Paying Markets For Speculative Fiction Authors | Top Open Calls August 14th-18th, 2023
Channel: Horror Tree
Date: 2023-08-18

Hail, champions of legend! 🎉 Draw forth your enchanted quills as we ready ourselves to traverse the mystical pathways of speculative fiction. As your dedicated elven scribes, we stand ever vigilant in our quest to unearth the most fabled groves—or shall we muse, markets—for you, the valorous bards and minstrels of our age. With each caress of the ethereal winds, we summon forth magical opportunities designed to enkindle your spirit and transform your heroic tales into ageless artifacts! 📚✨

This week's ancient grimoire pulses with the energies of yore as we unfurl 🚀 Freshly scribed, elite chronicles strewn amidst the vast tapestry of speculative fiction!

Our arcane rune-etched map is your guide to these storied treasures. You'll discern the very prophecies detailing these legendary endeavors artfully recorded via the links below:

Let the bards sing of a historical parchment about August: did you know that August was once called 'Weodmonath' by the Anglo-Saxons, which translates to 'Weed Month'? Much like the hardy and unexpected flora that punctuates our known lands, may your tales this month rise defiantly, weaving enchantment and wonder where least expected.

Your tales are the ballads that echo across our hallowed halls. They chart your course through the enchanted woodlands of fantastical creation. So, let's decipher our runes and gallantly tread the fantasy realms, one epic saga at a time! 🚀

To end our summons with wisdom from the revered storyteller, R.A. Salvatore, "It is better, I think, to grab at the stars than to sit flustered because you know you cannot reach them." Let the magic of your boundless heart be your compass, and venture forth with purpose. The lands of myth await your chronicles!

In this week's video, I've spoken about:

Pyschopomp - Afterlives: Years Beast Death Stories 2023
https://horrortree.com/taking-submissions-afterlives-years-best-death-stories-2023/

Hearth Stories - Fall Window
https://horrortree.com/taking-submissions-hearth-stories-2023-fall-window/

Whetstone - Amateur Magazine of Pulp Sword and Sorcery - Issue 8
https://horrortree.com/taking-submissions-whetstone-issue-8/

The Cosmic Background
https://horrortree.com/ongoing-submissions-the-cosmic-background/

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- Belinda and the Horror Tree Staff