Epona Muse Publishing: Novella Submissions Free

Epona Muse Publishing seeks speculative fiction novellas within the science fiction or fantasy genres and their associated sub-genres. No horror please. Ideally your novella will be between 15-25,000 words, though we will accept works between 10,000 and 30,000 words. We pay 55% royalties on novellas.

We encourage stories written by individuals who consider themselves part of the BIPOC, chronically ill/disabled, neurodivergent, and/or queer communities. These novellas may (or may not) have own voices characters or characters from those communities.

If your novella is strictly a romance with speculative fiction elements, we will be very selective in those we choose as we are not a primary romance publisher. Strong world building, a well-defined magic, technology or political system depending on the story, and well-rounded characters outside of normal tropes will help encourage us to consider your work. We especially would appreciate a transgender, neurodivergent and/or aero/ace character as one of the leads.

The speculative fiction element must be an important part of the story. If it were removed, the story would not work. Elements of other genres are also welcome, but please keep in mind that we do not publish horror, hate or hateful ideologies, stories designed to preach religious ideologies, explicit sex, or gory violence. If you have a question about where your work might fall, please feel free to reach out!