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What's New in Fiction Publishing?

Want to know what's new in the publishing world? You've come to the right place! This is where you can see what publisher listings have been added or significantly updated in the last seven days.

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Fiction Publishers Added (last 7 days)

TitleGenresLengthsPaymentMedia
Steelebird  FLEDGLING  NEW!General Science FictionNovelUnknown advance + Unknown royaltiesPrint Publication
American Literary Review Awards  NEW!  Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSEDGeneralFlash Fiction Short Story NoveletteProfessional paymentElectronic Publication
Half Truths: Best Micro Fiction (The Itch Press) NEW!  Charges fees for all submissionsOpen to All/Most Genres General Fantasy Science FictionFlash FictionProfessional payment Provides copies Print Publication
Gold House Publishing  FLEDGLING  NEW!General Fantasy Mystery/Crime Romance Science Fiction Suspense/ThrillerNovelNo advance + Unknown royaltiesElectronic Publication Print Publication
DialTale Direct  FLEDGLING  NEW!Open to All/Most Genres GeneralFlash Fiction Short Story Novel ExcerptNon-payingAudio Publication
Twisted Dreams Press  FLEDGLING  NEW!Open to All/Most Genres HorrorShort Story Novelette Novella NovelUnknown advance + Unknown royaltiesPrint Publication
East on Central Journal: A Journal of Art and Letters from Highland Park, Illinois  NEW! TEMP CLOSEDGeneralFlash Fiction Short StoryNon-payingPrint Publication
The Fifth Corner Flash Fiction Annual (The Fifth Corner Press) NEW!  Charges fees for all submissionsOpen to All/Most Genres General Fantasy Horror Mystery/Crime Romance Science FictionFlash FictionProfessional paymentElectronic Publication Print Publication
New Papers  NEW!GeneralFlash Fiction Short StoryNon-payingElectronic Publication Print Publication
Smite: An Anthology of Women’s Rage (Inkd Publishing) NEW!Fantasy Horror Science FictionShort StoryToken payment RoyaltiesElectronic Publication Print Publication
Critick  NEW!GeneralFlash Fiction Short StoryNon-payingElectronic Publication
White Door Review  FLEDGLING  NEW!GeneralFlash FictionNon-payingElectronic Publication
Sun Hit Contest (Sun Hit Review) FLEDGLING  NEW!  Charges fees for all submissionsGeneralFlash Fiction Short StoryProfessional paymentElectronic Publication
Subliminal: Below (Sub) + threshold (limen) (Dread House Publishing) NEW!HorrorFlash Fiction Short StoryToken payment to Professional paymentElectronic Publication Print Publication

Fiction publishers that have recently opened to submissions (last 7 days)

1. Allium: A Journal of Poetry & Prose Fee-based
2. Full Bleed: A Journal of Art and Literature
3. The Vassar Review
4. Milk Candy Review
5. Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize Fee-based
6. The Hopper Magazine
7. Minotaur Books/MWA First Crime Novel Competition
8. Northern Gravy: A Literary Periodical
9. Unsolicited Musings
10. The Never Too Late Award Fee-based
11. Anthology Flash Fiction Competition Fee-based
12. Apprentice House Press
13. The Berlin Literary Review Fee-based
14. The Muleskinner Journal
15. Stone Corpse Press Fee-based
16. The Peggy Chapman-Andrews First Novel Award Fee-based
17. Bridport Prize Flash Fiction Award Fee-based
18. Bridport Prize Short Story Award Fee-based
19. Club Chicxulub: A Fabulist Science Fiction Performance Series
20. Cthulu Anthology Series
21. Still Life Fiction
22. BAM! Magazine: Stories with Punch
23. Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction Series
24. Wigleaf: (very) short fiction
25. Top-Shelf Literary Magazine
26. Midnight Ink Magazine
27. Barzakh Magazine
28. Flame Tree Publishing Romantic Fantasy Anthology Series
29. Apex Magazine Flash Fiction Contest Fee-based
30. ART/ificial
31. Spare Parts Literary Magazine
32. Asterales: A Journal of Arts and Letters
33. Wild Atlantic Writing Awards Fee-based
34. Meetinghouse Magazine
35. Seattle Erotic Art Festival: Literary Exhibition Fee-based

Fiction publishers that have temporarily closed to submissions (last 7 days)

1. Hot Flash Literary
2. The Offing: A Literary Magazine
3. Revolute: Randolph MFA Lit Mag
4. The Jarnal Fee-based
5. Pinko Press
6. The Southern Review Fee-based
7. Sad Girl Zine
8. Off Topic Contest Fee-based
9. Literally: A Literary Magazine Fee-based
10. House of Arcanum: A Journal of Curated Fiction
11. American Religion Journal
12. 100 Word Story Fee-based
13. Level Best Books
14. The Penn Review
15. The Masters Review Novel Excerpt Contest Fee-based
16. The Commuter
17. Recommended Reading
18. The Amphibian Literary Journal
19. Querencia Press Quarterly Anthology Series
20. Blue Marble Review
21. Space & Time Magazine
22. Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize Fee-based
23. Furious Fiction
24. The Orange Rose: A literary magazine
25. Rotting Leaf Mag
26. Little Fruits Magazine
27. Flash Point Science Fiction
28. Meridian: An Annual of Poetry and Prose Fee-based
29. Whimsy Fee-based
30. Instant Noodles
31. University of Queensland Press
32. Black Inc.
33. The Pink Hydra
34. Pink Hydra Press

Fiction publishers with status changes (last 7 days)

1. Legacy Book Press LLC ON HIATUS
2. Bowery Gothic BELIEVED DEFUNCT
3. The Vanguard Literary Magazine BELIEVED DEFUNCT
4. Spencer A. Parker Memorial Award BELIEVED DEFUNCT
5. The Chimes BELIEVED DEFUNCT
6. Baubles From Bones BELIEVED DEFUNCT
7. Cemetery Gates Debut Horror Novel Series BELIEVED DEFUNCT
8. The Font ON HIATUS
9. Suburban Witchcraft Art & Lit Magazine BELIEVED DEFUNCT
10. Poor Ezra's Almanac BELIEVED DEFUNCT
11. Ode to Death Review BELIEVED DEFUNCT
12. Anotherealm CLOSED

Note: We always attempt to contact the editor before declaring a listing "believed defunct." Learn more about this process.

New Editor Interviews (last 7 days)

1. Adventitious

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