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FLASH FICTION MARKETS
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AlienSkin Magazine® publishes science fiction, fantasy, and horror tales that possess a speculative element
We ONLY accepts Email submissions.
Submissions can be made 3 ways:
1. As a Plain Text Format (.txt) attachment;
2. As a Rich Text Format (.rtf) attachment; or by,
3. Copying and Pasting the story into the body ofan email to us.
Submissions are to be made via email to: Submit@AlienSkinMag.com


Flashing Swords

Sharpen your pens and ungum your keyboards! Flashing Swords is a new quarterly E-zine dedicated to publishing the finest heroic fantasy, sword and sorcery, sword and planet, and swashbuckling historicals we can lay hands on. We're very specific with our definitions--look below to find out exactly what we mean by the terms Sword and Sorcery or Sword and Planet, or peruse the articles about Sword and Sorcery.

FLASH-FICTION Now actively seeking flash fiction. Fantasy fiction up to 1k. Payment $10.00 USD maximum. Send all flash-fiction submissions to Joseph A. McCullough, Flash-Fiction Editor at:


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FLASH TALES E-ZINE

What We Want:
Speculative fiction, which includes sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and their various subgenres.
Manuscripts that tell stories, not those which overwhelm us with inflated prose and flamboyant descriptions.
Micro-fiction from 55 to 200 words.
Flash fiction from 200 to 1,000 words.

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Apollo's Lyre welcomes submissions from experienced and/or new writers.

We are looking for: - Articles pertaining to the business of writing. We occassionally run serialized articles pertaining to the writing field. Please query first if you would like to submit a serialized article. - Tips & Techniques on the craft of writing - Fiction stories (no erotica, please.) Keep crude language confined to the context of the story/character, and keep it to the minimum amount possible -- no vulgarity just for vulgarity's sake.

- Creative non-fiction. NO first person narratives in this category, please.
- Flash Fiction: We accept literary, speculative and genre flash fiction.
- Micro-fiction consists of 100 to 200 words
- Flash fiction consists of 201 to 1,000 words
- Reviews of books

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The Harrow seeks stories, poems, and art that fall within the fantasy and supernatural horror genres. The plot should contain or imply the presence of the magical or supernatural. To count as "horror," the work must also evoke an emotion such as apprehension, dread, anxiety, and fear. Horror does not need to shock or disgust; if it evokes a quieter sense of the eerie or uncanny, it still counts as horror.Conventionally structured and character-driven plots are preferred.

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A List of Magazines and E-zines on Speculative Fiction

More Links to Speculative Fiction Resources

What is Speculative Fiction?

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What are Editors looking for?




What kind of stories do they like?


SHALLA CHATS with Editor Richard Peabody





Who is Rirchard Peabody?



Richard Peabody, a prolific poet, fiction writer and editor, is an experienced teacher and important activist in the Washington , D.C. community of letters.




He is the founder and co-editor of Gargoyle magazine and editor (or co-editor) of fourteen anthologies including Mondo Barbie, Conversations with Gore Vidal...








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WRITING COMPETITIONS

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Dark Tales Short Story Competition

As well as accepting open submissions throughout the year we also hold a regular competition for short stories of up to 3000 words. Top prize is £100 sterling, second £30 and third £10, and all of these stories - plus the best shortlisted ones, which earn their authors £5 - are published in the magazine. Entries, as with general submissions, are invited from anywhere in the universe..

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CNW/FFWA Annual Florida State Writing Competition. Nonfiction (Previously Published and Unpublished); Fiction (Short Story and Novel Chapter); Children's Literature; Poetry. Awards: $100, $75, $50. Entry fee: $3–$20. Deadline: March 15, 2007.

Info: Click for Guidelines and Entry form or send SASE to CNW/FFWA Contest, PO Box A, Nort Stratford NH 03590.


12th Annual Jane Cunningham Croly/GFWC Print Journalism Contest for Excellence in Covering Issues of Concern to Women. Award: $1000. Entry fee: $50. Must enter three articles published during calendar year 2006 that meet contest criteria. Deadline: March 15, 2007.

Info: www.gfwc.org/contests.jsp?pageId=gfwc_org_57; mkriem@gfwc.org; (202) 347-3168; General Federation of Women's Clubs, 1734 N Street NW, Washington DC 20036.


Robert Frost Poetry Festival (RFPF) Poetry Competition, unpublished only, 30 lines maximum. Awards: $150, $75, $50. Entry fee: $10. Postmark deadline: March 20, 2007.

Info: Robert Frost Poetry & Haiku Contests, Heritage House Museum, 410 Caroline Street, Key West FL 33040; http://www.heritagehousemuseum.org/ or www.robertfrostpoetryfestival.org.


RFPF Haiku Contest, must contain a sasonal or nature image. Awards: $75, $50, $25. Entry fee: $10. Postmark deadline: March 20, 2007. Info: Robert Frost Poetry & Haiku Contests, Heritage House Museum, 410 Caroline Street, Key West FL 33040; http://www.heritagehousemuseum.org/ or http://www.robertfrostpoetryfestival.org/.





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