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Apex Magazine Summer Open Submission Window 2026
Apex Book Company
worldwide
Apex Magazine is hosting its open reading window for dark speculative fiction, closing on September 30, 2026. The Hugo Award-winning quarterly digital publication is seeking strange, marrow-filled short stories (up to 9,000 words) that seamlessly blend surreal horror, science fiction, and dark fantasy. The editors highly encourage submissions from marginalized and historically underrepresented writers worldwide.
WHO CAN APPLY
This door is open to Nigerians
The publication welcomes original creative manuscripts from speculative writers globally. According to the Apex Magazine Moksha Submission Portal, they seek "original, mind-bending short fiction" up to 9,000 words. They explicitly state a zero-tolerance baseline constraint: "Apex Magazine does not accept submissions of any kind that were written, developed or assisted by tools such as ChatGPT." Unsolicited reprints are not accepted.
BEFORE YOU APPLY
VSTA last checked this source on 24 Sept 2026. Re-check the organiser’s official page for any changes to dates, costs or eligibility before submitting.
Cost note: No fee