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Open to: Authors must be at least 18 years old; Foofaraw editors and regular-magazine readers may not submit.

Weird horror featuring monsters or a big bad, 1,000–5,000 words; pays $0.02 per word, capped at $50; response about 21 days. Reprints have a separate call.

Open to: Authors must be at least 18 years old; Foofaraw editors and regular-magazine readers may not submit.

A fictional story exactly 100 words relating to an event from 2026; any genre, including humorous, horrific, fantastical, surreal, or satirical; pays $25; response about 31 days.

Open to: Authors must be at least 18 years old; Foofaraw editors and regular-magazine readers may not submit.

Fiction of 1,001–5,000 words; pays $0.02 per word, capped at $50; response about 28 days. The current window runs October 1–November 30, 2026, and the next window runs April 1–May 30, 2027.

Open to: Authors must be at least 18 years old; Foofaraw editors and regular-magazine readers may not submit.

Poetry of any length; up to three pieces may be submitted at a time; pays $1 per line, capped at $25; response about 21 days. The current window runs October 1–November 30, 2026, and the next window runs April 1–May 30, 2027.

Open to: Authors must be at least 18 years old; Foofaraw editors and regular-magazine readers may not submit.

Topical satirical pieces of 500–1,500 words; pays 15; response about 21 days. The call also accepts satire, but this entry covers the nonfiction category.

The Foofs annual awards and Best of Strange Fiction anthology accept stories first published during calendar year 2026. Seven length categories range from a 100-word drabble through 15,000 words; pays $25. Authors may nominate two stories in separate categories.

Anthology call for 500–5,000-word stories; pays $0.02 per word; response about 45 days. Opens January 1, 2027 and runs through March 31, 2027.

Novelettes of 7,500–15,000 words in the strange, speculative, surreal, or slipstream tradition; pays $100; response about 90 days. The call reopens May 1, 2027 for the 2028 publishing schedule.

Reprints of 1,001–5,000-word fiction related to the Monstrously Massive March theme; pays $0.02 per word, capped at $50; response about 30 days. The call opens without notice for a few hours at a time.

Short fiction of 250–1,000 words; pays $0.02 per word, capped at $15; response about 7 days. The call opens without notice for a few hours at a time.