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Strange Horizons

Speculative fiction

Guidelines summary

Pays
9¢ per word (USD)
Length
Up to 5,000 words in the October 2026 window
Wants
Speculative fiction
Simultaneous submissions
No
Multiple submissions
No
Reprints
No
Response time
Goal: hold or rejection within eight weeks
Submissions
Opened October 1, 2026 and stays open until 1,000 stories arrive. Check whether the cap has been reached.
Submission or entry fee
None
Rights
See their fiction guidelines
Last checked
October 31, 2026

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