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Confounding Cupids: When Love Goes Awry

A project of WordFire Press (see other related projects).

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (October 2024). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

Love is in the air…or is it? Sometimes Cupid’s arrow finds the wrong target, or the right target at the wrong time. Those stupid Cupids can sure make a mess of things!

Freefall into a world where love, magic, and wonder can devolve into chaos and confusion. Confounding Cupids: When Love Goes Awry is your chance to take aim at your favorite romance tropes and have a fantastical time.

Romance can blossom in an ancient castle, at a local café, or on an interstellar generation ship. What happens when a love story suffers from hexes, alien technology, or missed connections? How do you file a complaint with Cupid? Who do you call when you're ghosted by a ghost? What if your spouse turns out to be a changeling? Is the meet-cute not so cute?

Maybe your Cupid isn’t traditional. What if an arranged marriage gets twisted when they both fall for the matchmaker? What happens when an AI dating service intentionally causes romantic mayhem?

Look past Cupid’s bow, and show us the beautiful chaos of love. Confound your Cupids with unexpected results, hilarious mistakes, and terrifying consequences.

Central to your story should be a match or matches full of paradoxes and delightful disorder. And please note, we aren’t expecting all stories to have an actual Cupid, so get creative and have fun with it!

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 2024

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
One-time publication
Print Publication Print Publication
One-time publication

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Romance Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Mainstream.

Topics:

Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $0.06.

Submissions:

Method: Moksha submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Romance Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Mainstream.

Topics:

Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment. Details: USD $0.06.

Submissions:

Method: Moksha submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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