Ongoing Submissions: If There’s Anyone Left

Payment: 8 cents per word
Theme: Science fiction and speculative fiction
Note: This market is for marginalized authors, aka, people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, members of marginalized genders, and disabled people.

We want science fiction and speculative fiction. So long as it falls into one of these categories, we will happily read it. If other elements are present, that is fine, but it must include science or speculative fiction.

  • No more than 1000 words. This is a firm limit. Please no queries about longer pieces.

  • Pay rate is professional – $0.08 US/word

  • This is for marginalized members of the sci-fi/spec community—this includes people of color, the LGBTQ+ community, members of marginalized genders, and disabled people. If you are not a person of color, LGBTQ+, disabled, or of a marginalized gender, please DO NOT send us your work. Authors of all accepted pieces will have the option to include a short bio in the anthology. We understand the sensitive nature of gender identity and sexual orientation, so if you wish this status to remain unwritten and/or if you prefer to be anonymous, we will print only what you wish to be printed. If you would like your piece published under a pseudonym, please indicate this on your submission. If you would like your pronouns included, please indicate those as well.

  • DO NOT send us anything hateful. No gratuitous violence, torture, rape, or any work that promotes an ideology unbecoming of an inclusive society – no stories supporting racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, or any other of the many forms of hate.

  • Previously, we had estimated a 6 month turnaround. However, due to unforeseen availability, we hope to have a response to you within 7 days. If you have not heard anything within 7 days, you can assume your story is under strong consideration. Final acceptances will go out sometime after the submission deadline (that is, July 31, 2020).

Minutiae

  • Please prepare your submission according to standard guidelines, which you can find here. No mailed subscriptions. DOC or DOCX formats only.

  • Please submit only one piece per author, one per submission window. If more than one piece is submitted, the remainder will be deleted unread and no rejection notice will be received.

  • Cover letters are optional, but if you choose to include one, keep it short. Please don’t summarize your piece.

  • Please include all contact information in your file, including your PayPal associated e-mail address.

  • All payments will be made through PayPal.

  • E-mail all stories to [email protected] with the following subject line: SUBMISSION: [story title here] AUTHOR [your name here]. Any submissions without this subject heading will not be read.

  • Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please let us know if your story is accepted elsewhere so that we can remove it from consideration.

  • All stories will be published as an eBook and in print in a single volume. All proceeds from the sale of this anthology will be used to fund the next anthology, with the following exceptions: payment of fees to maintain this website. The more money made by this anthology, the more writers we will be able to include in the next anthology.

  • Sample contract can be found here.

  • Submissions will be open (tentatively) until July 31, 2020. Future submission windows will be provided when there are additional anthologies.

  • Submission Grinder is an excellent tool and please feel free to log submissions there.

  • We regret that we will not be able to provide individualized feedback on stories. Please understand that choosing stories is a highly subjective process and just because we do not accept your story does not mean it is not excellent.

  • Any responses to our rejections will be deleted unread.

  • You will not receive a confirmation e-mail.

  • No reprints.

  • No translations.

  • We buy the following rights:

    • worldwide electronic for 6 months from the date of purchase, non-exclusive for the life of the magazine.

    • non-exclusive print and electronic

    • non-exclusive audio rights

Legalese

By sending us your story you understand and agree that:

  • You are the original creator of the work submitted to us;

  • You are the copyright holder of the work;

  • You are at least 18 years of age;

  • You are not prohibited by any prior agreement from the transfer of non-exclusive electronic and audio rights to the work;

  • All information in the contact and cover sections of your submission is accurate and truthful;

  • If There’s Anyone Left publishes in both text and audio; you are offering both of those one-time and archival rights to us when you send us your story;

  • You accept sole responsibility for any false statements or encumbrances upon rights not disclosed to us. If we buy your story we’ll send you a contract, and you’ll be bound to all of the above.

Via: If There’s Anyone Left.

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