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Radon Journal is a no-fee literary magazine publishing short fiction and poetry with science-fiction, anarchist, transhumanist, or dystopian elements.

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Submission calls

fictionScience FictionHorrorPays: 2.5¢ per word for original work, with a guaranteed $15 minimum.

Radon accepts flash fiction and short stories up to 5,000 words containing elements of science fiction, anarchism, transhumanism, or dystopia; it does not publish fantasy and seeks leftist social commentary. Submissions are accepted year-round.

poetryScience FictionPays: $25 per poem.

Radon accepts up to five poems in one Word document, with no line limit. The poetry editor prefers free verse with narrative elements; page and spoken-word poems are welcome. Submissions are accepted year-round.

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