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Third Person Press (NS) seeks short stories of up to 8000 words and poetry up to 30 lines for an anthology. Stories and poetry must be in the speculative fiction genre (science fiction, fantasy, horror, magic realism, and paranormal). Open to Cape Breton writers and those with a substantial connection to the area. Deadline: March 15, 2008. Payment: one copy and share of royalties. More details...

Hong Kong-based online literary quarterly Cha seeks submissions for its third issue (publication in May 2008). Theme: Asia. Accepts poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and reviews. Deadline: April 15, 2008. More details...

Newfoundland magazine Riddle Fence is accepting poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction for its second issue. Submit poems (3-4 poems) and prose (1 piece; 5000 words max.). Appreciates brilliance and innovation. Payment: $30 per page. Deadline: March 31, 2008. More details...

The Wry Writer is looking for stories featuring strong female protagonists and lesbian characters portrayed in a positive light. Open to a variety of material including adventure, crime, romance, and drama. Accepts flash-fiction (1000 words max.), short stories (1000 - 7500) and novelette-length stories (17500 words max.). Payment: $10 for short fiction. More details...

Leaf Press (BC) seeks chapbook manuscripts. Accepts wide variety of forms from traditional to experimental. New and established writers welcome. Submit a collection or a sequence of poems (20 pages). Deadline: March 31, 2008. More details...

Ramble Underground seeks fiction and poetry submissions. Submit one story or up to 3 poems, 100-4000 words. Pays US$15 per story. More details...

Taddle Creek is accepting submissions of fiction and poetry for its 2008 Halloween spooktacular issue. Theme: fright of a Halloween nature; the actual day need does not have to appear. All the regular submission guidelines apply. Open to Toronto writers only. "Halloween" must appear in the subject line or on the envelope. Deadline: March 31, 2008. More details...

LITRO (UK), a free fortnightly publication (20,000 circ.) distributed at London underground stations and shops, seeks pieces that will "appeal to someone who is on their way to work." No set theme; stories do not need to be about the underground. Nothing too gratuitous, horrific, or abstract. Fiction: 2500 words max. No payment. More details...

Leaf Press seeks poems for their weekly feature: Monday's Poem. Four poems are featured on the site each month. Send bio and quirky photo. Payment: 10080 minutes of fame. More details...

Children's book publisher Lobster Press seeks Canadian-authored, literary fiction for young adults (15+) mystery and horror fiction for ages 9-12 and 13+ and nonfiction. More details...

kaleidowhirl seeks poetry and flash fiction submissions for its next issue. Deadline: March 31, 2008. More details...

Alternative print quarterly Cahoots Magazine (SK) seeks submissions for upcoming themed issues: Endings and beginnings (March 1, 2008), Spirit (June 1, 2008), Plugged in 9 (September 1, 2008) and World (November 15, 2008). Accepts poetry, lifewriting, plays, fiction, nonfiction and queries for short and longer features. Payment: $100, 2 contributor’s copies, subscription, and print/web bio. More details...

The Danforth Review seeks short story submissions during the month of February for its March issue. Payment: $100. Deadline: February 29, 2008. More details...

TRANSITION (SK) seeks writing about mental health issues individual's personal experience of mental health issues. Accepts articles, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and book reviews. New writers especially encouraged. Payment: $25 per printed page. Deadline: February 28, 2008. Send submission as Word attachment to: [email protected].

New online literary arts magazine IN MY BED seeks poetry and fiction submissions for its inaugural issue. Theme: Sexual propaganda. Deadline: March 7, 2008. Also accepting submissions for future themed issues. More details...

Leah America (US) seeks essays from people working in the sex industry for an anthology on the sex industry. Encourages submissions from current and former strippers, erotic dancers, phone sex personalities, hookers, or those with a promiscuous lifestyle. Length: 3000 words max. Deadline: March 31, 2008. Payment: one copy. No reading/publishing fees. More details...

The Capilano Review (BC) seeks experimental and adventurous writing for open and themed issues. Themes: Collaborations and North Shore. Submit poetry (4 pages min.) and fiction (6000 words max.). Payment: $50 per published page to $200 max. Deadline: ongoing. More details...

Niteblade Magazine is currently accepting poems, stories (any length) and nonfiction. All submission must contain elements of fantasy or horror. No run-of-the-mill vampire stories. April 30, 2008. More details...

The Fiddlehead (NB) invites poetry and fiction from Canadian and international writers. Submit fiction (4000 words max.) and poetry (3 to 5 is best). Payment: $20 per published page, plus contributor's copy. Accepts submissions year-round. More details...

Descant (ON) invites poetry and prose submissions for an upcoming themed issue. Submit poetry, short stories, novel excerpts, plays, essays, and interviews. Theme: Dance. Payment: $100. Deadline: July 1, 2008. More details...

Semi-annual literary magazine dANDelion (AB) invites submissions of poetry (any style including mixed media; 10 pages max.); fiction (2500-3500 words); postcard stories (250 words max.); and novel excerpt /drama (2500- 500 words). Payment: $50 and contributor copy. International writers welcome. Deadline: March 1, 2008.More details...

Matrix magazine is now accepting submissions for its Gallows Humour dossier. Wants your darkest, most absurd and sardonic, witty, acerbic, ironic and sarcastic unpublished writing. Electronic submissions only. Poetry: 3-5 poems. Fiction: 3500 words max.. Deadline: April 11, 2008. More details...

carte blanche (Quebec Writers' Federation) is looking for poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for its spring issue. Submit odes, sonnets, free verse, short stories of all types and genres, memoirs, personal essays, book reviews, literary journalism, musings on the writing process. Length: 3500 words max. Welcomes international submissions. Deadline: March 15, 2008. More details...

Dark Scribe Press (US) seeks short story submissions for an anthology of queer horror tales: Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet (publication: late 2008). Looking for edgy, provocative dark genre fiction – horror and dark psychological suspense only. No sci-fi/fantasy/mystery. Seeks stories about those terrors that populate the closets of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals. Length: 1000-7500 words. Email queries only to: [email protected]. Deadline: May 15, 2008. Once query receives a green light, the submissions deadline is June 30, 2008. Payment: US$.05 per word upon acceptance. More details...

Arsenal Pulp Press (BC) seeks short stories for an upcoming collection: Queer Utopias: A Science Fiction Anthology (publication Spring 2009). Looking for stories from science fiction writers who want to explore the implications of sexuality or for stories rooted in a queer/feminist background that are imagining a desirable (or perhaps undesirable, to some or all) future. Actively interested in submissions from non-North American writers, but preference given to Canadian writers. Story length: 10000 words max. Submission instructions: Title the file with author's last name and story title in the file name: Surname-Title.doc; include name, mailing/email address, and bio within the .doc file with your piece (submissions will be separated from emails to be read); and submit as an attachment in .doc format, to [email protected]. Payment: honorarium and one copy of the book. Deadline: May 15, 2008.