Submissions are CLOSED. We will reopen later in 2025. Please check back for more information.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Speculative City publishes provocative fiction, poetry, and essays that are centered within a cityscape.
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- All submissions should be the original, unpublished work of the submitter.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.