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 Three Anthology
Plunge into the lyrical, contemplative stories and poems of wonder and longing and enigmatic connection we’ve published this year in our complete Year Three 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 - The Chinese Dragon in Our Pond
I asked the dragon why he was here and not home, and he said it was because he could no longer see where he was flying.
Featured Poem - The Writing Process of a Fantasy Bard
Write the lines that have lost all feeling.
Featured Essay - Every Story is a Teacher
When art succeeds, it casts light on the world as it is, in all its shades and complexities, socially and psychologically.
Featured Work
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