Author Pay Raise and Solarpunk Horror Themed Issue

January 2026 marks the 5th anniversary of Solarpunk Magazine‘s first issue. As we look toward that date and the future, we’re thrilled to share two major announcements that reflect our ongoing commitment to uplifting creators, nurturing bold imagination, and building the future we want to live in.

We’re Raising Our Author Pay Rates

Since our founding, we’ve worked hard to ensure that Solarpunk Magazine pays authors in line with professional industry standards for genre literature. As we enter our fifth year, we’re proud to announce that we’re increasing our author rates across the board.

Beginning with Issue #25, which publishes in January 2026:

• Fiction: increases from 8 cents per word to 10 cents per word
• Poetry: increases from $40 to $50 per poem
• Nonfiction: increases from $75 to $100 per article

We know how much labor, heart, and hope goes into creating the kinds of stories that push culture forward. These new rates are part of our ongoing effort to honor that work and support the writers shaping solarpunk’s evolving landscape.

Announcing Our November 2026 Theme: Solarpunk Horror

We’re also excited to reveal that our November 2026 issue will be a special themed issue: Solarpunk Horror.

Writers who want to submit to this issue should do so during our July 2026 open submission window. As always, we encourage creativity, experimentation, and boundary-pushing visions—this time, through the lens of solarpunk’s shadows and uncanny edges.

More information about the theme, along with guidance for authors, is available on our Submissions page.

Thank you for being part of this growing movement. Five years in, we remain inspired every day by the artists, activists, dreamers, and disruptors who make solarpunk what it is—and who keep imagining what it might yet become.

Here’s to the next five years of radical hope, transformative storytelling, and futures worth fighting for.

Demand Utopia!

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