We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2026
Neon Hemlock Press
- Length
- Up to 17,500 words
- Pay
- Not stated
- Fee
- Not stated
- Simultaneous
- Allowed
- Reprints
- Reprints welcome
What they accept
We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2026 is a Neon Hemlock Press reprint anthology, edited by Shingai Njeri Kagunda, collecting the best queer speculative short fiction first published in 2026; original or unpublished work and non-speculative work are not eligible. It takes reprint stories under 17,500 words that implicitly or explicitly explore queerness and/or transness, and simultaneous and multiple submissions are welcome. The compensation level is $0.01 per word; the guidelines do not name the currency.
- AI policy
- Neon Hemlock Press states that 'AI'/LLM-written work is not welcome.
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