The days are getting shorter, there’s a bit of a chill in the air, and suddenly everything is available in pumpkin spice. Yep - it’s fall! Which means it’s time for Christmas open calls, of course!
What? You thought it would be the Halloween stuff? Nah, that was mostly back in July. There’s still a few chances for you to get your scare on in the coming month, though. So put up your fake spiderwebs, pull out some tinsel, and watch “Nightmare before Christmas” to get into a spooky winter’s mood for this month’s open calls!
Calls
You can find all the details for the next month (and the following months) over on the #TeamAndMore site. There are still a dozen open calls for the end of September, and just under two dozen open calls in October - and over eighty open calls between now and the end of the year!
That’s plenty of opportunities for everyone. Pick one or two, get cracking and get some stories out! You can find more details and links to the publisher’s sites over on the open call page at #TeamAndMore.
September
30 Sep - Eerie River Publishing - Blades/Swords (Tarot-themed)
30 Sep - Black Hare Press - Drabbles: Ho Ho Ho (holiday horror 100w max)
30 Sep - Raconteur Press - Pinup Noir 2
30 Sep - Raconteur Press - You See, What Happened Was... (Spurgle Chronicles, Vol II)
30 Sep - Dragon Soul Press - Magik & Mystery
30 Sep - Writers of the Future - Q4 Contest
30 Sep - Red Cape Publishing - U is for Unexplained (horror)
30 Sep - Hellbound Books - So I Married a Narcissist... (non-fiction - full length novel)
30 Sep - Coolest American Stories - Coolest American Stories
30 Sep - Hiraeth Publishing - The New Drabbun Anthology (100-word stories with poetry)
Share this post with your fellow writers and let them know about the upcoming anthology open calls listed on #TeamAndMore!
October
01 Oct - The Afterverse - Cybearpunk Anthology (gay bear/chub SF)
01 Oct - Book Slayer Press - Negative Creep: A NIRVANA-Inspired Horror Anthology
02 Oct - Cyber Salon - Smart Policing and Justice: The Internet of Things
06 Oct - Culture Cult Press - Memento Mori (horror flash fiction & short stories)
07 Oct - Tyche Books - Hauntings & Hoarfrost
15 Oct - WordFire Press - Feisty Felines and Other Fantastical Familiars (Kevin J. Anderson, editor)
15 Oct - Raw Dog Press - Beyond the Bounds of Infinity (cosmic horror)
31 Oct - Unsettling Reads LLC - Escape: A Dark Decades Anthology (1920's - IN THE SHADOWS)
31 Oct - Unsettling Reads LLC - Listen: A Dark Decades Anthology (1940's - MESSAGE RECEIVED)
31 Oct - Unsettling Reads LLC - Watch: A Dark Decades Anthology (1960's - TUNE IN)
31 Oct - Unsettling Reads LLC - Capture: A Dark Decades Anthology (1980's - UNKIND REWIND)
31 Oct - Unsettling Reads LLC - Host: A Dark Decades Anthology (2000's - CONNECTIONS
31 Oct - Unsettling Reads LLC - Lurk: A Dark Decades Anthology (2020's - TETHERED/OBSERVED)
31 Oct - Sojourner Con - Wanderlust Competition (freedom to travel)
31 Oct - Dragon Soul Press - Dragons & Heroes
31 Oct - Dragon Soul Press - A Winter Promise
31 Oct - IFWG Publishing - Spawn 2: More Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies
31 Oct - Broken Brain Books - Screams from the Ocean Floor
31 Oct - W. J. Manares - Steampunk Santa/Speculative Claus
31 Oct - Belanger Books - The Denarian Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
31 Oct - Milk & Cake Press - Dead of Winter (poetry)
31 Oct - Parallel Universe Publications - Swords & Sorceries Volume 7
Site Updates
As usual, we’ve been trolling only the finest interwebz to find you even more and varied open calls. If you know of something that’s not on the list, let us know! The easiest way to do that would be to join our Facebook group, though you can always contact us on the website, too.
Don’t forget that in addition to the open calls, we maintain a list of freelance editors and a list of publishers as well. We’re hope to expand both in the near future - keep your eyes open for updates. In the meantime - find an open call and get cracking!
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