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Last Updated: Friday 2 May 201317 Market Listings
2 Updated:
Abyss & Apex - May reading period closed
Lamplight - temp. closed to subs
This page contains periodical markets that pay 3¢/word and up, but below 5¢/word, and shared royalty markets built on a "semiprofessional" model, that do not include stories written by the publisher(s), editor(s), or staff. 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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UPDATE - 03 May 2013: overstocked, the May 2013 reading period is closedABYSS & APEX - quarterly webzine; most genres, no h (fic/flash/poem). Pay: 5¢/word ($75 max.); poem=$5. Words: fic=1½k-10k (longer query); flash=<1½k. RT: 2-3 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). Annual Reading Periods: Fic/Flash: 1st weeks of Feb/May/Aug/Nov; Poetry: all of Jun/Dec. [Top]
AUREALIS - 10 issues/year (skips Dec/Jan) e-zine/print best-of anthos; sf/f/h (fic/nonfic/art). Non-AU authors must query first! Pay: AU$20-60/1k words; art=AU$10-75 . Words: fic=2-8k; nonfic=½k-4k. RT: <2 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). See also aurealisXpress [Top]
CONJURINGS - semiannual print/e-zine; all f (fic/nonfic). Pay: 3¢/word. Words: <5k (longer query). RT: <1 month, query if <2 months. Reprints: yes, 1¢/word. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
Reading Periods: open, but no replies in Dec & Mar Deadlines: spring=20Feb; winter=Dec20
MARKET NOTE - 01Feb13: temp. closed to fiction subissionsCOSMOS ONLINE - daily webzine; sf (fic; query for nonfic/art/photo). Pay: AU$100. Words: 2k-4k. RT: approx. 2 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 22Jan13: temporarily closed to submissionsGUD MAGAZINE - semiannual print/e-zine/e-book/PDF/Kindle/etc.; all genres (fic/nonfic/poem/art/comics). Pay: <3¢/word +copies/royalty. Words: <15k. RT: <months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. (Q). (DLS) [Top]
HEROIC FANTASY QUARTERLY - quarterly webzine; heroic f/S&S/high f (fic/flash/poem). Pay: fic=$100; flash/poem=$25; epic poem=$100. Words: fic=<10k; serials=<50k; poem=<30 pages. RT: <60 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). Yearly Reading Periods: Mar/Jun/Sep/Dec only! [Top]
IDEOMANCER - quarterly e-zine (web/PDF); non-traditional hypertext (fic/poem). Pay: 3¢/word (max $40), $6/poem. Words: <7k. RT: 30 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). (DLS) Yearly Readings: Dec-Jan/Mar-Apr/Jun-Jul/Sep-Oct only! [Top]
INSATIABLE: The Magazine of Paranormal Desires - quarterly print/eBook/webzine; paranormal rom (fic). Pay: 3¢/word. Words: <5k (query if longer). RT: <90 days. Reprints: yes (1¢/word). E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
INTERZONE - bimonthly print; sf/f (fic/art). Pay: not known (believed to be semipro). Words: <10k. RT: <2 months. Reprints: No. E-subs: NONE. Andy Cox, Editor (Q). [Top]
UPDATE - 19 April 2013: closed to submissions until 01 June 2013LAMPLIGHT - quarterly e-zine/annual print (PDF); h/mys/dark sf/noir; no vampires, werewolves or zombies (fic/flash). Pay: fic=$150; flash=$50. Words: fic=>2k; flash=<1k (1k-2k=query). RT: <90 days. Reprints: query. E-subs: OFF SITE FORM ONLY. (QS). [Top]
MICHAEL MOORCOCK'S NEW WORLDS MAGAZINE (GLs) - quarterly print/webzine; all SpecFic (fic). Pay: 2½p/word (£125 max). Words: <10k (prefers 5k-10k - not firm on top). RT: unknown. Reprints: query. E-subs: YES. (QS). [Top]
MIDNIGHT ECHO - biannual (Australian HWA); print/PDF; df/h (fic/nonfic/poem/art/comics). Pay: fic=AU3¢/word; poem=<AU$25. Words: stories=<5k; 1 novelette/issue=<10k (max $300, query first); poem=<100 lines. RT: not specified. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). Annual Readings: 01Mar-31Jul; 01Oct-31Jan. [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 01Feb13: closed to fiction & art submissions; open to poetryON SPEC - quarterly print; most SpecFic genres (fic/flash/poem/art (CA artists ONLY). Pay: fic=CA$50-CA$200 +2 copies; poem/flash=CA$50 +1 copy. Words: <6k (poem=100 lines). RT: <4 months (or longer). Reprints: no. E-subs: FICTION/FLASH ONLY. (Q). [Top]
ON THE PREMISES - triannual contest web/e-zine; any genre, themed (fic). Prizes: $180/140/100 & 0-3 HMs@$40. Words: 1k-5k. RT: 4-6 weeks after DL. Reprints: no. E-subs: OFFSITE FORM ONLY. (Q). [Top]
Submission/Entry Periods: irregular
SPINETINGLERS - monthly webzine/annual print "Best of" antho; h/f/df (fic). Pay: 1st place=£100, 2nd=£50, 3rd-5th=£25. Words: <5k. RT: <30 days. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
STAR*LINE: Digest of the Science Fiction Poetry Association - (See the listing on the Flash/Poetry Market page.)
THE STRAND MAGAZINE - triannual print; mys/detective/terror/supernat (fic/nonfic/poem). Pay: $25-150. Words: 1k-short novellas (prefers 2-6k). RT: 4-10 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. (Q). [Top]