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October 2025 market deadlines for spooky season writers

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Here are 13 (muwahahaha!) writing markets and publishing/production opportunities for our Seattle chapter horror folks, in case you're looking for new homes for your work. These listings are for shortform work only (poetry, stories, essays, articles, reviews, comics/graphic narratives, animations).


It's essential that you tailor your submission to each publication by reading and following their guidelines. Always check to make sure they are still open for submissions, as deadlines may close early if they receive more work than they need.

KEY:

  1. Markets listed below are in deadline order and may have previously appeared in our Discord or were sourced and/or shared by our members.

  2. Note: Not all markets are paid markets, but it can be useful for writers at every level to amass several publication credits (paid or not) in order to break into paying--or higher paying--markets.

  3. Only non-fee markets and contests are listed.

  4. This irregular posting of potential markets is in no way considered exhaustive. You can also find places to send your work using Chill Subs, Duotrope, HorrorTree, New Pages, Submission Grinder, Submittable, and other places.

  5. If you find calls for submissions elsewhere while doing your own research that you think would appeal to our members, feel free to post in the Discord or share at hwaseattle@gmail.com.


Market listing includes indication of paying market (💲), publication name, THEME (if available), deadline, type of work sought, payment offered (USD unless otherwise indicated), special notices, and link.


  • 💲Hellbound Books. "Cauldron of Blood" Anthology. Theme: Witches, Bitches & Mayhem. Deadline: Until full.  Looking for short fiction, Necronomicon-ic rituals, bizarre incantations. Pays $5. Any type of horror... just needs to be "witchy." https://hellboundbookspublishing.com/subs-anthologies.html

  • 💲Little Key Press. "Clocks" Anthology. Theme: Dark stories about clocks. Deadline: Until full.  Looking for short fiction. Pays $40. Anthology will be Kickstarter funded; if not successful, they will use a royalty-share contingency in their contract. https://littlekeypress.com/#submissions

  • 💲Rawhead. "Bloody Bones" Special Issue #1. Theme: Monsters/The Monstrous. Deadline: Until full.  Looking for short fiction, poetry, visual art. Pays $100 for one outstanding artist and standout writer. Previously published pieces welcomed. https://rawheadjournal.org/submit-to-rawhead/


  • 💲Daikaijuzine. Theme: NA. Deadline: Oct 5, 2025.  Looking for short fiction, poetry. Pays $10 for short stories; $5 for flash fiction and poetry. Submissions open Sept 28. https://www.daikaijuzine.org/guidelines


  • 💲Anomaly. Theme: NA. Deadline: Oct 7, 2025.  Looking for speculative flash. Pays .08 a word plus an electronic copy. Submissions open Oct 1. Prefers dark and disruptive stories, as well as twisted technology. https://www.patreon.com/posts/submission-124086163

  • 💲Tales from the Moonlit Path. "Halloween Challenge: Tropes Edition." Deadline: Oct 13, 2025. Looking for short fiction. Prize is $50 and publication; honorable mentions also published. No fee contest. See tropes list ideas at website. https://talesmoonlitpath.com/contest-3/halloween-challenge-2025/


  • Cosmic Daffodil. Theme: The Body Archive. Deadline: Oct 15, 2025.  Looking for short fiction, flash fiction/nonfiction, poetry. Pay unknown. Edgy literary journal. https://cosmic-daffodil.squarespace.com/body-archive

  • 💲Electric Spec. Deadline: Oct 15, 2025.  Looking for short fiction. Pays $20. Macabre stories. https://www.electricspec.com/Submissions.html


 
 
 

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