Issue Four: Arcana is open for submissions! While this issue will lean more towards the fantasy side of the speculative fiction continuum, science fiction is still very much welcome! Learn more: https://softstarmagazine.substack.com/p/theme-announcement-for-issue-four
"An online publication featuring stories of science fiction, futurism, and speculative fiction with a healthy dose of optimism. No dystopias here; Soft Star stands for curiosity, openness, and the inherent magic of the unknown."
Introduction
Vibe
Send us your best but less intimidating
Response Time
1-7 days
Average acceptance rate
35%
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Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
Yes
Payment
No
Fee
$2 USD for writing
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provide contributor copies
Yes
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
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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 🏗️
Types of Submissions Accepted
Fiction
Max words: 5000
We are especially looking for work that falls within the genres of soft science fiction, speculative fiction, slipstream, and futurism. Give us your future-facing, pondering, hopeful, otherworldly words. Word count max is flexible!
literary
experimental
fantasy
folklore
magicalRealism
scienceFiction
speculative
Nonfiction
Max words: 5000
Looking for creative nonfiction that is similar in tone to what we are looking for in our fiction submissions. Word count max is flexible!
Poetry
No specific limitations
Review
Max words: 5000
Looking for reviews of books, lit mags, films, etc. that align with the Soft Star ethos.
Interview
Max words: 5000
Looking for interviews with writers, artists, etc. whose work aligns with the Soft Star ethos.
Art
Looking for 2D art submitted in a digital format
Photography
Looking for 2D art submitted in a digital format
Hybrid
Max words: 5000
Translations
Max words: 5000
Anything
No specific limitations
Fiction
Max words: 5000
We are especially looking for work that falls within the genres of soft science fiction, speculative fiction, slipstream, and futurism. Give us your future-facing, pondering, hopeful, otherworldly words. Word count max is flexible!
literary
experimental
fantasy
folklore
magicalRealism
scienceFiction
speculative
Nonfiction
Max words: 5000
Looking for creative nonfiction that is similar in tone to what we are looking for in our fiction submissions. Word count max is flexible!
Poetry
No specific limitations
Review
Max words: 5000
Looking for reviews of books, lit mags, films, etc. that align with the Soft Star ethos.
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