Retcon - Fiction (Go to Poetry)
Description
Limited Demographic: members of Indigenous Nations and People of Color
Note: submit only once per submission period
Note: guidelines state that if you do not receive a rejection between submission and the release of the next issue, it is not a rejection, and you may submit that story again next window if you like
RETCON is seeking decolonized speculative short fiction and nonfiction essays from members of Indigenous Nations and People of Color. Fiction, poetry, and essays submitted to the magazine should challenge, subvert, and/or replace narratives of western colonialism and imperialism in speculative fiction. Speculative fiction in this context refers to the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
All work submitted to RETCON should be #OwnVoices work. That is to say, we want to highlight stories and art that are created by the same people they depict. E.g. If a story centers a Black woman, the author should be a Black woman. RETCON is a space for creators to tell their people’s own stories in their own voices. Work that does not embody the spirit of #OwnVoices will be rejected.
Note: submit only once per submission period
Note: guidelines state that if you do not receive a rejection between submission and the release of the next issue, it is not a rejection, and you may submit that story again next window if you like
RETCON is seeking decolonized speculative short fiction and nonfiction essays from members of Indigenous Nations and People of Color. Fiction, poetry, and essays submitted to the magazine should challenge, subvert, and/or replace narratives of western colonialism and imperialism in speculative fiction. Speculative fiction in this context refers to the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
All work submitted to RETCON should be #OwnVoices work. That is to say, we want to highlight stories and art that are created by the same people they depict. E.g. If a story centers a Black woman, the author should be a Black woman. RETCON is a space for creators to tell their people’s own stories in their own voices. Work that does not embody the spirit of #OwnVoices will be rejected.
This listing is permanently closed for submissions. This may mean one of several things:
- It was always planned to be a limited-time project, such as a one-time anthology, and the limited-time submission window has ended.
- The publisher has stated that they are permanently closed, or on hiatus with wording that makes it sound permanent.
- The publication website is down in a way that appears to be permanent, and we haven't been able to find a new website for them.
- The publication website is not down, but it appears to have been inactive for more than a year.
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyHorror
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Flash
0 to 1000 words
8 cents/word
Short Story
1000 to 2000 words
8 cents/word
Market Submission Types
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Reprints/Originals?: Originals Only
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Reprints/Originals?: Originals Only
Market Response Data
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numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.
Count:
There are 4 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 0.00 | Median: 0 | Max: 0
Responded:
-
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
-
(0.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
25.00%
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
25.00%
Withdrawn:
75.00%
Pending:
There are 0 pending responses.
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Listing added: 6 September 2019
Last officially checked: 25 March 2022