what motherhood is and what a mother will do for her offspring), Reprints NO, Poetry OK (~$2/line, up to 50 lines, and up to 3 poems in a single document; 2¢/line if Kickstarter goals met), Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO, Anonymous submissions, submit via submission portal

5/15-5/31 (all authors) and 6/1-6/7 (BIPOC only), Apparition Literature (Omen theme), 1000-5100 words, 3¢/word, Genre: any speculative (F/SF/Horror/Literary; wants strange, heart-breaking emotion, pro-active characters, and style; see more details on website), Theme: Omen (upcoming: Nostalgia in August), Poetry OK (~2 pages/poem; sub ~5 poems/submission, $30/poem), submit stories to submissions@apparitionlit.com (use Shunn manuscript format, Times New Roman or Arial font, title file using story title and last name, attach to email as RTF file, email subject line of SUBMISSION: title of story)

5/1-5/31, Abyss & Apex (poetry window), prefers "lineated free verse with a limited amount of traditional form poetry with at least 9 lines or prose poems at least 50 words in length but we will publish brilliant shorter work", $5.50/poem, Genre/Theme: any speculative (seeks strong, emotionally resonant, literary-quality poetry with a clear speculative element), dark poetry welcome but not horror

7/1-7/14, Cosmic Horror Monthly edited by Charles Tyra, 1000-7500 words (prefer 3000-5000), 3¢/word (1¢/word reprints), Genre: Cosmic Horror/Lovecraftian/Weird, Theme: strongly favors stories with a contemporary narrative style (Lovecraftian themes and mythos works are welcomed but try to avoid Lovecraft pastiche and styles mimicking that of his writer circle from the early 20th century), Reprints OK (1¢/word), Art OK (interior $10-$20; $100 cover), Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO, (submit as doc/docx attachment with cover letter including brief background/word count/brief synopsis to submissions@cosmic-horror.net

8/1, Brute: Raunch, Scares, and Rough Trade (Lethe Press; edited by Lambda Literary Award winner Steve Berman), 2500-9000 words, 5¢/word, Genre: Horror/Dark Fantasy/Weirdness, Theme: dark and speculative short stories that address gay sexuality, desire, masculinity, and the aesthetics of "rough trade", Reprints OK (1¢/word), Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, Note that you must query concept details first before submission

5/16-8/15, Dark Recesses (window for Fall Issue), 500-5000 words, 5¢/word, Genre: horror/dark fiction, note variants from standard manuscript format (single-spaced, no indents), Nonfiction OK (but read specifics on their site)

8/15-8/31 (all authors) and 9/1-9/7 (BIPOC only), Apparition Literature (Nostalgia theme), 1000-5100 words, 3¢/word, Genre: any speculative (F/SF/Horror/Literary; wants strange, heart-breaking emotion, pro-active characters, and style; see more details on website), Theme: Nostalgia, Poetry OK (~2 pages/poem; sub ~5 poems/submission, $30/poem), submit stories to submissions@apparitionlit.com (use Shunn manuscript format, Times New Roman or Arial font, title file using story title and last name, attach to email as RTF file, email subject line of SUBMISSION: title of story)

4. Open Publications (no deadline; paying up to 5¢/word or more)

Apparition Literature, 1000-5100 words, 3¢/word, Genre: any speculative (F/SF/Horror/Literary; wants strange, heart-breaking emotion, pro-active characters, and style; see more details on website), Theme: Charm theme open to BIPOC until 12/7/2021 (upcoming themes are Wanderlust in February 2022, Omen in May, and Nostalgia in August), Poetry OK (~2 pages/poem; sub ~5 poems/submission, $30/poem), submission windows include February 15-28 (March 1-7 BIPOC creators only), May 15-31 (June 1-7 BIPOC creators only), August 15-31 (September 1-7 BIPOC creators only), November 15-30, (December 1-7 BIPOC creators only), submit stories to submissions@apparitionlit.com (use Shunn manuscript format, Times New Roman or Arial font, title file using story title and last name, attach to email as RTF file, email subject line of SUBMISSION: title of story) 

Black Hare Press, 5000-17,000 words, $25 (5k-10k), $50 (10k-17k), Genre: anything dark, anonymous submissions, wants British spellings, anthology in print and digital formats, include in email real name, pseudonym, ~100 word bio w/ ~4 social links, 40-word blurb, ~500-word synopsis

Bourbon Penn, 2000-7500 words, 2¢/word, Genre: speculative (odd/imaginative ones), especially slipstream/cross-genre/magic realism/absurdist/surreal

Crow Toes Quarterly, ~3000 words, $25 (1-1500 words) or $50 (1501-3000 words), Genre: playfully dark fiction for children ages 8-13, Poetry OK (1-5 pieces in a single doc/pdf; $20/poem), Art OK (1-5 pieces; $20-60), Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO, submit to ctqsubmissions@gmail.com with brief bio (include type of submission, title of submission, and name of artist/author in the subject line)

Dark Moon Digest, opens on the 1st every month and closes when full 1500-7000 words, 3¢/word, Genre: Horror (complex, creepy, like Twilight Zone or Black Mirror, Simultaneous OK

D.L. Russell Books: The Noise of a Quiet House (anthology), 2500-5000 words, $50, Genre: Horror/Dark Fantasy, Theme: our worst childhood fears (unique things that can terrorize a child), submit to dlrussellbooks@gmail.com

Flash Point Science Fiction, 100-1000 words, $15/story, Genre: any speculative (SF, Fantasy, Slipstream, other spec)

GigaNotoSaurus, 5,000-25,000 words, $100, Genre: SF/Fantasy (or any combination of the genres), English Translations OK, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit stories via Moksha submissions portal

Guilty Crime Story Magazine, 1000-6000 words (sweet spot = 3k-4k), $10/story, Non-Fiction OK (~1500 words w/ 500-750 preferred, $5/article, pitch first), Art OK ($15/cover art; $10/interior art), submit to guiltycrimemag@gmail.com

Hexagon Magazine, ~7500 words (poetry: ~30 lines), $10 CAD/story ($5/poem or art, $30/graphic story, $100/cover art), Genre: any speculative

Lady Churchill 's Rosebud Wristlet, any word counts, Genre: F/SF/general (tends toward but not limited to speculative), 3¢/word, only accepts paper submissions (no email), Poetry OK ($10/poem), Art OK

Mythic, 2000-6000 words, 4¢/word, SF/F, open to general submissions (6/1-7/31; 12/1-1/31)

Perpetual Motion Machine, ~1500 words, $25/story, Genre: Horror (same as Dark Moon above)

Pressfuls, 2000-5000 words (3¢/word), 20,000-45,000 words (35% royalties), Genre: Horror/Fantasy/SF/Crime/Mystery, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, Reprints NO, send subs to submissions@pressfuls.com, Editor-in-Chief: Roban Bandojo

Star Ship Sofa (District of Wonders), 3000-9000, 1¢/word (less if 7500-9000 words), Genre: SF, Reprints OK, Simultaneous OK, Note: buying audio rights only

Sci-Fi Lampoon, ~7500 words, $5, Genre/Theme: humorous speculative, Simultaneous OK, also seeking art and lampoon ads, Multiple OK

Scrawl Place, ~900 words, $35/piece, Genre/Theme: pieces about, connected to, or associated with a specific, physical place that someone could visit (any content/style/form), Seeking fiction, poetry, hybrids, creative nonfiction, Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK (1-3 pieces at a time), Reprints OK

Simultaneous Times Podcast (from Space Cowboy Books), $10/story, submit a high quality wav. file via wetransfer.com (or follow guidelines on their page if you cannot record your story)

The Colored Lens, ~20,000 words, 1-2¢/word, Genre: any speculative

The Common Tongue Magazine, 600-6000 words, 3¢/word, Genre: only high fantasy with a dark tone (dark fantasy, grimdark, sword & sorcery), Languages: English or Spanish (translations also accepted),  Poetry OK (up to 40 lines), Note: seeking original stories or stories set in their Arthuruin Shared Universe, Nonfiction OK (~2500 words, 3¢/word), Art OK ($200-400)

The Dread Machine, ~5,500 words, 5¢/word, Genre/Theme: dark future / SF / cyberpunk / slipstream (wants: magical realism, literary SF, alternative realities, diverse protagonists, unique dystopias/utopias, unconventional societies), Reprints OK (~7,000 words, 1¢/word, will not accept if available online for free), Poetry OK (~50 lines, $10/poem), Anonymous Submissions, Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK (up to 3 submissions sent separately), submit here after creating free account

The Great Void Books, 4,000-15,000 words (website/anthologies), $5 or royalties (whichever is greater; royalties = 40% net profit divided equally among the contributors of that anthology), Genre: Horror/SF/Crime/Mystery/Fantasy/Romance, Themes vary depending on anthology, Reprints OK, Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK (up to 3 at a time), more details on their website, see deadlines for semi-pro for current anthology windows

Three-Lobed Burning Eye, 500-1000 words ($30), 1001-7500 words ($100), Genre: any speculative (especially horror/dark fantasy; also prefers hybrid/weird)

Welkin: A Magazine of Fantastic Literature, any word count, 1¢/word (~1500 words unpaid, Reprints OK (flash only but no pay), Art OK ($50/issue), Simultaneous OK, Note: submission periods are March/July/October/January (open to flash fiction year-round)

5. Deadlines/Windows (4/20/2022 and beyond; advance/royalties or benefit/charity)

4/30, Troubadours and Space Princesses (an anthology in honor of Dave Wolverton), ~17,500 words, no pay (benefit/charity anthology), Genre: SF/Fantasy, Theme: stories of kindness and courage to honor Dave Wolverton (troubadours, minstrels, and bards teaming up with princesses feisty and bold; save the kingdom or the spaceship, or maybe only the tavern or spaceport bar, or even just the cat; tales of adventure and mischief; should have a warm and happy ending), Reprints OK, Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (1-2 stories/author)

opening from 5/1 (no deadline), Debut Horror Novel Series (Cemetery Media Gates), 40k+ words (complete, original, and unpublished manuscripts from authors who’ve never published a novel), Pay: $500 signing bonus + $500 advance upon publication and a 60% (author) royalty share on physical and electronic editions, Genre: Horror (in vein of what they’ve previously published; not interested in dystopian SF/dark fantasy/YA), Limited (welcome to submit if you have at least (2) paid horror writing credits and have never published a novel; if you have novellas and short story collections in print, you’re still eligible), submit to cemeterygatesmedia@gmail.com (include a synopsis of your story, your Twitter, author website, two of your writing credits, and a brief bio with your manuscript)

6. Search for More Markets Here

Publishing...and Other Forms of Insanity offers plenty of updated lists of agents, calls for submission, contests, conferences, recipes, and more

S. Kalekar (authorspublish.com) lists lots of places to submit stories, such as this January 2022 post 

Angelique Fawns often lists some places to submit stories, such as this February 2022 post

The Submission Grinder: a submission tracker and market database that is free to use for all, helps provide data on publications and submission windows

Duotrope, same as above, a submission tracker and market database that requires a paid subscription for full usage, may go into a bit more depth than Grinder though not by much based on my brief trial subscription

Ralan.com: up-to-date listings for the speculative market and advice

Publisher's Marketplace

Locus Magazine: Resources

Moksha Listing of Open Publications

Horror Tree: recent markets, articles, interviews, and fiction

Literarium (login/sign-up)

Literarium flash fiction listing

Horror Writers Association: Markets for Horror Writers and Poets

Speculative Poetry Markets

Write Jobs: good and bad jobs, markets, contests, etc.

50 Magazines and Anthologies That Pay for Horror Fiction, a decent list with speculative focus

Where to Submit Short Stories: 30 Magazines and Websites That Want Your Work, a decent list with a literary focus

SFWA Market Report—April 2022

7. Browse Links to Advice/Lists/Workshops

Shadowspinners often has a wonderful assortment of blog posts from various writers, such as Eric M. Witchey.

M. Todd Gallowglas does some fun and engaging classes that really inspire you to produce meaningful new work; check out his shows on Twitch or his workshops

Wulf Moon's Super Secrets: a ton of great advice on writing short stories that win (he runs a workshop that you can peek in on and learn from as it goes)

Wulf Moon also has great workshops at Fyrecon, and is available as a professional editor and voice actor; check out his website for more info

Charlie Jane Anders' advice: chapters from her forthcoming non-fiction book Never Say You Can't Survive with new chapters released every Tuesday

Delilah S. Dawson's page of links, including her advice on how to get published

Cat Rambo's Website: lots of good resources and classes

Submitting Short Fiction: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Genre Edition by Holly Lyn Walrath, a useful guide on playing the submission game written in 2019

Submission Tetris: An Analytic Approach by Laurence Raphael Brothers, a brief but useful consideration of what and where to submit in the submissions game from SFWA

A listing of speculative award winners. Go read, study, and improve yourself.

Grants to apply for with the Speculative Literature Foundation

A listing at critter.org that shows general response times of various publications

Publisher's Pick Free Ebook of the Month (Maintained by Arc Manor of Galaxy's Edge)

On writing cover letters for submissions to the short fiction market by Christie

Review: Dreams Bigger than Heartbreak Unstoppable, Book 2

My review of Dreams Bigger than Heartbreak (Book 2 of Unstoppable) by Charlie Jane Anders

YA novel (e-book and audiobook), Science Fiction, Adventure, LGBQTA+

5 of 5 (heck yes!)

I loved how all the characters interact with each other. Everyone’s dealing with all their hang-ups and everything and it’s not always easy for them to talk with each other, but I love how they always try to manage to work through the issues as best they can. The characters and the worlds they inhabit are so beautifully realized. I had as much with this book as with the first one. Keep in mind, this is definitely a middle book—you better have read the first one if you’re reading this, and it’s certainly a setup for what comes next. But I really enjoyed seeing these characters grow after what they went through in the first book.

I also enjoyed how, despite being full of positivity and awareness of how to better engage with each other, the book didn’t shy away from the reality of people being ugly or misused—there’s definitely some of that for the characters to deal with in this book (and in whatever comes next).

Regarding the audiobook: the narrators were clear and excellent choices for each character. That said, I would not recommend experiencing this book as audio only. There’s a lot going on and a ton of places and characters and details, so personally I had to review what I listened to in my ebook version of the book. I’ll probably get the hardback later on to pair with my hardback version of the first book.

As for the cover art, beautiful. I'm a huge fan of the cover art for the first book, so I was glad to see a nice follow-up. The hardcover of the first book had some amazing inside cover art as well, but unfortunately I haven't been able to inspect the hardcover of book 2 yet, but I would hope for more of that.

Oh, and thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan-Tor/Forge for providing me with the ebook for review. I ended up reviewing this late, so, as an audiobook fan, I bought myself the audio version, too, before wrapping up my first read and review. Now I'm impatient for Book 3 of the Unstoppable.

External links to the review

Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3jF7Pua

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3xHZdLR

Audible: https://adbl.co/3KKKnri

Note to readers of this blog

Note to readers of this blog

If you were looking for an update on the monthly list of places to submit your creative work--major apologies, but I'm afraid life got in the way and I won't be updating that this month. Look out for next month's list though! In the meantime, I will be posting reviews of books I receive from NetGalley and some random books that I just enjoyed on my own. I've been reading a ton of comics and graphic novels recently, so I may post a few of those. Best of luck in your creative work and take a rest if you need it. There are some deadlines coming up, including Writers of the Future, so best of luck with those.

I recently attended Futurescapes, and may write more about that soon, but it has motivated me to put more work into a final revision pass of one of my novels, and start querying.

I'll check in again with another review, and then with an update to the list early next month, if not earlier.

Later!

RJK LEE

Review: DC Horror Presents: The Conjuring: The Lover

My review of  DC Horror Presents: The Conjuring: The Lover by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Rex Ogle, and Scott Snyder

Graphic Novel, Horror, Movie Tie-in

3 of 5 (I liked it but wasn't amazed)

Probably the most interesting part were the short stories at the end about various artifacts from the Warrens' collection, and not all of those were great. Still, if you're already a fan of the movies, you'll enjoy getting a bit more background, if still left wanting.

The main story itself felt like it had a solid character, but not enough content to go with that character. If she's going to be called names for being lesbian then there better be more content to actually provide reasons for all that and go in depth. For a fairly long story, it fell pretty flat. I was still glad I could read it, as I do love the movies and welcome more content connected to those movies, but I'm hoping the next one is better. I may have gone into this with higher hopes than I should've.

As for the art, bit unclear and too dark or out of focus in parts. In other parts, the creepy vibe was decent and suggested the protagonist's fall further down the dark spiral of this tale. Not my favorite, but it worked.

Thank you to NetGalley and DC Comics for providing me with a free digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

Also posted to Goodreads here.

Mid-February 2022 Update (with respect to Dave Farland)

Here's a mid-February update, with respects paid to the wonderful Dave Farland.

I just received the hard copy of my semi-finalist certificate for the Writers of the Future contest. This was for the fourth quarter in 2021, and it was for a very new story subbed to one other anthology before submission. The certificate has a nice gold trim to the background and lettering. My first semi-finalist after receiving several honorable mentions and one silver honorable mention. I was really looking forward to receiving Dave Farland's feedback on this one (apparently semi-finalists receive actual feedback from the coordinating judge), but sadly, that won't be happening. Dave suddenly passed away in January. Such a major, shocking blow to the creative community. He's been helping so many writers out there, not to mention the long list of works he himself has published. I did not know him well, but I did take a 3-day workshop from him and was in his Apex community. And of course I often read or listened to his advice. The sadness of loss is cold, but the thought of his wisdom and passion for writing is deeply encouraging. Please read his obituary here and this shorter one Locus Magazine here.

Dave Farland, here's to you and all you've done for the writing community. Much respect. May you be blessed in whatever comes after this life.

So, onward then...my focus has shifted to one of my novels, and I'm submitting fewer stories than last year as a result (still early days though so we'll see). Sent off my first 3000 words and a query letter to Futurescapes for workshopping in March. I'll be taking a class from Dan Wells on writing horror at the end of this month as part of that. The current work under revision has elements of supernatural horror spliced with cyberpunk, so I have to be aware of both genres. In the meantime, I'm doing a new pass on the novel with plans to revise and rework everything in light of the new opening. So fingers crossed that goes well and I start shopping this one around. I'll try to keep up with this blog in the meantime. Generally updated between the 1st and the 9th as usual, but this month, I have not had the focus for it.

Other than that, my reading has included lots of comics (such as Something is Killing the Children, Saga, Monstress), Dark Cheer: Cryptids Emerging Volume Blue (still working through all the stories; lots of great variety in this anthology; highly recommended and not just because my little story's in it), and Six of Crows (reading this as part of M. Todd Gallowglas' monthly class, Reading as a Contact Sport). I just finished listening to T.R. Napper's debut cyberpunk novel, 36 Streets. So good. I can't wait for my paperback copy to finally arrive on 2/19 so I can read more deeply. Recommended if you've read his anthology (Neon Leviathan), and if you haven't read that, what are you doing with your life?! I'll also be re-reading I Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells (since I'm taking his workshop at the end of the month and I also want to review how he does horror/voice as I revise my own novel).

Where to submit your creative work? I've shifted things a bit, condensing the contents to just seven sections (no more closed publications listed) and any publication paying the equivalent of 5¢/word are now in section 3 or 4, so section 1 and 2 contains only those paying 6¢/word or more. Feel free to let me know if you find any typos, errors, or if you have any suggestions on changing the blog presentation and/or content in the future. I do this to help anyone out there subbing creative work and am welcome to any ideas to help with that.

New additions include the following:
Section 1: Chicken Soup for the Soul (2/28), Enchanted Conversation: A Fairy Tale Magazine (3/1-3/3), Tempered Tales: Medusa (3/1-3/15), Picnic in the Graveyard (5/1), PARSEC story contest (5/1), Dangerous Waters: Deadly Women of the Sea (8/1-8/15), Pseudopod (8/12-8/21)
Section 2: Futures at Nature.com (850-950 words, SF)
Section 3: Disabled Authors SFF Anthology (3/18), Triangulation: Energy (3/31), SNAFU: Dead or Alive (3/31)
Section 4: Crow Toes Quarterly (dark fiction; ages 8-13), GigaNotoSaurus (5000-25,000 words; spec)
Section 5: Troubadours and Space Princesses (3/31; an anthology in honor of Dave Wolverton)

EDIT: The updated lists are in no way exhaustive. There are many more out there if you browse the links in section 6. As I add more to the lists below, I'll mention the new additions here (up until the new blog post tentatively scheduled to be released around March 9th).

Added to section 1: Uncanny Magazine (3/14-3/21, flash), Nightmare Magazine (3/16-12 BIPOC; 3/13-19 general but not short stories)
Added to section 3: Fusion Fragment (2/13; SF of 2000-15k words)

Table of Contents:
1. Deadlines/Windows (2/15/2022 and beyond; paying 6¢/word or more)
2. Open Publications (no deadline; paying 6¢/word or more)
3. Deadlines/Windows (2/13/2022 and beyond; paying up to 5¢/word)
4. Open Publications (no deadline; paying up to 5¢/word)
5. Deadlines/Windows (2/15/2022 and beyond; advance/royalties or benefit/charity)
6. Search for More Markets Here
7. Browse Links to Advice/Lists/Workshops

1. Deadlines/Windows (2/15/2022 and beyond; paying 6¢/word or more)

2/15, Flame Tree (Monthly Flash Fiction Contest), 700-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: crime/mystery, Theme: Amateur Detectives, must subscribe to their newsletter, submit entry to Newsletter Editor Maria Tissot, maria@flametreepublishing.com w/ theme as subject heading and author details/bio at end of story

11/15-2/15, Orpheus + Eurydice Unbound (air and nothingness press), 1000-3500 words, 8¢/word, Genre: any, Theme: writers encouraged to write around one of the anthology's sections inspired by the Orpheus and Eurydice tale (The Wedding, The Snake/The Attack/The Death, The Quest, and The Look Back), Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, Reprints NO, Standard Manuscript format w/ a few changes (Page Size: Letter; Margins: .5”; Font: Calibri 11 point, single spaced), submit with a one paragraph bio, email submissions to info@aanpress.com

2/1-2/21, Flash Fiction Online, open 1st-21st (closed Dec.), 500-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: any, Multiple (only 1 original and 1 reprint story concurrently), Reprints 2¢/word, anonymous submissions, note: closed in December

2/21-2/28, Cast of Wonders (an Escape Artists Podcast): Halloween Submissions, ~6000 words (query for longer; best fit is 3000-4500 or flash <1000), 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: specifically a Halloween submissions window (also should be YA, 12-17 age range, include a sense of wonder, have deep emotional resonance, and have something unreal about them), Anonymous submissions, Reprints OK, Simultaneous OK (notify if accepted elsewhere and may consider as reprint), Multiple NO, Editor:  Katherine Inskip, send submissions to Moksha link

2/1-2/28 (5 PM EST), Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award for Playwriting, $5000 (plus 29-hour workshop and public reading), open to all playwrights, Genre: seeking full-length plays and works for the theater, Theme: Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award for Playwriting, submissions should include 4 parts (anonymous copy of the piece, playwright resume/bio, production history of the piece, 1 page statement of purpose), submit to submission form on website (form available in February)

2/28, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Counting your blessings/attitude of gratitude, ~1200 words, $200, Genre: true stories (stories about handling challenges in your life, finding the silver linings, and counting your blessings, whether the challenges you are facing are COVID-19 related or other kinds), Poetry OK, Reprints NO (only exception to this is if your work has only been published in a small local publication with limited circulation or on your own blog), Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO, submit via online portal

3/1-3/3, Enchanted Conversation: A Fairy Tale Magazine, 750-1000 words, $50, Genre/Theme: fairy tales which include some element of the "weather" theme (also seeking essays on the theme of weather), Poetry OK, Non-fiction OK (essays on weather), Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO (only one per submission window), submit to katewolford1@gmail.com with submissions written in the body of the email (no attachments accepted) and brief bio and word count below the story or poem

3/1-3/7, Cossmass Infinities, 2000-10,000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F, Simultaneous OK, Note: this window limited to BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and other under-represented authors

3/6-3/12 (11 PM PST), Nightmare Magazine (BIPOC only window, ~7500 words, 8¢/word, Genre: Horror/Dark Fantasy, Poetry OK (up to 5 poems; $40), Creative Nonfiction OK (~1000 words), Reprints NO, Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO (but can submit one piece for each category during open periods)

3/1-3/14, Solarpunk Magazine, 500-7500 words, 8¢/word ($80 min), Genre: any (prefers solarpunk/SF/F/slipstream/magical realism/urban fantasy; not strict about genre), Theme: solarpunk (specifically any work that "speculates about a better world in an equitable future where humanity and technology have either achieved a healthy balance with nature, or have adapted to climate change in creative ways"), Poetry OK (up to 5 poems or 5 pages of poems, whichever is shorter; $40/poem), Translations OK, Simultaneous NO, Multiple (one submission per category of flash, short story, and poetry), Nonfiction OK (1000-1500 words, $75/piece), Art OK ($100/reprint cover, $300 original cover, $50 reprint inside, $150 original inside)

3/15 (tentative; see newsletter), Flame Tree (Monthly Flash Fiction Contest), 700-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: varies (the newsletter at the start of every month will provide the new prompt and new genre, previously Horror and SF), must subscribe to their newsletter, submit entry to Newsletter Editor Maria Tissot, maria@flametreepublishing.com w/ theme as subject heading and author details/bio at end of story, note: every month will be a different genre and there will only be one prompt

2/15-3/15, Human Monsters (Dark Matter Magazine presents a new horror anthology edited by Sadie Hartmann and Ashley Saywers), 2000-4000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: horror, Theme: Human Monsters (just messed-up tales of people doing awful things to one another; they do not want any supernatural/SF), English translations OK, Reprints NO, Simultaneous OK, Multiple (only after the first submission is rejected), submit stories to the submission portal open from 2/15 in doc/docx/rtf

3/1-3/15, Tempered Tales: Medusa, 500-1500 words (also:100-word drabbles; poems of ~350 words), 8¢/word (drabbles/poems=$50), Genre: Horror/Fantasy/Dark fantasy/Mystery (also welcomes genre mash-ups), Theme: Medusa (set in any time period; can rely heavily on her mythology or just give it a nod; should be her story, good or bad), Poetry OK, Reprints NO, Simultaneous (not mentioned), Multiple OK (up to 3/author), sub with attached Word doc to submissions@brigidsgatepress.com (with MEDUSA as subject heading; include full name, title, word count, trigger warnings, email address, author bio, and social media handles)

3/13-3/19 (11 PM PST), Nightmare Magazine (open to all for flash/poetry/CNF; no short stories), ~1500 words, 8¢/word, Genre: Horror/Dark Fantasy, Poetry OK (up to 5 poems; $40), Creative Nonfiction OK (~1000 words), Reprints NO, Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO (but can submit one piece for each category during open periods)

3/1-3/21, Flash Fiction Online, open 1st-21st (closed Dec.), 500-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: any, Multiple (only 1 original and 1 reprint story concurrently), Reprints 2¢/word, anonymous submissions, note: closed in December

3/14-3/21, Uncanny Magazine, 750-1500 words, 10¢/word, Genre: all speculative, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, note that the website seems to be down as of 2/12/2022

1/1-3/31, WotF Q1, ~17000 words (generally should aim for 3000-10,000), 8¢/word, prize money (1st $1000, 2nd $750, 3rd $500, annual grand $5000, plus Hollywood workshop; semi-finalists get feedback), Genre: F/SF, Note: contest for new writers w/o 4+ pro-level publications (8¢/word pro rates); the forum is very helpful, especially the Super Secrets thread; free workshop available on website, also check out Wulf Moon's workshops for extra help on crafting winning stories and mindset

3/1-3/31 (tentative date, site states open from March 2022), Orion's Belt, ~1200 words, 8¢/word, Genre: literary speculative, closed to fiction subs until March 2022, Art OK ($25, open to subs now)

4/1-4/7, Cossmass Infinities, 2000-10,000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F, Simultaneous OK, Note: this window open to all authors

4/1-4/14, Cast of Wonders (an Escape Artists Podcast): Banned Books Week 2022, ~6000 words (query for longer; best fit is 3000-4500 or flash <1000), 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: specifically a Banned Books Week submissions window (also should be YA, 12-17 age range, include a sense of wonder, have deep emotional resonance, and have something unreal about them), Anonymous submissions, Reprints OK, Simultaneous OK (notify if accepted elsewhere and may consider as reprint), Multiple NO, Editor:  Katherine Inskip, send submissions to Moksha link

4/15 (tentative; see newsletter), Flame Tree (Monthly Flash Fiction Contest), 700-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: varies (the newsletter at the start of every month will provide the new prompt and new genre, previously Horror and SF), must subscribe to their newsletter, submit entry to Newsletter Editor Maria Tissot, maria@flametreepublishing.com w/ theme as subject heading and author details/bio at end of story, note: every month will be a different genre and there will only be one prompt

6/1-4/15, The Mike Resnick Memorial Award for Short Fiction (Annual Award for Best Unpublished Science Fiction Short Story by a New Author), ~7499 words, three winners (1st: $250, trophy, and paid publication in Galaxy's Edge; 2nd: $100; 3rd: $50), send anonymous submission with author/story info on title page to resnick@arcmanor.com, only for new authors (an author who has not had any work published that has been paid a per-word rate of 6 cents a word or more or received a payment for any single work of fiction totaling more than $50; if the author has self-published the piece then their total earnings from any single piece of fiction may not exceed $50 from all published venues)

4/1-4/21, Flash Fiction Online, open 1st-21st (closed Dec.), 500-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: any, Multiple (only 1 original and 1 reprint story concurrently), Reprints 2¢/word, anonymous submissions, note: closed in December

9/13-4/30, Midnight in the Stagecoach (Silver Shamrock Publishing), 2500-6000 words, 6¢/word, Genre/Theme: original splatterpunk horror western short stories set in the late 1800s Old West (any horror trope welcome), anthology filled with 75% invited authors and 25% open submission authors 

2/14-4/30 (tentative dates based on 2020), Baen Fantasy Adventure Award, ~8000 words, grand prize, second and third prize, Genre: any fantasy

5/1 (or until full), Picnic in the Graveyard (anthology w/ Century Media Gates), 2000-4000 word, 7¢/word, Genre: Horror, Theme: take place in a cemetery/burial place, Reprints No, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, sub to Cemeterygatesmedia@gmail.com w/ attached doc file

5/1, PARSEC 2022 short story contest, ~3500 words, Award (1st=$200 w/ publication; 2nd=$100; 3rd=$50;Best Youth Story=$50), Genre: SF/Fantasy/Horror, Theme: Hearth, Song, and Table (incorporate at least two of the three elements), Reprints NO, Multiple OK (max 2 but sub each story separately), Simultaneous NO, Eligibility: open to non-professional writers (those who have not met eligibility requirements for SFWA or equivalent: sale of a novel or sale of 3 stories to a large-circulation publication) and not open to previous first-place winners and current contest coordinators, submit via Submittable form in standard (doc/docx/rtf)

5/1-5/7, Cossmass Infinities, 2000-10,000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F, Simultaneous OK, Note: this window limited to BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and other under-represented authors

5/1-5/14, Solarpunk Magazine, 500-7500 words, 8¢/word ($80 min), Genre: any (prefers solarpunk/SF/F/slipstream/magical realism/urban fantasy; not strict about genre), Theme: solarpunk (specifically any work that "speculates about a better world in an equitable future where humanity and technology have either achieved a healthy balance with nature, or have adapted to climate change in creative ways"), Poetry OK (up to 5 poems or 5 pages of poems, whichever is shorter; $40/poem), Translations OK, Simultaneous NO, Multiple (one submission per category of flash, short story, and poetry), Nonfiction OK (1000-1500 words, $75/piece), Art OK ($100/reprint cover, $300 original cover, $50 reprint inside, $150 original inside)

5/1-5/14, Cast of Wonders (an Escape Artists Podcast): Special Themed Call TBD, ~6000 words (query for longer; best fit is 3000-4500 or flash <1000), 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: specifically a Special Themed Call that is TBD (generally should be YA, 12-17 age range, include a sense of wonder, have deep emotional resonance, and have something unreal about them), Anonymous submissions, Reprints OK, Simultaneous OK (notify if accepted elsewhere and may consider as reprint), Multiple NO, Editor:  Katherine Inskip, send submissions to Moksha link

5/1-5/21, Flash Fiction Online, open 1st-21st (closed Dec.), 500-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: any, Multiple (only 1 original and 1 reprint story concurrently), Reprints 2¢/word, anonymous submissions, note: closed in December

1/15-5/31, One Story, 3k-8k words, $500/story, Genre: any literary, Simultaneous OK, also open to submissions 10/4-11/14

5/1-5/31 (may close earlier if reach submissions cap), The Cincinnati Review, ~10,000 words, about 10¢/word (specifically $25/page), Genre: general/literary, Poetry OK ($30/page), three submissions windows (opening the 1st of September, December, and May and closing at the end of the month or when they reach a cap on submissions) 

5/1-5/31, Nashville Review, ~8000 words, a flat $100/story (so about 1-10¢/word), Genre: general/literary, may submit short stories and novel excerpts up to 8000 words or submit three flash pieces in one document up to 1000 words each, Simultaneous OK, Creative Non-fiction OK (~8000 words), Poetry OK (1-3 poems within one document per submission; $25/poem), Art OK (see site for details), three submissions windows (9/1-9/30, 1/1-1/31, 5/1-5/31)

9/1-5/31, Escape Pod, 1500-6000 (reprints 1500-18000), 8¢/word (reprints $100), Genre/Theme: any SF (prefer high clarity and pacing to match their audio format; prefer to see a ray of hope even in darker stories) 

11/1-5/31, Escape Pod (general submissions), 1500-6000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF, Reprints OK (1500-18,000)

5/1-5/31, Dark Void, 3000-4000 words, 5¢/word, Genre: SF Horror, Theme: must take place off planet Earth (all stories taking place on Earth are rejected), submit to darkvoidmagazine@gmail.com

6/1-6/7, Cossmass Infinities, 2000-10,000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F, Simultaneous OK, Note: this window open to all authors

6/15-6/30, Cast of Wonders (an Escape Artists Podcast): Limited Demographic (only open to authors 19 years or under as of the end of June 2022), ~6000 words (query for longer; best fit is 3000-4500 or flash <1000), 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: generally should be YA, 12-17 age range, include a sense of wonder, have deep emotional resonance, and have something unreal about them, Anonymous submissions, Reprints OK, Simultaneous OK (notify if accepted elsewhere and may consider as reprint), Multiple NO, Editor:  Katherine Inskip, send submissions to Moksha link

4/1-6/30, WotF Q2, ~17000 words (generally should aim for 3000-10,000), 8¢/word, prize money (1^st $1000, 2nd $750, 3rd $500, annual grand $5000, plus Hollywood workshop; semi-finalists get feedback), Genre: F/SF, Note: contest for new writers w/o 4+ pro-level publications (8¢/word pro rates); the forum is very helpful, especially the Super Secrets thread; free workshop available on website, also check out Wulf Moon's workshops for extra help on crafting winning stories and mindset

7/1-7/7, Cossmass Infinities, 2000-10,000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F, Simultaneous OK, Note: this window limited to BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and other under-represented authors

8/1-8/7, Abyss & Apex, ~1000 words (8¢/word), 1001-10,000 words ($80), Genre: any speculative but no horror, wants good flash fiction of 1250 words or less, poetry welcome but has a different submissions window (Nov and May, listed under semi-pro)

8/1-8/7, Cossmass Infinities, 2000-10,000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F, Simultaneous OK, Note: this window open to all authors

8/1-8/15, Dangerous Waters: Deadly Women of the Sea (guest editor Julia C. Lewis), 500-3000 words (also:100-word drabbles; poems of ~350 words), 8¢/word (drabbles/poems=$50), Genre: Horror/Dark fantasy, Theme: dangerous women of the sea (stories, poems, and drabbles about malevolent mermaids, sinister sirens, scary selkies, and other deadly and dangerous women of the deep blue sea), Poetry OK, Reprints NO, Simultaneous (not mentioned), Multiple OK (up to 3/author), sub with attached Word doc to submissions@brigidsgatepress.com (with DANGEROUS WATERS as subject heading; include full name, title, word count, trigger warnings, email address, author bio, and social media handles)

8/12-8/21, Pseudopod (general submissions), 1500-6000 words (prefer about 4500; also flash under 1500 welcome), 8¢/word (reprints of flash at $20), Genre/Theme: any horror for audio, Simultaneous OK (with disclosure!), Multiple OK (one original and one reprint)

8/1-8/31, Cast of Wonders (an Escape Artists Podcast): Flash Fiction Contest, ~1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: generally should be YA, 12-17 age range, include a sense of wonder, have deep emotional resonance, and have something unreal about them, Anonymous submissions, Reprints OK, Simultaneous OK (notify if accepted elsewhere and may consider as reprint), Multiple NO, Editor:  Katherine Inskip, send submissions to Moksha link

9/1-9/7, Cossmass Infinities, 2000-10,000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F, Simultaneous OK, Note: this window limited to BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and other under-represented authors

9/1-9/30 (may close earlier if reach submissions cap), The Cincinnati Review, ~10,000 words, about 10¢/word (specifically $25/page), Genre: general/literary, Poetry OK ($30/page), Simultaneous OK, three submissions windows (opening the 1st of September, December, and May and closing at the end of the month or when they reach a cap on submissions) 

7/1-9/30, WotF Q2, ~17000 words (generally should aim for 3000-10,000), 8¢/word, prize money (1^st $1000, 2nd $750, 3rd $500, annual grand $5000, plus Hollywood workshop; semi-finalists get feedback), Genre: F/SF, Note: contest for new writers w/o 4+ pro-level publications (8¢/word pro rates); the forum is very helpful, especially the Super Secrets thread; free workshop available on website, also check out Wulf Moon's workshops for extra help on crafting winning stories and mindset

9/1-9/7, Cossmass Infinities, 2000-10,000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F, Simultaneous OK, Note: this window open to all authors

10/1-12/31, WotF Q2, ~17000 words (generally should aim for 3000-10,000), 8¢/word, prize money (1^st $1000, 2nd $750, 3rd $500, annual grand $5000, plus Hollywood workshop; semi-finalists get feedback), Genre: F/SF, Note: contest for new writers w/o 4+ pro-level publications (8¢/word pro rates); the forum is very helpful, especially the Super Secrets thread; free workshop available on website, also check out Wulf Moon's workshops for extra help on crafting winning stories and mindset

2. Open Publications (no deadline; paying 6¢/word or more)

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, ~12k words, 5-8¢/word, Genre: Mystery/Crime/Suspense /Thriller

Amazing Stories, 1k-10k words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF

Analog Science Fiction and Fact, ~20k (8-10 cents/word), 40k-80k serials (6 cents/word), poetry ($1/line), 4k-word fact articles (9¢/word), Genre: SF, Multiple Yes

Anathema: Spec from the Margins, 1500-6k words (if 1500-2k words pays 5¢/word), $100 CAD/story ($50/poem), Genre: SF/F/H, Simultaneous OK, Poetry OK (under 100 lines, Non-Fiction OK (1500-3000 words), Limited demographic: queer/two-spirit person of colour/Indigenous/Aboriginal, Note on Genre/Theme: "We are open to any form of genre or speculative content. We talk about what we do as "SF/F/H, the weird, slipstream, surrealism, fabulism, and more," elsewhere on the site. But we are not limited to those genres. Use them as a starting point and send whatever you want: as long as it's got some kind of speculative content we'll consider it. And we are also interested in seeing work that has been difficult to place because of content or perspective."

Apex Magazine, ~7500 words, 8 cents/word, Genre: F/SF/Horror

Asimov's, 1k-20k words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F

Baffling Magazine, ~1200 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F/Horror (especially interested in queer/trans/aro/ace; welcomes weird/slipstream/interstitial), Simultaneous OK

Beneath Ceaseless Skies, ~15k words, 8¢/word, Genre: literary adventure fantasy (no urban fantasy and nothing modern)

Boneyard Soup Magazine, 2k-6k words, 5¢/word, Genre: Horror/Dark Fantasy, Reprints OK, Non-Fiction OK, Art OK

Cathedral Canyon Review, ~5500 words for fiction and nonfiction (~1000 words flash fiction), 8¢/word, Genre/Theme: literary, Poetry OK (3-5 submitted in the same document; $20/poem), Art OK ($25/image), Simultaneous OK, email submissions, Limited to an author or artist living in the Southwest (generally California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah) and especially interested in BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ writers 

Clarkesworld Magazine, 1k-22k words, 10¢/word, Genre: SF/F

Cloud Lake Literary, ~3500 words, $50 CAD/per page to a maximum of $150 CAD, Genre: fiction/creative nonfiction/poetry/child lit/YA, Note: Canadian Writers only

Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores, open 1st-2nd every month, 1000-40000 words (shorter preferred), 8¢/word (reprints 2¢/word), Genre: F/SF, Poetry ($1/line, ~40 lines, reprints 50¢/word), Articles (2-8¢/word, reprints 1-4¢/word), unedited feedback provided if requested in cover letter (fair warning: some have found their feedback, editing, and publication process rude or unhelpful, and so, I've left them off the monthly deadlines list. Personally, I'll still be subbing to them but some writers have been, to put it mildly, turned off by their approach, so keep this in mind)

Craft Literary, ~1000 word flash ($100), ~6000 word short fiction or nonfiction ($200), Genre: general/literary, Simultaneous OK

Cricket, ~6000 words (best = 1200-1800 & 600-900), 25 cents/word, Genre/Theme: middle grade readers (realistic contemporary fiction, historical fiction, science fiction and fantasy, folk tales, myths and legends, and humor), also seeking poetry / nonfiction / puzzles / activities / art, Note: other magazines at the link include Babybug, Ladybug, Spider, Ask, Muse

Daily Science Fiction, 100-1500 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF/F/slipstream, will consider flash series

Dark Recesses, 500-5000 words, 5¢/word, Genre: horror/dark fiction, four submission windows (9/1-11/30, 12/1-2/28 or 29, 3/1-5/31, 6/1-8/31, note variants from standard manuscript format (single-spaced, no indents), Nonfiction OK (but read specifics on their site)

Decoded, ~7500 words, 1-5¢/word ($25/flash, $100/short, $200/long, $75/comic, Genre/Theme: any queer SF/Fantasy/Horror, Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK (submit up to two pieces), Note: must be a queer identifying writer

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, 250-20,000 (2500-8000 best), 5-8¢/word, Genre: Mystery/Crime/Suspense/Thriller

Escape Pod, 1500-6000 (reprints 1500-18000), 8¢/word (reprints $100), Genre/Theme: any SF (prefer high clarity and pacing to match their audio format; prefer to see a ray of hope even in darker stories), opens from 9/1/2021-5/31/2022

Fantasy Magazine, ~7500 words, 8¢/word, Genre: Fantasy/Dark Fantasy, Poetry ($40/poem, send up to 6), open to BIPOC only at the moment (date of opening to general subs will be announced)

Flame Tree Press, seeks 70k-120k word novels (SF/F/H/Crime), often announces short story anthologies (8¢/word), runs a monthly flash fiction contest (700-1000 words, 8¢/word, reprints 6¢/word, two categories of SF or Horror), sign up for newsletter to receive notice of monthly flash fiction contest prompts and upcoming anthology calls 

Flash Fiction Online, submission window open from the 1st to the 21st each month, 500-1000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: any, Multiple OK (up to 3 submitted at a time), Reprints OK (2¢/word), note: remove all author identifying info from submitted files

Focus on the Family Clubhouse, 500-2000 words, 15¢/word, Genre: SF/Fantasy/Humor/General, Age/Theme: 8-12 year old and Christian values

Fractured Lit, 401-1000 words ($75), ~400 words ($50), Genre: general/literary, Multiple OK (up to 2 in same document), submit via Submittable with brief bio and optional cover letter 

Future Science Fiction Digest (UFO Publishing), 500-10,000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF, Note: only open to translated submissions or stories by writers for whom English is not their first language and who reside outside of primarily English-speaking countries

Galaxy's Edge, ~10,000 words (novelettes a harder sale), 7¢/word, Genre: SF/F (subgenres welcome, such as space opera, steampunk, urban fantasy, africanfuturism, magical realism, dark fantasy, dystopian SF, etc.), Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit via the Moksha portal

Infinite Horrors, 1500-5000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: Horror, Art OK ($75-$150 for commissioned, $30 for non-commissioned), Comics OK (seeking new, unpublished comic or graphic novel shorts of 4–10 pages at rates negotiated with the artist),  Reprints NO, Multiple NO, Simultaneous NO, send submissions to info@infinitehorrorsmagazine.com (note that they may not send a rejection notice; if 90 days have passed, consider the submission rejected)

Infinite Worlds, 1500-5000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: SF, Art OK ($75-$150 for commissioned, $30 for non-commissioned), Comics OK (seeking new, unpublished comic or graphic novel shorts of 4–10 pages at rates negotiated with the artist),  Reprints NO, Multiple NO, Simultaneous NO, send submissions to submissions@infiniteworldsmagazine.com (note that they may not send a rejection notice; if 90 days have passed, consider the submission rejected)

Nanoism, ~140 characters (including spaces), $1.50/story, Genre/Theme: any (but most interested in literary stories with staying power), also open to serials (see details on site), submit one story/week 

Futures (at Nature.com), 850-950 words, $130, Genre: near future/hard SF, Reprints NO, Simultaneous OK, submit as a Microsoft Word attachment to futures@nature.com

Nashville Review, ~8000 words, a flat $100/story (so about 1-10¢/word), Genre: general/literary, may submit short stories and novel excerpts up to 8000 words or submit three flash pieces in one document up to 1000 words each, Simultaneous OK, Creative Non-fiction OK (~8000 words), Poetry OK (1-3 poems within one document per submission; $25/poem), Art OK (see site for details), three submissions windows (9/1-9/30, 1/1-1/31, 5/1-5/31)

Neon Hemlock Press (anthology), Opulent Syntax: Irish Speculative Fiction, ~6000 words (best: 1000-4000), 8¢/word, any speculative (SF/F/H/hybrid/alt-history/weird/slipstream/utopian/dystopian/less definable) exploring Irish identity (including immigrant, Irish Traveler/Minceir, queer/trans), submissions open to anyone resident on the island of Ireland and to Irish people living anywhere

Orion's Belt, ~1200 words, 8¢/word, Genre: literary speculative, closed to fiction subs until March 2022, Art OK ($25, open to subs now)

Plenitude Magazine, ~5000 words, $80 CAD/story (so about 5¢/word for ~1000 words), Genre/Theme: queer literary, Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK, Poetry OK (up to five pages; $35 CAD/poem), limited to LGBTQ2S+ writers, also from May 1 until October 1 limited to Canadian writers

PodCastle, ~6000 words (3000-4500 best), 8¢/word, Genre: Fantasy, Simultaneous & Multiple OK, Reprints ($100 for >1500 words, $20/flash), open 11/1-11/31 and closed from December 2021

Pseudopod, 1500-6000 words (prefer about 4500; also flash under 1500 welcome), 8¢/word (reprints of flash at $20), Genre/Theme: any horror for audio, Simultaneous OK (but with disclosure!), Multiple OK (one original and one reprint), Open 3/1-8/31 for Anthologies and Collections, Open 8/10-8/31 for Flash Fiction Contest, currently closed until 2/28/2022

Pulp Literature, ~40000 (~5000 best), 5-8¢/word (up to 7000 words), Seeking: any genre or between-genre, poetry, comics, illustration, and open to novel queries in Jan/July, Poetry (up to 3 poems or 5 pages w/ $25-$50)

Reckoning, ~20,000 words, 8¢/word ($30/page for poems), Genre: SF/F/General, Theme: enivironmental justic, Simultaneous OK, Poetry OK (prefer multiple 3-5 poems <10 pages, but send only one if longer)

Seize the Press, ~2000 words, 8¢/word, Genre: bleak SF/dark fantasy/Horror, Theme: seeking dark, transgressive speculative (no moralizing and no happy endings), Reprints NO, Multiple OK, Simultaneous OK, email submissions to submissions@seizethepress.com

Smokelong Quarterly, ~1000 words, $50/piece, Genre: Literary, Simultaneous OK, Notes on what they want: language that surprises and excites, narratives that strive toward something other than a final punch line or twist, pieces that add up to something, often (but not necessarily always) something profound or emotionally resonant honest work that feels as if it has far more purpose than a writer wanting to write a story

Solarpunk Magazine, 500-7500 words, 8¢/word ($80 min), Genre: any (prefers solarpunk / SF/F / slipstream / magical realism / urban fantasy; not strict about genre), Theme: solarpunk (specifically any work that "speculates about a better world in an equitable future where humanity and technology have either achieved a healthy balance with nature, or have adapted to climate change in creative ways"), (Poetry OK (up to 5 poems or 5 pages of poems, whichever is shorter; $40/poem), Simultaneous OK, Multiple (one submission per category of flash, short story, and poetry), Nonfiction OK (1000-1500 words, $75/piece), Art OK ($100/reprint cover, $300 original cover, $50 reprint inside, $150 original inside), Submission window for Issue 1 is 11/1/1-11/14,  Note: this window depends on their September/October Kickstarter success

Split Lip Magazine, ~3000 words, flat rate of $50 for flash/short stories/poetry/memoirs/art (so 5¢/word for ~1000 word stories; longer than that and the rate isn't as good), Simultaneous OK, Poetry OK (only send one per sub period), free submissions months include the following: January, March, May, August, September, November

Strange Horizons (; open to poetry), ~10,000 words (~5000 best), 10¢/word, Genre: speculative (broadly defined), Poetry (up to 6 poems at a time, in same file OK, $50/poem), Art OK (email, see website), Nonfiction OK (email, see website), Simultaneous NO, will reopen to fiction subs in 2022

Terraform, ~2000 words, 20¢/word, Genre: SF, Theme: nearer future fiction any form welcome ("classic-style SF short stories, social media posts from beyond the horizon, fictive data dumps, experimental graphic narratives, and so on"), Note: send submissions to terraform.motherboard@gmail.com

The Antihumanist, ~1000 words, 5¢/word, Genre: any genre that fits the theme, Theme: fiction that "challenges human centred narratives" and "forces us to confront our place in the universe," Simultaneous OK

The Arcanist, ~1000 words, 10¢/word, Genre: Fantasy/SF/Horror, Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK (sub up to three at a time), Note: seeking great characters with complete stories

The Cincinnati Review, ~10,000 words, about 10¢/word (specifically $25/page), Genre: general/literary, Poetry OK ($30/page), Simultaneous OK, three submissions windows (opening the 1st of September, December, and May and closing at the end of the month or when they reach a cap on submissions) 

The Dark, 2000-6000 words, 6¢/word, Genre: Horror/Dark Fantasy/Experimental

The Deadlands, ~5000 words (sweet spot = 3-4k), 10¢/word,Genre/Theme: speculative fiction that concerns itself with death–but also everything death may involve, Reprints OK (~5000 words, 1¢/word), Poetry OK during open periods (currently closed since June 14th; when open: 3 poems/submission, $50/poem), Nonfiction OK (1-4k words, $100/essay), Art OK ($100/cover art), closing 12/19/2021-1/19/2022

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, ~25,000 words, 8-12 cents/word, Genre: F/SF/H (speculative element may be slight but should be present), send to Sheree Renée Thomas, Poetry OK (send 3-5 poems/submission), Art & Cartoons OK (send sample/queries to Gordon Van Gelder), note: do not submit another story or set of poems before 21-days after your last submission

The No Sleep Podcast, 1200-2000 words at 5¢/word (1200-2499 = $100; 2500+ words = $150), Genre/Theme: must be horror and generally prefer first person, should be written with audio format in mind

The Razor, ~2000 words, $100/story, Genre: general/literary, Simultaneous OK, anonymous submissions, Nonfiction OK

The Strand Magazine, 1000-2000 words at 5¢/word (1000-6000 words at $100-150), Genre/Theme: mysteries/detective/terror/supernatural

Thirteen, any word count, 1-5¢/word (~1000 words = 5¢/word; 1000-40,000 words = 1-2¢/word), Genre: horror (an audio-drama podcast specializing in "slow-burn atmospheric horror and ghost stories"), submissions formatted as a script have a better chance of selection, first person central narrator with supporting characters works best for their format, see more advice on the website

Three-Lobed Burning Eye, 500-1000 words or 1001-7500 (1000-2000=5¢/word), Genre: any spec especially horror/dark fantasy (prefers hybrid/weird), $100/short story or $30/flash

Triangle House Review, ~40,000 words, flat rate of $50 (so around 5¢/word for ~1000 words), Genre: general/literary, limited to "pieces by writers who have never been published in any capacity before"

Uncharted Magazine, 1000-5000 words, 4-10¢/word ($200/story), Genres: SF/Fantasy/Horror/Thriller, Simultaneous OK, Note: debuting on August 2021

Unreal Magazine / Unfit Magazine, ~5000 words, 20 cents/word up to 1000 words (1 cent/word over 1000), seeking imaginative/emotional/metaphors/original ideas, Simultaneous OK, SFWA members not eligible, Note: also see their Unfit Magazine (seeking same as Unreal), Note: this was delisted at Submissions Grinder (sub at your own risk)

upstreet, ~5000 words, $50-$250 for short stories or essays (generally 5¢/word for ~1000 words), Genre: general/literary, Simultaneous OK, submissions window is September to March

Raven Canticle Press (Valravn and other anthologies; novellas and novels), 3000-10,000 words paid at 10¢/word (w/ bonus payouts based on crowdfunding/sales; also seeking 15,000-80,000 word novellas/novels paid through advances/royalties), Genre: Horror/Fantasy/Espionage/Thriller/SF (they strongly prefer horror/dark/gothic set in any genre), Theme: the annual anthology Valravn is horror themed but contains other genres (they also release themed anthologies which they will announce; horror/dark/gothic themes must carry the story for novellas/novels), Reprints NO, Multiple NO (only one sub per quarter), submit via website form

Vector, 1000-6000 words, Genre: non-fiction only, seeks: non-academic articles (1000-3500 words), academic articles (3500-6000 words), interviews/roundtables, conference reports, reviews, and queries from prospective guest editors and advertisers, Query: vector.submissions@gmail.com

Voyage, ~6000 words, $200/story, Genre: YA/General, Simultaneous OK

Zooscape, ~10,000 words, 8¢/word (flash and $80 for longer), Genre/Theme: anything furry/anthropomorphic animal figure, Multiple query, closed until 1/15/2022

3. Deadlines/Windows (2/13/2022 and beyond; paying up to 5¢/word)

2/13, Fusion Fragment, 2000-15,000 words, CAD 3.5 cents / word (CAD $300 max), Genre: any SF (tastes lean toward slipstream, cyberpunk, post-apocalypse, and a little bizarre), Reprints OK (low acceptance rate), Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO, sub stories via their Moksha submissions portal

11/16-2/15, Dark Recesses (window for Spring Issue), 500-5000 words, 5¢/word, Genre: horror/dark fiction, note variants from standard manuscript format (single-spaced, no indents), Nonfiction OK (but read specifics on their site)

2/1-2/15, Ironwood edited by Anna Madden (Myriad's 2nd digital zine), ~1000 words, 5$ CAD, Genre: any speculative, Theme: Ironwood as the story seed (especially looking for stories with breathtaking, unique, wondrous worlds), submit doc/docx via submissions form

2/15, filling Station (Issue 79: Play), ~10 pages, CAD $50, Genre: literary/innovative work, Theme: play (also still open for general subs), Poetry OK (up to 6 pages), Nonfiction OK (up to 2 pieces; prefers experimental and up to 10 pages, Art OK (5-7 samples), Reprints NO, Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO, must include a mailing address and short bio (25 - 75 words) with your submission

2/16, Maps & Biomes (Issue 4 of Mythulu Magazine), 500-2800 words, 4¢/word, Theme: innovative settings are the foundation for new genres (Why do readers care about maps and what makes a map legendary? Submit short stories that feature wildly original biomes or bizarre weather. Show us settings fundamentally at war with character needs), Non-fiction OK (200-1200 words, 8¢/word, theme: On the business side, how do you make your map earn an ROI? And most of all, what makes a world good enough to spawn a new genre?), Art OK

2/16, Metaphysical Time, 300-1200 words, 5¢/word, Genre/Theme: stories w/ obvious metaphysical/pagan themes (also: articles on holidays, rituals, practices such as divination, herbalism, crystals, gods & goddesses, magical practices, energy work, shop opening, author interviews, news in the pagan community, archeological finds, reports from festivals and events, reviews of metaphysical and pagan books, analysis of magical texts, etc.), submit via the submissions form here

2/20, Orion's Beau, ~5000 words, $3, Genre/Theme: gay fantasy (open to SF/Fantasy/Paranormal/Dark Fantasy), Poetry OK, Art OK, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (up to five shorter pieces or poems in the same document; up to 10 art pieces in one document) 

2/28, Nerve Janglers: Thirteen Tales of Terror (Night Terror Novels; edited by J. D. Keown), 2,500-10,000, £25, Genre/Theme: teen-grade YA Horror, Reprints NO, Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK (up to two submissions at a time), submit to nightterrornovels@gmail.com (see website for details)

2/15-2/28 (all authors) and 3/1-3/7 (BIPOC only), Apparition Literature (Wanderlust theme), 1000-5100 words, 3¢/word, Genre: any speculative (F/SF/Horror/Literary; wants strange, heart-breaking emotion, pro-active characters, and style; see more details on website), Theme: Wanderlust (upcoming: Omen in May and Nostalgia in August), Poetry OK (~2 pages/poem; sub ~5 poems/submission, $30/poem), submit stories to submissions@apparitionlit.com (use Shunn manuscript format, Times New Roman or Arial font, title file using story title and last name, attach to email as RTF file, email subject line of SUBMISSION: title of story)

2/28, Mud Season Review, ~6000 words, $50, Genre/Theme: general/literary (wants fully realized stories that remind us of what it means to be human, that take risks, that show us something new, and that stand up over multiple reads, deepening with each encounter), Poetry OK (portfolio 3-5 poems, up to 10 pages), Non-fiction OK (~6000 words), Art OK (1-6 images), submit via online portal

3/18, Disabled Authors SFF Anthology (Forest Avenue), ~5000 words (flash welcome), $100 (reprints $25), Genre: SF/Fantasy/Speculative by disabled writers living in the USA (literary with a touch of genre OK; a story that borders horror might be OK), Reprints OK, submit via online portal

3/31/2022, upstreet, ~5000 words, $50-$250 for short stories or essays (generally 5¢/word for ~1000 words), Genre: general/literary, Simultaneous OK, submissions window is September to March

3/31, Triangulation: Energy, ~5,000 words (sweet spot = 3,000; no poetry limit but over 100 lines a hard sell), 3¢/word (Poetry: 25¢/word), Genre: SF/Fantasy/Horror/Weird (must have a speculative element), Theme: the possibility of creating sustainable energy with alternative technologies or social change, Poetry OK, Reprint NO, Multiple NO (but can sub another story if rejected before end of reading period), Simultaneous NO, sub via Submittable link w/ a short bio in the cover letter

3/31, SNAFU: Dead or Alive (Cohesion Press), 2,000-10,000 words, AU5¢/word, Genre: SF/Fantasy/Horror, Theme: action-based horror in the wild west

2/16-5/15, Dark Recesses (window for Summer Issue), 500-5000 words, 5¢/word, Genre: horror/dark fiction, note variants from standard manuscript format (single-spaced, no indents), Nonfiction OK (but read specifics on their site)

5/15-5/31 (all authors) and 6/1-6/7 (BIPOC only), Apparition Literature (Omen theme), 1000-5100 words, 3¢/word, Genre: any speculative (F/SF/Horror/Literary; wants strange, heart-breaking emotion, pro-active characters, and style; see more details on website), Theme: Omen (upcoming: Nostalgia in August), Poetry OK (~2 pages/poem; sub ~5 poems/submission, $30/poem), submit stories to submissions@apparitionlit.com (use Shunn manuscript format, Times New Roman or Arial font, title file using story title and last name, attach to email as RTF file, email subject line of SUBMISSION: title of story)

5/1-5/31, Abyss & Apex (poetry window), prefers "lineated free verse with a limited amount of traditional form poetry with at least 9 lines or prose poems at least 50 words in length but we will publish brilliant shorter work", $5.50/poem, Genre/Theme: any speculative (seeks strong, emotionally resonant, literary-quality poetry with a clear speculative element), dark poetry welcome but not horror

7/1-7/14, Cosmic Horror Monthly edited by Charles Tyra, 1000-7500 words (prefer 3000-5000), 3¢/word (1¢/word reprints), Genre: Cosmic Horror/Lovecraftian/Weird, Theme: strongly favors stories with a contemporary narrative style (Lovecraftian themes and mythos works are welcomed but try to avoid Lovecraft pastiche and styles mimicking that of his writer circle from the early 20th century), Reprints OK (1¢/word), Art OK (interior $10-$20; $100 cover), Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO, (submit as doc/docx attachment with cover letter including brief background/word count/brief synopsis to submissions@cosmic-horror.net

8/1, Brute: Raunch, Scares, and Rough Trade (Lethe Press; edited by Lambda Literary Award winner Steve Berman), 2500-9000 words, 5¢/word, Genre: Horror/Dark Fantasy/Weirdness, Theme: dark and speculative short stories that address gay sexuality, desire, masculinity, and the aesthetics of "rough trade", Reprints OK (1¢/word), Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, Note that you must query concept details first before submission

5/16-8/15, Dark Recesses (window for Fall Issue), 500-5000 words, 5¢/word, Genre: horror/dark fiction, note variants from standard manuscript format (single-spaced, no indents), Nonfiction OK (but read specifics on their site)

8/15-8/31 (all authors) and 9/1-9/7 (BIPOC only), Apparition Literature (Nostalgia theme), 1000-5100 words, 3¢/word, Genre: any speculative (F/SF/Horror/Literary; wants strange, heart-breaking emotion, pro-active characters, and style; see more details on website), Theme: Nostalgia, Poetry OK (~2 pages/poem; sub ~5 poems/submission, $30/poem), submit stories to submissions@apparitionlit.com (use Shunn manuscript format, Times New Roman or Arial font, title file using story title and last name, attach to email as RTF file, email subject line of SUBMISSION: title of story)

4. Open Publications (no deadline; paying up to 5¢/word or more)

Apparition Literature, 1000-5100 words, 3¢/word, Genre: any speculative (F/SF/Horror/Literary; wants strange, heart-breaking emotion, pro-active characters, and style; see more details on website), Theme: Charm theme open to BIPOC until 12/7/2021 (upcoming themes are Wanderlust in February 2022, Omen in May, and Nostalgia in August), Poetry OK (~2 pages/poem; sub ~5 poems/submission, $30/poem), submission windows include February 15-28 (March 1-7 BIPOC creators only), May 15-31 (June 1-7 BIPOC creators only), August 15-31 (September 1-7 BIPOC creators only), November 15-30, (December 1-7 BIPOC creators only), submit stories to submissions@apparitionlit.com (use Shunn manuscript format, Times New Roman or Arial font, title file using story title and last name, attach to email as RTF file, email subject line of SUBMISSION: title of story) 

Black Hare Press, 5000-17,000 words, $25 (5k-10k), $50 (10k-17k), Genre: anything dark, anonymous submissions, wants British spellings, anthology in print and digital formats, include in email real name, pseudonym, ~100 word bio w/ ~4 social links, 40-word blurb, ~500-word synopsis

Bourbon Penn, 2000-7500 words, 2¢/word, Genre: speculative (odd/imaginative ones), especially slipstream/cross-genre/magic realism/absurdist/surreal

Crow Toes Quarterly, ~3000 words, $25 (1-1500 words) or $50 (1501-3000 words), Genre: playfully dark fiction for children ages 8-13, Poetry OK (1-5 pieces in a single doc/pdf; $20/poem), Art OK (1-5 pieces; $20-60), Simultaneous OK, Multiple NO, submit to ctqsubmissions@gmail.com with brief bio (include type of submission, title of submission, and name of artist/author in the subject line)

Dark Moon Digest, opens on the 1st every month and closes when full 1500-7000 words, 3¢/word, Genre: Horror (complex, creepy, like Twilight Zone or Black Mirror, Simultaneous OK

D.L. Russell Books: The Noise of a Quiet House (anthology), 2500-5000 words, $50, Genre: Horror/Dark Fantasy, Theme: our worst childhood fears (unique things that can terrorize a child), submit to dlrussellbooks@gmail.com

Flash Point Science Fiction, 100-1000 words, $15/story, Genre: any speculative (SF, Fantasy, Slipstream, other spec)

GigaNotoSaurus, 5,000-25,000 words, $100, Genre: SF/Fantasy (or any combination of the genres), English Translations OK, Reprints NO, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, submit stories via Moksha submissions portal

Guilty Crime Story Magazine, 1000-6000 words (sweet spot = 3k-4k), $10/story, Non-Fiction OK (~1500 words w/ 500-750 preferred, $5/article, pitch first), Art OK ($15/cover art; $10/interior art), submit to guiltycrimemag@gmail.com

Hexagon Magazine, ~7500 words (poetry: ~30 lines), $10 CAD/story ($5/poem or art, $30/graphic story, $100/cover art), Genre: any speculative

Lady Churchill 's Rosebud Wristlet, any word counts, Genre: F/SF/general (tends toward but not limited to speculative), 3¢/word, only accepts paper submissions (no email), Poetry OK ($10/poem), Art OK

Mythic, 2000-6000 words, 4¢/word, SF/F, open to general submissions (6/1-7/31; 12/1-1/31)

Perpetual Motion Machine, ~1500 words, $25/story, Genre: Horror (same as Dark Moon above)

Pressfuls, 2000-5000 words (3¢/word), 20,000-45,000 words (35% royalties), Genre: Horror/Fantasy/SF/Crime/Mystery, Simultaneous NO, Multiple NO, Reprints NO, send subs to submissions@pressfuls.com, Editor-in-Chief: Roban Bandojo

Star Ship Sofa (District of Wonders), 3000-9000, 1¢/word (less if 7500-9000 words), Genre: SF, Reprints OK, Simultaneous OK, Note: buying audio rights only

Sci-Fi Lampoon, ~7500 words, $5, Genre/Theme: humorous speculative, Simultaneous OK, also seeking art and lampoon ads, Multiple OK

Scrawl Place, ~900 words, $35/piece, Genre/Theme: pieces about, connected to, or associated with a specific, physical place that someone could visit (any content/style/form), Seeking fiction, poetry, hybrids, creative nonfiction, Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK (1-3 pieces at a time), Reprints OK

Simultaneous Times Podcast (from Space Cowboy Books), $10/story, submit a high quality wav. file via wetransfer.com (or follow guidelines on their page if you cannot record your story)

The Colored Lens, ~20,000 words, 1-2¢/word, Genre: any speculative

The Common Tongue Magazine, 600-6000 words, 3¢/word, Genre: only high fantasy with a dark tone (dark fantasy, grimdark, sword & sorcery), Languages: English or Spanish (translations also accepted),  Poetry OK (up to 40 lines), Note: seeking original stories or stories set in their Arthuruin Shared Universe, Nonfiction OK (~2500 words, 3¢/word), Art OK ($200-400)

The Great Void Books, 4,000-15,000 words (website/anthologies), $5 or royalties (whichever is greater; royalties = 40% net profit divided equally among the contributors of that anthology), Genre: Horror/SF/Crime/Mystery/Fantasy/Romance, Themes vary depending on anthology, Reprints OK, Simultaneous OK, Multiple OK (up to 3 at a time), more details on their website, see deadlines for semi-pro for current anthology windows

Three-Lobed Burning Eye, 500-1000 words ($30), 1001-7500 words ($100), Genre: any speculative (especially horror/dark fantasy; also prefers hybrid/weird)

Welkin: A Magazine of Fantastic Literature, any word count, 1¢/word (~1500 words unpaid, Reprints OK (flash only but no pay), Art OK ($50/issue), Simultaneous OK, Note: submission periods are March/July/October/January (open to flash fiction year-round)

5. Deadlines/Windows (2/8/2022 and beyond; advance/royalties or benefit/charity)

2/1-4/1, My Dark Library (Cemetery Media Gates), 25,000-40,000 words, Pay: $1,000 advance w/ a royalty share at 60% to author, Genre: horror (interested in: psychological/folk/quiet/supernatural/paranormal/body/found-footage/coming-of-age/spiritual/demonic/occult/cosmic/slasher; not interested in: extreme/science-fiction/bizarro/erotic/apocalyptic/creature/cryptid/zombie/eco/comedy horror), especially love cultural folklore and urban legends from BIPOC/Native American/LGBTQ, Reprints NO, Simultaneous OK, Rights: 5 years exclusive in print and digital formats (worldwide, English language), sub complete and unpublished manuscript (DOC/RTF format) to MyDarkLibrary@gmail.com w/ publishing bio and brief story synopsis in email body

3/31, Troubadours and Space Princesses (an anthology in honor of Dave Wolverton), ~17,500 words, no pay (benefit/charity anthology), Genre: SF/Fantasy, Theme: stories of kindness and courage to honor Dave Wolverton (troubadours, minstrels, and bards teaming up with princesses feisty and bold; save the kingdom or the spaceship, or maybe only the tavern or spaceport bar, or even just the cat; tales of adventure and mischief; should have a warm and happy ending), Reprints OK, Simultaneous NO, Multiple OK (1-2 stories/author)

opening from 5/1 (no deadline), Debut Horror Novel Series (Cemetery Media Gates), 40k+ words (complete, original, and unpublished manuscripts from authors who’ve never published a novel), Pay: $500 signing bonus + $500 advance upon publication and a 60% (author) royalty share on physical and electronic editions, Genre: Horror (in vein of what they’ve previously published; not interested in dystopian SF/dark fantasy/YA), Limited (welcome to submit if you have at least (2) paid horror writing credits and have never published a novel; if you have novellas and short story collections in print, you’re still eligible), submit to cemeterygatesmedia@gmail.com (include a synopsis of your story, your Twitter, author website, two of your writing credits, and a brief bio with your manuscript)

6. Search for More Markets Here

Publishing...and Other Forms of Insanity offers plenty of updated lists of agents, calls for submission, contests, conferences, recipes, and more

S. Kalekar (authorspublish.com) lists lots of places to submit stories, such as this January 2022 post 

Angelique Fawns often lists some places to submit stories, such as this February 2022 post

The Submission Grinder: a submission tracker and market database that is free to use for all, helps provide data on publications and submission windows

Duotrope, same as above, a submission tracker and market database that requires a paid subscription for full usage, may go into a bit more depth than Grinder though not by much based on my brief trial subscription

Ralan.com: up-to-date listings for the speculative market and advice

Publisher's Marketplace

Locus Magazine: Resources

Moksha Listing of Open Publications

Horror Tree: recent markets, articles, interviews, and fiction

Literarium (login/sign-up)

Literarium flash fiction listing

Horror Writers Association: Markets for Horror Writers and Poets

Speculative Poetry Markets

Write Jobs: good and bad jobs, markets, contests, etc.

50 Magazines and Anthologies That Pay for Horror Fiction, a decent list with speculative focus

Where to Submit Short Stories: 30 Magazines and Websites That Want Your Work, a decent list with a literary focus

7. Browse Links to Advice/Lists/Workshops

Shadowspinners often has a wonderful assortment of blog posts from various writers, such as Eric M. Witchey.

M. Todd Gallowglas does some fun and engaging classes that really inspire you to produce meaningful new work; check out his shows on Twitch or his workshops

Wulf Moon's Super Secrets: a ton of great advice on writing short stories that win (he runs a workshop that you can peek in on and learn from as it goes)

Wulf Moon also has great workshops at Fyrecon, and is available as a professional editor and voice actor; check out his website for more info

Charlie Jane Anders' advice: chapters from her forthcoming non-fiction book Never Say You Can't Survive with new chapters released every Tuesday

Delilah S. Dawson's page of links, including her advice on how to get published

Cat Rambo's Website: lots of good resources and classes

Submitting Short Fiction: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Genre Edition by Holly Lyn Walrath, a useful guide on playing the submission game written in 2019

Submission Tetris: An Analytic Approach by Laurence Raphael Brothers, a brief but useful consideration of what and where to submit in the submissions game from SFWA

A listing of speculative award winners. Go read, study, and improve yourself.

Grants to apply for with the Speculative Literature Foundation

A listing at critter.org that shows general response times of various publications

Publisher's Pick Free Ebook of the Month (Maintained by Arc Manor of Galaxy's Edge)

On writing cover letters for submissions to the short fiction market by Christie