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Submission Window: January 1st – March 12th, 2024 Payment: $25 Theme: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror The Empyreal Tree is a genre fiction magazine. Our main purpose is to share stories, populated in a strange new world, only connected by the similarities of character and emotions that entangles humanity together. Please check out the What We Are Looking For section to see the kind of stories we like. We are looking to release 3 issues throughout the year, each issue containing 5 short stories. The submission period will be between: January 1 – March 12 May 1 – July 12 September 1 – November 12 The anthology will be released within two months after the submissions ended. (For example, if the submission periods ends in November 12, the issue should be released between November 13 and December 31). There will be a theme that ties the edition together, so please be on the lookout for that! In addition, please send a cover letter discussing how the theme ties into your story. Rules:     Word Count: 1,000 – 15,000 words. Be aware that we’ll be strict with the word count, and if anyone sends a story over the word count, we hope the story is incredible, because we’ll unfortunately send in an immediate rejection.     Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror     Payment: We offer $25 per short story, although we hope to give more in the future.     Response Time: Depending on the severity of the slush pile, we’ll be hoping to give out responses within 3-4 days. However, if the submission pile grows to difficult to handle, the response time is generally within 12 weeks. Please be patient as we are a small group (and by group, it is one person) working hard to get through these lovely stories. Format: All submissions must...

Deadline: March 12th, 2024 Payment: €175 Theme: Stories that look into unexpected places, or, 'stranger' places From Feb 8 to March 12*, we are reading short story submissions for our new collection, Stranger! We are looking for stories of all genres that respond to our title and/or cover art, and selected writers will receive a flat rate of €175 for accepted submissions. I was of three minds, Like a tree In which there are three blackbirds. Wallace Stevens, Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird Behind the fog, in the tall grass, or even standing in plain sight – there are mysteries everywhere for those brave enough to look. Sometimes, reality might just refuse to behave in the ways we expect it to. It might come in the form of prowling creatures, or in a revelation from someone we knew, or maybe in ourselves; the important thing is that a whole new facet of reality suddenly shines in new light. Truth might be stranger than fiction, but we've decided to look for the strangest fiction for our seventh anthology. We're looking for stories that go beyond the boundaries of the expected – or maybe even those of possibility! Stranger is an anthology for stories that look into unexpected places. We want real or magical, lyrical or experimental, as long as it finds that truth wasn't as simple as once thought. We are looking for stories inspired by our title – Stranger – and/or the cover artwork below, Night is Calling, by James Fenner. All genres of writing are welcome, we want to read any stories that find that there is more out there than we once thought (in a real or metaphorical way)! More than any specific story or style, we want the emotional response the title and artwork evokes...