Slice - Open for Submissions

Slice magazine is open for submissions to issue #24.  This is a literary magazine looking for short stories and essays up to 5000 words for the theme "Time".  The deadline is June 1, 2018 and payment is $250.  You can find the details here.

The Never Beyond - New Speculative Fiction Market

The Never Beyond is seeking short speculative fiction for their first issue.  They want flash up to 1000 words and short stories up to 3500 words.  Pay is 1cent a word.  You can find the details here.

Down & Out Magazine - New Issue

Issue #3 of Down & Out The Magazine is now available.  You can find the details and links here.

Pulp Modern - Early Warning

Just a note to let you know that Pulp Modern will be opening for submissions on May 1.  The submission period is only ten days.  They're looking for stories of 3500 to 5000 words in all the pulp genres.  Payment is $10.  You can find the details here.  I'll post again when they open.

Gehenna & Hinnom Books - Call for Novellas, Novelettes, and Short Stories

Gehenna & Hinnom Books has opened submissions for novellas, novelettes, and short stories (chapbooks).  The genres they're looking for are cosmic horror and weird fiction.  The deadline is May 31, 2018.  For novellas the word count is 15,000 to 40,000 and payment is $300 to $400 advance.  For novelettes the word count is 7500 to 15,000 words and payment is 2cents a word with a $150 minimum and $300 maximum.  For short stories (chapbooks) the word count is 1500 to 5000 words.  Payment is 2cents a word with a minimum of $30 and a maximum of $100.  There are three chapbooks and the themes are "Nightscapes", "Have You Seen a Portal", and "Void Beckoning".  You can find the guidelines for all of them here.

The Thrilling Detective - New Issue

Editor Kevin Burton Smith has posted the 20th anniversary issue of The Thrilling Detective.  If you're not familiar with the site, you should be.  It's a wonderful collection of information and short fiction about the Private Eye genre.  Thank you, Kevin, for all your hard work over the years!

Flash Bang Mysteries - Open for Submissions

Submissions opened today for the next issue of Flash Bang Mysteries.  They're looking for crime flash fiction stories of 500 to 700 words.  The deadline is April 30, 2018 and payment is $20.  You can find the details here.