Protocolized - Fiction
(Nonfiction)
Description
Limited Demographic: Members of the protocol research community﹣SoP alumni, hobbyist researchers, and guest lecturers
Our primary focus is protocol fiction, understood as a genre of science fiction.
Accordingly, our guiding principle for this type of piece is Chiang's Law: science fiction is about strange rules, while fantasy is about special people. Please do not pitch us fantasy stories. We welcome fiction focused on both real and speculative protocols that explore regimes of strange new rules, and the dynamics of the worlds that grow on those protocols.
As a litmus test of quality, we like Fred Pohl's saying: "A good science fiction story should be able to predict not the automobile but the traffic jam.”
Our primary focus is protocol fiction, understood as a genre of science fiction.
Accordingly, our guiding principle for this type of piece is Chiang's Law: science fiction is about strange rules, while fantasy is about special people. Please do not pitch us fantasy stories. We welcome fiction focused on both real and speculative protocols that explore regimes of strange new rules, and the dynamics of the worlds that grow on those protocols.
As a litmus test of quality, we like Fred Pohl's saying: "A good science fiction story should be able to predict not the automobile but the traffic jam.”
Market Genres
Genres
Science FictionMarket Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Short Story
1500 to 2500 words
$750/piece
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
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Listing added: 16 April 2025
Last officially checked: 16 April 2026