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Saros Speculative Fiction

A project of Fusion Fragment

About

Saros Speculative Fiction is a sister magazine to Fusion Fragment.

Founded in 2024, it aims to provide a home not only for great new stories, but to provide an opportunity for prospective editors to run their own issue of a literary magazine. Each issue will be led by a different editor, who will be responsible for putting together the submissions call and any theme or length of story therein, submissions reading, story selection, story formatting, layout, and copy-editing.

Important: Length requirements may vary; check current call before submitting.

Country of Publication & Year Established

Canada
Established in 2024

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

Statistics Synopsis

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

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 14 September 2026* (approx. 4 days from now) through 14 October 2026.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 15,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Theme:

Biopunk (15 Oct 2026*)

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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: CAD $25.

Submissions:

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

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 14 September 2026* (approx. 4 days from now) through 14 October 2026.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Artwork: Unknown number of pieces.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Other: May vary.

Theme:

Biopunk (15 Oct 2026*)

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Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece) Semi-pro payment. Details: CAD $50.

Submissions:

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

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment.

Saros Speculative Fiction Submission Statistics

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.

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Accuracy
We have received 38 reports from 31 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
2 min | 15.5 mean avg | 12.0 median | 34 max days (11.0 std dev)
Responses
100.00 %
Acceptances:
2.63 % of submissions accepted (17.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 3.23 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections:
97.37 % (15.4 avg. days per rejection) | 13.5 % personal, 75.7 % form, 10.8 % unspecified
Non-Responses
0.00 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawals
-

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 04 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 30 Jul 2026.
Date compiled: 09 Sep 2026 22:46 UTC (1 hour, 58 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 31 Aug 2026

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

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