Submissions are open from September 2 to October 20.
Speculative City publishes provocative works that are centered within a cityscape.
We are looking for fiction, poetry, and essays within the theme of the magazine’s upcoming issue—superstition (see below).
Theme:
superstition
noun | su·per·sti·tion | \ ˌsoo·pər·ˈsti·shən \
- A belief that certain events, acts, or objects will bring good or bad fortune or ward off trouble
- Behaviors or practices driven by dread of the unknown and faith in magic
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Writers published are paid $20-$55 according to the category and length of their submission. We do not include submissions with lengths exceeding 5500 words.
- All submissions should be the original, unpublished work of the submitter.
- We will accept simultaneous submissions, but please inform us if the submission has been accepted by another publication.
- We do not accept multiple submissions for fiction or essays.
- We accept a maximum of five poems for poetry submissions. Please submit poems in one document.
We DO NOT accept AI-generated content.
HOW TO SUBMIT
All submissions should be sent through Duosoma. Duosoma requires users to create a free personal Duotrope account. Please sign up and submit at https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/speculative-city-literary-magazine-q0SZs.
Please submit word (.doc, .docx) or rich text format (.rtf) files and format your submission according to our format guide.
Before submitting work, please also be familiar with our contract.
Please send all inquiries to info @ speculativecity .com .
We try to respond to all submissions, but as a small team, we may not always be able to.