The Monstrous & The Divine

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

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (July 2026). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

Submissions should focus on Sapphic goddesses and monsters as you’ve not seen them before. Bring them down from the heavens and out of the caves. While goddesses and monsters aren’t like us, they do still crave the company of ones who love, fear and worship them. Not necessarily in that order.
Reminiscent of Seanan McGuire’s October Daye, Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Bryan Fuller’s American Gods, or the work of Nnedi Okorafor, Nghi Vo, or Francesca Lia Block, submissions for this anthology should be:
gritty
neon vivid
whimsical
character-driven
moody/atmospheric
offering social/political commentary, or
any combination of the above
Wrest your Sapphic goddesses and mythic monsters from traditional settings (though many may still possess paraphernalia of previous glory or destruction). They’ll doubtless have feelings about that, for good or ill.
Send us the monsters of magical realism, and goddesses struggling to get by in a world they no longer recognise. Show us contemporary immortal immigrant families settling in the new world, divinities struggling with the inexorable slog of time or reincarnation. Write of constellation-based goddesses and monsters who have made their homes among the stars after finding no welcome on Earth.
Be bold! Sapphic urban fantasy, political fantasy, magical realism, sci-fi of ALL kinds, contemporary fantasy, weird fiction, and/or gender-bent takes are all welcome. Just make it speculative! Special consideration will be given to mythologies outside Greek and Roman (though interesting takes on these are still welcome).
We are interested in goddesses and mythic monsters hailing from all cultures and backgrounds.

Country of Publication & Year Established

Australia

Established in 2026

Publication Media & Frequency

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

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

Fiction Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Females, Nonbinary people, Transgender people.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism, Urban Fantasy, Weird/New Weird
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Weird/New Weird

Lengths:

Short Story: 2,500 - 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Folklore/Mythology: Ancient mythologies, See guidelines.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: AUD $0.10/word, max of $400; reprints cap at $100.

Submissions:

Methods: Duosuma submission manager. Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

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The Monstrous & The Divine Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 39 reports from 38 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

0 min | 34.0 mean avg | 35.0 median | 61 max days (16.9 std dev)

Responses

97.44 %

Acceptances:

0.00 %

Rejections:

97.44 % (34.7 avg. days per rejection) | 10.5 % personal, 89.5 % form, 0.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

2.56 % (9.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

5 responses are pending (96 min | 124.2 mean avg | 122.0 median | 145 max days waiting | 19.8 std dev) from 5 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 56 days. (7.7 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 56 days.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 04 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 17 Jul 2026.
Date compiled: 08 Oct 2026 01:33 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 31 Jul 2026