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List Your Market
Last Updated: Wednesday 15 May 201348 Market Listings
4 Updated:
Nightmare Magazine - closed to subs extended
One Buck Horror - on hiatus
The Night Land - open to subs
Waylines Magazine - editor title changes
This page contains periodical markets that are SFWA and HWA professional markets, that pay 5¢/word or more, and shared royalty markets built on a "professional" model, that do not include stories written by the publisher(s), editor(s), or staff. For SFWA's and HWA's professional market requirements and/or list of such go to SFWA or HWA. Read the complete guidelines carefully before submitting. Try to read at least one issue to get a feel for what is wanted. If in doubt contact the editor. US ($), UK (£), or EU (€) currency are used unless otherwise noted. U.S. addresses are used unless otherwise noted. These listings are provided in good faith with the belief the info is correct, but Ralan.com accepts no responsibility for any errors or omissions in them. The fact that an entry is listed here is no guarantee that said entity will ever publish anything. Contact with any editor or publisher is at the contributor's own risk. Ralan.com encourages all potential contributors to do a web search of the editor's and/or publisher's name before submitting to them. Each visitor assumes all risk associated with the use or misuse of the information here.
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AE: The Canadian Science Fiction Review - quarterly (weekly updates) webzine; all sf (fic/flash/art/comics). Pay: CA6¢/word (art=$20-$100; comics=$20). Words: ½k-3k. RT: <45 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).
ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE - monthly print; mys/crime (fic). Pay: 8¢/word. Words: <12k (shorter better). RT: 3-5 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. (Q).
ANALOG SCIENCE FICTION AND FACT - monthly print; sf (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: <7½k=7-9¢/word; 7½k-10k=$525-$675; >10k=7-7½¢/word; serials=5¢/word; nonfic=7¢/word. Words: <80k (prefers 2-7k for shorts; 10k-20k for novelettes; 40k-80k for serials). RT: 5 weeks average (query after 3 months). Reprints: no. E-subs: PREFERS ONLINE FORM. (Q).
MARKET NOTE - 01Apr13: closed to all submissions until midnight 1 June 2013APEX MAGAZINE - monthly webzine; dark speculative (fic/flash/art). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: <5k (firm!). RT: <60 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (or use this contact form) (QS).
ARC - quarterly digital; stories with some bearing on the future (no f or steampunk!) (fic, query for nonfic/poem). Pay: fic=£1500 ($2370); nonfic=£250-500; poem=£75/page. Words: fic=>5k; essay=<1½k; feature=>2k. RT: <6 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: OFF SITE FORM ONLY. (Q). [Top]
ASIMOV'S SCIENCE FICTION - monthly print; sf (f&h elements OK) (fic/poem). Pay: fic: <7½k=7-9¢/word; >7½k=7-7½¢/word; poem: $1/line. Words: fic=<20k (seldom buys longer - no novels); poem=<40 lines. RT: <5 weeks average (query after 3 months). Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. (Q).
BAYCON PROGRAM BOOK - annual print/eBook; sf/f (fic/flash), theme: see GLs (only accepts 1 short story &1 flash per year). Pay: 5¢/word (min $50). Words: fic=1k-4k; flash=<1k. RT: by February. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. (QS). [Top]
Reading Period: 15Jul-15Sep Pub Date: fic=last weekend in May; flash=TBD (earlier)
BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES - biweekly e-zine; f (fic). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: <10k (not firm). RT: 2-9 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).
BOYS' LIFE MAGAZINE - monthly print; sf/mys/adv/humor for boys (nonfic), fiction subs are now by assignment ONLY, do NOT submit fiction here!. Pay: >$750. Words: 1-1½k. RT: <2 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. Paula Murphey, Senior Editor (no e-mail).
MARKET NOTE - 05Jan10: authors report lack of response to submissions & queries; not recommendedBRUTARIAN - semiannual (double issue) print; all SpecFic (fic). Pay: 5-10¢/word. Words: <novella lengths. RT: 1 month. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).
BUZZY MAG - continuous webzine; urban & epic f/paranorm rom/hard sf/h (fic). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: <10k. RT: <14 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: YES. (Q). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 01Feb13: closed to submissions until futher noticeCEMETERY DANCE MAGAZINE - irregular print/e-zine; h/dark mys/sus (fic/nonfic (queries)/art). Pay: >5¢/word (<$250.) +2 copies. Words: <5k (query if longer). RT: <4 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: fic=OFFSITE FORM; nonfic=QUERY. Richard T. Chizmar, Editor-in-Chief. (Q).
MARKET NOTE - 20Dec12: closed to all submissions until mid-2013CHIAROSCURO MAGAZINE (ChiZine) - weekly webzine; dark (fic/reviews/poem). Pay: 7¢/word ($10/poem). (Q). (DLS)
CLARKESWORLD MAGAZINE - monthly chapbook/webzine; sf/f/h (fic - query for nonfic/art). Pay: <4k=10¢/word, 5¢/word after. Words: 1-8k (prefers 4k). RT: <2 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. (QS).
MARKET NOTE - 14Feb13: closed to submissions until further noticeCOSMOS - bimonthly print; sf (fic; query for nonfic/art/photo); very high standards, prints only 7 stories/year, subs also considered for Cosmos Online (Semipro). Pay: AU$300. Words: 2k-4k. RT: approx. 2 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). (DLS)
CRICKET - monthly print; most genres, no h (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: <25¢/word (poem=<$3/line). Words: <2k (poem=<50 lines). RT: <6 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: NONE. Lonnie Plecha, Editor (Select subject: Editorial).
CROSSED GENRES MAGAZINE - monthly webzine/biannual eBook; sf/f (fic). Pay: 5¢/word +1 print/1 e-copy. Words: 1k-6k. RT: by end-of-month submitted. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. (Q). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 01May13: open to submissions until ?CROWDED MAGAZINE - triannual iOS app/PDF; all sf/f/h (fic). Pay: 5AU¢/word. Words: ½k-20k (prefers max. 10k). RT: <60 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: WEB FORM ONLY. (Q). [Top]
DAILY SCIENCE FICTION - every weekday e-mail/webzine/annual print antho; sf/f/slipstrm (fic/flash/art), needs 100-200 flash/year. Pay: 8¢/word (print antho bonus=5¢/word); art=$75-$100). Words: 100-10k. RT: <3 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. Jonathan Laden & Michele-Lee Barasso, Editors (Q).
DARK DISCOVERIES - quarterly print; h (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: 5¢/word (max. $250) Words: fic=½k-6½k (firm!). RT: varies, query if >4 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). Annual Reading Period: 01Oct-01Jun. (DLS) [Top]
ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE - monthly print; mys (fic/flash). Pay: 5-8¢/word. Words: <20k (prefers 2½-8k). RT: <3 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. (QS).
The Magazine of FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION - bimonthly print; f/sf (humor OK) (fic/art queries). Pay: 6-9¢/word. Words: <25k. RT: <8 weeks. Reprints: No. E-subs: NONE!. (Q).
FLASH FICTION ONLINE - NOTE: this e-zine appears on the Flash/Poetry/Twitter markets page, but it is an SFWA qualified pro market.
GLIMMER TRAIN STORIES - quarterly print; LITERARY genre work considered (from the horse's mouth) (fic). Pay: $700/story +10 copies. Words: <12k (firm). RT: 12 weeks. Reprints: No. E-subs: USE ONLINE FORM. (Q). Reading Periods: Jan/May/Sep (with a one-week grace period). [Top]
GRANTVILLE GAZETTE - bimonthly e-zine; AltHist, Eric Flint's 1632 Universe (fic/nonfic). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: 7½-10k (not firm). RT: 2-4 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. (Q).
MARKET NOTE - 27Aug12: issues filled; closed to fiction queries/submissions until further notice
GRAVE TALES - quarterly comic book antho; traditional h (flash/comic script/art) Richard Chizmar, Editor-in-Chief (no e-mail). [Top]
HIGHLIGHTS - monthly print; humor/mys/sports/holiday/adv/trad. tale reboots/urban/world cultures (fic/nonfic/poem). Pay: $150 & up (buys all rights, does not pay writers under 16); poem=$25 & up. Words: for ages 3-7=<500; for ages 8-12=<800 (poem=16 lines). RT: unknown. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. Christine French Cully, Editor-in-Chief (Q).
IGMS (Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show) - bimonthly e-zine; f/sf (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: 6¢/word <7½k & 5¢/word after. Words: no limit. RT: <3 months. Reprints: if obscure. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. Edmund R. Schubert, Editor (Q).
MARKET NOTE - 06Mar13: closed to sf & fantasy submissions until 20 June 2013LIGHTSPEED - monthly webzine; sf/f (fic). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: 1½k-7½k (prefers <5k). RT: <2 weeks. Reprints: yes (1¢/word). E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. John Joseph Adams, Editor/Publisher. (Q).
LORE - biannual print; classic sf/f/h (fic). Pay: 5¢/word +copy. Words: 2k-6k (query if longer/shorter). RT: <90 days. Reprints: query (pays 2¢/word +2 copies). E-subs: PREFERS. (Q). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 25Jan13: will be opening to submissions in late March 2013NAMELESS MAGAZINE - biannual print/e-zine/webzine; h/df (fic/nonfic/poem/art/comics/audio/video). Pay: print fic/nonfic=5¢/word +copy, web fic/nonfic=2¢/word; print poem=15¢/line, web poem=?; interview=copies; art=<$175. Words: 1½k-9½k. RT: <4 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. Jason V Brock & S. T. Joshi, Editors. (Q). 1st Issue Debut: April 2012. [Top]
UPDATE - 08 May 2013: open to submissionsRobin Dunn
THE NIGHT LAND - webzine; William Hope Hodgson-inspired fiction (fic/nonfic/poem). Pay: 2k-10k=6½-13¢/word (<2k & >10k differ, see GLs). Words: 2-10k (prefers; less/more considered). RT: <1 month. Reprints: No. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
UPDATE - 15 May 2013: submission closure extended until 20 June 2013NIGHTMARE MAGAZINE - monthly webzine; all h/df (fic). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: 1½k-7½k (prefers <5k). RT: <2 weeks. Reprints: if not currently online (1¢/word). E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. John Joseph Adams, Editor/Publisher (Q). [Top]
ODYSSEY: Adventures in Science - monthly print; ages 10-16; sf/legends/etc. (theme) (fic, nonfic, poems). Pay: 20-25¢/word. Words: to 1k. RT: 3-4 months b4 pub. Reprints: query. E-subs: YES. Postal subs: query first. (Q).
UPDATE - 15 May 2013: on hiatus until end of this yearONE BUCK HORROR - irregular eAntho; h (fic/flash/art). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: <3k. RT: not specified. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. Christopher Hawkins & Kris M. Hawkins, Editors (Q). (DLS) [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 03 January 2013: on 6-12 month hiatus; issues will not be released, some stories & poems will be posted online; closed to all submissionsTHE PEDESTAL MAGAZINE - quarterly webzine; most genres (fic/flash/nonfic/poem), some themes. (Q).
PENUMBRA - monthly e-zine; all SpecFic genres (fic/flash/nonfic/poem), themed (see web site). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: <3½k. RT: varies, but long. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). (DLS) [Top]
PLAYBOY - monthly print, contemporary/mys/sus/sf/humor/sports (fic). No unsolicited subs. Pay: <$5k. [Top]
THE SCHOOL MAGAZINE - 10x/year print, 4 titles; most genres (fic/nonfic (query 1st)/poem), Australian children's interests/point of view. Pay: prose=AU$270/1k words; poem=AU$47-AU$198 (based on length) +2 copies. Words: prose=<2k (not firm); poem=prefers <30 lines. RT: about 4 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE, but responds via e-mail. (Q). [Top]
SHIMMER - 1, 2, or 3 issues/year print/digital; comtemporary f, some sf/h (fic/flash/art). Pay: 5¢/word ($10 min.) +2 copies (art: int=$30; covers=$180). Words: <5k (query if longer). RT: <1 month. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
SHOCK TOTEM - irregular (roughly annual) print/e-zine; df/h (fic/flash/micro/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: 5¢/word +copy. Words: fic=1001-5k; flash=201-1k; micro=<200;nonfic=<2½k; poem= (firm!). RT: <60 days. Reprints: yes (2¢/word). E-subs: OFFSITE FORM ONLY. (Q). Annual Reading Periods: Feb-May; Aug-Nov. [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 05Feb13: submission form closes when the day's quota is met, resets at midnightSTRANGE HORIZONS - weekly webzine/podcasts; SpecFic (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: fic=8¢/word ($50 min); nonfic=<$30-50; poem=$30. Words: fic=<9k (prefers <5k), nonfic=1k-5k (not firm); poem=<100 lines. RT: fic=<40 days (varies by department). Reprints: no. E-subs: FICTION: ONLINE FORM. See department GLs for editors (Q).
TOR.COM - continuous webzine; sf/f (fic). Only accepts highly professional material; if in doubt, don't sub here. Pay: <5k=25cent;/word, 2nd 5k=15cent;/word, after that=10cent;/word. Words: <17½k (prefers <12k). RT: slow. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
UNIVERSE ANNEX - a department of the Grantville Gazette; bimonthly webzine, 1 story per issue; sf/f adventure (fic). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: <15k (not firm). RT: none per se; selection occurs within 3 months of last revision. Reprints: no. E-subs: POST AT BAEN'S BAR. (Q). (DLS)
UPDATE - 23 April 2013: editor title changesWAYLINES MAGAZINE - bimonthly webzine; sf/f/h/weird/wonderful (fic/videos). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: 1k-6k (prefers 3k-4k). RT: <30 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 16 November 2012: temporarily closed to submissions; new editor & guidelinesWHITE CAT MAGAZINE - annual (January) digital download/print; df/sf/f/mys/sus (fic/flash/nonfic/art). Pay: fic=5¢/word; nonfic=see GLs. Words: fic=<2½k; nonfic=see GLs. RT: <3 months. Reprints: yes (1¢/word). E-subs: ONLY. (Q-fic only). (DLS) [Top]
WILY WRITERS SPECULATIVE FICTION PODCAST - semimonthly (2 stories/month); sf/f/h/paranorm (fic), themes (see GLs). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: 1k-4k (firm!). RT: <90 days after DL. Reprints: yes. E-subs: OFFSITE FORM ONLY. (Q). Deadlines & Themes: see web site. [Top]
ZOETROPE: ALL-STORY - quarterly print; all genres (fic). Pay: pro. Words: <7k. RT: not given. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. Michael Ray, Editor (no e-mail, query via online form). [Top]
Reading Period: 1Jan-31Aug Closed: 1Sep-31Dec ZOETROPE: Virtual Studio Workshop