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*We accept all categories of fiction, including genre and literary fiction, with the exception of horror, children's literature, erotica, nonfiction, and poetry.
Greetings! PLEASE CLICK on the SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Icon Below for Details About Word Counts, Pay Rates, Genres, Contracts, and More!
Our process is challenging. Competitive. Stories navigate a multi-step process to publication.
A story must speak to us, exemplify intrepid culture, and potentially delight readers.
A tall order.
Give Us Gutsy Words. Fascinating Words. Alarmingly Individual.
The fighters, the curious, those who win against the odds. The intrepid.
That’s what we want. Emotion.
Write stories just for us.
But first, read our stories and watch the video (again :-).
THIS IS A SUMMARY ONLY. Please click on Submission Guidelines (scroll down to “The Rules” below) to read about word counts, pay rates, contracts, and more. (FYI, like many magazines, we reject word count busts unread.)
We seek human-written stories and do not accept AI-produced stories. Authors must verify in writing that their work is not AI-produced if we accept their story.
We explore intrepid culture: our stories feature four elements in every story: danger, struggle, emotion, and OVERCOMING.
Our stories are intrepid first and not subordinated to other themes. Stories demonstrate action, fearlessness, and triumph.
We welcome many genres and writing styles, including literary, speculative fiction (science fiction & fantasy, literary sf), action and adventure, romance, magical realism, historical fiction, and others, but we’re not a horror or dark fiction market. Why not? Well…our brand is fearlessness. 🙂 We also love odd, quirky stories, and humor.
Submission Guidelines below.
Please help us respond to every author by using the William Shunn format (minus address).
What are you waiting for? Go for the gutsy! 🙂
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