Deadline: September 6th, 2019
Payment: $20-$75 according to the category and length

Submissions are open from July 08 – September 06

Speculative City publishes provocative works that are centered within a cityscape. Although all are welcome to submit, special consideration is given to creators and characters often underrepresented in speculative fiction, such as people of color, queer people, working-class people, and people with disabilities (this list is not exhaustive and acts as an example of the types of voices we wish to hear and show).

We are looking for fiction, poetry, and essays within the theme of the magazine’s upcoming issue (industry, see below). Writers published will be paid $20-$75 according to the category and length of their submission. We would be hard-pressed to include submissions with a length exceeding 5500 words.

Editors’ note: We are most interested in seeing how industry impacts communities and individuals.

– All submissions should be the original, unpublished work of the submitter.
– We will accept simultaneous submissions, but please inform us if the submission has been accepted by another publication.
– We do not accept multiple submissions for fiction or essays.
– Please submit word (.doc, .docx) or rich text format (.rtf) files and format your submission according to our format guide (http://www.speculativecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/SubmissionFormatGuide.rtf).
– Please send all inquiries to info @ speculativecity.com.
– We try to respond to all submissions, but as a team of two, we may not always be able to.

Before submitting work, please also be familiar with our contract (http://www.speculativecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/SpeculativeCityContract.pdf).

Theme:
industry
noun| ‘in də strē

Definition of INDUSTRY

noun
– the systematic profiteering of a people or community to yield product
– the management of capital, individuals, and/or a commercial enterprise that produces goods or services

Via: Speculative City.