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Tell us the most amazing story you've ever heard, even if you haven't heard it yet. Write us a story about love and the wind and how it feels to smash your foot with a brick. Talk about the time that you were standing in line for seats to a lecture about the global impact of robot flowers and the guy next to you told you the meaning of life. We want to hear what's in your heart. We want to read the words printed on your soul. The first story for each issue of Unbound Octavo is UNTHEMED. Each subsequent reading period seeks fiction that uses the current story as a "springboard" for the next installment of the narrative. Tell us the most amazing story you've ever heard, even if you haven't heard it yet. Write us a story about love and the wind and how it feels to smash your foot with a brick. Talk about the time that you were standing in line for seats to a lecture about the global impact of robot flowers and the guy next to you told you the meaning of life. We want to hear what's in your heart. We want to read the words printed on your soul. The first story for each issue of Unbound Octavo is UNTHEMED. Each subsequent reading period seeks fiction that uses the current story as a "springboard" for the next installment of the narrative.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 2 x per year.

Fiction Closed

Dates:
Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.
Audience:
Open to a broad Audience.
Genres:
General General
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.
Topics:
Open to all/most Topics, including: Other (May vary, See guidelines).
Types/Lengths:
TypeLength Details
Flash Fiction Flash FictionUp to 1,000 words.
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 5,000 words.
Payscale:
We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word).
Submissions:
ElectronicPostalReprintsSimultaneousMedia
OK No No OKText format submissions
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Dates

Last Updated: 24 Aug 2020
Date Added: 06 Nov 2014

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