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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 1d

Submissions are open for one more week. Speculative fiction 5000 words and under. Please read the guidelines! translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

Submissions

Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 10h

We continue to welcome stories, the portal is still open. Please read the guidelines before submitting! translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

Submissions

Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 3d

People keep submitting, we keep reading. Submitting, reading, submitting, reading - will it ever end?

(Yes - 15th October, be sure to submit by then as this the last submission period of 2025! We however will keep reading after that until they've all been considered.)

Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 4d

Our readers continue to work through the submissions we've received, and we still want more! Read the submission guidelines for details and a link to the portal. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

Submissions

Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 4d

Our readers continue to work through the submissions we've received, and we still want more! Read the submission guidelines for details and a link to the portal. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

Submissions

Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 6d

Translunar Travelers Lounge is open to speculative fiction stories 5000 words and under. Please read the guidelines before submitting! translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

Submissions

Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 7d

It's now the 2nd, but that's not a reason to forget to submit to Translunar Travelers Lounge.

Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 8d

Remember remember this 1st of October
Your speculative fiction plot
I see no reason
This submission season
Not to add to the ones that we’ve got!

(Submissions are open until the 15th of October) translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

Submissions

Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 8d

Remember remember this 1st of October
Your speculative fiction plot
I see no reason
This submission season
Not to add to the ones that we’ve got!

(Submissions are open until the 15th of October) translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

Submissions

Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]

translunartravelerslounge.com

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 11d

Translunar Traveler's Lounge is open for speculative fiction, 5000 words and under. Please check the guidelines before submitting, but other than that, don't self-reject. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

Submissions

Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 14d

We're reading the stories that have already been submitted. We've got stories that make us laugh, gasp, think hard and occasionally be very puzzled (please read the guidelines!), and we're open for more. Submit your speculative fiction under 5000 words!

Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 17d

The general submissions portal is now open for all writers. We are looking for speculative fiction stories, 5000 words or under, and our preference is for something that is, more or less, fun.

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 15d

As well as accepting submissions, don't forget that Translunar Travelers Lounge published Issue 13 in August - have you read it yet? translunartravelerslounge.com

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 17d

The general submissions portal is now open for all writers. We are looking for speculative fiction stories, 5000 words or under, and our preference is for something that is, more or less, fun.

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 19d

The story submission portal is open for writers of color. Our first readers are looking forward to seeing them. Please read the guidelines! translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

Submissions

Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 18d

Tomorrow, Monday 22 September the general submissions story portal for Translunar Travelers Lounge will be open. Speculative fiction of 5000 words or less. Please read the guidelines before submitting! translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

Submissions

Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]

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Jay @tarvolon.bsky.social · Sep 7

Magazine reviews in a different order this month. Today, we’re taking quick dips into Asimov’s, khoreo, and Translunar Travelers Lounge! www.tarvolon.com/2025/09/07/t...

Tar Vol's Magazine Minis: Asimov's, khoreo, Translunar

Review of sci-fi fantasy short fiction magazine issues from Asimov's, khoreo, and Translunar Travelers Lounge, with standouts from Natasha King and Monte Lin.

www.tarvolon.com

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Escape Pod @escapepod.org · 24d

Attention, sophonts! We've finished changing the locks and Escape Pod is now OPEN to all your amazing, amazing submissions!

Consult our submissions page if you want to refresh your minds on what we're looking for - ignore that "CLOSED" bit at the top - and we hope to see rad work from you all!

Short Fiction | Escape Pod

Escape Pod is open to submissions of science fiction short stories from September 1 - May 31.

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Translunar Travelers Lounge @translunartl.bsky.social · 24d

Our story submission portal for writers of color is open. Please read the guidelines, as that makes things easier for everyone! Looking forward to seeing your stories. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

Submissions

Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]

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Heather @heatherdnorton.bsky.social · 28d

I did miss it the first time, and I'm very glad I haven't made that mistake twice! 🚀

Lillie E. Franks @lilliekoi.bsky.social · 29d

I really enjoy the clever and eclectic work Dishsoap Quarterly puts out and I’m so proud they liked this story! Here it is, if you missed it:

dishsoap-quarterly.com/5-13-25/tomo...

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Heather @heatherdnorton.bsky.social · 28d

❤️🤍
www.heartlines-spec.com/white-crane-...

White Crane and Red Fox

White Crane and Red Fox by Chezza Lee

www.heartlines-spec.com

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Gone Lawn Journal @gonelawn.bsky.social · Sep 6

Never mind those pesky clouds, look there! You can see the corn moon all glowy behind them. The corn moon is here for you! Love the corn moon, it loves you. Late summer is beautiful, is it not?

Gone Lawn 61, here you go!

gonelawn.net/journal/issu...

pencil-drawn face, divided, plus a crimson globe, plus geese flying westward.

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Heather @heatherdnorton.bsky.social · Sep 9

🤍
Pick a story to read at random like I did.
I bet you'll love it.
gonelawn.net/journal/issu...
@gonelawn.bsky.social
Thank you for 'How to Avoid Falling in Love with Borrowed Children' @cake-girl.bsky.social

Gone Lawn 61 : corn moon

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Indie Bites @indiebites.bsky.social · Sep 1

🏛️Submissions are now open for our May issue on the themes of RUINS & RITUALS!🧙‍♂️
We are looking for fantasy short fiction up to 7.5k words and cover illustrations. Deadline 28 February 2025.
For details visit our website at www.silversunbooks.com

An image of a man on a beach looking at a giant ruined statue with glowing eyes.
Text reads: “submissions open for our May issue on the themes of Ruins & Rituals, deadline 28 February 2026”

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Heather @heatherdnorton.bsky.social · Sep 8

Brimham Rocks 2025
Stone trapped, swirling, grinding away layered years of millstone grit by the thousands. An age of glacial turbulence now quieted. Warm sun tussles with the early autumn breeze, disturbing last night’s pool of clear rain that wets the rock, holding the creep of lichen at bay.

Top down view of an oval depression in a white-grey lichen covered rock formation filled with water and a few small brown leaves at the edges.

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Hearth Stories @hearthstories.bsky.social · Sep 1

We open up for submissions tomorrow! (Happy labor day)

Speculative (fantasy, generally) short fiction (1k-10k words) in non-technological settings. Take a look/we'd love to hear from you starting tomorrow!

hearthstories.org/submissions....

#writingcommunity

Hearth Stories: Submissions

Submission guidelines for Hearth Stories magazine. What to send, what not to send, when to send, where to send.

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Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · Sep 7

Hey, who turned out the lights?? 🕯️🕯️🕯️

The theme for September's flash fiction contest is CANDLELIGHT! You have until the end of this month to submit. Full submission details linked below ⬇️

www.patreon.com/posts/septem...

a bunch of lit candles are on a table

Alt: A ton of flickering candles sitting in melted wax on the ground

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Heather @heatherdnorton.bsky.social · Sep 5

💜

Augur Society | Augur Issue 8.1 is NOW LIVE ! @augursociety.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Augur Microfiction Contest is BACK for 2025 🏆 until Sep 30!

THE THEME: We want microfiction that bursts open the futures we need to see 🌌 show us the who/what/where of your tomorrows!

More info below ⬇️ and in our bio!

A purple background with a galaxy and birds flying in front of it. A four pointed star is on the top of the image with text below. The text reads: "augur society, Microfiction Contest, stories for the futures we need." A purple bar beneath the text has a symbol of an arrow inside a circle with the text "swipe for guidelines" to the right of it. A darker purple bar at the bottom of the image reads "Enter by September 30, 2025"

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