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submissions

Sterncastle Magazine accepts submissions of short fiction (6,000 words or less) and original artworks that speak to a given theme. For full submission guidelines, click the button below. 

upcoming themes 

Sterncastle Magazine is continually seeking fresh, thought-provoking themes for our quarterly issues. Themes that challenge, inspire, and provoke. Our upcoming themes appear below.

To suggest future theme concepts or to vote on upcoming themes, check out our community on Patreon

q1 2026

Submission deadline: March 10, 2026

Theme: Tales of the Sea

Description: Tales From the Sea is a theme that seeks short fiction in which the ocean is essential—not a backdrop, but center stage. We’re interested in stories shaped by saltwater and weather, by myth, memory, and long horizons. Fishermen, sailors, pirates, shipwrecks, sea creatures, coastal lives, recreation, and ritual all belong here. Whether the sea is violent or still, wondrous or unforgiving, it should matter—leaving its pressure on the story and on everyone who enters it.

q2 2026

Submission deadline: June 10, 2026

Theme: TBD 

Description: TBD, become a supporter on Patreon to vote on this and future themes. 

Magazine submission form

If you are interested in submitting a work of visual art or short fiction to Sterncastle Magazine, please complete the form below and attach your files at the end. Do not use this form for book-length submissions to Sterncastle Publishing. Those can be submitted here

Issue Date You Are Submitting For

You may submit up to three files, either documents or images.

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