Thursday, May 6, 2021

Mega-List of Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazines - Paying markets


Speculative fiction has a loyal fan base, so if you write science fiction or fantasy there are dozens of magazines that want your work! Here is a list of paying markets for journals accepting speculative fiction. Some have submission periods, so make sure you read their guidelines carefully. All are paying markets, and none charge submission fees.

Submission strategies

This table is a bit daunting, but you can simplify your task by making a list of all the places you intend to submit. (Make a separate list for each story or article.) As you submit, make sure to keep track of where, when, and how you submitted (i.e. email, Submittable, online form, etc.).

If you want to get published fast, start with the magazines that accept simultaneous submissions, and submit to all of them. Once your work is accepted, don't forget to withdraw it immediately from the remaining magazines. (If you have used Submittable, this is very simple. Just click "Withdraw.")

I suggest you start with the pro markets. These are harder to get into, but if you get published in a prestigious magazine it will establish you as a serious writer.

Save the magazines that take reprints for last. You can submit to those after your story has been published elsewhere.
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Pay ranges are as follows:
  • Semi-pro payment = 1 - 5 US cents per word
  • SFWA pro payment rate = 8 cents per word and up
  • Pro for poetry= $50 per poem
  • Token = 1 cent per word or less
Happy submitting!

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MagazineGuidelinesPaymentSimultaneousReprintsNotes
Asimov'shttps://www.asimovs.com/contact-us/writers-guidelines/8-10 cents per word for short stories up to 7,500 words, and 8 cents for each word over 7,500.
$1 a line for poetry
NoNoThey also publish borderline fantasy, slipstream, and surreal fiction
Analog Science Fiction and Facthttps://www.analogsf.com/contact-us/writers-guidelines/8-10 cents per word for short fiction (up to approximately 20,000 words), 6 cents per word for serials (40,000-80,000 words), 9 cents per word for fact articles, and $1 per line for poetry.NoNoThey publish science fiction stories in which some aspect of future science or technology is so integral to the plot that, if that aspect were removed, the story would collapse

Fantasy & Science Fictionhttps://www.sfsite.com/fsf/glines.htm8-12 cents per wordNoNoThe speculative element may be slight, but it should be present.
Clarkesworld Magazinehttp://clarkesworldmagazine.com/submissions/10¢ per wordNoNoScience fiction and fantasy. No horror, but dark SF/F is permitted.
Diabolical Plotshttps://www.diabolicalplots.com/guidelines/10¢ per wordNoNoScience fiction, fantasy, and horror

Has submission periods
Lightspeedhttps://adamant.moksha.io/publication/lightspeed/guidelines8¢ per wordNoNoScience fiction, fantasy

1500-10,000 words

Has submission periods
Nightmarehttps://adamant.moksha.io/publication/nightmare/guidelines8¢ per wordNoNoHorror, dark fantasy

1500-7500 words

Has submission periods
Strange Horizonshttp://strangehorizons.com/submit/10¢ per word

$50 per poem
NoNoSpeculative fiction

Up to 10,000 words

Has submission periods
Uncanny Magazinehttps://uncannymagazine.com/submissions/10¢ per wordNoNoSF/F fiction and poetry

Novellas up to 40,000 words

Has submission periods
Apexhttps://apex-magazine.com/submission-guidelines/8¢ per wordNoNoSpeculative fiction 
Beneath Ceaseless Skies https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/submissions/8¢ per wordYesNoPublishes “literary adventure fantasy”: stories with a secondary-world setting and some fantasy feel, but written with a literary approach
Cast of Wondershttps://www.castofwonders.org/submissions/8¢ per wordYesYesAudio format 

YA speculative fiction
Crickethttp://www.cricketmedia.com/submission-guidelines/25 cents/word?NoChildren's sci-fi and fantasy (ages 9 - 14)

1200–1800 words in length
Baltimore Review http://baltimorereview.org/index.php/submit$40YesNoFiction

Accepts a variety of genres

5,000 words max

Has submission periods
Compelling Science Fictionhttp://compellingsciencefiction.com/guidelines.html8¢ per wordYesNoScience fiction that is entertaining, scientifically plausible, self-consistent, and technically detailed when appropriate

Has submission periods
Curiouser Magazinehttps://curiousermag.com/submissions/Flash fiction $50-75 + a copy of the issue. Short Fiction $80-140 + a copy of the issue.YesNoHorror, magic realism, speculative fiction and streams of consciousness are welcome – but they must be somewhat grounded in real life. 
Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shoreshttps://cosmicrootsandeldritchshores.com/submissions/8 cents/word for original fiction and nonfiction, 2 - 8 cents/word for reprints, $1/line for poetry, 50 cents/line for reprintsNoYesScience fiction and fantasy short stories poetry, nonfiction 

See submission schedule
Escape Pod https://escapepod.org/guidelines/short-fiction/8¢ per word for original stories,
$100 for reprints
NoYesScience fiction

Length: Up to 18,000 words

Audio format
AE: The Canadian Science Fiction Review http://aescifi.ca/submit/10¢ CAD per wordYesNoScience fiction

500 to 3000 words in length

Has submission periods
Daily Science Fictionhttps://dailysciencefiction.com/submit8¢ per wordNoNoScience fiction, fantasy, slipstream, and more
The Darkhttps://www.thedarkmagazine.com/submission-guidelines/6¢ per wordNoNoDark fantasy, horror

6,000 words max

Bourbon Pennhttp://www.bourbonpenn.com/submissions.php2¢ per wordNoNoPrint and online magazine featuring slipstream, cross-genre, magic realism, absurdist, and the surreal

Length: 2000 - 7500 words
Broken Arrow https://www.brokenantlermag.com/submit$20 for print magazine, $10 for online publicationYesNoHorror and weird fiction, as well as sci-fi and dark fantasy
DreamForge Anvilhttps://dreamforgemagazine.com/call-for-submissions/$0.06/word Payment for reprints is $0.04/word

Poems are paid at the rate of $25 to $100
YesYes SF and Fantasy

Has submission periods
The Cafe Irrealhttp://cafeirreal.alicewhittenburg.com/1 cent U.S. per wordNoNoMagical Realism

(2000 words max)
Escape Pod,  PodCastle

Podcast
https://escapepod.org/guidelines/short-fiction/ (Science fiction)

http://podcastle.org/guidelines/ (Fantasy) (Text and audio)
$0.08 per word for original fiction. USD $100 per story for reprint fiction. 

$20 flat rate for flash fiction
YesYesAdult Science Fiction and Fantasy

Has submission periods
Fantasy MagazineCLOSED8 cents per word

$40 per poem
NoNoFantasy and dark fantasy

See submission periods
Augur
http://www.augurmag.com/submissions/11 cents CAD/wordYesNoFantasy, Science fiction (softer side), Dystopia/utopia, Apocalypse/post-apocalypse, Slipstream, Fairytales, Fables, Fabulism, Magical realism

See submission periods
Flash Fiction Onlinehttps://ffo.submittable.com/submit$80 for original stories; reprints $.02 (two cents)
per word
NoYesMany genres, including speculative fiction

See submission periods
khōréōhttps://www.khoreomag.com/submissions/$0.08/word for fiction, $100 for nonfiction, and  $40-300 for artYesNoSpeculative fiction, poetry, essays

Open to writers who identify as an immigrant or member of a diaspora in the broadest definitions of the terms.

Has submission periods
Visionshttps://www.readvisions.com/submission-guidelines4 to 5p (~6¢) per wordYesNoScience fiction and speculative short stories, from micro fictions to 3000-word pieces (5,000 words max)

Has submission periods
Gallery of Curiosities

Podcast
http://gallerycurious.com/submissions/.03/wordYesYesWeird speculative fiction

Has submission periods
The Dread Machinehttps://www.thedreadmachine.com/submit/.03/word for original stories, .01/word for reprintsYesYesFuturistic dark fiction, speculative fiction, cyberpunk, slipstream, and science fiction
The Fairy Tale Magazinehttps://www.fairytalemagazine.com/submissions$50YesNoFairy tales (See themes)

Poems can be any length, but stories or nonfiction should be between 750 and 1,000 words.

Has submission periods
Grimdark Magazinehttps://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/submissions/AUD$0.07 per word
Reprints: AUD$0.01 per word
NoYesGrimdark fantasy and sci-fi
On Spechttps://onspecmag.wpcomstaging.com/submissions/Poems (4-100 lines): $100CAD, Short stories: $100 - $200CAD depending on lengthYesNoSpeculative writing of all kinds

Prefers Canadians

Has submission periods
Sci Phi Journalhttps://www.sciphijournal.org/index.php/submission-guidelines/ 3 (Euro) cents per word for original fiction and 1 (Euro) cent per word for translations of fiction into EnglishYesNoHard SF 

Has submission periods
Eye to the Telescopehttps://eyetothetelescope.com/submit.htmlUS 3¢/word rounded up to nearest dollar; minimum US $3, maximum $25?NoSpeculative poetry

Has submission periods
Unchartedhttps://www.unchartedmag.com/submit/$200YesYesScience Fiction/Fantasy Short Stories

1,000-5,000 words
Abyss & Apexhttps://www.abyssapexzine.com/submissions/
$0.08/word NoNoSpeculative fiction, poetry
Aftermathhttps://www.aftermathmag.org/submissions.html2 cents/word for short stories; 1 cent/word for everything elseYesYesHumans are doing so much damage to the natural world that it can only end in a spate of perfect storms that will wreck our civilization. These inevitable apocalyptic events offer a wealth of inspiration.
Andromeda Spaceways Magazinehttps://andromedaspaceways.com/submissions-manager/1 cent per word (AUD) with a AUD$20 minimum and a AUD$100 maximum per piece. For flash fiction (under 1,000 words), AUD$10 per pieceNoNoSpeculative Fiction

See submission periods
Brackenhttps://www.brackenmagazine.com/submit$30?NoFabulism, magical realism

Fiction, poetry, art

Has submission periods

Has begun to charge $3 for submissions
MacroMicroCosmhttps://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/macromicrocosm-1lhW7Royalties YesNoSpeculative fiction, poetry, and nonfiction
anthologies

See themes
The Fantastic Otherhttps://fantasticother.com/submissions/$5YesNoSurrealist fiction and poetry, art

Has submission periods
TDot Spec http://tdotspec.com/submissions/CAD 2c/word for originals; 50% rate for reprints.YesYesSpeculative fiction anthologies

See themes and deadlines
Cosmic Horror Monthlyhttps://cosmic-horror.net/submissions/1 cent per word for original fiction. 5k words = $50; 0.5 cents per word for reprints; 10 – 20 dollars for artwork chosen as interior content. Negotiable; 100 dollars for cover art. Negotiable.?YesHorror and dark science fiction
Electric Spechttp://www.electricspec.com/Submissions.html$20YesNoSpeculative Fiction

Has submission periods
James Gunn’s Ad Astrahttps://www.adastrasf.com/submissions/short-fiction-submission-guidelines/$50NoNoSpeculative fiction,
Poetry

Heroic Fantasy Quarterlyhttp://www.heroicfantasyquarterly.com/?page_id=39$100 for stories and $25 for poemsNoNoHeroic fantasy

Up to 10,000 words

Will serialize up to 50,000 words

Has submission periods
Kaleidotropehttps://kaleidotrope.net/guidelines/For fiction, $0.01/word (1 cent a word) USD. For poetry, a flat rate of $5 USD per accepted piece. For artwork, a flat rat of $60 for cover art.NoNoSpeculative fiction, poetry 

Has submission periods
Lackington’shttps://lackingtons.com/submissions/1 cent CAD per word for stories ($25 CAD minimum), $25 CAD for interior illustrations, and $40 CAD for cover artNoNo
Fantasy, SF, slipstream, post-apocalyptic, magic realism, mythopoeia, folktale, grimdark, weird, or any flavour of ‘punk. They prefer stories with experimental prose and structures.

Has submission periods
Leading Edgehttps://www.leadingedgemagazine.com/submissions/Fiction, 1 cent per word, $10.00 minimum, $50.00 maximum

Poetry, art and nonfiction negotiated 
??Clean speculative fiction short stories, poetry, nonfiction
Metaphorosishttps://magazine.metaphorosis.com/guidelines/ $.01/wordYesNoScience fiction and fantasy prose only up to a firm 10,000 word ceiling
Neo-opsishttp://www.neo-opsis.ca/guidelines.htm2.5 cents (Canadian) per word, to a maximum of $125.00NoNoScience fiction and fantasy short stories, poetry and art

See submission periods
New Mythshttps://sites.google.com/newmyths.com/newmyths-com-home/submissions3 cents/word with a minimum payment of $50 for all submissions, fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction and poetry; book reviews $50; art $80.YesNoScience fiction and fantasy

See submission periods
The First Linehttp://www.thefirstline.com/submission.htm$25.00 - $50.00 for fiction, $5.00 - $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfictionNoNoEach issue contains short stories that stem from a common first line. Have your way with it.

See submission periods
Planet Scummhttps://www.planetscumm.space/submit/2 cents a wordYesNoSpeculative fiction, weird fiction, slipstream

See submission periods
Speculative Cityhttp://www.speculativecity.com/submissions/$20-$55YesNoSpeculative stories set in a cityscape

See submission periods
Tales From the Moonlit Pathhttps://talesmoonlitpath.com/$10YesYesFiction and poetry
Three-lobed Burning Eyehttp://www.3lobedmag.com/submissions.html$100 for short fiction, $30 for flash fictionNoNoSpeculative fiction: horror, fantasy, science fiction
Underland Arcanahttps://www.underlandarcana.com/submissions/$0.01 / word—up to 5,000 words?NoShort fiction that veers into the numinous, the esoteric, the supernatural, and the weird

See submission periods
Gemini Magazinehttp://gemini-magazine.com/submit-contact/$20YesNoAll genres
Tales From Betweenhttps://talesfrombetween.wordpress.com/submissions/ £15 plus a physical copy of the issue. REPRINT: £5 plus a physical copy of the issue.YesYesHorror and fantasy
Wyldblood Presshttps://wyldblood.com/submissions-2/£0.01 per word for print and digital rights (to a maximum of £75)YesNoSpeculative fiction 
Allegoryhttps://www.allegoryezine.com/submissions$15YesYesSpeculative fiction

See submission periods
Alien Dimensionshttps://aliendimensions.com/submission-guidelines/$10?NoScience fiction

See submission periods
Translunar Travelers Loungehttps://translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/$0.03 per word with a minimum of $20NoNoSpeculative fiction

See submission periods
The Colored Lenshttp://thecoloredlens.com/?page_id=8/$20 per short story, article, or piece of artwork, and $10 for flash. For novellas,  $20 for the first 10,000 words, and $1 per 1000 words after thatNoNoSpeculative fiction
Polar Borealis & Polar Starlighthttp://polarborealis.ca/submission-guidelines/$10 for one thousand words or less. One cent a word for stories 1,000 words to 3,000 words in length, capped at $30; Poems - $10; Art $5 - $40YesYesScience Fiction, Fantasy, Weird Fantasy, Horror with SF aspects, Lovecraftian Horror

Contributors must be Canadian, or at least reside in Canada.

Has submission periods
Daikaijuzine https://daikaijuzine.org/guidelines$10YesYesSpeculative fiction, flash fiction, articles, and poetry
Tales and Feathershttp://www.augurmag.com/submissions/11 cents CAD/wordYesNoCozy slice-of-life fantasy short stories.

Has reading periods
IZ Digital https://interzone.digital/story-submissions/(EUR) 1.5¢ per word (one and one-half euro cents)??Sci-fi and fantasy

If your story has been rejected for the print edition of Interzone, don’t submit to IZ Digital

Has reading periods
SF Multiversehttps://sfmultiverse.com/submission-guidelines/3 cents/word for fiction, $50 for artNoNoScience-fiction, horror, fantasy and their related subgenres
Luna Station Quarterlyhttp://lunastationquarterly.com/submissions/$5NoYes Speculative fiction written by women-identified authors

Has reading periods
Mythaxishttps://mythaxis.co.uk/submissions.html$20YesNoSpeculative fiction

Has reading periods
Not One of Ushttps://not-one-of-us.pub/about/guidelines/¼¢ per word ($5 minimum); $5 for poems; $8 to $15 for art?NoNot One of Us considers the problem of “otherness” from every possible fictional angle: horror, SF, fantasy, noir, slipstream, Western, mainstream, whatever
Space Squidhttps://www.spacesquid.com/scifi-fantasy-mag/contributorguidelines/$5YesYesSpeculative fiction humor
Swords and Sorceryhttp://www.swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/submissions.html$10?NoOriginal short stories of 1,500 to 6,000 words length that feature fantasy elements and pre-industrial settings 
Theme of Absencehttps://themeofabsence.com/submission-guidelines/$3 - $5NoNoSpeculative flash fiction and short stories
TQRhttp://www.tqrstories.com/guidelines$50??If you can figure out what they publish I will give you a prize
Utopia Science Fictionhttps://www.utopiasciencefiction.com/submit/$5 - $35YesNoSpeculative fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art
Liminalhttp://liminalstoriesmag.com/submissions/6c/wordNoNoWeird fiction, magical realism, soft science fiction

Has submission periods
Dreams & Nightmareshttps://dreamsandnightmaresmagazine.blogspot.com/p/submission-guidelines-i-print-primarily.html$12??Speculative poetry

Print

Snail mail submissions
Every Day Fictionhttps://everydayfiction.com/submit-story/$3NoNoAll genres of flash fiction
Nature Futureshttp://blogs.nature.com/futureconditional/2015/04/19/how-to-write-for-nature-futures/ £85 or US$130?NoNear-future, hard SF

850 - 950 words
GrendelPresshttps://grendelpress.com/anthology-submissions/USD $0.05 (five cents) per wordYesNoDark Fantasy, Horror, and Romance

3,000-7,000 words

Themed anthologies
Tree and Stonehttps://www.tree-and-stone.com/submissions$0.02 per word $20 for artYesNoSurrealism, magical realism, fabulism, slipstream, anything that might be deemed unconventional.

1000 words max
Fiyahhttp://www.fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/$50 - $300NoNoQuarterly speculative fiction magazine that features stories and poetry by and about Black people of the African Diaspora
Third Flatironhttps://thirdflatiron.com/2021_TF_WP/?page_id=138 cents/wordNoNoSFF Themed Anthologies

Has reading periods
Space and Timehttps://spaceandtime.net/submissions/1 cent/wordYesNoSpeculative fiction

Has reading periods
Interzonehttps://interzone.press/submissions/1.5 euro cents/wordYesNoScience fiction and fantasy stories up to a maximum of 10,000 words

The Deadlandshttps://thedeadlands.com/guidelines/10 cents/word for original fiction; 1 cent/word for reprintsNoYesSpeculative fiction that concerns itself with death–but also everything death may involve 

Also accepts poetry, essays 

Up to 5,000 words
Bards and Sageshttps://www.bardsandsages.com/contact_us/fiction_submission_guidelines$30 for original fiction; $15 for reprints?YesAll speculative genres (horror, fantasy, science fiction, slipstream, steampunk, magical realism, etc) up to 5,000 words in length
Fanaticalhttps://www.fanaticalmag.com/p/submissions_16.html£20?NoScience-fiction and fantasy stories (horror and mystery too if fantastical enough) of between 2,000 and 6,000 words. stories should be inspired by tabletop games - roleplaying games, board games, miniature wargames
Phantasmacorehttp://www.phantasmacore.com/submissions/$5.50 for fiction, $1 for poetry and flash fictionYesYesSpeculative fiction and poetry

Has submission periods
Frozen Wavelets https://earthianhivemind.net/frozen-wavelets/?fbclid=IwAR0P-PiUCwG8VAQpRh8KK-zsLFsWtYa4IJA7B5nc7e4pE1M6e2H4IbE8UgoFiction: US $ 0.08/ word and US $ 1/ line per poetry

1 cent/word for reprints
NoYesSpeculative fiction and poetry

Has submission periods
Midnight and Indigohttps://www.midnightandindigo.com/write-for-us/ $50 - $100?NoShort Stories, Speculative Fiction, and Personal Essays written by Black women writers

Has submission periods
East of the Web http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/index.php?p=submissions/20131_15 cents/word?YesScience fiction and fantasy

Stories should be at least 7,000 words
All Worlds Wayfarerhttp://www.allworldswayfarer.com/submissions/$20YesNoPublishes speculative fiction anthologies

Has submission periods
Dragon Soul Presshttps://dragonsoulpress.com/anthologies/Royalties?YesPublishes speculative fiction anthologies

Has submission periods
Apparition Lithttps://apparitionlit.com/submissions/$30 minimum for short stories, $30 for poemsYes (from BIPOC writers only)NoSpeculative fiction and poetry

Has submission periods
Constelaciónhttps://www.constelacionmagazine.com/submissions8 cents/wordNoNoQuarterly speculative fiction bilingual magazine, publishing stories in both Spanish and English

See themes

Has submission periods
Shoreline of Infinityhttps://www.shorelineofinfinity.com/submissions/£40/1000 wordsYesYes Science fiction and fantasy

Has submission periods
HYBRID Inkhttps://hybrid.ink/submit/anthologies/2½¢ per word (maximum $100 per story)YesYesPublishes Future//Tense anthologies

Has submission periods
Havokhttps://gohavok.com/submission-guidelines/Pays $10 for anthologies only?NoVarious genres under 1000 words

See submission schedule
Through the Gatehttp://throughthegate.net/submissions/$20YesNoFantastical poetry
Amazing Storieshttps://submission.amazingstoriesmag.com/guidelines/8 cents/wordNoNoSpeculative fiction 

Has submission periods
Aurealishttps://aurealis.com.au/submissions/A$20 and A$60 per 1000 wordsNoNoScience fiction, fantasy or horror short stories between 2000 and 8000 words

Has submission periods
The Arcanisthttps://thearcanist.io/submit-your-work/home10 cents/wordYesNoFlash speculative fiction

Has submission periods
Perpetual Motion Machinehttps://perpetualpublishing.com/submissions/$25?NoHorror, science fiction, crime, and noir


1500 words max
Mithila Review https://mithilareview.com/submission-guidelines/$10 for reprints and $10-$50 for original stories between 4000-8000 words or longerYesYesFantasy, science fiction, nonfiction, poetry


Baffling Magazinehttps://www.bafflingmag.com/submissions$0.08/wordYesNoUnder 1,200 words

We are looking for speculative stories that explore science fiction, fantasy, and horror with a queer bent. We want queer stories and we want trans stories and we want aro/ace stories. We want indefinable stories. We welcome weird, slipstream, and interstitial writing.  

See submission periods
Sci-Fi Lampoonhttp://scifilampoon.com/submissions/$5Yes?Fantasy, sci-fi, and horror themed humor
Starward Shadows Quarterlyhttps://starwardshadows.com/submissions/1 cent/word for short stories, $10 for flash fiction, art negotiatedYesNoDark speculative fiction 

See submission periods
Waystationhttps://waystationmag.blogspot.com/p/submissions.html$10??Space opera
Fusion Fragmenthttp://www.fusionfragment.com/submissions/Both previously unpublished work and reprints pay 3.5 cents (CAD) per word, up to a maximum of $300 (CAD) per story.YesYes"Feel free to send us anything that even vaguely resembles science fiction."

See submission periods
Infinite Worldshttps://www.infiniteworldsmagazine.com/submissions-faqs8 cents/word?NoScience fiction stories between 1500–5000 words in length

Also publishes art and comics
Orion’s Belthttps://www.orions-belt.net/submissions8 cents/wordYesNoAll stories must be under 1200 words
Mesozoic Reader https://farthertrees.wordpress.com/mesozoic-reader/$10NoYesStories and poetry of any genre are welcome, so long as dinosaurs or other prehistoric creatures are a central element

Has submission periods
Fairy Tale Reviewhttps://fairytalereview.submittable.com/submit/$50YesNoFiction, nonfiction, poetry, art

Has submission periods and themed issues
Stosohttps://ourstorysociety.com/submissions/5 cents/wordYesYesAccepts science fiction, horror and fantasy from all over the world

Up to 10,000 words

English language only
Star Linehttp://www.sfpoetry.com/starline.html3 cents/word for poetry, 1 cent/word for articles??Speculative poetry, art, nonfiction
Spaceports & Spidersilkhttps://www.hiraethsffh.com/spaceports-spidersilk$6.00 for each accepted original story; $3.00 for each accepted flash fiction; $2.00 for each accepted story reprint; $2.00 for each accepted poem; $10.00 for the cover art; $4.00 for each accepted b&w illustrationYes?YesFor younger readers

Fantasy, science fiction, and a category we are going to define as ‘shadow stories’. Shadow stories are mild horror. We want spooky, not terrifying. Most of all, we want ADVENTURES! And especially SF or fantasy adventures.
The Future Firehttp://futurefire.net/guidelines/index.html$10 - $20NoYesFiction and poetry that focuses on the social-political elements of imaginary, futuristic, fantastic, horrifying, surreal or otherwise speculative universes
Three Crows http://threecrowsmagazine.com/submissions/0.01$/word YesNoDark and weird fantasy, horror, and sci-fi
The Vanishing Pointhttps://vanishingpointmagazine.com/index.php/submissions/$25No?Horror, Sci-fi, Dark Fantasy, and all things speculative
Etherea Magazine https://ethereamagazine.com/submissions/ $100 AUD for short stories
$25 for flash fiction (1000 words max)
No ? Fantasy and science fiction

Short stories, flash fiction
Gwyllion http://gwyllionmagazine.com/submissions/ £10 per accepted story or poem Yes No We encourage submissions from writers living in Wales and/or who identify as Welsh. All submissions will be considered but priority will be given to stories with Welsh themes.
MetaStellar https://www.metastellar.com/write-for-us/flash-fiction-story-submission/ 8 cents/word ? ? Fantasy, horror, and science fiction (up to 1,000 words)
The Fifth Di... https://www.hiraethsffh.com/fifth-di

Original Stories: $25.00

Reprint Stories: $15.00

Flash Fiction: 1 cent/word

Poems: $5.00

Articles: $20.00
? Yes Science fiction, fantasy, and spooky horror stories and poems
Haven Speculative https://www.havenspec.com/submit 1 cent/word for fiction, $5 - $10 for poetry Yes Query first Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art

See themes
Synthetic Reality http://syntheticrealitymagazine.com/submissions/ Payment varies Yes Yes Fiction, poetry, articles, book reviews

Print and online format

Science Fiction, Fantasy, SHTF, Slipstream, Horror, Sword and Sorcery and surreal fiction, they are also open to other stories
Savage Realms  https://www.literaryrebel.com/savage-submissions/ $25 ? ? Sword and Sorcery up to 10,000 words
Lost Colony Magazine https://lostcolonymagazine.com/submissions/ $50 ? No Fantasy and science fiction  between 10,000 and 25,000 words in length.
Dark Void https://darkvoidmagazine.com/submissionguidelines 5 cents/word ? ? Science fiction horror
Tall Tale TV
Podcast
https://talltaletv.com/submission-guidelines/ Not specified Yes Yes Science fiction and fantasy
Baubles From Bones https://www.baublesfrombones.com/submission-guidelines.html $.01/word

$6/poem
Yes No Science fiction and fantasy fiction and poetry

1,000 to 10,000 words.
Flash Point https://flashpointsf.com/submissions/ $15 No No 100 - 1000 words
The Phlogiston Press https://thephlogistonpress.substack.com/about?utm_source=menu-dropdown Royalties ? Yes "We’re looking for short form speculative fiction, old style, slipstream, horror, fantasy, science fiction, literary, poetry, flash with a maximum length of 8,000 words - or even a longer story to serialise over a few newszines."
Galaxy's Edge  http://www.galaxysedge.com/submissions/ 7 cents/word No No Fantasy and science fiction up to 10,000 words
HyphenPunk https://hyphenpunk.com/submissions/ $25 Yes No Short stories and graphic stories, art.

"We want to publish your speculative fiction with some type of -Punk aesthetic. Cyber-, steam-, solar-, diesel-, ray-, bio-, street-, splatter-, arcano-, nano-, or whatever else your crazed imagination can come up with. If its -Punk then it fits."
Penumbric https://www.penumbric.com/subs.html $10 ? Yes, on a case-by-case basis Speculative fiction, poetry, art, music, animation

See submission periods
Decoded https://decodedpride.com/submit/ $25 - $200 Yes No Queer science fiction, fantasy, and horror
Pressfuls  https://pressfuls.com/about/ 3 cents/word ? ? Science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery/crime, short stories and short nonfiction 
SFS Stories https://sfsstories.com/ $25 ? Yes Science fiction and fantasy flash fiction (under 1000 words)
Speculatief http://speculatief.be/submissions/ $0.01 per word, with a max of $25 per short story ? N/A Translated science fiction and fantasy short stories, poetry and audio fiction

Also accepts art

Translations into Dutch
Solarpunk Magazine https://solarpunkmagazine.com/submissions/ $0.08/word for fiction, $40/poem, and $75/essay No  No Fiction, nonfiction, poetry

See submission schedule and themes

Accepts translations
Seize the Press https://www.seizethepress.com/submissions/ £0.06/word Yes No Dark, transgressive speculative fiction up to 2000 words
Archive of the Odd https://archiveoftheodd.wordpress.com/submissions/ $0.01/word for short stories Yes Yes “Archive of the Odd is a zine of uncanny occurrences, told in even stranger ways.”
Factor Four http://factorfourmag.com/submissionsinfo/ 11 cents/word No No Science fiction, fantasy, supernatural, super hero, or any combination up to 1000 words
Wyngraf https://wyngraf.com/submissions/ 1 cent/word Yes No Cozy fantasy

See submission periods
Tasavvur https://tasavvurnama.com/submissions/ 2.5 cents/word ? ? South Asian speculative fiction up to 5,000 words
Fission, the annual anthology of British Science Fiction Association https://bsfa.co.uk/fission £0.02/word ? ? Science fiction

You don't have to be a member to submit

See deadlines
Zooscape https://zooscape-zine.com/guidelines/ 8 cents/word No Yes "We love science-fiction with animal-like aliens and fantasy with talking dragons, unicorns, or witch familiars.”

See submission periods
Dragon Gems https://waterdragonpublishing.com/submissions/dragon-gems/ $0.02 per word + access to ten (10) digital contributor copies Yes Yes Fantasy or science fiction (or at least contain fantastical elements) 2,000 – 6,000 words in length.
Medusa Tales https://medusatales.com/submissions/ 1 cent/word, $10 for reprints Yes Yes Speculative stories (sci-fi, fantasy, and horror) of human transformation and immobilization. 
Hexagon https://hexagonmagazine.ca/submit/ $5 for accepted poetry and cartoons, $10 for flash fiction, $15 for works between 1,001-4,999 words, $20 for accepted written works over 5,000 words, $30 for Graphic Stories and $110 for cover art pieces. All rates are CAD. No No Speculative short stories, flash fiction, poetry, graphic stories, and visual art, in English or French.
The Sprawl Mag https://www.thesprawlmag.ca/guidelines $20 CAD Yes ? Speculative poetry, short fiction, and visual art. "Whether it is utopic, dystopic, magical, or sci-fi, we look forward to seeing your work."

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Bards & Wordsmiths  http://www.augurmag.com/submissions/ $60 CAD Yes No Speculative poetry
Frivolous Comma https://www.frivolouscomma.com/submit/ 8 cents/word, with minimum of $100 for fiction; $75 for nonfiction; $40 for poetry; $200 for original artwork; $100 for work from artist's existing portfolio ? ? Science fiction, fantasy, horror, the uncanny, or any work (fiction, nonfiction, or poetry) that orbit this genre, with a particular focus on characters in some type of transition
Old Moon Quarterly https://www.oldmoonpublishing.com/what-we-want 5 cents/word Yes No Weird sword-and-sorcery: stories of a dark and transgressive nature, set in a secondary or historical-paranormal
Sci-fi Shorts https://www.scifishorts.co/write-with-us Percentage of pooled royalties ? ? Up to 1000 words

Science fiction
Parallel Universe Publications https://paralleluniversepublications.blogspot.com/p/submissions.html £25  Yes Yes Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction anthologies
Nat 1 Publishing http://nat1publishing.com/get-involved/submit/ Unspecified payment Yes No Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction anthologies, novellas
Illustrated Worlds https://www.illustratedworldsmagazine.com/ $10 for poetry, 1 cent/word for fiction, $10 - $50 for art ? ? Fantasy, dark fantasy and horror
Air and Nothingness Press http://www.aanpress.com/submissions.html 8 cents/word ? ? Speculative fiction poetry and story anthologies. Sometimes publishes books.
Crone Girls Press

Midnight Bites
NOT ACTIVE $50 plus royalties Yes Yes Dark speculative fiction  anthologies and horror
Amazing Stories Online https://submission.amazingstoriesmag.com/guidelines/ $20 for a short story, or longer, and $10 for flash fiction or reprints, up to $600 for art No No Science fiction
Mirror Dance http://www.mirrordancefantasy.com/2008/01/submissions.html $5 No Yes Fantasy fiction and poetry
Calliope Interactive https://calliopeinteractive.com/open-call 5 cents/word ? No Short stories (2,000 – 4,000 words) and flash fictions (100 – 1,000 words) of any type of genre fiction (i.e., romance, horror, fantasy, etc.)
ParSec https://www.pspublishing.co.uk/parsec-79-c.asp 2p a word up to a maximum of £180.00 ? No Science fiction, fantasy, horror up to 10,000 words
Omenana Magazine https://omenana.com/omenana-submissions/ $20 No No Speculative art, fiction, and non-fiction from artists and writers from Africa and the African Diaspora
The Drop https://inkbloodbook.company/#thedrop $10 ? ? Dark fantasy and science fiction up to 1000 words
Habitats Magazine https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/samuelcooke/habitats-magazine-optimistic-science-fiction/posts/3701085 10 cents/word ? No Optimistic and uplifting short science-fiction stories on any subject

1000-6000 words
Small Wonders https://smallwondersmag.com/submissions/ Original flash fiction: $0.10/word

Reprint flash fiction: $0.01/word or $10, whichever is more

Poems: $60

Art: $125 for reprint rights
Yes Yes Speculative fiction and poetry with elements not of this world: fantasy, science fiction, horror

1000 words max for prose

Accepts reprints
Orion's Belt https://www.orions-belt.net/submissions 8 cents per word Yes No Speculative fiction, poetry, art

Length: 1200 words max
Upbeat Tales

Podcast
https://upbeattales.com/

(They post open calls on Twitter)
1 cent per word Yes No Upbeat and/or comedic fantasy, science fiction and horror stories.

100-6,000 words
Zombies Need Brains https://www.patreon.com/posts/66268714 8 cents per word No No Science fiction, fantasy, and horror, including all subgenres

Submission period July 1 - 7
Impossible Worlds https://impossibleworlds.net/ 5 cents per word ? ? Science fiction, fantasy

Preferably PG-13

Submission periods
Imagitopia https://www.imagitopiapod.com/submissions/submission-guidelines 1 cent per word Yes Yes Fantasy reprints

Submission periods
Empyreal Tree https://empyreantree.com/rules-for-submission/ $25 Yes No Speculative fiction

1,000 – 15,000 words

Submission periods

Themed issues
Crimson Quill Quarterly https://crimsonquillquarterly.com/#what-we-want $25 Yes No Sword & sorcery, dark fantasy, and grimdark subgenres of fantasy fiction. Length: Up to 10,000 words.

Submission periods
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