SOCIETY
Beyond conflict
Reconciliation, diplomacy, freedom and new institutions that make violence less inevitable.
SPECULATIVE FICTION MAGAZINE · CONCEPT
Peaceful
Worlds.
The future is not yet written.
Stories of futures worth building.
We're developing the concept for an international magazine of science fiction and other speculative stories. The future need not be all catastrophe, and hope need not erase difficult choices. What matters is compelling fiction and the freedom to imagine.
AI WELCOME Write solo or with AI. We welcome both.Stories, not slogansAI WelcomeVision: 16+ languages
PEACEFUL WORLD / IMAGINATIONSCONCEPT
PEACEFUL
WORLDS
WORLDS
STORIES OF FUTURES
WORTH BUILDING
WORTH BUILDING
READLISTENTRANSLATEIMAGINE OTHERWISE
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WHY IT MATTERS
We know how to imagine the end of the world.
It's time to imagine what comes after.
Dystopias and disasters have their place in culture. But fear is not the whole future. We need stories about people making difficult choices, discovering ways to live together and changing the world one step at a time.
We don't demand a perfect future. We seek stories in which the future can still be changed.
EDITORIAL IDEAAI WELCOME · OUR EDITORIAL PRINCIPLE
We don't just allow AI. We welcome it.
For us, AI is not a reason to reject a manuscript. It's an opportunity to create differently. We actively welcome writers who use AI for ideas, worldbuilding, dialogue, editing or first drafts. Write alone, alongside AI or from an AI-generated starting point: originality, storytelling craft and responsibility for the final work matter most.
THREE WAYS TO CREATE · ONE EDITORIAL STANDARD
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Human-writtenCreating without AI is just as welcome.
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Human + AIAI can help explore ideas, build stories and refine drafts.
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AI-firstYou can begin with an AI-generated draft and develop it into a story.
No automatic rejection for using AI. We do require disclosure of substantial AI involvement, respect for third-party rights, and human editorial review. AI use never guarantees publication.
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A SPACE FOR STORIES
Not one future. Thousands.
We want excellent fiction with conflict, characters and consequences — from the near tomorrow to worlds unimaginably far away.
SCIENCE & ETHICS
People and technology
AI, discovery, space and technology that make us ask again what it means to be human.
POSSIBLE WORLDS
Lives not yet lived
Solarpunk, cultural plurality, alternative civilizations and surprising ways of collaborating.
These are imaginative directions, not genre restrictions. Dark moments and complicated endings remain welcome.
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A GLIMPSE OF THE READING EXPERIENCE
The story comes first.
We do not want fiction that simply proves us right. We want characters, doubt, stakes and discovery. Even a future worth hoping for deserves real drama.
PEACEFUL WORLDS / FIELD NOTES00 · CONCEPT
A CITY
THAT LISTENS.
THAT LISTENS.
IMAGINED WORLDS · HUMAN CHOICES
A FICTIONAL SPECIMENPAGE / 001
One possible moment from tomorrow
Nine Minutes
That evening, for the first time, the city’s AI refused to choose for the people it served. A single line appeared on the council screen: “You haven’t listened to each other yet.”
Rain streaked the glass wall. Beyond the doors waited people whose lives depended on the outcome. It was nine minutes to midnight.
An illustrative fictional passage written for this design. It is not a published story or an editorially accepted submission.
This is the kind of reading experience we envision: expressive typography, room to read, and fiction that asks questions rather than issuing instructions.
Read the sample story
Opens Reader v0.1 — a design specimen, not a published story.
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THE PROPOSED MODEL
From one person's idea to stories heard around the world.
We are designing an independent editorial home, not an endless feed of machine-generated prose. Every story deserves care, every author respect, every reader a chance to discover.
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Writers imagine
Emerging and established writers from different countries will be able to propose their work.
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Editors curate
Human editors review literary quality and originality, not the writer's fame.
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The magazine publishes
After agreed terms, selected fiction could be published with full author credit. We aim to bring it to readers through available Peaceful World channels.
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Readers discover worlds
Discussion, reader choice and future competitions can surface new voices without replacing editorial judgment.
This is the proposed process. The editorial desk, submission form and publication programme are not live.
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A WORLD OF LANGUAGES
The future has no single language.
We imagine a magazine where writers need not abandon their own language to be heard. Different cultures can bring different futures, voices, rhythms and ways of imagining.
MANY VOICES · MANY FUTURES
Истории
Stories
Historias
حكايات
Історії
Histórias
Monogatari
Gùshì
LANGUAGES ARE PART OF THE STORY.
NOT JUST FOR WRITERS
Your language could have its own editorial team.
We hope to bring together not only writers but future language curators, literary editors, translators and audiobook voices. Together they could help remarkable stories cross language barriers.
A realistic start: RU and EN
Russian and English are the first planned editorial languages. Others will follow only as qualified curators and editors join. Manuscript submissions are not open yet.
Write in your own language
Our aim is to welcome stories beyond English, opening each language once we can provide competent reading and editing, ideally with native speakers.
Help curate your language
We envision language curators who help build a reading team, review submissions, support writers and protect cultural nuance. A way to propose yourself will come later.
Help stories cross borders
Translators, editors and narrators could help stories travel. Translation and narration require rightsholders' permission and proper credit for everyone involved.
THE AUTHOR'S VOICE
We help stories travel. We don't claim them as our own.
Writers keep the rights to their protectable original contributions.
Our proposed model asks writers for a limited licence covering agreed publication, not a transfer of all rights. Translation, narration, print anthologies and screen adaptations would each need separate rightsholder permission. We want to be a publishing partner, not the owner of someone else's imagination.
Final licence and compensation terms will be available before submissions open. Copyright protection for AI-involved works depends on applicable law and human creative contribution.
THE FIRST STEP · ISSUE ZERO
After the Turning Point.
What happens after a choice changes the course of history?
We hope to begin with a small, carefully edited digital issue: stories of turning points, from refusing retaliation to discovering new ways of living together. This remains a proposed editorial theme, not an open contest.
In developmentNo date or submissions announced
Explore the Issue Zero conceptA separate prototype, not a published issue.
One specimen story is readable; the future catalogue is a design prototype.Explore the future library
QUESTIONS FROM FUTURE CONTRIBUTORS
The important details, without the fine print.
The magazine is still being built. We'd rather be clear about what we intend — and what must be decided before the first call for stories.
Do you really welcome AI-assisted and AI-first fiction?
Absolutely. We actively invite AI-assisted and AI-first creative experiments alongside human-written work. We won't reject stories simply because AI was used. Disclose substantial AI involvement, respect third-party rights and meet the same literary standards. Human editors make the final decision.
Which languages will be accepted?
Our long-term goal is multilingual publishing. We plan to start with RU/EN editorial coverage, expanding as qualified editors and curators join. Submissions are not yet open.
Who owns the rights?
Rightsholders retain rights in their protectable original contributions. The magazine intends to request a defined publication licence, not ownership of every right. Audio, translation and screen adaptation need separate permission. The status of AI-generated content depends on applicable law.
Will stories be promoted and narrated?
We aim to build a distribution channel for selected fiction, introduce its authors, share stories through our channels and, where possible, develop audio and translations. These are goals, not guaranteed services for every writer.
When can I submit? Will writers be paid?
No submissions date has been set. We first need approved editorial rules, rights terms and a compensation policy. We do not plan a submission fee for the pilot; honoraria and funding are not yet confirmed.
FUTURE READERS · WRITERS · PARTNERS
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PEACEFUL WORLDS · A PEACEFUL WORLD INITIATIVE
A peaceful future deserves great stories.
The first stories are still ahead. We begin with imagination — and take it seriously.