Permanent Flux

About

We publish bold, imaginative stories that explore the unknown, challenge perception, and spark curiosity about the cosmos, technology, and the human condition.
At Permanent Flux, we believe the only constant is change. Our magazine celebrates ideas that push boundaries, from interstellar adventures and alternate realities to near-future tech and mind-bending paradoxes. Each issue brings together talented writers from around the world to deliver short stories, novellas, and speculative fiction that inspire, entertain, and provoke thought.
Why “Permanent Flux”? The name reflects our mission: a celebration of constant evolution—of ideas, universes, and perspectives. Like the worlds we publish, Permanent Flux is dynamic, fluid, and always expanding.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2026

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency
Print Publication Print Publication: Unknown publication frequency

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Permanent Flux's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Challenging: Permanent Flux's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
Responsive: Permanent Flux's overall rate of non-response is within a normal range for magazines.

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Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Science Fiction Subgenres: Alternate History, Contemporary/Near Future, Space Opera

Lengths:

Short Story: 3,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 10,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Token payment (under 1 US cent per word) to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Pay ranges from Token payment to Semi-pro payment. Details: USD $0.01/word up to $40 max.

Submissions:

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

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Permanent Flux Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 42 reports from 35 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

1 min | 19.3 mean avg | 14.5 median | 96 max days (22.0 std dev)

Responses

95.24 %

Acceptances:

2.38 % of submissions accepted (16.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 2.86 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

92.86 % (19.3 avg. days per rejection) | 10.3 % personal, 71.8 % form, 18.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

2.38 %

Lost/Returned:

2.38 % (96.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as lost or returned)

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

2.38 % (7.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

6 responses are pending (10 min | 21.2 mean avg | 16.0 median | 37 max days waiting | 12.1 std dev) from 6 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 42 days. (9.5 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 42 days.)
Most recent response reported was received on 05 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 04 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 04:10 UTC (5 hours, 36 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 03 Jul 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.