Lucent Dreaming (Novels)

Open to: UK residents

Novel submissions are open; submit the first three chapters or approximately 10,000 words. Any genre is considered, with preferences for literary, speculative and/or surreal, contemporary, historical, and magic realism/low fantasy. English-language submissions only. No word-count limit is stated for the complete novel.

Open to: UK residents

Poetry pamphlet submissions are open; submit a sample of 20 to 25 poems. Any genre is accepted. English-language submissions only.

Issue 15 submissions are closed; the stated submission window was 7 July 2024–1 September 2024. Short stories should be 1,500–3,999 words and pay a fixed £80 plus a digital subscription and print contributor copy. Responses are expected within four weeks after the window ends.

Issue 15 submissions are closed; the stated submission window was 7 July 2024–1 September 2024. Flash fiction should be 250–750 words and pays a fixed £30 plus a digital subscription and print contributor copy. Responses are expected within four weeks after the window ends.

Issue 15 submissions are closed; the stated submission window was 7 July 2024–1 September 2024. Poems may be up to 56 lines including line spacing and pay a fixed £30 plus a digital subscription and print contributor copy. Responses are expected within four weeks after the window ends.