A Murder of Storytellers - Submission Call

A Murder of Storytellers has posted a call for "Sorry We're Closed".  They're looking for horror stories up to 10,000 words using the theme of abandoned buildings.  Reprints are okay.  The deadline is August 13, 2018 and payment is $15.  You can find the details here.

Robot Dinosaurs - Early Notice

Robot Dinosaurs has posted a call for short stories of 750 to 1200 words that feature a robot dinosaur.  The submission period is August 1 to August 15, 2018.  Payment is $60.  You can find the details here.

Camden Park Press - Anthology Call

This anthology call came through SMFS from Camden Park Press.  They are looking for short stories of 3000 to 7000 words for their anthology "Quoth the Raven".  They want the stories to be a 21st century perspective of Poe's work.  The deadline is August 30, 2018 and payment is a royalty share.  You can find the details here.

Feral Cat Publications - Anthology Call

Feral Cat Publications has posted an anthology call for "Bubble Off-Plumb".  They're looking for stories of 1000 to 5000 words in any genre.  The deadline is September 30, 2018 and payment is 3cents word plus a royalty split.  You can find the details here.

The Sirens Call - Open for Submissions

The Sirens Call is open for submissions for issue #40.  The theme is "As Summer Leaves and Autumn Falls".  They're looking for horror/dark fiction stories of 100 words to 2500 words that take place at the end of summer.  The deadline is August 10, 2018.  This is a non-paying market, but they also take reprints.  You can find the details here.  They also have all their back issues along with the current issue available for download on this page.

Escape Pod - Early Notice

Escape Pod has posted a call for holiday-themed science fiction stories of 1500 to 6000 words.  The submission period is October 1 to October 15.  Payment is 6cents a word for original stories.  Reprints are welcome and pay $20 for flash fiction and $100 for short stories.  You can find the call here.  Be sure to check out the regular submission guidelines for more details

Crossed Genres - Anthology Call

Crossed Genres has poked its head out of the sand to post an anthology call for "Resisting Fascism".  They're looking for science fiction and fantasy stories of 250 to 8000 words about resisting fascism.  The deadline is August 15, 2018 and payment is 7cents a word (maybe more depending on their fund raiser).  You can find the details here.  And welcome back to Crossed Genres!

Angie's Desk - Anthology Markets

Angie has posted her July listing of paying anthology markets.  Thanks, Angie!

Changes in the Process by Janet Hutchings

Over at the Ellery Queen blog editor Janet Hutchings takes a look back at how the publication process used to work and how much it's changed.

Unnerving Magazine - Call for Midnight Snacks

Unnerving Magazine has posted a call for Midnight Snacks.  They're looking for short stories of 6000 to 15,000 words to published individually.  They can be original or reprints.  Payment is a 50/50 royalty split.  The call is open until full.  The genres are horror, crime, monster adventures, dark science fiction or fantasy.  You can find the details on their Submittable page, formatting directions are on their own web site.

Delilah Devlin - Erotica Romance Anthology Call

Editor Delilah Devlin has posted an anthology call for "Stranded:  A Boy's Behaving Badly Anthology".  She's looking for erotica romance stories of 2500 to 5500 words that have a woman in jeopardy, a romance, and a bad boy.  The deadline is November 15, 2018 and  payment is $25.  You can find the details  here.

Journal Stone Publishing - Open for Novel Submissions

Journal Stone Publishing has opened submissions for novels and fiction collections in the genre of Horror.  Minimum word count is 50,000.  Payment is standard royalty terms.  You can find the details here.

Broadswords & Blasters - New Issue

Issue #6 of Broadswords & Blasters has just dropped.  You can check out the details and find links to purchase here.

The Dark City - New Issue

The Summer issue of The Dark City is now available to read online.

Dreaming Robot Press - YA Anthology Call

Dreaming Robot Press has opened submissions for their "2018 Young Explorer's Adventure Guide".  They're looking for science fiction adventure stories of 3000 to 6000 words that middle grade readers can identify with.  The deadline is December 15, 2018 and payment is 6cents a word.  You can find  the details here.

Rhonda Parrish - Anthology Calls

Editor Rhonda Parrish has three anthology calls posted on her website.  Two will open in 2019 but "Grim, Grit, and Gasoline:  An anthology of Dieselpunk and Decopunk Fairy Tales" will open for submissions on August 1, 2018.  She's looking for fairy tale storties up to 7500 words using Dieselpunk and Decopunk themes.  The deadline is September 30, 2018 and payment is 1cent a word.  World Weaver Press will publish.  You can find the calls and details here.

Thriller Magazine - New Market

There's a new zine just rolled out online called Thriller Magazine and they're open to submissions for their second issue.  They're looking for stories up to 5000 words.  Reprints are welcome.  They're open to horror or crime fiction with an emphasis on thriller.  The first issue is up as a pdf for you to read to get a feel for what they're looking for.  This is a non-paying market.  You can find the details here.  Thanks to Michael Bracken for the link!

Apex Magazine - Open for Submissions

Apex Magazine is currently open for science fiction stories up 7500 words.  There's no deadline listed and payment is 6cents a word.  You can find the details here.

Autonomous Press - Anthology Call

Autonomous Press has posted an anthology call for "Spoon Knife 4:  A Neurodivergent Guide to Spacetime".  They're looking for speculative fiction stories up to 10,000 words that use time and space to tell the story.  They also have a theme with very big words ( I didn't feel like using a dictionary to decipher what they wanted ) and examples for you to use.  The deadline is September 30, 2018 and payment is 1cent a word.  You can find the details here.

Switchblade - New Issue

Issue #6 of Switchblade Magazine is now available on Kindle with a print issue coming soon.  You can check it out here.

Flame Tree Press - Anthology Calls

Flame Tree Press is seeking stories of 2000 to 4000 words for two anthologies.  The anthologies are "Haunted House" and "Cosy Crime".  Reprints are okay.  The deadline is July 29, 2018 and payment is 6cents a word.  You can find the details here.

Dark Helix Press - Anthology Call - Asian Writers

Canadian based Dark Helix Press has posted an anthology call for "Immersion:  An Asian Anthology of Love, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction".  They're looking for stories with an Asian main character set in an immersive alternative past, present, or future.  Flash fiction stories up to 1800 words and and short stories up to 6000 words.  The deadline is December 31, 2018 and payment is $20CAD for flash and $40CAD for shorts.  Authors must have a geographical Asian heritage.  You can find the details here.

Pulp Modern - New Issue

The new issue of Pulp Modern is now available for purchase.  Check it out here.

Flash Bang Mysteries - New Issue - Open for Submissions

The Summer issue of Flash Bang Mysteries has hit the virtual streets.  You can read it for free here.  They're also open to submissions for their Fall issue until July 31.  They are looking for crime flash stories of 500 to 750 words.  Payment is $20.  You can find the details here.

My Apologies - Econoclash Review

My apologies!  Econoclash Review is currently closed to submissions.  I seem to have read the wrong page.

Mysterion - Anthology Call

Mysterion has posted a submission call for their next anthology.  They're looking for speculative fiction stories up to 9000 words that use Christian themes.  Be sure to click on their themes guideline page for a better understanding of what they're looking for.  The deadline is July 31, 2018 and payment is 6cents a word and 3cents a word for reprints.  You can find the details here.

Gypsum Sound Tales - Call for Submissions

Gypsum Sound Tales has posted a call for submissions for the second issue of Thuggish Itch.  They're looking for horror, science fiction, and speculative fiction stories of 1000 to 5000 words.  They have ten concepts that they want you to use for your stories.  The deadline is September 14, 2018 and payment is AU$5.  You can find the details here.

Mystery Weekly - New Issue

The July issue of Mystery Weekly is now available for purchase.  Check it out here.

Diabolical Plots - Open for Submissions

Diabolical Plots opened for submissions today.  They are looking for stories up to 3500 words in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.  All stories must have a speculative element.  The deadline is July 31, 2018 and payment is 8cents a word.  You can find the details here.

Econoclash Review - Open for Submissions

Econoclash Review opens for submissions today for issue #3.  They're looking for contemporary pulp stories of 1500 to 4500 words.  The deadline is August 31, 2018 and payment is $10.  You can find the details here.