Space and Time Space & Time Space & Time is a legendary speculative fiction magazine founded in 1966 by Gordon Linzner. As one of the oldest continuously published semi-pro speculative fiction magazines still in print, Space & Time carries nearly six decades of literary strange, publishing work that moves through science fiction, fantasy, horror, poetry, art, and the beautifully unclassifiable.Today, Space & Time continues that legacy through curated monthly issues featuring themed speculative flash fiction and poetry from bold new voices and established authors alike. Past contributors and featured names include Jonathan Maberry, Alessandro Manzetti, Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Norman Spinrad, Jack Ketchum, Aliette de Bodard, and many more writers who have helped shape the imaginative edges of the field.Each issue is available globally through retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, Kobo, and more, with editions designed for a wider range of readers, including ebook, standard print, large print, and dyslexia-friendly print.Rooted in history but always reaching toward the unknown, Space & Time remains a home for speculative work that disrupts, illuminates, unsettles, and transforms. Jan 2027 No. 157: Read the Hidden Script Free Tip Jar Option OpenCloses on Monday, November 9, 2026 11:59 PM Bahia Standard Time (in 3 days, 14 hours).Submit November 2–9, 2026, for publication in January 2027.Theme: Read the Hidden ScriptSubmit during November for publication in January. Space & Time reads submissions two months ahead of the issue month.Submission window: November 2–9, 2026Deadline: November 9 at 11:59 p.m. Rio time (UTC-3)Publication issue: January 2027, No. 157Read the Hidden ScriptWho wrote the rules your characters live by? What happens when they imagine another way?For our January issue, we’re seeking speculative flash fiction and poetry that explore the hidden scripts shaping identity, belonging and possibility. These might be inherited beliefs, assigned roles, family expectations, social systems or stories so familiar that nobody thinks to question them.Imagine a different interpretation, an unexpected choice, or a world in which those rules can be rewritten. It can be a prophecy someone refuses to fulfill, a machine that exposes an invisible assumption, a monster who discovers another role beyond the one humanity assigned it. It’s up to you to reimagine it.Bring us horror, science fiction, fantasy and work that crosses those boundaries. We welcome wonder, unease, humor and difficult questions. We don’t require a lesson, a happy ending or a complete transformation. We want work that makes another possibility imaginable.This issue begins We Can Write It, our shared 2027 exploration of agency and transformation. Through our Recognize, Reimagine, Build and Become framework, we’ll explore how we can write/right our own stories of transformation, then help shape the world we share. Space & Time brings these unified themes into Reimagine, through speculative fiction and poetry.The world is a rough draft. Write it better.What to submitSpeculative flash fiction of up to 1,000 words.Poetry of up to 35 lines, in any form or style.One story or poem per submission.Work with a strong voice, atmosphere and imagination. Experimentation and genre-blending are welcome.We also welcome submissions in Portuguese, Spanish, French and Italian for English translation.Manuscript preparationPlease use standard Shunn electronic manuscript formatting and include your name and email address in the manuscript.Simultaneous submissions are welcome. If your work is accepted elsewhere, please withdraw it promptly through Duosuma.Payment and contributor copiesFiction: $10 flat per accepted story, up to 1,000 words, paid upon acceptance.Poetry: $5 per accepted poem.Contributors receive a digital copy of the issue.Each magazine contributor may purchase one print contributor copy at cost.Payment is made through PayPal. Where PayPal is unavailable, alternative arrangements may be considered by agreement, including promotional credit. Contributors are responsible for providing a viable payment method.RightsSpace & Time purchases first print and electronic publication rights. All rights revert to the author after publication.How to submitSubmit through Duosuma: https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/space-and-time-nDoUwMore information: spaceandtime.netSubmitLeave the Light On · No. 156 · December 2026 Temp ClosedThemed calls open on the first of each month for one week.Current Theme: Leave the Light OnFor: December 2026 · Issue 156Join the Authortunities Press ecosystem to stay connected with Space & Time calls, curated writing opportunities, author events, and community conversations to support your publishing path. Find us at authortunitiespress.com.About Space & TimeSpace & Time publishes curated monthly issues featuring themed speculative flash fiction and poetry. We seek boundary-breaking work that disrupts, illuminates, and transforms, with a special love for genre-blending stories and poems that bring horror, science fiction, fantasy, and the strange into conversation.Issues release each month and are available globally through retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, Kobo, and more. Editions include ebook, standard print, large print, and dyslexia-friendly print.What We’re Looking ForWe welcome speculative fiction and poetry with a strong sense of voice, atmosphere, imagination, and risk. Work may be strange, beautiful, unsettling, lyrical, experimental, mythic, futuristic, haunted, or difficult to classify.We also accept submissions in Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Italian for translation into English.GuidelinesSpeculative flash fiction up to 1,000 wordsSpeculative poetry up to 35 linesPoetry can be any form or stylePlease send only one poem or story per submissionStandard Shunn electronic manuscript formatInclude your name and email in the documentSimultaneous submissions welcomeIf accepted elsewhere, withdraw promptly via DuosumaPayment & Rights$10 (0.01 per word), paid for fiction upon acceptance$5 per poem (up to 35 lines)Digital contributor copy includedPayment made via PayPalSpace & Time purchases Space & Time purchases first print and electronic publication rights. All rights revert to the author after publication.For countries where PayPal does not operate, alternative payment methods may be considered. Authors are responsible for ensuring they have a viable payment method.Submit through Duosuma: https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/space-and-time-nDoUwMore information: spaceandtime.netNot OpenPrepare to Advance · Issue 154 · September 2026 Temp ClosedThemed calls open on the first of each month for one week.Current Theme: Prepare to AdvanceFor: September 2026 · Issue 154Join the Authortunities Press ecosystem to stay connected with Space & Time calls, curated writing opportunities, author events, and community conversations to support your publishing path. Find us at authortunitiespress.com.About Space & TimeSpace & Time publishes curated monthly issues featuring themed speculative flash fiction and poetry. We seek boundary-breaking work that disrupts, illuminates, and transforms, with a special love for genre-blending stories and poems that bring horror, science fiction, fantasy, and the strange into conversation.Issues release each month and are available globally through retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, Kobo, and more. Editions include ebook, standard print, large print, and dyslexia-friendly print.What We’re Looking ForWe welcome speculative fiction and poetry with a strong sense of voice, atmosphere, imagination, and risk. Work may be strange, beautiful, unsettling, lyrical, experimental, mythic, futuristic, haunted, or difficult to classify.We also accept submissions in Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Italian for translation into English.GuidelinesSpeculative flash fiction up to 1,000 wordsSpeculative poetry up to 35 linesPoetry can be any form or stylePlease send only one poem per submissionStandard Shunn electronic manuscript formatInclude your name and email in the documentSimultaneous submissions welcomeIf accepted elsewhere, withdraw promptly via DuosumaPayment & Rights$10 (0.01 per word), paid for fiction upon acceptance$5 per poem (up to 35 lines)Digital contributor copy includedPayment made via PayPalSpace & Time purchases Space & Time purchases first print and electronic publication rights. All rights revert to the author after publication.For countries where PayPal does not operate, alternative payment methods may be considered. Authors are responsible for ensuring they have a viable payment method.Submit through Duosuma: https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/space-and-time-nDoUwMore information: spaceandtime.netNot OpenShadows Mean Light · Issue 155 · October 2026 Temp ClosedThemed calls open on the first of each month for one week.Current Theme: Shadows Mean LightFor: October 2026 · Issue 155Join the Authortunities Press ecosystem to stay connected with Space & Time calls, curated writing opportunities, author events, and community conversations to support your publishing path. Find us at authortunitiespress.com.About Space & TimeSpace & Time publishes curated monthly issues featuring themed speculative flash fiction and poetry. We seek boundary-breaking work that disrupts, illuminates, and transforms, with a special love for genre-blending stories and poems that bring horror, science fiction, fantasy, and the strange into conversation.Issues release each month and are available globally through retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, Kobo, and more. Editions include ebook, standard print, large print, and dyslexia-friendly print.What We’re Looking ForWe welcome speculative fiction and poetry with a strong sense of voice, atmosphere, imagination, and risk. Work may be strange, beautiful, unsettling, lyrical, experimental, mythic, futuristic, haunted, or difficult to classify.We also accept submissions in Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Italian for translation into English.GuidelinesSpeculative flash fiction up to 1,000 wordsSpeculative poetry up to 35 linesPoetry can be any form or stylePlease send only one poem per submissionStandard Shunn electronic manuscript formatInclude your name and email in the documentSimultaneous submissions welcomeIf accepted elsewhere, withdraw promptly via DuosumaPayment & Rights$10 (0.01 per word), paid for fiction upon acceptance$5 per poem (up to 35 lines)Digital contributor copy includedPayment made via PayPalSpace & Time purchases Space & Time purchases first print and electronic publication rights. All rights revert to the author after publication.For countries where PayPal does not operate, alternative payment methods may be considered. Authors are responsible for ensuring they have a viable payment method.Submit through Duosuma: https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/space-and-time-nDoUwMore information: spaceandtime.netNot OpenSharpen Your Tools · Issue 153 · August 2026 Temp ClosedThemed calls open on the first of each month for one week.Current Theme: Sharpen Your ToolsFor: August 2026 · Issue 153Join the Authortunities Press ecosystem to stay connected with Space & Time calls, curated writing opportunities, author events, and community conversations to support your publishing path. Find us at authortunitiespress.com.About Space & TimeSpace & Time publishes curated monthly issues featuring themed speculative flash fiction and poetry. We seek boundary-breaking work that disrupts, illuminates, and transforms, with a special love for genre-blending stories and poems that bring horror, science fiction, fantasy, and the strange into conversation.Issues release each month and are available globally through retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, Kobo, and more. Editions include ebook, standard print, large print, and dyslexia-friendly print.What We’re Looking ForWe welcome speculative fiction and poetry with a strong sense of voice, atmosphere, imagination, and risk. Work may be strange, beautiful, unsettling, lyrical, experimental, mythic, futuristic, haunted, or difficult to classify.We also accept submissions in Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Italian for translation into English.GuidelinesSpeculative flash fiction up to 1,000 wordsSpeculative poetry up to 35 linesPoetry can be any form or styleStandard Shunn electronic manuscript formatInclude your name and email in the documentSimultaneous submissions welcomeIf accepted elsewhere, withdraw promptly via DuosumaPayment & Rights$0.01 per word (fiction), paid upon acceptance via PayPal$5 per poem (up to 35 lines)Digital contributor copy includedSpace & Time purchases Space & Time purchases first print and electronic publication rights. All rights revert to the author after publication.For countries where PayPal does not operate, alternative payment methods may be considered. Authors are responsible for ensuring they have a viable payment method.Submit through Duosuma: https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/space-and-time-nDoUwMore information: spaceandtime.netNot OpenMake Art, Not Arson · No. 155 · November 2026 Temp ClosedThemed calls open on the first of each month for one week.Current Theme: Make Art, Not ArsonFor: November 2026 · Issue 155Join the Authortunities Press ecosystem to stay connected with Space & Time calls, curated writing opportunities, author events, and community conversations to support your publishing path. Find us at authortunitiespress.com.About Space & TimeSpace & Time publishes curated monthly issues featuring themed speculative flash fiction and poetry. We seek boundary-breaking work that disrupts, illuminates, and transforms, with a special love for genre-blending stories and poems that bring horror, science fiction, fantasy, and the strange into conversation.Issues release each month and are available globally through retailers including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, Kobo, and more. Editions include ebook, standard print, large print, and dyslexia-friendly print.What We’re Looking ForWe welcome speculative fiction and poetry with a strong sense of voice, atmosphere, imagination, and risk. Work may be strange, beautiful, unsettling, lyrical, experimental, mythic, futuristic, haunted, or difficult to classify.We also accept submissions in Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Italian for translation into English.GuidelinesSpeculative flash fiction up to 1,000 wordsSpeculative poetry up to 35 linesPoetry can be any form or stylePlease send only one poem or story per submissionStandard Shunn electronic manuscript formatInclude your name and email in the documentSimultaneous submissions welcomeIf accepted elsewhere, withdraw promptly via DuosumaPayment & Rights$10 (0.01 per word), paid for fiction upon acceptance$5 per poem (up to 35 lines)Digital contributor copy includedPayment made via PayPalSpace & Time purchases Space & Time purchases first print and electronic publication rights. All rights revert to the author after publication.For countries where PayPal does not operate, alternative payment methods may be considered. 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