Taking Submissions: Anomaly May 2025 Window
Submission Window: May 1st – 7th, 2025
Payment: 8 cents per word
Theme: Science fiction stories under 300 words
We open from the 1st-7th of each month, beginning April 2025.
What we want: Anomaly is interested in science fiction stories under 300 words in length, for publication on their Patreon, with the right to collect stories into a future anthology. We’re looking for dark and disruptive stories that have strong emotional resonance. We like stories that stick with us after reading, that get us thinking about the twisted use of technologies, the way the world may be, or how characters might react to an evolving technological future.
What we’re asking for: First rights with 90 days of exclusivity after publication, and the nonexclusive right to republish the story in a future anthology that collects Anomaly stories, with permission from the authors.
Compensation: .08 per word for original fiction and an electronic copy of any future anthology.
Submission Guidelines:
- Please attach your file to this form in .doc/.docx format.
- Use Times New Roman 12 point font with Shunn standard manuscript format.
- Stories must be 300 words or less.
- No simultaneous submissions.
- No multiple submissions.
- No stories written with AI.
- No reprints at this time.
If you need any further assistance, please email us at [email protected].
Via: Anomaly’s Patreon.
