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Why Memoir As Speculative Fiction Sells

Markets and Contests

• 💫 Space & Time Magazine is open to submissions of speculative flash fiction of up to 1,000 words on the theme of “Reject Fake Muse”. Submit between June 1st and 7th. No submissions fee! 💰Paying market!💰
• 🤖 Radon Journal is looking for submissions of short fiction and poetry that has “elements of science fiction, anarchism, transhumanism, or dystopia”. If this sounds like you, send them stories of up to 5,000 words, or up to five poems. No submissions fee! 💰Paying market!💰
• 👨🏻‍🎤 Cripple Punk Mag is open to submissions of flash essays and stories, including graphic narratives. Send them work of up to 1,000 words. No submissions fee! 💰Paying market!💰
• 🧚🏻 The Fantastic Other is open to submissions of fabulist and surrealist short fiction and poetry. Send them stories of up to 3,500 words, or poems of up to 50 lines, before June 13th. No submissions fee! 💰Paying market!💰
• 💻 Side Hustle is a forthcoming anthology of “horror stories for late capitalism”. Send them work between 1,000 and 5,000 words before June 14th. An extended window is open to writers from traditionally underrepresented demographics until June 21st. No submissions fee! 💰Paying market!💰
• 🩸 Cauldron of Blood is a forthcoming anthology of “black magic and curses, psychotic sorcerers, wizards, voodoo, the conjuring of horrendous entities, magic spells that have gone perilously wrong, and modern day witches battling the forces of evil”. Send them stories between 3,000 and 6,000 words. This call will close once they receive enough stories that are a good fit, so don’t delay. No submissions fee! 💰Paying market!💰
• 🐛 Book Worms is open to submissions of “campy” horror stories (in both meanings of the word). Send them stories of up to 1,500 words before June 15th. Note that this call only accepts submissions by post, and manuscripts need to arrive before the deadline. No submissions fee! 💰Paying market!💰
• 🌲 Off the Broken Path is a forthcoming anthology of dark fairy tales about enchanted forests. Send them work between 1,000 and 5,000 words before June 15th. No submissions fee! 💰Paying market!💰
• 📚 The Feminist Press is open to submissions of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror novels and short story collections. Send them a synopsis, author bio, marketing plan, and the first three chapters before June 5th. Note that this call may close early if they reach a maximum number of submissions. No submissions fee! 💰Paying market!💰
• 🏛️ The Rome Review is open to submissions of short fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Send them between 1,000 and 3,000 words of prose writing, or up to six poems. No submissions fee!
• 📝 Annulet is open to submissions of stories, essays, and poems. Send them nonfiction writing of up to 5,000 words, short fiction of any length, or up to seven poems. No submissions fee!
• 💥 Always Crashing is open to submissions of short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual and hybrid work. Their guidelines are pretty sparse (heavy on aesthetic, light on word count), so have a look around their site to get a sense of what they publish. No submissions fee!
• 🧽 Dishsoap Quarterly is open to submissions of poetry and flash fiction, including microfiction, of up to 1,200 words. Send them up to three flash stories or poems. No submissions fee!

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