Sharpen Those Pencils

We've got markets opening for submissions this month.

The Hint Fiction Anthology opens today. They're looking for stories of 25 words or less. http://www.robertswartwood.com/?page_id=8

SnipLits opens today. http://sniplits.com Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on Author's Room for the guidelines. They're only taking certain genres in any given month. And also be prepared to wait for a response. The given time is two months, but they're still working on their backlog from last year.

Crossed Genres opens today. They've put up a new online submission form and this month you have to cross your sci-fi/fantasy story with horror. url to the left in the print section will take you directly to their submissions page.

Pear Noir #3 is open until October 31. url in the print section also.

The First Line opens for their Winter issue tomorrow. Today is the last day to submit to their Fall issue. The Winter first line is "Waiting for change always seems to take longer than you would expect." And again, the url is in the print section.

You only have until September 1 to get your stories into 10Flash. They've got a theme that should tug at your crime writing keyboard, so go take a look and get scribbling. url in the flash section.

And if you've got a novella seeping out of your keyboard in the 25,000 to 50,000 word range keep Withersin in mind as they're open from September 1 to October 1 for novella submissions. Link in the print column.

As always check the guidelines for all the details. Some of these are paying markets, some not. The choice is up to you.

And there's a new blog going live today. Take a few moments to check out Do Some Damage, http://dosomedamage.blogspot.com Drop them a comment to let them know they're being read.