The Colored Lens

09/01/2024

The cold winds are blowing outside, why not curl up with a good book?

The 2024 Winter issue of The Colored Lens is available right now only on Amazon. Get your copy now at

The Colored Lens: Winter 2024

20/12/2023

18/10/2023

It's out!

Our Autumn 2023 issue of The Colored Lens is now available! Do you have your copy?

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The goal of speculative fiction has always been to examine the real world through the lens of the imaginary. By considering what could be, we gain a better understanding of what is. The Colored Lens strives to do exactly that. By publishing short stories and serialized novellas every quarter in g...

06/07/2023

It's out!

Do you have your copy of the Summer 2023 issue of The Colored Lens?

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The goal of speculative fiction has always been to examine the real world through the lens of the imaginary. By considering what could be, we gain a better understanding of what is. The Colored Lens strives to do exactly that. By publishing short stories and serialized novellas every quarter in g...

21/04/2023

The Colored Lens is looking for a First Reader to join our team. All of us at The Colored Lens are volunteers, so this isn’t a paid position. There are significant benefits, though. Working as a First Reader gives you excellent insights into the editorial process as well as what editors look for in the slush pile.

We pride ourselves on our 100% personal responses, and aim to have a 48 hour response time for rejections. To do this, we ask readers to read around ten stories a week and provide short personalized responses that include both positive features and the reasons it’s being rejected.

Stories are typically in the 3000-5000 word range, but we accept stories as long as 20,000 words. First reading is handled on an “as able” basis, meaning that whenever a reader has time, he/she logs into the database and selects the next unread story. If a reader doesn’t have time to read on a particular day, they simply let the rest of the team know and then don’t read.

If you are interested in the position, first send us an email at [email protected] giving a short overview of your writing experience and attach a writing sample. If you have submitted to us previously, you can simply direct us to your submission instead. We will respond, and the next step is to review a set of sample stories and note which stories you would reject outright and which you would pass on for a second read, and then write sample rejections for all of them.

13/04/2023

You asked, we answered!

The Colored Lens is now available in paperback!

You no longer need a kindle to read our publication. Now you can have a paperback copy delivered directly to your home.

Get your copy now at Amazon

The goal of speculative fiction has always been to examine the real world through the lens of the imaginary. By considering what could be, we gain a better understanding of what is. The Colored Lens strives to do exactly that. By publishing short stories and serialized novellas every quarter in g...

11/04/2023

Spring has sprung!

And our 2023 Spring issue of The Colored Lens is available right now!

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The goal of speculative fiction has always been to examine the real world through the lens of the imaginary. By considering what could be, we gain a better understanding of what is. The Colored Lens strives to do exactly that. By publishing short stories and serialized novellas every quarter in g...

28/02/2023

We're having a sale!

Starting today at 8am Pacific time you can get your own kindle version of The Colored Lens for only $0.99!

The price will go up every day until it reaches our normal price, so act now and buy your copy today only on Amazon

The goal of speculative fiction has always been to examine the real world through the lens of the imaginary. By considering what could be, we gain a better understanding of what is. The Colored Lens strives to do exactly that. By publishing short stories and serialized novellas every quarter in g...

29/01/2023

‘Libraries are about people, not just books, and librarians are about more than just saying “Shhh.” They are also about saying: “Psst – have a look at this.” They are sifters, guides and co-creators of human connection. Most of all they are cultural curators, not of paper, but of human history and ideas.’

11/01/2023

Do you have your copy of our Winter 2023 issue of The Colored Lens?

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The goal of speculative fiction has always been to examine the real world through the lens of the imaginary. By considering what could be, we gain a better understanding of what is. The Colored Lens strives to do exactly that. By publishing short stories and serialized novellas every quarter in g...

09/11/2022

Our Fall issue is going ON SALE TODAY for just $0.99 for a limited time!

If you don't yet have your copy, head on over to Amazon and get it now

The goal of speculative fiction has always been to examine the real world through the lens of the imaginary. By considering what could be, we gain a better understanding of what is. The Colored Lens strives to do exactly that. By publishing short stories and serialized novellas every quarter in g...

09/10/2022

Do you have your copy of the Autumn 2022 issue of The Colored Lens?

Get it NOW only at Amazon.com

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BHRGZPWR

The goal of speculative fiction has always been to examine the real world through the lens of the imaginary. By considering what could be, we gain a better understanding of what is. The Colored Lens strives to do exactly that. By publishing short stories and serialized novellas every quarter in g...