New Edge Sword & Sorcery
Open now for fiction.
Last updatedNew Edge Sword & Sorcery is a magazine dedicated to original sword & sorcery fiction, emphasizing weirdness and avoiding standard fantasy tropes.
Response time info: ~53 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder
Read the full guidelines at newedgeswordandsorcery.com↗Submission calls
fictionFantasyEligibility requirementsCloses Sep 1Pays: 4c/word, possibly more depending on crowdfunding
Open to: Brackenbury Books / NESS staff are not allowed to submit.
Sword & Sorcery fiction only; avoid genre blending and standard fantasy elements (no elves, orcs, dragons, or dwarves); 4,000 to 6,000 words; original, unpublished stories only (no reprints, including self-published); submissions open August 1, 2026 and close 8am EST, September 1, 2026; staff may…
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