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Fantasy Magazine is an online
weekly magazine of all forms of fantasy fiction, located at
Details:
http://www.fantasy-
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High fantasy, contemporary and urban tales, surrealism, magical
realism, science fantasy, and folktales can all be found in our pages. The
editors are Cat Rambo and Sean Wallace.
Fiction
We are looking for stories that delight, entertain, and enrapture readers,
stories ranging from delicious treats that melt on the tongue, leaving only a
trace of sweetness, to the dark and poignant tale whose memory lingers with you
for days, perhaps years. Fantasy Magazine is entertainment for the intelligent
genre reader — send us stories of the fantastic that make us think, and tell us
what it is to be human while amazing us with your mastery of language and story
elements. From the very first issue, Fantasy
We are not looking for cookie-cutter fantasies or retellings of D&D campaigns.
We do not want any "fan fiction" or story that depends on the use of media
characters. While any sort of fantasy content is allowed, the execution must be
superb. Some sexual content is acceptable, but the title Fantasy
0AThe specifics:
Stories should be between 1000 and 6000 words long (short story to short
novelette). Please query before submitting fiction that falls outside this
range.
Payment is 3¢/word.
Exclusive first world electronic rights for 60 days from publication, and
non-exclusive anthology rights
Response time: 30 days.
We do not accept simultaneous or multiple submissions.
Electronic submissions should be pasted into the body of the e-mail, or attached
as RTF or MSWord DOC to
<fantasysubmissions
Non-Fiction
If you wish to submit articles, essays, or interviews, please query first to
fantastictempest@gmail.
We're particularly interested in interviews with
authors, creators, producers, writers, and actors from all genre media. We 're
also looking for more columnists to provide commentary every 3 or 6 weeks on
genre topics, particularly television. Query at the address above.
The submission period is from September 1 - November 15,
2008.
Details:www.queeredfiction.com
http://queered-fiction.blogspot.com/
Queer Wolf
A gay moon rising …
An anthology of gay werewolf tales for publication early 2009.
We're looking for contemporary, urban fantasy set within a fictional city (unnamed and not location specific) centering on a community of gay werewolves. Your submission should be a short story between 4,000 and 10,000 words. We are seeking sensual fiction with positive images of gay characters. We're not looking for clichés.
We do not want horror or science fiction. We do not want reprints. We are seeking first world rights for this anthology which will be published as an ebook and/or potentially as a print softcover.
Your submission (or query) should be via email to queeredfiction@gmail.com with Queer Wolf submission in the subject line. Please embed your short story within the body of the email and provide a brief author bio. Payment will be through a 50% royalty split between contributors. Submission period opens 1st September 2008 and closes 30th November 2008 (or until the anthology is full).
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BAKELESS LITERARY PUBLICATION PRIZES
Details
http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/blwc/bakeless/
For a first book of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Houghton
Mifflin will publish winning manuscripts and winning authors will
receive a fellowship to attend the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference.
Judges for the competition are Francine Prose, fiction; Philip Levine,
poetry; Edward Hoagland, creative nonfiction. Submissions accepted
October 1, and
must be postmarked by November 15. A $10 entry fee is
required.
Travelers' Tales
Details: www.travelerstales.com
Find multiple open calls and specific guidelines of stories of with & wisdom from around the world.
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Chicken Soup for the Soul
Details:http://www.chickensoup.com/
Accepting submissions for dozens of different planned and possible titles.
The Apple Valley Review, a semiannual online literary journal, will be accepting submissions of poetry, short fiction, and essays for its Spring 2009 issue
Details: www.applevalleyrevi
Submissions are accepted year-round via e-mail. We prefer work that has both
mainstream and literary appeal. All work must be original, previously
unpublished, and in English. Please do not submit genre fiction, explicit work,
or anything particularly violent or depressing. Also, please note that we do not
accept simultaneous submissions. All published work is considered for our annual
editor's prize.
The Fall 2008 issue of the journal featured fiction by Alex Myers and Rachel
Ephraim; memoir by Panteha Sanati; prose poetry by Julie Babcock; poetry by
Vince Corvaia, Keetje Kuipers, Philip Matthews, M.J. Iuppa, Miranda Steffens, Andrew
Slattery, Richard Stolorow, Margaret Rozga, Naira Kuzmich, Jim Murdoch, Susan
Culver, and Heather Mercer; and artwork by Rob Evans.
The Apple Valley Review would also like to congratulate Kathy Anderson--the
recipient of the Apple Valley Review Editor'
The current issue, previous issues, subscription information, and complete
submission guidelines for the Apple Valley Review are available
atwww.applevalleyre
Deadline: February 15th, 2009
Announcing the Annual
GOOSE RIVER ANTHOLOGY,
2009
*note: reading
fee
Details:http://www.gooseriverpress.com/bestof.html
We are seeking selections of fine poetry, essays, and short stories (3,000 words or less). Book will be beautifully produced with full color cover.
EARN CASH ROYALTIES. Author will receive a 10% royalty on all sales that he or she generates.
There is no purchase required and nothing is required of the author for publication. Publication will be fall 2010 (in time for Christmas gifts).
Deadline for
submissions is Feb. 28,
2009.
| • | Submit a clean-typed copy and if possible a disk (Word file) |
| • | Reading fee: $1.00 per page |
| • | SASE for notification and possible return |
| • | Author's name & address at top right of each page |
Submit to:
Goose River Anthology
3400 Friendship Road
Waldoboro, ME 04572-6337
Telephone: (207) 832-6665
Fax: (775)244-8371
E-mail:
dbenner@prexar.com
30 Below Story Contest
Details:
http://narrativemag
Narrative is calling on writers, visual artists, photographers,
performers, and filmmakers, ages eighteen to thirty, to tell us a story. We are
interested in narrative in the many forms it takes: the word and the image, the
traditional and the innovative, the true and the imaginary.
Awards: First Prize is $1,500, Second Prize is $750, and Third Prize is $300.
The prize winners will be announced in Narrative. Additionally,
We accept submissions in the following media:
Written: Works of fiction and nonfiction, including short stories, novel
excerpts, essays, memoirs, and excerpts from book-length nonfiction. Submissions
must not exceed 10,000 words, and should be double-spaced, with 12-point type,
at least one-inch margins, and sequentially numbered pages. Please provide your
name, address, telephone number, and email address at the top of the first page.
Submit your document as a .doc, .pdf, or .rtf file.
Drawn: Graphic novel excerpts and comics of no more than thirty pages, in .pdf
format. Please include your full name in the title of the filename.
Photographed:
and email address on the first page of the essay.
Spoken: Original works of fiction and nonfiction in audio theater, including
performance, radio journalism, and stories read aloud. Submissions may run up to
ten minutes, in .mp3 format, with a bitrate of at least 128 kbit/s. Please
include your full name in the file name.
Filmed: Short films and documentaries of up to fifteen minutes. Submissions must
be in .mp4 format. Please include your full name in the file name.
There is no entry fee.
Judging: The contest will be judged by the editors of the magazine. Winners and
finalists will be announced to the public by December 1, 2008. All writers who
enter will be notified by email of the judges’ decisions.
Entries must be previously unpublished, though we do accept works that have
appeared in college publications. Entries cannot have been the winner, finalist,
or honorable mention in another contest. We accept online entries only. We do
accept simultaneous submissions, but if your entry is accepted elsewhere, please
let us know as soon as possible (and accept our congratulations!
Entries will be accepted between September 20 and October 27, 2008. (The contest will close to entries at midnight Pacific Standard Time on October 27.
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