Submissions Guidelines
Infernal Museum publishes only stories set in the Galactic Mindsea Empire.
If you are not familiar with the Empire, information can be found on this website. Start with a quick overview on the Galactic Mindsea Empire in a Nutshell page. More tips on getting started can be found on the untold tales page.
Current Reading Period
January 1, 2026 until June 30, 2026
Submissions are open for a Mindsea Empire anthology to be published in November, 2026.
Anthology Theme: Wonderdomes
The Empire uses wonderdomes for many purposes. The float pool can heal the injured and restore the (recently and not too damaged) dead to life. It can reform criminal minds and return balance to disturbed minds. It can change a person's gender and alter their appearance in countless other ways, even adding non-human organs and appendages. What can't a wonderdome do?
Story length and policies
We will consider stories up to 10,000 words in length.
Multiple Submissions (more than one story submitted at a time) are not accepted. Once a story has been rejected, you may submit another.
AI-generated stories are not accepted.
Unsolicited rewrites of rejected stories are not accepted.
Payment and Rights
Infernal Museum pays 4 cents US per word for first world English rights. Payment will be made after the story has received its final edits and a contract for publication has been signed.
How to Submit
Submissions should be in standard manuscript format, attached to an email as an .RTF or .DOCX file. Include your name and contact information on the manuscript. The subject line of the email should be "SUBMISSION" plus the title of your story. Emails should be sent to
info@infernalmuseum.comResponse Times
You should hear back from us within ninety days.