Owl Hollow Press - Anthology Call

Owl Hollow Press has posted an anthology call for "Dark Magic: Witches, Hackers, and Robots".  They're looking for stories up to 8500 words that follow that theme and explore "the dark side of human abilities".  The deadline is August 31, 2016 and payment is $50.  You can find the details here.

Occult Detective Quarterly - New Market

From the lovely Michael Bracken comes a new market called "Occult Detective Quarterly".  They're looking for short stories of 3000 to 5000 words about "people who investigate the strange and unusual".  Payment here is $25.  They are also looking for non-fiction essays and reviews and are looking to build a stable of reviewers for the magazine.  Payment is 1cent a word for pieces of 3000 to 5000 words.  You can find the details here.

A Bit of Crime Fiction News

Sorry for the long absent between postings but I've been away from my computer and the Internet.  Hopefully it won't take too long to get caught up.  First up is some bits of crime news.

Pulp Modern has closed down to submissions.  I'm assuming this might be a permanent thing as they were already closed and not set to open until August 1.  If things change I'll let you know.

All Due Respect has reopened their online blog for non-fiction crime pieces.  There's no pay for these, but they're hoping to stir up a few discussions about the crime genre.

Flash Bang Mysteries has posted their Summer Issue and they are open for submissions until July 31.  This is a paying market for flash crime fiction.

And it is with a sad heart that I announce the final issue of ThugLit titled "Last Writes" is now available in both Kindle and Print editions.

Dense Weed Publications - Anthology Call

Dense Weed Publications is a new market looking for submissions for a horror anthology.  They want horror stories up to 10,000 words.  There is no theme.  The deadline is January 30, 2017 and payment is a royalty share.  You can find the details here.

UPDATE:  January 31, 2017  This site is no longer available so I'm guessing the anthology is a no go.

Yellow Mama - New Issue

The June issue of Yellow Mama has gone live.  Check it out here.

18th Wall Productions - Anthology Call

The 18th Wall Productions has posted an anthology call for "Speakeasies and Spiritualists".  They're looking for stories of 1000 to 6000 words set in the 1920's "spook culture".  All genres are welcome.  The deadline is September 2, 2016 and payment is a 5% royalty split of the gross for stories over 1500 words and 4% for stories under 1500.  You can find the details here.

Lightspeed - Open for Submissions

Lightspeed magazine opened a short reading period yesterday, June 16, which will end on June 30, 2016.  They're looking for sci-fi/fantasy stories of 1500 to 10,000 word (under 5000 preferred).  Payment is 8cents a word.  You can find the details here.