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FrostFire Worlds

A project of Branching Realities Independent Publishing (see other related projects).

This project is believed to be defunct. (September 2020)

About

FrostFire Worlds publishes original science fiction and fantasy short stories, poems, art, articles, reviews, and interviews. FrostFire Worlds is intended for younger readers, from ages 8-17 and up.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication
Published 2 x per year

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Preferred are adventure stories, space opera, and magic opera (like space opera, but fantasy). Also preferred are stories that take place on other worlds. Stories must have the following: characters the reader cares about, plots and subplots, and settings that draw the reader into them. Must have.

Audience:

Middle grades, Young adults.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Heroic Fantasy
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Space Opera

Lengths:

Short Story: 2,000 - 6,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) Token payment (under 1 US cent per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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FrostFire Worlds considers articles, which includes reviews and interviews as well as essays having something to do with science, science fiction, or fantasy.

Audience:

Middle grades, Young adults.

Lengths:

Interview: 1,500 - 4,000 words.
Review: 1,500 - 4,000 words.
Article: 1,500 - 4,000 words.
Essay: 1,500 - 4,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) Token payment (under 1 US cent per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Middle grades, Young adults.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Heroic Fantasy
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Space Opera

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms. Excluding: Haiku (or related).

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Token payment (under US$5 per poem) Token payment (under US$5 per poem).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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We prefer art that suggests a story, rather than “portrait” art.

Audience:

Middle grades, Young adults.

Lengths:

Artwork:

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Token payment (under US$10 per piece) to Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece) Pay ranges from Token payment (under US$10 per piece) to Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Image.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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