Weird Circular #41 March

The March Weird Circular

March 09, 2020

This month's Weird Circular is live with submission ideas, prompts, and more!

Welcome to the Weird Circular

Dear Fellow Weird Writers,

Inexplicably, I have decided to celebrate March, the month dedicated to the Roman god of war Mars, with a mythology theme. But really, I'm back from AWP (

) and just feeling silly this month and decided to shake it up. Here's hoping you let yourself do the same with your writing. 

Your corporeal host,

Holly 

Submission Calls

Upcoming Submission Windows: 

  • Flame Tree Lovecraft Mythos Anthology, deadline 3/15: Theme: Lovecraft. Short stories (3k-7k words). Pays $.08/word. 

  • PANK! Jewish Diaspora Folio, deadline 3/15: Theme: "This folio is a home for stories, poems, memories, essays, and art celebrating the strength of Jewish identity and community around the world." Submission proceeds will be donated to a fund in memory of the victims of the Tree of Life shooting.

  • Cast of Wonders, deadline 3/31: Theme: Dinovember. Speculative short stories (up to 6k words). Pays pro rates.

  • Podcastle, deadline 3/31. General speculative short stories (up to 6k words.) Pays pro rates.

  • Queer Sci Fi, Flash Fiction Contest, deadline 4/10: Theme: Innovation. Queer speculative flash (under 300 words.) 

  • Translunar Travelers Lounge, deadline 4/15: Speculative short stories (up to 5k words). Pays $.03/word. 

Need more submission ideas? Check the

newest markets,

, Duotrope's

,

, or Literary Mama's

.

YOU SHOULD BE WRITING

Prompt #1:

Write a story about war. 

Bonus Round:

Bonus points if you can surprise us by showing something new about this topic, its possible softness, the people left behind, the unexpected kindnesses, etc. 

Prompt #2:

 Write a short story set in Rome. 

Bonus Round:

Bonus points if the city plays an important role or is a character in the story. Extra bonus for magical cities :) 

Prompt #3:

 What is hidden on Mars?

Bonus Round:

 Who left it there?

Editing tip of the month: Pick up a book you love and try to figure out what makes it unique. Now look at your work and do a comparison. What makes it special? Put that thing on the first page. 

Inspiration from the Ether

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