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Call for Submissions – Fantasy, Sci Fi, and Horror Novels and Novellas

Worldsmyths is now open to novel and novella submissions for Fantasy, Sci Fi, and Horror novels between 10k and 90k words. We are looking for stories set in a secondary world (not our world) or the distant past/future, with fantastical worldbuilding. We accept sci fi but it will be a harder sell than fantasy, so send your strongest work.

What we don’t want: Excessive violence and darkness. Stories don’t need to have a happy ending, but they shouldn’t be endlessly bleak. Nothing wrong with dark stories, just not our cup of tea. We also don’t want religious texts or essays. For this call we don’t want any urban fantasy or super hero stories. Stories below or over wordcount will be deleted unread. No AI generated or assisted stories.

Submission Period: Now to filled
**Length: **10,000-90,000 words
**Genre: **Speculative fiction
**Pay: **$100 advance + 50% royalties paid biannually
**Rights: **Exclusive right for a year
Reprints Accepted: No
Simultaneous Submissions: No
**Who Can Submit: **Anyone
**Where to Submit: **https://forms.gle/LRXF4PRnK8oMDgkR8

Call for Submissions – LGBTQ+ Fantasy Anthology

Welcome to the Rocs and Rainbows anthology channel! This Fantasy LGBTQ+ short story collection will feature ~10 stories (depending on submissions) between 2 and 10k.

This will be a charity anthology – This means we are paying only a token amount ($10USD), with all profits going to an LGBTQ+ charity (to be decided by members via a vote)

What we want:

  • Secondary world fantasy: This means no stories set on planet earth, no matter the time period.
  • LGBTQ+ character(s): The story should feature LGBTQ+ characters, preferrably as the lead character. The story doesn’t need to be ‘about’ their queerness necessarily, but it should be an important facet of their character.
  • Edited work: Stories should have had at least one editing pass before submission – no first drafts please.

What we don’t want: Excessive violence and darkness. Stories don’t need to have a happy ending, but they shouldn’t be endlessly bleak. Nothing wrong with dark stories, just not our cup of tea. We also don’t want religious texts or essays. For this call we don’t want any sci fi, urban fantasy, or super hero stories. Stories below or over wordcount will be deleted unread. No AI generated or assisted stories.

Submission Period: Now until March 31st at 11:59pm EST
Length: 2000-10,000 words
Genre: Fantasy
Pay: $10 token pay
Rights: Exclusive right for a year
Reprints Accepted: Yes
Simultaneous Submissions: No
Who Can Submit: Anyone
Where to Submit: https://forms.gle/dMBi3CB8coVdrZTB9