Asinine Parody Poetry Contest: "For this
contest, we'd like you to take a famous poem and parody it--imitate it with
deliberate exaggeration to comic effect. Entry fee: $1; no checks "send it
cleverly hidden in an envelope." Three poems per person.
DL 12/1/06. Prizes: $50, $35 and $20. http://www.asininepoetry.com/contest/10
Funds for Writers Essay Contest: Four topics to
choose from. Pay an entry fee of $5 for $150 first place prize; choose to pay
no entry fee for $50 first place. DL 10/31/06. first
place
www.fundsforwriters.com/annualcontest.htm
Across the Board: Business mag "of ideas and opinion." magazine of ideas and
opinion. Doesn't want "highly technical articles about
business strategy" or "over-simple how-to articles." Wants practical idea articles, 1000-3500 wds. Pmt: varies. http://www.conference-board.org/publications/atb/writersGuide.cfm
Adoptive Families: Provides info to
families before, during and after adoption. Pmt: 10-15¢/wd for all rights. Sub
to Susan Caughman, New Hope Communications Inc., 39
West 37th Street, 15th Floor, NY, NY 10018 or email to letters(at)adoptivefamilies.com.
http://www.adoptivefamilies.com
Adventures for the Average Woman: "Women-centered
adventure, suspense, and mystery stories laced with romance and intrigue,"
nonfiction, 500-2500 wds (pmt: $25-2000) and fiction, 150-5000 wds (pmt:
$50-250). http://www.ideagems.com.
Aoife's Kiss: Speculative quarterly from
Samsdotpublishing.com, wants scifi, fantasy, horror,
sword and sorcery and slipstream fiction to 7500 wds. Pmt: $5 or 1/4¢/wd. Sub
by mail only to Tyree Campbell, P.O. Box 782, Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
Artful Dodge: Annual literary and
poetry mag, also takes "experimental
fiction." Pmt: $5/page and 2 copies. Query by mail to Philip Brady, Dept.
of English, College of Wooster, Wooster OH 44691. http://www.wooster.edu/artfuldodge.
Blow: "Entertaining fiction, insightful nonfiction, verse...and commentary" especially humor. Pmt: $25-250. Prose runs to 7000 wds; poetry to 500 wds. Will publish Oct. and Dec. issues in 2006 and be monthly in 2007. Sub to Kate Gould, 9487 Jamaica Beach, Galveston, Texas 77554. Email: kate(at)blowsite.com. http://www.blowsite.com.
Blue Ridge Country: "Guide to the
Southern Appalachians." Wants history articles, particularly baby boomer
history, first person outdoor pieces, and shorts. Pmt: $25-250 for 150-1200
wds. Sub to Cara Ellen Modisett, P.O. Box 21535,
Roanoke, VA 24018. http://www.blueridgecountry.com.
Email: cmodisett-at-leisurepublishing.com.
Bonus Books: Book publisher, wants books that "ignite the passions of readers." Its imprint Volt Press publishes nonfiction, pop culture and fiction; Bonus Books publishes how-to books. Royalties are negotiated individually. Query to 9255 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 711, West Hollywood, CA 90069; email to submissions(at)bonusbooks.com. http://www.bonusbooks.com. GL at http://www.bonusbooks.com/submissionguidelines.asp.
Butcher Shop Quartet Vol. 2: Novella anthology
from Cutting Block Press, wants dark fiction (traditional horror, supernatural,
spec. psychological), "profoundly disturbing" 10K-30K wds. Pmt:
1¢/wd. GL at http://cuttingblock.net/submit1.htm
Coffeehouse Digest: Columns are: Percolations, The Grind, Blogophile, Java Junket, Wired Up, Bon Appetit,
Spilling the Beans, all 450-500 wds. Pmt: 10¢/wd. GL by email to info(at)coffeehousedigest.com.
http://www.coffeehousedigest.com
Coyote Wild: Speculative fiction mag wants
stories to 5000 wds. "Speculative fiction amazes, perturbs, delights. It
looks into yesterday, tomorrow and the far future from a unique point of reference that sets
it apart from other types of writing." Also wants flash fiction to 1000
wds. Pmt: 1¢/wd. Pmt for poetry $10. http://coyotewildmag.com/CoyoteWildGuidelines.html
Devo'Zine: Devotions ezine, wants
devotions to 250 wds; Pmt: $25. Sub via online submission form at
www.upperroom.org/devozine/2006/janfeb/writers_guidelines.asp
Daikaijuzine: Speculative
fiction, including horror, scifi, and high fantasy. Will take other types of fiction. Pmt: $5 for short stories,
$1 for poetry and flash fiction to 1000 wds.
http://www.daikaijuzine.com/
The Door: Christian humor mag.
"We're the guys and gals who shout, 'The emperor's got no clothes!'" Pmt:
$50. Sub to The Door Editorial Offices, P.O. Box 1444,
Waco, TX 76703-1444. Sample issues, $5.95 from 5634 Columbia Avenue, Dallas,
Tex, 75214. Email articles in Word format to DoorEditor(at)earthlink.net.
http://thedoormagazine.com/wguidelines.html.
Epoch: Tri-annual literary
journal, wants "well-written literary fiction, poetry and personal
essays" especially "Southern fiction." Pmt: $5-10/printed page.
Sub to Joseph Martin, Cornell Univ., 251 Goldwin Smith Hall, Ithaca NY
14853.
Fantasybookspot.com:
"Spinning
off a planned bi-monthly ezine that will focus on
articles/criticism, long reviews, and establishing a new market for short
fiction." Wants fiction under 4000 wds. Pmt: $80
for nonfiction, $20 for reviews, 5¢/wd for fiction.
http://www.fantasybookspot.com.
Grit: Feature-length articles (800-1500
wds) about "topics important to today's families" (home and garden,
places, Americana, nostalgia, community involvement, etc.) Pmt: $10-400. GL at http://www.grit.com/guidelines.
GUD Magazine: Greatest Uncommon
Denominator (GUD) wants "stories that engage...essays that make you think
harder," 20-15k wds. Pmt: $5/piece or 3¢/wd for longer pieces. Also shares
royalties of sales. http://www.gudmagazine.com/subs/submit.php
Hungur: Anthology, wants vampire stories dealing with alien or
extraterrestrial vampires and their relationships with earthlings. "The
really successful HUNGUR story seeks to understand the ALIEN vampire in his or
her milieux." Pmt: $10 and copy. http://samsdotpublishing.com/HungurGL.htm
Illumen: Semiannual mag from
Samsdotpublishing.com, wants speculative poetry and articles about speculative
poetry, to 2000 wds. Pmt: $10. Sub by mail only to Tyree Campbell, P.O. Box
782, Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
Illustrated Chicken Soup for Kids: "Series of character-building books." Pmt: not listed. Aimed at kids 4-7, teaches about positive character through real stories. For GL, email gina(at)lifewriters.com. DL 11/1/06.
The Imperfect Parent: Online parenting mag, wants controversial and "essays relating to
politics and how your political views shape your parenting choices," to
800 wds. Pmt: $50 for assigned articles, $5-25 for unassigned. Sub to Prescott
Carlton, 210 Penny Ave. Suite B107, East
Dundee IL 60118 or via email to prescott(at)imperfectparent.com.
http://www.imperfectparent.com/
Lady Jaided: "Well-written,
well-researched articles about women's sexuality and related issues."
Stories average 250-1000 wds. No poetry, fiction or art. Check your facts. Pmt:
10-25¢/wd. Sub to Susan Edwards, P.O. Box 17275, Tampa, FL 33682 or by email to
susan.Edwards(at)ladyjaided.com. http://www.ellorascave.com.
Literal
Latte:
Ezine,
wants "Mind Stimulating Prose, Poetry & Art." Pmt: copies and
subscription. Sub by mail only to Literal Latte, 200 East 10th Street, Suite
240, NY, NY 10003. http://www.literal-latte.com/
LodeStone: Anthology by Omega Room Books, wants stories to 30
pages where "taking a journey is an integral part of the story, not just a
story with characters who take a journey, but one where the journey is an important
part of the plot." Pmt: copy plus royalties. http://www.omegaroom.com/ORB-LS.htm
Lone
Star Stories: Bimonthly ezine that wants
speculative fiction and poetry. Pmt: $20/story, $10/poetry. Sub to submissions(at)erictmarin.com.
http://literary.erictmarin.com/guidelines.htm
The
Lorelei Signal: Quarterly fantasy ezine, wants stories (no erotica) with strong female characters
to 10K wds. Also considers poetry and scifi. Pmt: $5
for stories, $2 for poetry, through Paypal. GL at http://www.loreleisignal.com/Guidelines.html.
Noneuclidean Café-A Journal of Unexpected Meetings: Quarterly ezine. "We would love to see well-done literary genre
fiction." Nonfiction, 1000-2000 wds and fiction
(experimental, fantasy, horror, mystery, scifi,
mainstream) to 6000 wds, and poetry. Pmt: $5. Sub to submissions(at)noneuclideancafe.com.
http://www.noneuclideancafe.com.
Og's Speculative Fiction: New bi-monthly ezine, wants speculative stories to 8000 wds (prefers under
5000 wds). Pmt: $25/story; also $5 for poetry. Sub to submissions(at)theopinionguy.com.
http://theopinionguy.com/page4.html
Omega
Room Press: Book publisher, wants "complete and edited manuscripts
(all genres and literary submission, but focus is scifi
and fantasy), 80K-150K wds. Sub cover letter (including author's bio), 2-3 page
synopsis and the first 50 pages to omegaroom(at)yahoo.com.
http://www.omegaroom.com; GL at http://www.omegaroom.com/ORBsubmit.htm
On Spec Magazine: Speculative fiction
(no fan fiction). Pmt: $100 for stories to 2999 wds; $150 to 4999 wds; $180 to
6000 wds; $20 for poetry and $50 for flash under 1000 wds. Sub to Diane Walton,
Box 4727, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6E 5G6. Email: onspec-at-onspec.ca. http://www.onspec.ca; GL at http://www.onspec.ca/guidelines.php.
Pseudopod: Horror ezine, wants
supernatural to realistic horror. Stories should be "dark and
entertaining." Pmt: $10-20. Submit via email to submit(at)pseudopod.org. http://pseudopod.org/guidelines/
Pulp Net, The
Online Home of New Fiction: "A webspace
that feels like a book," wants stories 1000-4000 wds. Pmt: £100/story.
See submission form at http://pulp.net/index.html.
Red Hat Society Lifestyle: Official mag of the Red Hat Society, a women's movement that
"changes the perception of aging women." Pmt for articles varies. Sub
to Barbara Cockerham, Hoffman Media LLC, 1900
International Park Drive, Suite 50, Birmingham, AL 35243 or via email to bcockerham(at)hofftmanmedia.com.
http://www.redhatsociety.com.
Sails & Sorcery: Tales of Fantasy: Anthology, wants stories 3000-9000 wds. Wants stories of fantasy on the high seas (pirates to privateers,
royal navies to rebel fleets, merchants and smugglers, etc). Mysticism
and magic should play important parts. No space pirates. DL 1/15/07. Pmt: 5¢/wd
and share of net revenue. GL at http://www.fantasistent.com/submissions/
The Secret Place: Devotion quarterly, wants devotions 100-200 wds. Pmt:
$15 per devotion. Sub to Kathleen Hayes, the Secret Place, P.O.
Box 851
Valley Forge, PA 19482-0851 or by email to thesecretplace(at)abc-usa.org.
GL at www.judsonpress.com/catalog_sp_guidelines.cfm
Spirit-Led Writer: "A resource
for Christians who write in fiction and nonfiction genres for Christian and
secular markets." Pmt: $20 for articles and $10 for fillers and reprints. http://www.spiritledwriter.com/guidelines.html
TQR - Total Quality
Reading: Publishes 3 works
per quarter; pmt: $50/piece. Wants fiction 4000-12K wds.
http://www.tqrstories.com/index.php;
email tqrquery(at)gmail.com
Vintage Romance Publishing: Book publisher, wants "inspirational romances and historicals" set in Britain, 50-90K wds. Query to Dawn
Carrington, 107 Clearview Circle, Goose Creek, SC
29445. Buys all rights with exception of movie, audio and
second serial rights. Pmt: 6% royalty. Email: editor(at)vrpublishing.com. http://www.vrpublishing.com.
Walking Bones: Non-themed online mag, wants fantasy, horror, dark horror, spec. fiction, scifi and imaginative fiction. Pmt: $20. Also wants poetry.
Sub by email in Word, rich text or PDF format to walkingbonesmagazine(at)hotmail.com
or to Walking Bones Magazine, 210 North Summit, Ypsilanti, MI 48197. http://www.walkingbones.com/.
Wee Ones Children's Magazine: Children's mag, wants stories to 500 wds. "Fiction is hard to
sell to us." Pmt: 5¢/wd for stories and $10 for poetry. Sub stories and
poetry via email only to Jennifer Reed or Kim Hutmacher
(poetry), submissions(at)weeonesmag.com.
Send illustration samples to P.O. Box 226, Darlington, MD 21034. http://www.weeonesmag.com. http://www.weeonesmag.com/weeparents/standing/submissions.html.
The Word In
Season: Devotions
quarterly, wants devotions to 200 wds. Pmt: $18 per devotion. For guidelines,
write to Rev. Rochelle Y. Melander, Editor PO Box
1209, Minneapolis, MN 55440-1209.
Long Story Short: Ezine "for
writers," wants fiction, nonfiction (to 2000 wds) and poetry (to 32
lines). Email subs to Denise Cassino, d.cassino(at)att.net. http://www.longstoryshort.us
Sensible Life Magazine: Ezine, wants nonfiction
500-2000 wds; also fiction for young adults/teens, 300-1000 wds, poetry and
fillers. Olive Tree Enterprises, Inc. P.O. Box 144,
Lanesville IN 47136. http://www.sensiblelife.com.
Shots Mag: British crime and
thriller ezine, wants stories 2000-10K wds. Email to shotsfiction(at)yahoo.co.uk.
http://www.shotsmag.co.uk/
FictionAddiction.net:
Provides
a newsletter with how-to articles, markets, a writing prompt, etc. To
subscribe, visit
http://www.fictionaddiction.net/zine/dada/mail.cgi?f=list&l=fictionaddiction
Forward Motion: Found at www.fmwriters.com is a group of writers
"who challenge each other to write better, to reach higher, to never give
up on our dreams."
Lynch Guide to
Grammar and Style: Online, searchable
guide to correct grammar and style by Jack Lynch.
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/
Murder Must
Advertise: Email group for mystery writers, about promoting and selling
your books. Join at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MurderMustAdvertise/
Muse It Up: Is hosting a free
online writer's conference Oct. 9-13. For details and registration, see http://www.freewebs.com/themuseonlinewritersconference/aboutus.htm.
Mystery Forum: Found at http://www.themysteryplace.com/. Discuss writing and reading mysteries,
especially those in Alfred Hitchcock and Ellery Queen Mystery Magazines.