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Sunday, March 11th, 2012
7:17 pm [ninharris]	Call for Submissions: Issue Three of Demeter's Spicebox Hullo all! Submissions Guidelines for Issue Three of Cabinet des Fees's Demeter's Spicebox are now up! We have chosen the Aarne-​​Thompson type 2031C, The Mouse Who Was To Marry The Sun for Issue Three, do refer to the guidelines for the additional prompts! Reading Period: 5 APRIL 2012 onwards (until we get the perfect two stories for the next issue). Do bear in mind that you will need to read the stories from Issue One and Issue Two, as this is a storytelling project and the prompts reflect this. DS runs in Volumes of four issues each, and each Volume will start with a fresh set of prompts. If you have any questions or doubts, feel free to email us at demeterspice (gmail) in April! Best, Nin Harris (Comment on this)
Saturday, May 26th, 2012
10:39 pm [marycatelli]	Airships & Automatons A steampunk anthology. (Comment on this)
Friday, February 17th, 2012
12:37 am [forbiddenfics]	ForbiddenFiction - Calls for Submissions ForbiddenFiction is a publisher devoted to writing that breaks the boundaries of original erotic fiction. Our stories combine intense sexuality with quality writing. Stories here will not only arouse readers through sensations, but also engage them emotionally and mentally through storytelling as well-crafted as the sex is hot. Every Thursday ForbiddenFiciton.com posts a new themed calls for submissions meant to create anthologies and special online library collections with ForbiddenFiction.com. Stories accepted for the Special Collections will be gathered by theme into ebook/print anthologies and posted to our site with collection tags to mark their themes. See our website for more information about and a list of other Special Collections calls for submissions. Or for: Submissions Information and Guidelines Subtle Devices – Erotic stories of wicked steampunk. Sex toys of brass, gears and steam? (Open call Nov. 3, 2011 – extended to Feb. 17, 2012.) Wicked Fairy Tales – Erotic, edgy fairy tales.  Naught tales from Grimms, Anderson and more. What did the wolf do to Red Riding Hood, or even grandma? What kind of services did Cinderella give her stepmother and sisters? Did the prince do more than kiss Sleeping Beauty? What happened once Rapunzel pulled him into her tower? (Open call Nov. 17, 2011 – Feb. 17, 2012.) Mind Over Body – Erotic tales of mind control – spells, technology, anything that leaves the person in another's control. (Open call Nov. 24, 2011 – Feb. 24, 2012.) Privates Eyes and Naughty Dicks – Erotic stories of private detectives. (Open call Dec. 1, 2011 – March 1, 2012.) Going Down in History – Erotic stories of historical figures. Take on Napoleon, Belle Star, Lincoln, Buddha, or Catherine the Great? Give us sexy stories with famous, notable or infamous men and women in history. (Open call Dec. 8, 2011 – March 8, 2012.) Striking a Chord – Erotic tales of rock stars, jazz players or other musicians. (Open call Dec. 15, 2011 – March 15, 2012.) Clandestine Desires – Erotic illicit meetings, masquerades and other secret affairs. (Open call Dec. 22, 2011 – March 22, 2012.) Spring Rites – Erotic tales of spring – melting thaws, rising sap, May revelry and exhilarating hunts. (Open call Dec. 29, 2011 – March 29, 2012.) Taken – Erotic stories  of abductions and kidnapping. Held hostage, sold into prostitution, stripping to survive? (Open call Jan. 5, 2012 – April 5, 2012.) Zero-G Spot – Erotic encounters in space. Pushing the limits out of our world. (Open call Jan. 12, 2012 – April 12, 2012.) Modified for Pleasure – Erotic tales of tattoos, piercing, scars and other body modifications. (Open call Jan. 19, 2012 – April 19, 2012.) She's Boss – Erotic stories of dominant women. Lesbian, bi or straight – give us stories of women who take charge of their pleasure. (Open call Jan. 26, 2012 – April 26, 2012.) Swords and Sandals – Erotic tales of ancient Greece and Rome. We'd love to see decadent stories  from behind the pages of history – Gladiators, slaves, Senators, warriors, Centurions, brothels, orgies – inspired by the stories of these ancient cultures.(Open call Feb. 2, 2012 – May 2, 2012.)     Midsummer Nights – Erotic stories of summer nights. Sometimes it's just too hot to sleep. Naughty summer vacations? Steamy nights in the open? Wet waters? Skinny dipping? Sports events that get too sweaty? Camping trips that get wild? Make the summer hot. (Open call Feb. 9 – May 9, 2012.) Bending the Bard – Erotic tales inspired by William Shakespeare. Take the stage, take it further. A look behind the scenes of one of Shakespeare's stories? A modern interpretation? An alternate universe where Romeo falls in love with Tibalt? A story of the players from Shakespeare's company? Bend the bard to your imagination. (Open call Feb. 16 – May 16, 2012.) Carnal Carnivals – Erotic tales of fairs, carnivals and festivals – Mardi Gras, Renaissance, Folsom, Pride, Oktoberfest, more. (Open call Feb. 23 – May 23, 2012.) Desk Job – Erotic explorations of unbalanced erotic power in the workplace, from the traditional boss/secretary to modern politician/interns. (Open call March 1 – June 1, 2012.) Taking Flight – Erotic tales of beings with wings - angels, demons, fairies, dragons & more. (Open call March 8 - June 8, 2012.) (Comment on this)
Saturday, January 7th, 2012
9:44 pm [marycatelli]	Nameless Magazine Details here. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
4:30 pm [domynoe]	Dark Moon Press: Alternate History Horror Anthology Working Title: Zombie Jesus and Other True Stories URL: http://www.darkmoonbooks.com/Alternate_History_Horror.htm Edited by: Lori Michelle, Max Booth III, Stan Swanson Publisher: Dark Moon Books Projected Publishing Date: Summer 2012 Contact info: darkmoonhorror@gmail.com What if Hitler had won the war, but only after selling his soul to the devil? What if the San Francisco earthquake had released demons from the depths of hell? What if vaccinations had never been discovered? What if John Wilkes Booth returned to life as a zombie? This, writers, is your chance to reshape history. We want stories about what the world would be like if history had been different. We don’t care what aspect of history you pick as long as it is still falls within the horror genre and scares our pants off. (Hopefully we won’t be reading these in public places.) Please no over-the-top gore or erotica. Frighten us a little (well, more than a little) and make us think: “What If?” Submission Guidelines: • DEADLINE: May 31st, 2012 • PAYMENT: Authors will receive one complimentary copy of the anthology and payment of $20.00. • Submissions should fall between 1500-6000 words, but a few words over or under is fine. However, submissions that are excessively long will not be considered. • Submissions will only be accepted as attachments in either .doc or .rtf format e-mailed to darkmoonhorror@gmail.com. Please do not embed your story in the e-mail. • E-mails should have the title of the anthology, the author’s last name and the title of the story. i.e. Vampires_Johnson_Fangs for the Memories. • Include your real name (and pen name if using one), address, phone, email, story title and word count on the title page of the submission as well as in the body of your email. Include a brief bio (50 words or less) in the body of the email. • Original works only, no reprints • Format your masterpiece as it will be read, meaning use italics, bold, etc. when appropriate. Avoid the use of underlining and all caps. • No headers or page numbers. • Please use Times New Roman, Courier, Verdana, Arial or Georgia 12 point for submissions. • Please do not use tabs or space for indentation. (Use the paragraph indent features of Word or Open Office, etc. instead. And remember, whatever word processor you use, save in Word or Rich Text Format. • We reserve the right to reject any submissions not following these guidelines. • By submitting your horror short fiction work to Dark Moon Books, you are assigning Dark Moon Books exclusive First World Rights for both print and electronic versions for a period of six months after publication. After that time period, you are free to resell your story as a reprint as long as first publication information is included. You keep all other rights including the original copyright. • No gratuitous sexual situations or foul language should be used unless it is integral to the story. Throwing in extraneous scenes simply for the purpose of titillation or the use of four-letter words is not a formula for instant success. However, this is a publication for mature audiences and will contain blood, guts, violence and mature language. • You may withdraw your short story from consideration at any time, but this request must be made in writing (e-mail acceptable). • Multiple submissions are accepted, but please send each story in its own email. • Simultaneous Submissions: Since the majority of our staff are also writers, we understand how frustrating the submission process can be. For this reason, we have no problem with simultaneous submissions. However, please contact us immediately if your story is accepted elsewhere. And, if we accept your story, please inform anyone else you may have submitted to. • Entrants selected for publication will be contacted prior to publication with further instructions. There are some instances in which we might ask the author for a re-write (with suggestions) if we feel it would improve the story and its chances of being published. We also reserve the right to edit submitted stories for length and content. Authors will always be contacted in advance if we choose to use their story. Authors will also always receive an edit of their story for approval prior to publication. Questions? darkmoonhorror@gmail.com (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, January 15th, 2012
6:15 pm [dotar_sojat]	New fiction submission windows for Heroic Fantasy Quarterly. Heroicfantasyquarterly.com is re-opening to fiction submissions for the month of March, 2012.  We've decided to have a one-month fiction submission window per quarter:  March, June, September, and December.  Currently we are open to poetry submissions at all times.  Check out our submissions page here. (Comment on this)
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
11:48 pm [sacchig]	Call for Submissions/Recommendations Heiresses of Russ 2012 Heiresses of Russ, the new annual anthology series created in honor of the late writer, academic, and feminist Joanna Russ, is now taking recommendations for the 2012 edition. We’re looking for lesbian-themed speculative fiction first published in 2011. The 2011 edition, co-edited by Joselle Vanderhooft, is available now, including work by Ellen Kushner, Tanith Lee, Rachel Swirsky, and other outstanding writers. This year Steve Berman of Lethe Press has invited Connie Wilkins to co-edit the 2012 edition with him. Connie also edited Time Well Bent: Queer Alternative Histories for Lethe Press, and has edited seven anthologies under an alternate name in an alternate genre. We're looking for the best lesbian-themed speculative fiction published in 2011, with a length limit of 2,000-10,000 words. Science fiction, fantasy, horror, slipstream, interstitital, just plain weird--we'll know it when we see it. We can’t succinctly define superlative writing, either, but we know it when we see it.  Recommendations from readers, authors, and publishers will be welcomed. We don't need the stories themselves just yet, but if we're interested and can't find copies on our own, we'll ask for manuscripts. Our deadline for recommendations is March 15, 2012. The payment for these reprinted stories will be $25 each and two copies of the anthology. Recommendations and queries can be e-mailed to conniew@sff.net.  (Comment on this)
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
4:59 pm [domynoe]	White List Update! A very small update with a few additions and a few deletions. I'd have waited, but I always try to update in January, and it's been so quiet, I doubt waiting would have given me much more to add/change. ;) The White List If you have any updates you want added to the list, please post at the entry above NOT HERE. Thanks! (Comment on this)
Sunday, December 4th, 2011
1:29 am [marycatelli]	Lightspeed/Fantasy Are merging. Details here (Comment on this)
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
4:13 pm [brni]	Call for Submissions - Journal of Unlikely Entomology, Valentines Day issue The Journal of Unlikely Entomology is looking for stories for our Valentine's Day "mini-issue," - a half-sized issue of short fiction, roughly up to 2000 words. With Valentine's Day as a theme, stories should involve love, lust, and/or massacres (and, of course, bugs) in some manner that is intrinsic to the story. Pay is $.02/word, with a minimum payment of $10 and a maximum of $30, paid upon publication. Deadline for submissions is January 1, 2012. Full guidelines are available at http://www.grumpsjournal.com/subs.html (Comment on this)
Thursday, December 1st, 2011
2:36 pm [itsroach]	Eggplant Literary Productions reopened and looking for submissions [UPDATED] What I thought was the permanent closing of Eggplant Literary Productions turned out to be just an extended hiatus.  Closed in 2006, we're reopening in 2012 with two projects.  Both are open for submissions January 1, 2012.  Guidelines are below: E-book submissions: Stats at a glance (do not neglect to read the more detailed guidelines below, they are important):  Word limit: 20,000 – 40,000 Pay Rate: $250 (USD) advance + 25% royalty of list price Rights: World Electronic English-language Rights Send submissions as RTF files via e-mail to submissions@eggplantproductions.com All types of speculative fiction (fantasy, science fiction and horror) are welcome and reprints will be considered; however, you should query first with story and publication information before submitting a reprint.  Short story collections, full length novels (40,000 words or more), poetry collections or non-speculative fiction novellas will not be considered for open submissions. Send submissions as attached RTF files to submissions@eggplantproductions.com.  Send questions to eggplant@eggplantproductions.com. I’m anticipating a response time of 1 – 2 months, but that will most likely change depending on the number of submissions I receive. Miscellanea: a transdimensional library guidelines: Stats at a glance (do not neglect to read the more detailed guidelines below, they are important):  Word limit: 300 Pay Rate: $10 flat rate, upon acceptance Rights: First World Electronic English-language Rights Send submissions via e-mail to submissions@eggplantproductions.com Inspired by such fantasy libraries as those found in Robin McKinley’s Beauty and Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, Eggplant Literary Productions presents Miscellanea: a transdimensional library.  The shelves will befilled with books of the other: books that have never existed and thathaven’t been written yet.  What I am looking for are excerpts from such books. I’m looking for works 300 words in length or shorter.  These must be works that have not been published elsewhere, that will not be published for the 6 months they’ll be featured on the library.  I’m keeping my expectations wide open with this project: excerpts from fiction works, otherworldly recipes, snatches of poetry, faux reviews of imagined books, articles from cryptozoological texts, parapsychology manuals, works written in fairy languages, pictograms or mathematical equations, footnotes, even dedications are fair game.  Let’s get creative here. Please don’t submit anything that uses copyrighted or trademarked characters or worlds.  The excerpts shouldn’t be complete stories in regards to plot or character.  Although they should certainly lead the reader to believe that they are part of a larger, complete work.  As with all the best excerpts and quotes, they should evoke curiosity on the reader as to what the whole is like. The excerpt will appear on the website for 6 months.  We’ll pay $10 (US) upon acceptance for published works. Send submissions to submissions@eggplantproductions.com.  Send questions to eggplant@eggplantproductions.com.  Send your submission in the body of the e-mail.  Make sure to include all your contact information in the e-mail as well. I’m anticipating a response time of 1 – 2 months, but that will most likely change depending on the number of submissions I receive.  I don’thave an anticipated open date on the Library, I will most likely start publishing works as soon as I have a sufficient queue of work. ETA:  I think I need to reiterate that I am not open to submissions until January 1, 2012.  I'm still working on website and back end business related stuff and won't be reading any submissions until then.  (Although it is very encouraging to see people jumping the gun and sending stuff in already.) (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
10:05 pm [marlowe1]	Bible Horror Anthology I am publishing a Bible-themed horror anthology, with an emphasis on the Book of Samuel which covers the career of King David (with a lot of stuff in the beginning about the fall of the priesthood, the rise of the prophet Samuel and the original king Saul). My first anthology of this like was called She Nailed a Stake Through His Head: Tales of Biblical Terror. All the information for the second bible-themed antho (tentatively called King David & The Spiders from Mars) is at http://marlowe1.livejournal.com/1953612.html (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
8:57 pm [arebelrose]	Mayo Review The Mayo Review is the student-run literary journal of the Department of Literature and Languages at Texas A&M University-Commerce.  The journal is published each spring and features works of fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, drama, and art. The submission deadline is November 15th, 2011 themayoreview.wordpress.com  We are looking for quality submissions of poetry, prose, drama, and original artwork in any genre. Drama is limited to 10 pages, primarily looking for monologues or 10-minute plays. Anyone may submit. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please alert us immediately if your work is accepted by another journal.  The Mayo Review follows a blind review reading process. All contributors will receive a copy of the issue in which their work appears. Email Guidelines Email submissions to mayoreview@gmail.com.  Your email should contain the following information: ▪ Your name as you wish to see it printed in the journal. At your request, we will print work under a pseudonym, but we must know your legal name for copyright purposes. ▪ Your mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address. ▪ The title and genre of each submission. ▪  A 50-100 word bio.  If your work is accepted, this bio will appear in the journal. Attached Submission File:  Text files should be in .doc or .rtf format. Image files should be in .jpg format and have a resolution of at least 3oo dpi.  In order to facilitate the blind reading process, your name should not be included in the document. Editorial Rights If your work is accepted, The Mayo Review reserves the right to edit obvious typographical or grammatical errors.  The Mayo Review will be published on the Web as well as in print. By submitting your work to the journal, you are agreeing to be published in both electronic and print versions. You retain full copyright to your work in both versions. The submission deadline is November 15th, 2011. themayoreview.wordpress.com  Current Mood: artistic (Comment on this)
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
3:22 am [domynoe]	White List Update! Quite a few deletions this time, but over a dozen new authors and agency blogs added plus a few other updates. The White List If you have any updates you want added to the list, please post at the entry above NOT HERE. Thanks! (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, October 14th, 2011
1:25 pm [forbiddenfics]	CFS: A Winter of Darkest Desires – Winter's sexy dark side. ForbiddenFiction.com is looking for erotic horror fiction with the theme of Winter's Darkest Desires - Erotic stories from the dark side of the holidays. Winter brings longer nights and holiday cheer is not always enough. Dark passions? Naughty Santa? Drunken holiday party mistakes? (Open call Oct. 13, 2011 - Jan. 13, 2012.) Winter's Darkest Desires will be one of our Special Collections – gathered by theme into ebook/print anthologies and posted to our royalty-paying online library. All lengths of stories are considered for Special Collections. Short stories and novellas will be grouped with similar stories for promotions and anthologies. Novels will be eligible for both the novel promotions and possible excerpts in the anthologies. Stories are also eligible for more than one special collection if they fit the themes. ForbiddenFiction.com is a full-service, royalty-paying publisher that offers multiple forms of publications and income streams, including ebook, print and audio. We work with both established and new authors. We prefer original works, but will consider previously published stories as well. For more information about and a list of other Special Collections calls for submissions see: http://forbiddenfiction.com/specialcollectioncalls For more information see our Submissions Information and Guidelines at: http://www.forbiddenfiction.com/submissions (Comment on this)
Friday, September 2nd, 2011
4:59 pm [chibibluebird]	Ideomancer re-opens to submissions Both fiction and poetry submissions have re-opened at Ideomancer Speculative Fiction. Payment is 3 cents/word up to $40 for short stories, and $6 for poems. Guidelines for poetry have been slightly amended, and are posted below. p o e t r y All poetry must have a speculative element, whether fantasy, mythic, horror or science fiction. Poetry lacking one of those elements will not be considered. Please send only one poem, or one series of short poems, at a time. There is no line limit on poetry, but make sure to send writing that is conducive to webzine publication (no book-length projects, please). We only publish four poems per quarter, sixteen poems per year, so send us your very best. All poems submitted MUST be sent as an RTF attachment to poetry @ ideomancer.com ; query first before submitting visual poetry, hypertext poetry, or poetry that otherwise requires the use of an alternate file format. Please put “Poetry Submission: Your poem title” in the header of your email. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
10:32 pm [ninharris]	Reminder: Reading Period for Demeter's Spicebox's Issue Two! Hullo all! Just a reminder that our reading period for DS is drawing near, on the 5th of SEPTEMBER 2011. Here are the submissions guidelines again to refresh your memories! http://www.cabinetdesfees.com/demeters-spicebox/ds-submission-guidelines/ (Comment on this)
Monday, August 29th, 2011
12:00 pm [forbiddenfics]	Call for Submissions: ForbiddenFiction.com We particularly would love to see science fiction, fantasy and horror works! (Publisher is a fan!) Call for Submissions Erotic fiction in all lengths, genres, sexualities and kinks! ForbiddenFiction.com is a publisher devoted to writing that breaks the boundaries of original erotic fiction. We are seeking stories which combine intense sexuality with quality writing. If it's a well written erotic story, we'll consider it. ( Click for more information! ) ForbiddenFiction.com also has Free Memberships. Sign up in advance and get a special invitation when curtain opens and the stories begin! (Comment on this)
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
11:37 pm [marycatelli]	Weird Tales Changing editors.  Details here. (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
1:16 pm [brni]	The Journal of Unlikely Entomology Submissions Hullo all, Just a quick note: 10 days left to submit for consideration for issue 2 of The Journal of Unlikely Entomology, due out in November. Submission guidelines can be found here. Short version of the guidelines: up to 8000 words; $.01/word, capped at $50; must pertain to bugs in some non-trivial way. Also, we're now accepting submissions for our first themed mini-issue, which will be Issue 2.5, and be comprised of a small number of flash (or flash-ish) stories. Word count is 100-1500 words, with an upper boundary of 2000 words. The mini-issue will launch on Valentine's Day, 2012, and the theme of the stories should match the day, which is to say, should involve romance, erotica, and/or martyrdom. And, of course, bugs. Mini-issue stories will compensated at $.02/word, which is double our current rate, with a minimum payment of $10 and a maximum of $30. We will also begin accepting submissions for issue 3 (may/june 2012) starting September 2nd. (Comment on this)