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Deadline: September 6th, 2019 Payment: Poetry: $50 per poem , Prose: $.10 per word (to a maximum of $500.) subTerrain publishes original fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, essays, and commentary three times a year. Submissions must be previously unpublished material. (Note maximum number of submissions per issue in General Guidelines below.) subTerrain welcomes submissions from both emerging and established authors. We are happy to consider work from all corners of the identity spectrum, including works by underrepresented writers, including but not limited to writers who are indigenous, of colour, immigrants, women, LGBTQI+, low-income, no-income, and writers with disabilities. Submitters are welcome to state demographics such as race, age, gender, etc. in their cover letter if they so choose. WINTER 1984 Revisited (#84) — For our 84th issue we plan to pay homage to the dystopian world that was depicted in George Orwell’s novel 1984. A revisit and analysis of Orwell's world as depicted in his seminal dystopian novel, along with other complementary dystopian works and reviews, will form the over-arching theme for our Winter 2019 issue. In a time of growing uncertainty about the future, readers have been turning to dystopian classics. As reported in the NY Times, January 2017, “The Handmaid’s Tale is among several classic dystopian novels that seem to be resonating with readers at a moment of heightened anxiety about the state of American democracy. Sales have also risen drastically for George Orwell’s Animal Farm and 1984, which shot to the top of Amazon’s best-seller list. Other novels that today’s readers may not have picked up since high school but have landed on the top reading lists recently are Aldous Huxley’s 1932 novel, Brave New World, a futuristic dystopian story set in England in 2540; and Sinclair Lewis’s 1935 novel It Can’t Happen Here, a satire about a bellicose presidential candidate who runs on a populist platform in the...

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.