Speculative fiction is weird, almost unclassifiable. It’s fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and literary.
We want it all. Send us your strange, misshapen stories.
Please see our Submissions page for all details.
SHORT FICTION
We are currently CLOSED
We are currently CLOSED to short, speculative fiction between 1k – 5k words but will reopen between August 15-31 for stories based on the theme RECLAMATION
Cover art by Edith Silva
POETRY
We are currently CLOSED
We are currently CLOSED to short, speculative poetry but will reopen between August 15-31 for poetry based on the theme RECLAMATION
Cover art by Edith Silva
FLASH FICTION
Currently OPEN
Open monthly between the 1st-14th to previously unpublished fiction under 1k words based on the monthly prompt.
Our 2023 Flash prompts are based on Reality Show Madness!
We definitely are not looking for fan fiction!
Each month we’ll have a different genre of reality show as a prompt. We’re looking for flash with a heavy addition of the speculative. Stories should be inspired by the genre/show type, but not fan fiction.
June – This month we’re looking for flash inspired by Home Remodel/Flipping shows. Show us the a story that has good bones that can be flipped into another dimension!
Countdown to next Quarterly Open Submission Period - August 15-31 for Issue 24: RECLAMATION
CURRENT ISSUE - Issue 22: SYMMETRY
EDITORIAL
Symmetry Editorial by Kel Coleman
SHORT FICTION
Through the Glass, a Full Sea by P.H. Low
The Sea Hare by Wailana Kalama
Paper Teeth by Mare Knaupp
A Catalog of Gifts from a Crow by Jo Miles
POEMS
Helen After Helen by Rasha Abdulhadi
I, Hunger by Nnadi Samuel
Invertebrate Gazebo by Angela Acosta
Marriage by Yee Heng Yeh
ESSAYS
Symmetry, Horror & Identity by Tania Chen
I Know Too Much About Scurvy – Edith Silva’s Symmetry Cover Art-icle by Maria Schrater
Banner and Issue 22 Cover art by Edith Silva