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Taking Submissions: Takwin – A magazine of Islamicate Science Fiction

December 25, 2018

Deadline: December 25th, 2018
Payment: Short stories: 1000 – 5000 words ($20 per story), Micro-Fiction: 2 – 5 sentences ($1 per micro story), Graphic Designs: $7 per design, Illustrated Short Stories: $10-$50 depending upon the length, Poem: $3 per poem, Reviews: $7 per book review (be sure to email us in advance to gauge interest), Essays: $10 per essay (be sure to email us in advance to gauge interest)

The Islam and Science Fiction has been around since 2005. As we are entering out 14th year soon, we are launching a project that we have been thinking about many years – The world’s first magazine focused on publishing Science Fiction inspired by Islamic civilizations and ethos. It will be a quarterly magazine focused on Islamicate Science Fiction.

The magazine will be published online quarterly, with the first issue being released on January 1, 2019. We are looking for original works of Sci-Fi in English with great characters, inspired by Islamic history, Islamic theology and Islamic cultures. The Science in the stories need not be hard but it needs to have godd characters. Anything that can be construed as offensive according to Islamic ethos will not be accepted. In terms of content, here is what we are looking for:

Scope

Short stories: 1000 – 5000 words ($20 per story)
Micro-Fiction: 2 – 5 sentences ($1 per micro story)
Graphic Designs: $7 per design
Illustrated Short Stories: $10-$50 depending upon the length
Poem: $3 per poem
Reviews: $7 per book review (be sure to email us in advance to gauge interest)
Essays: 
$10 per essay  (be sure to email us in advance to gauge interest)

We are just starting out with this project and hope to increase the payment rate as we get more sponsors and contributions from the community. I implore you to share this far and wide in your respective communities. The magazine will be published in the digital magazine format as well as on the Islam and Sci-Fi website.

How to submit: Send your submissions to [email protected] with Takwin Submission as the subject line
Submission Format: Microsoft word, PDF or simple text file format
Submission Window: October 30, 2018 – December 25, 2018
Rights: We retain the right to publish your story online and elsewhere under The Islam and Sci-Fi and/or Takwin name. We do not exclusively retain the right. You are free to resell.

Thanks for your interest! We look forward to reading your work!

Via: Islam Scifi.

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Date:
December 25, 2018