My son was kind enough to loan me a computer he wasn't using so I'm back online for now. It's been a while since I posted any market tips so I thought I'd do that for my first post back.
Big Pulp (link to the left) opens for submissions on March 1.
Literary Bitch is open to submissions for their second issue. They are looking for short poetry and flash stories under 500 words that are dark in nature. They also print reviews. You can find them at this url http://literarybitch.homestead.com/index.html
Also Crooked (link to the left) has changed its format. They'll no longer be a quarterly pdf but will publish stories as they come in like Twist of Noir. And speaking of the Twist there's only one month left to enter their contest.
And I ran across a few print magazines that are looking for submissions.
Pear Noir appears to be one of those literary magazines but they want dark and depressing stories and who does that better than you guys. The reading period for their July issue is February 1 to April 30. Guidelines here http://www.pearnoir.com/index.htm
Necrography is a horror magazine. No dates, but their blog says they're open. Guidelines here http://necrography.com/guidelines
Shroud is also a horror venue but they do noir crime stories. They are open to subs from February 1 to March 30, then again from May 1 to June 30. Guidelines at this url http://shroudmagazine.com/info.html
Not One of Us is basically a horror market but they accept sci-fi, western, and noir so long as the story considers the problem of "otherness" from every possible fictional angle. They wants stories from 2000 to 5000 words their guidelines are here Http://not-one-of-us.com/guidelines.php John Benson, the editor, is a really good guy. I used to send him stories before I had much experience under my belt and he was very patient and encouraging, telling me what was wrong with my stories and always inviting me to try again.
And later today I'll put this link in the markets resources column. This site, Erotica Readers & Writers Association, is for those who write erotica. They have listings of print and e-markets that include anthologies zines and publishers. Here's the url http://www.erotica-readers.com/ERA/G/Call_For_Submissions.htm
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Thanks for the tips. I really need to get off my arse and polish up some of these shorts I have around here. I've been consumed by my full length western I'm writing, so it may still be a few more months.
I've found that you have to write where your heart takes you. Your shorts will still be there waiting and you'll be surprised at the things you'll find when reading them with fresh eyes.
I would really like to try erotica but I forget what it is.
I've thought about it, Patti, but I figured it would turn into porn as I can't write romance to save my soul. And you're not so old that you've forgotten!
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