SpeKulative Stories Anthology Series

A project of Omicron World Entertainment (see other related projects).

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

About

The founder and executive director for the New Century Writer Awards (1998-2003), Jason Marchi, launched the SpeKulative Stories Anthology Series around 2016. The first book in the series, AUTOMOBILIA, was published in January 2024 through OmicronWorld Entertainment LLC under the publishing imprint, Fahrenheit Books. New Century Writer operated in association with Francis Ford Coppola’s Zoetrope: All-Story magazine under the editorial direction of then co-founder and editor-in-chief Adrienne Brodeur.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2016

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 1 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 2 x per year

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General Subgenre: Magic Realism
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, excluding Extreme Horror
Mystery/Crime 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 - 7,500 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $0.10/word.

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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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Lengths:

Poem: Up to 50 lines.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Payment:

Token payment (under US$5 per poem) to Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Pay ranges from Token payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $2 per line.

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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Last Updated: 23 Oct 2025