Open call Listing

One of the hardest parts of writing is finding a market for your work. We hope to help by advertising opportunities for writers for both short and long fiction.

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Anthologies/zines

Here are some current open calls for anthologies, magazines, and other venues seeking short horror fiction.

Radon Journal

Seeking science fiction stories and poetry with elements of anarchism, transhumanism, dystopia, and strong leftist social commentary.

DEADLINE: August 31st

Food Systems Anthology

Cursed Morsels is seeking submissions of horror stories about food systems for their upcoming anthology

SUBMISSION WINDOW: September 1st - 15th

That Old House: The Living Room

Voices From the Mausoleum is seeking horror stories that take place primarily in the living room

DEADLINE: November 3rd

Cheat Code

Curated by TT Madden, Slashic Horror Press is looking for queer horror stories about video games!

DEADLINE: December 31st

Novels/Novellas

We do our best to curate a list of presses accepting (or soon to be accepting) horror work for those of you with a longer piece to submit.

TIMBER GHOST

Current Status: OPEN

August 3rd - 17th

Website

Timber Ghost Press is a small press located in Utah, founded by C.R. Langille in 2021. She is a retired, disabled veteran with a deep love for weird and creepy tales.

NEON HEMLOCK

Current Status: CLOSED

Open for Novella Submissions October 2026

Website

Neon Hemlock is a Washington, DC-based small press publishing speculative fiction, rad zines and queer chapbooks. We punctuate our titles with oracle decks, occult ephemera and literary candles.

Open Call: Cheat Code

<Cheat Code: A Queer Horror LitRPG Anthology> Did you ever glitch your old Pokemon games to find MissingNo.? Try to access the Cow Dimension in Diablo? Get a glimpse of Bigfoot in GTA San Andreas? SUBMISSION WINDOW: September 1—December 31, 2026. WORDCOUNT: no minimum. 8K maximum (no exceptions PAYMENT: $25USD + paperback + ebook. LINK TO ORIGINAL CALL WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR: Did you ever glitch your old Pokemon games to find MissingNo.? Try to access the Cow Dimension in D

OPEN CALL: That Old House - The Living Room

THAT OLD HOUSE: THE LIVING ROOM A flicker of light becomes unreliable as picture frames fall to the floor and an odd liquid soaks through the carpet. The static is calling out to you. And this time, you might just not make it to commercial. It is here!! SUBMISSION WINDOW: August 3rd - November 3rd WORDCOUNT: 1,000 - 4,000 words PAYMENT: $20 per accepted story, due before release date (Release aimed for first quarter of 2027) LINK TO ORIGINAL CALL WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR: We

OPEN CALL: Food SystemsAnthology

FOOD SYSTEMS ANTHOLOGY: An anthology of food systems horror and Weird fiction. Food systems include all infrastructure involved in the growth, production, distribution, marketing, sale, consumption, and disposal of food. SUBMISSION WINDOW: September 1st -- 14th WORDCOUNT: 2,000 -- 5,000 PAYMENT: Pay: 5 cents (USD) per word (paid via PayPal or Wise), plus one digital and one physical contributor copy. LINK TO ORIGINAL CALL WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR: An anthology of food systems

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Open call Listing

Pro Tip!

Anthologies/zines

Radon Journal

DEADLINE: August 31st

Food Systems Anthology

SUBMISSION WINDOW: September 1st - 15th

That Old House: The Living Room

DEADLINE: November 3rd

Cheat Code

DEADLINE: December 31st

Novels/Novellas

TIMBER GHOST

Current Status: OPEN

August 3rd - 17th

NEON HEMLOCK

Current Status: CLOSED

Open for Novella Submissions October 2026

Further Reading

Open Call: Cheat Code

OPEN CALL: That Old House - The Living Room

OPEN CALL: Food SystemsAnthology