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Neon Hemlock Press publishes speculative fiction and queer chapbooks, with open calls for a speculative chapbook manuscript and queer speculative-fiction reprints for its 2026 anthology.

Response time info: around three months for chapbooks; selected anthology authors contacted in April 2026

Read the full guidelines at neonhemlock.com↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorCloses Oct 15Pays: $100 and 25 author copies from a limited print run of 100; possible 50/50 split after the initial run sells out.

Speculative chapbook manuscripts of 7,500–12,000 words are open August 20–October 15, 2026. Submit a single novelette or multiple short stories, including flash; queer experience is especially welcome. The standard contract pays $100 and 25 copies. Turnaround is expected around three months.

fictionScience FictionFantasyHorrorEligibility requirementsCloses Dec 31Pays: $0.01/word

Open to: Stories must have been published in 2026 and must implicitly or explicitly explore queerness and/or transness; reprints

Seeking 2026-published speculative queer or trans stories under 17,500 words for We’re Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2026. Reprints only; original or non-speculative work is not wanted. Submissions close December 31, 2026. Selected authors will be contacted in April 2026, with the table of contents announced in May/June 2026.

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