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Last Updated: Monday 17 June 201366 Market Listings
1 New Market:
Encounters Magazine - moved from Expo page
6 Updated:
SF Trails - open to fiction subs
Solidarity SF - declared dead
Voluted Tales - special issue
Nihilist Sci Fi - declared dead
Storyworlds Magazine - on indefinite hiatus
Tales of the Talisman - temp. closed to subs
Robert Laughlin's Annual Updates:
Sorcerous Signals, Spaceports & Spidersilk, Space Squid, Supernatural Tales, Tales of the Zombie War, Trail of Indiscretion, Twilight Times, Voluted Tales, The Western Online
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MARKET NOTE - 07May13: temporarily closed to submissions
- ABANDONED TOWERS - semi weekly webzine, 2-3/year print; any genre (fic/nonfic/poem/art/comics, audio/etc.). Pay: web=exposure; print: fic=$10; poem=$5 (both=+eBook copy). Words: 1k-5k (soft). RT: <6 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 05Jun13: issue #4 still on hold; submissions closed; all submissions are free to send elsewhere- ABOMINATION MAGAZINE - quarterly e-book; sf/h (fic/poem/art). Pay: fic: issues=1¢/word, web featured=exposure; poem=$6. Words: 1k-7½k. RT: <45 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
- ALBEDO ONE - tri-annual print/digital; sf/f/h (fic). Pay: €6 per 1k words (<8k words) +copy. Words: prefers 2½k-8k. RT: 2-4 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: YES. (QS). (DLS) [Top]
- ALLEGORY - tri-annual webzine; most genres (fic/nonfic). Pay: $15. Words: 1k-5k (not firm). RT: 4-6 weeks. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). Yearly Reading Periods: 01Jan-28Feb; 01May-30Jun; 01Sep-31Oct. [Top]
- AOIFE'S KISS - quarterly print (with a few stories online as teasers); sf/f (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: fic <1.3k words=$4, >1.3k=$15; poem=$3. Words: fic/flash=<10k words (query if longer); poem=<100 lines. RT: <3 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: YES. (Q). [Top]
- AURORA WOLF: a Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy - continuous webzine; sf/f (fic/art). Pay: $5. Words: 2½k-5k. RT: not specified. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 04Mar13: your submissions may still get a bogus failure notice- BETE NOIRE - quarterly print, occasional podcasts; h/dsf/df/mys/crime (fic/poem/art/comics/photos). Pay: $10 + PDF copy. Words: fic=50-4k; poem=<50 lines. RT: <2 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). Reading Periods: 1-30Sep, 1-31Dec, 1-31Mar, 1-30Jun. [Top]
- BEYOND CENTAURI - quarterly print; sf/f/e-g*; for readers 10 & older. (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: $1-6 +copy. Words: fic=<2½k, poem=<50 lines. RT: <3 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). (*e-g="ewww-gross") [Top]
- CEMETERY MOON - biannual print; h (fic/poem/art). Pay: 1 copy/discounts. Words: <5k. RT: not specified. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
- THE COLORED LENS - quarterly webzine/e-zine/eBook; sf/f (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: $20 (novellas 10k-20k=$1 per 1k, serialized). Words: <20k (prefers½k-5k). RT: intitial=<1 month; final=longer. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
- COSMIC CRIME STORIES - semiannual eBook; sf/f, some h (fic/flash/nonfic/art). Pay: fic=$20; flash=$5; nonfic=<$12: art=<$20. Words: fic=3k-10k (query if longer); flash=<1k; nonfic=800-2k. RT: query after 75 days. Reprints: yes (pays less). E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
- CHROME BABY - irregular webzine; sf/slpstrm (fic/flash/poem). Pay: $5. Words: 50-5k. RT: <30 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 03May13: closed to submissions until 1 July 2013- DARK MOON DIGEST - quarterly print/PDF; h (fic/flash/nonfic/art/cartoons). Pay: $10 or 1 hardcopy. Words: 1½k-4k (flash=<¾k). RT: receipt=2-3 days; final=90-120 days (query for status anytime). Reprints: yes, if you have rights. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 10Apr13: on indefinite hiatus- THE DREAM PEOPLE - biannual webzine; bizarro (fic/flash/nonfic/art). (QS) [Top]
NEW LISTING: 31 May 2013 - moved from Expo page; Gls changesRobert Laughlin
- ENCOUNTERS MAGAZINE - monthly print/POD; sf/f/h/paranormal (fic/art). Pay: ¼¢/word (1-year subscription to all submitters). Words: 3½k-10k (soft). RT: not stated. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
- FANTASTIC HORROR - at least quarterly eBook; h (fic/poem/art). Pay: 10% of 1 year profit. Words: <10k. RT: asahp. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
- FICTION VORTEX - monthly webzine; sf/f (fic). Pay: $3; top 3 stories=$30/$20/$10 +Reader's Choice=$10. Words: <7½k. RT: <10 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
- THE FIFTH DI... - quarterly webzine; sf/f (fic/poem). Pay: fic=$10; poem=$5. Words: fic=<7½k (query if longer); poem=no limits (likes longer ones). RT: 2 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: YES. (Q). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 09Nov12: on hiatus until 2014- FRONT RANGE - annual print; all genres, prefers serious work (fic/nonfic/poem/art/photo). Pay: 2 copies. Words: fic=<3½k; poem=<5 pages. RT: ?. Reprints: query. E-subs: PREFERS. (QS). [Top]
- THE FUTURE FIRE - quarterly webzine/PDF; SpecFic/cyberpunk/social-political sf (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: fic=$20; poem=$10. Words: <10k (may serialize longer). RT: <30 days. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
- GIGANOTOSAURUS - monthly webzine; sf/f; 1-story/month (fic). Pay: $100. Words: 5k-25k. RT: <30 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
- GORE MAGAZINE - irregular PDF; gore-horror only (fic/nonfic). Pay: royalty based on issues sold, no guarantees. Words: no limits. RT: 2-3 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
- HUNGUR MAGAZINE - biannual print; vampire, vampire sf/f (fic/flash/poem/art). Pay: fic=$12; poem/flash=$4; nonfic=<$10. Words: <6k (poem=100 lines). RT: 4 months. Reprints: yes (<$5). E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
- INfective INk - irregular (but frequent) webzine; all genres except erotica (fic). Pay: fic=$10; flash=$0. Words: fic=1½k-5k; flash=<1½k. RT: <2 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
- IRREANTUM - biannual literary print (fic/nonfic/poem, play/screenplay excerpts); all genres, which explore the Mormon experience. Pay: 1 copy. Words: <8½. RT: fic/creative essays=by 31Aug; others=2-3 weeks. E-subs: ONLY. (QS) (Q). Annual Reading Period: fic/essay/poem cash contest=01Jan-31May; all others=year round. [Top]
- JUPITER SF - quarterly print/e-zine; sf (fic/poem/art). Pay: 1 copy. Words: 2-10k (fairly firm); poems: <25 lines. RT: 2 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: YES. (Q). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 09Nov12: on indefinite hiatus- KHIMAIRAL INK - quarterly webzine/PDF; limited genres, lesbian protagonist a must (fic). Pay: $5. Words: <8k. RT: not specified. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
- KZINE - triannual kindle eBook; sf/h/f/crime (fic). Pay: advance=3£/1000 words (about ½¢/word) of shared 50% net royalty. Words: 1k-10k (soft). RT: disclosed in <1 week. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 19Apr13: temporarily closed to submissions; expect to reopen late this year, with themes- LACUNA - biannual e-zine; historical/SpecHist (fic/nonfic/poem). Pay: $5 (serials=$5/installment). Words: no limits. RT: <3 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
- LISSETTE'S TALES OF THE IMAGINATION - biannual (Jun & Dec) print; sf/f/h, historical/mythological settings required (fic/poem). Pay: $12 (poem=$4). Words: 3k-8k. RT: <1 month after issue DL. Reprints: query. E-subs: PREFERS. (QS). Reading Periods: 1Jan-05Mar; 01Jul-31Aug. [Top]
- LIQUID IMAGINATION ONLINE MAGAZINE - quarterly webzine; sf/f/h/lit/slipstrm (fic/poem/art/audio). Pay: fic=$5; poem=$5; flash=$2. Words: fic=1k-5k; poem=<1k; flash=<800. RT: 2-3 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
- THE LORELEI SIGNAL - quarterly e-zine; sf/f, with strong female characters (fic/flash/poem). Pay: fic=$5; flash/poem=$2. Words: <10k. RT: <2 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
Yearly Reading Periods: 15Jan-15 Feb/15Apr-15 May/15Jul-15Aug/15Oct-15Nov
- LUNA STATION QUARTERLY - quarterly webzine/digital download; sf/f & sub-genres (fic), women authors only. Pay: $5/story. Words: ½k-7k (soft). RT: end of reading period. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ON SITE FORM ONLY. Jennifer Parsons, Editor (Q). Yearly Reading Periods: 15Feb-15Apr; 15May-15Jul; 15Aug-15Oct; 15Nov-15Jan. [Top]
- THE MARTIAN WAVE - annual print; sf (fic/poem), theme (see GLs). Pays ½¢/word (poem=$5). Words: <7½k words (query if longer). RT: <3 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: E-MAIL ONLY!. (Q). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 17Jun13: on extended hiatus; closed to all submissions until sometime in 2013- M-BRANE SF MAGAZINE - this publication is on hiatus, it will re-open sometine in 2012 with a new format and guidelines (Q). [Top]
- MONOMYTH - biannual print; most genres (fic/flash/poem). Pay: copy. Words: 1-10k. RT: <1 month. Reprints: yes. E-subs: YES. (QS). Yearly Reading Periods: Feb-Nov. [Top]
- NEON LITERARY MAGAZINE - quarterly PDF/webzine; lit/sf/exp (fic/poem/art). Pay: £5 or 2 copies. Words: >3 pages. RT: <2 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
- NEWMYTHS.COM - quarterly webzine; f/sf (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: >1k=$40; <1k & book reviews/poems=$20. Words: <10k. RT: <3 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
- NIGHT TO DAWN - semiannual print; df/h. some vampire (fic/nonfic/poem). Pay: fic=$5; poem/flash=$2.50; reviews/art=1 copy. Words: fic=no limit; poem/flash=<1½k. RT: not specified. Reprints: query. E-subs: PREFERS. (QS). [Top]
UPDATE - 27 May 2013: no issues since February 2013, guidelines missing, no reply to e-queries; declared deadRobert Laughlin
- NIHILIST SCI FI - was biweekly webzine; sf (fic). Paid: $5. (Q). [Top]
- NITEBLADE - quarterly webzine; f/h (fic/flash/poem). Pay: $5 +PDF copy. Words: <7½k. RT: <1 month. Reprints: yes. E-subs: OFFSITE FORM ONLY. (Q). Reading Periods: 01Dec-30Apr, 01Jun-31Oct; fiction closed May & Nov. [Top]
- NOT ONE OF US - quarterly print; sf/f/h/mainstrm/west about outsiders/social misfits/aliens/etc (fic/poem), no vampires, werewolves, or S&S. Pay: fic=¼¢/word ($5 min) +copy; poem=$5 +copy. Words: fic=<7½k (prefers <6k); poem=<epic length (prefers <40 lines). RT: 2 months max. Reprints: no. E-subs: YES. (QS). [Top]
- PANTHEON MAGAZINE - quarterly webzine; all genres (fic/nonfic/art/photo). Pay: ¼¢/word ($10 min.) via PayPal. Words: <7½k (query if longer). RT: 2 days average. Reprints: yes. E-subs: VIA E-MAIL. (QS). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 24Apr13: temporarily closed to fiction submissions; open to nonfic/art/poem subs for 2014 issues- PARABNORMAL DIGEST - semiannual print; paranormal - ghosts, shapeshifters (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: fic/nonfic=$15; poem=$3 (via PayPal). Words: fic=2½k-7k; poem=<100 lines. RT: 60-90 days. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
- POLLUTO - quarterly print/PDF; sf/f/h, countercultural element (fic/nonfic/poem/art), themed (see site). Pay: editor's choice=4p/word (<6¢/word; £200 max); others=1 copy. Words: no limits given. RT: <3 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
- PREMONITIONS - annual print; sf/h (fic/flash/poem/art). Pay: fic (>1k)=£5 or $5 per 1k words +copy; flash (<1k)/poem/art=copy. Words: fic=½k-6k; poem=<50 lines. RT: not specified. Reprints: query (if FBSR unsold). E-subs: NONE. Tony Lee, Editor (Q). [Top]
- QUANTUM MUSE - weekly (flash)/monthly (fic) webzine; sf/f/h (fic/flash/art). Pay: tips. Words: <8k. RT: fic/art=<3 months; flash=1-2 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. (Q). [Top]
- QUANTUM REALITIES: A Journal of Speculative Science Fiction - quarterly e-zine; sf (fic/flash/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: >2½k=$25; <2½k=1¢/word ($5 min); art=$25. Words: fic=½k-10k (longer serialized); nonfic=¼k-2½k. RT: <14 days. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 04Nov12: closed to submissions until Summer 2013- RESIDENTIAL ALIENS: Speculative Fiction from the Seven Stars - irregular (roughly annual) e-zine; sf/f (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: $1 +link. Words: <5k (not firm). RT: <1 week. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
UPDATE - 15 May 2013: annual updateRobert Laughlin
- THE RETROFUTURE ENGINE - irregular print/eBook; retrofuturist (see GLs) (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: $3. Words: ¼k-6k. RT: not specified. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
UPDATE - 07 June 2013: open to fiction submissions
UPDATE - 15 May 2013: annual updateRobert Laughlin
- SCIENCE FICTION TRAILS - annual print; wild west sf, no h or f! (fic). Pay: $20 +2 copies. Words: 1-6k. RT: <1 month. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
UPDATE - 30 May 2013: web site not updated, 1st issue not released, no reply to e-queries; declared deadRobert Laughlin
- SOLIDARITY SCIENCE FICTION - was to be print (1st issue not released); sf (fic). Was to pay: $4 or copy. (Q). [Top]
UPDATE - 21 May 2013: annual updateRobert Laughlin
- SORCEROUS SIGNALS - quarterly webzine; f (fic/poem). Pay: $5 advance on donations (flash/poems=$2). Words: <10k (soft). RT: <2 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). Yearly Reading Periods: 15Feb-15Mar, 15May-15Jun, 15Aug-15Sep, 15Nov-15Dec. [Top]
UPDATE - 21 May 2013: annual updateRobert Laughlin
- SPACEPORTS & SPIDERSILK - (was KidVisions) quarterly e-zine; sf/f/mild h—spooky, not terrifying (fic/nonfic/poem/art), rated PG. Pay: fic/poem=$2; reprints=$1. Words: <2k (prefers <1k); poem=25 lines. RT: <1-2 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
UPDATE - 22 May 2013: annual updateRobert Laughlin
- SPACE SQUID - annual (roughly) print/webzine; sf/f/h/experimental (fic/art/comics/photo/eclectic). Pay: $5 +copy. Words: <1k (not firm). RT: 3 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. Steve Wilson, David Chang, Matthew Bey, & Elle Van Hensbergen, Editors (Q). [Top]
- SQ MAG - bimonthly free e-zine (starting 01Mar12)/annual "Best of" antho; SpecFic only (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: $15 (+royalty if used in annual antho). Words: prefers 1k-5k. RT: receipt=<1week; final=<1month. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
UPDATE - 24 May 2013: on indefinite hiatus; closed to submissions until further noticeRobert Laughlin
- STORYWORLDS MAGAZINE - monthly membership webzine; any/all genres & lit (fic/art); set in author's established Storyworld. (Sub-info hidden while on hiatus.) , or (Q). [Top]
UPDATE - 23 May 2013: annual updateRobert Laughlin
MARKET NOTE - 26Jan12: overstocked; closed to submissions until further notice- SUPERNATURAL TALES - triannual print; supernatural (fic/flash/nonfic). Pay: most popular=£25, others=copies. Words: <8k. RT: quickly (weeks not months).Reprints: see GLs. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
- SWORDS AND SORCERY MAGAZINE - monthly webzine; pre-1900 setting f (fic/nonfic). Pay: $10. Words: 1½k-6k. RT: about 4 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
UPDATE - 22 May 2013: backlogged; July 2013 reading period canceled, closed to submissions until 1 January 2014Robert Laughlin
- TALES OF THE TALISMAN -quarterly print; sf & f (fic/poem/art). Pays $10 (poem: $4) +copy. Words: 6k max (50 lines). RT: 4 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: YES. (QS). Yearly Reading Period: 01Jan to when filled. [Top]
UPDATE - 24 May 2013: annual updateRobert Laughlin
- TALES OF THE ZOMBIE WAR - irregular webzine; h/zombie, apocalypse specific (fic/poem). Biannual prizes: 1st=$75, 2nd=$25; others=exposure. Words: no limits. RT: 1-2 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
- TQR - quarterly e-zine; all genres (fic). Pay: $50. Words: 4-12k. RT: <2 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: YES. (QS). Reading Periods: 15Jan-15Feb; 15Jul-15Aug; 15Oct-15Nov (subject to change). [Top]
UPDATE - 24 May 2013: annual updateRobert Laughlin
- TRAIL OF INDISCRETION - quarterly print; sf/f/h, no profanity or graphic sex/violence (fic). Pay: 2 copies, discount. Words: <5k. RT: not specified. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
UPDATE - 27 May 2013: annual updateRobert Laughlin
MARKET NOTE - 06Mar13: closed to submissions until next reading period, TBA- TWILIGHT TIMES - quarterly print/webzine; sf/f/literary/cross-genre (fic/nonfic/poetry/art). Pay: web=$5; print=copy. Words: 1k-10k (prefers 1k-6k); poem=<30 lines. Reprints: yes ($2.50). E-subs: ONLY. (QS). (See also Twilight Times on the Books page) [Top]
UPDATE - 30 May 2013: special issue, "The Darkness Internal" announced, deadline: 30Aug13; details here
UPDATE - 27 May 2013: annual updateRobert Laughlin
- VOLUTED TALES MAGAZINE - monthly (in 4 editions, see GLs) PDF/POD; all SpecFic genres (fic/flash/nonfic/poem/art/cartoons/comics). Pay: $10. Words: <10k (prefers <6k-7k). RT: <4 weeks. Reprints: yes (with conditions). E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
UPDATE - 27 May 2013: annual updateRobert Laughlin
- THE WESTERN ONLINE - irregular webzine; western, sf/h elements OK (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: fic=$5; nonfic/art=$3. Words: fic=<5k (prefers <3k); nonfic=<1k; serials=novella length. RT: <1 month. Reprints: yes, if not currently online. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]