Nightscript #5 - Anthology Call

Editor CM Muller has opened submissions for his anthology "Nightscript #5".  They're looking for "strange tales" with a dark literary bend.  There is no word count listed.  The deadline is January 31, 2019 and payment is $20.  You can find the details here.

2018 Crime Fiction Roundup

Well it's that time of year again for the annual roundup of crime fiction markets.  First up the ones that closed their doors.

Crooked Holster
Manslaughter Review
Crime Syndicate
Spinetingler
Pulp Metal
Solarcide - hasn't opened for submissions since February
Snubnose Press
Midnight Ink

Betty Fedora - Listed as closed last year but the website came back and noted that they'd open in 2018 for issue five - didn't happen.

 Noir Nation announced a comeback this year but so far no call for submissions or new issues published.

Iridium opened in May and closed down a month or so later with only one issue published.

And finally Down & Out Books announced a new imprint called New Wave Crime in June then in December Polis books announced that the editor was heading a new imprint call Agora for them.  And yes the New Crime Wave imprint had been pulled from Down & Out.  So one loss, one gain.

Since our crime short story market seems to be shrinking I'll make this one post this year and list the markets that opened here as well.

I don't know if Bouchercon will make this an annual contest but this year they announced The Bill Crider Prize for Short Fiction.  Very cool of them and a great tribute to a wonderful man.

Who Knocks? - pays 1cent word still waiting on the first issue.

Serial - this market is seeking pulp type stories and pays $1.60 per page plus royalties.  The first issue is due out this month.

Dead Gun Press - reopened this year and published a new anthology.  Their ezine is open for submissions, but is non-paying.

Thriller - is currently open for submissions for issue three.  This is a non-paying market.

Retreats from Oblivion - is a non-paying noir market associated with Noir Con.

And with the closing of Spinetingler editor Sandra Ruttan opened a new site called Toe Six Press.  While they publish regularly online there is no short fiction published.  They opened a fiction submission call in April for a print issue but it hasn't been published as yet.  They also opened a site called Zombie Cat for reprints that are no longer available online.

Sorry to say it hasn't been a great year for crime fiction markets.

Level Best Books - Anthology Call

Level Best Books has opened submissions for their 2019 anthology "Seascape".  They're looking for crime stories up to 5000 words set in New England.  The deadline is April 30, 2019.  This is a royalty paying market and MWA approved.  You can find all the details here.

Thriller - Open for Submissions

Thriller Magazine has opened submissions for their third issue.  They're looking for thriller stories up to 4000 words in the genres of action, horror, and crime.  I didn't notice a deadline listed and this is a non-paying market.  You can find the details here.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!  May your new year email inbox be filled with more acceptance than rejection letters from editors.

World Weaver Press - Anthology Call

Submissions opened today for World Weaver Press anthology "Glass and Gardens:  Solarpunk Winter".  They're looking for solarpunk stories up to 8000 words that take place in the winter.  The deadline is March 1, 2019 and payment is 1cent a word.  You can find the details here.

Unnerving Magazine - Open for Submissions

Submissions opened today for Unnerving Magazine.  They're looking for stories of 800 to 4000 words in the genres of horror, crime, thriller, and suspense along with dark science fiction and fantasy.  The deadline is February 1, 2019 and payment is 3cents a word for original work and 1cent a word for reprints.  You can find the details here on their Submittable page.  Check back to their webpage for formatting.

They are also open for novella, novel, and short story collections.