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Author. Editor. Anthologist. Swooning fan of words. Publisher of Dark Moon Books. Peace, love, and skulls.
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October, 2026 Dark Fiction Short Story Markets (opens the original)
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For October, 2026: New or Reopening Market Listings/ Notes at Minimum Pro-Paying (5 cents+ per word):Deep Cut Magazinehttps://magazine.deepcut.press/submissions/Payment: 8 cents a word ($25 flat for scholarship)Story Length: 1,500–6,000 words for fiction (5,000–7,000 for scholarship)Deadline: October 1–October 31, 2026Reprints?: NoResponse: By December 31, 2026Description: Li
2026 World Science Fiction Convention (AKA: the 84th WorldCon, or The Hugos), or, “LACon V” (opens the original)
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Returned home today after a week at the 2026 World Science Fiction Convention (AKA: the 84th WorldCon, or The Hugos), or, “LACon V,” held in my backyard of Anaheim, California from August 26 through August 31. This was my first WorldCon, but it was a blast! I had a great time overall.I volunteered on con staff in logistics and support services, which involved helping pack and load/ unload trucks from different sites, and do room installations, equipment setup, helping people along, stop-gap nece
September, 2026 Dark Fiction Short Story Markets (opens the original)
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For September, 2026: New or Reopening Market Listings/ Notes at Minimum Pro-Paying (5 cents+ per word):Nightmare Magazinehttps://adamant.moksha.io/publication/nightmare/Payment: 8 cents a wordStory Length: up to 7,500 words (generally prefer 5,000 words or less)Deadline: August 24–August 31, 2026 (*Technically, closed in September, but making
Strange and Dreaming Days with Eric J. Guignard (opens the original)
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Hello!Welcome to the August, 2026 edition of my Substack newsletter.As always if you (dear subscriber) have any comments or feedback, or otherwise just wish to say hi, please do so. I’m at: eric.guignard@gmail.com. Thanks for subscribing!News From the Writing Hustle; or, What I’ve Been Doing of LateI have less hustle over the past couple of months as normal, as I was out of town several weeks between work, hiking trips, and prepping for my 18-year-old son to go off to college (the biggest hustle
August, 2026 Dark Fiction Short Story Markets (opens the original)
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For August, 2026: New or Reopening Market Listings/ Notes at Minimum Pro-Paying (5 cents+ per word):Planet Scummhttps://www.planetscumm.space/submitPayment: 8 cents a wordStory Length: up to 5,000 wordsDeadline: OPENS August 13, 2026. Unknown when it will close.Reprints?: NoResponse:</
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