Submit To The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2021/2022 Writing Contest

The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2021 for queer short fiction reprints from 2021 are open until December 31st, 2021.

 The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2021 for queer short fiction reprints from 2021 are open until December 31st, 2021. 

We’re Here 2021 is now open for submissions via this form. If for any reason the form isn’t accessible to you, please contact the publisher at admin @ neonhemlock.com for alternative submission instructions.  The 2021 anthology will be co-edited by LD Lewis and series editor Charles Payseur.  

We are looking for:

The best speculative stories published in 2021 under 17,500 words that implicitly or explicitly explores queerness and/or transness.  

We refer to queerness that is inclusive of ace/aro stories, trans and nonbinary  stories, and intersex stories.

What we don’t want to see:  Original/unpublished work, unqueer work, non-speculative work.

Guidelines:

 Please submit your story in .pdf, .doc or .docx file, formatted for publication or in something approaching Standard Manuscript Format.  Please use italics and bold as necessary.  This should be the final version that was published, not including editor notes or track changes.

Please include a cover/query letter with the title, length, where/when the story was published, and a brief bio.  You may include links to your  website/social media, and previous publications if any.  Please don’t stress about this cover letter, if we have additional questions about your submission, we’ll ask them.

Simultaneous submissions are welcome.

Multiple submissions are welcome.  

Reprint submissions from 2021 only. This can include self-published stories, and those published on your blog or Patreon.

Submissions are open to all.  Neon Hemlock Press is particularly interested in queer stories and authors.  Authors from all underrepresented backgrounds and marginalized communities are strongly encouraged to submit.  Please don’t self-reject.

The compensation level for stories accepted to WE’RE HERE: THE BEST  SPECULATIVE FICTION 2021 is $0.01/word. Submissions will close December 31st 2021.

Editors are encouraged to recommend work from their publications and can submit multiple stories for consideration.  Authors may also submit their own work; authors from all underrepresented backgrounds and  marginalized communities are strongly encouraged to submit.  Please don’t self-reject.

Please note that we will not be sending rejections for this anthology, as is standard for other Best Of  anthologies.  The authors of selected stories will be reached out to in April 2022.  We will be announcing our ToC in April/May 2022

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