Orion's Belt
Literary Magazine
We publish experimental literary speculative fiction.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 1 week*/Editor reported data10 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 0.93%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Pays$0.08 per word
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FeeNo
Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee
Fiction - 1200 words max
Max words: 1200
Sub Genres: Speculative
Payment: $ 0.08 per word
Poetry
Max pieces: 1
Payment: $ 0.08 per word
Art
Payment: $ 0.08 per word
No specific limitations
How to submit
Processs
Email
Cover letter
A cover letter is expected. This needn’t be long or detailed. In the body of the letter, include your name, the title of your story, its length, its genre or subgenre, up to three previous publications, and any other information you deem relevant.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Stories need not necessarily follow Standard Manuscript Format, but it is preferred. The font should be 12-point Times New Roman.
Author's rights
Orion’s Belt pays for first worldwide electronic and print rights and for non-exclusive reprint rights.
Additional info
Pays! $.08 per word.
Tracker statistics
725
Total submissions tracked
10 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
0 days
Fastest response time
63 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 136 days, 152 days, 310 days
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About
Orion’s Belt is a literary speculative-fiction online magazine. We specialize in the strange and poignant and awe-inspiring, stories that have a cosmic scale and intimate personal stakes. Currently, we publish fiction and poetry, one story and one poem per month. All submissions must be 1200 words o...
Read moreFounded
2021
Country
US
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Joshua Fagan
Editor-in-Chief
Lindsey Ragsdale
Fiction Editor
Jenelle DeCosta
Fiction Editor
December Cuccaro
Fiction Editor
Jenna Hanchey
Poetry Editor
Elise Le Bihan
Poetry Editor