Tough - Looking for Crime Stories from Women Writers

Over at Tough magazine they're still looking for submissions and especially from women writers.  They're looking for crime stories of 1000 words and up.  Payment is $25.  You can find the guidelines here.  The first stories will debut in July.

Dark Alley Press - Anthology Call

Vagabondage Press imprint Dark Alley is seeking short stories for their print anthology Ink Stains.  They're looking for horror/dark fiction stories of 3000 to 20,000 words.  The deadline is September 30, 2017 and payment is $5 to $20 depending on length.  Submissions are through Submittable.

280 Steps - Shutting Down

Just heard that publisher 280 Steps is closing up shop.  Nothing on their website about the reasons.

The TalkSpace Story Cupboard

I've been seeing commercials for TalkSpace on TV and wondering if anyone would really pay $35 a week to talk to an unknown psychiatrist on their phone.  For one thing - how on earth do you know for sure that the person is a real doctor?  Then you begin to wonder - what if the government can actually hear these conversations and is doctor/patient confidentiality even possible.  Imagine admitting that you're a serial killer or on the verge of killing someone.  And if you think even farther what about a service that provides a priest for confessions - you have all the same concerns.  If you care to step into the spec-fiction arena with this one how about a group of aliens listening in to observe the mental state of Earthlings.  What an earful they'd get.  Sanity or insanity?  You story is just a phone call away from your imagination.

Road Kill: Texas Horror by Texas Writers - Anthology Call

Road Kill:  Texas Horror by Texas Writers Vol. 2 is seeking horror stories of 1500 to 10,000 words.  This anthology will be published by Eakin Press.  The deadline is July 1. 2017 and payment is $25 to $200 depending on the length of your story.  You can find the call here.

via writingcareer.com

Just a Quick Note

Sorry to say that I haven't been finding any paying markets for crime fiction or anthologies this week. Hopefully next week will be better :)

Where's Sherlock - Anthology Call - Australian/New Zealand Writers Only

This anthology is open to Australian and New Zealand writers only.  The anthology call is titled "Where's Holmes?".  They're looking for stories of 5000 to 15,000 words that tell a Sherlock Holmes story without Sherlock ever actually being present.  The deadline is "until filled" and payment is $15AU.  You can find the details here.  Be advised that there's very loud music that automatically comes on when you click the page.