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"This is a quarterly journal of speculative fiction. We are interested in all speculative genres (horror, fantasy, science fiction, slipstream, steampunk, magical realism, etc) up to 5,000 words in length."

"This is a quarterly journal of speculative fiction. We are interested in all speculative genres (horror, fantasy, science fiction, slipstream, steampunk, magical realism, etc) up to 5,000 words in length."

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Response Time

87 days

Acceptance Rate

0%

  • Payment

    Yes: $20-$50

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    Yes

  • Previously published

    Yes

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    No

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

1 genres

Fiction

Max words: 20000

Max pieces: 1

We are interested in all speculative genres (horror, fantasy, science fiction, slipstream, steampunk, magical realism, etc)

Fiction

Max words: 20000

Max pieces: 1

We are interested in all speculative genres (horror, fantasy, science fiction, slipstream, steampunk, magical realism, etc)

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Track submission

23

Total submissions tracked

87 days

Average response time

0%

Average acceptance rate

34 days

Fastest response time

155 days

Slowest response time

How to submit

Process

Submissions should be sent to the submissions@bardsandsages.com address.

Cover letters

We have no interest in cover letters, long lists of previous publication credits, awards, or lengthy bios. This information is not forwarded to reviewers and will have no bearing on our review process. If a story is accepted, we will request all of that information then.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

All story submissions must be electronic format only in Word.doc, .docx, or RTF format. We work in Microsoft Word. Most major word processing programs can output your file to one of these formats without issue.

Rights for published work

Unless otherwise notes on a specific project, we are requesting non-exclusive, perpetual rights to publish your story or art in print and digital formats in the assigned project. In most cases, once a project is published, it remains available for sale forever. We won't unpublish a work to remove a story because nine months down the road you decided to self-publish it exclusively with Amazon. Please keep this in mind when submitting work.

Additional info

Original, unpublished short stories up to 5000 words: $30 for non-exclusive, perpetual rights to publish the story in the assigned issue. Original, unpublished short stories from 5000-20000 words: $50 for non-exclusive, perpetual rights to publish the story in the assigned issue. Previously published short stories: $20 for the non-exclusive, perpetual right to publish the story in the assigned issue.

About the Magazine

Founded in 2008 | United States

Bards and Sages Publishing is a micro press that specializes in speculative fiction.

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Julie Ann Dawson

Editor-in-Chief

Lance Schonberg

Publishing Assistant

Samantha Payne

Publishing Assistant

Brian Koukol

Publishing Assistant

Jorge Rustrian

Publishing Assistant

Examples

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