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 Four Anthology
Plunge into the haunting, contemplative stories and poems of awe and mystery and unexpected connection we’ve published this year in our complete Year Four 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 - Five Different Realities to Explore and One to Avoid
There’s a reality where I save you, at the start.
Featured Poem - Hotel for the Dead
When ochre mists descend, my grandparents ascend
Featured Essay - A Spec-Fic Canon for Us
It connects the present with the past and makes a promise to the future.
Featured Work
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