tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734834461311821372024-02-08T11:37:10.356-08:00Flash Fiction IIPamelyn Castohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08727138663030069880noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573483446131182137.post-63745577165584351612013-10-08T07:31:00.002-07:002013-10-08T07:37:23.903-07:00<div style="text-align: left;">
<strong>FLASH FICTION MARKETS </strong></div>
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From September 2013 issue of </div>
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Flash Fiction Flash Newsletter</div>
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<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlashFictionFlash"><span style="color: #99aadd;">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlashFictionFlash</span></a> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">PICAYNE LITERARY MAGAZINE</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.nmhu.edu/academics/undergraduate/arts_science/englishphilosophy/picayune/index.aspx"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;"></span></a><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;"><a href="http://www.nmhu.edu/academics/undergraduate/arts_science/englishphilosophy/picayune/index.aspx">http://www.nmhu.edu/academics/undergraduate/arts_science/englishphilosophy/picayune/index.aspx</a></span><a href="http://www.nmhu.edu/academics/undergraduate/arts_science/englishphilosophy/picayune/index.aspx"></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><a href="http://www.nmhu.edu/academics/undergraduate/arts_science/englishphilosophy/picayune/index.aspxTiny"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/null">Tiny</a>URL: </a></span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/lbphwyd"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://tinyurl.com/lbphwyd</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Accepts fiction (short or flash), poetry, black and white
photography, and original black-line art. The annual submission period is
September 15 to December 15. Pays one contributor copy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">THIRD WEDNESDAY</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.thirdwednesday.org/looking_for.htm"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.thirdwednesday.org/looking_for.htm</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Accepts fiction up to 1,500 words. Pays $3-$5 per story
or poem plus contributor's copy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">The following markets were provided by Jonette Stabbert
(Thank you, Jonette!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">TIMELESS TALES MAGAZINE</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.timelesstalesmagazine.com/#!submissions/c1vmu"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.timelesstalesmagazine.com/#!submissions/c1vmu</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Seek flash fiction fairy tales (usually no longer than
1500 words). Current theme is Puss in Boots. Deadline November 1, 2013. Pays
$15 per story accepted plus one year subscription.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">STORY HOUSTON</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.storyhouston.com/?page_id=8"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.storyhouston.com/?page_id=8</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Accepts stories as short as 1000 words (and stories with
a maxmimum of 5000 words). Pays $200 per published story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">UNSETTLING WONDER</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.unsettlingwonder.com/submissions/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.unsettlingwonder.com/submissions/</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">accepts flash fiction up to 1000 words, short stories
from 1000 - 3000 words and poems based on their themes. They welcome original
writing that endows fairy and folk tales with new meanings, directions, and
experimentation. Pays $.01 per word. Submissions for the third issue are open
until September 21, 2013.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">MIXER PUBLISHING<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<a href="https://mixerpublishing.submittable.com/submit"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">https://mixerpublishing.submittable.com/submit</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Accepts flash and longer pieces in a wide range of
categories. Pays $25-$100 for print publication. (Online publication no longer
receives pay but the story is promoted and publicized.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">LAMPLIGHT MAGAZINE</span></div>
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<a href="http://lamplightmagazine.com/submissions/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://lamplightmagazine.com/submissions/</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Quarterly for literary dark fiction. (They also accept
reprints.) Pay $50 for flash fiction (1000 words or fewer) and pay more for
longer fiction.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">MAD SCIENTIST JOURNAL</span></div>
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<a href="http://madscientistjournal.org/submissions/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://madscientistjournal.org/submissions/</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Pays $10 for flash fiction (more for longer work).
(Payments are advances on royalties for any income made from your story.) Also
accepts reprints.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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Pamelyn Castohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08727138663030069880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573483446131182137.post-29874960440199465802013-09-07T16:03:00.005-07:002013-09-07T16:05:19.121-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
<strong>FLASH FICTION MARKETS</strong></div>
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From August 2013 issue of </div>
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Flash Fiction Flash Newsletter<br />
<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlashFictionFlash"><span style="color: #99aadd;">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlashFictionFlash</span></a> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>ELLIPSIS</strong></span></div>
<a href="https://ellipsis.submittable.com/submit"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">https://ellipsis.submittable.com/submit</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Reading Period: August 1 through November 1 for poetry,
short fiction, creative nonfiction. Pays $10 plus two contributor's copies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>PERIHELION</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.perihelionsf.com/submit.htm"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.perihelionsf.com/submit.htm</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Wants "hard" science fiction (no fantasy,
horror, or fan fiction). Pays one cent per word. Accepts stories from 2,000
words to 8,000 words along with stories from 400 words to 1,600 words (paying
$12 per story).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>CAFE IRREAL</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://cafeirreal.alicewhittenburg.com/guidelin.htm"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://cafeirreal.alicewhittenburg.com/guidelin.htm</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Quarterly webzine publishes fantastic (irreal) fiction.
Accepts fiction up to 2,000 words (no minimum length). Pays one cent per word
($2 minimum). Will consider up to 2,000 words by a single author, either one
story or a number of short shorts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>HORROR GARAGE</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.horrorgarage.com/horror/submission.php"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.horrorgarage.com/horror/submission.php</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Wants horror stories of 1,200 words or fewer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pays up to $30 per story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>713 FLASH</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.kazkapress.net/713flashfiction/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.kazkapress.net/713flashfiction/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">See site for upcoming monthly theme. Wants SFF story
(SciFi, Fantasy, Horror, or related sub-genres) that fits the theme in some
way. Want stories between 713 and 1,000 words, inclusive. Pays $10 per story. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>CROSSED GENRES</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://crossedgenres.com/submissions/magazine/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://crossedgenres.com/submissions/magazine/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Accepts stories 1,000 to 6,000 words (new theme or genre
each month).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Pays 5 cents for fiction plus print and ebook copy of the
anthology in which chosen stories appear. Submissions must combine elements of
either Science Fiction and/or Fantasy with the current theme. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>DAILY SCIENCE FICTION</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://dailysciencefiction.com/submit/story/guidelines"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://dailysciencefiction.com/submit/story/guidelines</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Wants speculative fiction from 100 to 10,000 words (have
a special need for flash fiction of 1,000 words or fewer). Pays 8 cents per
word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>DARK FUSE</strong></span></div>
<a href="https://darkfuse.submittable.com/submit/20777"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">https://darkfuse.submittable.com/submit/20777</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Now accepting original micro/ flash fiction (99-999
words)for Horror d'Oeuvres </span><a href="http://www.horrordoeuvres.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.horrordoeuvres.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Consolas;">
(and its anthology series). Wants thriller, horror, suspense, crime, bizarre.
Pays 5 cents per word plus copy of all print editions and a lifetime
subscription to the Horror d'oeuvres site.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>COFFEE: CAFFEINATED TALES OF THE FANTASTIC</strong> </span></div>
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<a href="http://alexshvartsman.com/ufo-unidentified-funny-objects/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://alexshvartsman.com/ufo-unidentified-funny-objects/</span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Deadline: August 31, 2013</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Desired stories must involve coffee as a major plot
element and must feature an element of the fantastic (fantasy, SF, light
horror). (Flash fiction is especially welcome.) No literary fiction please.
Pays $0.05 per word plus one contributor copy of trade paperback and ebook.</span>Pamelyn Castohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08727138663030069880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573483446131182137.post-29399261334597665972013-08-06T05:08:00.002-07:002013-08-07T05:29:53.783-07:00<b>FLASH FICTION MARKETS</b>
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From July, 2013 issue of
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<b>FLASH FICTION FLASH NEWSLETTER</b><br />
<a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlashFictionFlash">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlashFictionFlash</a>
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Sign up for the free monthly newsletter at the link above.
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<b>NOO JOURNAL</b>
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https://<a href="http://noojournal.submittable.com/submit">noojournal.submittable.com/submit</a>
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Accepts short-shorts. Pays 2 contributor's copies.<strong>
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<strong>THIRD WEDNESDAY</strong>
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http://<a href="http://thirdwednesday.org/submissions.php">thirdwednesday.org/submissions.php</a>
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Seeks poetry and fiction (to 1,500 words). Pays $3-$5 per poem or story plus contributor's copy.
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<b>BLACKBERRY</b>
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http://<a href="http://www.blackberryamagazine.com/submissions/">www.blackberryamagazine.com/submissions/</a> <br />
Submissions close August 1, 2013. Aims "to be a premier literary magazine featuring black women writers and artists." Accepts short fiction, poetry, non-fiction, artwork and photography." Pays contributor's copy.
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<b>RHINO</b>
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http://<a href="http://rhinopoetry.org/submit/guidelines/">rhinopoetry.org/submit/guidelines/</a>
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Accepts general submissions April 1 - August 31. Considers flash fiction
(750 words or less). Pays contributor's copy.
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<b>RHUBARB</b>
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http://<a href="http://www.rhubarbmag.com/submit-or-enter/">www.rhubarbmag.com/submit-or-enter/</a>
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Looking for new, unpublished work from writers and artists who self-define as Mennonites, whether practicing, declined, lapsed or resistant." Also accept writing and visual art by non-Mennonites about Mennonites. Accepts fiction up to 2,500 words. Pays $50.00 upon publication.
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<b>300 DAYS OF SUN</b>
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https://<a href="https://300daysofsun.submittable.com/submit">300daysofsun.submittable.com/submit</a>
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Call for submissions until 9-30-13. Seeks poetry, fiction (including flash and micro and hybrid forms), creative non-fiction, and visual art. Seeks work from authors and artists living in the Southwest (Nevada, California, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah). Pays contributor's copy.
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<b>CONTRARY MAGAZINE</b>
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http://<a href="http://contrarymagazine.com/submissions-2/">contrarymagazine.com/submissions-2/</a>
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For original commentary, fiction, and poetry. Pays $20 per author per issue, regardless of the number of works or nature of the submission. Prefer "contrary" stories 1,500 words or fewer.
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<b>COFFEE ANTHOLOGY</b>
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http://<a href="http://alexshvartsman.com/2013/06/17/coffee-anthology-submission-guidelines/">alexshvartsman.com/2013/06/17/coffee-anthology-submission-guidelines/</a><br />
Each story must involve coffee as a major plot element. Will consider reprints only. Pays $0.01 per word plus contributor copy of trade paperback and ebook. Up to 4000 words. Flash (500-1000 words) especially welcome.
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<b>THE FIRST LINE</b>
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http://<a href="http://www.thefirstline.com/">www.thefirstline.com/</a>
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Fiction: All stories must be written with the first line provided. The story should be between 300 and 3,000 Payment: Pay on publication $30.00 (US) for fiction and $20.00 (US) for nonfiction plus contributor's copy. First line for fall (Due date August 1, 2013): "There must have been thousands standing in the rain that day."
Pamelyn Castohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08727138663030069880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573483446131182137.post-85148397075785884602013-07-08T12:39:00.002-07:002013-07-08T12:47:12.296-07:00FLASH LITERATURE MARKETS from June 2013 FLASH FICTION FLASH NEWSLETTER<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>FLASH LITERATURE MARKETS</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">from June 2013 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Flash Fiction Flash Newsletter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlashFictionFlash"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlashFictionFlash</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Be sure to subscribe to the monthly newsletter (it's free) at the above link. Here are the markets from the last issue. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>KATHERINE ANNE PORTER PRIZE IN SHORT FICTION </strong></span><a href="http://untpress.unt.edu/contest"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://untpress.unt.edu/contest</span></a><span style="font-family: Consolas;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">The
University of North Texas Press announces the 2014 Katherine Anne Porter Prize
in Short Fiction. The winner of this annual award will receive $1000 and
publication by UNT Press. Entries will be judged by an eminent writer.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Deadline: Manuscripts may be submitted July 16, 2013. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Entry Fee: $25</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Entries can be a combination of short-shorts, short
stories, and novellas, from 100 to 200 book pages in length (word count between
27,500 and 50,000). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>ALASKA QUARTERLY</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/aqr"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">www.uaa.alaska.edu/aqr</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Semiannual. Publishes poetry, fiction (experimental,
literary, translations, contemporary-- 1,000 to 20,000 words), short plays,
literary nonfiction. Pays $10 -$200 depending on funding. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>LOS ANGELES REVIEW</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://redhen.org/losangelesreview/submissions/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://redhen.org/losangelesreview/submissions/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Pays contributor's copy. Submissions open July 1, 2013. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Accepts nonfiction 1,000 to 4,000 words (and flash
nonfiction). Also accepts stories under 500 words and shorts up to 4,000
words.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>ASIMOV'S SCIENCE FICTION</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.asimovs.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">www.asimovs.com</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Wants character-oriented fantasy, science fiction, hard
science, soft sociological-- 750 to 15,000 words. Pays 5 cents to 8 cents per
word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>DARK FUSE HORROR D'OUVRES</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.horrordoeuvres.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.horrordoeuvres.com</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Flash fiction word limit: 99-999 words</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Wants dark fiction: thriller, horror, suspense, crime,
bizarre. Pays 5 cents per word plus copy and a lifetime subscription to the
Horror d'oeuvres site. (Market courtesy of Marge Simon.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>WILY WRITERS</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.wilywriters.com/blog/submission-guidelines/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.wilywriters.com/blog/submission-guidelines/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Publishes two short stories per month (speculative
fiction: horror, fantasy, science fiction, and paranormal romance/
mystery/adventure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Word count: 1,000 to
4,000 words. Upcoming themes: July 31, 2013 Psychological Horror and Military.
(See site for specifics.) Will accept reprints. Pays 5 cents per word. Your
story will automatically be a candidate for a “Best of Wily Writers” anthology
at a later date.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>SUSPENSE MAGAZINE</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.suspensemagazine.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">www.suspensemagazine.com</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Monthly magazine. Wants true crime, horror, mystery,
suspense (500 to 5,000 words).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pays
commissions, assignments only. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>AMERICAN SHORT FICTION</strong></span><br />
<a href="https://americanshortfiction.submittable.com/submit"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">https://americanshortfiction.submittable.com/submit</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Submission Fee: $3</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Quarterly. Publishes stories under 2000 words online.
Payment is competitive and upon publication. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>SUGARED WATER MAGAZINE</strong></span></div>
<a href="https://sugaredwatermagazine.wordpress.com/submission-guidelines/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">https://sugaredwatermagazine.wordpress.com/submission-guidelines/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Accepts flash fiction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Pays two contributor's copies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>ARDOR LITERARY MAGAZINE</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.ardorlitmag.com/submit.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.ardorlitmag.com/submit.html</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Submission Fee: $3</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Publishes three times per year. Accepts short-shorts up
to 1,000 words, up to 3 pieces (plus other types of submissions). Pays $20 for
short-shorts (if funds permit, writers are offered higher compensation). Also
nominates for Pushcart, Best of the Net, and Best American series awards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL</strong> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Calls for Submissions (Various)
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Stories and poems must be non-fiction and should be no
longer than 1,200 words. Pays $200 upon publication of the book plus you will
receive ten free copies of the book in which your story or poem appears. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>CHICAGO REVIEW</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://humanities.uchicago.edu/orgs/review/submit.shtml"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://humanities.uchicago.edu/orgs/review/submit.shtml</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Accepts up to five short-shorts in one file.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pays three copies plus one-year subscription.
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>5x5</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.5x5litmag.org/Submit.html#Fiction"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.5x5litmag.org/Submit.html#Fiction</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Current Theme: Under Construction</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Accepts fiction and nonfiction of 500 words or fewer.
Seeking stories that include or imply a protagonist, conflict, obstacles or
complications, and resolution. Pay is a one year subscription (four
issues).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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Pamelyn Castohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08727138663030069880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573483446131182137.post-29296536910123719272013-06-10T06:09:00.003-07:002013-06-10T06:11:30.820-07:00<strong>FLASH FICTION MARKETS: </strong><br />
<strong>from MAY ISSUE of FLASH FICTION FLASH NEWSLETTER</strong> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>WEAVE MAGAZINE</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.weavemagazine.net/p/submit.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.weavemagazine.net/p/submit.html</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Call for submissions (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, flash
fiction, drama and artwork through May 31, 2013. Pays contributor copy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>THE STINGING FLY</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.stingingfly.org/about-us/submission-guidelines"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.stingingfly.org/about-us/submission-guidelines</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Pays small honorarium and two contributor's copies. Seeks
previously unpublished work by Irish and international markets. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">2013 Reading Schedule: February, June, and October.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">* Short stories and poems should always be just as long
(or as short) as they need to be. (In their Winter 2012-13 issue the longest
story is over 5,000 words; the shortest has less than 600.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>DRUNKEN MONKEYS</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.drunkmonkeys.onimpression.com/sample-page/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.drunkmonkeys.onimpression.com/sample-page/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Contributors will be paid based on the word count of
their submissions:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Under 500 words: $3 per published submission Over 500
words $5 per published submission Should a contributor's works be selected for
an ebook collection, the contributor would be entitled to a percentage of the
royalties from the sales of the book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>FUNNY TIMES</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.funnytimes.com/submissions.php#.UXKuB8wo7m5"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.funnytimes.com/submissions.php#.UXKuB8wo7m5</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Want the funniest stories you have ever written, 500-700
words. Pay rates are $25-$40 for cartoons and $60 for each story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus a complimentary subscription.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>CROSSED GENRES MAGAZINE</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://crossedgenres.com/submissions/magazine/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://crossedgenres.com/submissions/magazine/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Accepts stories as short as 1000 words (and as long as
6000 words). Pays 5 cents per word for fiction plus a free print and ebook copy
of the anthology in which author's story appears. Upcoming theme (deadline May
31, 2013): "the actions, the emotions, the consequences" spurred by a
deadline. They want to see "the actions, the emotions, the
consequences" and the "tumult, turmoil, anxiety, and thrill"
that a deadline can cause. Favor favor character-driven stories but do consider
strong action pieces. "Strongly encourages submissions from writers who
identify as people of color, women, and members of the LGBTQ community." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>NASHVILLE REVIEW</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.vanderbilt.edu/english/nashvillereview/submit"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.vanderbilt.edu/english/nashvillereview/submit</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Wants "to publish the best in traditional and nontraditional
genres – from literary fiction, poetry and nonfiction, to comics, short films,
music and other performance arts." </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Current Reading Period: May 1 - June 1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Fiction contributors are offered a flat fee of $100 per
selection (including flash fiction).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>MEDUSA'S LAUGH</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.medusaslaugh.com/calls/1.htm"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.medusaslaugh.com/calls/1.htm</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Currently seeking work for the following two anthologies:
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Cadavre Exquis Anthology-- Collaborative stories (see
site for all details). First and last sentence for submissions call: "I
have forgotten my umbrella." and "They are not shouting at the
moment." </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">MicroText Anthology: for microfiction, micro creatrive nonfiction,
and very short poems for a miniature book (word limit for each piece 1,000
words-- shorter preferred). Pays copies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>ADANNA: A JOURNAL FOR WOMEN, ABOUT WOMEN </strong></span><a href="http://www.adannajournal.blogspot.com/p/submission-guidelines.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.adannajournal.blogspot.com/p/submission-guidelines.html</span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Quarterly reading periods. Pays copy. Accepts up to 2,000
words.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>LIGHTSPEED</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/about/guidelines/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/about/guidelines/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Opens in June for submissions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Accepts stories as short as 1,500 words and
considers previously published work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Consolas;">Pays 5 cents per
word. (Also considers reprints and pays 2 cents per word.) Will reopen for
unsolicited submissions on June 20, 2013.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL</strong> Calls for Submissions (Various)
</span><a href="http://www.chickensoup.com/cs.asp?cid=guidelines"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.chickensoup.com/cs.asp?cid=guidelines</span></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Stories and poems must be non-fiction and should be no
longer than 1,200 words. Pays $200 upon publication of the book plus you will
receive ten free copies of the book in which your story or poem appears. Below
are their future book topics and deadlines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Miracles</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Deadline: July 31, 2013</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Multitasking Mom's Survival Guide</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Deadline: June 30, 2013</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">O Canada The Wonders of Winter</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Deadline: June 15, 2013</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Overcoming Challenges</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Deadline: October 31, 2013</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Reboot Your Life</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Deadline: November 30, 2013</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Stories about Cats</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Deadline: August 31, 2013</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Stories about Dogs</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Deadline: August 31, 2013</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">The Dating Game! </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Deadline: July 15, 2013</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Think Positive for Kids</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Deadline: June 30, 2013</span>Pamelyn Castohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08727138663030069880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573483446131182137.post-83464564278417295302013-05-06T07:18:00.003-07:002013-05-06T07:23:50.045-07:00FLASH FICTION MARKETS: APRIL 2013 ISSUE OF FLASH FICTION FLASH NEWSLETTER The newsletter's free and delivered right to your email box each month so subscribe today to get markets even sooner! <br />
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<a href="http://digital-sf.com/index.htm"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://digital-sf.com/index.htm</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">An online only magazine of science fiction stories
published for the KindleRreader. Considers SF flash fiction as short as 500
words (along with longer science fiction) Pay details at </span><a href="http://www.digital-sf.com/aboutDSF.htm"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.digital-sf.com/aboutDSF.htm</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>FIRESIDE</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://firesidemag.com/submissions/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://firesidemag.com/submissions/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Now open to flash fiction submissions until May 1. Wants
stories of 1,000 words or fewer, any genre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Pays 12.5 cents per word. (Also reserves the right to use the accepted/
published story in a Fireside anthology.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>NEEDLE: A MAGAZINE OF NOIR</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://needlemag.wordpress.com/guidelines/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://needlemag.wordpress.com/guidelines/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Wants hard-boiled noir. Wants the magazine "to be
the best, freshest punch to the gut it can be." Pays contributor copy
(plus a cheap beer or glass of milk if they ever get to hang out with
you.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>OVER MY DEAD BODY!</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.overmydeadbody.com/wguide13.htm"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.overmydeadbody.com/wguide13.htm</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">This mystery magazine publishes a variety of stories,
"from cozy to hardboiled . . .and everything in between." Want
fiction 750-4,000 words in length. Pays 1 cent per word for fiction. They now
publish only electronically.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>MASCARA LITERARY REVIEW</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://mascarareview.com/submit/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://mascarareview.com/submit/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Closed to submission in the month of April and in the
month of October.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Accepts flash fiction
up to 1,000 words.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Payment is applicable to Australian writers:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Fiction: $100</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Submissions for issue 14 will be accepted from 1 May 2012
to August 30 2013.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>ARCADIA MAGAZINE</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.arcadiamagazine.org/submissions.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.arcadiamagazine.org/submissions.html</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Pays contributor's copy. Now accepting flash fiction (and
various other types of writing) for their "Online Sundries"
segment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>SUBTROPICS</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.english.ufl.edu/subtropics/submit.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.english.ufl.edu/subtropics/submit.html</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Reading Fee: $3, payable by credit card </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Reading period
ends April 15, 2013.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Publishes literary fiction, essays, poetry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Considers fiction of any length, "from
short shorts to novellas (up to 15,000 words) and self-contained novel
excerpts. </span><span style="font-family: Consolas;">Submissions are accepted from September 1 to April 15. </span><span style="font-family: Consolas;">For stories and essays, Subtropics pays a flat fee of
$1,000 ($500 for a short short). Poets are paid $100 per poem. -----</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>A CAPPELLA ZOO</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.acappellazoo.com/home2"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.acappellazoo.com/home2</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Web and print magazine that focuses on magic realism
(along with "slipstream and other tendencies to explore reality,
perspective & genre." The work they publish "fit various
overlapping styles, including absurdist, uncanny, fabulist, cross-genre,
experimental, bizarro, modern fairy tale, new weird, surreal, fantastic,
etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Open reading period will be April
7—May 31. Pays contributor's copy. They also bestow the Apospecimen Award: from
each issue, 2-3 works are recognized as especially noteworthy contributions to
A cappella Zoo and awarded $50 (short story/play) or $25 (poem/flash fiction).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>WHISPERS FROM THE ABYSS</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://01publishing.com/submissions/whispers-from-the-abyss/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://01publishing.com/submissions/whispers-from-the-abyss/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Dignital anthology seeks stories between 150-3000 words
inspired by H.P. Lovecraft. Pays 1 cent per word plus one copy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(There's also the possibility of a print
edition in the future.) Deadline: March 30 OR May 30, 2013 (query for
clarification. Both dates are listed at the site.) (Market courtesy of Jonette
Stabbert.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>APALACHEE REVIEW</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://apalacheereview.org/submissions.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://apalacheereview.org/submissions.html</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Publish about twice a year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For fiction, "Send only one story (more
are acceptable only if the stories are very short.)" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Pays two contributor copies. ("For writers living
outside of the United States: please query at </span><a href="mailto:ARsubmissions@gmail.com"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">ARsubmissions@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Consolas;"> to learn
about our policies for submissions by non-U.S.-based writers."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>THE PURITAN</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.puritan-magazine.com/submissions.php"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.puritan-magazine.com/submissions.php</span></a><br />
"The Puritan seeks, above all, a pioneering literature. Submissions may push toward the symbolic frontier, challenging limitations and forging into previously unexplored aesthetic territory. But they may also revisit and revitalize traditional forms. Want work "original, intelligent, and engaging. Accepts flash fiction and poetry. Pays $50 CAD for fiction.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><br />Pamelyn Castohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08727138663030069880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573483446131182137.post-69597614875578578092013-04-05T09:38:00.002-07:002013-04-05T09:40:26.510-07:00<strong>FLASH FICTION FLASH MARKETS-- MARCH 2013 ISSUE</strong><br />
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Here are the flash literature markets I included in the March 2013 issue of <strong>Flash Fiction Flash</strong>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>STORY CELLAR QUARTERLY</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://stormcellarquarterly.com/submit/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://stormcellarquarterly.com/submit/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">National literary arts magazine with an emphasis on the
Midwest. Want your best stories (including flash), creative nonfiction, poems,
and ideas penned on envelopes in buses and train cars. The magazine is
eclectic, aiming to publish amazing work by new and established writers and
artists, representing a range of styles and approaches, and generally be as
un-boring as it can. If you write one thing to be read while waiting for the
all-clear to sound, send it here. Pays contributor's copy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE: Minute Mysteries</strong> </span><a href="http://www.themysteryplace.com/eqmm/guidelines/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.themysteryplace.com/eqmm/guidelines/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Pay: $.05- $.08/word Accepts stories of various lengths
but also published minute mysteries as short as 250 words.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>ALLEGORY</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.allegoryezine.com/submissions.htm"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.allegoryezine.com/submissions.htm</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Looking for good, solid science fiction, fantasy, and
horror (plus some other types). Pay $15. "There is no minimum or maximum
length for fiction. But bear in mind that short-shorts (less than 500 words)
and flash fiction (less than 100 words) are usually hard sells for us. . .
" Will consider them, but they will have to be exceptional."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>CLARKSWORLD MAGAZINE</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/submissions/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/submissions/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Clarkesworld Magazine is a monthly Hugo Award-winning
science fiction and fantasy magazine that publishes short stories, interviews,
articles and audio fiction. Original fiction is also published in an annual
trade paperback series from Wyrm Publishing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Currently open for art, non-fiction and short story submissions. Fiction
word limit: 1,000 -8,000 words.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pays 10¢
per word up to 4000 words, 5¢ per word after. </span><br />
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<strong>ON SPEC</strong> <br />
<a href="http://www.onspec.ca/pdf/submissions.pdf"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.onspec.ca/pdf/submissions.pdf</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Pay:$50 -$200</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Does not consider e-mailed or faxed submissions. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Deadlines are February 28, May 31, August 31, and
November 30.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">"ON SPEC editors are looking for original,
unpublished speculative fiction (SF) and poetry -- fantasy, horror, ghost
stories, fairy stories, magic realism, etc. Seek short stories (max. 6000
words), short short stories (under 1000 words) or poetry (max. 100 lines).
Minimum payment is $50 (Canadian) and maximum payment is $200 (Canadian), plus
a one year subscription.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>CONJURINGS</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.whitecatpublications.com/?page_id=3220"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.whitecatpublications.com/?page_id=3220</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Conjurings is a bi-annual and is the fantasy specific
periodical of White Cat Publications, LLC short stories, flash fiction,
interviews, reviews, and columns for print and digital download. Publish in
April and October.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pay 3 cents per word
for short stories and flash fiction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pay
1 cent per word for reprints.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>WORKERS WRITE!</strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<a href="http://workerswritejournal.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://workerswritejournal.com/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Issue 10 of Workers Write! will be More Tales from the
Cubicle and will contain stories and poems from the office worker's point of
view. The deadline for submissions is Dec. 31, 2013 (or the issue is full).
Word count: 500 to 5,000 words</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Payment: Between $5 and $50 (depending on length and
rights requested). will consider previously published material.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>NEW ENGLAND REVIEW</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.nereview.com/submissions/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.nereview.com/submissions/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Pays $10 per page ($20 minimum) or $100 for cover art, two
copies of the issue in which the work appears, plus a one-year subscription (or
renewal) to the magazine. Looking for short stories, short shorts, novellas,
novel excerpts, and translations. The word limit is 20,000. Please send only
one piece at a time, unless the pieces are very short (under 1,000 words). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>GEORGIA REVIEW</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://garev.uga.edu/guidelines.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://garev.uga.edu/guidelines.html</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">(Submissions by mail only-- no online submissions) We
have published stories ranging in length from less than one of our pages to
more than sixty, and we have run poems of fewer than ten lines and more than
one thousand. Do not consider unsolicited manuscripts between May 15 and August
15. Pays $50 per printed page for prose and $4 per line for poetry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>DAMAZINE</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.damazine.com/info/submissions.htm"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.damazine.com/info/submissions.htm</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Online biannual literary journal publishing fiction,
creative nonfiction, and poetry. We focus on authors based in or with ties to
the Muslim world in the largest sense. At the same time, we strive to present a
rainbow of themes and writing styles. Our biggest criterion is quality. We are
looking for powerful, well-crafted pieces that throb with meaning. Fiction
should have vivid characters and an original plot. Length should be 1,000-5,000
words.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Creative Nonfiction should convey
factual material in a way that reads like a literary work. Pay $25 USD per
published fiction or nonfiction piece, and $10 USD per poem. Does not pay for
reprints.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>DOWNSTATE STORY</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfgeh/dss/guidelines.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfgeh/dss/guidelines.html</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Deadline is always June 30.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Story guidelines, in general: short fiction or narration written to the standards of fiction, under 2000 words, never published before. Shorter is better. Prefer some connection with Illinois or the Midwest. All contributors are paid $50 on acceptance. Buy first rights, including Internet publication. No email submissions. </span>Pamelyn Castohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08727138663030069880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573483446131182137.post-15623081306624631162013-03-07T06:54:00.000-08:002013-03-07T06:56:56.964-08:00<strong>FLASH FICTION FLASH MARKETS -- FEBRUARY 2013 Issue </strong><br />
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Here are flash fiction markets I ran in the February 2013 issue of <strong>Flash Fiction Flash</strong> (the newsletter for flash literature).<br />
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<strong>Flash Fiction Flash February 2013 Issue Markets:</strong> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>FICTION ATTIC</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://fictionattic.com/submit/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://fictionattic.com/submit/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Submit your short story collection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Include a table of contents and the first two
stories in the collection. If we are interested, we will request more. Please
do not submit entire manuscripts. Payment: $250 advance against royalties.
Deadline: ongoing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>A-MINOR PRESS</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://aminorpress.com/guideline/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://aminorpress.com/guideline/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">A-Minor Press is open for submissions from February 1 to
April 30, 2013. They're looking for novella, flash or short fiction collections
and mixed-genre or poetry collections. "For fiction, we are partial to
surrealist dreamscapes. Realist fiction is welcome if it's dark and quirky. For
poetry, we lean toward the lyrical, eccentric, ambivalent and wildly
imaginative. For mixed genre work, your manuscript may be a novella of poetic
fictions, a mix of flash fiction/prose poetry that harmonize, or whatever you
have to surprise us." Pays: "We offer industry standard royalties and
author's copies." </span><a href="http://aminorpress.com/guideline/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://aminorpress.com/guideline/</span></a><span style="font-family: Consolas;">
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<strong>FLASH LITERATURE MARKETS</strong> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>ANCIENT PATHS</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.editorskylar.com/magazine/submission.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.editorskylar.com/magazine/submission.html</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Ancient Paths is currently considering submissions of
flash fiction of up to 500 words for online publication on its Facebook page.
Pays contributor's copy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Pays more for
longer work.) All work should have a spiritual theme (explicit or implicit). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>COMPRESSED FICTION</strong></span></div>
<a href="https://matter.submittable.com/submit"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">https://matter.submittable.com/submit</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Accept compressed fiction, poetry, prose poetry, creative
nonfiction, mixed media, visual arts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Pays $50. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Deadline: April 15, 2013</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>DAILY SCIENCE FICTION</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://dailysciencefiction.com/submit/story/guidelines"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://dailysciencefiction.com/submit/story/guidelines</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Seeks speculative fiction stories from 100 to 10,000
words in length (science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, etc.) and has a growing
need for flash, stories of 1,000 or fewer words. Pays 8 cents per word (and the
right to pay 5 cents more for reprints in themed Daily Science Fiction
anthologies.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>DESCANT</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.descant.ca/submit"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.descant.ca/submit</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Call for Submissions: Berlin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">In 2014, Berlin will commemorate its 25th anniversary of
the fall of the wall and the reunification of the city.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Descant aims to take part in this celebration by
welcoming submissions of unpublished fiction, poetry, essays and art pieces
that speak to the mythology, memory and identity of Berlin - in all its various
incarnations.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Deadline: August 16, 2013.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Pays $100.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>ESCAPE POD</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://escapepod.org/guidelines/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://escapepod.org/guidelines/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Want short stories between 2,000 and 6,000 words. (Sweet
spot: between 3,500 and 5,000 words.) Pay $.05 a word for new fiction at this
length, $.03 a word for reprints. ($100 minimum payment) Also buy flash
fiction, on occasion, and pay the same rates. ($20 minimum)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>FLASH FICTION ONLINE</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.flashfictiononline.com/submit.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.flashfictiononline.com/submit.html</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Publishes stories from 500 to 1,000 words.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pays $50.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>OVER MY DEAD BODY</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.overmydeadbody.com/wguide13.htm"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.overmydeadbody.com/wguide13.htm</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Want "taut, absorbing, original work"-- all
related to the mystery genre. Accepts work 750- 4,000 words. Pays $.01 for
fiction, $10-25 total for unsolicited nonfiction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>PHANTOM DRIFT</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.phantomdrift.org/#!guidelines"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.phantomdrift.org/#!guidelines</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Seeking fabulist flash fiction and short stories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Want stories that "favor the unusual
over the usual; we like stories that create a milieu where anything can
happen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stories can take the form of
myth or fable." </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Pays $10-25 for flash fiction to 2000 words and $50 for
fiction 2001-6500 words, plus 1 contributor copy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>POD CASTLE</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://podcastle.org/guidelines/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://podcastle.org/guidelines/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Flash Fiction: We will sometimes podcast short
five-to-ten minute "bonus"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">pieces between our weekly main episodes. These stories
can be up to 1,000 words. Flash pieces are frequently quirkier and more
experimental than our weekly features. We pay $20 for flash fiction. Prefer
reprints, or works with a prior publication credit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>PSEUDO POD</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://pseudopod.org/guidelines/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://pseudopod.org/guidelines/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Seeks horror. Flash Fiction: We sometimes podcast short
five-to-ten minute "bonus" pieces between our weekly main episodes.
For this we're looking at fiction under 1,500 words, with a sweet spot between
500 and 1000 words. Yes, that's really really short. That's the point. Our
flash pieces are frequently quirkier and more experimental than our weekly
features. We pay $20 for flash fiction.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>ROMANCE FLASH</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.romanceflash.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42&Itemid=110"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.romanceflash.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42&Itemid=110</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Seeks quality flash romance fiction under 1,000 words. Can
send up to three stories (each submitted separately).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pays $3 (through PayPal only).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>SURREAL SOUTH '13</strong></span><br />
<a href="https://press53.submittable.com/submit/18548"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">https://press53.submittable.com/submit/18548</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Looking for stories that "go beyond the real"
and which take on a southern setting, origin, or culture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Theme: A Surreal Lost and Found ("in this edition .
. . we're looking for stories of impossible finds, or of unthinkable
losses." Consider prose fiction of 1,000 to 7,000 words. (They also
consider previously published work.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Deadline: May 1, 2013.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Pays one copy of the anthology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>VESTAL REVIEW</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.vestalreview.net/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.vestalreview.net/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Pay varies with length -- see </span><a href="http://vestalreview.net/Guidelines.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://vestalreview.net/Guidelines.html</span></a><span style="font-family: Consolas;">
for details. Accepts flash fiction up to 500 words</span><br />
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<br />Pamelyn Castohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08727138663030069880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573483446131182137.post-39194571595420301402013-02-11T07:57:00.001-08:002013-03-07T06:58:23.964-08:00<strong> FLASH FICTION FLASH MARKETS-- JANUARY 2013 ISSUE </strong><br />
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I'm going to use this second blog in part to list the flash literature markets from each of my monthy Flash Fiction Flash newsletters. (My other blog is at <a href="http://flashfictionblog.blogspot.com/">http://flashfictionblog.blogspot.com/</a> and it deals with other aspects of flash fiction.) <br />
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The markets below are from the January 2013 issue. <br />
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And be sure to send me your flash literature publishing news so I can spread the word. See newsletter for details. Here are the markets from last month's newsletter (January 2013). <br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>ABYSS AND APEX</strong></span></div>
<a href="http://www.abyssapexzine.com/submissions/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.abyssapexzine.com/submissions/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Accepts flash fiction of up to 1,500 words and pays five
cents per word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>BOUND OFF AUDIO</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://boundoff.com/submit/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://boundoff.com/submit/</span></a><br />
C<span style="font-family: Consolas;">ompensate writers $20 per contracted story.</span><br />
Seeking <span style="font-family: Consolas;">original literary fiction for our upcoming
podcasts. Please send stories that are between 250 and 2500 words long.
Although we are an audio publication, we will evaluate manuscripts the
old-fashioned way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>CHICAGO REVIEW</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://humanities.uchicago.edu/orgs/review/submit.shtml"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://humanities.uchicago.edu/orgs/review/submit.shtml</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Will consider up to five short-shorts submitted in one
file.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pays three contributor's copies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>FLASH MAGAZINE</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.chester.ac.uk/flash.magazine/submissions"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.chester.ac.uk/flash.magazine/submissions</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;"> Seeks stories no more than 360 words (including the
title). Pay's contributor's copy. From their web site: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;"> "Flashes must not have been published previously.
However, we welcome submissions for republication from authors, editors,
agents, and publishers for our 'Flash Presents' section, which introduces
readers to existing collections and anthologies. The source of such stories
will be clearly acknowledged."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>FUNNY TIMES</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.funnytimes.com/submissions.php"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.funnytimes.com/submissions.php</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Accepts stories between 500 and 700 words.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pays $60 per story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>INCH</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://inch.bullcitypress.com/submissions.php"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://inch.bullcitypress.com/submissions.php</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Seeks flash fiction up to 750 words.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pays three copies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>JOURNAL OF COMPRESSED CREATIVE ARTS</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://matter.submittable.com/submit"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://matter.submittable.com/submit</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Seeking"compressed creative arts." That
includes "fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, mixed media, visual arts,
and even kitchen sinks, if they are compressed in some way." Acceptance
rate is currently about 1% of submissions and they pay $50 per accepted piece
(and signed contract).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Open to
submissions January 15, 2013.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Will close
to submissions on April 15, 2013.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>KASMA SF MAGAZINE</strong> </span><br />
<a href="http://www.kasmamagazine.com/submissions.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.kasmamagazine.com/submissions.html</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Prefer short science fiction between 1000 and 5000 words
in length. (They</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">also sometimes accept fantasy.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Pays $25 (Canadian) per story</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>LEODEGRAUNCE</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.leodegraunce.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.leodegraunce.com/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Seeks flash fiction 200 words or fewer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pays $5.00. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>MSLEXIA</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://mslexia.co.uk/info/submit.php"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://mslexia.co.uk/info/submit.php</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Seeks women writers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Allows for a range of word counts and pays various rates (see web site
for all details). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>NATURE</strong>'S "FUTURES" Section</span><br />
<a href="http://www.nature.com/nature/authors/gta/others.html#futures"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.nature.com/nature/authors/gta/others.html#futures</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Futures is the award-winning science-fiction section of
Nature. Each Future story should be an entirely fictional, self-contained story
between 850-950 words in length, and the genre should, broadly speaking, be
'hard' (that is, 'scientific' SF) rather than, say, outright fantasy,
slipstream or horror.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">(See selected sample stories on site.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>NEON: A LITERARY MAGAZINE</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.neonmagazine.co.uk/?page_id=116"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.neonmagazine.co.uk/?page_id=116</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Seeking poetry (three poems), two or three flash/ micro
pieces, or one piece of short fiction. Payment is either two copies of the
magazine or a fee of five pounds sterling. This is a flat rate, regardless of
word count or number of pieces, and is made on publication. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>NIGHTFALL</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.whitecatpublications.com/?page_id=3240"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.whitecatpublications.com/?page_id=3240</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Accepts flash fiction. Pays 3 cents per word for original
stories and 1 center per word for reprints.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>PHANTOM DRIFT</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.phantomdrift.org/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.phantomdrift.org/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">"We are looking for fabulist flash fiction and short
stories."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Pays $10-$25 for flash fiction up to 2,000 words</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>UNTIED SHOELACES OF THE MIND</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.untiedshoelacesofthemind.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.untiedshoelacesofthemind.com/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;"> Love mind benders and stories that make you think. Pay $0.03/word for the first 1,000 words (payment caps at $30 USD) Generally prefer less than 2,000 words</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Consolas;"><strong>VINE LEAVES LITERARY JOURNAL</strong></span><br />
<a href="http://www.vineleavesliteraryjournal.com/guidelines.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Consolas;">http://www.vineleavesliteraryjournal.com/guidelines.html</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">Please do not submit more than 800 words in total per
submission period.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Consolas;">This means you can send one piece worth 800 words, or 8
pieces worth 100 words each, and/or anything in between. Pays $5 per
*acceptance.* </span>Pamelyn Castohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08727138663030069880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573483446131182137.post-29672211971222097392009-04-27T09:52:00.000-07:002009-04-27T10:12:14.198-07:00ROSE METAL PRESS'S FIELD GUIDE TO WRITING FLASH FICTION: TIPS FROM EDITORS, TEACHERS, AND WRITERS IN THE FIELD.Available for pre-order now (to be released in May, 2009) http://www.rosemetalpress.com/Catalog/Field%20Guide_more.html<br /><br />In this one, edited by Tara Masih, I have a 2,000-word article on using myth to write <strong>flash fiction</strong>. Serious writers of flash fiction will want to get a copy of this collection.Pamelyn Castohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08727138663030069880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573483446131182137.post-83218668578960493812009-04-27T09:24:00.000-07:002009-04-27T09:49:27.566-07:00BOOKS AND BEYOND: THE GREENWOOD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NEW AMERICAN READINGWestport, Connecticut, London: Greenwood Press, 2008. 4 vols., edited by Ken Womack. http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GR3738.aspx<br /><br />Be sure to see my 8,000-word article on <strong>flash fiction</strong>. What's also exciting about having my work included is that the encyclopedia was cited as a <strong><strong>RUSA Outstanding Reference Source</strong></strong>. This collection is also the first Dartmouth win for Greenwood Press. See the info at http://www.abc-clio.com/publishing/pressview.aspx?contentid=100404Pamelyn Castohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08727138663030069880noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573483446131182137.post-28974905399188916582008-06-16T05:58:00.000-07:002013-02-11T08:01:06.136-08:00What's Going OnPamelyn Castohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08727138663030069880noreply@blogger.com0