At this very moment, I think I’m done. I’m at the, How-in-the-world-did-my-fingertips-get-on-this-key board-exhausted stage. You know the self-accusatory questions: “Do I have mono?” “Do I have COVID?” “Was there too much chamomile in my tea?” “What’s happening?” “Where are my ideas?”
Therefore, I’m making this blog simple. Yet super valuable.
UPCOMING CELEBRATIONS:
- August 30
- Frankenstein Day
- August 29
- Lemon Juice Day
- August 24
- Can Opener Day
- International Bat Night
- International Strange Music Day
- National Peach Pie Day!
- August 23
- Buttered Corn Day
- National Ride the Wind Day
- August 22
- Eat a Peach Day!
- August 18
- Bad Poetry Day
- August 17
- Balloon Airmail Day
Is it a coincidence that, Ride the Wind and Balloon Airmail Days are in the same month?
From our friends at Authors Publish, https://authorspublish.com/, I nabbed a few contest suggestions. But wait, more contests are listed on their website. (Info gathered by: S. Kalekar)
The Bad Day Book Anthologies
They publish nonfiction prose and poetry anthologies on various topics. “The Bad Day Book” is exactly what it sounds like. A book for bad days. No matter how you look at it, some days are just bad days. College Life (deadline 30 August), and Special Needs & Disabilities (deadline 30 August 2024). There are other topics listed too.
Length: Up to 1,200 words
Cast of Wonders: Young Author Showcase
This is a young adult speculative fiction online magazine and podcast, from the Escape Artists suite of magazines. They also welcome submissions from writers under 18 years of age. Deadline: 31 August 2024 (young authors only)
Saros Speculative Fiction: Science Fiction Issue
Saros is a new magazine. For their first issue, they want science fiction stories only.
Reading period: 5th – 18th August 2024
Length: 2,000-15,000 words
Hellbound Books’ Anthology of Creature Features
They have various open calls for anthologies, and most of them are closing for submissions in August. One of the themes is Creature Features – “So many of God’s creatures have been used to gruesome, horrifying effect…make it blood-curdling, terrifying, and as scary as Hell!”
Deadline: 30 August 2024
Length: 4,000-10,000 words
Black Hare Press: Tumbleweed Anthology
Black Hare Press has various projects open for submissions, including the Tumbleweed fiction anthology. “…a bizarre phenomenon unfolds as thousands of tumbleweeds amass…. But these tumbleweeds are not mere botanical oddities; they harbour an ominous secret.
Deadline: 31 August 2024
Length: 2,000-10,000 words
The Other Stories Podcast This is a horror/sci-fi/thriller fiction podcast from Hawk & Cleaver. They accept themed fiction submissions of up to 2,000 words. Some upcoming themes are: Shakespeare, deadline 1 September; Bleeding Hearts, deadline 1 November; and Found Footage, deadline 1 December 2024
Deadlines: See above
Length: Up to 2,000 words
Speculation Publications: Evergreen – Tale of Winter Shadows
This is a fiction and poetry anthology. What we want: Your unique, fictional stories of the dark and stillness and what light brings out of the shadows. Stories of transformation. Stories of cold forests, elves and magickal places. Stories of witch magick, the occult and ghosts. We want modern retellings They also say, “We…Need More Stories from other Winter Solstice Based Holidays and more Fantasy and Mysticism.”
Deadline: 6 September 2024, or until filled
Length: 2,000-7,000 words for stories, up to 4 pages for poetry
Good luck and good energy to you!