Taking Submissions: Common Bonds 2
August 15
Deadline: August 15th, 2025
Payment: 0.08 USD/word or $60 for poems.
Theme: Stories that belong in the fantasy or science fiction genre, have a clear aromantic MC, & centers a non-romantic relationship
For Common Bonds 2, we are particularly interested in stories featuring these elements:
– Stories bold in their aromanticism and unafraid to explore its many facets
– Horror with strong SFF elements/settings
– Allosexual aromantic characters, and/or the exploration of platonic fuck buddies and other forms of non-romantic sexual partners
– Worldbuilding that decentres romantic pairings as the highest form of attachment or a central structural unit of a society, especially inspired by authentic cultural and historical norms
Submission Details
We are seeking original submissions only; no reprints.
Word Count: Short stories of up to 7500 words; poems of up to 100 lines.
Rates: We will pay 0.08 USD/word or a flat $60 for poems.
Submission period: Submissions will be open until August 15th. We aim to respond in a timely manner but delays will depend on submission volume.
Format: Please submit your stories as a .doc or .docx file, and include your pen name, email, wordcount, and title at the start. We prefer a Modern Manuscript format but won’t hold you to it.
Simultaneous submissions: Yes, absolutely, but please withdraw immediately if your story is accepted elsewhere.
Multiple submissions: No. You may submit another story if your first is rejected before deadline. However, we make no guarantees about how quickly we’ll reply to submissions.
Previous contributors: Previous Common Bonds contributors are welcome to submit again.
We do not accept stories generated through genAI, whether in part or in whole.
How to submit
Please send all submissions to [email protected] with your email titled “[Submission] Story Title” and your story attached. You do not need to include anything else in your cover letter, but we welcome a short bio and content warnings.
When your submission is recorded, we will send a short confirmation back to you. If you do not receive this within 10 days of submitting (or by submission deadline if you submit after August 5), please get in touch with us!
Via: Claudie Arseneault.
