- Speculative Fiction Anthology Markets -

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32 Market Listings

5 New Markets:
Panverse Two - semiannual print/POD; sf/f, novellas (fic); pays $75 +2 copies
Terror Tales from Crib to Crypt - 1-time; h (fic); pays shared royalty
Art From Art - 1-time print; litfic/mys (fic); pays $100-$200
Six Guns & Shootouts - anthology series, print; western (sf/f/h OK) (fic/nonfic/photo); pays shared roy +copy
The Way of the Wizard - 1-time print; f/sf/h (fic); pays 5¢/word +shared royalty/copy

5 Updated:
The Tangled Bank - deadline extended; pay hiked
Panverse One - filled & closed to new subs
Dia de los Muertos - publication delayed
Star*Line Special Issue - filled & closed to new subs
Shine - DL extended


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  • ALL ABOUT EVE - 1-time POD/eAntho (WolfSinger Publications); f (fic). Pay: $5 +shared royalty. Words: 3-5k. RT: 1 month after DL. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    Deadline: 1 August 2009PubDate: Winter 2009
  • ANTHOLOGYBUILDER - custom print anthos; all genres (fic) Pay: pro-rata shared royalty. Words: 1-50k. RT: 1-2 weeks. Reprints: paid only. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. (QS).
             PubDate: Varies (anthologies are printed whenever a customer places an order)
    NEW LISTING: 09 June 2009
  • ART FROM ART - 1-time print (Modernist Press); (all genres) litfic/mys (fic). Pay: $100-$200 (based on author credits). Words: 3k-5k. RT: <2 weeks after DL. Reprints: yes. E-subs: NONE!. (Q).
    Deadline: 31 July 2009PubDate: 1 October 2009
  • BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR, Vol. 2 - annual print (Night Shade Books); "Best of" (fic) & "The Year in Horror" (nonfic) for works published in 2009. Pay: ?. Words: no limits. RT: January 2009. Reprints: only, READ GLs!. E-subs: no. Ellen Datlow, Editor. No e-mail.
    Story Deadline: 15 December 2009"The Year in Horror" Pieces Deadline: 15 January 2010
  • CHIMERAWORLD #6 (New World Disorder) - annual POD (Chimericana Books); genreclectic (fic). Pay: £10. Words: 2-4k (strict!). RT: <1 month. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    Deadline: when filledPubDate: during 2009
  • CLOCKWORK PHOENIX 3 - annual POD (Norilana Books); sf/f/h/gross-genre/unclassifiable (fic). Pay: 2¢/word, shared royalty, copy. Words: <10k (firm!). RT: <30 days after DL. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    Opens: 1 October 2009
    Do Not Submit Before!    		Deadline: 15 November 2009PubDate: Summer 2010
    *No 'D' listings at this time*
  • EPIC SAGA PUBLISHING ANTHOLOGIES - POD/PDF (ESP/Lulu); various (see GLs) (fic/nonfic/poem/art - various (see GLs)). Pay: copy +shared royalty (share varies). Words: various (see GLs). RT: after DL. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    Open: NOW!Deadlines: various (see GLs)PubDates: various (see GLs)
    *No 'F' listings at this time*
    *No 'G' listings at this time*
  • HEAVY METAL HORROR - 1-time PDF/Kindle (Rymfire eBooks); h (fic). Pay: $3 +royalty. Words: 2½-7½k. RT: 6-8 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).
    Deadline: 15 July 2009PubDate: 31 October 2009
  • HORROR LIBRARY, VOL. 4 - annual print (Cutting Block Press); h (fic). Pay: from 1½¢/word to pro rates for established authors (negotiated). Words: <6k (prefers 3-4k). RT: <3 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    Deadline: when filled PubDate: late 2009
    *No 'I' listings at this time*
    *No 'J' listings at this time*
    *No 'K' listings at this time*
    *No 'L' listings at this time*
    *No 'M' listings at this time*
  • NITEBLADE ANTHOLOGY (untitled) - 1-time POD/PDF (Niteblade Magazine); sf/f/h (fic/poem). Pay: $1 +copy. Words: <10k. RT: between 1-31 October 2009. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).
    Deadline: 1 October 2009PubDate: 1 December 2009
    *No 'O' listings at this time*
    UPDATE - 27 June 2009: filled & closed to new submissions, but #2 open now (see below)
  • PANVERSE ONE - semiannual print/POD (Panverse Publishing); sf/f (no heroic f, high f, or S&S), novellas (fic). (Q).
    Deadline: PASSEDPubDate: December 2009
    NEW LISTING: 27 June 2009
  • PANVERSE TWO - semiannual print/POD (Panverse Publishing); sf/f (no heroic f, high f, or S&S), novellas (fic). Pay: $75 +2 copies. Words: 15-40k (firm!). RT: <30 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    Deadline: when filledPubDate: May 2010
    MARKET NOTE - 09 April 2009: filled til end of 2010; closed to all submissions
  • POSTSCRIPTS - quarterly hardcover anthology; sf/f/h/some crime (fic). Pay: >4¢/word. Words: <8k (>8k query). RT: <1 month. Reprints: no. E-subs: E-QUERY FIRST — DO NOT SEND FULL STORY! Peter Crowther, Editor (Q).
  • PSYCHO BOY/PSYCHO GIRL: True Tales of the Worst Dates Imaginable - 1-time POD/eAntho (Rapier Press); memoir, humor (nonfic). Pay: $15 +copy. Words: 1½-4k. RT: 1-2 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    Deadline: until filledPubDate: Summer 2009
  • QSPACE - 1-time POD/PDF/eAntho (M-Brane); GLBT sf (fic). Pay: $10 +shared royalty. Words: no limits. RT: 30 days after DL. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    Deadline: 15 July 2009PubDate: October 2009
  • QUANTUM GENRE ON THE PLANET OF ARTS - 1-time print (Crossing Chaos Enigmatic Ink); quantum (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: 4¢/word. Words: <3k (query if longer). RT: <4 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    Deadline: until filledPubDate: September 2009
  • REVENANT: An eBook Horror Anthology - 1-time/PDF/Kindle (Rymfire eBooks); h (fic). Pay: $3. Words: 2½k-7½k. RT: 6-8 weeks. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    Deadline: 1 August 2009PubDate: 31 October 2009
  • SHADOWS OF THE EMERALD CITY - 1-time POD (publisher TBA); dark, cross genre ok, in Oz (fic). Pay: $20 +copy. Words: <10k. RT: <4 weeks. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    Deadline: 31 July 2009, or until filledPubDate: Fall 2009
    UPDATE - 23 June 2009: deadline extended 1 month
  • SHINE - 1-time print (Solaris Books); optimistic near-future sf only (fic). Pay: 5¢/word + shared royalty. Words: <10k. RT: before 01Aug09. Reprints: yes*. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).
    Deadline: 31 July 2009PubDate: late 2009 or early 2010
  • SIDE SHOW 2: Tales of the Big Top and the Bizarre - 1-time trade paperback (Sams Dot Publishing); h/df/sf (fic/art). Pay: $12 +copy (cover art $25). Words: 1½-5k. RT: 2-3 weeks. Reprints: yes ($7, not prefered). E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    Deadline: when filledPubDate: January or February 2010
  • SILLY WESTERN ANTHOLOGY - 1-time print/eAntho (Cyberwizard Productions & CyberAliens Press); west/prairie rom/steampunk (fic/poem/art/comics/etc). Pay: <$5 +copy. Words: ½-3½k. RT: <1 week. Reprints: yes, if disclosed. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    Deadline: 1 August 2009PubDate: 1 October 2009
    NEW LISTING: 08 June 2009
  • SIX GUNS & SHOOTOUTS - anthology series (2-4 per year), print (Western-Stories); western (sf/f/h elements OK) (fic/nonfic/photo). Pay: shared royalty +copy. Words: min=1½k, max=no limit. RT: 2-4 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    Deadline: series is open year-round1st PubDate: August 2009
  • SKULLS AND CROSSBONES - 1-time print/eAntho (Mindancer Press); any genre, must have female pirate (fic). Pay: $35 +copy. Words: 4-7k. RT: ASAP, latest 1Oct09. Reprints: yes (state where/when). E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    Deadline: 1 September 2009PubDate: January 2010
  • SPECFICWORLD'S FEATURED ANTHOLOGIES - annual eAntho (SpecFicWorld); sf/f/h/df/S&S/apocolyptic (fic). Pay: $5. Words: 4½-11k. RT: 1-4 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    Open: all yearDeadline: until filledPubDate: 1-year after each antho fills
    UPDATE - 24 June 2009: filled & closed to new submissions
  • STAR*LINE SPECIAL PROSE POEM/FLASH FICTION NOV-DEC 2009 ISSUE - 1-time print (SFPA); spec (flash/prose poem). (Q).
    Deadline: PASSEDPubDate: Nov-Dec 2009 Star*Line
    MARKET NOTE - 25May09: now also taking subs via AIM; DL is when filled
  • TABLOID PURPOSES 6:66 - annual POD (Lake Fossil Press); genreclectic/h/litfic w/ dark elements, no erotica, NC-17 (fic). Pay: $8-$18. Words: 2-8k. RT: instant. Reprints: no. E-subs: PREFERS. (Q).
    Deadline: when filledPubDate: TBD
    UPDATE - 01 July 2009: deadline extended to 15Sep09, or until filled; pay hiked
  • THE TANGLED BANK: an anthology of speculative evolution - 1-time eAntho/other (Tangled Bank Press); sf/f/h/magreal/open (fic/poem/art/comics). Pay: fic=AU3¢/word, poem=AU$15, art=AU$10-100 advance; +copy & 40% shared e-royalty. Words: 1-7½k (poem=3-42 lines). RT: 90 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. , , (QS). Chris Lynch, Editor.
    Deadline: 15 September 2009, or until filledPubDate: Late 2009
    NEW LISTING: 24 June 2009
  • TERROR TALES FROM CRIB TO CRYPT - 1-time; h (fic). Words: 20-25k. Pay: shared royalty. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. Contact: (Q).
    Deadline: 1 December 2009Results: 31 January 2010PubDate: October 2010
    MARKET NOTE - 13 February 2009: TEMPORARILY CLOSED; will re-open soon
  • 2012AD - 1-time print (Severed Press); h/sf (fic/poem/art). Pay: 1¢/word. Words: 2-8k. RT: 2-3 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    Deadline: 15 April 2009, or when filledPubDate: mid 2009
    *No 'U' listings at this time*
  • VERMIN - 1-time PDF/Kindle (Rymfire eBooks); h (fic). Pay: $3. Words: 2½k-7½k. RT: 6-8 weeks. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    Deadline: 15 July 2009PubDate: 31 October 2009
    NEW LISTING: 04 June 2009 - DO NOT SUBMIT BEFORE 1 JULY 2009!
  • THE WAY OF THE WIZARD - 1-time print (Prime Books); f/sf/h about a user of magic (fic). Pay: 5¢/word +shared royalty/copy ($250 max). Words: <5k (preferred). RT: rejects=quick; finals=Apr/May 2010. Reprints: very selective. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).
    Deadline: 31 March 2010PubDate: November 2010
  • WHORTLEBERRY PRESS ANTHOLOGIES - print (Whortleberry Press); most genres (fic). Pay: $10. Words: 2-4k. RT: a week or so. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    Opens: see online GLsDeadline: see online GLsPubDate: see online GLs
    *No 'X' listings at this time*
    *No 'Y' listings at this time*
    *No 'Z' listings at this time*

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