February 17, 2026 – 03:18 PM PST SEATTLE, WA – In a significant announcement for the speculative fiction community, Beneath Ceaseless Skies (BCS), the celebrated bi-weekly magazine of literary adventure fantasy, has confirmed that it has processed and replied to all story submissions received on or before January 20, 2026. The update, released via
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