Aswiebe's Market List - November Markets

Aswiebe's Market List has posted its November market listings.  Thanks, Aswiebe!

32 Paying Markets for November

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

Econoclash Review - New Issue

The Econoclash Review special edition "Trump Fiction" is now available for purchase.  Check it out here.  They will also be opening for submissions to their regular issue on November 1, 2018.

Switchblade - New Issue

Issue #7 of Switchblade has hit the marketplace.  You can check out the details and find the purchase link here, just scroll down the page.

Mystery Weekly - New Issue

The October print issue of Mystery Weekly is now available for purchase.

Inklings Press - Anthology Call

Inkling Press has opened submissions for their next "Tales" anthology.  The theme for this one is fantasy.  They're looking for all types of fantasy stories in the 5000 word range.  The deadline is December 31, 2018 and payment if $50.  You can find the details here.

Crime Syndicate Magazine - Online Edition

Crime Syndicate Magazine is still living and breathing out there in the world.  They're looking for non-fiction articles and short crime stories of 1500 to 5000 word for their online zine.  Reprints are okay.  These are non-paying.  You just leave a pitch on the guidelines page.

Milhaven Tales - Closed

I sometimes wonder what zine publishers are thinking.  When I clicked on the Milhaven Tales site I found that they had closed the site to visitors.  In order to access their site you must have a WordPress Account and permission from the site owner.  I would consider this a closed market.  When you have to jump through hoops to find their guidelines or links to their magazines it means that readers will also have to go through those hoops and they probably won't bother.  No readers - No point.

UPDATE:  Thomas Pluck has found a new link and the zine is still open.  Thanks, Thomas!

Broadswords and Blasters - New Issue

Issue #7 of Broadswords and Blasters is now available for purchase.  Check it out here.  And a reminder that they open for new submissions on November 1, 2018 payment is $15.

Midnight Ink - Closing

Via The Rap Sheet comes news that Midnight Ink Publishing will be shutting their doors.

Gypsum Sound Tales - Call for Submissions

Australian based Gypsum Sound Tales is seeking stories of 1000 to 2500 words in any genre for their next issue of Colp.  For this issue the theme is "A Little Bit of Nonsense".  They want stories that don't seem to fit anywhere.  The deadline is November 22, 2018 and payment is AU$5.  You can find the details here.

Smoking Pen Press - Anthology Call

Smoking Pen Press has posted an anthology call for "Vampires, Zombies and Ghosts".  They're looking for stories of 1200 to 6000 words in any genre so long as there is a supernatural being in your story.  The deadline is December 15, 2018 and payment is $20.  Reprints are okay.  You can find the details here.

Horror Queen Media - Anthology Call

Horror Queen Media has posted an anthology call for "Vex Me No More".  They're looking for horror stories up to 5000 words that feature witches.  The deadline is December 31, 2018 and payment is 2cents a word.  You can find the details here.

Angie's Desk - Anthology Markets

Lots of posts today :)  Angie has posted her October listing of paying anthology markets.  Thanks, Angie!!

Yellow Mama - New Issue

The October issue of Yellow Mama has hit the virtual streets.  Read it free here.

Darkhouse Books - Anthology Call

Darkhouse Books opened submissions today for an anthology called "Mid-Century Murder".  They're looking for crime stories of 2500 to 6000 words set in the late forties through the early sixties.  The deadline is March 31, 2019 and payment is a royalty split.  Reprints are okay.  You can find the details here.

Flash Bang Mysteries - New Issue

The Fall issue of Flash Bang Mysteries has hit the virtual streets.  Read it for free here.  And they're also open for flash submissions until the end of the month.

Best Laid Plans - Anthology Call

This call came through SMFS from editor Judy Penz Sheluck.  She's posted an anthology call for "Best Laid Plans".  She's looking for mystery/suspense stories of 1500 to 5000 words using the theme of best laid plans.  The deadline is January 18, 2019 and payment is $25 for original stories and $10 for reprints.  The publisher is Superior Shores Press.  You can find all the details here, they come up as a pdf file.

Break Out the Cake and Ice Cream

So...it's been ten years since I started this blog and it's been a lot of fun.  I've met a lot of great writers on their way up, even a few famous ones have stopped by like Ken Bruen and Sean Chercover.  We've all shared Snoopy Dances over publications and award winners.  The blog even managed to be nominated for a service to the community Spinetingler Award way back when.

The blog gives me pleasure and a feeling of accomplishment.  And I get great joying from hearing from writers who get their stories published because I posted a listing.

I never in a million years thought I could keep this blog going for ten years so thank you to all who visit and keeping me going.  It's a great pleasure to see your names in so many table of contents for anthologies and magazines.  May your success continue!

Thank you all for stopping by.

Tales to Terrify - Open for Submissions

The Tales to Terrify podcast has opened submissions for stories of 2000 to 10,000 words in the genres of horror, dark fantasy, and other disturbing fiction.  There's no deadline listed.  Payment is $50.  You can find the details here.

Iridium - Closing

They come and go so fast there's no keeping up.  Iridium is closing it's doors.  This was a new magazine for all genres.  They did manage to put up one issue before closing.

Gallery of Curiosities - Open for Submissions

The Gallery of Curiosities is open for submissions for their podcasts.  They want speculative fiction stories up to 7500 words.  They have some specific requirements in the guidelines so read them carefully.  The deadline is October 21, 2018 and payment is 3cents a word for original stories and 1cent a word for reprints.  You can find the details here.

EconoClash Review - New Issue

Issue #2 of EconClash Review is now available for purchase.  Check it out here.

Cracked Fairy Tales and the Holocaust by Sabrina Orah Mark

I just found this beautiful essay by Sabrina Orah Mark that takes the reader into the mind of a writer and the bizarre way imagination takes over her mind and spins out stories.  It is elegant, beautiful, heartbreaking, and terribly sad.  But it makes perfect sense.

Bad Dream Entertainment - Anthology Call

Bad Dream Entertainment has posted a call for a horror/humor anthology (no title as yet).  They want stories of 1500 to 8000 words that combine horror and humor.  The deadline is December 31, 2018 and payment is 6cents a word plus royalties.  You can find the details here.

Lamplight - Open for Submissions

Lamplight is open for submissions of dark fiction up to 7000 words in a variety of genres.  The deadline is November 15, 2018 and payment is 3cents a word with a cap of $150 and 1cent a word for reprints.  You can find the details here.

Unlit Press - Anthology Call

UK based Unlit Press has posted an anthology call for "Curse the Darkness".  They're looking for stories of 3000 to 10,000 words using the theme "darkness".  The deadline is December 31, 2018 and payment is 75pounds (approximately $100).  You can find the details here.

Pen & Kink Publishing - Anthology Call

Pen & Kink Publishing has posted an anthology call for "Haunted".  They want stories up to 4000 words featuring a female ghost and the story must be a romance (but no banging of corpses or ghosts).  The deadline is November 30, 2018 and payment is $20.  You can find the details here.

Down & Out The Magazine - Issue #4 Now Available

Issue #4 of Down & Out Books The Magazine has hit the stands ( In August - I'm late reporting it ).  You can find all the details here.

There are a lot of magazines like Down & Out and Black Cat Magazine that don't get the word out into the world.  If you want sales you need to let people know you've published a new issue not just depend on the writers to let everyone know.

Manslaughter Review - Closed Down

Online zine Manslaughter Review seems to have disappeared into the world of dead zines.

Blunder Woman Production - Call for Non-fiction Essays

I just found this, so sorry for the late notice.  Blunder Woman Productions has posted a call for "Nevertheless We Persist:  Me too".  They're looking for essays up to 4000 words about overcoming sexual discrimination, trauma, and/or abuse.  Submissions open on October 5 and close October 15, 2018.  Payment is $50.  You can find the details here.

Zombies Need Brains LLC - Anthology Calls

With a fully funded Kickstarter Zombies Need Brains LLC has posted the guidelines for three science fiction anthologies with the titles "The Portals", "Temporally Deactivated", "Alternate Peace".  The deadline is December 31, 2018 and payment is 6cents a word plus royalties.  You can find the details here.

Switchblade - Open for Submissions

Switchblade has opened submissions but the reading period ends on October 5, 2018.  They're looking for crime stories in flash fiction to 1000 words and short stories of 2000 to 4500 words.  Payment is $15.  You can find the details here.  Just scroll down the page.

Flash Bang Mysteries - Open for Submissions

Flash Bang Mysteries opened for submissions today for crime flash stories of 500 to 750 words.  The deadline is October 31, 2018 and payment is $20.  You can find the details here.