Official information
Overview
- Publication
- Uncanny Magazine
- Eligibility
- No country list. Same magazine-wide invitation to writers from every conceivable background.
- Writing
- Speculative poetry
- Payment
- $40 per poem
- Currency
- USD
- Payment conditions
- Official poetry rate only.
- When paid
- Not publicly stated
- Word count
- Any length
- Response time
- They try to respond in 30 days; query after 60 days
- Status
- Poetry window 17–31 August 2026
- Deadline
- Poetry window 17–31 August 2026
- How to submit
- Moksha — poetry window open through 31 August 2026
- AI policy
- AI-generated work prohibited
What they want
- Original unpublished speculative poetry.
- Up to five poems, each as its own Moksha submission.
What they don't want
- Resubmitting a rejected poem.
- AI-written poetry.
Requirements
- Moksha
- Window closes 31 August 2026
- No AI
Rights
Not fully quoted on the public page.
How to submit
- Submit via the poetry Moksha link on https://www.uncannymagazine.com/submissions/.
Official source
Uncanny Magazine — Submissions (official)
Last verified 2026-08-19. Always re-read the official page before you send work.
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