The Subtopian

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This project is believed to be defunct. (March 2016)

About

We are a world between possibilities. Not Utopia, not yet, but not quite Dystopia either. We’re Subtopian, still waiting to see which way this pendulum swings. Founded and maintained by authors Trevor Richardson and Kirby Light, The Subtopian Magazine is a futurist magazine that focuses on an intersection of science fiction and journalism, telling stories from the future about what is happening today. The Subtopian also publishes fiction and poetry, movie, music, and book reviews, and serializes novels. It’s been said that writing dystopian futures is easy, writing utopia is what’s hard. We can all envision a desolate future, but a bright future where everything is ideal, that is hard to imagine. If we could imagine it we could get there. It’s seeing it that’s hard.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 52 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 1 x per year

Fiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Bizarro, Magic Realism
Science Fiction Subgenre: Dystopian

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Absurdist, Experimental, Literary, Quirky, Surrealist.

Topics:

Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026