Incensepunk

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Incensepunk Magazine publishes speculative fiction and nonfiction focused on faith, religion, and emerging technology in future-oriented settings.

Response time info: Three months

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Submission calls

fictionScience FictionPays: $100 for original stories, plus a lifetime paid subscription; anthology-included stories may receive a prorated share of 50% of profits and a print copy. Reprints receive $25 per story.

Open for short fiction of about 4,000–6,000 words. Seeks incensepunk science-fiction worlds engaging with human religion, complex characters experiencing doubt and faith, compelling metaphysical or adventurous journeys, hopeful endings, and thoughtful future religious aesthetics. AI-generated content is not accepted. Reprints are accepted at a flat rate.

flashScience FictionPays: $25 for original stories, plus a lifetime paid subscription; anthology-included stories may receive a prorated share of 50% of profits and a print copy. Flash reprints receive no cash payment but receive a lifetime paid subscription.

Open for flash fiction under 1,500 words. Seeks incensepunk science-fiction worlds engaging with human religion, complex characters experiencing doubt and faith, compelling metaphysical or adventurous journeys, hopeful endings, and thoughtful future religious aesthetics. AI-generated content is not accepted. Reprints pay no cash but receive a lifetime paid subscription.

nonfictionPays: Not paid; nonfiction authors receive lifetime paid subscription benefits.

Open for pitches and completed nonfiction articles on the intersection of faith and emerging technology, book reviews, and related topics. Word count is flexible but generally under 1,000 words. Include “PITCH” in the cover letter for pitches. AI-generated content is not accepted.

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