CONTESTS
E-Clips Autumn Writing Contest: $5 entry fee, flash
stories to 500 words, including title. Also fiction 1000-3000
wds. Prizes: $100 and $50 plus publication. DLs:
2/1, 5/1, 8/1, 11/1.
http://eclips.us/home1.html
Funds for Writers Contest: "They Actually Paid Me to
Write!" Wants essays to 700 wds. Entry fee: $5.
DL 10/31/05. Prize: $150 and $30. Email entries to Hope(at)fundsforwriters.com.
Or pay no entry fee, with prizes of $50 and $30.
http://www.fundsforwriters.com.
Indian Bay Press Contest: Third Annual Oliver W. Browning Poetry Competition. Entry
fee: 1-year sub. To POESIA mag
($12). Grand prize: $500 and publication; 2nd: $150. DL 10/1/05. http://www.indianbaypress.com/index.php?pages/events
Saturday Writer Short Story Contest: Any genre, any
subject (no porn or gore). Entry fee: $5. Prizes: $100, $50, 25, certificate.
DL 9/15/05. http://www.saturdaywriters.org/contest.htm
Whispering Spirits Flash Fiction Contest: Prize: $20, $15, $10
and $5. No entry fee; DL 9/30/05. Stories (esp. legends and
ghost tales) to 1000 wds. http://www.geocities.com/theghostwhispers/flashfiction2005.html
Write Side Out: Accepting entries (to 600 wds, any
form--poetry, fiction, etc.) for a writing contest, theme: Editors Are Evil.
Prizes: t-shirts with an evil editor on front, entry printed on back. DL
9/15/05. http://writesideout.com.
PAYING MARKETS
Apodis Publishing: 3 anthologies; themes: space
opera/exploration, first contact, near-future Earth. Pmt: $10 for 2000-8000
wds. DL: when filled. http://www.apodispublishing.com.
Email: Cavan Terrill, anthology(at)apodispublishing.com.
The Antietam Revew:
Fiction to
5000 wds; also nonfiction (essays, memoirs, etc.) and poetry. Pmt: $50 for
prose, $25 for poetry. Reading period, 9/1-12/1. Sub
to 41 South Potomac Street, Hagerstown, MD 21740. Queries to antietamreview(at)washingtoncountyarts.com.
http://www.washingtoncountyarts.com.
Atlanta Dog Life Magazine: Mag for dog enthusiasts
in Atlanta. Covers health care, sports, breeds, dog-friendly
spots, etc. Pmt: $50/article, min. Email job-86990557(at)craigslist.org
Baby Talk: Mag for women
considering pregnancy or expecting a child. Wants nonfiction
1000-2000 wds (pregnancy, baby care, infant/toddler health, day care, marriage,
sex). Pmt: $500-2000. Query with SASE to 530 Fifth Ave. 4th Floor, NY NY 10036. http://www.babytalk.com.
Backhome Magazine: "Down-to-earth,
how-to magazine whose primary purpose is to help people gain more control over
their own lives." Wants first person articles on
gardening, construction, cooking, crafts, etc. Pmt: $35/page. Query to backhome(at)ioa.com or Lorna Loveless, PO Box 70,
Hendersonville, NC 28793 http://www.backhomemagazine.com.
http://www.backhomemagazine.com/BackHome_guidelines.html
Bar
Stories:
"Well-crafted short stories with a bar theme for anthology." Pmt: not
listed. Send no more than 2 stories (12-24 pages each) to Bar Stories, PO Box
9705, Virginia Beach, VA 23450. DL: 10/1/05. Questions to nanbyrne(at)hotmail.com
.
http://nanbyrne.com/fiction.html.
The Black Romance Group (Jive,
Intimacy, Black Secrets): Wants passionate, sensual
stories 1000-1500 wds. Pmt: $100. Sub to Lisa Finn, 233 Park Ave. S. 6t Floor,
NY NY 10003.
The Book Lover's Haven: Wants poetry for newsletter. Pmt: $50. Sub to soulfar(at)aol.com.
http://www.chistell.com
Campers Monthly: Wants pers. exp and how-to articles. Pmt: to
$150. Also $75 for fiction, $35 for humor/facts. http://www.campersmonthly.com/contactus/
The Capilano
Review: Poetry (avant-garde, free verse, max 5-10 poems).
Pmt: $200. Sub to 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver BC V7J3H5, Canada. Email: tcr(at)capcollege.bc.ca.
Carnifex Press #5: Print scifi anthology; pmt: 3¢/wd for 2000-500
wds. DL 10/1/05. Sub to Boone Dryden, staffsnstarshipseditor(at)hotmail.com.
http://www.carnifexpress.com/releases/sciencefiction.html.
Celtic
Heritage: Articles on Celtic music, history, folklore,
profiles on heroes/rogues. Pmt: to $75 CAN. $50 for fillers
to 500 words. http://www.celticheritage.ns.ca/whoweare.htm
Challenging
Destiny: New Fantasy & Science Fiction: Fiction 2000-10K
wds. Pmt: 1¢/wd. Sub to RR#6, St. Marys ON N4X1C8,
Canada. http://challengingdestiny.com.
Chess Life: Official publication of the US Chess Federation. Pmt: 10¢/wd for 1000
wds; $25 for fillers (humor and facts). Sub to US Chess, 3068 US Rt. 9W, Suite
#200, New Windsor, NY 12553.
http://www.uschess.org/about/contact.php
Chimeraworld #3: Annual anthology by Cyber
Pulp. Wants dark/weird/horror/scifi
fiction < 3000 wds. Pmt: 50% shared royalty. RT: 1 month. Email subs
to Mike Philbin, mike(at)hertzban_chimera.com.
DL 9/30/05. http://www.horrorquarterly.com/mikephilbin/cw3guidelines.html
The Christian Response: Publ. about anti-Christian bias and
discrimination. Pmt: $20 up to 150 wds and 750 wd
features. For GL send SASE to PO Box 125, Staples, MN 56479 or email: hapco(at)brainerd.net.
Civil War Times: Nonfiction, nonpartisan coverage of battles, prominent figures, home
front, soldier life, prisoners, escapes, etc. Pmt: $75-750. Query to 6405 Flank
Dr, Harrisburg PA 17112. Email: civilwartimes.magazine(at)primedia.com.
http://www.thehistorynet.com.
Confrontation: A Literary Journal: fiction (experimental, mainstream, slice-of-life, prose poem) to 6000
wds; pmt: $25-250. Sub to Jonna Semeiks,
Long Island Univ., Brookville NY 11548. Doesn't read June, July, Aug.
The Conqueror Magazine: Publ. by Gen. Youth
Div. Of the United Pentecostal Church. Pmt: $15-50; Up
to $15 for fillers (anecdotes and humor).
http://www.pentecostalyouth.org/magazines/Writers_Guidelines.htm
Conversely: Articles on male/female relationships, 750-3000 wds. Pmt: $50-200. Sub to Alejandro Gutiérrez, via online submission page at
https://conversely.ixwebhosting.com/Masth/onlin.shtml. Query to query(at)conversely.com;
http://www.conversely.com
The Eintouist: wants Eintous
(African American septet syllabic/word count form of 2-4-6-8-6-4-2) formal
verse, free verse, haiku, essays on poetry. Pmt: $5 per poem, $7 per Eintous, essays, $25.
http://www.geocities.com/theeintouist/
Empowered: Motivational online mag for teen parents. Wants articles
about career, college, etc. Pmt: $25 for articles and $20 for essays
($10 for reprints of these items); $10 for crafts ($5 for craft reprints); no
payment offered for profiles. Sub to Angela Giles Klocke,
127 Bishop Rd. NW, Cartersville, GA 30121. Email: empowered(at)oneyoungparent.com.
http://oneyoungparent.com/empowered.
See GL at http://www.oneyoungparent.com/empowered/guidelines.shtml
Flagpole
Magazine: "Local alternative weekly with emphasis on
popular music." Nonfiction 600-2000 wds, columns (book
reviews) to 800 wds. Pmt: 7¢/wd for columns. Sub to P.O. Box 1027,
Athens GA 30603.
A Flasher's
Dozen: Fiction, memoir, poetry, 55-999 wds. Pmt: $15 to
subscribers; non-subscribers receive copies. http://flashers-dozen.blogspot.com/
Flesh From Ashes: Fiction 500-1500 wds
(ethnic, exp. fantasy, history, scifi--Dystopian, Utopian). Pmt: $5-10. Email subs to anakatora(at)fleshfromashes.net.
601-1/2 N. Main St., Findlay OH 45840. http://www.fleshfromashes.net.
Futures
Mystery Anthology Magazine: New owner/editor, print or
electronic magazine. Wants fiction 500-10K wds. Pmt:
$5/story. Closed until 9/15. Sub to Barry Ergang, Barry(at)FMAM.biz
http://www.fmam.biz.
Generation X National Journal: Nonfiction (essays, gen int,
how-to, humor, inspiration, travel); fiction (adventure, confession, history,
humor, romance, no erotica or horror, "no trash talk and curse words"),
500-2500 wds. Pmt: $5-10. Sub to 411 W. Front, Wayland IA 52654. GL for SASE.
Glimmer Train Stories: Fiction to 12K wds (all themes, all subjects). Pmt: $500. Sub via
electronic form at http://www.glimmertrain.com,
to Linda Swanson-Davies.
Good Old
Days: Articles 500-1500 wds (kitchen, home remedies,
nostalgic, humor, food/recipes, seasonal material. Pmt: $20-100 dep. on quality
and photos. Query to House of White Birches, 306 E. Parr Rd,
Berne IN 46711. Email editor(at)goodolddaysonline.com.
http://www.goodolddaysonline.com.
Grab That
Tiger by the Tail: "True stories of aggressive,
creative women who made the first move to get the man of their dreams" to
500 wds. Pmt: $20/story. Email (no attach) to KeenPublications(at)aol.com with "Grab That
Tiger" in subject line.
Grand Magazine: Celebrates the "vital
spirit and active lifestyle of today's grandparents." Wants features
(800-2500 wds), departments (650 wds); pmt: features, $250-500; depts: $100-200. Also buys shorter items in "for
starters." http://www.grandmagazineonline.com/template_WritersGuidelines.html
Guide
Magazine: Christian story mag for
people age 10-14. Pmt: games and puzzles, $30-40. 7-10¢/wd
for articles, 1000-1200 wds and 450+ wds.
http://www.guidemagazine.org/aboutguide/writersguidelines.asp
Guideposts
for Teens: "Wholesome, current, fun, inspiring"
how-to, humor, insp., religious, pers. exp, from
teen's POV, 200-1500 wds. Pmt: $100-500. Also columns/depts.
Sub to 1050 Broadway, Ste 6, Chesterton IN 46304. http://www.gp4teens.com.
Instinct Magazine: Covers gay men's
life and style. Wants nonfiction 800-2400 wds (humor, gen. Int. travel, interview). Pmt: $150-300. Query to 15335 Morrison St., Ste
325, Sherman Oaks CA 91403.
Invisible Insurrection: Experimental/speculative stories. Upcoming theme: Empathy for Objects (DL
2/1/06). "When funds available, small honorarium" is paid.
http://www.invisibleinsurrection.org.
Kids' Pages Cares: New articles on
family activities, education, health, holiday stories, etc. Pmt: 10¢/wd for
500-2000 wds. Sub to Ellen Blair, P.O. Box 745216, Arvada, CO 80006. Email:
editor(at)kidspages.org. http://www.Kidspages.org.
GL at http://www.kidspages.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=5037.
Lady Jaided: "Devoted to exploring all
aspects of women's sexuality." No fiction or poetry. Pmt: 20-25¢/wd for
250-2000 wd articles. Sub to Susan Edwards, P.O. Box
17275, Tampa, FL 33682 or email susan.edwards(at)ladyjaided.com
for complete GL. http://www.ladyjaided.com.
Literary Escape Quarterly: Online literary journal debuting on 10/15/05. Wants
stories and poems that "define uncommonly noticed attributes of
humanity." Pmt: $3-15.
http://www.literaryescape.com/journal/submissions.htm
Microfiction.net: Stories 50 to 800
wds. No gimmicks, melodrama, or "aha!" surprise endings. Next reading
period: 9/1-9/16. Pmt: $25/story. Sub to submissions(at)microfiction.net.
http://microfiction.net
Moxi Femme
Magazine: "A women's mag without
the fluff." Wants articles related to women; pmt: 15-35¢/wd (CAN). Query
w/samples to Cathy Witlox, 701 Rossland
Road East, Suite 274, Whitby, ON L1N 9H3 Canada. For
sample, send email to theeditor(at)moxifemme.com.
http://www.moxifemme.com.
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Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine: Scifi or fantasy fiction to 6000 wds (no
political, race, or religious articles). Also essays/articles
(fact-based) and opinion articles. No poetry. Pmt: 2.5¢/wd (Can), max
$125. Sub to 4129 Carey Road
Victoria, BC, Canada V8Z 4G5. http://www.neo-opsis.ca/
Pack-O-Fun: Projects for Kids and
Families: Project ideas, some fiction if accompanied by a
craft. Clapper Comm., 2400 Devon Ave., Des Plaines IL 60018.
Pmt: negotiable for all rights. http://www.craftideas.com.
The Paris Review: Fiction, "superlative quality, whatever the genre, style or
mode." pmt: $500-1000 for all rights. Also poetry, pay not listed. Sub to
Fiction or Poetry Editor, 62 White St, NY NY 10013;
http://www.theparisreview.com. Query to
queries(at)theparisreview.org
Reflections Edge: Scifi/fantasy/horror or erotica, adventure, westerns, fables, fairy tales,
500-10K wds. Also accepts nonfiction essays about genre fiction. Pmt: $10/story
or essay. http://www.reflectionsedge.com
Scrybe Press: Horror/scifi/fantasy stories/novels. Pmt: $50
for chapbooks (5000-20K wds); 1¢/wd for "free fiction" section; and
$200 for trade paperbacks (25K+ wds). (Publ.
Authors only). http://www.scrybepress.com/submissionguidelines.html
Sleepingfish: "Original, unconventional pieces" to 1000 wds (prefers
<500). Pmt: $5/piece. Sub to white(at)sleepingfish.net.
Themes listed at http://sleepingfish.net/index.htm
Southern Theatre: Stories on people
and organizations "paving new paths or making a difference in theatre in
the region. Also trends and new concepts. Pmt: $50 for
feature articles. http://www.setc.org/publications/writerguidelines.asp
Splitmyside.com: "Unpublished true stories about
your most embarrassing moment." No length requirement; pmt: $200/story.
Email Chad Burud, webmaster(at)splitmyside.com; Sub
online only to http://splitmyside.com/_wsn/page2.html http://www.splitmyside.com
Surreal
Magazine: 500 wd fillers (anecdotes,
humor, facts, news) (pmt: $25). Also tales of supernatural, horror, occult.
Pmt: 3-5¢wd. http://www.surrealmag.com/guidelines.html
Verbatim: The
Language Quarterly: "Features humorous writing on
language and linguistics for the layperson." Pmt: $75 for 750-2500 wds and $400 for cover
stories (all rights). Erin McKean, 4907 N. Washtenaw, Ave.,
Chicago, IL 60625. Email: editor(at)verbatimmag.com. http://www.verbatimmag.com.
GL at http://www.verbatimmag.com/writers.html.
Writers Notes
Magazine: Fiction and poetry (no genre-specific stories),
250-5000 wds. Also wants articles and essays. No "saccharin" poetry.
Pmt: $15-150. Sub to fiction, nonfiction, or poetry editor. http://hopepubs.home.comcast.net/submissions.html
Wee Small
Hours: Monthly webzine, wants flash
fiction (any genre, 500-1000 wds). Sub to Judi Rohrig,
wolfmoonpub(at)aol.com.
http://www.hellnotes.com/fiction.html?1121446454421.
The World and
I: Fiction (novel excerpts), poetry (pmt: $35-75),
nonfiction (politics, travel, arts, education, history, many others; pays for assigned
articles). Query to News World Communications, Inc., 3600 New
York Ave., NE, Washington DC 20002. http://www.worldandi.com.
Crimespree Magazine: Mystery/crime stories to 5000 wds. GL: info(at)crimespreemag.com.
Put "Crime Spree Fiction" in subject line. Sub to Jen4(at)crimespreemag.com
or 536 South 5th Street, Suite 1A, Milwaukee, WI 53204.
Faultline: fiction and nonfiction to 5000 wds; also poetry. Pmt: in copies. Reading period, 9/1-3/1. Journal of Art
& Literature, Dept. of English and Comparative Literature, Univ. of
California at Irvine, Irvine CA 92697.
Flushed: "Writing and art that provides support…to people concerned with
eating disorders and body image issues." Wants stories, articles to 2000
wds; also poetry. Sub to zine(at)sheenasplace.org.
GL at http://www.sheenasplace.org/flushed/submission/index.html.
Hardluck Stories: Noir/hardboiled stories; each
issue has a guest editor. See http://www.hardluckstories.com
for upcoming editors, themes.
Kennesaw
Review: "Exceptional" fiction, poetry, essays. DL:
1/30 and 10/30. Kennesaw Review, Dept of English Bldg 27, Kennesaw State Univ.,
1000 Chastain Rd, Kennesaw, GA 30144. http://www.kennesawreview.org/
Superior
Poetry News: Wants general, rural, Western or humorous poetry.
Pmt: 1 copy. Sub to P.O. Box 424, Superior MT 59872.
Writer's Post
Journal: Short stories 1500-5000 wds, nonfiction (essays,
how-to articles). See http://www.lbfbooks.com/
for themes, deadlines, etc.
FictionAddiction.net newsletter: Emailed
newsletter that has tips, how-to articles, markets. http://www.fictionaddiction.net/
(click on newsletter link at bottom).
Short Mystery Fiction List:
Send an email to Shortmystery-subscribe(at)
yahoogroups.com to subscribe. General discussion list for
short mystery fiction, market information etc.
True Writers: Want to write for
confession magazines? Join the Yahoo group that discusses the "Trues" (True Story, True Confession, etc.). http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TrueWriters/
Wicked Company:
"Mystery is murder for writers," says the introduction page at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WickedCompany/.
This group is for writers and readers for mystery fiction.