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Uncharted Magazine Call for Submissions
Sci-Fi & Fantasy — We love to read tales of other worlds that reveal clearly just how strange our own actually is.
Thriller/Mystery — We are rolling horror stories into this category! We want stories that keep us up at night, that take us into the resonant fear of looming monsters and haunting ghosts. We want stories that thrill us by keeping us on the edges of our seats, hearts pounding, wondering how it will end!
Humor — We’re looking for stories that bring the humor. Satire, slapstick, the weirdness of life, and extended jokes can find a home with us. Make sure it’s fiction, and that at its heart it engages with rich characters and entertaining plots.
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32 Themed Calls for Submissions
These are themed calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from 32 outlets; a couple of outlets are open for more than one call. Some of the call themes are: Gilgamesh; Helen of Troy; of blood & petals; witness; more alternative liberties; feline frights – whiskers between worlds; tales from the little library; lost and found; bandits & botany; and love lies dying; home; and tales of steel and sorcery; and Van Helsing.
Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity
NOTE: Please read all submission guidelines. This webiste link is provided for you to help you find avenues for writing.
Erica Verrillo has written seven books and published five. She doesn't know why anyone with an ounce of self-preservation would ever want to publish. But, if you insist on selling your soul to the devil, learn how to do it right: marketing, literary agents, book promotion, editing, pitching your book, how to get reviews, and ... most important of all ... everything she did wrong.
IFW Institute for Writers
This is a wesbiste that is all about learning to write. However, they do hold contests.
Contests are a great way to sharpen your submission skills, stretch your imagination, and get your work out in the world. That’s why the Institute runs adult and kidlit writing contests throughout the year.
Each children’s book writing contest culminates in a Winners Webinars where we announce the winners and critique the winning entries to help all entrants improve their skills. Plus, each contest has cash prizes for the top five entries.
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Facebook Groups that post open calls for submission
Facebook Groups that post Open Submission
Romance
https://www.facebook.com/groups/OpenSubmissionCallsForRomanceWriters
Crime, Thriller, Mystery Markets
https://www.facebook.com/groups/493431704005291
speculative Markets – Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy
https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1AjNJ5P4JZ/
Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Pulp
https://www.facebook.com/groups/440107622678110/
Horror Markets
Open Call for Virginia Fantastic
What We Want: VIRGINIA FANTASTIC invites you to weave strange and wondrous speculative fiction that reimagines the Commonwealth of Virginia as a land of mystery, magic, and the unexpected.
From the misty peaks of the Blue Ridge to the haunted shores of the Chesapeake Bay, we seek flash stories that infuse Virginia’s iconic landscapes, history, and culture with the supernatural...