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Unidentified Funny Objects (UFO)/ How to Submit (Payment: $0.10 per word)

Unidentified Funny Objects is an annual anthology of humorous science fiction/ fantasy stories, with past contributors including G. R. R. Martin, Neil Gaiman, Mike Resnick, among others. For the 8 issue of the anthology, they want very humourous speculative stories – either flash fiction pieces or short fiction, as well as non-traditional narratives. They pay $0.10 per word, and will accept submissions until April 30, 2020.

Eligibility:

  • Writers from anywhere in the world.
  • There is no submission fee.

How to Submit:

  • Submit a short story of between 500 – 5000 words.
  • The short story must use a strong humorous element.
  • The file format should be Doc. or RTF.
  • Use 12 pt., Times New Romans or Courier.
  • No simultaneous, multiple submissions or reprints.
  • Don’t send stories including zombies, vampires, or Djinns.
  • Only one submission per author.
  • Your submission should be titled by the story.
  • The deadline for submission is April 30, 2020.
  • Send submissions to ufoeditors@gmail.com.

Payment:

  • UFO pays $0.10 per word.
  • And a contributor’s copy.

Goodluck.

Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam

Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam writes prose fiction and creative non-fiction. She is the founder of creativewritingnews.com. Her first novella, Finding Love Again was published by Ankara Press. Her second novella, The Heiress' Bodyguard was shortlisted for the Saraba Manuscript Awards. She currently works as content marketer for various online businesses. You can follow her at @cwritingnws.

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