Fantasy Magazine's co-editor Sean Wallace has announced that the magazine is closed to submissions. He notes that they expect to re-open in November, after the World Fantasy Convention.
Dark Scribe Press will be soliciting short story queries for "an anthology of queer horror tales." Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet will be edited by Vince A. Liaguno and Chad Helder. They'll be paying 5 cents per word for stories between 1,000 and 7,500 words long, but writers must first query, between 1 October and next May. For more details...
Simon & Schuster executives met with representatives of the Association of Authors' Representatives to clarify their position, that they are willing to negotiate...
Mike Allen will be editing Clockwork Phoenix, an original anthology series, for Norilana Books. Payment is two cents per word, and Allen is looking for...
Electric Spec has just posted its newest issue of "shockingly good science fiction, fantasy, and the macabre," including an interview with Carol Berg and fiction by...
The Authors Guild reports that Simon & Schuster's new boilerplate contract redefines "in print" to give the company rights to any book it publishes forever. Authors are...
Planned online horror 'zine Cryptomedia Magazine is expected to launch on 30 September. They're currently looking for fiction and non-fiction, and paying...
Noreen Doyle is paying 3-5 cents/word for speculative fiction stories about Maine. The anthology, That Mysterious Door: Maine Tales of Fantasy and Speculation, will be published...
Futuristic Motherhood will be an anthology of "speculative fiction stories about the future of motherhood. Deadline is 15 September, with payment of...
Editor Paula Guran of Juno Books notes she has enough fantasy and sf, but she's really looking for what is now called "urban fantasy." Specifically, she wants...
Small-press magazine Flytrap is open to submissions until the end of next month. They're looking for fiction (any genre) and non-fiction, up to 5,000 words. Payment is...
The Legends of Druidawn is an organization writing and reading stories and playing games in their own fantasy universe. Aimed at writers aged 7 to 18, it offers real-world and on-line...
Darker Matter is a new online science fiction magazine with a bias "towards darker science fiction stories." They're paying 5-10 cents per word, and have five stories available for free in the first issue.
