Orion's Belt

Open now for fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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Orion’s Belt is a literary speculative magazine publishing microfiction, flash fiction, poetry, translations, and reviews.

Response time info: within one month for the majority of fiction or poetry submissions; query after approximately three months if no decision

Read the full guidelines at orions-belt.net↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorCloses Oct 31Pays: US$0.08 per word

Microfiction must contain significant speculative elements and be up to 400 words. Up to three submissions are allowed per submission window. Submissions are open from September 1 through October 31, 2026; the autumn issue publishes in December.

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 31Pays: US$0.08 per word for prose, paid to both author and translator; translated-story reprints pay US$40 flat, paid to both

Open to: Translator must acquire permission from the author or copyright holder and provide contact information; AI-assisted translations are not allowed.

Translations of microfiction and flash fiction are accepted, including reprints. Significant speculative elements are required, and the work must follow the applicable microfiction or flash-fiction limits. Translations are open from September 1 through October 31, 2026; translators must obtain permission and include the original work.

flashScience FictionFantasyHorrorCloses Oct 31Pays: US$0.08 per word

Flash fiction must contain significant speculative elements and be 401–1,000 words. Up to two submissions are allowed per submission window. Submissions are open from September 1 through October 31, 2026; the autumn issue publishes in December.

nonfictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorMysteryCloses Oct 31Pays: US$45 flat per review

Completed book reviews of speculative works are accepted, including science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, horror, magical realism, myth retellings, surrealism, superhero stories, and other fantastical genres. Reviews may be up to 1,000 words, and only one review is published per issue.

poetryScience FictionFantasyHorrorCloses Oct 31Pays: US$40 flat per poem

All forms and styles are welcome, with a focus on emotion and experience and significant speculative elements. One submission is allowed per call, containing up to five poems and no more than 10 pages. Submissions are open from September 1 through October 31, 2026; the autumn issue publishes in December.

poetryScience FictionFantasyHorrorEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 31Pays: US$40 flat per poem, paid to both author and translator; translated-poem reprints pay US$20 flat, paid to both

Open to: Translator must acquire permission from the author or copyright holder and provide contact information; AI-assisted translations are not allowed.

Translations of poetry are accepted, including reprints, and must follow the poetry guidelines. Translations are open from September 1 through October 31, 2026; translators must obtain permission and include the original work.

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