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Novelette Reprints
This is the submissions portal for novelette length reprints. We're looking for science fiction stories between 7500 and 18000 words, and we're only looking for reprints. Please do not submit original fiction to this portal.

Novelette Reprints

Special Submissions: Democratic Futures
Submissions portal for the Democratic Futures special submission window for Escape Pod. We're looking for original and reprint science fiction stories relating to the theme of the future of democracy.

We only consider original stories of length 1,500 - 6,000 words, and reprint stories of 1,500 - 7,500 words. These are firm limits. If you are looking to submit a longer reprint, check whether our separate novelette submission portal is open

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