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"a not-for-profit speculative fiction magazine published four times per year"
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Open for submissions

Deadline

July 15, 2023

Introduction
Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time
3 months
Average acceptance rate
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Need to know for submitting

Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox

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      Simultaneous submissions

      Yes

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      Previously published

      No

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      Payment

      $20

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      Fee

      No

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      No

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      Provide contributor copies

      No

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      Examples online

      Yes

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      Active on social media

      No

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    Important stuff

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    How to submit 🏗️

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    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Types of Submissions Accepted

2 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max words: 7000

Max pieces: 1

we prefer science fiction, fantasy, and the macabre, but we're willing to push the limits of traditional forms of these genres

fantasy

scienceFiction

speculative

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Art

No specific limitations

fiction genre icon

Fiction

Max words: 7000

Max pieces: 1

we prefer science fiction, fantasy, and the macabre, but we're willing to push the limits of traditional forms of these genres

fantasy

scienceFiction

speculative

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Art

No specific limitations

Magazine

Founded in 2005 | United States

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 :)

Candi Cooper-Towler
Editor-in-Chief
Collette Fisher
Associate Editor
Minta Monroe
Associate Editor
Bonnie Ramthun
Associate Editor
Lauren Slawson
Associate Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

3

Average acceptance rate

-

Average response time

-

Average acceptance/rejection time

-/-

Fastest response time

-

Slowest response time

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