Open Calls
WATG Press Multi-Author Anthology (Every 2 months)
Status: Upcoming — Details Revealed End of Year
The next multi-author anthology is coming soon.
Theme: To be revealed at the end of the year
Early Access: Paid Substack subscribers receive the call early
Official Open Call: January 4, 2026
Deadline: January 25, 2026 — 23:59 MST (UTC−7)
Length: Flash pieces under 1,000 words
Publication: End of February 2026
WATG Press Multi-Author Anthology
Status: OPEN — Theme:
Deadline: January 25, 2026 — 23:59 MST (UTC−7)
Length: Flash pieces under 1,000 words
Publication: End of February 2026
Payment: No paid market. One digital contributor copy
Guidelines & Submission Process: available on Substack (Submissions via Google Form)
Monthly Mag Call
Status: Open monthly from the 3rd to the 15th
Our monthly magazine seeks bold, experimental work that pushes against expectations.
Theme: Writing Against the Grain (ongoing spirit of the Mag)
Open Call: 3rd to 15th of each month
Publication: 1st of the following month
Length: Micro fiction and nonfiction under 300 words
Payment: one month of paid subscription to the Mag, including one digital copy of the issue
Request for Portrait Feature: Email watgpress@gmail.com
Guidelines & Submission Process: available on Substack (Submissions via Google Form)
Surprise Call — Horror Tales Around the World
Status: Open
We are gathering chilling tales rooted in world cultures, myths, and local horrors.
Theme: Horror Tales Around the World
Length: Flash fiction under 1,000 words
Genre: Horror/Dark Fiction
Payment: No paid market; contributors receive one digital copy
Deadline: No deadline — call closes once we have accepted enough stories
Guidelines & Submission Process: available on Substack (Submissions via Google Form)
Bring us tales of fear, folklore, and haunting narratives from your corner of the world—or beyond.
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