Solarpunk Magazine

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Solarpunk Magazine publishes speculative fiction and other writing centered on solarpunk themes, including ecological balance, mutual aid, radical imagination, resistance, and repair.

Response time info: within 60 days

Read the full guidelines at solarpunkmagazine.com↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 14Pays: 10 cents per word, with a $100 minimum.

Open to: Original, unpublished work in English; translations previously published in languages other than English are accepted, but unsolicited reprints are not.

General solarpunk fiction is wanted, generally 1,500–4,000 words, with an overall limit of 7,500 words. The 2026 submission windows are January 1–14, April 1–14, July 1–14, and October 1–14; all close at 11:59 p.m. PST on the 14th. The October 1–14, 2026 window is currently open.

fictionHorrorScience FictionFantasyEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 14Pays: 10 cents per word, with a $100 minimum.

Open to: Original, unpublished work in English; translations previously published in languages other than English are accepted, but unsolicited reprints are not.

The Solarpunk Horror themed issue seeks hopeful, ecological, uncanny, atmospheric, psychological, classic-monster, tech-horror, biopunk, or eco-gothic fiction rooted in solarpunk’s themes. The 2026 window runs October 1–14 and closes at 11:59 p.m. PST on October 14; include #solarpunkhorror in the cover letter. Decisions for earlier submissions are made in August 2026.

nonfictionEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 14Pays: $100 per essay or article.

Open to: Original, unpublished work in English; translations previously published in languages other than English are accepted, but unsolicited reprints are not.

General solarpunk nonfiction essays or articles are accepted during the January 1–14, April 1–14, July 1–14, and October 1–14, 2026 windows; all periods close at 11:59 p.m. PST on the 14th. The October 1–14, 2026 window is currently open.

poetryScience FictionFantasyHorrorEligibility requirementsCloses Oct 14Pays: $50 per poem.

Open to: Original, unpublished work in English; translations previously published in languages other than English are accepted, but unsolicited reprints are not.

General solarpunk poetry is accepted during the January 1–14, April 1–14, July 1–14, and October 1–14, 2026 windows; all periods close at 11:59 p.m. PST on the 14th. The October 1–14, 2026 window is currently open.

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