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The Cafe Irreal

No closing date
Length
Up to 2,000 words
Pay
0.01 USD per word
Fee
Not stated
Simultaneous
Not allowed
Reprints
Not stated

What they accept

The Cafe Irreal is a quarterly webzine publishing irreal, fantastic fiction of up to 2,000 words, with translations welcome and no minimum length, and it accepts submissions year-round by email. It pays one cent U.S. per word, $2 minimum, on publication for first-time internet rights. Simultaneous submissions are not accepted, and reprints are considered only in unusual cases such as a story that appeared in print but not on the internet.

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