I want to give my fellow writers a heads up that Escape Pod and Dark Moon Digest are both open for short story submissions.
Below are their submission guidelines. However, this is just an overview. It is always wise to get your information directly from the publication’s websites and read what they have published in the past.
***While these publications seem legit, I cannot personally vouch for their validity or philosophies. I just noticed they were open and wanted to share.***
DESCRIPTION: “Escape Pod is a science fiction market. We are fairly flexible on what counts as science (we’ll delve into superheroes or steampunk on occasion) and are interested in exploring the range of the genre. We want stories that center on science, technology, future projections, and/or alternate history, and how any or all of these things intersect with people.
“We publish our stories in text and audio, but audio is our primary format. Because our audience cannot easily reread or skim, we prefer stories of high clarity and tight pacing. Typographic novelties (e.g. footnotes) are difficult for us to publish.” – From Escape Pod’s website.
WORD LIMIT: 1,500-6,000 words (original fiction). 1,500-7,500 words (reprints)
PAY RATE: $0.08 / word (original fiction). $100.00 / story (reprint). They are a SFWA qualifying market for original fiction.
SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: No
READING PERIOD: Closed during the summer. According to a separate website they will close June 1, 2020.
HOW TO SUBMIT: Through Moksha
WEBSITE: https://escapepod.org/guidelines/short-fiction/
DESCRIPTION: “Dark Moon Digest, the quarterly magazine published by Perpetual Motion Machine, is now open for submissions to a special annual young adult edition titled Night Frights….”
“…What we want: the same awesome stories that we use for our quarterly magazine. We want stories with complex characters and new ideas. Scare us. But also, inspire young readers into a lifelong obsession with the genre.” – From Dark Moon Digest’s website.
WORD LIMIT: 3,500 words.
PAY RATE: $0.03 / word
SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: Yes (But as always, let them know if you are accepted elsewhere)
READING PERIOD: May 31st 2020.
HOW TO SUBMIT: Send stories to dmdnightfrights@gmail.com as an attachment. Subject line: Story Title – Author – Word Count. Include brief bio in the cover letter.
