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Candlemark & Gleam wants to elicit and nurture fiction that causes people to question assumptions, become denizens of larger worlds. Our goal is to bring forth original, innovative speculative fiction: science fiction, fantasy, magical realism, alternative history. We firmly believe that speculative fiction must be literature, and can become myth, legend, song, a river on which dreams can sail. We want to bring forth fiction that’s nuanced, layered, that brims with non-triumphalist sense of wonder, three-dimensional characters, fully realized universes, stories that lodge in cortex and breastbone. We want to help create books whose universes, societies and characters are diverse in any or all respects, though originality of imagination and quality of craft are our paramount criteria. We want our books to look as good as what’s within them. Arresting, context-sensitive covers and text ornaments are as important to our vision as evocative words. We’re also committed to combining the best aspects of digital and print publishing to create something beautiful, technologically streamlined, and environmentally sustainable. To put it succinctly, we aim to create books whose content and style are fused to make them multifaceted, integrated experiences that nourish, yet challenge—works that shape the dark.

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Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication 
Print Publication Print Publication 

Fiction Temp Closed

Audience:
Open to a broad Audience.
Genres:
GenreSubgenres
Fantasy FantasyOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism, Retrofuturism.
Science Fiction Science FictionOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Retrofuturism.
Open to all/most Genres Open to all/most Genres Excluding: Erotica, Horror.
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.
Topics:
Open to all/most Topics.
Types/Lengths:
TypeLength Details
Novelette Novelette12,000 - 15,000 words.
Novella Novella15,000 - 40,000 words.
Fiction Collection Fiction CollectionNo specific word count limits known.
Novel Novel40,000 - 42,000 words.
Novel NovelMore than 65,000 words.
Payscale:
We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
No monetary advance + >= 15% royalties No monetary advance. >= 15% royalties.
Submissions:
ElectronicPostalReprintsSimultaneousMedia
OK No No NoText format submissions
Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

Poetry Temp Closed

Audience:
Open to a broad Audience.
Genres:
GenreSubgenres
Fantasy FantasyOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism, Retrofuturism.
Science Fiction Science FictionOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Retrofuturism.
Open to all/most Genres Open to all/most Genres Excluding: Erotica, Horror.
Poetry Forms:
Open to all/most Forms.
Styles:
Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.
Topics:
Open to all/most Topics.
Types/Lengths:
TypeLength Details
Poetry Collection Poetry CollectionNo page limits known.
Payscale:
We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
No monetary advance + >= 15% royalties No monetary advance. >= 15% royalties.
Submissions:
ElectronicPostalReprintsSimultaneousMedia
OK No No NoText format submissions
Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

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Dates

Last Updated: 29 Dec 2023
Last Audited: 29 Dec 2023 We audit each active listing twice a year.
Date Added: 19 Oct 2011

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