Otherside (Originals)

Open to: self-identified members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community may submit; past contributors must wait two issues or six months from publication.

Original speculative fiction, 500–4,000 words; 2026 general windows run January 1–14, April 8–21, July 8–21, and October 8–21, with limited early windows for trans, BIPOC, and/or disabled authors. Pays 8 cents/word. Reprints are separate and currently closed.

Open to: self-identified members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community may submit; past contributors must wait two issues or six months from publication.

Previously unpublished speculative poetry; up to three poems per submission, with no fixed length limit, though poems over 100 lines are a harder sell. 2026 windows run January 1–14, April 8–21, July 8–21, and October 8–21, with limited early windows for trans, BIPOC, and/or disabled authors. Pays $50 per poem.

Open to: self-identified members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community may submit; past contributors must wait two issues or six months from publication.

Completed original nonfiction is accepted year-round; no pitches. They especially seek queer history, criticism, personal essays, memoir, genre-blurring creative nonfiction, and non-US perspectives. Pays $50 per piece.

Speculative reprint fiction that is no longer freely available online, typically 500–7,500 words; novelettes up to 17,500 words may be considered. Reprints are currently closed and will open again later in 2026. Pays $100/story.