Further Light Magazine

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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Further Light Magazine publishes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry connecting speculative fiction with Latter-day Saint themes and audiences.

Response time info: Responses by March 31, 2027 for Issue 4 and by September 30, 2027 for Issue 5.

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Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorEligibility requirementsCloses Feb 28, 2027Pays: $25 honorarium

Open to: Work must engage a Latter-day Saint audience.

Rolling submissions; submit by February 28, 2027 for Issue 4 or August 31, 2027 for Issue 5. Fiction should engage Latter-day Saint audiences through science fiction, fantasy, horror, magical realism, fairy tales, scriptural retellings, or related speculative genres. Original and reprint fiction accepted; 1,000–8,000 words, with longer work by query.

nonfictionEligibility requirementsCloses Feb 28, 2027Pays: $25 honorarium

Open to: Work must engage a Latter-day Saint audience.

Rolling submissions; submit by February 28, 2027 for Issue 4 or August 31, 2027 for Issue 5. Seeks creative nonfiction and accessible literary analysis of speculative fiction with a Latter-day Saint connection; target length is 3,000 words, with flexibility.

poetryFantasyEligibility requirementsCloses Feb 28, 2027Pays: $10 honorarium

Open to: Work must engage a Latter-day Saint audience.

Rolling submissions; submit by February 28, 2027 for Issue 4 or August 31, 2027 for Issue 5. Poetry should contain both speculative and religious elements; submit up to 7 pages at a time, with each poem in a separate document.

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