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 Full details  Submission Guidelines Three-Lobed Burning Eye ( 3LBE ) is a speculative fiction magazine published online (thrice per year) and print anthology (every other year). Each issue features four original stories, some with audio readings. 3LBE was founded by Editor-in-Chief Andrew S. Fuller in 1999. We recommend reading an issue or two to obtain a feel for the kinds of fiction we publish before submitting. Guidelines What We Publish: Original speculative fiction stories up to 7,500 words, including horror, fantasy, and science-fiction. Simultaneous or multiple submissions: These are not permitted. Reprints: We are not currently publishing reprints. Translations: We welcome translations. Stories published in another language and translated into English are considered original. Payment: is $100 for short story (1,001 – 7,500 words), $30 for flash fiction (500 – 1,000 words); plus one copy...

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  Full details  Dancing Star Press is seeking submissions of speculative fiction novellas. What makes a work a novella? A novella allows for more world and character building than a short story, but usually centers around a single conflict, unlike a novel. They can be divided into chapters, but usually not. A novella should encourage reading in a single sitting. As far as word counts, novellas should be between 17,500 and 40,000 words in length. Please include the word count of your work in the cover letter. What sort of speculative fiction? Space operas, solar punk, dark fantasy, and urban fantasy. Hard science fiction with an emphasis on biology or chemistry rather than physics. Fantasy based on non-Western cultures. Optimistic futurism. Polar Tesla pop and soft science fiction. Please no: Splatterpunk Graphic depictions of rape or sexual assault Needless brutalization of women and children Depictions of brutalization or abuse of people with disabilities ...

  Full details  The Basics Stories should be submitted to orionsbelt.submissions@gmail.com. All stories must be under 1200 words (not including the title and byline). All stories over 1200 words will sadly be rejected automatically. All stories must contain significant speculative elements. This does not mean all sci-fi stories must have lasers and rockets. It just means a non-speculative story doesn’t become speculative if you include a single line clarifying the story takes place on Mars. When to Submit Because of the time needed to evaluate submissions and prepare stories for publication, Orion’s Belt has a limited submission window. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause to you. Stories submitted outside the submission window will not be deleted, but they will not be read until the submission window re-opens. Our current submission window closed September 1st . The next submission window will open on March 1st, 2023. Art Submissions Art submissions are curr...

  Full details  See the “How to Submit” drop down box in the categories below Apparition Lit is a speculative fiction magazine that publishes themed issues four times a year. We publish poems and stories between 1k-5k words in January, April, July, and October. We also hold monthly flash fiction contests between the 1st and 15th of each month. Flash stories must be under a 1000 words and be inspired or based on the chosen theme. Full details for submission guidelines are below. Payment Apparition is a semi-pro rate magazine, paying $0.05 per word, minimum of $50.00 dollars for short  stories and a flat fee of $50 per poem.  If we accept your story, we are purchasing the right to publish the  story online and in the quarterly edition. Righ...

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 Full details  The short version: creative writing and art about environmental justice. The fiction we publish is mostly, but not exclusively, speculative; the nonfiction is more creative than journalistic, the poetry tends towards the narrative, preferably with some thematic heft, the visual art leans away from the pulpy towards the surreal, subversive, political. But the heart of what we want is your searingly personal, visceral, idiosyncratic understanding of the world and the people in it as it has been, as it is, as it will be, as it could be, as a consequence of humanity’s relationship with the earth. We are actively seeking work from Indigenous writers and artists, writers and artists of color, queer and transgender writers and artists, and anyone who has suffered the consequences, intended or otherwise, of dominant society’s systemic disconnect with and mistreatment of the natural world. And we’re actively seeking new ways to reach all of the abo...

  Full details  Query us for non-fiction and artwork . We need reviews, interviews and articles, covers and interior art. We are a speculative and literary fiction publisher. Interpret that as you will when deciding what to submit, but bear in mind that we are unlikely to publish genre fiction without a speculative element (science fiction, fantasy or horror). We pay for fiction. For all submissions: submit to contact@wyldblood.com and please follow our guidelines . Subject line: SUBMISSION – category (eg novel) – story name – your surname – approx word count. Always add a cover note in your email. simultaneous submissions are fine but no multiples or self-published work. No reprints, except by invitation. For flash fiction and short stories : we want speculative fiction only (SFF) of 250 -7,000 words (firm) for publication online in our Wyld Flash series and / or Wyldblood Magazine . (print and digital). We pay £0.01 per word for print an...

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Full details Submission Guidelines SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Please submit 1–3 poems in English (in body of e-mail, or attached as .doc, .docx, or .rtf). Translations from other languages are acceptable with the permission of the original poet (unless public domain). Please send submissions to  ettt37@sfpoetry.com  with the subject line “ETTT sub:” followed by the poet’s name. Include a short bio. Deadline:  June 15.  The issue will appear on July 15, 2020. Payment and rights Accepted poems will be paid for at the following rate: US 3¢/word rounded up to nearest dollar; minimum US $3, maximum $25. Payment is on publication. The Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association normally uses PayPal to pay poets, but can also send checks. Eye to the Telescope is an online publication. Therefore, First Electronic Rights (for original unpublished poems) are being sought. Who can submit? Anyone writing speculative poetry. ...

Full details We are currently seeking high-quality novel-length science fiction and fantasy submissions of all types. We are not interested in erotica, strictly religious fiction, short stories (other than submission for a specific anthology), dark/gruesome fantasy, or poetry. Manuscripts should be written in good taste and be aimed at a well-read, mature audience. We only accept submissions of novels between 75,000 and 100,000 words. We work with new and established authors. EDGE occasionally publishes YA speculative fiction; however, any YA submissions must meet all of our guidelines listed here. In particular, any YA manuscripts must be aimed at a well-read, mature audience, and be between 75,000 and 100,000 words. We particularly like stories with: depth and insight great writing original ideas interesting characters who have believable behaviors, motives, and relationships believable dialogue strong plots solid science or magic systems unique settings...