Lucent Dreaming (Novels)

Open to: You must be a UK resident.

Novel submissions are reopened and will be considered for publication in 2025 and 2026. Submit the polished first three chapters, or around 10,000 words. Genres are any, with a preference for literary, speculative and/or surreal, contemporary, historical, and magic realism/low fantasy. Pay is a £500 advance plus 10% royalties.

Open to: You must be a UK resident.

Poetry pamphlet submissions are reopened. Submit a sample of 20 to 25 poems. Any genre is accepted. Pay is a £150 advance plus 10% royalties.

Issue 15 submissions are closed; the page says submissions were open from 7 July 2024 to 1 September 2024. Short stories must be 1,500–3,999 words and flash fiction 250–750 words. Fiction should be beautifully written and character-focused, with a preference for inner lives and character development. Submissions were free.

Issue 15 submissions are closed; the page says submissions were open from 7 July 2024 to 1 September 2024. Submit poetry of no more than 56 lines, including line spacing. The magazine prefers crafted poems exploring identity, inner lives, and society, including prose poetry and surreal narrative poems. Submissions were free.