Phano

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Phano delivers wondrous, thought-provoking content about the future to the questioning masses—beautiful stories, essays, interviews, reviews and art to make sense of our world in constant change. We want to shine a light on all tomorrows.

The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting 60 days, assume your submission will not be accepted.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2024

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 3 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Phano's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Challenging: Phano's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive: Phano's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 October 2026* (approx. 15 days from now) through 01 November 2026.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: May vary.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $0.05/word.

Submissions:

Method: Moksha submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Audio. Text.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 October 2026* (approx. 15 days from now) through 01 November 2026.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: 1,000 - 5,000 words.
Narrative Nonfiction: 1,000 - 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $0.05/word.

Submissions:

Method: Moksha submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Phano Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 20 reports from 18 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

2 min | 24.1 mean avg | 20.0 median | 70 max days (20.3 std dev)

Responses

95.00 %

Acceptances:

0.00 %

Rejections:

95.00 % (25.4 avg. days per rejection) | 10.5 % personal, 73.7 % form, 15.8 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

5.00 % (3.0 avg. days per withdrawal)

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 60 days. (10.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 60 days.)
The editors may not respond to all submissions. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 01 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 23 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 07:10 UTC (2 hours, 48 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 28 Aug 2026

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