Open Calls
There's really only one way to join #TeamAndMore, and that means getting your story into an anthology. So for you budding authors out there, here are some upcoming open calls you might want to take advantage of.
Caveat emptor! We try not to list anything sketchy, but (a) we're not lawyers, and (b) we're not you. So it's up to you to read the contract and figure out if the terms are acceptable to you. If they are, go for it! If not... move on.
Publishers & Authors -Â if you have, or know of, an upcoming open call that we should list here, please let us know! Oh, and nothing against magazines, either print or web - but we're all about the anthologies here, so that's all we're listing.
Looking for a previously published open call? You can find them on the "Closed Calls" page.
General Links
These are a selection of the better resources I use when I'm doing my own research and building out the Open Call list. Some publishers here are more receptive to new authors; others, not so much...
Duosuma maintains an extensive list of open anthology calls across a number of genres.Â
Three Ravens Publishing has its own list of open calls.
If horror is your thing, keep an eye on HorrorTree's list of Open Calls
Angelique Fawns frequently posts open calls on her blog.
WriteJobs collates a huge number of calls for submission of all types.
Cathy Bryant maintains a monthly Comps & Calls list.
Published To Death has a Calls for Submissions page.
Tim Major frequently publishes open calls on his blog.
If you suffer from poetry, you should check out A Dreaming Skin for monthly updates.
There are many Facebook groups for open calls (including magazines as well as anthologies):
Until Filled
Eric Flint's 1632 & Beyond (bi-monthly magazine-style anthology)
GraveSide Press - Gradeside Stories (middle grade/YA horror)
Jay Henge Publishing - The Apparatus Almanac: Gizmology & Technomancy
Jay Henge Publishing - Masque & Maelström: The Reluctant Exhumation of Edgar Allan Poe
Jay Henge Publishing - Professor Feiff's Trans-Dimensional Travelogue
Magnolia Silcox - Define Crazy (non-fiction stories of schizophrenia)
DwD Studios - Spy Adventure modules for "White Lies" TTRPG
Angry Gable Press - Katabatic Circus (poetry)
Patchwork Raven - Backyard Earth (five books, stories are based on countries)
Pro Se Productions - Dr. Sixgun (western)
Pro Se Productions - Purgatory
Pro Se Productions - The New Adventures of Candy Matson
Wicked Taxidermy Press - Nemesis (Contest)
Wicked Taxidermy Press - Roar (Fantasy)
Wicked Taxidermy Press - 50 Shades of Dead (Horror, Romance)
Wicked Taxidermy Press - The Eyes of Evil (villian stories)
Wicked Taxidermy Press - Wicked Taxidermy 1
Epona Muse Publishing - Crip The Sun
Choral Planet - In Perfect Harmony: 50 Inspiring Stories from Choral Musicians Around the World
Lintussen Press - Flash Advent Calendar (Family friendly winter holiday flash)
Pawsitively Creepy - Pawsitively Creepy Tails, Vol 1 (charity for local animal rescues)
The Word's Faire - The Garden-Variety Grimoire (literary fiction on everyday magic)
Kevin J. Kennedy - Collected Christmas Horror Shorts IV
Collective Tales Publishing - Darkness 102: Advanced Lessons Were Learned (102 spots; 102 word flash horror)
Red Cape Publishing - X is for X-rated (erotic horror)
Red Cape Publishing - Y is for Youths (scary kids)
Red Cape Publishing - Z is for Zombies
Outsider Publishing Company - Christmas Chaos
Angry Gable Press - This Exquisite Topology (happiness, joy, and topology)
Raven Tale Publishing - Weird West
Dark Holme Publishing -Â Ethereal Nightmares: The Final Awakening
Starspun Lit - YA Fantasy (ages 6-16) with an annual anthology
Alien Buddha Press - Summer Sucks: An Alien Buddha Press Anthology
Lost Blonde Literary - Winter Anthology 2025 - Fiction
Lost Blonde Literary - Winter Anthology 2025 - Poetry
Lost Blonde Literary - Winter Anthology 2025 - Non-Fiction
Lost Blonde Literary - Winter Anthology 2025 - Visual Art
Shacklebound Books - Short Fantasy Stories (100 word drabble)
Shacklebound Books - iSoldier (100 word drabble, MilSF)
Hellbound Books - Beautiful Tragedies 4 (dark poetry)
Esoterica - Fairytales, Reconsidered
March 2025
01 Mar - Three Ravens - Brave Knights: Heroic Courage
01 Mar - Burial Books - Non-themed Horror Short Story Anthology
01 Mar - Crystal Lake Publishing - The Joining: Scenes of Wedding Terror
01 Mar - Alien Buddha Press - The Alien Buddha’s Big Backpack Full of Soup Cans (Malcontent Poems)
01 Mar - Wordrunner Chapbooks - 2025 Fiction Anthology (any genre; short story & flash fiction)
01 Mar - Humana Obscura - Blue (poetry & art)
03 Mar - Middle West Press LLC - Cryptids, Kaiju & Corn: Poems and Micro-Stories about Modern Midwest Monsters
09 Mar - Raconteur Press - Magic Malfunction (Edited by Wally Waltner)
14 Mar - Wicked Shadow Press - Circus of the Dead
15 Mar - Graveside Press - Cryptid Anthology
15 Mar - Raayan Media - "Tracks & Tales" - A Global Train Travel Anthology
15 Mar - Down & Out Books - Ya Got Trouble: Crime Fiction Inspired by Broadway Show Tunes
17 Mar - The Cabin - Writers in the Attic: KNOT (contest, any genre)
20 Mar - Metaphorosis Books - The Thing With Feathers: speculative stories of hope
23 Mar - Raconteur Press - Moggie Noir: Dames, Derringers, & Detectives (Edited by Rita Beeman)
30 Mar - Apep Press - Feline Frights: Whiskers Between Worlds (cat themed horror)
31 Mar - Wolfsinger Publications - Spirit of the Wolf (charity for missionwolf.org)
31 Mar - October Nights Press - Myths Reborn: Modern Tales of Cryptids & Dark Folklore
31 Mar - 518 Publishing - Catskill Chaos
31 Mar - PARSEC - 29th Parsec Short Story Contest (theme: ROOTS)
31 Mar - M. Allyson Szabo - Tales from the Turning Leaf Tavern (tavern stories w/recipes)
31 Mar - Inkd Publishing - Behind the Shadows III: Dark Secrets
31 Mar - The Brussels Review - TBR DARK (SF contest)
31 Mar - Foofaraw Press - Foofaraw (theme: foofaraw)
31 Mar - Hiraeth Publishing - Elder Things Expeditions (Lovecraftian horror)
31 Mar - Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers - Robert’s Recurring Nightmares (charity - Dominican Literacy Center)
31 Mar - Difference Engine - Free to Play: A Video Games Anthology
31 Mar - Altered Reality - Altered Worlds: An Altered Reality Anthology (spec fic)
31 Mar - Eternal Haunted Summer - When Vampires Save the (Day) Night
31 Mar - Henchman Press - Tales of the E4 Mafia, Vol 2
April 2025
01 Apr - Three Ravens - Escape Plan: Earth (theme: mad science journal)
01 Apr - Saddlebag Dispatches - She Rode West: Tales of Courage, Dust, and Destiny
01 April - Graveside Press - MONSTERS
01 Apr - Wild Ink Publishing - Tread Lightly, Speak Gently: An Anthology of Death
01 Apr - Dead Birds Publishing - Supernatural Parables: Myth versus Reality (requires TWO stories from each author)
06 Apr - Raconteur Press - Wyrd West - Rawhide Revenants (Edited by Nick Nethery)
14 Apr - Little Ghosts Books - Wet Screams: A Monsterfucker Anthology (NSFW)
16 Apr - J. Manfred Weichsel - Jungle Scandals (NSFW)
30 Apr - Air and Nothingness Press - Mmeory (flash fiction on memory manipulation)
30 Apr - Graveside Press - Monster Romance (spicy monster stories)
30 Apr - Purple Toga - Feast or Famine
30 Apr - The Broken Spine - 2025 Festive Short Story Anthology
30 Apr - Oddity Prodigy Productions - Where Legends Walk (superheroes)
30 Apr - Baen - Fantasy Adventure Award (contest)
30 Apr - Arbutus Studios - Consumed (horror; food and eating)
30 Apr Belanger Books - Sherlock Holmes: A Year of Mystery 1889 (proposals)
30 Apr Belanger Books - Sherlock Holmes: A Year of Mystery 1890 (proposals)
30 Apr - Inky Bones Press - Creature Feature Anthology
30 Apr - Terrorcore Publishing - Some Thing Out There (Horror/SF w/ imaginary UFO festival)
30 Apr - Residential Aliens - Space Opera: First Contact
30 Apr - Residential Aliens - Space Opera: Alien Invasion
30 Apr - Residential Aliens - Space Opera: Generation Ship
30 Apr - Residential Aliens - Space Opera: Colony World
May 2025
01 May - Belanger Books - Solar Pons: A Year of Mystery 1919
01 May - Savage Realms Press - Necro-Sapiens (undead horror)
04 May - Raconteur Press - Mad Science! (Edited by Dave Freer)
15 May - Wild Ink Publishing - Bleach Before Cereal: The Voices of Gen Z on their Lives and Mental Health Crisis
18 May - Raconteur Press - Goblin Souk (Edited by Cedar Sanderson)
25 May - Conquest Pubilshing - Monstrous Angels: An Anthology of Religious Horror (charity for Avian Haven Wildlife Rehabilitation Center)
31 May - Graveside Press - Illustrated Poetry Anthology
31 May - Bag of Bones Press - Patterns (dark stories)
June 2025
01 Jun - Raconteur Press - Vice Noir (Edited by LawDog)
01 Jun - Crystal Lake Publishing - Memento Mori Book One: Relics
01 Jun - The Laughing Man House - Smitten Land (televangelism)
01 Jun - Transcendent Fiction Publishing - The Morning After (transformations)
06 Jun - Wild Ink Publishing - Kaleidoscopic Quill: An Inspiring Butterfly Anthology (partial charity anthology)
15 Jun - Raconteur Press - Artifact Origins (Edited by John M. Olsen)
15 Jun - Belanger Books - The Necronomicon of Sherlock Holmes (proposals)
29 Jun - Raconteur Press - Alien Family Values - Chosen Kindred (Edited by Sandra Medlock)
30 Jun - Hellbound Books - Pandemic & Outbreak Horror
30 Jun - Hellbound Books - Extreme Horror
30 Jun - Hellbound Books - Campfire Stories (horror)
30 Jun - Procrastinating Writers United - THE YELLING CONTINUES (poetry, fiction, artwork; theme: noise)
30 Jun - Camden Park Press - Cooking Up Death (cozy mystery featuring food)
30 Jun - Zombies Need Brains - Skull X Bones (SF/Fantasy pirates)
July 2025
01 Jul - Three Ravens Publishing - It Came From the Trailer Park: Vol 5 (creature feature horror comedy)
01 July - Wisecraft Publishing - Fantastic Schools: Universities (YA/general audience)
01 July - Wisecraft Publishing - Fantastic Schools: Familiars (YA/general audience)
13 Jul - Raconteur Press - Blades & Black Magic (Edited by Christopher Dinote)
27 Jul - Raconteur Press - Moggies of Mars: Sword & Planet Adventures (Edited by Rita Beeman)
31 Jul - Undertaker Books - Horror on the Range
31 Jul - Autonomous Press - Spoon Knife 10: Polarities (any genre; opposites)
August 2025
10 Aug - Raconteur Press - Planks & Plunder (Edited by Sarah Clithero)
15 Aug - Red Penguin Books - Red
24 Aug - Raconteur Press - Glitched Grimm (Edited by Steve Diamond)
29 Aug - Wolfsinger Publications - Search for the Any Key
31 Aug - Bannister Press - Other (fantasy)
31 Aug - Hellbound Books - Hellbound Highway (road trip horror)
31 Aug - Specul8 Publishing - Knives, Nightmares and Neon: An 80s Slasher Anthology
September 2025
07 Sep - Raconteur Press - It Came From The Pulp: Creature Features (Edited by Spearman Burke)
15 Sep - The Writer's Workout - Tales from the Unknown
21 Sep - Raconteur Press - Mercs and Mayhem (Edited by Nick Nethery)
30 Sep - Undertaker Books - STTYG: Tattoo Edition
October 2025
05 Oct - Raconteur Press - Bourbon and Lead: Dime Detective Stories (Edited by D. Jason Fleming)
31 Oct - Graveside Press - Tiny Terrors 2025
November 2025
02 Nov - Raconteur Press - Pinup Noir: High Class Muscle (Edited by Sam Robb)
16 Nov - Raconteur Press - Uncanny Valet (Edited by Rita Beeman)
December 2025
TBD