A Cup of Comfort: Offers contests 2-4 times per year. No entry fees. Prize:
one $500 prize per anthology; $100 for all other stories published. See http://www.cupofcomfort.com
Greeneink.com Micro-Mini Writing
Contest: Prize: $25 Home Depot gift
certificate. DL: every Wednesday at
M Review: Poetry, short fiction and creative
nonfiction. Each category will have a $50 winner. DL
Wild Blue Yonder Fiction Contest: Themed contest (bimonthly). $250 first prize and publication. No entry fee. Upcoming
themes: "Go" (DL
AARP the Magazine: Queries for features (finance, health, food, personal story,
consumerism) to Editorial Submissions, AARP The
Magazine, AARP, 601 E
All Possible Worlds: Scifi/fantasy print mag. Wants stories 500-6000 wds. Pmt: 1¢/wd. Email subs to allpossibleworlds(at)zetacentauri.com. GL at
http://www.allpossibleworlds.net/guidelines.htm
http://www.allpossibleworlds.net/
The Antigonish
Review: Literary journal
published by St. Francis Xavier Univ. Pmt: $50 for book reviews and fiction;
$100 for essays and articles; copies for poetry. Sub to Bonnie McIsaac, P.O. Box 5000, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, B2G 2W5, Canada. Email for GL to TAR(at)stfx.ca; no email submissions. http://www.antigonishreview.com.
Banyan Review Anthology: "Women
Growing Older" anthology; theme focuses on nonfiction essays "that address
ideas, experiences and desires of women approximately 40 and older." Essays to 3500 wds. Pmt: $100 and copy. DL
Burst: Online publication for mobile
devices such as cell phones. Wants nonfiction and nonfiction
50-1000 wds. Pmt: $10. Sub to Kevin Struck,
Clarkesworld Magazine: Online and chapbook publisher, wants scifi/fantasy/horror to 4000 wds. Pmt: 10¢/wd.
http://www.clarkesworldmagazine.com/submissions.html
http://www.clarkesworldmagazine.com/
Clamor Magazine: "Community of
radical thought, art and action." Wants content for and by
"marginalized communities." Pmt: 3¢/wd. DLs
and sections at http://clamormagazine.org/participate/
Computor Edge: "Largest regional weekly computer
magazine" wants features (pmt: $100) and columns (pmt: $75). Query to submissions(at)computoredge.com.
http://www.computoredge.com/sandiego/Writer%27sGuidelines.htm
Dana Literary Society: Online journal, wants fiction,
nonfiction, poetry, "well-crafted and thought provoking." Pmt:
"around $50." http://www.danaliterary.org/
Elders Wisdom - I Didn't Get Old
Being Stupid": Anthology of stories by elders to "chronicle, for the
benefit of younger generations, the lessons you've learned." DL
Erotic Fables: Wants stories over 800 wds. Pmt begins at
$2/story and increases. http://www.eroticfables.com/writingcriteria.htm
Espresso Fiction: Email magazine.
"We are expanding into different markets and now require a broader range
of fiction, including fiction for children." Pmt: $30/story. Departments include Bubacino
(7-12 years old); Hot Chocolate (13-17 years); Mocha (18-24 years) and Espresso
(25+ years). Also Short Black (flash fiction for 18+ years). See http://www.espressofiction.com
for GL and word counts.
Fantasybookspot.com: Spinning off a
planned bi-monthly E-zine that will focus on
articles/criticism, long reviews, and establishing a new market for short
fiction. Wants fiction under 4000 wds (firm.) Pmt:
$80/nonfiction, $20/reviews, Fiction/5¢/wd (min pmt of $55). http://www.fantasybookspot.com
Fast Ships, Black Sails: One-time print
anthology (Night Shade Books) seeking stories that contain pirates - any genre
okay. 3000-10K wds. Pmt: 5¢/wd and 2 copies. DL
Flashing Swords: Ezine, wants "finest
sword and sorcery, sword and planet and swashbuckling historicals."
Pmt: 1¢/wd, $60 max. http://www.swordandsorcery.org/guidelines.asp
Fuse: Wants "writing that examines artworks and cultural
events in terms of the relationship between political issues and contemporary
culture. Pmt: 10¢/wd and 5 copies. http://www.fusemagazine.org/write.html
GUD: Greatest Uncommon Denominator. Bi-annual mag, wants stories and essays that "engage...make you
think harder." Also takes poetry. Pmt: $5/piece min. or 3¢/wd for longer
pieces. http://www.gudmagazine.com/subs/submit.php
Hardboiled: Crime fiction
500-3000 wds. Pmt: $5-50. Also nonfiction (book reviews, essays); pmt not
listed. Gryphon Publications,
The Healing Project: True stories of
breast cancer. Pmt: $200. See form and details at http://www.lachancepublishing.com/submissions.php
to submit story.
Imperfect Parent: "A world view
from a parent's perspective...wants writing that makes people think laugh, or both."
Wants stories 200-400 wds; 800-1000 wds; humor, 600-800 wds; book reviews
400-800 wds; assigned features 1000-3000 wds. Pmt: $10-15 for book reviews and
humor; $50 for a 1000 wds article. http://www.imperfectparent.com/submit/index.php
In the Fray: "
The
Koelher Companies: Decorative plaque
company (no
greeting cards). Wants humorous and inspirational sayings.
Pmt: $125 per idea.
LodeStone: Anthology of scifi/fantasy
where "taking a journey is an integral part of the story." Length to
30 pages; open to poetry. Pmt: royalties to be determined later plus copy. http://www.omegaroom.com/ORB-LS.htm
Lunch Hour Stories: Wants "excellent short stories for publication. Stories should be
previously unpublished; mainstream or literary in nature; 4000-8000 words in
length. Pmt: $50 and one-year subscription. http://www.lunchhourstories.com/submissions_contests.html
The Macabre
Underground: Vol. 2: Anthology,
wants "stories of the underground" ("quiet psychological horror
that creeps under your skin to in your face splatter punk that grabs your throat
and rips it out.") 3000-10K wds. Pmt: $25. DL 2/07. http://www.darkworldofjamesriser.com;
http://www.darkworldofjamesriser.com/guidelines
Marco Polo: Wants "feature articles
written in a strong voice that appeal to real-world travelers..
Think Hemingway's adventure meets Fitzgerald's beautiful, lyrical prose."
Pmt: $200. http://marcopolomagazine.com/writers/guidelines.asp
Matrix: wants book reviews and short
articles for the Frontispieces section. Also poetry.
Pmt: $25-40 for poetry or page or prose; $15 per book review. http://alcor.concordia.ca/~matrix/submit.html
Mommythink: Wants articles on parenting. Pmt: $50/article, up to
10¢/wd for special articles. http://www.mommythink.com/web%20pages/resources-pages/pregnancy-parenting-articles-submission.php
Neo-ospis: Scifi/fantasy stories to 6000 wds. Also
articles, opinions and poems. Pmt: 2.5¢/wd (Canadian) to $125. Neo-opsis
Science Fiction Magazine,
Nuestra Gente
Omega Room Press: Considers "all
genres, but focus is scifi/fantasy." Wants book-length work 80-150K wds. Sub 2-3 page synopsis. http://www.omegaroom.com;
GL at http://www.omegaroom.com/ORBsubmit.htm
Open Spaces Magazine: General interest mag, wants nonfiction to 6000 wds; fiction 2000-6000 wds.
"Excellence is the issue—not subject matter." Pmt: varies. Also needs
fillers and poetry. Open Spaces Publications, Inc. PMB 134, 6327-C
Persimmon Hill Magazine: Wants western
stories "that capture the spirit of adventure and individualism that
typifies the Old West or reveals a facet of western lifestyle in contemporary
society." Pmt: $150-250. Send query or subs to M.J. Van Deventer,
Pitch Black Books: wants short scifi/fantasy fiction. Pmt: 1-8¢/wd. Also takes novels. http://www.pitchblackbooks.com/shortfiction.asp
Red Light District: Anthology wants
stories (2000-5000 wds) that MUST contain a prostitute as a main character.
"The rest is up to you." Pmt: 5¢/wd. GL at http://chesya.blogspot.com/2006/09/red-light-district-guidelines.html
Senior Times: Senior newspaper,
wants articles (how-to, personal experience, historical, opinion, travel,
reviews) to 1000 wds. Pmt: $15-30.
Skive Magazine: Short story quarterly, wants stories
500-3000 wds. Any genre except porn and "Mills and Boon
type romance." Pmt: royalties. http://www.skivemagazine.com/newskive/submission_guidelines.html
Stitches--the Journal of Medical Humor: Stories to 3000
wds. Pmt: 35¢/wd (Canadian). Sub to simon(at)stitchesmagazine.com
or Stitches Magazine,
The
Strange Horizons: Wants scifi
stories to 5000 wds. Pmt: 5¢/wd, $50 min. Also poetry (pmt: $20/poem) and
nonfiction to 5000 wds; pmt: to $50. http://www.strangehorizons.com
Susuruss: Bimonthly "avant-garde online magazine that weaves art,
literature, and miscellany into a path that shows that to be human is to be at
least a little bit crazy." Pmt: up to $5 for nonfiction to 2000 wds and
fiction to 5000 wds. Also fillers. Email subs to editor(at)susurrusmagazine.com;
www.susurrusmagazine.com
Tangle: Anthology by Blind
Eye Books, wants stories 1000 to 40K words. Pmt: $10 for short stories < 20K
wds and $50 >20K wds. Stories should be "character-driven science
fiction, fantasy or paranormal romance featuring gay or lesbian
protagonists." Sub to Blind Eye Books,
Triangulation - End of Time: Anthology of
speculative fiction; wants stories to 5000 wds. Pmt: 2¢/wd. DL
Walking Bones: Non-themed online mag, wants fantasy, horror, dark horror, spec. fic., scifi, "odd, strange, bizarre." Also poetry. Pmt: $20. Sub to http://www.walkingbones.com/. walkingbonesmagazine(at)hotmail.com. Sub in Word, RTF or PDF format. Hardcopy
subs to Walking Bones Magazine, 210 North
Wordhouse: Songs and Stories: An anthology of fiction inspired by
songs. Wants stories 2000-10K wds. Pmt: $5/story plus
50% royalties shared by authors. http://www.wordhouseanthology.com/
Zoetrope: All-Story: stories and plays
to 7000 wds. Sub to 1350 Ave. of the
5Trope: Quarterly literary ezine. Wants fiction 250-5000 wds. No religious, fantasy, horror,
espionage. Sub to Gary Lutz, fivetrope(at)aol.com.
www.webdelsol.com/5_trope
Dead Pages Press: New anthology "Fried! Fast
Food, Slow Deaths." Wants horror stories (1200-4000 wds) set in
fast food restaurants. Think "Stephen King meets Super
Flashshot: Stories to 100 words, emailed daily. GL at http://www.gwthomas.org/guidelines.htm
Long Story Short: Literary ezine, wants stories to 2000
wds. Also poetry and nonfiction. GL at
http://www.alongstoryshort.net/SubmissionGuidelines.html
Orchard
Press Mysteries: Online magazine, being revitalized
as a nonpaying market. Will accept fiction other than
mystery. www.orchardpressmysteries.com.
Thorny
Locust: "Poetry, fiction, and artwork with some bite
(e.g., satire, epigrams, well-structured tirades, black humor, and bleeding
heart cynicism.)" Fiction to 1500 wds. http:// thornylocust.com.
Sub to TL Press,
Fiction
tips: A whole how-to book in one website. Great fiction
tips can be found at http://www.writing-life.com/fiction/fiction_tips.html
FlashXer: Flash fiction
critique group. Gives story prompts and members provide critiques. To join,
send blank email to FlashFictionFlash-Subscribe(at)yahoogroups.com
MysForum: Links for mystery
writers, includes agents, forensics, law, police procedure, etc. Found at http://www.zott.com/MysForum/links.htm
StoryBase: Input your
characters' names and an emotion and get a potential story line.