Open for Submissions Since September '09.
We're a paying market for original new Short Fiction. Submit your fiction!
Read our Issues. We pick the very best to publish.
I want the writing we publish to be so good and the stories so unique that we can showcase our Issues for years to come,
while we intend to publish a new issue every three to six months.
I want fiction so dark, twisted, or just plain tasty that I lose sleep after reading them.
We're going to try and include a mix of every category of story.
We aim to publish fiction that stirs the mind and awakens the heart. Or, something scary! It doesn't have to
be genre fiction for us to be happy, but at the same time, we're a genre market.
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Register as a writer.
Registering will allow you to submit your fiction.
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Submissions
- We love mind benders and stories that make you think
- We pay $0.03/word for the first 1,000 words (payment caps at $30 USD)
- We generally prefer less than 2,000 words
- Paypal is preferred, but we mail postal orders too
- To Submit: Register, and use the online submission form
- Submit up to three stories at once
- If you have any problems submitting please email me at geoffporter@yahoo.com (please include as much information about the bug as possible, and use a good subject line in your email).
- Click here for our story categories.
- Click here for stories we don't want.
- We don't accept artwork, erotica, or poetry.
- We require an email address and name with each story
- REPRINTS -- We will accept reprints. Please note where it was publised before at the top of the story submission
- NO SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS. If you submitted your story to another market, give them time to reject or accept it before submitting it to Untied Shoelaces of the Mind. If
you submit a story to us, please don't submit it to any other markets until we've rejected it or accepted it.
- If you haven't heard from us within two weeks, please query to geoffporter@yahoo.com (use a good subject line).
Register as a writer.
Registering will allow you to submit your fiction.
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Categories (or Genre)
All stories must possess conflict, a beginning, a middle, and an ending. Solid plot twist(s) are
nice in short fiction as well. Stories that are a mix of categories are welcome. Romance with a
thick vein of sarcastic humor, or a nice horror piece laden with slapstick humor, will both
be welcomed.
Categories
Romance
Submit great dialogue.
Action/Adventure/Thriller/Mystery
Yes, one giant genre mix.
Science Fiction / Fantasy
Tell us a tale that will inspire us to play RPGs in the woods.
Humor
Make us laugh and smile, but not necessarily in that order.
Literary
We expect deep rooted conflict in these.
Horror
Last on our list, but definitely not least. We love horror.
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Issue #5Posted September 2011
Humor
The Aardvark Curse
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By Garry McNulty
SciFi
Of In-laws and Close Encounters
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By Nicky Drayden
Fantasy
Satine
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By Stephanie Speciale
SciFi
Daisy Chaining
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By Mary E. Lowd
Horror
Everyone Loves Peanut Butter
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By Erica L. Davis
Horror
Mr. Fluffy
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By Barbara A. Barnett
Romance
Waiting for Geoffrey
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By James S. Dorr
Humor
Zombie Psychology
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By Sarina Dorie
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