Call for Submissions
We’re seeking original stories rooted in Celtic folklore and mythology, with a particular interest in the traditions of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
Bring us fairy bargains and dangerous hospitality, selkies and stolen skins, kelpies haunting dark water, prophetic warnings, enchanted landscapes, ancient heroes, and dragons. Explore the places where the everyday world touches the Otherworld—and what happens when someone crosses that boundary.
We welcome retellings, stories told from an overlooked character’s perspective, and new adventures built around traditional beings, beliefs, or legends. Historical settings, contemporary tales, fantasy, and folk horror are all welcome. Your story can be wondrous, unsettling, tragic, humorous, or hopeful.
The folklore should shape the story. We want more than a Celtic name or a castle in the mist: let a traditional belief, creature, custom, or legend drive the characters’ choices and the consequences they face.
Celtic traditions are distinct and varied. Ground your tale in the culture you draw from, and treat its people and beliefs with care. If helpful, include a brief note identifying the folklore that inspired your story.
Give us memorable characters, a strong sense of place, and old stories finding new life.
Submission Details
Recommended length: 1,500–5,000 words. Include a 50–100-word author biography and any website, social, or author-support links you would like considered for inclusion.
We accept AI-assisted writing, but not AI-generated writing. Our focus is human storytelling.
No upfront payment is offered; compensation is through royalty sharing. Please review our full submission guidelines and publication agreements for rights and other terms.
The call remains open until enough stories have been selected; no fixed submission deadline is announced.
Email your story to submissions@astoundingoutpost.com and identify Shamrock, Thistle and Red Dragon in the subject line.