“We’re publishing novels, either standalone or as part of greater series. We’re not looking to publish novellas, short stories or non-fiction at this time. All our books are “genre” fiction in one way or another — specifically fantasy, science fiction, horror, and that new catch-all urban or modern fantasy. Those are quite wide-ranging in themselves; [...]
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Arcane: Penny Dreadfuls for the 21rst Century
March 19th, 2011 
Lorna D. Keach “Arcane is a fiction magazine concentrating on weird horror, the supernatural and the fantastic. Imagine if all of the “cool kids” from the original Weird Tales — H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, etc. — has been writing continuously from that day until this; what would they be producing? We prefer story lengths [...]
JournalStone
March 19th, 2011 Lorna D. Keach UPDATE: Be careful sending your work here. There is talk of a contract that causes you to lose all rights to your writing for ever and ever, but hearsay is the publisher is working with an HWA member to update the contract to be more author friendly. Still, make sure to read all the fine [...]
Kraken Press
March 9th, 2011 Randi Harlan Website: krakenpress.com Kraken Press is now open to submissions. 1. We accept unsolicited novels, novellas and short story collections, up to 120.000 words. 2. We are interested in seeing manuscripts in the genres of horror, dark fiction and new weird. More importantly, we’re interested in fresh writing. 3. Submissions should include a short cover letter [...]
Open Magazine
February 19th, 2011 Lorna D. Keach “Science Ficiton, Horror, Fantasy, Weird, Bizarro, Cyber Punk 25,000 words or less – Reprints ok, Simultaneous submissions – ok Multiple submissions accepted - Yes Pays $10 plus 3 Contributors Copies Open Magazine owns one time print and digital rights. One month after publication all rights go back to the writer.” First issue out in March, [...]
Dorchester Publishing
February 19th, 2011 Lorna D. Keach They live again: “Dorchester Publishing is now accepting submissions in the following genres: romance, horror, and Westerns. Please review the guidelines and answers to the FAQs listed below before submitting. Due to the high volume of submissions we receive, any work not submitted in accordance with these guidelines will not be reviewed…. HORROR: All horror [...]
Blood Bound Books
February 19th, 2011 Lorna D. Keach Now accepting novel/novelette/short story collections 1. We accept unsolicited novel and short story collection manuscripts of 8,000 words up to 80,000 words. 2. We are publishers of dark fiction. This includes science fiction, horror, thrillers, erotic horror, suspense, and other uncategorized works. We are not fond of limitations so explore your darkest side. 3. Your [...]
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January 21st, 2011 Lorna D. Keach 
“Guidelines: Tell us a Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror story in under 140 characters. Other than that, we’re just looking for good stories. Rates: We pay $1.20 per submission entry—which equates to a minimum payment of approximately 5¢/word (considering a “word” to be 6 characters). While we technically pay professional rates for fiction we DO [...]
The Red Penny Papers
January 21st, 2011 Lorna D. Keach 
“We’re open to submissions from January 15-February 28, 2011. The Red Penny Papers publishes webfiction that celebrates the spirit of the penny dreadful, the sensationalist and gothic novel, and their more modern successor, the pulp magazine– the catch is that it must have a dark speculative bent. We want stories of the underbelly: opium dens [...]
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January 21st, 2011 Lorna D. Keach 
“HORROR GARAGE combines the best in original dark fiction with the finest in horrific rock n’ roll. Think HORROR OF PARTY BEACH, PSYCHOMANIA, and DEATH RACE 2000: B-movie babes, screamin’ skulls, bug-eyed creeps, and gallons of blood. 1. DO NOT submit to HORROR GARAGE (or any similar venue) without being completely familiar with it. Take [...]
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