Fiction
The Fabulist Words & Art
Closed
- Length
- Up to 3,000 words
- Pay
- Not stated
- Fee
- No fee
- Simultaneous
- Allowed
- Reprints
- Original only
What they accept
The Fabulist Words & Art publishes short fantastical and speculative fiction — science fiction, fantasy, intelligent horror, literary fabulism, magic realism, and related modes — up to 3,000 words, and pays a flat $100 on publication, with no reading fee; the page does not spell out the currency. Fiction is currently temporarily closed on its submissions page; work is taken through Submittable during open calls or by editor invitation.
FantasyScience FictionHorrorMagical RealismOther / not listed
- Query after
- 180 days
- AI policy
- The Fabulist does not accept AI/LLM-generated text of any sort, including prompts and collaboration; grammar and spellcheckers are not counted as AI/LLM text generation, and published work later found to be AI-generated is removed.
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