The Colored Lens was created to showcase stories that shift our perspective on the world, through the far-reaching genre of speculative fiction. However, the fundamentals of good storytelling always come first.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 7 days after submission*/Editor reported data5 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: 0.02%*/Editor reported data2.80%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Publication
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
From the editors
Pushcart
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
How to submit
Process
Form
Cover letter
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Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Short stories should be in standard manuscript format ( http://www.shunn.net/format/story.html ,) and submitted using our online submission system. Please upload your story as a doc, docx, or rtf file.
Author's rights
Unless otherwise specified, payment is in exchange for first world electronic and print rights, exclusive for 3 months, and non-exclusive reprint rights. Payments will be made upon publication.
Additional info
We pay $20 per short story, article, or piece of artwork, and $10 for flash. For novellas, we pay $20 for the first 10,000 words, and $1 per 1000 words after that.
Tracker statistics
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Total submissions tracked
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Average acceptance rate
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About
The goal of speculative fiction has always been to examine the real world through the lens of the imaginary. By considering what could be, we gain a better understanding of what is. The Colored Lens strives to do exactly that. By publishing four to five short stories and serialized novellas a quart...
Read moreFounded
2011
Country
US
Masthead
Dawn Lloyd
Editor-in-Chief
Daniel Scott
Executive Editor
Henry Fields
Senior Editor