Samovar

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Samovar is a triannual Strange Horizons magazine publishing speculative fiction and poetry in translation, along with nonfiction about speculative works and communities from non-Anglophone countries.

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fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorEligibility requirementsPays: Newly translated stories: US$0.08 per English-language word to the author and US$0.08 per word to the translator, up to 3,750 words; longer pieces may be considered with payment capped at US$300 each. Reprints: US$100 each to the author and translator.

Open to: Submissions must be translations and must include speculative fiction or speculative-fiction sensibilities.

Accepts newly translated speculative fiction and reprints of translated stories, with the original-language version preferred or required; unusual styles, inventive structures, and politically complex work are welcome. Newly translated stories have a maximum payment basis of 3,750 English-language words, though longer pieces may be considered with capped payment.

nonfictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorEligibility requirementsPays: Review-essays: US$40. Interviews/conversations: US$40 per participant, plus US$40 to the translator when translated.

Open to: Interview/conversation subjects must be authors, artists, poets, critics, or fans from non-Anglophone countries; review-essays must focus on speculative fiction or related works.

Seeks review-essays of 2,000–3,000 words about speculative works, especially translated or untranslated works of interest to English-language readers, and proposals for interviews or conversations about speculative fiction from non-Anglophone countries.

poetryScience FictionFantasyHorrorEligibility requirementsPays: US$40 to the author and US$40 to the translator.

Open to: Submissions must be translations and must have a speculative element or speculative-fiction sensibility.

Accepts strong speculative poetry in translation; submit the full translated poem or sample pages when available, identify the source language and whether you are the author or translator, and include the original-language version if possible.

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