Reimagining Speculative Flash Fiction

Orion’s Belt is the home of bold, experimental literary science fiction and fantasy. We want stories that make us think about our place in the universe and our relationships with each other. We want stories that blur the line between “genre” fiction and literary fiction. We want stories that reach toward the stars while never forgetting the people on the ground. And we want it all in under 1200 words. It’s a difficult challenge, but we have faith in you, fellow cosmonauts.

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Read Our Submission Guidelines

Do you want to see your story in Orion’s Belt? If so, look at our guidelines first. We pay the SFWA-standard rate of 8 cents per word.

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Orion’s Belt Year Two Anthology

Plunge into the lyrical, poignant stories and poems of wonder and longing and enigmatic connection we’ve published this year in our complete Year Two Anthology.

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Featured Essay - A Cosmonaut’s Prospectus

What is at stake today is not only the conception of what literature should be, but the relevance of literature itself.

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Featured Story - Blood, Bone, and Water

The hedge is a dark mass on the horizon, heavy with scarlet roses.

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Featured Poem - syndrome()

Galaxies watch as I float and blink and float unblinking.

Featured Essay - Democracy and Science Fiction

On or about April 1978, the division between popular art and critically acclaimed art solidified.

Featured Work

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