OWW alumni Joshua Palmaiter, has annonced  that his small press, Zombies Need Brains, is starting an online magazine called ZNB Presents. They are doing an open call for submissions July 1- July 7, 2022. You can find the submission guidelines and submission links at the Zombies Need Brains Patreon. Keep scrolling past the locked posts […]

Dark Matter Magazine will be open for submissions from October 18 to October 31, 2021.They accept Science-fiction and Horror. There must be a sci-fi element. They are looking for stories 1,000 to 5,000 words long, and pay is 8 cents per word. More details here. Podcastle will be open to submissions from November 1 to November […]

Escape Pod has opened a themed submissions window that runs from now until October 31, 2021. The theme is “Joy” and they are looking for joyful SF stories that celebrate positive futures or positive alternate pasts. Stories should be between 1,500-6,000 words, and payment is 8 cents per word. Full details here.

Pseudopod’s flash fiction contest is open. They want no greater than 500 word flash horror stories only. Submission period is August 10 – August 31st. Payment is 8 cents per word. Full details are here: Cemetery Gates is looking for feminist  horror stories by women and femme-identifying individuals on the theme of “A Woman Built By […]

Flame Tree Publishing is looking for stories between 2,000-4,000 words long on the theme Asian Ghost stories. Payment is eights cents per word for first rights, and six cents per word for reprints. Submissions are open now and close August 1, 2021. Full details here. Xenocultivars: Stories of Queer Growth is an anthology of queer speculative […]

The SFWA Self-Publishing Committee has announced they are open for submissions for the next SFWA Fantasy StoryBundle. The submission window runs from May 20 to June 20, 2021. This bundle is for full length fantasy novels. You can find full information here. 

SFWA just issued a call for a new fantasy novel bundle, via Story Bundle. This opportunity is open to all writers, indie and SFWA members. Full details and submission information is found here.

Uncharted Magazine is now open to SFF and Horror short stories of between 1,000-5,000 words. Payment is a flat $200. You can find more information here. Fairytale Review is open until July 6, 2021 for a themed issue on sleep. They are looking for flash fiction of no more than 1,000 words, and payment is […]

Uncanny Magazine is opening to novella submissions of between 17,500 to 40,000 April 1 to April 30. Payment is 10 cents per word. Details can be found here.

Nightfire, Tor Books horror imprint, will be open to unagented novel and novella submissions from June 15, 2021 to June 22, 2021. They are looking for works aimed at adults, from across the horror spectrum. Full details are here.