S Kalekar, August 5th, 2025
This is a speculative fiction anthology. They want stories of memory manipulation; “Examples include magic spells, cyborg memory edits, very unreliable narrators, time travel gone horribly wrong.
We are open to all genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Urban Fantasy, Alternate History, Steampunk, Hopepunk, Solarpunk, and beyond....”
Deadline: 15 August 2025
Length: Up to 2,000 words
Pay: $0.08/word
Details here.
(Submissions are also open for Common Bonds 2 anthology, a speculative fiction and poetry anthology: “At the heart of this collection are the bonds that impact our lives from beginning to end: platonic relationships. Whether with family, mentors, friends, colleagues, or found family, these links pepper our lives and their importance is often overlooked. We seek to explore the powerful impact of these bonds on aromantic people through the lens of science-fiction and fantasy.” Send fiction up to 7,500 words, poems of up to 100 lines; pay is $0.08/word for fiction, $60 for poems. Their Kickstarter has been funded. The deadline is 15th August 2025. Details here.)
Deadline: August 15th, 2025