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Smart Search List of the Day Fee-Free Mainstream Fantasy Fiction

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Today's Smart Search List of the Day is: Fee-Free Mainstream Fantasy Fiction. Check back tomorrow for a new list.
Color Coding: Purple indicates a Wildcard, Green indicates a paying publication, and Blue is everything else.

Biome

Biome is a Speculative Fiction podcast aiming to share incredible stories with listeners around the world. We are looking for stories that center on life, ecosystems, and organisms in all their dazzling variety on Earth or beyond it. You’re welcome to approach this idea in the broadest possible sense, just make sure the biological element is key (and not incidental) to the story…
Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Short Story.
Payment: Semi-pro. Details: USD $0.01/word.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 1.1 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

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Black Cat Weekly

Black Cat Weekly is a weekly publication showcasing the best in original, modern, and classic mysteries, adventure stories, fantasy, and science fiction.
Genres: Action-Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery/Crime, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Short Story, Novelette.
Payment: to Token to Semi-pro. Details: USD $0.01/word, $5 minimum up to $50.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 8.6 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 12.6% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Brick Cave Media Wildcard

Brick Cave Media is an independent publisher dedicated to science fiction, fantasy, poetry, literary fiction, and bold original storytelling from emerging and established voices. We believe great books build communities. Brick Cave Media is more than a publisher — it is a growing ecosystem for readers, writers, creators, and fans of imaginative storytelling…
Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Novel.
Payment: + Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 11.0 days.

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The Colored Lens

The goal of speculative fiction has always been to examine the real world through the lens of the imaginary. By considering what could be, we gain a better understanding of what is. The Colored Lens strives to do exactly that. By publishing four to five short stories and serialized novellas a quarter in genres ranging from fantasy, to science fiction, to slipstream or magical realism, we hope to help our readers see the world just a bit differently than before they came to our website…
Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette, Novella.
Payment: to Token to Semi-pro. Details: USD $10 for flash; $20 for stories; for novellas, $20 for first 10,000 words, and $1 per 1,000 words over that.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 6.6 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.2% of fiction submissions accepted.

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The Dark Magazine

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Genres: Fantasy, Horror.
Lengths: Short Story.
Payment: Professional. Details: USD $0.05/word for originals; $0.01/word for reprints.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 2.2 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 0.8% of fiction submissions accepted.

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The Dread Literary Review

The Dread Literary Review is an independent online literary magazine focused on displaying poems and fictions crafted around the themes of horror, mystery, and speculation.
Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery/Crime, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 62.2 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 5.5% of fiction submissions accepted.

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foofaraw Press

No description available.
Genres: General, Fantasy, Mystery/Crime, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller.
Lengths: Novelette, Novella.
Payment: + Unknown advance. Unknown royalties.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 46.9 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 30.8% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Heartlines Spec

Heartlines Spec is an online speculative magazine focused on long-term friendships and relationships. It's the comfort of the known, the fierce hug of someone that knows you best.
Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: Professional. Details: CAD $0.08/word.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 13.9 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in fiction.

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Jupiter's Eye

Jupiter's Eye presents original science fiction stories about the exploration and settlement of other worlds. It also presents one or two original fantasy stories along that same theme. Although it does consider darker sf/f, it does not present horror. It also presents a few original poems, again consistent with the overall theme.
Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story, Novelette.
Payment: to Token to Professional. Details: USD $0.01/word for flash fiction; $30 for original stories; $15 for reprints.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 78.9 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 13.3% of fiction submissions accepted.

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Literally Stories

Literally Stories is all about short stories. Literally. It was created by writers for writers. It exists to showcase a wide spectrum of short story fiction from new and emerging writers to more seasoned authors.
Genres: General, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery/Crime, Romance, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller.
Lengths: Flash Fiction, Short Story.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 3.5 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 15.5% of fiction submissions accepted.

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