Futurist Letters

Open now for fiction and nonfiction.

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Futurist Letters accepts essays and short fiction by email, seeking clear, intellectually engaged work for a broad English-speaking readership.

Response time info: within two weeks

Read the full guidelines at futuristletters.com↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionPays: $40 for accepted work; no exclusivity requirement.

Short fiction should use sparse, clear, evocative prose; the suggested length is 400–3,000 words. The publication is not a science-fiction journal, though it frequently runs science fiction. Double Dealer submissions may focus on Southern and Western tales.

nonfictionPays: $40 for accepted work; no exclusivity requirement.

Essays on any subject are welcome, especially work connecting the present or past to the future in an electrifying, clear way; suggested length is 400–2,000 words. Pitches may be submitted with a nonfiction writing sample.

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