eFiction is not a literary journal. It is a magazine that presents guilty pleasure fiction of all genres. We publish stories from previously published and unpublished authors alike, but we prefer to publish new authors who are unrepresented and do not have current publishing deals with big publishers. To better your chances of acceptance, here are some simple guidelines that reach across all genres:
Formatting
Formatting isn’t make-or-break, but it does put your manuscript ahead of every poorly formated piece when we first open it. The perfect submission has:
- Contact info in the top left
- Word count in the top right
- Title centered on the page with name (or pen name) underneath
- Standard serif font in about 12 point
- Single spaced
- .RTF, .DOC, or .DOCX format
That's it.
Rights
We only want rights to your work for one publication in the magazine. That's it. You keep the rights to your work to go on and use again in the future. Or if your work has been published before that's fine too, as long as you hold the rights at time of publication.
Themes
We alternate themed issues with open genre issues. If you don't see your genre, you can submit anyway and your work could be featured in an open theme issue. Or petition the editorial staff to get your genre/theme its own issue.
January 2012 - Open
February 2012 - Romance
March 2012 - Open
April 2012 - Internet Culture
May 2012 - Open
June 2012 - Science Fiction
July 2012 - Open
August 2012 - Humor/Comedy
September 2012 - Open
October 2012 - Horror
November 2012 - Open
December 2012 - Fantasy
Short Fiction
Size limit: 10,000 words
We accept fiction of every genre and maturity level. Every story can find a place in our issues(not always on the first try though). Give us a shot. The worst that could happen is that you get some solid feedback from the staff and can try us again.
A biography and a one sentence synopsis of your story is required for submission. Include these two elements in the cover letter section when submitting your work. Bio must be less than 200 words.
Please follow the guidelines and send us your best!
Book Review
Size limit: 500 - 1500 words
We publish book reviews of any genre and publisher. We ask that you not review your own work, for obvious reasons. Reviews that have context within the scope of the industry are preferred. We want reviews that will carry weight.
Special note for professional book reviewers, don't just publish your reviews on your blog. Publish them in eFiction as well. Our readers could be your readers. The reviews will not be published publicly, so don't worry about the duplicate content. Only subscribers will be able to read your reviews. This is great way to expand your blog audience.
Editorial
Size limit: None
Non-fictional information about the world of books, short stories, publishing, or related topics.
Serial Fiction
Stories that are longer than what is generally printed in one issue of eFiction. We want stories that are episodic in nature, meaning that readers can follow the story issue-to-issue and enjoy the developing plot but at the same time a new reader can jump in at any episode and understand what is going on and enjoy the episode as it stands.We request that you submit three or more episodes in one document. Writing a serial is a large commitment and we'd like to know that you are serious and can work on time with quality storytelling.
Free Ad Placement
Size limit: 1250 x 1650 Pixels
eFiction has a credo: Support independent authors and never take money from them.For that reason, we offer free ad placement in the magazine to promote your book, magazine, publication, or other service.
Please send us a 600 x 800 pixel image for consideration.
Artwork
Size limit: 8" x 11" or 1250 x 1650 pixels
We accept artwork for covers, illustrations, or simply beautiful pictures. There is no compensation other than promotion of the work and artist at this time.Please do not submit any artwork that you do not own the rights to.
Join the editorial staff!
Size limit: Two page resume/cover letter
Submit a letter and a resume to be considered for an editing position within the magazine.