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About

The Future Fire (TFF) is our free, online, flagship magazine, which is always open to submissions of beautiful and useful short stories and poetry in Social-political and Progressive Speculative Fiction, Feminist SF, Queer SF, Eco SF, Multicultural SF and Cyberpunk, and an experiment in and celebration of new writing.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

International Established in 2005

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 4 x per year.

Fiction Open

Audience:
Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, All sexual identities.
Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General GeneralOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Women's Fiction.
Fantasy FantasyOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism, Weird/New Weird.
Horror HorrorOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Gothic, Noir, Science Fiction Horror, Weird/New Weird.
Mystery/Crime Mystery/CrimeOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Noir.
Science Fiction Science FictionOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Cyberpunk, Dystopian, Mundane Science Fiction, Slipstream.
Open to all/most Genres Open to all/most Genres
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Dark, Experimental, Surrealist.
Topics:
Open to all/most Topics, including: Nature/Environment (Environmental issues), Politics/Political Science, Sexuality/Gender (General, LGBTQ issues, Women/Female issues), Society/Culture (General, Ethnicity/Race).
Types/Lengths:
TypeLength Details
Flash Fiction Flash FictionUp to 1,000 words.
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette Novelette7,500 - 15,000 words.
Novella Novella15,000 - 17,500 words.
Payscale:
We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word).
Submissions:
ElectronicPostalReprintsSimultaneousMedia
OK No OK NoText format submissions
Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

Nonfiction Open

Query first.

Audience:
Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, All sexual identities.
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Critical, Literary, Mainstream.
Topics:
Literature/Books (Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines).
Types/Lengths:
TypeLength Details
Review Review1,000 - 2,000 words.
Payscale:
We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
No monetary payment No monetary payment.
Submissions:
ElectronicPostalReprintsSimultaneousMedia
OK No No NoText format submissions
Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

Poetry Open

Audience:
Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, All sexual identities.
Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General GeneralOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Women's Fiction.
Fantasy FantasyOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism, Weird/New Weird.
Horror HorrorOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Gothic, Noir, Science Fiction Horror, Weird/New Weird.
Mystery/Crime Mystery/CrimeOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Noir.
Science Fiction Science FictionOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Cyberpunk, Dystopian, Mundane Science Fiction, Slipstream.
Open to all/most Genres Open to all/most Genres
Poetry Forms:
Open to all/most Forms.
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Dark, Experimental, Surrealist.
Topics:
Open to all/most Topics, including: Nature/Environment (Environmental issues), Politics/Political Science, Sexuality/Gender (General, LGBTQ issues, Women/Female issues), Society/Culture (General, Ethnicity/Race).
Types/Lengths:
TypeLength Details
Poem PoemUp to 100 lines.
Payscale:
We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem).
Submissions:
ElectronicPostalReprintsSimultaneousMedia
OK No OK NoText format submissions
Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

Visual Art DNQ

This project does not qualify to be listed at Duotrope in this category. Reason: Art is by commission.

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Dates

Last Updated: 20 Mar 2024
Last Audited: 22 Feb 2024 We audit each active listing twice a year.
Date Added: 20 Jun 2006

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