Paying Markets For Speculative Fiction Authors | Top Open Calls July 31st-August 4th, 2023
Channel: Horror Tree
Date: 2023-08-04

Greetings, sculptors of shadows! 🎉 Sharpen your quills as we brace ourselves for another eerie journey through the haunting labyrinths of speculative fiction. As your devoted phantoms, we're dedicated to uncovering the most chilling crypts—or dare we whisper, markets—for you, the relentless pen-wielders of our era. With each echo of a specter's sigh, we unravel spine-tingling opportunities that will electrify your grim muses and transmute your bone-chilling narratives into tangible riches! 📚✨

This week's cursed tome resonates with spectral secrets as we reveal 🚀 Recently exhumed, elite markets strewn across the boundless wastelands of speculative fiction!

Our cryptic map of the macabre is your lantern to these hair-raising opportunities. You'll unravel the exact clues for these blood-curdling missions cryptically inscribed via the links below:

Let's unsettle your thoughts with a chilling detail about July: did you know that July 25, 1816 marked the conception of Mary Shelley's horror classic, Frankenstein, during a hauntingly stormy night? Much like this iconic tale born of atmospheric horror, may your stories this month invoke dread and thrill your readers with their palpable suspense.

Moving into August, let's stir your imagination with another eerie snippet: August is often considered the "ghost month" in Chinese tradition, a time when spirits are believed to roam the earthly realm. As we transition into this ghostly period, may your narratives take a spectral turn and captivate your readers with chilling encounters from beyond the veil.

Your tales are the phantoms that lurk in our shadows. They trace your path through the chilling catacombs of creative horror. So, let's decrypt our runes and stealthily creep through the horror chronicles, one spine-tingling tale at a time! 🚀

To cap this eerie note with a shiver and a thought, contemplate this profound wisdom from the master of suspense, Dean Koontz, "We have within us an extraordinary capacity for love, joy, and unshakable freedom." May the ghostly touch of your unique imagination guide you, and keep spinning your web of tales. The abyss of the unknown eagerly awaits your horror stories!

Spectrum - A Queer Neurodivergent Horror Anthology
https://horrortree.com/taking-submissions-spectrum/

Rhonda Parrish - Hauntings and Hoarfrost
https://horrortree.com/taking-submissions-hauntings-and-hoarfrost-early-listing/

Knight Writing Press - Romancing the Rainbow
https://horrortree.com/taking-submissions-romancing-the-rainbow/

Three Ravens Publishing 
https://horrortree.com/taking-submissions-darkest-shadow-brightest/

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Thanks for joining us, and have a great weekend!
- Belinda and the Horror Tree Staff