Dog Patch Press - Erotica Anthology Call

Dog Patch Press has posted an anthology call for "Heat Volume 14".  They're looking for furry erotica stories of 4000 to 8000 words.  The deadline is September 19, 2016 and payment is 1cent a word.  You can find the details here.

Smoking Pen Press - Anthology Call

Smoking Pen Press has issued an anthology call for "A Bit of a Twist".  They're looking for stories "normal stories with a twist" of 1500 to 5000 words.  The deadline is September 30, 2016 and payment is $25.  Reprints are acceptable.  You can find the details here.

21 Paying Markets for August

Over at Publishing...and Other Forms of Insanity Erica Verrillo has posted her August list of 21 paying markets.  Thanks, Erica!

Colors in Darkness - Anthology Call

Colors in Darkness is an interesting anthology call.  They're looking for horror/dark fantasy stories that are set in the fictional Kretcher Motel in Atlanta.  They have a description of the motel and the innkeeper which you must use.  The rest of your story must take place in one of the rooms and they're all up to your own imagination.  While they're looking for horror remember that noir crime stories can be an excellent fit.  Stories should be 2500 to 7500 words.  The deadline is September 1, 2016 and payment is $10.  You can find the details here.

Dark Passage Publishing - Open for Crime Novella Submissions

Dark Passage Publishing has opened submissions for novella length crime fiction of 15,000 to 35,000 words.  Payment here is a royalty split (the percentage is not listed).  You can  find the details here.

Freeze Frame Fiction - Open for Submissions

Freeze Frame Fiction has opened for submissions of stories up to 1000 words in all genres.  The deadline is September 15 and payment is $10.  Submissions are through Submittable.  You can find the details here.

Weird Blog Requests

I wonder sometimes why some authors feel the need to lie when they're seeking reviews.  Today I received a request to review a fantasy book on my blog The Drowning Machine.  The author claimed to be a dedicated reader of the blog, which seems quite odd since there's been nothing posted since 2014 at The Drowning Machine and they only reviewed crime/mystery fiction.

You authors out there would be better served to actually read a blog that you're sending a request to and see what type of books they review.  And getting the blog name right would be a step in the right direction of getting a blogger's attention.

Martian Migraine Press - Anthology Call

Canadian publisher Martian Migraine Press has posted an anthology call for their fifth anthology titled "A Breath from the Sky:  Unusual Stories of Possession".  They're looking for stories of 1500 to 7000 words that use H.P. Lovecraft's "The Colour Out of Space" as the seed story.  The deadline is January 31, 2017 and payment is 3cents CAD a word.  You can find the details here.

The Liz McMullen Show - Anthology Call

The Liz McMullen Show has posted an anthology call for "Southern Voices" (working title).  She's looking for short stories of 2500 to 4500 words that depict the diversity of the South.  The deadline is December 10, 2016 and payment is $50.  You can find the details  here.

Solarcide - Open for Submissions

Solarcide has opened submissions to the public for dark fiction of 1000 to 3000 words in any genre including the weird.  Payment is a flat rate of $50.  You can find the details here.  At the top of the page is a tab called special guest where you can find a list of authors and short stories that have already been published to get a feel for what they're looking for. 

SFFWorld - Anthology Call

SFFWorld has extended the deadline for their annual anthology to September 30,2016.  You no longer have to be a member to submit, the call is open to everyone.  They're looking for stories of 3000 to 9000 words that "feature a map, or maps, playing a central or pivotal role".  Reprints are welcome and payment is $15.  You can find the details here.

MacKenzie Publishing - Anthology Call

Canadian based MacKenzie Publishing has posted an anthology call for "Two Eyes Open".  They are looking for stories of 2500 to 5000 words in the genres of horror, suspense, thriller, and mystery that use the theme two eyes open (they also have a picture).  The deadline is March 31, 2017 and pay is $10CAD.  You can find the details here.

Level Best Books - Anthology Call

Level Best Books has posted an anthology call for "Busted:  Arresting Stories from the Beat".  Submissions open on August 1 and run to October 3, 2016.  The are looking for stories up to 5000 words by and about law enforcement professionals.  I didn't see any mention of pay but this publisher generally pays $25 per story.  You can find the details here.

Pole to Pole Publishing - Anthology Call

Pole to Pole Publishing has posted an anthology call for "In a Cat's Eye".  They're looking for dark stories of 3000 to 5000 words that include a cat as a central charater.  The genres they want are sci-fi, fantasy, and horror.  The deadline is August 30, 2016 and payment is 2cents a word. You can find the details here.

Farolight Publishing - Anthology Call

Farolight Publishing has opened submissions for "Horror Library Volume 6".  They're looking for light horror or psychological horror stories of 2000 to 6000 words.  The deadline is September 15, 2016 and payment is 3cents a word.  You can find the details here.

Dark House Books - Closed?

Dark House Books has closed down submissions on their site.  Not sure if this is permanent or just temporary.  Too bad, as they were a good anthology market.

Angie's Desk - Anthology Calls

Angie has posted her list of July anthology calls.  Thanks, Angie!

Between Worlds - Open for Submissions

UK based online zine "Between Worlds" has opened submissions for their second issue.  They're looking for Autumn themed (Halloween) stories that include "portals between alternate worlds".  They'd like flash fiction of 500 to 1500 words (no payment) and shorts of 1500 to 5000 words (flat payment of 5pounds).  The deadline is September 1, 2016. You can find the details here.

Flame Tree Publishing - Anthology Calls - Short Notice

Flame Tree Publishing has posted two anthology calls with a July 22, 2016 deadline.  They're looking for stories of 2000 to 4000 words for "Sword & Steam" and "Dystopia Utopia".  Stories can be new or reprints.  For the "Sword and Steam" anthology the are looking for steampunk with a mystery/crime element.  Payment is 6cents a word.  You can find the details here.

New Zenith Magazine - New Market

New Zenith Magazine is a new market seeking short stories in any genre up to 3000 words.  They are both an online and quarterly print publisher.  Payment is $5 for under 250 words and 2cents a word for over 251 words.  They don't say if this is payment for both the online and print or just the print edition so you might want to query about that before submitting.  Some markets don't pay for the online work.  You can find all the details here.

Pink Narcissus Press - Anthology Call

Pink Narcissus Press has posted an anthology call for "Brave Boy World: a transman anthology".  They are looking for science fiction stories of any length that feature a transgender male protagonist.  The call is open until filled.  Payment is $100 for original stories and $50 for reprints.  You can find the details here, just scroll down the page.

Shouldn't Post This but...

I sometimes wonder how some people can look at their face in the mirror and be comfortable with what they see.  I just ran across a charity anthology that is supposed to be making money for a cancer fund raiser.  Okay, but wait, there's a $25 non-refundable submission fee that goes not to the charity but to the publisher.  And then there's the editing.  The writer has to hire an editor or pay the submission editor to edit their work!?! 

Maybe I'm a bit jaded but it seems like the only one making any profit on this project will be the editor and publisher, especially if they don't put any effort into promoting and selling the anthology.  Money should flow to the writer or the charity not to the publisher and editor.  Shame on you for using a cancer charity project in such a way. 

Copper Pen Press - Anthology Call

Copper Pen Press has posted an anthology call today for "Freakshow:  Freakishly Fascinating Tales of Mystery and Suspense".  They're looking for mystery stories of 2000 to 7000 words set in the world of a traveling freak show.  There's no deadline listed.  Payment is $50.  You can find the details here.

Guidelines

I always get a kick out of submission guidelines that inform you that they will be editing your work then say something like this:

"Editing: Yes, your story will be edited if we decide to accept it. After we got through and edit your story, it will then be sent back to you for final approval.".

Dead Guns Press - On Hiatus

Dead Guns Press has posted that they're on hiatus.  It doesn't say if this is permanent or just temporary.

Just a Quick Note

Just a quick note to say that postings may be light for the next little while as everyone seems to be on vacation :)  The markets I'm finding don't pay and I try to stay away from them for the most part unless they're of the mystery/crime genre.  Doing searches yesterday I found a very interesting one, took down all the info then realized that the deadline was in 2015 (sigh).  Hopefully markets will start opening up soon.

Falstaff Books - Anthology Call

Falstaff Books has posted an anthology call for "Lawless Lands:  Tales from the Weird Frontier".  They're looking for Western style stories of 3000 to 7000 words in the genres of Fantasy, Sci-fi, and Horror.  The deadline is September 30, 2016.  Payment is 4cents a word, more if their KickStarter is successful.  You can find the details here. 

Quarter Castle Publishing - Anthology Call

This call is open to residents of Atlantic Canada only.  The call is for short stories of 1000 to 6000 words that center around the theme of the Halifax explosion of 1917.  The deadline is March 31, 2017 and payment is $40.  You can find all the details here.

7 Paying Markets for July

Author Gwendolyn Kiste has posted 7 paying markets on her blog that open for July submissions.  Thanks, Gwendolyn!

Diabolical Plots - Open for Submissions

Diabolical Plots has opened a month long submission period for short fiction for their online zine.  They are looking for speculative fiction up to 3500 words.  They encourage the mixing of genres so long as there is a speculative element.  They have an online submission form and the link is in the guidelines.  Payment is 8cents a word and the deadline is July 31.  You can find the details here.

Mantid Magazine - Deadline Extended

Mantid Magazine has extended the deadline for their Summer issue and are now open for reprints as well as original work.  They are seeking Horror and dark genre genre stories of 1500 to 7000 words.  Payment is $25 for 3000 to 7000 words and $18 for 1000 to 3000 words.  They're also paying $20 for non-fiction articles and $10 for reviews.  For the Summer issue they're looking for work from women, woman-identifying, and non-binary-identifying.  They also state that they're open to work from others as long as they are considerate and inclusive.  You can find the details here.

Hard Sentences: Crime Fiction Inspired by Alcatraz - Anthology Call

Author David James Keaton has posted an anthology call for "Hard Sentences:  Crime Fiction Inspired by Alcatraz".  He's looking for stories of 2000 to 3000 words set in Alcatraz.  He's also posted a list of ideas for those coming up short on the muse side :).  The publisher is Broken River Books and payment is pro to semi-pro based on length.  The soft deadline for submissions is September.  You can find all the details here.

via - Kevin Tipple through the SMFS

24 Paying Market Calls for July

Over at Published to Death...and other Forms of Insanity Erica Verrillo has posted 24 paying market calls for July.  Thanks, Erica!

Beyond the Threshold Studio - Crime Anthology Call

Beyond the Threshold Studio has posted an anthology call for artwork and short stories that "blend the gritty history of thrilling 1920's crime noir and the fantasy of classic fairy tales".  You don't have to do both as they're looking for artists and writers to team together.  The anthology is titled "Once Upon a Mystery!" and they need 3 to 5 samples of your best work by July 10.  Payment is dependent on a successful KickStarter.  You can find the details here.