Avri Press Young Adult Fantasy Fiction Contest: Entry fee: $5. DL
Genesis Promotions/Linden Bay Romance Writing Contest: No fee; DL
InkSpotter's 3rd Annual Finding the Right Words Flash Fiction Contest: Entry fee: $1.50CA. Prizes: $60
and $30 plus publication. Theme: Rebel Heart. Wants stories
to 500 words. DL
Our Echo Contests: No entry fee. Site has
various contests with prizes of $100 and $50. http://www.ourecho.com/contest.shtml
Saturday Writers Poetry Contest: Entry fee:
$5/poem. DL
Air Force Times: Air Force news stories (pay and benefits, career, issues
and trends). Pmt: 15-25¢/wd. Query to Rob Colenso Jr., Gannett Newspapers,
AlienQ: "Quick paced
interesting stories" involving alien encounters, real or imagined,
possible futures, spiritual abilities and powers, etc, 2000-5000 wds. Pmt: $50.
Sub as Word doc to editor(at)alienq.com.
http://www.alienq.com/writers.asp
Apex Science Fiction and
Horror Digest: "Best in dark scifi and
horror fiction." Wants stories 1000-10k wds. Pmt:
1¢/wd, min. $15. Sub to Jason Sizemore, Apex Publications,
Authorship: How-to articles for beginning
writers to 900 wds. Pmt: $10. Sub to National Writers Association,
The Black Mom's Best Friend: Mag from
Family Digest to "help black moms get more out of their roles...", wants fiction (erotica, ethnic, historical, humor,
romance). Pmt: $100-500. Query w/clips to John Starch,
Byline: Fiction, 2000-4000 wds; pmt: $100. Also features on
writing (pmt: $75), personal essays (700 wds, pmt: $35), and poetry on writing
(pmt: $10). http://www.byline.com.
Chicken Soup for the Soul, Health Living Series: Arthritis or Back Pain:
Expected pub. date is
Chicken Soup for the Dieter's Soul: Expected pub date is 12/06. Pmt:
$200 for 500-1500 wds. DL
Chicken Soup for People Helping People, Your Antidote to the
Children's Magic Window Magazine: Fiction
(humor, fantasy, mystery, suspense) to 1000 wds. Pmt: to $400 for all rights. Joan Foster,
Children's Playmate: features "creative stories, poems, rebuses,
recipes, activities, crafts, science experiments..." 300-700 wds, for
children 6-8. Pmt: 17¢/wd. http://www.childrensplaymatemag.org. http://www.cbhi.org/cbhi/writersguidelines.shtml
Children's Writer: Newsletter
for children's writers, wants market news, publishing, research, etc. Pmt: $300
for 1800-2000 wds; $200 for columns (750 wds plus 150 wd
sidebar). Query to Susan Tierney,
ChimeraWorld #4 - Things To Do In a Bizarro
Car: Annual print anthology. Pmt: 50% of profit share for
2000-4000 wd story. DL: 9/06. Email to mike(at)hertzanchimera.com. http://www.horrorquarterly.com/mikephilbin/cw4guidelines.html
Club Romance: True love
stories, poetry and fiction. Pmt: $3/poem, $15 true story, $25 short story. Romantic Short Love Stories,
Confrontation: "A
general literary journal open to all forms and styles." Pmt:
$25-200 for stories; $10-100 for poetry; $15-150 for essays. Length is open.
Sub to English Dept, C.W. Post of
Cracked: Comedy and
satire mag, wants essays, creative writing, comics,
interviews. Pmt: 50¢/wd for all rights. http://www.cracked.com.
Dark Jesters: "Best
in underground comedic horror" stories to 1500 wds. Any style of horror is
okay, but must be funny. No porn or sacrilegious. Pmt: $10. Emails subs to NickYak(at)aol.com.
http://www.novellopublishers.com/DarkJesters.html
Dark Recesses Press: Horror/dark
fiction 500-5000 wds. Pmt: $5 for 2000 wds; $10 for 5000 wds. "No gore for
gore's sake."
Deep Outside: Scifi/horror/dark imaginative fiction, 1500-4000 wds. Pmt: 3¢/wd.
Sub by email only to storysub(at)clocktowerfiction.com.
http://www.clocktowerfiction.com/Main/guidelines.shtml
Dragons, Knights, and
Angels: Mag of Christian scifi/fantasy. Pmt:
$10 for stories, $5 for poetry of any length. http://www.dkamagazine.com/submission.html
The Edge: "Modern, borderline gothic, horror/fantasy/scifi, slipstream, crime or erotica" to 2000 wds. Nonfiiction to
20k wds. No cliches. Pmt: to £50/1000 wds. Sub
to Dave Clark, 65
Family Fun: "Idea book for things families can do
together." Sub to Ann Hallock, Buena Vista
Magazine Inc., 244 Main
Fictitious Force: Spec
fiction stories 2000-7500 wds (pmt: 1¢/wd), also short shorts to 1999 wds (pmt:
$5) and novellas over 12k wds (pmt: $50). GL at http://www.fictitiousforce.com/
The First Line: Offers a first line on the
website, http://www.thefirstline.com;
pmt: $10/story; Robin LaBounty,
Five Points: Literary mag, wants fiction;
pmt: $15/page minimum; $250 max. Georgia State Univ.,
From the Asylum: Fiction (fantasy, horror, humor, scifi, pmt: $10-25) to 10k wds and poetry (pmt: $10). Email:
fta(at)fromtheasylum.com. K. Sanger,
Fun for Kidz: Mag
for kids 6-13. Wants articles to 500 wds, puzzles, poems,
cooking, carpentry, crafts, riddles, etc. Pmt: $10/poem, variable rates
for other. http://www.boysquest.com/frameset.html?target=bq
The Funny Times: "Liberal monthly humor
review." Pmt: $60 for stories 400-700 wds, "anything funny."
Also needs cartoons. Sub to "The editors,"
The
#231,
The Hatchet: Journal of
Lizzie Borden Studies. Wants nonfiction (100–10k wds); pmt: $5-25; fiction
(500-3000 wds); pmt: $15. Pays $5-25; also poetry, 5-100 wds. Pear Tree Press,
Hopscotch: Mag
for girls 6-13. Wants articles, fiction, nonfiction and
poetry that deal with pets, nature, hobbies, science, sports, careers, etc.
No dating, romance,
sexuality, cosmetics, etc. Pmt: 5¢/wd for fiction and
nonfiction, $10/poem or puzzle. http://www.boysquest.com/frameset.html?target=bq
In The Fray: Literary mag, wants " reportage, commentary, fiction, criticism, that
explores the human experience." Pmt: $20-45. No pay for personal essays
and commentaries. http://inthefray.com/html/article.php?sid=192
Into the Dream Lands:
"Stories in this collection will explore the relationship between the
Dreamer and the
Literal Latté: Stories
and essays to 6000 wds, plays and poems to 4000 wds. Sub to Dorie
Davidson, Literal Latte,
Map of Murder: Short mysteries to 5000 wds.
Setting should be a well-known location and key element of story. DL