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Last Updated: Monday, 20 February 201217 Market Listings
5 New Markets:
Cherie's Challenge - 1-time print/eAntho; all genres (fic); pays exposure
A Method to the Madness - 1-time print/eAntho; any genre (fic/nonfic); pays exposure/copies
Outlaw Bodies - 1-time print/eAntho; any & all genres (fic; query for art); pays $35
cutaway magazine - 1-time print/eAntho; genres (fic/poem); pays exposure
Rollicking Tales - 1-time POD/eAntho; any &all genres (fic); pays shared 50% royalty
This page contains anthologies and other one-time markets that pay in exposure, copy/copies, shared royalties with zero or a token advance (except for those built on a "Pay", "Semipro", or "Pro" model), or token payments of less than 1¢/word for the mean average of the word counts accepted, that do not include works written by the publisher(s), editor(s), or staff, other than those necessary to promotion. Read the complete guidelines carefully before submitting. If in doubt about anything, contact the editor. US ($), UK (£), or EU (€) currency are used unless otherwise noted. Addresses are US unless noted otherwise. These listings are provided in good faith with the belief the info is correct, but Ralan.com accepts no responsibility for any errors or omissions in them. The fact that an entry is listed here is no guarantee that said entity will ever publish anything. All "when filled" listings are removed six months after the date of first posting — no exceptions. Contact with any editor or publisher is at the contributor's own risk — Ralan.com encourages all potential contributors to do a web search of the editor's and/or publisher's name before submitting to them. Each visitor assumes all risk associated with the use or misuse of the information here.
ARCHIVE OF CLOSED ANTHOLOGIES
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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). [Top]
PubDate: Varies (anthologies are printed whenever a customer places an order)
BLEEDING INK - 1-time eAntho (Ink Babes); f/h/YA/supernat/df/paranorm (fic). Pay: exposure/e-copy. Words: <5k. RT: <3 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
Deadline: when filled PubDate: TBA
NEW LISTING: 13 February 2012
CHERIE'S CHALLENGE - 1-time print/eAntho (Sleeping Cat Books); all genres (fic). Pay: exposure. Words: <5k. RT: 6-8 weeks. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
Deadline: 1 July 2012 PubDate: Fall 2012
NEW LISTING: 25 January 2012
CUTAWAY MAGAZINE - 1-time print/eAntho (Lulu & Amazon); genres (fic/poem). Pay: exposure. Words: fic=<3k (prefers 1k-2k); poem=<25 lines. RT: end of Mar12. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. Craig Pay & Dave Schofield, Editors (Q). [Top]
Deadline: 1 March 2012 PubDate: May/June 2012
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). [Top]
Open: NOW! Deadlines: various (see GLs) PubDates: various (see GLs)
FADING LIGHT: An Anthology of the Monstrous - 1-time POD/eAntho (Damnation Books); h/df (fic). Pay: shared 25%/40% royalty. Words: 3k-5k. RT: 3-5 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
Deadline: 15 May 2012 PubDate: 1 September 2012
THE FLASH FICTION CHALLENGE - quarterly series; sf/f/h (fic), theme: (see web site). Words: <1k. Pay: pub in antho. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
Yearly Submission Periods:
01Dec-15Jan; 01Mar-15Apr
01Jun-15Jul; 01Sep-15OctResults:
2-3 weeks after closePubDates:
late Feb/May/Aug/Nov
or early following month
NEW LISTING: 06 February 2012
A METHOD TO THE MADNESS: A Guide to the Super Evil - 1-time print/eAntho (Five Rivers Publishing); any genre (fic/nonfic). Pay: exposure/copies. Words: 2k-7½k. RT: 3-4 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
Deadline: 31 May 2012 PubDate: March 2013
NEW LISTING: 06 February 2012
OUTLAW BODIES - 1-time special issue, print/eAntho (The Future Fire); any & all genres (fic; query for art). Pay: $35. Words: no limits (<10k unlikely). RT: few weeks after DL. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
Deadline: 1 May 2012 PubDate: June 2012
Rollicking Tales - 1-time POD/eAntho; all and any genres (fic); pays shared royalty
NEW LISTING: 25 January 2012
ROLLICKING TALES: The Farmer's Almanac - 1-time POD/eAntho (Rollicking Tales); all and any genres (fic). Pay: shared 50% royalty. Words: 2k-20k. RT: by 28Feb13. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
Deadline: 31 December 2012 PubDate: May 2013
SATAN'S TOYBOX: Toy Soldiers - 1-time, print/eAntho (Angelic Knight Press); h (fic/poem). Pay: shared 55% royalty. Words: 3k-10k. RT: <4 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
Deadline: 31 October 2011 PubDate: 15 December 2011
SINOPUNK - 1-time eAntho (publisher not yet named); Chinese cyberpunk (fic), prefers authors of Chinese ethnicity &/or nationality. Pay: shared royalty. Words: 1k-5k. RT: ?. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
Deadline: when filled PubDate: when filled
MARKET NOTE - 15Jan12: on hiatus due to illness; 11Jan12 web site revamp not evident yetSPECFICWORLD'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). [Top]
Open: all year Deadline: until filled PubDate: 1-year after each antho fills
STATIC MOVEMENT ANTHOLOGIES - various titles (see web site), 1-time print (Static Movement); various genres (fic/flash/poem). Pay: exposure. Words: various. RT: usually <1 month. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. Various editors. (Q). [Top]
Deadlines: when filled PubDates: when filled
10 REASONS TO CROSS THE MOAT - 1-time print (Sam's Dot Publishing); sf/f (fic/poem). Pay: fic=$20; poem=$5. Words: fic=2k-9k; poem=<100 lines. RT: reject/holdover=1-2 months; final=after DL. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
Deadline: 1 May 2012 PubDate: 1 September 2012
THADD PRESLEY PRESENTS: Novellas of the Third Kind - 1-time POD/eAntho (Thadd Presley Presents); any genre (fic). Pay: exposure. Words: 1½k-40k. RT: <2 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
Deadline: 30 March 2012, or when filled PubDate: 1 April 2012