New themes, new options

2026 themes still open and new themes for 2027

Hello dear authors,
We’re down to three themes accepting stories, so it’s time to announce the new themes.

Remember, a theme is more a guideline than a rule. What matters is that your story fits with the theme in some way (putting the theme in the title is usually too on the nose). If you have a fantasy story that you feel fits and want to take a shot at publishing us submit your story here

So what are the new themes (remember these are 2027 themes, so we’ll do an initial look at your story as close to within a 90-day window as possible, but final decisions will happen 3-6 months before the issue goes live (so if your story goes into the second round pool there will be a second wait for a final decision).

That said, here are the themes:
Second chances (and other firsts) a collection of both revised stories and stories of redemption (January 2027)
Going to (and tales from) the sea (April 2027)
History re-imagined (please make sure there is a strong fantasy element in your story) (July 2027)
The magic within (this is not a Halloween issue (we have no objection to ghosts and goblins, but there are other things that fit the theme…)) (October 2027)

We’re also still accepting stories for some of our 2026 themes if you’d like to see your story in print a little sooner. Those themes are:
Into (and out of) the storm (April 2026)
Long days (even at night) (July 2026)
Death (and life) (October 2026)

We’ve seen some marvelous stories so far and we’re excited to see what the future holds. Give it a shot and come write with us

Either way, we’ll see you next post.

forevermountainpublishing.com

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