The Submission Pit Substack

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The Submission Pit is a speculative-fiction publication offering a monthly prize for the best submitted short story.

Response time info: ~15 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

Read the full guidelines at thesubmissionpit.substack.com↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorCloses Oct 31Pays: One winning story receives $100, plus 50% of paid subscriber revenue for the month; publication is required to receive the prize.

Monthly submissions are due by the end of the month, with the winner announced on the 15th. Accepts speculative fiction—science fiction, fantasy, and horror—of 6 to 10,000 words. One story per author per reading period; reprints and simultaneous submissions are allowed. No AI-generated stories.

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