St. Martin's Minotaur/MWA First Crime Novel Competitioon - Open for Submissions

St. Martin's Minotaur/ Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Competition is open for submissions.  Your novel must be at least 40,000 words with a murder or serious crime at the heart of the story.  The winner will receive a publishing contract and a $10,000 advance against royalties.  You can find all the details here.

io9 - Call for Short Story Submissions

io9 has posted a call for short stories in celebration of Halloween.  The theme is "The Future of Death".  They're looking for "works of short, speculative fiction that interrogates what death might mean, or be, in the future".  Stories should be under 2000 words.  The deadline is October 25, 2018 and payment is 50cents a word.  You can find the details here.

Nothing Without Us - Anthology Call - For Writers with Disabilites

Editors Cait Gordon and Talia C. Johnson have posted an anthology call for "Nothing Without Us".
They're looking for stories of 1000 to 3500 words from writers with disabilities in any genre with a lead character with a disability.  The publisher is Canadian based Renaissance so Canadian writers will receive preferred status.  Submissions open on September 30 and close December 31, 2018.  Payment is 3cents a word.  You can find the details here.

Noir Nation - News Announcement

Noir Nation is making a come back and will be opening submissions for Issue #7 by the end of the year.  If you're a subscriber to their newsletter you can start emailing your submissions of poetry and short stories to them before the formal opening.  Here's a link to their current newsletter with the announcement.  To subscribe to their newsletter go to their home page and scroll down.  There's a link to their submission guidelines at the top of the page.  They are a paying market but don't list specifics.

32 Paying Markets for October

At Publishing...and Other Forms of Insanity Erica Verrillo has posted her October listing of paying markets.  Thanks, Erica!

Villainous Press - Anthology Call

For you crime writers out there here's a really different take on doing crime.  Villainous Press is seeking stories of 5000 to 10,000 words for "Mechanical Miscreants".  They want at least one main character to be a mechanical or electronic "being" committing nefarious acts.  Underlying horror is a must.  The deadline is November 30, 2018 and payment is $25,  You can find the details here on their Submittable page.  Please note that I couldn't find anything about the press and no website though there is a url on the submittable page.

Aswiebe's Market List

I haven't posted about Aswiebe's Market List in while but thought I'd post a reminder.  Every month there's a new listing of paying markets in the speculative fiction genres.  You can check it out here.

18th Wall Publications - Anthology Call

18th Wall Publications has posted a new submission call for "War of the Worlds:  Absolute
War".  They're looking for stories of 4000 to 20,000 words in any genre using the theme of War of the Worlds by HG Wells.  They have a list of theme ideas and want queries for them.  Payment is a royalty split.  You can find all the details here.  Reprints are acceptable.

Flame Tree Publishing - Anthology Calls

Flame Tree Publishing has opened submissions for two anthologies "American Gothic" and "Urban Crime".  They want original or reprint stories of 2000 to 4000 words.  The deadline for both is October 14, 2018 and payment is 6cents a word.  You can find the details here.

Tales From the Moonlit Path - Open for Submissions

Tales From the Moonlit Path has been resurrected from the land of dead zines.  They're looking for dark eerie speculative fiction stories up to 2000 words.  The deadline for their Halloween issue is October 25, 2018.  Payment is $10 for all stories.  You can find the details here.

The Society of Misfit Stories - Open for Submissions

Bards and Sages Publishing is looking for stories of 5000 to 20,000 words for their magazine "The Society of Misfit Stories".  The magazine will be published three times a year in both ebook and print form.  They are currently reading for their May 2019 issue.  Payment is $50.  Stories can be in a variety of genres and it seems like a good home for those too long stories.  You can find the details here.  Just scroll down the page.

Serial - New Market

Serial is a new pulp magazine open for submissions in the genres of action, fantasy, horror, mystery, romance, and thriller.  Stories should be 500 to 10,000 words.  They will be doing serialized fiction for longer stories.  They will also take reprints.  There's no deadline listed but the first issue is due to go live on January 1, 2019.  Payment is $1.60 a page upfront plus royalties.  You can find the details here.

Those Pesky Submission Fees

I noticed the other day that Fahrenheit Press had opened submissions for their anthology Noirville 2.  So why didn't I post it?  Because they're charging a $10 fee to submit this year.  It created a bit of a backlash for them on Twitter.  And here.  The worst part is that the only payment to writers is a royalty split.  None of the fee money goes to the writers as it does in many other contests. 

Thuggish Itch - Open for Submissions

Australian based Gypsum Sound Tales has posted a call for their next Thuggish Itch issue.  They're looking for horror and speculative fiction stories of 1000 to 4000 words using the theme Devilish.  The deadline is October 1, 2018 and payment is $5AU.  You can find the details here.

Trigger Warning - Open for Submissions

Trigger Warning opened for submissions of short stories under 5000 words.  Payment is a stipend plus a copy of the illustration that accompanies your story.  They are open to many genres including crime fiction.  There's no deadline listed but they fill up fast so get your stories in as soon as you can.  Find the details here.

No Fee Science Fiction Contest

Jefferson ( a combination of two medical colleges) has posted the rules for a no fee contest called "2100:  A Health Odyssey".  They're looking for science fiction short stories up to 3000 words using the theme of health care in the year 2100.  The deadline is December 1, 2018.  The first place prize is $10,000 and second place is $5000.  You can find the details here.

Mind the Details

I just ran across an interesting anthology call from an editor but when I checked out the publisher I wasn't very impressed.  Over at Absolute Write Victoria Strauss pretty much gave them a thumbs down review.  Always check out the publisher when you find an editor call and watch your backs out there my friends.

The Short List

I stumbled across The Short List quite by accident and thought I'd pass along the link.  DL Shirey has composed a listing of short story markets by word count.  Some are paying.  There's links to all genres.  Check it out here.

Switchblade Magazine - Early Notice

Switchblade Magazine will open submissions for the next issue on October 1 and close October 5, 2018.  It's a very short opening so get your crime stories ready.  Payment here is $15.  You can find all the details here.

Otter Libris - Anthology Call

Otter Libris Publishing opened submissions today for their anthology "Still on Patrol".  They're looking for stories of 3000 to 10,000 words that portray military personnel who still protect humanity long after their last breath has been taken.  The deadline is December 15, 2018 and payment is $25.  You can find the details here.

Angie's Desk - Anthology Markets

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

Canyons of the Damned - Open for Submissions

Canyons of the Damned is open for submissions to their next issue.  They're looking for stories of 500 to 5000 words in the genres of dark science fiction, horror, and slipstream.  Payment is 3cents a word for the first 5000 words with a cap of $150.  You can find the details here.

Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores - Early Notice

Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores has a very short submission period so I'm posting this early.  They will open on September 21 and close September 28 for science fiction and fantasy stories of 1000 words and up.  Payment is 6cents a word for original work and 2cents a word for reprints.  You can find the details here.

The Bouchercon Awards

I'm a little late with this but The Rap Sheet has a full listing of all the awards presented at Bouchercon this year.  Congratulations to all the winners!!

Speculative City - Open for Submissions

Speculative City has opened submissions for their next issue.  They're looking for speculative fiction stories up to 5500 words set in a cityscape and using the theme knowledge.  The deadline is November 11, 2018 and payment is $20 to $75 depending on length.  You can find the details here.

UPDATE:  September 14, 2018 - This site seems to have disappeared.  Sorry about that, folks.

UPDATE:  September 16, 2018 - And it's back!

From Bouchercon - The Macavity Award Winners

Over at The Rap Sheet you'll find a listing of the Macavity Award winners.  Congrats to all!!

Gypsum Sound Tales - Open for Submissions

Australian based Gypsum Sound Tales is seeking submissions for their next issue of Colp.  The theme is Suplex and they want stories of 1000 to 4000 words that feature "all things wresting".  The deadline is October 11, 2018 and payment is AU$5 up to 2000 words and AU$10 for over 2000 words.  You can find the details here.

Constellary Tales - New Market

Constellary Tales is a new market for science fiction and fantasy stories of 1000 to 3500 words.  Payment is 6cents a word.  You can find the details here.  Be sure to read their editorial letter to get a better idea of what they're looking for.

Fantasia Divinity Publishing - Anthology Call - Non Paying

Fantasia Divinity Publishing has a bunch of anthology posted but of interest here is their Detective Fantasy Anthology.  They're looking for mysteries of 500 to 10,500 words that are solved in a fantasy setting.  The deadline is October 25, 2018 and payment is one copy of the anthology.  They do accept reprints.  You can find the details here, just scroll down to the third call.

Tough Crime - First Print Anthology Now Available

The first print anthology of Tough Crime Stories is now available for purchase.  Check it out here.

One Story - Open for Submissions

One Story print magazine opened submissions today for literary fiction of 3000 to 8000 words.  The deadline is November 14, 2018 and payment is $500.  You can find the details here. 

Twelfth Planet Press - Open for Novella Submissions

Twelfth Planet Press opened submissions for their Novella Series today.  They're looking for stories of 17,000 to 40,000 words in a variety of genres.  They're also looking for light crime stories for their Deadlines imprint.  The deadline is November 30, 2018 and payment is $300 plus royalties.  You  can find the details here, just scroll down to the second call.

Freeze Frame Fiction - Open for Submissions

Freeze Frame Fiction opened for submissions of flash fiction up to 1000 words in any genre.  The deadline is January 31, 2019 and payment is $10.  You can find the details here.

Mickey Finn 21st Century Noir Anthology - Open for Submissions

Just a reminder that submissions opened today for the anthology "Mickey Finn 21st Century Noir".  They're looking for noir crime stories around 5000 words.  The deadline is November 30, 2018 and payment is a royalty share.  You can find the details here.