Incensepunk Magazine

About

High tech, high church. A literary magazine on the intersection of faith and sci-fi.
Incensepunk is, at its core, a genre of longing. It desires a world in which traditional faiths and churches play a major role in society. Incensepunk extrapolates Byzantine and Gothic architecture styles into a modern world of skyscrapers and globalization. However, it is not regressive. It doesn’t view the past as good and the present as wicked and depraved. Instead, it tries to envision what the world could look like if faith and society were more integrated.
Incensepunk is speculative fiction, but it need not be alternate history (though it is certainly acceptable to be). It could imagine a future in which the church regains the influence it once had, or where it never lost it at all, or even just the technological struggles of a small faith community. The role of the church in incensepunk is more than merely aesthetic, though the church can (and probably should) look somewhat different than it does today.

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2024

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 12 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 1 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: Incensepunk Magazine's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
Normal Acceptance: Incensepunk Magazine's overall acceptance rate is within a normal range for magazines.
Responsive: Incensepunk Magazine's overall rate of non-response is within a normal range for magazines.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Alternate History, Cyberpunk, Retrofuturism

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 1,500 words.
Short Story: 4,000 - 6,000 words.

Styles:

Mainstream.

Topics:

Religion/Spirituality: General, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, See guidelines.
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Royalties Semi-pro payment. Royalties. Details: USD $25 for original flash fiction; $100 for original short stories; $25 for story reprints; no pay for flash fiction reprints.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 1,000 words; Unknown number of pieces.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Literature/Books: General, Theory/Analysis/Criticism.
Religion/Spirituality: General, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, See guidelines.
Technology: General, See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Incensepunk Magazine Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 89 reports from 77 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

3 min | 86.0 mean avg | 83.0 median | 240 max days (41.3 std dev)

Responses

91.02 %

Acceptances:

7.87 % of submissions accepted (86.9 avg. days per acceptance) | 9.09 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

83.15 % (91.0 avg. days per rejection) | 6.8 % personal, 93.2 % form, 0.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

1.12 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

1.12 % (161.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

7.87 % (37.1 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

22 responses are pending (6 min | 46.0 mean avg | 41.5 median | 169 max days waiting | 41.1 std dev) from 22 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 90 days. (44.9 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 90 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 90 days have passed.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 09 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 28 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 02:50 UTC (6 hours, 56 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 05 Aug 2026

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