SpecFic (Any) | Shimmer
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Genres: speculative fiction - particularly urban fantasy, magical realism, fairy tale retellings, character-driven SF, cyberpunk, and horror stories that scare the pants off us, less likely to accept sword and sorcery, space opera, and other conventional interpretations of the genre, and odd, unclassifiable stories; prefer dark fiction to light and heartwarming; does occasionally accept non-spec fic work
Does Not Accept/Want: stories written simply for shock value, fan fiction or any fiction that features trademarked characters;
Fiction: under 5000 words, query for longer
Essays/Articles: query
Poetry: no
Reprints: no
Deadlines/Reading Period: none
Est. Response Time: within several days, contacts if longer than two weeks
Payment: 1 cent per word, minimum $10, maximum $30, & contributor's copy for First Serial rights and electronic rights
Submissions:
submissions@shimmerzine.com
Genres: speculative fiction - particularly urban fantasy, magical realism, fairy tale retellings, character-driven SF, cyberpunk, and horror stories that scare the pants off us, less likely to accept sword and sorcery, space opera, and other conventional interpretations of the genre, and odd, unclassifiable stories; prefer dark fiction to light and heartwarming; does occasionally accept non-spec fic work
Does Not Accept/Want: stories written simply for shock value, fan fiction or any fiction that features trademarked characters;
Fiction: under 5000 words, query for longer
Essays/Articles: query
Poetry: no
Reprints: no
Deadlines/Reading Period: none
Est. Response Time: within several days, contacts if longer than two weeks
Payment: 1 cent per word, minimum $10, maximum $30, & contributor's copy for First Serial rights and electronic rights
Submissions:
submissions@shimmerzine.com