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

  • For more info: join us on Substack.

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.