Welcome to the second golden age of Pulp. At the Astounding Outpost we will publish a mixture of new stories and pulp classics and reader submisssions. As well as sponser regular writing contests. Our goal is to publish regular and themed anthologies. Any work submited will be considered for publication for 6 months if published we would like exclusive rights for a year as well as the right to republish in future themed anthologies.
Writing contest and anthology
We plan to publish regular and themed antholigies. The regular anthologies will be published at least on a quartlery basis and will consist of a mixture of reader submitted material, Outpost Originals, and Pulp Classics. User submitted material will be automatically entered in a writing contest which have three winners.
- People’s Choice- This vote is open to the public
- Petreon Choice- Patreon supporters
- editors’ Choice – The Astounding Outpost Crew
The winners will be interviewed by the Astounding Outpost podcast plus may recive other prizes.
Everyone who gets published will be gifted a temporary membership to the Patreon page
Submission Guidelines
The Outpost wants to focus on human writing, so we will accept AI assisted writing but not AI generated writing. Our regular periodical is an open call, however we prefer things that will fit the curent calls. A call will be open until we get enough stories to publish a themed anthology we are shooting for around 350 pages worth of new and classic material.
We would like a short story recommended length between 1,500–5,000 words.
- Author Bio and Links Please include a short author bio (approximately 50–100 words). You may also include:
- Your website and social media links
- A Substack, blog, or other place readers can find more of your work
- A Patreon, PayPal, Ko-fi, Buy Me a Coffee, or similar support/tip link
If provided, we may include a Support the Author section with your story so readers who enjoyed your work can support you directly.
Here are some classic pulp genres
- Science Fiction (classic, retro-future, military, weird science, cosmic)
- Fantasy (mythic, fairy-tale, sword & sorcery, dark fantasy)
- Horror (supernatural, folk horror, gothic, cosmic/eldritch, creature features)
- Weird Tales (genre-blenders, uncanny stories, “this shouldn’t exist but it does” fiction)
- Mystery (detectives, noir, occult investigation, strange cases)
- Adventure (high-stakes action, exploration, lost worlds, daring rescues, survival)
- Western (classic Western, Weird West, frontier horror, steampunk West, supernatural West)
Current calls
- Weird West- We are looking for sci-fi, Steam Punk , super natural, and fantsy tales set in the Old West.
- Midnight Blood- Vampire stories
- Goblins, Gunslingers, & Gangsters — Fantasy stories that feature gunpowder. These could be a flintlock fantasy, urban fantasy or six-shooter fantasy. The key is they feature fantasy elements and fire arms.
Please submit at submissions@astoundingoutpost.com