Otherside (Originals)

Open to: Submitters must self-identify as 2SLGBTQIA+.

Open year-round. Seeking completed investigations of queer history, essays on forgotten queer speculative works or authors, media criticism, personal essays, memoir, genre-blurring creative nonfiction, non-US perspectives, and essays on speculative fiction and queer identity; no pitches or reviews. Response times are slower for year-round submissions.

Currently closed; the next window is December 1, 2026-January 31, 2027, with submissions opening at 12:01 AM ET and closing at 11:59 PM ET. Speculative stories only, 500-4,000 words. Pay is 8 cents/word.

Currently closed; the next window is December 1, 2026-January 31, 2027, with submissions opening at 12:01 AM ET and closing at 11:59 PM ET. Reprints must be speculative stories not currently readable online for free; typically 500-7,500 words, with occasional consideration of novelettes up to 17,500 words. Pay is $100/story.

Currently closed; the next window is December 1, 2026-January 31, 2027, with submissions opening at 12:01 AM ET and closing at 11:59 PM ET. Seeking speculative poems; any length, though poems over 100 lines are a harder sell. Pay is $50/poem.