SUBMIT HERE! Fireside Magazine & 34 Orchard

I want to give my fellow writers a heads up that Fireside Magazine and 34 Orchard will soon be open for you to submit short stories!

Here are their guidelines. However, this is just an overview. It is always wise to get your information directly from the publication’s websites and read what they have published in the past.

***While these publications seem legit, I cannot guarantee their validity or philosophies.***

FIRESIDE MAGAZINE

DESCRIPTION: During their next submission period they will have guest editor Hal Y. Zhang who “would especially love to see work loosely themed around science and technology: the joy of discovery, the systemic barriers in place that prevent equal access to advanced knowledge, and how new tools and machines can both empower and disenfranchise marginalized voices. Don’t limit yourself to strictly future settings or science fiction — think broadly in terms of any method or system that explores the world through experimentation, such as an ancient sorcerer investigating rules of magic.” – https://firesidefiction.com/submissions

OPEN PERIOD: 7/5/2021 at 6:00 AM EST – 7/11/2021 at 6pm EST.

RESPONSE TIME: 30-60 days.

WORD COUNT: 3k words (although they prefer stories on the shorter side).

POETRY: One poem per author.

SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: Yes! (But as always please let them know if you are accepted elsewhere).

REPRINTS: No.

PAYMENT: $0.12.5 / word.

WEBSITE: https://firesidefiction.com/submissions

34 ORCHARD

DESCRIPTION: “At 34 Orchard, we like dark, intense pieces that speak to a deeper truth. We’re not genre-specific; we just like scary, disturbing, unsettling, and sad. We like things we can’t put down and things that make us go “wow” when we’ve finished. But our main goal here at 34 Orchard is to publish the stuff we like to read, and you’re not in our heads. So don’t over think it. Just submit.” – https://34orchard.com/guidelines/

OPEN PERIOD: 7/1/2021 – 7/31/2021

RESPONSE TIME: August 31, 2021

WORD COUNT: 1,000 to 7,500 words.

POETRY: Any length; send up to three in separate documents attached to one e-mail.

SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: Yes! (But as always please let them know if you are accepted elsewhere).

REPRINTS: No.

PAYMENT: $50.00

WEBSITE: https://34orchard.com/