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Augur Press

A project of Augur Magazine (see other related projects).

About

Augur Press publishes speculative literature that breaks down walls between literary and sci-fi/fantasy spaces. We seek work across genres: poignant dark fantasy, crisp science fiction, lush secondary world adventures, contemporary gothic, quiet myth-building, and dreamy realism.

We especially encourage work that defies easy categorization – “too speculative” for literary venues or “not speculative enough” for genre publishers. However, our mandate includes the full spectrum of speculative works from the barely-speculative to the extremely campy. Give us a try.

As always, Augur Society strongly encourages submissions from creators across marginalized intersections, including but not limited to Black, Indigenous, queer, trans, intersex, disabled, mad, neurodivergent, and/or immigrant writers.

Country of Publication & Year Established

Canada
Established in 2025

Publication Medium

Print Publication Print Publication

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

Statistics Synopsis

Slower
Augur Press's overall average response time is slower than most publishers.

Fiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Dark Fantasy, Gothic
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Gothic
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Novelette: 12,000 - 15,000 words.
Novella: 15,000 - 40,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Unknown advance + Unknown royalties Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.

Submissions:

Method: Moksha submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

Augur Press 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 4 reports from 4 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
147 min | 184.3 mean avg | 178.5 median | 233 max days (35.7 std dev)
Pending
1 response is pending (65 days waiting). This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 112 days. (100.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 112 days.)
Most recent response reported was received on 25 Jan 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 31 Aug 2025.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:59 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Before Submitting

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  • Always read the full guidelines provided by the publisher.
  • Try to read at least one previous publication to get a better idea of what the editor would like to see.
  • Unless the publisher's guidelines state otherwise, always use industry standard manuscript formatting.
  • For book publishers, it is standard to submit a cover letter, synopsis, and sample instead of the full manuscript. Do this unless otherwise instructed.
  • Be professional, patient, and persistent.

Dates

Last Updated: 07 Jul 2026

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

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