Submissions

We are currently open for flash fiction submissions, October 1st to 31st or until we reach 100 submissions. Prep your submission by checking our guidelines below.

How to submit

Cosmic Double accepts submission for our online publication through our Submittable page. Please do not email us your submissions. If you require accommodations to submit your piece, please let us know at cosmicdoublejournal@gmail.com.

Visit our submittable here and read our full guidelines below.

What We’re Looking For

>Speculative fiction
>Soft sci-fi
>Dystopian lit
>Uncanny/weird/dark fiction

While we don’t expect you to write like these authors, here are some examples of flavors we’re looking for:
>Snakes Are Born in the Dark by D.H. Trujillo
>All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury
>Body of Clay by Ryan Goderez
>Five Views of the Planet Tartarus by Rachael K. Jones
>Foundation by China Miéville

We are not looking for gore, exceptionally dark horror, hard sci-fi, or fantasy.

Cosmic Double reserves the right to refuse any writing that does not support the inclusive community we are developing, and under no circumstances will we publish work that seeks to actively harm others.

Short-Story Submission Guidelines

>We are only accepting fiction at this time, though genre-bending fiction is welcome.
>Please send one document with a story that is between 500 and 3,000 words.
>Please double space and use a 12-point font.
>Simultaneous submissions are okay, but let us know ASAP if your work is accepted elsewhere.
>We do not accept stories already published by other literary magazines or presses, but if you’ve shared the story on your personal blog, still send it to us!

Flash Fiction Submission Guidelines

>Please send one document with up to 2 pieces of flash fiction. Genre-bending work is welcome.
>Each flash may be up to 1,000 words. (For example, someone submitting two flash fiction pieces may share up to 2,000 words across both pieces).
>Please double space and use a 12-point font.
>Simultaneous submissions are okay, but let us know ASAP if your work is accepted elsewhere.
>We do not accept stories already published by other literary magazines or presses, but if you’ve shared the story on your personal blog, still send it to us!

Notes on AI

We will not accept any pieces that use generative AI in their creation. If we find that a writer has submitted AI-generated writing, we will refuse future work from that author, and, if the work was published, we will redact the publication.

Please note that we will not use any external programs to scan your work for AI usage, as no program is reliable in identifying AI. Additionally, we do not consider grammar-review programs or spell check programs to be generative AI.

Your Rights

Cosmic Double only asks for first North American publication rights. We want to be the first place to publish your writing, and after that all rights revert to you.

That means you can publish your work in other magazines, so long as they take pieces that are previously published, and you can publish your work in future collections and/or books. Please just credit Cosmic Double if you publish your piece again elsewhere!