Tales Of Old, an audio magazine for historical fiction and alternate history, is looking for historical fiction stories, although we will consider alternate history stories as well. Stories should take place in a well researched historical setting, not Hyperborea or other quasi-historical setting. (I love that too, but it’s not for this magazine!) Stories should be plot driven with interesting characters. The stories should be well suited to narration, no strange symbols or unpronounceable words. We are really not interested in super explicit sex, gore, or excessively foul language. Fun, interesting stories will probably fair best.
Length
We are looking for stories in the 1000 to 4500 word range. We pay 1.5 cents per word. Payment will be through PayPal or mailed check upon acceptance.
Reprints
We happily accept previously published work, but unpublished is fine too. We assume that if you send us a story that it is not under copyright somewhere else.