Literary Magazines with Themes, Fall 2016

It's that time again:  my roundup of literary magazines with themes, all with due dates this fall.  Read website guidelines carefully and have fun!

Lackington's

Theme:  Musics

Genres:  Speculative

Dates:  Opens November 5

Word Count:  1500-5000

Pay:  1 cent per word (Canadian)

Guidelines: http://lackingtons.com/submissions/

Tacitus Publishing

Theme:  Shattered Space (Stories taking place in space—with a horror element)

Genres:  Sci Fi

Dates:  October 31,2016

Word Count:  1500-5000

Pay:  1 cent per word

Guidelines: http://www.tacituspublishing.com/call_for_submissions.html

Third Flatiron

Theme:  Weird West/Steampunk

Reading Period:  November 1-December 31, 2016

Word Count: 1500-3000

Pay: 6 cents / word

Guidelines:  http://www.thirdflatiron.com/liveSite/pages/submissions

  

Ouen Press

Theme:  The Journey

Genres:  TRUE travel story

Dates:  October 31

Word Count:  3000-10000

Pay:  Contest winners:  100-300 GBP

Guidelines: http://www.ouenpress.com/11.html

The First Line

First line must be:  "In the six years I spent tracking David Addley, it never occurred to me that he didn't exist."

Deadline: November 1, 2016

Word Count:  up to 5000

Pay:  $25-50

Guidelines:  http://www.thefirstline.com/submission.htm

THEMA Literary Journal

Theme:  The Missing Letters

Deadline: November 1, 2016

Pay:  $25

Guidelines:  http://themaliterarysociety.com/submissions.html

Pantheon:

Theme:  Janus (Inspired by, not actually about)

Reading Period:  Dec 31

Word Count:  the shorter the better

Pay:  $.01/wd

Guidelines:   https://pantheonmag.com/submission-guidelines/

Sockdolager

Theme:  Women of War

Deadline: November 1, 2016

Word Count: 1000-5000

Pay:  2 cents per word ($15 per reprint)

Guidelines:  http://www.sockdolager.net/submission-guidelines/

Enchanted Conversation

Theme:  The New Year

Genre:  Fairy Tale

Reading Period:  Nov 1-Nov 30

Word Count:  700-3000 stories, poems of any length

Pay:  $30

Guidelines:  http://www.fairytalemagazine.com/p/blog-page_22.html

Infective Ink

Theme:  Overheard

Deadline:  October 28, 2016

Pay:  $10 for stories 1500 words and up

Guidelines:  http://infectiveink.com/guidelines.html

Shooter

Theme:  Cities

Genres:  Stories, Poetry, Non-fiction

Dates:  October 16, 2016

Word Count:  2000-7500

Pay:  Up to 25 GBP

Guidelines: https://shooterlitmag.com/submissions/

Melinda Brasher's fiction appears in Nous,  Electric Spec, Intergalactic Medicine Show, and other magazines.  For an e-book collection of some of her favorite published pieces, check out Leaving Home.  For something a little more medieval, read her YA fantasy novel, Far-Knowing. Visit her online at http://www.melindabrasher.com.