News & Pitch Calls from Uncanny

Tuesday, March 1st 2022

Uncanny Magazine will soon open for submissions

This award-winning speculative fiction magazine will open for flash fiction submissions only, from 14th to 21st March. Please do not submit poetry or longer fiction during this submission window.
Reading period: 14-21 March 2022
Length: 750-1,500 words
Pay: $0.10/word
Details here and here.

 



Deadline: March 21st, 2022

Monday, August 2nd 2021

Uncanny will soon open for submissions

This award-winning speculative fiction magazine will soon open for short fiction submissions. Their guidelines say, “We want intricate, experimental stories ... with gorgeous prose, verve, and imagination that elicit strong emotions and challenge beliefs. Uncanny believes there’s still plenty of room in the genre for tales that make you feel.” Please note, they are only accepting short stories in this submission window; do not submit poetry.
Length: 750-6,000 words
Pay: $0.10/word
Details here (guidelines) and here (submission portal).

 

Reading period: 4 August – 1 September 2021


Monday, April 12th 2021

Uncanny is open for novella submissions

This award-winning speculative fiction magazine is open for novella submissions. Their guidelines say, “We want intricate, experimental stories ... with gorgeous prose, verve, and imagination that elicit strong emotions and challenge beliefs. Uncanny believes there’s still plenty of room in the genre for tales that make you feel.” Please note, they are only accepting novella-length stories in this submission window; do not submit short fiction, or poetry.

Length: 17,500-40,000 words
Pay: $0.10/word
Details here (guidelines) and here (portal).

 

Deadline: 30 April 2021



Tuesday, March 30th 2021

Uncanny Magazine will soon open for novella submissions

Uncanny, an award-winning speculative fiction magazine, will soon open for novella submissions. They publish “passionate, diverse SF/F” from writers of all backgrounds. Their guidelines say, “We want intricate, experimental stories ... with gorgeous prose, verve, and imagination that elicit strong emotions and challenge beliefs.”
Length: 17,500-40,000 words
Pay: $0.10/word
Details here.


Reading period: 1-30 April 2020