Taking Submissions: Other: The 2025 fantasy short story anthology
Art by Anwen O’Driscoll
Deadline: August 31st, 2025
Payment: $0.08 CAD per word
Theme: Fantasy short stories
OTHER: the 2025 fantasy short story anthology (Book 2 of the Other Anthology series)
We are seeking short stories by international writers. The story can be visually evocative or character/narrative focused as long as it leaves the reader thinking about the story long after closing the book. We don’t want a lesson, we want an experience that makes us come alive.
To get a better idea of what we’re looking for, read Other: the 2024 speculative fiction anthology.
GENRE:
Speculative Fiction. Give us stories of wonder. Humour is fine as long as it’s not about the mic drop. No erotica, gore, or excessive violence. 🚫
Send us your best work, fully edited. Only one story per author will be accepted. No retellings; we want original stories created by humans. No reprints. 🚫
SUBMISSION:
🚫No multiple or simultaneous submissions. If you’ve been rejected, read our free checklist before submitting again.
🚫No reprints.
🚫No flash fiction. Stories should be 2500 – 3500 words.
🚫We do not accept submissions written whole or in part by AI.
Submission Format:
Use the Google Form with your story attached as a doc, docx or rtf.
Format your manuscript using William Shunn’s Modern Manuscript Format (https://www.shunn.net/format/story/) and use Times New Roman to save our eyes.
PAYMENT:
One-time payment of $0.08 CAD per word to be paid on publication date.
STATUS:
Open 2025 February 1 to August 31
Writers will be notified after submissions close and after final decisions have been made.
SUBMIT: Google Form
Via: Bannister Press.
