We are looking for:
\\ atypicality \\ unexpectedness \\ unreality
\\ defamiliarization \\ intrepidness \\ transgression
\\ escalation \\ unrest \\ alienation
\\ disassociation \\ lyricality \\ hypnosis
\\ Speculative Surrealism
While we are interested in abstraction and experimentation, we prefer stories that involve event-progressions or narrative development.
We are excited about stories that have traditionally not been considered literary, such as science fiction and fantasy. For some examples of our taste in this regard, see here, here, or here.
We champion new and underrepresented voices in our publications, and aim to prove that experimental fiction belongs to all. If you consider yourself someone unwelcomed by the genre, we strongly encourage you to share your work.
Submissions may range from 1,500 to 10,000 words; any submitted pieces below or above this will not be considered. We are open to accepting flash, though we strongly prefer to receive a set of multiple related pieces.
Propagule is prepared to offer $5 per 1,000 words for the first 2,000 words, and $10 per 1,000 words thereafter (up to a maximum of $30) upon our decision to publish your work.
Submissions must be received by December 15th, 2025 to be considered for Issue Eight.
Propagule accepts only previously unpublished material.
Please only submit one piece at a time—if your piece is rejected, we welcome you to send us another; if your piece is selected for publication, we ask that you wait until the reading period of the next issue to submit another story.
Please do not resubmit the same piece more than once, even if somewhat changed—we do not accept unsolicited rewrites.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us immediately if your piece has been accepted elsewhere, so that we can remove it from consideration.
Upon publication, Propagule acquires First World Serial Rights, First World Electronic Rights, and Non-Exclusive World Anthology Reprint Rights.
Previous issues available at propagule.co
We are looking for:
\\ atypicality \\ unexpectedness \\ unreality
\\ defamiliarization \\ intrepidness \\ transgression
\\ escalation \\ unrest \\ alienation
\\ disassociation \\ lyricality \\ hypnosis
\\ Speculative Surrealism
While we are interested in abstraction and experimentation, we prefer stories that involve event-progressions or narrative development.
We are excited about stories that have traditionally not been considered literary, such as science fiction and fantasy. For some examples of our taste in this regard, see here, here, or here.
We champion new and underrepresented voices in our publications, and aim to prove that experimental fiction belongs to all. If you consider yourself someone traditionally unwelcomed by the genre, we strongly encourage you to share your work.
Submissions must be received by December 15th, 2025 to be considered for Issue Eight.
Submissions may range from 1,500 to 10,000 words; any submitted pieces below or above this will not be considered. We are open to accepting flash, though we strongly prefer to receive a set of multiple related pieces.
Propagule is prepared to offer $5 per 1,000 words for the first 2,000 words, and $10 per 1,000 words thereafter (up to a maximum of $30) upon our decision to publish your work.
Propagule accepts only previously unpublished material.
Please only submit one piece at a time—if your piece is rejected, we welcome you to send us another; if your piece is selected for publication, we ask that you wait until the reading period of the next issue to submit another story.
Please do not resubmit the same piece more than once, even if somewhat changed—we do not accept unsolicited rewrites.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us immediately if your piece has been accepted elsewhere, so that we can remove it from consideration.
Upon publication, Propagule acquires First World Serial Rights, First World Electronic Rights, and Non-Exclusive World Anthology Reprint Rights.
What we are looking for: strange and surreal flash fiction.
We highly recommend reading our previous issues to get a sense of the kind of prose we are interested in; that said, we are also always looking to be caught off guard with unprecedented content.
Submissions may range from 250 to 750 words; any submitted pieces below or above this will not be considered.
Accepted works will be published on a rolling basis to our (upcoming) Motes page.
Propagule accepts only previously unpublished material.
Please only submit one piece at a time—if your piece is rejected, we welcome you to send us another; if your piece is selected for publication, we ask that you wait until the reading period of the next issue to submit another story.
Please do not resubmit the same piece more than once, even if somewhat changed—we do not accept unsolicited rewrites.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us immediately if your piece has been accepted elsewhere, so that we can remove it from consideration.
Upon publication, Propagule acquires First World Serial Rights, First World Electronic Rights, and Non-Exclusive World Anthology Reprint Rights.
What we are looking for:
(a) Reviews of new works of literature (novels, single-authored short story collections, categorial chimeras such as fiction/nonfiction hybrids or books that are structurally experimental). We are not interested in reviews of ‘well-known’, ‘mainstream’, or ‘industry-recognized’ books—we leave the expectably vague boundaries of this delineation to your intuitions (we trust them). As always, we aim to focus on transgressive and stylistically and conceptually novel content.
(b) Reviews of new albums of music. As with literary reviews, we are looking for commentary on content outside of the mainstream. Introduce us to new sounds.
(c) Other nonfictional ideations, such as analytic essays or CNF.
Accepted works will be published on a rolling basis to our Musings page.
Propagule accepts only previously unpublished material.
Please only submit one piece at a time—if your piece is rejected, we welcome you to send us another; if your piece is selected for publication, we ask that you wait at least a couple months before submitting another.
Please do not resubmit the same piece more than once, even if somewhat changed—we do not accept unsolicited rewrites.
We accept simultaneous submissions.
Upon acceptance, Propagule acquires the right to publish your work online.