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The Midnight Menagerie at the Edge of Everywhen

A project of JayHenge Publishing (see other related projects).

About

JayHenge Publishing is looking for speculative fiction stories for The Midnight Menagerie at the Edge of Everywhen, an anthology centered on a mysterious traveling night circus, carnival, menagerie, fair, sideshow, theatre, or wandering collection of wonders. The Menagerie might arrive by moonlit caravan, phantom train, dimensional doorway, clockwork procession, dream-path, curse, invitation, or accident, and it may appear in sleepy villages, neon cities, ruined kingdoms, forgotten spaceports, haunted forests, distant planets, or worlds that were never meant to touch. We welcome fantasy, science fiction, horror, slipstream, steampunk, weird fiction, and anything in between, provided the story has atmosphere, wonder, strangeness, and a strong connection to the traveling spectacle at its heart.

For this anthology, we are specifically hoping for standalone stories that draw on characters, settings, worlds, species, magical systems, starships, cities, gods, monsters, or other elements that the author has already written about elsewhere, whether in published novels, short stories, series, or other larger projects. The story must still stand completely on its own, and readers should not need to know the author’s other work to enjoy it, but we want this anthology to serve as a lantern-lit doorway into each author’s wider body of writing: a place where familiar characters and established worlds can briefly step into the ring, wander among the tents, and be changed by one strange night at the edge of everywhere. Send us your stories because the circus is in town.

Important: Open until filled.
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Country of Publication

Sweden

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication
One-time publication

AI Policy

AI allowed without restrictions
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The Midnight Menagerie at the Edge of Everywhen's overall average response time is faster than most anthologies.
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Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Slipstream, Weird/New Weird
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Slipstream, Weird/New Weird
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Slipstream, Weird/New Weird

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 12,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) Token payment. Details: USD $5 per thousand words.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

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The Midnight Menagerie at the Edge of Everywhen Submission Statistics

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Accuracy
We have received 3 reports from 3 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
4 min | 12.7 mean avg | 5.0 median | 29 max days (14.2 std dev)
Pending
1 response is pending (39 days waiting). This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 14 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 09 Sep 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 05:39 UTC (4 hours, 7 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 28 Jul 2026

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