Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine - Open for Submissions

Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine is currently open for submissions.  Stories should be 3000 to 7000 words.  There's no mention of payment so you'll need to query for that.  You can find the details here, just scroll down the page.  Wildside Press is the publisher.

UPDATE:  Payment is 3cents a word.  Thanks to Michael Bracken for pointing it out.

Gamut Opens at Midnight Tonight

Gamut opens for submissions at midnight tonight (Oct. 1).  Last month they hit their 300 submissions mark within 14 hours so don't dawdle about getting your submission in.  You can find the details here.

Zombies Need Brains LLC - Anthology Calls

Zombies Need Brains LLC has just completed a successful KickStarter to fund three new anthologies which are now open for submissions.  They are looking for sci-fi and fantasy stories up to 7500 words for "Submerged", "All Hail Our Robot Conquerors!", and "The Death of All Things".  The deadline is December 31, 2016 and payment is 6cents a word.  You can find the submission details for all three calls here.

Grey Matter Press - Flash Fiction Contest

Grey Matter Press is having a flash fiction contest on their blog.  They're looking for flash pieces of 500 to 700 words that use the theme "I Can Taste the Blood".  Just post your story in the comments section of their blog for people to vote.  The winner will be published in the ebook version of the anthology "I Can Taste the Blood" plus a $50 Visa gift card, second place will receive a $25 Amazon gift card, and third place will receive a $25 gift code for Grey Matter Press' book store.  The deadline is October 21.  You can check it out here.

Tyrus Books - Open for Novel Submissions

It looks like Tyrus Books has opened for novel submissions.  They publish both crime and literary works.  You can check them out here.

Crooked Holster - Anthology Call

Crooked Holster has opened submissions for their third anthology.  The theme this time around is "Treachery".  They're looking for flash fiction up to 500 words, shorts to 2500 words, and poetry.  The deadline is October 30, 2016 and payment is one copy.  You can find the details here.

Workers Write Journal - Open for Submissions

Workers Write Journal is seeking submissions for issue #13 titled "Tales from the Casino".  They're looking for fiction of 500 to 5000 words about people who work in and around casinos.  The deadline is December 31, 2016 and payment is $5 to $50 depending on length.  They will also consider reprints.  You can find the details here.

Betty Fedora - New Issue

Issue #3 of Betty Fedora is now available in Kindle and print format.  Check it out here.

DeadLights - New Market

DeadLights is a new horror fiction magazine.  They have just opened submissions and are looking for flash of 300 to 700 words, shorts of 2000 to 7000 words, poetry, and creative non-fiction of 300 to 3000 words.  Payment is $10 for flash, $50 for shorts, $10 for poetry, and $5 to $10 for creative non-fiction.  Artwork varies from $5 to $80.  The deadline for the first issue is December 15, 2016 and that issue will go live on February 1, 2017.  You can find the details here.

Hat tip to darkmarkets.com

Angie's Desk - Anthology Calls

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

Book Reviewer Yellow Pages - Anthology Call

Book Reviewer Yellow Pages has posted an anthology call.  While the guidelines are a trifle confusing most of the confusion is settled in the comments section.  What they're looking for is short stories in the genres of romance and spooky stories, and essays in the genres of humor and non-fiction uplifting stories (similar to the Chicken Soup essays).  Your pieces should be 7000 to 15,000 words.  The deadline is November 30, 2016 and payment is $100 to $125 depending on word count.  You can find the details here.

Kristell Ink - Anthology Calls

U K based Kristell Ink has posted three speculative fiction anthology calls.  The titles are "Infinate Dysmorphia", "Terra Nullius", and "Holding on by Our Fingertips".  They're looking for stories of 6000 to 10.000 words.  The deadline for all is January 31, 2017 and payment is 10pounds.  You can find the details here.

Oscillate Wildly Press - Anthology Call

Queensland based Oscillate Wildly Press has posted an anthology call for "Monsters Among Us".  They are looking for psychological horror stories up to 7000 words where humans are the monsters.  This would be a good fit for noir crime.  The deadline is November 30, 2016 and payment is 3cents a word.  You can find the details here.

Azoth Khem Publishing - Anthology Call

Azoth Khem Publishing has posted an anthology call for "Carnival of Madness".  They're looking for stories of 5000 to 7000 words set in the world of carnivals.  The deadline is October 20, 2016 and payment is $25.  You can find the details here.

Hat tip to horrortree.com

Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores - Open for Submissions

Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores opened their one week reading period today.  They're looking for stories of 1000 words and up in the genres of sci-fi, fantasy, myths, legends, fairy tale, and eldritch (other worldly).  The deadline is September 28, 2016 and payment is 6cents a word for original work and 2cents a word for reprints.  You can find the details here.

Noir Crime Comics

Dirge magazine has a post about crime noir comics that I thought might interest a few of you noir folks out there.

The Anthony, The Barry, and the Shamus Awards for 2016

Mystery Fanfare has a roundup of the winners of the Bouchercon awards that were presented last night which include the Anthony Awards, the Barry Awards, and the Shamus Awards.  Congrats to all the winners!!

2016 Macavity Award Winners

From Mystery Fanfare comes the winners of the 2016 Macavity Awards.  Congrats to all the winners!!

The Lascaux Review

The Lascaux Review is now paying $100 for literary stories, poems, and essays.  Their submissions are through submittable but be careful when you submit as they have one choice where you pay $3 and one that is free.  Their contests have big prizes but the fees are also fairly steep ($10 and $20).  You can check them out here.

Lamplight Magazine - Open for Submissions

Lamplight Magazine has opened submissions today for dark literary stories in any genre up to 7,000 words.  The deadline is November 15, 2016.  Payment is 3cents a word with a cap of $150 for original stories and 1cent a word for reprints.  Submissions are through Submittable.  You'll find the editor's name in the Index of Writes link  You can find the details here.

Felony & Mayhem - Open for Mystery Novel Submissions

Felony & Mayhem is open for novel submissions.  They're looking for literary mysteries of 75,000 words and up but no hard-boiled or neo noir.  While they usually publish out of print books they are stating to publish new novels.  There's no mention of payment so that's something you'll have to query.  You can find the details here.  But be sure to read their FAQ page for more info and you'll find the publisher's name on the about page :)

Mofo Press - Anthology Call

Mofo Press, an imprint of Mugwump Press, has posted an anthology call for "Wanderlust".  They're looking for erotic tales of wanderlust of 1000 to 5000 words.  While this is an erotica anthology call you could easily incorporate crime fiction into your story.  The deadline is November 3, 2016 and payment is 1cent a word.  You can  find the details here.

North American Review Press - New Crime Imprint

From the lovely Michael Bracken comes this link to North American Review Press and their new imprint called Gas Station Pulp.  They're looking for novels of 60,000 to 75,000 words that combine old school crime noir with literary character driven fiction.  Submissions open on December 1 and run through to December 30.  There's no mention of their payment rates so that's something you'll have to query.  Submissions will be through their Submittable page here.

Gwendolyn Kiste - Paying Markets for Spec-fiction

For those of you who write speculative fiction Gwendolyn Kiste has posted up a September listing of six paying markets.  Thanks, Gwendolyn!

Pulp Modern - Closing up Shop

Earlier this summer I noted that Pulp Modern was no longer taking submissions and now the word has come down from editor/publisher Alex Cicak that Pulp Modern is closing their doors.  So sorry to see them go.

Double Feature Magazine - New Market

Double Feature Magazine is a new market looking for short stories in the sci-fi and horror genres.  Stories should be 1500 to 6000 words and payment is $25.  They will consider longer stories for serials and payment for these is $40.  The first issue up so you can get a feel for what they're looking for.  You can find the details here.

Sirens Call Publications - Anthology Call

Sirens Call Publications has posted an anthology call for "First Hand Accounts".  They're looking for short stories of 4000 to 8000 words told in the first person.  The stories can be about horrific acts, unimaginable horror, or terrifying moments.  The deadline is December 1, 2016 and payment is $25.  You can find the details here, just scroll down the page.

Calls for Literary Fiction - Paying Markets

For those of you who write literary stories you should check out writingcareer.com where they've posted quite a few paying literary markets that are open for submissions.

Dreaming Robot Press - Anthology Call

Dreaming Robot Press has opened submissions for their 2018 Young Explorer's Adventure Guide anthology.  They are looking for speculative fiction adventure stories with a middle grade (8 to 12 years old) main character.  Stories should be 3000 to 6000 words.  The deadline is January 31, 2017 and payment is 6cents a word.  You can find the details here.

36 Paying Markets for September

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

I Remember by Beau Johnson

It's been a while since I posted a link to a short story but I found "I Remember" by Beau Johnson a very beautiful story of a parent's love.  Odd thing to say when Out of the Gutter is the publisher :)

World Weaver Press - Anthology Call

Submissions open today for the anthology "Equus".  Editor Rhonda Parrish is seeing stories up to 7500 words about magical equine - horses, unicorns, and Pegasus.  Stories must in the speculative fiction genre.  The deadline is November 30, 2016 and payment is $10.  You can find the details here just scroll down the page.

One Story - Open for Submissions

One Story opened submissions today for literary short stories of 3000 to 8000 words.  The deadline is May 31, 2017 and payment is $500 plus 25 copies.  You can find the details here.