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A project of Dagan Books, Ltd. (see other related projects).

Do not submit here! This project is believed to be defunct. (December 2016)

About

Lakeside Circus publishes very short fiction in several formats. We want speculative fiction, particularly science fiction (hard, soft, near-future, etc), urban fantasy, magic realism, mad science, and apocalypse tales. Whether prose or poetry, we’re looking for the same kind of almost-weird fiction we publish in our anthologies. We like fiction with layers of meaning; stories that are odd or different without being too strange to understand. We enjoy interstitial, genre-bending, and “literary SF/F” writing. Your work has to encapsulate a complete moment; more than a vignette, each submission must have a beginning, middle, and end. Something has to change along the way, but parts of the story can happen off stage. As always, we want beautiful, dark, unusual, and meaningful. We encourage diversity in publishing: authors are chosen regardless of sex, gender, race or ethnicity. Non-US authors, or authors who usually work in a different genre, are also welcome.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Frequency

Audio Publication Audio PublicationUnknown publication frequency.
Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationUnknown publication frequency.

Fiction Believed Defunct

We rarely like sword and sorcery type fantasy, aren’t interested in “slasher” type horror, don’t care for religious themes (which includes demons/the devil), and please! Do not send us a romance, no matter what setting it is in, as that just wastes your time and ours.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
Fantasy FantasyOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic, Magic Realism, Urban Fantasy.
Science Fiction Science FictionOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic, Contemporary/Near Future, Hard Science Fiction, Soft Science Fiction.
Lengths:
Flash Fiction Flash FictionUp to 1,000 words.
Short Story Short Story1,000 - 2,500 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Unknown

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents 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 NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.


Nonfiction Believed Defunct

We are looking for short essays which would appeal to readers of SFF, horror, interstitial, surrealist, and slipstream fiction which has a literary bent.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Essay EssayUp to 3,000 words.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Unknown

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents 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 NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.


Poetry Believed Defunct

Preference given to poetry which works speculative fiction themes and stories into a structured poetic form, such as the hainteny, thanbauk, cobla esparsa, carmen, or villanelle.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
Fantasy FantasyOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic, Magic Realism, Urban Fantasy.
Science Fiction Science FictionOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic, Contemporary/Near Future, Hard Science Fiction, Soft Science Fiction.
Lengths:
Poem PoemNo line limits known.
Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Experimental poetry, Formal verse, Lyric poetry, Villanelle, Other form. Excluding: Prose poetry.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Unknown

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 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: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.


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Dates

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2016
Date Added: 31 Jul 2013

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