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Submission Guidelines - 100-Foot Crow Drabble submissions are currently OPEN. To be notified of all future openings, subscribe to our newsletter. Here are the planned submission openings for 2026: January 15 - February 15 April 15 - May 1...

Today (Feb. 15) is the final day to send us your beautiful 100-word stories (until we open again in April)! 100footcrow.com/submission-g...

Black and white roses and thorns. Text reads: THORNS. Presented by ALOCASIA. Deadline: April 10th, 2026.

ALOCASIA seeks work for an upcoming themed issue, THORNS, which will examine and reflect on lived experiences of queer domestic violence and intimate partner violence through the lens of horticulture and plant life.

Published writers to receive $50.
Deadline: April 10.

Find out more: ALOCASIA.org

Cast of Wonders turns 15 - Submissions Call | Cast of Wonders It’s our 15th birthday this summer, and to help us celebrate it we’re opening the stage doors to birthday-themed stories! We’ll be open from the 15-21st March. What we’re looking for: We have a number...

It's our 15th birthday this summer, and to help us celebrate it we're opening the stage doors to birthday-themed stories!

We'll be open from the 15-21st March.

What we're looking for:
www.castofwonders.org/2026/02/cast...

Orion's Belt opens for submissions in 2 weeks! So it's the perfect time to introduce our stellar editorial team. On the Fiction side, we’re thrilled to welcome back Editor Lindsey Ragsdale, joined by newly promoted @ashsmash.bsky.social & Yanrong Tan, & our newest editor @lyndseycroal.bsky.social!🚀

Submit — The Icarus Writing Collective

Just two weeks left to get your submissions in to our fifth issue! Find everything you need on our website 🪽☀️

www.icaruswritingcollective.com/submit

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our Second Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 26, 2026. 🎉🎉🎉

Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.

Learn more: manuscriptwishlist.com/2025/01/the-...

ICYMI, our general submission window is open this entire month!

We want stories and poetry with a strong voice and a sense of adventure, stuff that makes us feel things, stuff that lets us use our hearts and our brains and leaves us wanting more!

Guidelines & schedule:
www.havenspec.com/submit/

Reminder! PodCastle is open for submissions through April! SUBMIT (your stories) TO THE DRAGON!!🐉🐉🐉

HAD - newbies only NEWBIES ONLY Submit if you've never managed to hit one of our open windows. If I catch you repeating, I'll be very cross, I will reject you and leave a permanent note on your file. Loose guidelines: a...

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CLOSING SOON! Calling all authors and publishers of scifi, fantasy and horror that engages with... Nature and Ecology, Animals (including pets!), Climate, the Environment Nominations close Saturday, Jan. 31 for ECO25: the Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction for more info, visit www.violetlichen.com/ecofiction-guidelines

PSA 📢📢📢 our submission window for ECO25 closes tomorrow at midnight!

If you wrote or published short fiction engaging with nature and the environment, we want to hear from you. Head to the link below for guidelines and our submission portal:

violetlichen.com/ecofiction-g...

Cozy Science Fiction Submission Call Submit before 04/01/2026

Guidelines to our open Cozy Science Fiction Call are now available on Substack!

utopiasciencefiction.substack.com/p/cozy-scien...

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Are you a speculative fiction author who identifies as female or nonbinary? Then we want you to read with us! It's fun and low-pressure, and you don't even have to leave your house! Fill out the form below to let us know!

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🛸🛸🛸 HEADS UP!🛸🛸🛸

🛸🛸I’m closing submissions on Sunday January 25 at 11:59pm eastern. Late submissions, even by a minute, are deleted unread

🛸🛸But I’ll be open again soon, possibly with new guidelines! please stay tuned

🛸🛸meantime, send me those stories!

IT'S THE FINAL DAY OF OUR EXTENDED WINDOW! If you're a BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled author, you have until 11:59pm Eastern Time tonight to submit original fiction or poetry 👀

othersidespec.com/guidelines/

Celebrating our 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 in 2026! Subs 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐋𝐘 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 (Spring/Summer 2026 issue)

We have a few slots left for poetry and prose: Think unique, weird, thoughtful, heartfelt. Writing that stands the test of time.

inkinthirds.org/submissions/

2026 Fiction Submissions Strange Horizons Open Now

Fiction submissions are open now!

The window will be open until January 21st 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC.

For additional information about submitting including our Moksha link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/submit/ficti...

#SmallPitch Submission Form Please use this form to submit your pitch. A few reminders: You can pitch up to three manuscripts, with a limit of one pitch per manuscript. Finished manuscripts only. No WIPs allowed! One pitch per ...

The #SmallPitch submission window is now OPEN for 48 hours!

Reminders:
- Underrep writers only
- Finished manuscripts only
- One pitch per manuscript
- Up to 3 manuscripts per writer
- No hashtags in your pitch
- Comps & emojis are ok

Once submitted, check your pitch here: database.smallpitch.org

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beestung is now open for new work by two-spirit, genderqueer, and non-binary writers!

beestungmag.com/about/

#SmallPitch begins in only 6 hours! It will remain open for 48 hours, so there's no rush to submit.

Double-check that pitch and your submission before hitting the submit button.

Pitches are displayed randomly to editors, so again, no need to rush. Just don't miss the deadline 😊

Strong Women Strange Worlds presents First Friday QuickReads of Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror by Gita Ralleigh Lisa Morton Minerva Cerridwen Melissa Widmaier Rachel Handley Victoria Goddard February 6, 12 noon EST Free On Zoom

Thanks to everyone who attended yesterday's Quick Reads! Hopefully you had as much fun as we did. But there's no stopping us; our next one will be here before you know it! #SWSWQR

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Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.

We're now closed to general submissions, but we're still open until the 21st to trans, BIPOC, and/or disabled authors! This is an extension rather than a separate window, so if you've already submitted, please wait until our next opening in April to send us something new. 🪐🗡️

Looking for prose reading experience? Interested in Fiction & Non-Fiction? Looking for reader perks like editor calls, and the opportunity to learn how to write and earn on feedback? Then consider applying to become a prose reader today: fahmidanjournal.submittable.com/submit/34516...

Submission Guidelines What genres of books and stories does Locus review? We review science fiction, fantasy, horror, speculative, surreal, slipstream, crossed genres, similarly themed YA, art books, and related nonfict…

We can't review what we don't receive! Check out our submission guidelines to consider sending us your work! We love small press authors and are always on the lookout for New & Notable work.

Opened to Submissions on Duosuma: Inner Worlds @innerworlds.bsky.social ⭐ Inner Worlds @innerworlds.bsky.social ⭐ is open to submissions for Issue Ten: General Submissions. #CallforSubmissions

Inner Worlds @innerworlds.bsky.social ⭐ is open to submissions for Issue Ten: General Submissions. #CallforSubmissions

Submission Calls OPEN Zine call (February 1st through 7th) Zine PromptsFor this zine bundle, I’m looking for written pieces about these five prompts: -Cunty Horrors (cunty horror microfiction and mini-essays …

I'm even sicker today, so orders will have to wait.

In the meantime, check out our upcoming zine submission calls, which pay 10 cents per word: cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

#BluePitHype Pre-Event for #BluePit We can hardly wait until Jan 13th to see everyone’s amazing pitches. So join us for our pre-event Q&A! #BluePitHype Q&A Schedule Jan 8th - Introductions Jan 9th - Art Share Jan 10th - Character Interviews Jan 11th - Advice Share Jan 12th - Build Your List Jan 13th - #BluePit JOIN US STARTING Jan 8th! @bluepit.bsky.social

#BluePit is coming up fast, but even sooner is our pre-event #BluePitHype!

Starting on January 8th, we'll be doing a 5-day long Q&A for sharing advice, art, and finding new friends and stories!

We can't wait to see your pitches!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! Authors and poets, submissions for our second themed issue are OPEN 🎉🎉🎉

Details here: fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/

matchbook Submission Manager Submit to matchbook (a project of matchbook literary magazine). Powered by Duosuma: Duotrope's Submission Manager.

Subs are open until Jan 12!

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"Apex Magazine Submissions are NOW OPEN!"

"ECO25 NOMINATIONS OPEN: Dec. 1st-Jan. 31st"

Our short fiction submission portals are OPEN! 👽🍄✨

We're currently seeking speculative ecofiction published within the last year for our upcoming anthology ECO25, and short speculative fiction for Apex Magazine! Link to guidelines and submissions below ⬇️

apexbookcompany.moksha.io

We are BACK from our break, fam! And submissions are OPEN! We're excited to read your work. 🥰 buff.ly/2btNNX8