The Citadel Magazine

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (September 2019). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

We here at the Citadel love a good story but it seems far too many brilliant, new voices are getting lost amid the crowd. As a new and upcoming genre digital magazine, we feel those voices deserve to be heard. We’re especially interested in the new, the never heard of before, the strange, the dramatic, the otherworldly, the dangerous and the intimate.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2019

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

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

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,500 - 3,500 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to 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: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Review: 2,500 - 4,000 words.
Article: 3,500 - 6,000 words.
Essay: 3,500 - 6,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism.

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 (under 1 US cent per word) to 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: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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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:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece) Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece).
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: Unknown.
Media: Image.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026