Authortunities July 23—August 10
The Flu Edition: not so chonky but all free, dedicated death-warmed-over edition
I almost skipped this week. I’ve been going through a recovery-relapse dance with the flu for the past week (maybe two…) and I finally just gave in and collapsed mid-week. I didn’t think anyone would notice… but you did! Thank you to everyone who checked in to make sure I was okay and let me know they were missing their weekly calendar. It makes me happy to know it’s being used. Next Wednesday I should be back on schedule.
Remember last week when I said there will be a way to collect all 143 digital back issues, spanning from 1966 to the present, for free? And then I was going to talk about it more on Authortunities Forecast? I’m pretty sure I slept through that day, sick.
That free vintage issue of Space and Time will be coming this next week. It’ll be #60 from July 1981. Featured will be Bram Stoker Award winning author Mark McLaughlin’s first ever published story “As Osiris Wills.” It’s also in his recently published collection As Osiris Wills & Other Weird Adventures, which you can find on Amazon here (or read for free with Kindle Unlimited).
This coming Thursday I have a sweet video message from McLaughlin about his experience on Authortunities Forecast. Unless I relapse again (I’m taking medicine and I’ve seen a doctor now) this will happen.
And speaking of Space and Time magazine… submissions are open now until July 31. The new “AI Discovery” issue will be out this week as well, along with a snazzy new website with more opportunities to get published. ➡️spaceandtime.net/submissions
And now, on to the main course. In this entire calendar share you will find:
19 newly opened submissions 🟢
29 submission deadlines 🔴
9 events for authors ⭐
6 first time shared 👁️🗨️
9 reprint markets ♻️
1 education 📚
1 award 🏆
4 grants 💲
Send comments, victories, and everything I don’t know to aysmith.authortunities@gmail.com.
🖖 Now go forth and get published…
👁️🗨️🟢 · The First Line is open for fiction and poetry submissions that begin with a first line prompt (provided in the link) with rolling deadlines for “ $25.00 - $50.00 for fiction, $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction” in USD. There is also a submission call for their sister publication, The Last Line. ➡️http://www.thefirstline.com/submission.htm
👁️🗨️🟢 JUL 23 · Mythaxis opens for submissions from July 23rd-30th for fiction from 1,000-5,000 words for €0.01 per word, with a €20 minimum. ➡️https://mythaxis.co.uk/submissions.html
👁️🗨️🔴 JUL 25 · MudRoom closes to poetry, fiction, essays, and essays in translation for a $15 USD flat rate on July 25. ➡️https://www.mudroommag.com/submissions
👁️🗨️⭐📚 JUL 27 · The Horror Writers Association presents Halloween in July with An Audiovisual Presentation on the Writing and Research of Bram Stoker's Dracula with Bram Stoker Award nominated author Dacre Stoker at 6 pm EST. A virtual event, free to attend. ➡️https://www.pledge.to/halloween-in-july
⭐ JUL 27 · Authortunities Forecast, 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
🔴 JUL 27 · Monstrous Magazine (Monstrous Books) closes to 1-2k word Horror Flash Fiction for $0.06 USD per word, black and white comics for $125 a page and 1-2k word nonfiction for $0.03 USD per word on July 27. ➡️https://monstrousbooks.com/submissions
⭐ JUL 29 · Exorcise Your Writes is now on the Horror Writer Association’s YouTube channel! On Traversing the Morass with Zachary Ashford shares excerpts from his recently released book, The Morass: Servant of the Fly God from Crystal Lake Publishing. Every Saturday, 2 pm EST with Angela Yuriko Smith. Season 02, Episode 39. ➡️https://tinyurl.com/c3aexdc3
🔴 JUL 30 · Mythaxis closes for submissions of fiction from 1,000-5,000 words for €0.01 per word, with a €20 minimum. ➡️https://mythaxis.co.uk/submissions.html
🔴 JUL 30 · FIYAH, a quarterly speculative fiction magazine that features stories by and about Black people of the African Diaspora closes for prose and poem submissions up to 15k words for $0.08 USD per word for fiction, $50 for poetry and $0.10 USD for nonfiction.➡️https://fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/
🔴 JUL 30 · Alternative Truths: Southern Edition, Bless Their Hearts [B Cubed Press] closes for story, essay, and poem submissions from 200 - 5000 words for $0.03 per word. ➡️https://tinyurl.com/5eeufaxz
🔴♻️ JUL 31 · 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
🔴🏆 JUL 31 · 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 June. 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/
🔴 JUL 31 · Spoon Knife 8 [Autonomous Press] closes for short fiction, short literary memoir, and poetry submissions up to 10k words for $20 “plus 1 cent per word.” ➡️http://autpress.com/2022/06/call-for-submissions-spoon-knife-8/
🔴 JUL 31 · Silver Blade Magazine [Silver Pen Writers Association] closes 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. ➡️https://www.silverblade.net/submissions-2/
🔴 JUL 31 · Bright Wall/Dark Room monthly online magazine closes 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 “nostalgia” theme. ➡️https://brightwalldarkroom.submittable.com/submit
🔴 JUL 31 · Space & Time magazine closes to submissions from July 31 for speculative poetry and prose. Payment is $5 per poem made via PayPal upon acceptance, plus a digital contributor copy. They buy first print, electronic and audio rights. After a work is published, rights immediately revert to the author. Submissions accepted in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French or Italian. ➡️https://spaceandtime.net/submissions/
🔴💲 JUL 31 · The 1729 Book Prize in Poetry offered by Mason Jar Press with support from The Ivy Bookshop closes to book-length works of poetry that push the bounds of literary norms with a submission cap of 500. The winner will receive a $1,000 award, contributor copies, and quarterly profit-sharing. ➡️https://masonjarpress.com/1729-prize-in-poetry
🔴 JUL 31 · Applications close 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/
🔴 JUL 31 · 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/
🔴 JUL 31 · Engen Books and Kit Sora Photography have teamed up to offer the “Flash Fiction Photography Contest” which calls for ekphrastic flash prose pieces of 250 words or less inspired by the photography of Kit Sora. Payment is 10 cents a word. ➡️https://tinyurl.com/43edtd7j
🔴 JUL 31 · Qualia Nous, Vol. 2 [Written Backwards] closes to submissions on July 31 for “groundbreaking work that break normal conventions and will stand the test of time”. Payment is “$0.10 / word (ten cents) capped at 3,000 words for short fiction ($300), 5,000 words for long fiction ($500 for novelettes between 7,500 – 10,000 words); $50 for short poems, or $100 for long poems” for “”3,000 – 10,000 words, or poetry (up to 100 lines)”. ➡️https://nettirw.com/submissions/
AUGUST
🔴 AUG 1 · Alternative Leadership [B Cubed Press] closes for story, essay, and poem submissions from 200 - 5000 words for $0.03 per word plus royalty share. ➡️https://bcubedpress.moksha.io/
🔴💲 AUG 1 · The Granum Foundation Prize will be awarded annually to help U.S.-based writers complete substantive literary works—such as poetry books, essay or short story collections, novels, and memoirs—or to help launch these works. One winner will be awarded $5,000. Up to three finalists will be awarded $500 or more. ➡️https://www.granumfoundation.org/granum-prize
🔴AUG 1 · Monosyllabic Queer Theory calls for submissions of “your favorite queer theory text into a poem that uses only single-syllable words” of any length for $250 CAD honorarium until August 1. ➡️https://twitter.com/Lucas__Crawford/status/1666523019349737472
🔴AUG 1 · The First Line closes for fiction and poetry submissions that begin with the first line: “As soon as Harriet entered the building, she headed to the seventh floor.” for “ $25.00 - $50.00 for fiction, $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction” in USD. There is also a submission call for their sister publication, The Last Line. ➡️http://www.thefirstline.com/submission.htm
🔴💲 AUG 1 · The Granum Foundation Translation Prize will be awarded annually to help U.S.-based writers complete substantive literary works—such as poetry books, essay or short story collections, novels, and memoirs—or to help launch these works. will be awarded to support the completion of a work translated into English by a U.S.-based writer. One winner will receive $1,500 or more. ➡️https://www.granumfoundation.org/granum-prize
🔴♻️ AUG 1 · NonBinary Review (Zoetic Press) closes to up to 3k word prose for $0.01 USD per word, poetry for $10 USD flat rate and visual art $25 USD flat rate on August 1 or until submissions reach the acceptance cap for each issue. ➡️https://nonbinaryreview.submittable.com/submit
🔴💲 AUG 1 · The Horror Writers Association Scholarships closes applications for a variety of scholarships to assist writers looking to pursue a career as a writer of horror fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. They also offer one endowment to libraries to expand their young adult reading programs. HWA membership is not a requirement. The available scholarships are:
The Horror Writers Association Scholarship, $2500
http://horrorscholarships.com/hwa-scholarship/
The Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship, $2500 http://horrorscholarships.com/mary-shelley-scholarship/
Up to 4 Diversity Grants, $500
http://horrorscholarships.com/diversity-grants/
The Dark Poetry Scholarship, $1,250
http://horrorscholarships.com/dark-poetry-scholarship/
The Dennis Etchison Young Writers Scholarship, $500
http://horrorscholarships.com/dennis-etchison-young-writers-scholarship/
Up to 5 Young Adults Write Now endowment program, $250
http://horrorscholarships.com/young-adults-write-now-endowment-program/
🟢 AUG 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/
🟢 AUG 1 · evOke is open to "familiars" 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/
🟢 AUG 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/
👁️🗨️🟢♻️ AUG 1 · Flash Fiction Online calls for speculative fiction flash from 500-1k words for $80 USD flat rate until August 21 or “unless we reach our submission cap of 425 stories”. ➡️https://ffo.submittable.com/submit
👁️🗨️🟢 · The Bad Day Book-Wedding, Vacation, Work, Sports Edition calls for fiction and poetry for $40-75 until November 1. ➡️https://thebaddaybook.com/faq/
🟢♻️ AUG 1 · The Other Stories Podcast calls for 2,000 word speculative fiction on the theme of “Masks II” for $15 GBP flat rate until August 19. ➡️https://theotherstories.net/submissions/
🟢 AUG 1 · Sasee calls for 500-1k word nonfiction articles by women on “Fight, Like A Girl” for variable payments until August 15. ➡️https://sasee.com/submissions/
🟢 AUG 1 · The Forge Literary Magazine calls for submissions under 3,000 words including flash and micro fiction for $75 flat rate until the free submissions quota is full. “If there is no free link, we’ve hit our quota.” ➡️https://forgelitmag.com/submit/
🟢 AUG 1 · Electric Spec seeks speculative fiction stories of “science fiction, fantasy, and the macabre” between 250 and 7000 words for $20 per piece. Submissions for the November issue close October 15. ➡️http://www.electricspec.com/Submissions.html
🟢♻️ AUG 1 · Still Point Arts Quarterly opens to submissions until April 1 for historical and contemporary art, fiction, non-fiction, and poetry on the theme of “The Houses of My Dreams.” For payment “We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.” Reprints. ➡️https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/form.aspx?id=50id479-nRb7B-tlH14G1
🟢♻️ AUG 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
🟢 AUG 1 · Nashville Review accepts submissions in Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Translations. If you are unable to view Poetry or Fiction as an option to submit, that means they have reached their submission cap and are no longer accepting submissions in that category. Payment varies by category. ➡️https://nashvillereview.submittable.com/submit
🟢♻️ AUG 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
🟢♻️ AUG 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 are announced every Sunday. Reprints welcome. ➡️https://poetica.substack.com/about
🟢 AUG 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/
⭐ AUG 2 · Authortunities Forecast, 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
⭐ AUG 4 · The Quick Reads event featuring women and non-binary writers of sci-fi, fantasy and speculative fiction Friday, August 4 at noon EST. This event features 6 guests reading for 8 minutes each. ➡️https://strongwomenstrangeworlds.weebly.com/
⭐ AUG 5 · Exorcise Your Writes is now on the Horror Writer Association’s YouTube channel! On Making Monster Verse, Angela Yuriko Smith and Amy Zoellers demonstrate how to take innocent happy poems, inverse them and create monster verse. Every Saturday, 2 pm EST. Season 02, Episode 40. ➡️https://tinyurl.com/c3aexdc3
🔴 AUG 5 · Havok seeks flash fiction on the theme of Legendary Things. Payment is $50 via PayPal for each story selected for an Anthology; no payment for online publication. DEADLINE: August 6. ➡️https://gohavok.com/submission-guidelines/upcoming-themes/
🔴 AUG 5 · Uncharted Magazine Short Story Award: The Aftermath calls for short story contest submissions of “SF/F, Thriller/Horror, and Mystery/Crime” from 1,001–5,000 words to compete for $2,000 and publication, while the second- and third-place winners will receive publication and $300 and $200 until August 6. ➡️https://tinyurl.com/25pr59x8
⭐ AUG 10 · Authortunities Forecast, 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
🔴 AUG 11 · SHUB-NIGGURATH'S SWEATER (UNDERLAND PRESS) calls for short story submissions of “cozy cosmic horror” from 1-5k words for $0.01/word until August 11. Edited by Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito and Mark Teppo, launching in October 2023. ➡️https://www.underlandpress.com/cozycosmic.php
🔴 AUG 15 · Sasee closes to 500-1k word nonfiction articles by women on “Fight, Like A Girl” for variable payments on August 15.➡️https://sasee.com/submissions/
🔴 AUG 15 · evOke is closed to "familiars" 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/
🔴 AUG 15 · khōréō is closed to speculative flash and short fiction with “some aspect of migration, whether explicitly (themes of immigration, colonialism, etc.), metaphorically, or with a sly nod and a wink.” Also interested in video and audio content. Payment is $0.10 USD per word. ➡️https://www.khoreomag.com/submissions-fiction/
🟢 AUG 15 · Bright Wall/Dark Room monthly online magazine opens for submissions from 2,500-4,000 words for $50 USD for “interviews, profiles, formal analysis, cultural criticism, personal essays, and humor pieces” on filmaking with a “Chicago, westerns or nostalgia” theme. ➡️https://brightwalldarkroom.submittable.com/submit
🟢♻️ AUG 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 is $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/
⭐ AUG 16 · Authortunities Forecast, 15 minutes or less covering opportunities too late to make this newsletter, news and reminders. See what you may have missed. Every Wednesday with Angela Yuriko Smith. ➡️https://tinyurl.com/342awykh
Last week’s guest: Alma Katsu!