$500 Fiction | $500 Non-Fiction | $250 Runner-Up   ENTER HERE – SUMMARY THE SANTA CLAWS CONTEST is for aspiring fiction and creative non-fiction writers who have not professionally published. This contest covers TWO issues: the October Issue (horror / suspense) and the December Issue (holiday / fantasy). SUBMISSIONS for the December Issue ( holiday / fantasy) are NOW OPEN! Please DO NOT submit horror material. Liternational Editor’s will...

Pithead Chapel is a small, independent journal out of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, run by people who love to read and write fiction. At Pithead Chapel, we’re looking for engaging stories told in honest voices. Most of all, we want to feel something. We want to reach the last word and immediately crave more. We want your story to leave a brilliant bruise. Send us your best flash or short story and we’ll do our best to get your...

Now accepting submissions for Sex Story Now accepting submissions for a collection of erotic fiction about/from Kentuckians, or with the setting of Kentucky or the south. Not looking for porn, stories should have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Your work can be 500 – 4,000 word short story. Please edit and fine tune your text before sending it in a .doc, .docx, or rtf file. Inside your file, provide a bio, and one sentence describing each...

Accepting Submissions for Appalachian Story Seeking short stories in Appalachian ‘style,’ or about Appalachia, for anthology in print and ebook formats. 500-4000 words No fees, no payments. This agreement is for one time publication rights. You can submit stories previously published elsewhere. All rights revert to the author after publication. Rights will also include one time ebook publication. Deadline December 15, 2012 Send story, short...