June 2023 Submission Challenge

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June 2023 Submission Challenge

The rules are simple.

Submit at least 1 story to a paying market during the month of January. If you wish to sub to more than 1, that is your choice. These are my selected markets, they should all be open, they are all paying. If you wish, you can sub a story every day. That’s my challenge, if you want to try it as well, feel free. This is a mixture of SF/Fantasy & Horror markets because I cover all those genres.

It’s been a lot harder compiling the list this time as so many markets have either shut completely or changed their sub schedules. If you submit to one of the markets listed below, READ THE GUIDELINES!

If you take part, do try to blog about it because I love hearing everyone’s experience trying the challenge. Pretty much everyone who ever took part has sold a story but I can’t guarentee success. Write good pieces, fit the right story to the right market & submit. I’ve made a pro sale (which counted towards becoming a Full SFWA Member) from this challenge so it does work.

The whole point of the challenge is to get you used to submitting, matching stories to markets & frequently having to do that with no warning that it’s not the market you expected. If you have questions, or want to take part you can get in touch with @RayDaleyWriter on Twitter or scream into the void because I don’t check Facebook as often these days.

Where I have listed more than 1 market per day, these are spare or optional markets. These can be used if the 1st market isn’t open for any reason. Not every day has a spare market, so if the main market is closed, check my Twitter for an alternate.

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01 – Lightspeed (fantasy) https://adamant.moksha.io/publication/lightspeed/guidelines OR Illustrated Worlds https://www.illustratedworldsmagazine.com/submission-guidelines.html#/
02 – Dose Of Dread https://dreadstonepress.com/submissions/ OR Cosmic Roots & Eldritch Shores https://cosmicrootsandeldritchshores.com/submissions/
03 – Clarkesworld http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/submissions/ OR Cosmic Horror Monthly https://www.cosmichorrormonthly.com/submissions/
04 – Interzone https://interzone.press/submissions/
05 – Nature: Futures http://blogs.nature.com/futureconditional/2015/04/19/how-to-write-for-nature-futures/
06 – Flash Fiction Online https://flashfictiononline.com/submission-guidelines-flash-fiction/what-were-looking-for-and-not/ OR Amazing Stories https://submission.amazingstoriesmag.com/guidelines/
07 – Radon Journal https://www.radonjournal.com/submit OR Fantastic Other https://fantasticother.com/submissions/
08 – Propagule https://www.propagule.co/submissions (don’t bump beyond June 15th)
09 – Asimov’s https://www.asimovs.com/contact-us/writers-guidelines/
10 – Apex Magazine https://apex-magazine.com/submission-guidelines/
11 – Space Brides (Wolfsinger) https://www.wolfsingerpubs.com/space-brides-guidelines
12 – Flash Frog https://flash-frog.com/submit/ OR Shoreline Of Infinity (flash theme) http://www.shorelineofinfinity.com/submissions/
13 – Electric Spec https://www.electricspec.com/Submissions.html
14 – The Dread Machine https://www.thedreadmachine.com/submit/ OR 34 Orchard https://34orchard.com/guidelines/
15 – F&SF https://www.sfsite.com/fsf/glines.html OR Flash Fiction Podcast http://www.manawaker.com/ffp-submissions/
16 – The Dark Magazine http://thedarkmagazine.com/submission-guidelines/
17 – Beneath Ceaseless Skies http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/submissions/ OR Factor Four Magazine http://factorfourmag.com/submissionsinfo/
18 – Newmyths https://sites.google.com/newmyths.com/newmyths-com-home/submissions
19 – The Future Fire http://futurefire.net/guidelines/fiction.html
20 – Brilliant Flash Fiction https://brilliantflashfiction.com/submissions/ OR Flash Point SF https://flashpointsf.com/submissions/
21 – Planet Scumm https://www.planetscumm.space/submit OR Seize The Press https://www.seizethepress.com/submissions/
22 – James Gunn’s Ad Astra http://www.adastrasf.com/submissions/short-fiction-submission-guidelines/ OR The Other Stories https://theotherstories.net/submissions/ (AI theme)
23 – Analog https://www.analogsf.com/contact-us/writers-guidelines/
24 – Haven Spec https://www.havenspec.com/submit/ OR Metaphorosis https://magazine.metaphorosis.com/guidelines/
25 – Penumbric https://www.penumbric.com/subs.html
26 – Orion’s Belt https://www.orions-belt.net/submissions OR Not One Of Us https://legacyliteraryservices.com/not-one-of-us/guidelines/
27 – Etherea Mag https://ethereamagazine.com/submissions/ OR Mythaxis https://mythaxis.co.uk/submissions.html
28 – Dark Void Magazine https://www.darkvoidmagazine.com/submissions OR Dragon Gems https://waterdragonpublishing.com/submissions/dragon-gems-submissions-fall-2023/
29 – Three-Lobed Burning Eye https://www.3lobedmag.com/submissions.html OR Calliope Interactive https://calliopeinteractive.com/open-call
30 – Anotherealm http://anotherealm.com/faq/submit.php OR Bards & Sages Quarterly https://www.bardsandsages.com/contact_us/fiction_submission_guidelines