Monday, February 1, 2010

New Issues and Open Markets

The newest issue of ThugLit has hit the streets with eight new stories by Christopher Long, Nate Southard, Nicola Haywood and others. http://www.thuglit.com

The February issue of The Gumshoe Review is out also with their usual reviews and short fiction by Jacqeline Seewald. http://www.gumshoereview.com

Submissions are open for the summer issue of The First Line, with a May 1 deadline. The starter sentence is "Paul and Miriam Kaufman met the old-fashioned way." http://www.thefirstline.com

Murky Depths, a UK based print magazine, is open for submissions to their next issue. They're looking for 500 - 5000 words of dark spec-fiction that includes elements of sci-fi, fantasy and horror. They're paying a pound per 500 words with a ten pounds for 5000. You can find all the details at http://www.murkydepths.com

Pear Noir is open to submissions for their fourth issue with an April 30 deadline. They're a non-paying print market. You can find all the details at http://www.pearnoir.com/submissions.htm
Pear Noir is also running a contest called The Black Pear Awards with the same deadline. They want up to 3000 words in three different categories: Burlesque Comedy, Speculative-Fiction, or Magic Realism. First place in each category is $100 and publication in the next issue. You can find the details at http://www.pearnoir.com/index.htm

2 comments:

Charles Gramlich said...

Pear noir is an interesting name. Thanks for the links.

sandra seamans said...

It is interesting, Charles. I found the site through the flash site "Drunk and Lonely Men" that they used to have.