Literary Science Fiction and Fantasy
Orion’s Belt
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.
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.
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.
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.
Featured Story - Beautiful Dreamer
Rose vines reach for Lydia.
Featured Poem - Apologia, on Forked Tongue
dragons dream with our eyes open
Featured Essay - The Ongoing Relevance of Fairy Tales
More important than the origins of tales, though, is the fact that they are still here and still relevant.
Featured Work
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