Uncanny is opening for submissions on September 11, 2014.

You can also find this information on our Submissions page. Please note that this is a temporary procedure until our new website and submissions system are completed.

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Editors-in-Chief: Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas

Uncanny is seeking passionate SF/F fiction and poetry from writers from every conceivable background.  We want  intricate, experimental stories and poems with with gorgeous prose, verve, and imagination that elicit strong emotions and challenge beliefs. Uncanny believes there’s still plenty of room in the genre for tales that make you feel.

Fiction Guidelines

Uncanny is looking for original, unpublished speculative fiction stories between 750-7500 words. Payment is $.08 per word.

Submission procedures:

1- Please email your submission to uncannymagazine [at] gmail [dot] com. Make sure to put Fiction Submission: Short Story Title in the subject line.

2- All stories should be in Standard Manuscript Format and attached in .RTF, .DOC, or .DOCX formats.

3- Your cover letter should contain the length of your story, your significant publishing history and awards, and information that might be relevant to that specific submission.

4- Please do not send multiple submissions at once, or submissions simultaneously submitted at another market or anthology.

5- We try to respond to all submissions in 15 days. Please feel free to query uncannymagazine [at] gmail [dot] com if we’ve had your submission for over 30 days.

Poetry Guidelines

Uncanny is looking for original, unpublished speculative poetry of any length. Payment is $30 per poem.

1- Please email your submissions to uncannymagazine [at] gmail [dot] com. Make sure to put Poetry Submission: Poem Title in the subject line.

2- Your cover letter should contain the length of your poem, your significant publishing history and awards, and information that might be relevant to that specific submission.

3- You may send up to five poems at a time, but please send them in separate emails attached in .RTF, .DOC, or .DOCX formats. Please do not send poems simultaneously submitted at another market or anthology.

4-  We try to respond to all submissions in 15 days. Please feel free to query uncannymagazine [at] gmail [dot] com if we’ve had your submission for over 30 days.