The Colored Lens

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The Colored Lens publishes speculative fiction, including flash fiction and novellas, focused on perspective-shifting commentary about the world and society.

Response time info: within a few days

Read the full guidelines at thecoloredlens.com↗

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Accepts all varieties of speculative fiction, including alternate history, high fantasy, hard science fiction, and dark fantasy, with a plot and a speculative element. Stories may be up to 10,000 words, with 500-5,000 words preferred; novellas up to 20,000 words are serialized over multiple issues. No simultaneous submissions, multiple submissions, or reprints.

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Flash fiction must have a fully developed plot and a speculative element. Flash is included within the fiction guidelines and is paid at $10.

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