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Last Updated: Wednesday, 16 May 201248 Market Listings
7 Updated:
Black Gate - new format; still closed to subs
Wily Writers - infected again?
Redstone SF - will open to subs 01Jun12
Strange Horizons - new fic ed
Analog/ SF & Fact - new sub format
AE - SFWA qualified; RT change; adds comics
Nameless Magazine - open to subs
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UPDATE - 17 April 2012: newly SFWA qualified (from issue #1); response time lengthens; adds comics
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: PREFERS. (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. Linda Landrigan, Editor (no e-mail, use snail mail).
UPDATE - 23 April 2012: new submission format, only accepts .DOC files
Barton Paul Levenson
ANALOG /SCIENCE FICTION AND FACT - monthly print; sf (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: <7½k=6-8¢/word; 7½k-10k=$450-$600; >10k=5-6¢s/word. Words: <80k (prefers 2-7k for shorts). RT: 1 month. Reprints: no. E-subs: PREFERS ONLINE FORM. (Q).
MARKET NOTE - 05Mar12: open to submissions as of 1 April 2012APEX MAGAZINE - monthly webzine; dark speculative (fic/flash/art). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: <5k (firm!). RT: <60 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. (or use this contact form) (QS).
ASIMOV'S SCIENCE FICTION - monthly print; sf (f&h elements OK) (fic/poem). Pay: fic - <7½k=6¢/word; 7½k-12½k=$450; >12½k=5¢/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 (accepts 1 fic/1 flash per year). Pay: 5¢/word (min $50). Words: fic=1k-4k; flash=<1k. RT: <4 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. (Q). [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: 3-7 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).
UPDATE - 16 May 2012: new publishing format; closed to submissions until around 2016
BLACK GATE - annual e-zine; epic fantasy (fic/nonfic/art). (Q). [Top]
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 a recommended marketBRUTARIAN - semiannual (double issue) print; all SpecFic (fic). Pay: 5-10¢/word. Words: <novella lengths. RT: 1 month. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).
MARKET NOTE - 01Dec11: closed to submissions until next reading period (TBA)BULL SPEC - quarterly original e-zine/e-book/audio, reprints in non-orginal months; sf/f, maybe mild h with sf/f elements (fic/poem). Pay: 5¢/word advance (reprints: 1¢/word), 50% donation royalty. Words: 1k-8k. RT: <30 days. Reprints: <10k=yes; >10k=query. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).
BUZZY MAG - bimonthly webzine/print anthos; urban & epic f/paranorm rom/hard sf/h (fic). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: 4k-10k (prefers 8k-10k). RT: <14 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: YES. (Q). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 11Feb10: all 2010 issues filled; closed to submissions until further notice; all submissions returned unreadCEMETERY DANCE MAGAZINE - irregular print/e-zine; h/dark mys/sus (fic/art). Richard T. Chizmar, Editor-in-Chief. (Q).
MARKET NOTE - 04Feb12: closed to fiction/poetry submissions until mid-2012CHIAROSCURO MAGAZINE (ChiZine) - quarterly webzine; dark (fic/reviews/poem). Pay: 7¢/word ($10/poem). Words: <4k (200 lines/poems). RT: <3 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). (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).
COSMOS - 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 (no e-address).
DAILY SCIENCE FICTION - every week day e-mail/webzine; sf/f/slipstrm (fic/flash/art), needs 100-200 flash/year. Pay: 8¢/word (art=$75-$100). Words: 100-10k. RT: <3 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. (Q).
MARKET NOTE - 01Mar12: overstocked & temporarily closed to submissionsDARK DISCOVERIES - quarterly print; h (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: 5¢/word (min $25) Words: fic=½k-6½k (firm!). RT: varies, query if <4 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: PREFERS. (Q). Annual Reading Period: 01Oct-01Jun. (DLS) [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 03Oct11: closed to submissions until at least January 2012DIGITAL SCIENCE FICTION - monthly anthology in print/e-Book (Kindle/etc.); sf only (fic). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: 3½-7½k. RT: <3 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. (Q). [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: No. (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 horses' mouth) (fic). Pay: $700/story. Words: <12k (firm). RT: 12 weeks. Reprints: No. E-subs: USE ONLINE FORM. (Q). [Top]
Reading Periods: Jan/Apr/Jul/Oct (Monday postmark OK for Sunday deadline)
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 - 02Mar11: 2011 issues filled; closed to fiction queries/submissions until further noticeGRAVE 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). Words: for ages 3-7=<500; for ages 8-12=<800 (poem=16 lines). RT: unknown. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. Christine French Clark, Editor (Q).
HORROR ON THE INSTALLMENT PLAN - weekly (4 stories) e-zine; h (fic/cover art), themes. Pay: 5¢/word. Words: ¾k-3k. RT: <4 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
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).
IN FABULA-DIVINOS — The tale-tellers - monthly webzine/annual antho; sf/f/h (fic), 1 story/issue. Pay: AU$100. Words: <2k. RT: <1 week. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). Reading Periods: 01-07/each month. [Top]
LIGHTSPEED - monthly webzine; sf (fic). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: 1k-7½k (prefers <5k). RT: <2 weeks. Reprints: yes (1¢/word). E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. . (Q).
LORE - biannual print; classic sf/f/h (fic). Pay: 5¢/word +2 copies. Words: 2k-6k (query if longer/shorter). RT: <2 months. Reprints: query (pays 2¢/word +2 copies). E-subs: PREFERS. (Q). [Top]
UPDATE - 17 April 2012: open to submissions
NAMELESS MAGAZINE - biannual print/e-zine/webzine; h/df (fic/nonfic/poem/art/comics/audio/video). Pay: fic/nonfic=5¢/word; interview=copies; art=<$175. Words: 1½k-9½k. RT: <90 days. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). 1st Issue Debut: April 2012. [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 07May12: closed to submissions for probably 6 months longerTHE 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]
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: no. Postal subs: query first. (Q).
ONE BUCK HORROR - bimonthly eAntho; h (fic/flash/art). Pay: 5cent;/word (art=$25). Words: <3k. RT: <60 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. (Q). (DLS) [Top]
THE PEDESTAL MAGAZINE - quarterly webzine; most genres (fic/flash/nonfic/poem), some themes. Pay: fic=5¢/word; nonfic=2¢/word; poetry=$40. Words: varies by issue (see GLs). RT: 4-8 weeks. Reprints: No. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. (Q).
PENUMBRA - monthly e-zine; all SpecFic genres (fic/flash/nonfic/poem), themed (see web site). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: 100-3½k. RT: 2-3 weeks. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). (DLS) [Top]
PLAYBOY - monthly print, contemporary/mys/sus/sf/humor/sports (fic). No unsolicited subs. Pay: <$5k. [Top]
UPDATE - 01 May 2012: will open to submissions on 1 June 2012
REDSTONE SCIENCE FICTION - monthly webzine; sf (fic). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: ¾k-4k. RT: <4 weeks; query only after 8 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).
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: 6-8 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE, but responds via e-mail. (Q). [Top]
SHOCK TOTEM - biannual print/e-zine; df/h (fic/flash/micro/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: 5cent;/word +copy. Words: fic=1001-5k; flash=201-1k; micro=<200;nonfic=<2½k; poem= (firm!). RT: <60 days. Reprints: yes (2cent;/word). E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. (Q). Reading Periods: Feb-May; Aug-Nov. [Top]
STORY PORTALS.COM - regular release digital, WMFH; f (fic). Pay: $300 (NOTE: takes all rights). Words: 5k-6k. RT: 2 week minimum. Reprints: no. E-subs: QUERY ONLY. (Q). [Top]
UPDATE - 01 May 2012: Julia Rios joins Brit Mandelo as Strange Horizons fiction editor, details here
STRANGE HORIZONS - weekly webzine; SpecFic (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: fic=7¢/word; nonfic=<$50; poem=$20. Words: fic=<9k (prefers <5k), nonfic=2-5k (not firm). RT: query after 70 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: USE ONLINE FORM. see department GLs for editors (Q).
TOR.COM - monthly webzine; sf/f (fic). Only accepts material of a highly professional level; if in doubt, don't sub here. Pay: <5k=25cent;/word, 2nd 5k=15cent;/word, after that=10cent;/word. Words: <12k (not firm). 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)
WHITE CAT MAGAZINE - quarterly webzine/yearly print; most genres (fic/flash/nonfic). Pay: fic=5¢/word; flash/nonfic=$25. Words: fic=½k-2½k; flash=<½k. RT: <3 weeks. Reprints: yes (½¢/word). E-subs: ONLY. (QS). (DLS) [Top]
Reading Periods Open: after each issue is published Deadlines: 01Jan; 01Apr; 01Jul; 01Oct
UPDATE - 03 May 2012: report web site is infected again, link deactivated; (been infected three times now, access only if your anti-virus is good)
WILY WRITERS SPECULATIVE FICTION PODCAST - biweekly audio/e-zine; sf/f/h/paranorm (fic), themes (see web site). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: 1k-4k (firm!). RT: <90 days. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. (Q). Deadlines & Themes: see web site. [Top]
ZOETROPE: ALL-STORY - quarterly print; all genres (fic). Pay: $1200. Words: <7k. RT: not given. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. Tamara Straus, Editor (no e-mail, query via online form). [Top]
Reading Period: 1Jan-31Aug Closed: 1Sep-31Dec ZOETROPE: Virtual Studio Workshop