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Are You Everything Alright

A project of Air and Nothingness Press (see other related projects).

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Modern society is progressing toward nothing worth arriving at.

Human rights, gender rights, immigrant rights, disability rights, climate rights, work rights. We are looking for stories about apocalypse issues, but those where people on the side of decency come out on top and those opposed have a very bad day. We'd like to see hopeful endings. This theme is subject to interpretation.

For this open call we want submissions comprising the last 15 minutes of the action/SF/fantasy story/film/book: the hero fights the dragon, the last ship departs the dying planet, the last desperate gambit of the remaining members of the team to defeat the final foe. Start your story mid-action if you like.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 2026

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication
One-time publication

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

Fiction Open

Deadline:

30 September 2026* (approx. 24 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 2,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Other: See guidelines.

Theme:

Apocalypse stories with hopeful endings (30 Sep 2026*)

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Provides free copy/copies Professional payment. Provides free copy/copies. Details: USD $0.08/word.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment.

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Dates

Last Updated: 06 Sep 2026

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