THE MARKET Antho: Zombie Jesus and Other True Stories Editor(s): Lori Michelle, Max Booth III and Stan Swanson Pay Rate: $20 plus contributor’s copy Response Time: 2 months Reading Period: January 13th—May 31st Description: Alternate history horror Submission Guidelines: www.darkmoonbooks.com NOTE: Author D.L. Snell conducted the following interview to give writers a better idea of [...]
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Author Spotlight – Deb Eskie
January 10th, 2012 
Lorna D. Keach Deb Eskie is a resident of Massachusetts and has an M.Ed in creative arts education. With a background in women’s studies, her focus as a writer is to expose the woman’s experience through unsettling tales that highlight the dilemma of sexual repression and oppression. By combining the genres of feminist and horror/science-fiction she aims to [...]
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No Comments »Return of the Blogging Dead!
January 1st, 2012 Lorna D. Keach Yes, I live again! Quite an accomplishment after having a living creature wrenched from my throbbing innards. (He’s pretty cute for an innards-creature.) So, to celebrate my current not-quite-dead status, I return with a quick smattering of new good-lookin’ markets for you to peruse and enjoy. So, peruse. And enjoy! Pink Narcissus “We like strong writing, [...]
Granta 117: Horror
October 11th, 2011 Jessica Brown “Horror is not a genre, like the mystery or science fiction or the western. It is not a kind of fiction, meant to be confined to the ghetto of a special shelf in libraries or bookstores. Horror is an emotion.” — Douglas Winter, Prime Evil (introduction), 1982. Horror is, largely, an unavoidable concept. Enough time [...]
Penumbra e-zine
September 5th, 2011 D.L. Snell 
THE MARKET Zine: Penumbra Editor(s): C A Summers Pay Rate: pro rates, 5¢ a word Response Time: 2-3 weeks at the moment; will probably change Reading Period: the 1st through the 10th of each month Description: Penumbra is a speculative fiction pro-rates paying ezine seeking science fiction, fantasy and horror under 3k. Submission Guidelines: http://www.penumbra.musapublishing.com/submissions.php [...]
Author Spotlight: David James Keaton
August 25th, 2011 Lorna D. Keach 
David James Keaton has a new e-book that has just been released by Bunyip Books called ZEE BEE & BEE (a.k.a. Propeller Hats For The Dead) – Told from the perspective of the sluggish employee of a “Zombie Bed & Breakfast” tourist trap, this horrific love letter (and middle finger) to the zombie capital of [...]
Posted in Author Spotlight Tags: author spotlight, David James Keaton, ebook, horror, horror fiction, horror writers, Zee Bee & Bee No Comments »Author Spotlight: Nathan Robinson
July 30th, 2011 Lorna D. Keach Nathan Robinson lives in Scunthorpe, England with a patient wife/editor and adoring one year old twin boys. So far he’s had six monthly winners published on Spintinglers and five stories published by Panic Press His story, “Top of the Heap” appears on Pseudopod as episode 225, where it was adapted into a free to download [...]
A.J. French’s Satyrs antho
July 26th, 2011 D.L. Snell THE MARKET Antho: A.J. French’s Satyrs (Title TBA) Publisher: Wicked East Press Editor(s): A.J. French Pay Rate: One contributor’s copy, $25 for three editor’s pick, one 5 cents a word payment for a well-known, established writer Response Time: 1 month Reading Period: Open until filled Description: Anthology of stories about satyrs (mythic [...]
Bigfoot Amoung Us antho
March 7th, 2011 D.L. Snell THE MARKET Antho: Bigfoot Among Us Editor(s): A.P. Fuchs and Eric S Brown Pay Rate: 1¢ a word Response Time: ASAP Reading Period: Until filled Description: This is anthology inspired by my book Bigfoot War and it is intended to give Bigfoot fans the kind horror tales that low budget movies have been doing for [...]
Box of Delights antho
March 4th, 2011 D.L. Snell THE MARKET Antho: Box of Delights Publisher: Aeon Press Editor(s): John Kenny Pay Rate: €10 advance against royalties, plus a copy of the book Response Time: 7-28 days Reading Period: Up until 31 May, unless filled before then Description: Original horror short stories, no specific theme Submission Guidelines: aeonpressbooks.com NOTE: Author D.L. Snell conducted the [...]
