Submissions : Fiction

Submissions: Fiction Guidelines
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Fiction — We ask our fiction writers to imagine their readers navigating a story with one finger poised over a mouse button. Can your story stay that finger to the end? We have published long stories on the belief that they succeed, but we feel more comfortable with 1,500 words or less. Some people call those short-shorts. We call them concise. We favor fiction that is contrary in any number of ways, but our fiction typically defies traditional story form. A story may bring us to closure, for example, without ever delivering an ending. We seek fiction as poetic as any poem. Our fiction editor is Frances Badgett.
Rights – Upon acceptance, Contrary acquires: 1. exclusive rights for three months from the date of publication, 2. the right to permanent inclusion of the work in Contrary’s electronic archive, and 3. the right to reproduce the work in print and electronic collections of our content. After exclusive rights expire, the author is free to seek republication elsewhere, but Contrary must be credited.
Payment – For original commentary, fiction, and poetry, Contrary pays $20 per author per issue, regardless of the number of works or nature of the submission. Domestic payments are made by check or Paypal. International payments will only be sent through Paypal.
Simultaneous submissions – We accept simultaneous submissions, but we ask that you inform us when submissions are simultaneous, and you must withdraw your submission immediately if the work is accepted elsewhere (you may resubmit any parts of your submission that remain unpublished). A submission constitutes an agreement to publish in Contrary under the guidelines on this page.
Our deadline, response, and publication cycle – Contrary receives submissions throughout the year and publishes four issues per year, with the change of seasons. In Spring our deadline is March 1, and the issue appears with the vernal equinox on or about March 21. Following that cycle, our deadline for Summer is June 1, Autumn is Sept. 1, Winter is Dec. 1. We will report on your submission after the next solstice or equinox.
Mailing List — When you submit your work you will be automatically subscribed to the mailing list we use to communicate with our contributors. We use it to call for submissions no more than four times each year. You may unsubscribe at any time or otherwise manage your subscription here.

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