LIGHTSPEED

Lightspeed is a digital science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF—and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales.

Please click on a submission type to begin a new submission.

FANTASY [Flash]

FLASH FICTION An original, unpublished fantasy flash fiction story. (Up to 1,500 words) Open to all writers. ➡️ Please put your byline below your title. (A lot of people have been skipping this recently. ⬅️

Currently Open to Submissions

Closes to Submissions on Monday, April 1, 2024 4:59 AM (UTC)

The following submission types are temporarily closed:

SCIENCE FICTION

SHORT STORY / NOVELETTE An original, unpublished science fiction story. (1501-10,000 words) Open to all writers. ➡️ Please put your byline below your title. (A lot of people have been skipping this recently. ⬅️

Currently Closed to Submissions

FANTASY

SHORT STORY / NOVELETTE An original, unpublished fantasy story. (1501-10,000 words) Open to all writers. ➡️ Please put your byline below your title. (A lot of people have been skipping this recently. ⬅️

Currently Closed to Submissions

SCIENCE FICTION [Flash]

FLASH FICTION An original, unpublished science fiction flash fiction story. (Up to 1,500 words) Open to all writers. ➡️ Please put your byline below your title. (A lot of people have been skipping this recently. ⬅️

Currently Closed to Submissions