The Literary Fantasy Magazine
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Last checkedThe Literary Fantasy Magazine publishes fantasy fiction, serial fiction, and fantasy-related creative nonfiction online through Arcanist Online.
Response time info: Most acceptance/rejection letters from the June 2026 window are planned for September 2026.
Read the full guidelines at magazine.thearcanist.net↗Submission calls
General submissions are closed after a June 2026 window that received 376 submissions; the magazine plans a special October window for Storytelling Collective’s Short Story September participants. It accepts fantasy short fiction from 4,000 to 10,000 words, preferably 6,000 to 10,000, with clear fantastic elements.
General submissions are closed after a June 2026 window that received 376 submissions; the magazine plans a special October window for Storytelling Collective’s Short Story September participants. Serial fiction must total 20,000 to 50,000 words and be submitted in one document with break points for 3 or 6 sections.
General submissions are closed after a June 2026 window that received 376 submissions; the magazine plans a special October window for Storytelling Collective’s Short Story September participants. Creative nonfiction must relate to the fantasy genre and is published online, at 700 to 5,000 words.
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