Fall 2025 Open Call
The editors of The Fabulist Magazine are pleased to announce that they will be opening a submissions window in Fall 2025, with a focus on short, fantastical fiction of up to 1,000 words. For details on...
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Reading Period: Nov 6 to Nov 12, May 7 to May 13Temporarily Closed to Submissions -
Since our founding in 2020, Fantastic Other’s mission has been to provide a place to showcase the literary side of all things speculative. The editors welcome poetry, fiction, flash fiction, and art submissions that contain elements of...
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The Fiction Desk publishes a range of short stories from new and emerging authors, with a focus on strong plots and characters. It is based in the United Kingdom but accepts submissions from authors around the world.
Reading Period: Oct 1 to Jan 31, Mar 1 to May 31, Jul 1 to Sep 30Genre: FictionSubgenres: Commercial Fiction, Cross-genre, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction -
Flash Phantoms publishes horror fiction of 1,000 words or less and micro horror of 100 words. They feature a Story of the Month and an interview with the winning author.
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: FictionSubgenres: Flash Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction -
Reading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
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From Whispers to Roars was founded on that idea that even the quietest voices can roar: the story you’ve been hiding in a journal, afraid to share; the poems that have been stacking up on your bedside table; the weirdest thing you’ve...
Read moreReading Period: Jan 1 to Dec 31Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative NonfictionSubgenres: Experimental, Fiction, LGBTQ Voices, Micro-poetry, Nonfiction, Poetry, Prose Poetry, Short Fiction
