Authors Publish - Theme calls for January

New month, new year, new listed of themed calls for submissions. They are all over the map for the most part but seem to be heavy on speculative fiction (sf, fantasy, horror) this month. Queer horror, stories about Renfield (the character from Dracula), Christian spec fic, and others. But there's stuff for others, too, including a call for essays on women's reproductive health. And some themed comps at the end, for those who want more opportunities to win prizes for their writing.

Happy Writing!

» 39 Themed Submissions Calls for January 2023 (authorspublish.com)

Another non-spec fic one is Zoetic's call for Food-themed writing in all forms (poetry, fiction, essays, etc.).

I am kind of interested in the Renfield one but the deadline is during my vac and I leave soon so not happening. Would love to focus on him as a patient in the rudimentary, often punitive Victorian mental health institutions rather than as a gibbering, drooling vampire slave (even if Drac does still play a role).

And then I got another one today with 5 literary markets (again, a bit heavy on the spec fic, 3 out of 5) that also has a few other markets with short windows happening tagged on at the end.

» 5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in January 2023 (authorspublish.com)