Psychopomp.com Novellas

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We are looking for speculative fiction or literary novellas that fall under one (or some!) of the following themes:
stories where grief or loss play a leading role
stories that feature the afterlife or the underworld
stories that involve the journey through death/the journey of the dead
stories that involve death personified (Death!)
stories that take place in, or utilize a multiverse
stories that involve time travel (esp. those that involve time travel + a previously mentioned theme)
origin stories (especially as they relate to previously mentioned themes)
stories where the characters slowly lose their sense of reality
goth
space, but make it goth
a story within a story within a (within a story that’s [within a story] within a story) story….
stories where things that are not usually personified ARE personified (planets? galaxies? time? …bones?)
creepy meta-horror
amazingly original ghost stories
(contrary to the overall vibes about sci-fi below, we are VERY open to sci-fi that hits on any of the above themes. Very VERY open to it).

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media

Audio Publication Audio Publication
Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Print Publication Print Publication

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Fiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, excluding Sword & Sorcery
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, excluding Creature Horror
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, excluding Hard Science Fiction

Lengths:

Novella: 20,000 - 40,000 words.

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

Token advance (under US$200) + >= 15% royalties Token advance. ≥ 15% royalties. Details: USD $750 and 25% net receipts.

Submissions:

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

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Dates

Last Updated: 23 Jul 2026

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