We're Here

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We're Here is an annual anthology seeking the best queer speculative fiction reprints, alongside Neon Hemlock's novella series and themed anthologies focused on queer speculative work.

Response time info: Authors of selected stories will be reached out to in April 2026 (for We're Here); Novella Series: expected turnaround around four months; query…

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Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorCloses Dec 31Pays: $0.01/word

We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2026 seeks the best speculative stories published in 2026 under 17,500 words that explore queerness and/or transness; reprints only from 2026; no original/unpublished work, unqueer work, or non-speculative work.

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorOpens Oct 15

Novella Series: Accepts standalone speculative novellas (science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural, slipstream, weird, hybrid) of 17,500–40,000 words, with a focus on queer experience; June 15-30, 2026 window for trans women and writers of color, October 15-30, 2026 for all writers; previously…

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorOpens Jan 15, 2027

What Elegant Stars: Queer Tales of Impossible Style (closed): Space opera stories involving style, fashion, and society; science fantasy and horror elements welcome; under 6,000 words (1,000–4,000 preferred); queer, trans, ace, undefinable characters; no near-future sci-fi, unexamined bigotry, or…

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