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Mothership Zeta

A project of Escape Artists (see other related projects).

Do not submit here! This project is on indefinite hiatus. Check their site to find out whether this is a submission and/or publication hiatus. (November 2016)

About

Mothership Zeta is looking for science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories that are fun. The robot who fights a dinosaur, not the robot who explores its lack of humanity and deactivates itself. The nagini who goes on an adventure, not the nagini who is tortured and drowns herself. The blonde woman who kills monsters, not the blonde woman who gets ripped apart by monsters. Fun doesn’t necessarily mean “funny,” and stories can have conflict and darker elements, but we want stories that leave the reader satisfied, usually in a positive way. Bittersweet is okay, tragic is not. (Unless you’re Cabin in the Woods. A killer unicorn buys you some credit.) We hope to publish fiction reflecting the full range of settings and tropes found in speculative fiction. We’d particularly like to see more stories set outside America, and stories that feature characters who represent a range of backgrounds and ethnicities.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Published 4 x per year

Fiction On Hiatus

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All sexual identities.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Supernatural.
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Supernatural, excluding Extreme Horror.
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres.

Lengths:

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

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues.
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, Social issues.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment (5 or more 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.

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Dates

Last Updated: 12 Mar 2025
Date Added: 13 Jul 2015