PARAMETERS

Compensation Philosophy

Conventional payment models cannot apply to the unclassifiable. Instead:

Variable Scale

Compensation is determined through dialogue, based on the work’s nature, scope, and the author’s needs. Minimum: $0.08 per word. Maximum: determined by the work’s inherent value.

Submission Requirements

  • Length: Any length that serves the work. From 500 words to 50,000. We trust your judgment.
  • Genre: None. Or all. Or something else entirely.
  • Format: Any format that can be transmitted digitally or described adequately. Text, image, code, hybrid forms, instructions for experiences.
  • Originality: Must be previously unpublished in any form that reached an audience larger than your immediate circle.
  • Language: Any language, including invented ones. Include translation if necessary for comprehension.

Paradigm Note: We are particularly interested in works that exist between categories: poetic essays, philosophical fiction, instructional literature, coded narratives, interactive text, or forms yet unnamed.

Submission Period

Ongoing. We accept submissions year-round, reviewing in quarterly cycles.

Next review cycle begins: February 1, 2026

Response Protocol

We respond within 7 days, often with questions rather than decisions. Our process is conversational, not bureaucratic. If 30 days pass without contact, send a reminder encrypted with the word “soo generis” in the subject line.

COVENANT

Authorship & Authority

Authors retain all rights, always. By submitting, you grant us first publication rights in this specific curated context, and non-exclusive archival rights for the duration of the anthology’s existence.

All other rights remain exclusively with you. You may withdraw your work from the anthology at any time before acceptance.

Rights Exchange

By submitting your work, you grant:

  1. First Curatorial Rights: The right to be the first to present your work in this specific curated context
  2. Contextual Archival Rights: The right to maintain the work within this specific collection for as long as the collection exists
  3. Dialogical Rights: The right to engage in public conversation about the work, its context, and its implications

You retain: Every other conceivable right. You may republish, adapt, transform, or destroy the work as you see fit, at any time.

Compensation Framework

  • Base compensation negotiated individually for each work
  • Payment within 60 days of publication, through mutually agreed method
  • One physical copy of the anthology, or equivalent in alternative format
  • Lifetime access to all digital versions and future iterations
  • Participation in the editorial conversation about your work

Community Principles

By submitting, you align with:

  1. Radical Respect: For all forms of intelligence and expression
  2. Intellectual Courage: Willingness to explore uncharted territories
  3. Collaborative Spirit: Openness to dialogical engagement with editors and other contributors
  4. Integrity of Vision: Commitment to your unique perspective without dilution

Curatorial Approach

We engage with works as collaborators, not arbiters. Editorial suggestions are offered as possibilities, not requirements. The final form of each work remains under the complete authority of its creator.

Sanctuary Commitment

This space exists as sanctuary for the unclassifiable. We maintain zero tolerance for attempts to force works into conventional categories or dismiss them for their divergence from norms.