Adventures
in Saving: No entry fee. Enter
children's stories that teaches basic lesson for young kids. Grand prize: $1000
ING savings account. DL
Angel
Dogs at Work contest: Sub true stories to
2000 wds about special dogs. Sponsored
by Allen and Linda Anderson. One $250 and five $25 prizes will be
awarded. DL
Bulwer-Litton Fiction Contest: Contest for bad
opening sentence (fiction). DL "officially" April 15 (but may be as
late as June 30). http://www.bulwer-lytton.com
Gerald
Brady Memorial Awards For Best Unpublished Senryu and
Harold G. Henderson Awards For Best Unpublished Haiku: Entry fee: $1/poem.
DL
http://www.hsa-haiku.org/res-hsa-contests.htm
Wisegeek Writing Contest: No entry fee. Grand prize $7500; 10
other prizes of $250. DL
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-wisegeek-writing-contest.htm
Whim's
Flash Fiction Contest: $5 entry fee. DL 3/30, 6/30, 9/30 and 12/30. Prizes,
$250, $150, $100, and 5 honorable mentions of $50 each. Entries should
be to 500 wds.
http://www.whimsplace.com/contest/contest.asp
Autograph
Collector: Celebrity fan mag, wants queries for
articles. Pmt: $25-300l. Query or for GL email brooklynn(at)autographcollector.com.
http://www.autographcollector.com/contact.html
Books
Gone Bad—Secret Lives and Evil Times of Diabolical Books: Anthology by Dead
Letter Press, wants I will accept 4000 to 12,000 words. Pmt: 1¢/wd + 2 copies.
Also pays $25-60 for reprints. Sub in body of email to DeadLetterPress(at)cox.net.
http://departmentofdeadletters.blogspot.com/
CatsCurious Press Anthology: Wants
"speculative fiction/romance/horror with a dark gothic feel." Pmt:
$250, $300 for best story. DL
Cat
Tales--Fantastic Feline Fiction: Anthology, wants fantasy and suspense
stories, 500-5000 wds involving cats. "Cats must be portrayed in a positive
light, and as a general rule, we prefer they not be killed during the story. No
talking cats." Pmt: 3¢/wd for first rights. Reprints, query. Sub to George
H. Scithers, Wildside Press
Cat Magazine, 9710 Traville Gateway Drive # 234,
Rockville MD 20850. Sub or query to weirdtales(at)comcast.net
and g-scithers(at)sff.net. http://www.wildsidepress.com.
Chaos
Theory—Tales Askew: Wants scifi and fantasy stories;
pmt: $10. Sub to ctta(at)genspace.com. No
word limit. http://genspace.com/ctta/issue-9/tocframe.htm
The
Chick Lit Review: Online journal of
"well-written chick lit stories." Wants fiction on
love, romance, career, family from female POV to 2500 wds.
Also book reviews to 500 wds. Pmt: $50/story or
$25/book review. Email Iris Green at igreen(at)chicklitreview.org. http://www.chicklitreview.org.
Color
Lines: Mag "filling the space where race and politics
intersect." Wants essays, investigative reports,
opinions and cultural criticism. Pmt: 10¢/wd, max $250. http://www.colorlines.com/submissions.php
Dastardly
Deeds: Anthology by Simian Publ., opens Sept. 2007, wants stories 4000-10K wds. Must have a "dastardly
deed" as the main subject. Pmt: $25 for first rights, $5 for
reprints. Sub as attachment to simian_publishing(at)yahoo.com.
The
Dollar Stretcher: Wants "all manner of time and money saving
articles," 500-700 wds. Pmt: 10¢/wd. Sub to Gary
Foreman,
Energy
Times: Offers
info on health topics, targeting health food store consumers. Topics incl. organics, holistic healthy, fitness, supplements and
herbs. Pmt: 10-15¢/wd for all rights. Sub to Lisa James,
Escape
Pod: Sci-fi/fantasy ezine,
wants fiction 3500-5000 wds, pmt: $100; also to 1000 wds (prefers 500 wds), pmt: $20. http://www.escapepod.org/guidelines/
Fables: Wants scifi,
fantasy, horror, other (incl retelling of folktales),
to 1000 wds, 7500 wds, or
to 17500 wds. See http://www.fables.org. Pmt: $5-10/story. GL at http://www.fables.org/submissions.html
The
Fiddlehead: Canadian mag, looking for
"freshness and surprise" for fiction to 4000 wds
and poetry. Pmt: $20/published page (Canadian). Sub to The
Fiddlehead, Campus House 11
Future
Fire:
Peer-reviewed journal of speculative fiction, cyberpunk, eco-SF, and dark
fantasy, published quarterly, wants stories to 8000 wds.
GL at http://futurefire.net/.
Georgia
Family Magazine: Prefers articles about parenting in
Heart
Healthy Living: Lifestyle mag, wants recipes,
fitness regimes, "real-people" stories. Pay not listed. For details
or queries, email Jeanne Ambrose, Meredith Corp.,
Just 4
Kids: "Wholesome
readings that teach about God's love, His Son Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit and
the Bible." Wants stories and articles; pmt: 10¢/wd; family devotions;
pmt: $10+; Poetry; pmt: $5+; activities and games; pmt: $5+.
http://just4kidsmagazine.com/writer_guidelines.html
Lone
Star Stories: Speculative fiction
and poetry of any length. Pmt: $20/story; $10/poem. Sub as rich text (.rtf) to submissions(at)erictmarin.com.
http://literary.erictmarin.com/guidelines.htm
Medallion
Press: Book
publisher, has opened subs for scifi, historical
fiction, mainstream, suspense/thriller, romance (contemporary, paranormal,
historical and suspense). http://www.medallionpress.com/
Miller's
Pond: Annual
poetry mag, wants free verse poetry (no religious, horror,
vulgar, rhymed, preachy, lofty, trite, overly sentimental). Pmt: $2/poem. Sub
max 5 poems to H&H Press,
Modern
Haiku: Pmt:
$1/haiku, $2/haibun, and $5/page of prose. Sub to Charles Trumbull, Modern
Haiku,
Net
Author: Wants
fiction, poetry and stories and non-fiction essays and articles. Pmt: $10 for
each poem and $25 for each story or article. GL at
http://www.netauthor.org/membership.html
Neo-Opsis: Wants articles, stories, poems with scifi
topics. Pmt: 2-1/2¢/wd (Canadian) to $125 max. http://www.neo-opsis.ca/guidelines.htm.
Omega
Room Press: Book publisher, wants "all genres and literary
submissions but our focus is sci/fi and fantasy.
Wants complete and edited manuscripts 80-150K wds.
Sub cover letter with bio and 2-3 page synopsis and the first 50 pages to omegaroom(at)yahoo.com. See http://www.omegaroom.com
One
Story:
Wants literary fiction, 3000-8000 wds. Pmt: $100 +15 copies. Does not accept subs 6/1-8/31. See submission form at
http://www.one-story.com/index.php?page=guidelines
Outlook
Magazine: "High-end
coffee table magaze for affluent gay and
lesbians." Wants articles about art, home interior,
pets, unsung G&L heroes, fashion, etc. Pmt: 10¢/wd for 600-800 wds for all rights. Query to Jackie Eldridge,
Outsmart: Monthly mag covering subjects
of interest to gay and lesbians and their straight friends. Columns and short
articles 500-1000 wds; features 1500-3000 wds. Pmt: about 5¢/wd or $40 for shorts and $75-150 for
features. http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/this_issue/?storyid=1109959782.
The
Pedestal: "High-quality
literary" magazine, wants poetry, pmt: $30; fiction to 6000 wds and flash to 1000 wds; genre
fiction is encouraged; pmt: 5¢/wd to 6000 wds; Also pays
2¢/wd for book reviews to 1000 wds (query first). http://www.thepedestalmagazine.com/
Quarterly
West: Wants nonfiction to 10K wds; also fiction (no detective, scifi
or romance) and poetry. Pmt: $15-100 for fiction and poetry. Pay not listed for
nonfiction. Sub to
Ransom Note Press: Book publisher,
wants novels of mystery and suspense (no humorous mysteries or pet detectives).
Send cover letter with summary and first 25 pages. http://ransomnotepress.com/_wsn/page13.html
Shimmer:
Wants
"unusual and beautifully-written speculative fiction stories with full
plots and strong characters." Pmt: $10 for 1000 wds
and under; 1¢/wd for 1001-3000 wds; $30 for 3000+ wds. http://www.shimmerzine.com/submission-guidelines/
Spacesquid: Wants "the crap you can't bring
yourself to kill because it's too pugnacious to die." Pmt: $5 for stories
under 1000 wds. See http://www.spacesquid.com/contributorguidelines.htm.
Strange
Horizons: Wants speculative
stories to 5000 wds (will consider to 9000 wds). No twist endings. Pmt: 5¢/wd, min. $50. http://www.strangehorizons.com/Guidelines.shtml
Tea, A Magazine: Wants articles
about tea. Pmt: 5-6¢/wd for all rights. Send query or ms to Pearl Dexter, Olde English Tea Company Inc,
Time
Well Bent—Queer Alternate History: Pmt: $100 for stories 4000-8000 wds. DL:
Thrilling
Tales:
Hero pulp tales to 20K wds. Pmt: 3¢/wd to start.
Snail subs only to Thrilling Tales Quarterly, Gareth-Michael Skarka, 3515 Morning Dove Circle,
Today's
Parent: Mag for parents of children birth-14. Covers pregnancy, post-partum, childbearing, health, safety, food,
school, etc. Pmt: 75¢-$1/wd. Query to Caroline Connell, Rogers Media, 1
Mount Pleasant Road, 8th floor, Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 2Y5 Canada. Email caroline.connell(at)tpg.rogers.com.
http://www.todaysparent.com
Twilight
Temptations: Anthology by Simian Publ., wants
romantic dark fantasy, sci-fi and horror, 4000-10K wds.
Pmt: $25 for first rights; $5 for reprints. Opens 7/1.
http://www.simianpublishing.com/guidelines.html
Women's
eNews: Covers women's
issues and "women's perspectives on public policy." Wants news features, commentaries and personal essays. Pmt:
$150-350 for 800-1000 wds. Query by email to editors(at)womensnews.org or to Corinna Barnard,
NON-PAYING
MARKETS
Acorn--A
Journal of Contemporary Haiku: Publishes in October and April; subs due by
August and February. http://home.earthlink.net/~missias/Acorn.html.
No pay listed.
Crime
and Suspense: Ezine, wants crime and
mystery stories. Also reviews and articles about writings.
GL at http://www.crimeandsuspense.com/
Lily
Review: Literary
ezine; sub 3-5 poems or fiction to 5000 wds in the body of an e-mail to lilyliteditor(at)gmail.com. The subject
line should read either "Poetry" or "Fiction." Also seeking chapbook manuscripts.
http://lilylitreview.com/guidelines.html
Travel
Post Monthly: Departments:
how-to, destinations, humor, dining, overnight, what's hot, on the calendar.
See http://www.itwpa.com/writers_guidelines/
for word counts and tips for each department. Pmt: not listed.
Wordgathering: Nonprofit poetry magazine by writers with disabilities.
Sub up to 4 poems, up to 60 lines each. Prefers subs in 16 point font to submissions(at)wordgathering.com.
http://www.wordgathering.com/guidelines.html
Advice on Novel Writing: Extensive advice by
Crawford Kilian. http://www.steampunk.com/sfch/writing/ckilian/
Arts in the Heart: The Arts in the Heart of Augusta, Georgia,
festival invites Southern authors to join the
Critters Critique Workshop: Critique workshop for scifi/fantasy/horror writers. Founded in 1995, the workshop
has about 5000 members. http://www.critters.org/
Earthly
Charms: Offers
writing workshops about characters, plotting, POV, etc. http://www.earthlycharms.com/workshops.htm
The Fiction Writers Journey: Offers courses, tips, and a newsletter via email, by writer Emily Hanlon.
See http://www.thefictionwritersjourney.com/index.html
Murder Must Advertise: Email group for promotion of
your murder mystery. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MurderMustAdvertise/
Science Fiction Writing Advice: Many tips for scifi writers by Jeffery Carver
can be found at http://www.starrigger.net/advice.htm