Sound & Color
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Last checkedSound & Color is an inclusive Black, queer, femme-run market for speculative fiction, including science fiction, fantasy, horror, and magical realism.
Response time info: 30 days
Read the full guidelines at soundandcolormag.com↗Submission calls
Prompt i. Sound & Color (April Issue) accepts speculative fiction from December 1, 2026, through January 31, 2027. Flash fiction is up to 1,500 words and pays $80 flat; short fiction is up to 4,500 words and pays $0.09 per word. First-printing world-exclusive English-language rights, including audio rights, are purchased for six months.
Prompt ii. Nighthawks (June Issue) accepts speculative fiction from December 1, 2026, through January 31, 2027. Flash fiction is up to 1,500 words and pays $80 flat; short fiction is up to 4,500 words and pays $0.09 per word. First-printing world-exclusive English-language rights, including audio rights, are purchased for six months.
Prompts iii–vi accept speculative fiction from April 1 through May 31; briefs go live January 1. Flash fiction is up to 1,500 words and pays $80 flat; short fiction is up to 4,500 words and pays $0.09 per word. First-printing world-exclusive English-language rights, including audio rights, are purchased for six months.
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