Fiction
Alchemical
No closing date
- Length
- 1,000 to 5,000 words
- Pay
- Unpaid
- Fee
- No fee
- Simultaneous
- Allowed
- Reprints
- Original only
What they accept
Alchemical is a literary journal of the speculative, publishing literary fiction delivered through science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Its short fiction call takes one piece of 1,000 to 5,000 words by email, year-round, with no submission fees and no payment to contributors; it aims to respond within 45 days.
LiteraryScience FictionFantasyHorror
- Query after
- 45 days
- AI policy
- Alchemical does not consider any AI-generated work.
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