Ink & Consequences: I & C Stories: January 2027 Issue Gold Star Program Gold Star Free Tip Jar Option

Deadline: Saturday, September 26, 2026 11:59 PM CDT (in 16 days).

What do you want to read in January?

I & C Stories is looking for short fiction for our January 2027 issue.

We're not giving you a theme this time.

Instead, send us the story you'd want to read in January.

Cozy or unsettling. Hopeful or heartbreaking. Speculative, romantic, funny, strange, or something we haven't anticipated. We're interested in the stories you think belong at the start of a new year.

We'll read the stories, select the strongest work, and let the issue's theme emerge from what we choose.

We review blind, please do not include your name, email address, or other identifying information in the manuscript.

Any genre. Up to 6,000 words.

Category: Fiction
File types: .doc, .docx
Number of Pieces: 1 piece

Anonymous submissions are required (no identifying information in files).
Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Reprints are not allowed.
Multiple entries are not allowed.
AI-assisted works are allowed (check guidelines for any restrictions).

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