Submission Guidelines For
Ripples of Fire & Ice – a sapphic romantasy anthology
What we want: Sapphic romantasy stories that make our hearts burn or chill us to the bone! Bring us your Ice Queens, fire dragons, mages and magic. We’re looking for Sapphic* fantasy tales that explore an inferno of love that melt the iciest of hearts.
All levels of fantasy are fine, low (magical realism) to high (epic fantasy). A romance or romantic subplot is a must.
Happily Ever After or Happy For Now ending required. No cliffhangers, please.
Co-authors are welcome.
*We define sapphic as an umbrella term that encompasses lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, and queer women, and is inclusive of trans women, non-binary people, and cis women.
Heat levels: No erotica, but we are open to all heat levels (from sweet to spicy)
What we DON’T want: No triggering subjects such as on-page non-consensual sex, incest, and excessive gore. Subjects like racism, homophobia, transphobia, religion, discrimination of any kind, and anything else otherwise triggering or hurtful must be challenged on-page in a conscientious way.
Submissions Open: April 22, 2025 – December 31st 2025
Publishing: June 2026
Title: Ripples of Fire & Ice
Type: Anthology of short stories
Length: 4k – 20k words
Publication: e-book and print
Multiple Submissions: No
Simultaneous Submissions: Yes (please notify us if accepted elsewhere)
Reprints: The story can be a part of the author’s larger world and previously published work, but must be able to be read and comprehended as a stand-alone piece of fiction.
Manuscript Format: 12 point Times New Roman, double spaced, .5” indent, no header/footer, American English, and double curly quotes. All manuscripts must be professionally edited (not self-edited) at the author's expense prior to submission.
Please submit your complete, finished manuscript in attached (.doc, or .docx) format to: sapphicanthology@gmail.com. All inquiries can also be directed to that same address.
Format your email subject line as: [STORY TITLE]_[LAST NAME]_[WORD COUNT]
In the email itself, please include a short cover note including word count, a bio, and your preferred name.
Deadline: December 31st 2025
Accepted manuscripts will be announced in February 2026.
Expected publication: June 2026
Buy in cost for accepted authors: $35 (this cost will be deducted from the first payout)
Please note: Exclusivity is required during the set. After the set is taken down then you can republish or rework your stories as you see fit. Each author will be expected to promote the set throughout the entire pre-order and launch period.
Exclusivity Duration: 90 days from launch.