Authortunities #24 for September 3-30
My creative excuses ➕ another all free Authortunities ➕ free digital Spring 2002 vintage issue #87 〓 Read in 50 US states and 36 countries!
Can I please blame a stressful week of moving in plus visa stuff for another shorter Authortunities? I also should admit that when I sat down tonight to diligently work on this calendar for the week I wound up making an experimental poetry video instead. Sounds like something one of those weird creatives would do… guilty. I have a long list of catch up from the move and it will all get done Monday.
I do have some news: I’m over on Bluesky now if anyone wants to find me there. I was reluctant to join another social platform but it’s actually pretty peaceful. If you are on Bluesky, you can find me at @angelayurikosmith.bsky.social.
Just because I slacked off this evening doesn’t mean I will renege on my goal to share a free digital vintage issue of Space and Time magazine. This issue features work by Mary Soon Lee! 🚀
Download #87 from Summer 1997 here: https://tinyurl.com/3yncr492
If you want to try and collect them all, I made a handy chart you can download for free here: https://tinyurl.com/5aw46utf I’ve given away six issues so far out of 144.
And just in case you wondered what kooky artistic thing I got caught up with tonight instead of chonking out this newsletter… here you go. It was created using a dice roll up method to make a seed poem on last Saturday’s EYW show… if you’re curious, that show is here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvXgbGTiCRM]
In this entire calendar share you will find:
26 newly opened submissions 🟢
22 submission deadlines 🔴
7 events for authors ⭐
12 reprint markets ♻️
1 education 📚
4 award 🏆
2 grants 💲
Send comments, victories, and everything I don’t know to aysmith.authortunities@gmail.com.
Legis. Scribis. Vincis.
🔴 SEP 3 · Havok seeks flash fiction on the theme of “Legendary Events.” Payment is $50 via PayPal for each story selected for an Anthology; no payment for online publication. DEADLINE: September 3. 🔗https://gohavok.com/submission-guidelines/upcoming-themes/
🟢 SEP 1 · Apparition Lit’s Reality Show Madness Flash Fiction Prompt opens for submissions of speculative flash fiction (under 1k words) prompted by “Takeshi’s Castle/Hole in the Wall/Wipeout ” until the 14th. Payment is $30 USD. 🔗https://apparitionlit.com/submissions/
🟢 SEP 1 · Rattle Magazine’s Ekphrastic Poetry challenge calls for poems inspired by a visual art prompt posted on their site. Poets have until the end of the month to write. Two winners will receive online publication and $100 each. 🔗https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/
🟢 SEP 1 · Flame Tree Fiction Newsletter calls for monthly themed submissions from newsletter subscribers only (free to subscribe) up to 1k words for $0.08 per word USD for original fiction. 🔗https://www.flametreepress.com/submissions/
🟢 SEP 1 · Silver Blade Magazine [Silver Pen Writers Association] opens until October 31 for Flash (250 to 1,000 words), Short Stories (1,000 to 7,500 words) Novellas (7,500 to 20,000 words) and poetry for a flat fee of $15 for novellas, $3 for flash fiction, $8 for short stories, and $8 for single poems. 🔗http://autpress.com/2022/06/call-for-submissions-spoon-knife-8/
🟢 SEP 1 · evOke is open to "the afterlife" themed submissions of artwork, poetry, short fiction, essays, interviews, lifestyle and reviews on things "Pagan, polytheist, and witchy" until the 15th of the month. Also interested in video and audio content. Payment is $5. 🔗https://ev0kepublication.com/contributors/
🟢♻️ SEP 1 · Flash Fiction Online calls for speculative fiction flash from 500-1k words for $80 USD flat rate until September 21 or “unless we reach our submission cap of 425 stories”. 🔗https://ffo.submittable.com/submit
🟢♻️ SEP 1 · The Other Stories Podcast calls for 2,000 word speculative fiction on the theme of “Fame” for a $15 GBP flat rate until September 16. 🔗https://theotherstories.net/submissions/
🟢 SEP 1 · Sasee calls for 500-1k word nonfiction articles by women on “Serve with A Purpose” for variable payments until September 15. 🔗https://sasee.com/submissions/
🟢 SEP 1 · The Forge Literary Magazine calls for flash fiction and flash nonfiction up to 1k words for their annual contest that awards $1,000 for a first place win. Entry fee of $5. 🔗https://forgelitmag.com/submit/
🟢🏆 SEP 1 · The O. Henry Prize is an annual award for short stories of exceptional merit. Stories will be considered from September 1 to August 31 of the following year. The winning stories will be published in an anthology by Anchor Books. 🔗https://www.randomhouse.com/anchor/ohenry/
🟢 SEP 1 · Applications open from Sept. 1-Dec 31 for Arc Poetry’s open submissions call for unpublished poetry in English or previously unpublished translations of poetry into English, on any subject and in any form. They are also closing for subs of essays of about 1500-2000 words and interviews with poets of around 1500-2000 words. Payment is $50 per poem, or printed page. 🔗https://arcpoetry.ca/resources/general-submissions/
🟢♻️ SEP 1 · Escape Pod seeks science fiction (audio and written format) until May 2024. Payment is $0.08 per word for original fiction and $100 per story for reprints. Reprints accepted. 🔗https://escapepod.org/guidelines/short-fiction/
🟢♻️ SEP 1 · Showcase: Object & Idea seeks flash fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. A poem and a prose piece are selected for each monthly issue, and the authors answer questions about the meaning behind their work. Payment is $50. Reprints accepted. 🔗https://theshowcase.submittable.com/submit
🟢 SEP 1 · Cincinnati Review seeks prose, poetry, and art. Opens September 1 deadline when submissions cap is filled. Payment is $25/page for prose and $30/page for poetry in the journal. 🔗https://www.cincinnatireview.com/submission-guidelines-2021-2/
🟢 SEP 1 · Solarpunk Magazine seeks submissions from September 1-14. Pro rates paid as defined by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA): $.08 per word for fiction ($100 minimum), $40 per poem, $75 for for nonfiction, $100 for reprint cover art, $200 for original unpublished cover art, $50 for reprint interior art, and $100 for original unpublished interior art. 🔗https://solarpunkmagazine.com/submissions/
🟢♻️ SEP 1 · Reach 35,000 readers in Siren’s Call eZine. They are open to submissions September 1-October 15. They seek short stories, flash fiction, drabbles, and poetry that fit within the horror/dark fiction genre to the current theme of “When Hell Freezes Over!” Reprints welcome. No payment. Advertise for only $10 for a full page ad. 🔗http://www.sirenscallpublications.com/open_subs.htm
🟢♻️ SEP 1 · Short Story on Substack is open for short stories from 6-10,000 words in any genre. Payment is $100 + 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check. Selected story to be announced on the 15th. Reprints welcome.🔗https://shortstory.substack.com/about?nthPub=601
🟢♻️ SEP 1 · Poetry on Substack is open for poems with “a rhyme scheme or a rhythm scheme” (no blank or free verse) in any genre. Payment is $10 + 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check. Winners announced every Sunday. Reprints welcome. 🔗https://poetica.substack.com/about
🟢 SEP 1-2 · Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores is open for new work, reprints, poetry (up to 40 lines) and prose from 1,000 words and up. Payment is .08 per word for new fiction, .02 per word for reprints, .02-.08 for new fact based work, .01-.04 for reprinted fact based work, $1 per line for original poetry, .50 per line for reprinted poetry. No simultaneous or multiple submissions. 🔗https://cosmicrootsandeldritchshores.com/submissions/
🟢 SEP 4 · The Sunlight Press opens to all work including personal essays (nonfiction), fiction, poetry, reviews, Artists on Craft Series and photography. Payment rates are $40 for essays (including book reviews and Artist on Craft pieces), $40 for fiction (short stories and flash fiction), $30 for the first poem accepted, and $10 for each additional accepted in the same submission, and $15 for photos. 🔗https://www.thesunlightpress.com/submissions/
⭐ SEP 5 · SpoFest: Lauren Scharhag, Hayley Mitchell Haugen and Madeline Artenberg The next must-watch SpoFest features authors Lauren Scharhag, Hayley Mitchell Haugen and Madeline Artenberg. Open Mic and Book Raffle follows features. Each participant has 3 minutes for open mic performance. Be ready to read when called upon. Register with Zoom: Sign up for open mic and enter your name in our book raffle for a chance to win a signed copy of each author's book! 🔗https://tinyurl.com/2zfv7mdz
⭐ SEP 7 · Authortunities Extra, 15 minutes or less covering opportunities too late to make this newsletter, news and reminders. See what you may have missed. Every Thursday with Angela Yuriko Smith. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/342awykh
🔴 SEP 8 · Rattle Magazine’s “Poets Respond” challenge calls for poems inspired by “ a news story or public event from the previous week, and has been written in the time since.” Selected poems will appear as the Sunday poem at Rattle.com which appear to over 10,000 people via RSS feed and daily email service. Poets will receive $100 and a complimentary subscription to the print magazine. The deadline for each week is Friday at midnight PST. 🔗https://rattle.submittable.com/submit
🟢 SEP 11 · Nightmare horror & dark fantasy magazine opens to BIPOC-identifying writers (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) only for original, unpublished short stories, flash fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction until September 19. 🔗https://adamant.moksha.io/publication/nightmare/
⭐ SEP 14 · Authortunities Extra, 15 minutes or less covering opportunities too late to make this newsletter, news and reminders. See what you may have missed. Every Thursday with Angela Yuriko Smith. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/342awykh
🔴 SEP 14 · Apparition Lit’s Reality Show Madness Flash Fiction Prompt closes to submissions of speculative flash fiction (under 1k words) prompted by “Takeshi’s Castle/Hole in the Wall/Wipeout ” until the 14th. Payment is $30 USD. 🔗https://apparitionlit.com/submissions/
🔴 SEP 14 · Solarpunk Magazine closes submissions September 14. Pro rates paid as defined by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA): $.08 per word for fiction ($100 minimum), $40 per poem, $75 for for nonfiction, $100 for reprint cover art, $200 for original unpublished cover art, $50 for reprint interior art, and $100 for original unpublished interior art.🔗https://solarpunkmagazine.com/submissions/
🔴 SEP 15 · Rattle Magazine’s “Poets Respond” challenge calls for poems inspired by “ a news story or public event from the previous week, and has been written in the time since.” Selected poems will appear as the Sunday poem at Rattle.com which appear to over 10,000 people via RSS feed and daily email service. Poets will receive $100 and a complimentary subscription to the print magazine. The deadline for each week is Friday at midnight PST. 🔗https://rattle.submittable.com/submit
🔴 SEP 15 · evOke is closed to "the afterlife" themed submissions of artwork, poetry, short fiction, essays, interviews, lifestyle and reviews on things "Pagan, polytheist, and witchy." Also interested in video and audio content. Payment is $5. 🔗https://ev0kepublication.com/contributors/
🔴 SEP 15 · Sasee closes to 500-1k word nonfiction articles by women on “Serve with A Purpose” for variable payments on September 15. 🔗https://sasee.com/submissions/
🔴 SEP 15 · Eye to the Telescope 49, a publication of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association calls for submissions of 1–3 unpublished poems in English for US 4¢/word rounded up to nearest dollar; minimum US $4, maximum $25 until September 15. 🔗http://eyetothetelescope.com/submit.html
🔴 SEP 15 · Translunar Travelers Lounge seeks speculative fiction at .03 per word with a minimum of $20 from September 15-October 15. A special deadline for writers of color is from September 15-21. 🔗https://translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/
🟢♻️ AUG 15 · Luna Station Quarterly seeks “female-fronted speculative stories” of “500 to 7000 words in length” for $5 USD. 🔗https://lunastationquarterly.com/submissions/
🟢♻️ SEP 15 · Samovar, published by Strange Horizons, seeks speculative fiction, review-essays, poetry, interview/conversations, and reprints in translation. Payment for fiction is 8 US cents per word to the author, and 8 US cents per word to the translator. Payment for reprints is a flat $100 USD to the author and $100 USD to the translator. Payments for poetry are $40 USD to the author and $40 USD to the translator. Payment for interview/conversations is $40 USD to each participant. Payment for review-essays is $40 USD.🔗http://samovar.strangehorizons.com/submit/
🟢 SEP 15 · Bright Wall/Dark Room monthly online magazine is open for submissions from 2,500-4,000 words for $50 USD for “interviews, profiles, formal analysis, cultural criticism, personal essays, and humor pieces” on filmmaking with a “Chicago, westerns or nostalgia” theme. 🔗https://brightwalldarkroom.submittable.com/submit
🔴♻️ SEP 16 · The Other Stories Podcast closes to 2,000 word speculative fiction on the theme of “Fame” for a $15 GBP flat rate on September 16. 🔗https://theotherstories.net/submissions/
⭐ SEP 17 · The Speculative Sundays Poetry Reading Series presents Jenna Le reading their work live on Facebook via Zoom.🔗https://www.facebook.com/specpo
🔴 SEP 19 · Nightmare horror & dark fantasy magazine opens to BIPOC-identifying writers (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) only for original, unpublished short stories, flash fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction until September 19. 🔗https://adamant.moksha.io/publication/nightmare/
⭐ SEP 21 · Authortunities Extra, 15 minutes or less covering opportunities too late to make this newsletter, news and reminders. See what you may have missed. Every Thursday with Angela Yuriko Smith. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/342awykh
🔴 SEP 22 · Rattle Magazine’s “Poets Respond” challenge calls for poems inspired by “ a news story or public event from the previous week, and has been written in the time since.” Selected poems will appear as the Sunday poem at Rattle.com which appear to over 10,000 people via RSS feed and daily email service. Poets will receive $100 and a complimentary subscription to the print magazine. The deadline for each week is Friday at midnight PST. 🔗https://rattle.submittable.com/submit
🔴 SEP 22 · Bright Wall/Dark Room monthly online magazine is closed for submissions from 2,500-4,000 words for $50 USD for “interviews, profiles, formal analysis, cultural criticism, personal essays, and humor pieces” on filmmaking with a “Chicago” theme. 🔗https://brightwalldarkroom.submittable.com/submit
👁️🗨️🟢 SEP 22 · Astrolabe calls for fiction, creative nonfiction, and photography/art for $50 USD flat rate with free submissions until October 22. 🔗https://www.astrolabe.ooo/submissions
⭐ SEP 28 · Authortunities Extra, 15 minutes or less covering opportunities too late to make this newsletter, news and reminders. See what you may have missed. Every Thursday with Angela Yuriko Smith. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/342awykh
🔴🏆 SEP 29 · The Edgar® Awards, sponsored by the Mystery Writers of America, honor the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film, and theater. Submissions close for books published in August. Books must be submitted during the month of publication. In addition, the book MUST arrive to the judges within 30 days of sending the submission form to the national office. 🔗https://mysterywriters.org/edgars/edgar-submission-information/
🔴 SEP 29 · Rattle Magazine’s “Poets Respond” challenge calls for poems inspired by “ a news story or public event from the previous week, and has been written in the time since.” Selected poems will appear as the Sunday poem at Rattle.com which appear to over 10,000 people via RSS feed and daily email service. Poets will receive $100 and a complimentary subscription to the print magazine. The deadline for each week is Friday at midnight PST. 🔗https://rattle.submittable.com/submit
🔴 SEP 30 · Chicken Soup for the Soul seeks stories or poems on the theme “Miracles, messages from heaven, angels” for $250 paid “one month after publication of the book and you will receive ten free copies of the book your story or poem appears in.” 🔗https://www.chickensoup.com/story-submissions/submit-your-story/
🔴 SEP 30 · SO, I MARRIED A NARCISSIST [Hellbound Books] seeks “ tales of terror and woe at the hands of that most heinous of monsters, a narcissist” from 2.5K-6K words for $10. 🔗https://hellboundbookspublishing.com/subs-anthologies.html
🔴♻️ SEP 30 · Short Story on Substack is closed for short stories from 6- 10,000 words in any genre. Payment is $100 + 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check. Selected story to be announced on the 15th. Reprints welcome. 🔗https://shortstory.substack.com/about?nthPub=601
🔴🏆💲 SEP 30 · The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction submission period closes September 30. The winner will receive $15,000 and finalists will receive $5,000 each. $75 entry fee 🔗https://www.penfaulkner.org/our-awards/pen-faulkner-award/
🔴 SEP 30 · Rattle Magazine’s Ekphrastic Poetry challenge calls for poems inspired by a visual art prompt posted on their site. Poets have until the end of the month to write. Two winners will receive online publication and $100 each. 🔗https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/
It says Nightmare is open for BIPOC writers, but I don't see a link for that.