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Spark A Creative Anthology Contest Three

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About

In a recent interview, our editor-in-chief was asked, “What draws you to speculative fiction?” He said: "To me, speculative fiction is all about what’s possible. Each subcategory does it in different ways: Fantasy tells us what’s possible when we close our eyes and imagine life without the constraints of our world; Sci-Fi tells us what’s possible if we continue exploring the amazing science of technology we already have; Steampunk tells us what’s possible with human ingenuity—it’s not bound by electricity, microcircuits, supermagnets, but would have bloomed even without those particular advancements. Other categories take still different approaches, but the one thing they all have in common is the celebration of what’s possible." Your assignment for Contest Three is to take that celebration of what’s possible and apply it to our own universe in the present day.

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Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
One-time contest
Print Publication Print Publication
One-time contest

Collapse section Fiction Closed

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres including:
General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism
Fantasy Subgenres: Contemporary, Urban Fantasy
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Subgenre: Contemporary/Near Future
Western Subgenre: Contemporary

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 10,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

None found.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction Closed

Audience:

Unknown

Lengths:

Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 10,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

None found.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Poetry Closed

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres including:
General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism
Fantasy Subgenres: Contemporary, Urban Fantasy
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Subgenre: Contemporary/Near Future
Western Subgenre: Contemporary

Lengths:

Poem: Up to 150 lines.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

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

Topics:

None found.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

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

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Dates

Last Updated: 14 Mar 2025
Date Added: 01 Aug 2013