Poetry is different, because it's a completely different medium within writing, so the evaluation of poetry submissions ends up being more subjective, perhaps, than prose. The first 500 words of a short story have to establish the theme/mood/conflict of the plot and do so in such a manner that I have to find out what happens next. SQF: What are the top three things you look for in a story/poem and why?ĬS: The top three things I look for are-first: a storyline that really engages me and makes me want to read more. " Penumbra publishes speculative fiction that always culminates in something unexpected - a flash of humor in the darkest tale or a fantasy piece that goes against the tropes-always something that hovers right on the periphery of the eclipse." Penumbra accepts submissions only for our themed calls.
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