Currently Open
Roar and Thunder is looking for short stories (up to 6,000 words) that have elements of magic, horror, fantasy and science fiction.
Things to consider before submitting:
- Explicit sex and violence must have a good reason for being in your story.
- If your story expresses your dislike of a race, sex or sexual orientation then don’t submit it here.
- Serial killers and sexual violence will probably get you knocked back.
- Poems will be considered but aren’t the main business of Roar and Thunder.
- Don’t submit fanfiction or stories derivative of other people’s work.
- Simultaneous submissions are fine, but if your story is accepted here and then you pull it, don’t expect us to be impressed.
The process:
- Please save your file in .rtf format.
- Attach one story at a time to an email.
- The Subject should be the name of your story.
- Send to: subs at roarandthunder dot com dot au
- Editor M. will endeavour to respond within 4 weeks.
- On rejection you’ll receive some feedback on your story.
- If accepted you will get a payment of $5 AU for your story*.
- Successful stories will appear on this website and on Smashwords*.
- Some stories will appear on this website as podcasts instead of text.
NOTE: If you agree to Roar and Thunder publishing your story, we claim first world electronic rights (text and audio) with all rights reverting to the author 30 days after publication.
*For more information on pay and how this zine works, please see the This Magazine page.