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PodCastle

Closed
Length
Up to 6,000 words
Pay
0.08 USD per word
Fee
Not stated
Simultaneous
Allowed
Reprints
Reprints welcome

What they accept

PodCastle is a fantasy audio magazine open to all fantasy subgenres; its general call takes original stories up to 6,000 words, welcomes reprints, and its next general window opens November 1, 2026.

Fantasy
Languages
English
Resubmissions
Not allowed
Anonymous reading
Not required
Query after
120 days
AI policy
PodCastle does not accept AI-generated stories; work must be imagined, drafted, written, and edited by humans. Submitting machine-generated work is treated as plagiarism and grounds for a permanent ban.

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