Anthology Call

Paper Golem Press has an interesting submission call for their anthology "Cucurbital 3".  They give you a prompt and you write up to 5000 words.  The prompt consists of three words:  Madness - Darkness - Mattress.  You get to combine these three words into your story.  Deadline is June 30, payment is 1cent a word.  You can find all the details here  http://www.papergolem.com/cucurbital3.html

Anthology Call

Blood Bound Books has opened submissions for their horror anthology "DOA II:  Extreme Horror Collection".  Payment is 1cent a word for stories of 750 to 5000 words.  Deadline is August 1.  You can find the details here  http://bloodboundbooks.net/bloodboundbooks/?page_id=26

They're also open to novel and novella submissions on the same page.  Scroll down for the anthology submission guidelines.

Shotgun Honey Presents

The online zine Shotgun Honey is getting set to launch their first print anthology.  They're looking for gritty crime and noir stories up to 5000 words, with the sweet spot around 3000.  There's an August 1st deadline.  Payment is $10 and a copy of the anthology.  You can check out all the details here http://shotgunhoney.netidev.com/presents

There's also a contest to name the anthology and the prize is one copy.  And if you're an artist, they're looking for cover art.

Looking at Shorts

Eric Rosenfield has an interesting breakdown of the categories that short stories fall into.  He uses sci-fi for his examples but notes that any genre can be broken down in the same way.
http://www.wetasphalt.com/content/taxonomy-recently-published-speculative-fiction-short-stories

Sunday Quote

“No one except you really believes you can write. Once you quit, you’ve just made it unanimous.” --Manley Wade Wellman

Anthology Call

Dark Moon Books has a call for submissions for an anthology called "Mistress of the Macabre".  They're looking for horror stories written by women.  The deadline is June 30.  Payment is $20.  You can find all the details here http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/Mistresses_of_the_Macabre.htm

Hazardous Press

Ran across this new press over at Duotrope.  They're looking for novellas, short novels, and story collections in the spec-fiction genre.  Payment is 50% of net paid quarterly.  There's no mention of who is behind this press so you might want to make some inquiries.  Their submission period ends June 1.  You can find all the details here  http://www.hazardouspress.com/