Prose Submission Guidelines

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We don't believe in giving you a specific font size or telling you how to space your lines, but we do have a few guidelines:

Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us if your submission is accepted elsewhere
We only accept previously unpublished pieces
If you are submitting a hybrid piece, let us know in your cover letter.
Submit up to 5,000 words in each submission

We also have some tips:

Double check your piece has something to do with science.
If you're looking for inspiration, all the writing on the website is free to read.
We love science fiction.

Email your submission to orrisrootmagazine@gmail.com

Please include a brief cover letter in your email, and allow 3 months for a response before submitting again.

Submissions CLOSE MARCH 30

We want:

Originality
Science themes
Unpublished pieces

Think your piece isn't classic sci-fi? We don't mind. We encourage hybrid forms, prose poetry, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, and probably whatever new form you've come up with and decided to categorize as prose.

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