Submission Window: May 7th – 14th, 2025
Payment: 3 cents per word
Theme: Sword & sorcery, dark fantasy, and science fiction stories under 6,000 words

What do we want? 

Sword & sorcery, dark fantasy, and science fiction stories under 6,000 words

When do we want it? 

Once per year: May 7-14

How do we want it? 

Submitted via Publications | Moksha. Please do not submit fiction submissions by email.

Other Stuff!

Please submit your work only once, and please submit only one work per submission period. Please only resubmit works that have already been rejected if invited.

Diversity is important and we wish to see that viewpoint reflected in our fiction content and submission queues. We are especially interested in hearing from those whose voices are underrepresented in the fantasy space. If comfortable, feel free to drop this information in your cover letter.

We strongly favor stories that use contemporary narrative styles.

Prose Poetry and other types of fiction with unique formatting/spacing are not a good match due to the print layout of the magazine. Please submit manuscripts that work in digital and print formats. If you aren’t sure how to format, check out Shunn. It’s not required to rigorously stick to formatting standards, but it helps.

Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please withdraw immediately upon acceptance elsewhere.

We pay 3 cents (USD) per word for original fiction.

We do not take unsolicited reprints.

What we don’t want

We do not take any work that used AI in its creation, work that uses established genre tropes in a standard way, and queries.

Art OPEN

What do we want?  

Pieces that you feel might be fitting to appear on the cover or in the interior of the magazine

When do we want it? 

We take art submissions all year long.

How do we want it? 

Submitted via email to [email protected]. If you would like us to consider your portfolio, please provide a link. If you would like us to consider a handful of specific pieces, please attach them as .jpg or .png files.

Other Stuff!

The magazine runs at a size of 5.5 x 8.5. inches.

We generally pay $20 for interior artwork and $100 for cover art. However, these are both negotiable.

We do not publish art that utilizes Artificial Intelligence (AI) in its creation.

You are welcome to submit any questions you have about the process or magazine to [email protected].

Via: Goblins and Galaxies.