CLOSED – After the Eclipse
After the solar, lunar, annular, or penumbral eclipse… anywhere in time and space or the Other Realms of Faery and Dreams.
The moment has passed when the moon, covered by shadow, turns red or darkness enveloped the sun revealing the cosmos beyond. The planetary shadow is gone and the orb is revealed once again. The day resumes and the people look once again upon the world. They pack up their belongings and slowly, the chatter of conversations are taken up where they left off.
Tomorrow the ordinary day after the eclipse begins…
Or is it?
Submissions CLOSED on September 19th, 2025
- Early opening: We opened submission at midnight on May 19th, exclusively for people living in climate-related disaster areas and war zones. This special opening will take place until June 20th. Please note this status on your cover letters.
- Open for all: Submissions will be OPEN FOR EVERYONE on June 21st, Midsummer Day. The revolution of the tilted axis of the earth is the reason for the season.
- Submissions close: September 19th. We will be reading for selection the month of September 2025. We will try to send out notices in early October before the holidays begin.
- Please state: Spring 2026 “After the Eclipse” on your manuscript under the word count.
- Please read the guidelines thoroughly: Manuscripts received before June 21 2025, by any other method, or not in Shunn Standard Manuscript Form will not be read.
This issue’s theme
We want stories that include the aftermath of an eclipse. That cosmic event that fills us with awe and wonder, be it lunar, solar, annular, penumbral or totality in all its glory.
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