Across the Genres

I've got a lot on my plate for this week, so I probably won't be around as much as usual but I have a bit of market news for you.

I've added a few new flash markets over to the left including Romance Flash. http://www.romanceflash.com/ This is a non-paying market, as most flash sites are, and looking for love stories up to 1000 words. They have an online form for submissions.

Thrillers, Killers and Chillers has posted an announcement that they're looking for Halloween and Christmas themed stories to take us through the dark days that are coming. You can find all the details at http://thrillskillsnchills.blogspot.com/2010/09/darkness-falls.html

For our Western writers we have a site called Western Fiction http://westernfiction.com This site contains all sorts of writing advice for those looking to write in this genre. Hat tip to Gary Dobbs over at the Tainted Archive for the link.

The sci-fi zine, Allegory, is open to submissions until October 31. They pay a flat rate of $15 for sci-fi, fantasy, or horror stories. Their submission guidelines are pretty involved, so you need to read them carefully. You can find all the details at http://www.allegoryezine.com/submissions.htm

And over at Storytellers Unplugged, Mort Castle has a call out for submissions to "All American Horror of the 21st Century: The First Decade" He's looking for horror short stories published between October 1999 and December 2010 under 5000 words for an anthology. And yes, he has a press lined up and the pay will be based on the royalties. You can find all the details at http://storytellersunplugged.com/blog/2010/09/07/american-horror-a-book