Aswiebe's Market List Update 2011-09 (Corrected)
http://www.aswiebe.com/writing/markets.html
The next update of Aswiebe's Market List will be after 10/15/2010.
Permanent link to this newsletter in the archives: http://www.aswiebe.com/writing/archive2.html#091511
Editor's Note
I was thinking of writing another serious "the importance of doing writing stuff even though time is limited" editorial. After having a baby (a son, our first child, born August 1st--8 lb, 8 oz, since that seems to be everybody's first question!), time has become *extremely* limited. Newborns do that!
But one of the other things newborns do is teach the importance of having a sense of humor. Sometimes doing market research and submitting stories (and getting them rejected) can feel pretty grim, but there's still plenty to be amused by.
1. There is a "Cosmic Crime Stories" magazine. I was going to add it to my market list, giggling as I thought of a Muppets joke to use in the description. Turns out I had put it in there months ago--with a description of "Crimes...in...SPAAAACE!" Um. Great minds...think consistently?
2. One of the fun things about doing a writing market list is getting to read the "stories we see too often" lists that some publications include with their guidelines (note to editors: please do this--it's enlightening and fun!)
This particular publication concludes with the following gem:
There is a twist ending. It in any way involves Hitler.
This is a story they've seen too often. o.O
(See also Strange Horizons' list.)
So as you're going about your writing business, remember to laugh.
And if your sense of humor is on the dark and twisted side, you might enjoy my super-short horror story, "Good Help is Hard to Find," which came out this month in Gravel Bosley's Cavalcade of Terror: http://dreadfullittlepress.com/cavalcade/?p=812 (Warning: graphic violence)
- Abra Staffin-Wiebe
Things Shiny or Useful
* Persist! http://www.everydayfiction.com/flashfictionblog/the-art-of-cussed-persistence/
* World-building resources: http://hiddenway.tripod.com/world/
* A few of the greats discuss story structure: http://www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/donald-maass-james-scott-bell-and-christopher-vogler-discuss-story-structure
* A hilarious explanation of the differences between genres: http://kierstenwrites.blogspot.com/2011/08/rules-of-genre.html
* How Writing a Good Hook is Like Running a Good Con: http://nataliesee.livejournal.com/176548.html
* Where agents stop reading: http://writerunboxed.com/2011/08/09/surviving-the-literary-gong-show-2/
* The article that got me to add thanking people to my publication to-do list: http://storytellersunplugged.com/blog/2011/07/09/gratitude-and-the-reason-you-might-never-have-realized-it%E2%80%99s-vital-for-writers/
* Four Elements of a Great Book Signing: http://pimpmynovel.blogspot.com/2011/07/guest-post-four-elements-of-great-book.html
Featured Market
Singular Source is an intriguing contest for hard SF about the future of computer programming.
This contest is being organized by Susan Elliott Sim, a professor of Informatics at University of California, Irvine. [The editors are] co-editing an academic book on recent research on helping programmers find and reuse source code on the web.
It’s common to end academic books with a speculative chapter, and what would be more speculative than a science fiction short story?
The basics: due 11/30/2011 (register by 11/15/2011), no fee, no word limit given, reprints okay, 1st prize = $500, 2nd and 3rd prizes also given (no publication).
Market List Updates
To see all the details about these new listings and what they're looking for, as well as hundreds of other listings, go to Aswiebe's Market List and download the latest version of the spreadsheet.
Name
What they want
Pay Per Word - Fiction
Flat Pay - Fiction (Lowest)
Website
Singular Source ONE-TIME CONTEST - DUE 11/30/2011 (register by 11/15/11)
Themed: the future of computer programming and technology
$500.00
http://www.singularsource.net/
Story Quest Short Story ANNUAL CONTEST - DUE 8/1 - 10/31
Speculative fiction (including YA and children's)
$100.00
http://ifwgpublishing.weebly.com/story-quest-contest.html
Science in my Fiction - DEAD MARKET (no longer publishes fiction)
SF inspired by a scientific discovery or innovation
$25.00
http://crossedgenres.com/simf/submissions/
Shadow Gate - DEAD MARKET
Science fiction
$25.00
http://shadowgate-shortstory-magazine.com/wordpress/?page_id=2
Linger Fiction - DEAD MARKET
Fantasy, science fiction, and horror flash fiction
$20.00
http://lingerfiction.com/submission-guidelines/
Alt Hist
Alternate history and historical fiction
$10.00
http://althistfiction.com/submissions/
Lacuna
Historical fiction (including spec-fic)
$5.00
http://lacunajournal.blogspot.com/2009/03/submissions.html
Northwind Magazine
Spec-fic and cross-genre spec-fic
$0.00
http://www.northwindmagazine.com/guidelines.html
Tales from the Bell Club ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE UNTIL FILLED
Themed: horror stories told to club members-read guidelines
$25.00
http://www.knightwatchpress.info/bell.html
Night Terrors ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 12/31/2011
Creepy horror stories
$20.00
http://www.kayellepress.com/submission-guidelines/project-guidelines-night-terrors-anthology/
Tomorrow ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 6/1/2012 - 9/30/2012
Themed to the world after a sudden change
$20.00
http://www.kayellepress.com/submission-guidelines/project-guidelines-tomorrow-anthology/
Bugs ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE UNTIL FILLED
Themed: bugs
$10.00
http://www.pillhillpress.com/bugs.html
Behind Locked Doors ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 11/7/2011
Horror
$5.00
https://sites.google.com/a/wickedeastpress.com/wicked-east-press/open-submissions
Dead Rush ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 02/28/2012
Themed: Old West horror
$5.00
https://sites.google.com/a/wickedeastpress.com/wicked-east-press/open-submissions
Father Grim's StoryBook ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 9/30/2011
Mother Goose retellings with unhappy endings.
$5.00
https://sites.google.com/a/wickedeastpress.com/wicked-east-press/open-submissions
Sins of the Seven ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 3/30/2012
Themed to the seven deadly sins
$5.00
https://sites.google.com/a/wickedeastpress.com/wicked-east-press/open-submissions
Witch's Brew ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 12/31/2011
Creepy, witch-themed stories
$5.00
https://sites.google.com/a/wickedeastpress.com/wicked-east-press/open-submissions
Conquest Through Determination ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE UNTIL FILLED
Themed: steampunk
$0.00
http://www.pillhillpress.com/conquest-through-determination-steampunk.html
Attic Toys ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 10/31/2011
Horror, fantasy, or bizarro stories themed to attic toys.
$0.0100
http://eviljesterpress.lefora.com/2011/09/01/now-open-for-submissions-attic-toys-deadline-set-h/
Dark Faith 2 ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 1/1/2012 - 1/31/2012
The human condition and social order
$0.0500
http://www.apexbookcompany.com/pages/apex-books-guidelines
Mutation Nation ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 10/01/2011
Themed to mutation
$50.00
http://www.rainstormpress.com/p/mutation-nation-anthology-guidelines.html
Dreams of Duality ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 12/13/2011
Dark, mysterious fiction themed to: “other self”
$0.00
http://redskiespress.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=duality&action=display&thread=70
Michael Moorcock's New Worlds Magazine
All spec fic
$0.0400
https://www.facebook.com/notes/michael-moorcocks-new-worlds-magazine/fiction-submission-guidlines/188666227865507
Lisette's Tales of the Imagination
Historical fiction with a genre twist
$12.00
http://www.lissettespublishing.com/submissions.html
Paramourtal 2 ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 10/31/2011
Paranormal romance
$10.00
http://www.cliffhangerbooks.com/submit.html
Apocalypse Hope ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 09/30/2011
Themed to a future after the apocalypse
$51.00
http://fablecroft.com.au/books/apocalypse-hope/call-for-submissions-apocalypse-hope
Nil Desperandum
Themed to the human condition, all genres
$50.00
http://ndstories.com/?page_id=17
After Ever After
Post-apocalyptic - reprints only
$10.00
http://aftereverafter.wordpress.com/fiction/guidelines/
Fifth Di
SF/F
$10.00
http://samsdotpublishing.com/fifth/guidelines.htm
Kids 'Magination
Kids fiction, all genres especially fantasy, for ages 9-14
$5.00
http://kidsmagination.submishmash.com/Submit
Little Death of Crossed Genres, The - DEAD MARKET
Erotic SF/F
$5.00
http://make-believable.com/submissions/
JournalStone's 2011 Short Story ONE-TIME CONTEST - DUE 09/16/2011
All spec-fic
$0.0500
http://journalstone.com/contest/journalstones-2011-short-story-contest/
Penumbra
All spec fic “culminating in something unexpected”
$0.0500
http://musapublishing.blogspot.com/p/penumbra.html
White Cat
All genres, especially with an element of suspense
$0.0500
http://www.whitecatpublications.com/?page_id=225
Ancient New ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE UNTIL FILLED
Themed to mixing ancient and new technology
$0.0100
http://deepwoodpublishing.com/submission-guidelines/
Splintered Lands ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE UNTIL FILLED
Themed: Splintered Lands shared-world
$0.0100
http://splinteredlands.com/submission-guidelines/
Unstuck
Literary fiction with elements of the futuristic or fantastic
$60.00
http://unstuckbooks.submishmash.com/Submit
Dreams of Duality ONE-TIME ANTHOLOGY - DUE 12/13/2011
Dark, mysterious fiction themed to duality and dual selves.
$0.00
http://redskiespress.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=duality&action=display&thread=70
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