Cast of Wonders

The Young Adult Speculative Fiction Podcast

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Audio Upload

This is the portal for submitting your completed narration or guest host audio files. You can use the cover letter section of the form to include any updates to an existing bio. If you are a new narrator/host, we'd also like you to submit a full bio using the author/narrator bio submission portal, where you can also upload your optional bio image. Should you wish to update your details at any time, please get in touch with the editor directly. We are not currently accepting general auditions. Please do not upload unsolicited auditions or stories to this portal, they will not be reviewed.

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Author, narrator and host bio

This portal is for authors of accepted stories, narrators and guest hosts to provide their bio text and (optional) image for our website. Please do not submit stories to this portal.

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The following submission types are temporarily closed:

Demonstration Window--Test

This is a test. Do not submit. ALL SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DELETED UNREAD.

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Flash Fiction Contest 2020

This is the portal for submitting stories for our 2020 Flash Fiction Contest. The submission call information can be found at on our website at https://www.castofwonders.org/2020/08/the-2020-cast-of-wonders-flash-fiction-contest-is-here/. We're looking for original flash fiction stories of no more than 500 words in length. Stories should also meet the usual Cast of Wonders submission guidelines.

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General Submissions Aug/Sep 2023

Short fiction between 1500 and 6000 words in length, and flash fiction between 100 and 1500 words in length We will consider longer reprint submissions typically up to 7500 words, but please QUERY to backstage@escapeartists.net in advance. If you have an original submission just over the 6k limit, please query for these as well.

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Halloween Submissions 2024

Original short fiction of 100 to 3000 words in length. Reprints up to 3000 words in length.

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