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#101

This may be interested to those whose talent runs along horror lines:

http://knightwatch.greatbritishhorror.com/submissions/

Wild Things

Therianthropy: the ability of a creature to change form from man to beast and/or vice versa. While the most common examples are werewolves, many other cases exist – from selkies to cat people, snake women to Manimal. This is your opportunity to create a brand new creature, to breathe new life into an old idea, or to tell a tale of true lunacy. While stories can be fantastical or comedic, the main emphasis should be on horror.

Deadline: May 15, 2015
Length: 4,000-5,000 words
Payment: Royalties + contributor copy

(Details via www.darkmarkets.com)

#102

They had me until I saw they pay in royalties. Been burned by that once before.

#103

[adjective][species], as part of an unofficial poetry week, is currently looking for poetry submissions, with an animal or general furry theme:

http://adjectivespecies.com/2015/03/06/call-for-submissions-furryanimal-poetry/

Submissions open until the end of March. Old poems can be submitted, as long as they haven’t been accepted for publication elsewhere. Poems posted on SoFurry, FA, Weasyl etc are allowed.

#104

I found this call for submissions this morning. It’s a general call, but as I read it, they may open to furry stories:

http://www.foxspirit.co.uk/winter-tales-submission-call/

Winter Tales – Submission Call

March 2, 2015 7:44 pm / adele

Frost pierces through everything. Your bones ache in the icy wind. Harsh winter storms rage and the sun is leaving, not to return for many months. Winter seems to never end. There is however beauty and magic. The snow covered pine trees reaching for the sky, the green northern lights dancing over the mountains, the wolf packs howling at the moon, and the snow crystals glinting like stars in the pale moonlight. When the temperatures drop, people and creatures gather around the camp fires to share warmth, friendship and tales, to chase away the frost and try to ignore the terrifying creatures lurking in the darkness.

We are now collecting winter tales, to drive away the grim winter and bring you the wonders and magic of the season. Fox Spirit Books will publish the Winter Tales anthology in the beginning of 2016. The anthology will be edited by Margrét Helgadóttir. We want unusual and elegant speculative fiction stories with full plot and strong characters. We are seeking diversity. The stories can be light with a touch of romance or humour, or dark and terrifying. Stories about creatures, monsters, animals and shapeshifters are welcome. The stories can be within speculative subgenres such as the weird, fables or folkloric, magical realism, adventure, dystopian, cyberpunk, mystery or fantastic, but we ask that the stories take place on Earth and have the winter as frame. Poetry is welcome. We are not looking for nonfiction or fanfiction. We are not looking for satire, erotica, paranormal romance, splatter or overly gory stories.

Submission details

Submission deadline: June 15th 2015. Response will be given by end of October 2015 at the latest. The manuscript must be written in English. Stories should be 1500 words up to 7500 words. Any stories below or above this will not be considered, with the exception of poems which should be no longer than 30 lines. In this instance we are not accepting graphic stories for submission. No multiple submissions, simultaneous submissions, or reprints. We do not want stories that have appeared on your blog or other public websites for this anthology E-mail your submission to narjegerredaktor at gmail dot com. Put SUBMISSION WINTER TALES as the subject of your email. The submission email must contain your real name, your writing name if different, the title and word amount of your submission, and a 100 words bio. There is no need for a submission letter other than this.

Document title should have the story name and your name or initials for easy identification. Documents must be in .docx or .doc (word), or .rtf (rich text) formats. The story document itself needs your name and email at the top, then the title of the story and the name you want it publishing under followed by the text of the story. Please format your document according to the guidelines on the submissions page at Fox Spirit Books.

Payment and rights Fox Spirit is a small independent press and at present we can only offer a token payment of £10 for stories with a copy of the print book and a copy of the ebook. We are looking for twelve months exclusivity from the submission deadline and details of rights are on the Fox Spirit submissions page (http://www.foxspirit.co.uk/sample-page/submissions). If you have any questions, send email to: narjegerredaktor at gmail dot com

Happy writing!

#105

Ooh, I’ve seen their website before - the books look really nice.

#106

Sounds interesting – although the last thing in the world I feel like writing about right now is winter. shudder

#107

At least most of us in the US can write from personal experience! LOL

#108

OOooooooooooooooooooo I think I have a story for this already written.

#109

I might have something for it. The original story was just a bit of prose under 1000 words, but I might be able to tweak it. We’ll see.

#110

Unfortunately, the story I have that would be perfect for it has already been published. >_< Story of my life lately, and no time to write something new.

#111

Found online - non-paying, but worthy cause?

We are currently looking for submissions of previously unpublished work from writers of fiction, creative non-fiction, science or conservation journalism and poetry that celebrates and defends the animal world.

We would like to see prose of up to three thousand words and poetry of a of maximum forty lines. We are happy to hear from experienced writers as well as those who have been previously unpublished. We would also like to work with scientists or conservationists with fascinating research to share, who would be willing to collaborate with the editors to create non-fiction features in our magazine style. We would be delighted to hear from artists and photographers with images suitable to complement our stories. Please send jpegs (maximum size 300k) to art(at)zoomorphic(dot)net

We will be launching in spring 2015. If you would like to contribute please send your work to:

Prose: prose-editor(at)zoomorphic(dot)net

Poetry: poetry-editor(at)zoomorphic(dot)net

Please send as a word (doc/docx) attachment or as a pdf file. Use Times New Roman – 12pt. Please type “Submission” in the subject line of your email.

Poetry: Please send no more than 3 individual poems OR a 3 poem sequence, each poem a maximum of 40 lines.

Fiction and Non-Fiction: Please send 1 piece of up to 3000 words, with a very short synopsis at the top.

Science/Conservation: Please send a short synopsis of your research and/or an idea for a feature.

Please include a short biography (up to 50 words).

We will reply to you as soon as possible. Zoomorphic is run on a voluntary basis and we unfortunately do not have time to give feedback on submissions unsuitable for the magazine.

Please note: Zoomorphic is a free magazine and we cannot offer payment for any published work at this time, but we will credit your work and provide links.

We look forward to working with you!

#112

More Winter:

http://www.fairytalemagazine.com/2015/03/submissions-call-frozen-fairy-tales.html?spref=tw

#113

And one for anybody who’s got a 1,500 - 2,000 word animal story kicking around (deadline 31 March, and there’s an entry fee; this is a competition).

http://www.writingtimes.co.uk/animal-short-story-competition

#114

Here’s a publication looking for dragon stories: http://horrortree.com/taking-submissions-into-the-mist/

Deadline: July 1st, pay $10.

#115

Not furry, but I thought some of you might be interested in an anthology in memory of Terry Pratchett, raising money for Alzheimer’s UK:

#116

I don’t feel I’ve read enough of his works to do any real honor, but for such a good cause it’s certainly worth a try.

#117

Tor.com is now open to unsolicited science fiction novella submissions. To my understanding, they’re one of the strictest, harshest publishers of short fiction in the entire cosmos. However, I figured it could possibly be relevant to somebody here. …I guess? 6v6

Anyway, check it out! :smiley:

#118

Hiya!

Earth Is Huge And We Are All On It​ is closing shop, and their calling for submissions for their final issue. They’ve published some really quality zines in the past. It’s online only, and past issues can be read at issuu!


#119

Weasel Press is doing their first adult anthology, and it looks to be BDSM themed. December 1st deadline:

#120

Yep Yep, Weasel Press doesn’t accept erotica and there hasn’t been any agreement between the members to start accepting it so an extension was born called Red Ferret Press. RFP essentially accepts erotic literature. You find out all of our interests at our website:

http://redferretpress.com

Right now we’re (I say we but it’s really me behind the scenes working all this) open for general subs and an Adult Anthology. Info for the anthology listed below:

Title: Knotted
Pay Scale: 1/2 cent per word
Word count: Up to 10K
Deadline: December 1, 2015
Release: TBD 2016
Guidelines: For our first anthology we’re looking to feature some furry fiction with BDSM. A list of accepted kinks and themes can be found at our website and at our submittable.

Characters must but anthropomorphic or furry. Humans are allowed, but there does need to be an anthro character. This is a furry anthology, keep that in mind when submitting.

Reprints are accepted, however, original stories are preferred. Reprints will still be reviewed.

Rights: Non-exclusive printing and electronic publishing rights in perpetuity.

Payment: 1/2 cent per word + a free copy of the anthology

Simultaneous submissions are accepted. It is YOUR responsibility to inform us if your story has been accepted elsewhere.

Submissions must be sent through Submittable. Do NOT email your submissions, you will receive an immediate rejection notice. If you are having technical difficulties, email us (systmaticwzl@gmail.com) and we can work it out.