Synthesized Sunsets

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Synthesized Sunsets is a speculative-fiction publication currently accepting short-story submissions for its Excess-themed season.

Response time info: targeting a turnaround time of three weeks

Read the full guidelines at synthesizedsunsets.substack.com↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorEligibility requirementsPays: $100 per story, approximately 5,000 words.

Open to: speculative fiction is accepted; AI-authored or AI-co-authored work is not accepted. Anonymous submissions are allowed.

Currently open until further notice for speculative short stories, preferably related to the Excess theme; stories should have a central novel idea about possible futures or alternate pasts. Stories must be 10,000 words or less, with a preferred length around 5,000 words. No simultaneous submissions or reprints; multiple submissions are allowed.

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