Fusion Fragment (FF) focuses on publishing science fiction or SF-tinged literary fiction stories and novelettes ranging anywhere from 2,000 to 15,000 words. In terms of preferences they say, “Although any science fiction subgenre is fair game, our tastes lean towards slipstream, cyberpunk, post-apocalypse, and anything with a little taste of the bizarre. FF prefers character-driven stories, and often skews towards quiet, reflective pieces. If the primary tone of your story is one of high adventure or humour, it’s probably not the right fit for FF. That said, quality always outstrips genre preference in terms of importance, so feel free to send us anything that even vaguely resembles science fiction.” To get a better feel for what they publish, you can read previous issues here.
FF was founded in 2007, had an extended hiatus between 2017 and 2020, and has been active since then. They were founded by Cavan Terrill, and you can see the full masthead here.
They are still open to submissions in December, but will be doing reduced reading during that time and are unlikely to respond to submissions during December. They will try to respond to most submissions made in November within 30 days.
They are not interested in work that is in any way written by AI. They also do not accept reprints. They are particularly interested in work by underrepresented writers.
Fusion Fragment is a paying market and they pay 4 cents (CAD) per word, up to a maximum of $400 (CAD) per story. They prefer to pay through PayPal but do their best work with authors who live in regions where PayPal does not work.
They, like many SF markets, use the Moksha submission system. They allow simultaneous submissions, but ask that you withdraw your submission if your work is accepted elsewhere.
They have a really detailed what to expect list at the end of their submission guidelines. You can read that and their submission guidelines here. Please read their submission guidelines carefully before submitting.
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