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
For more paying markets see: Paying Markets
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10 Literary Journals That Publish Multiple Genres - Paying markets
| Magazine | Guidelines | Payment | Simultaneous | Reprints | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asimov's | https://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 | No | No | They also publish borderline fantasy, slipstream, and surreal fiction |
| Analog Science Fiction and Fact | https://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. | No | No | They 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 Fiction | https://www.fandsf.com/glines.htm | 8-12 cents per word | No | No | The speculative element may be slight, but it should be present. |
| Clarkesworld Magazine | http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/submissions/ | 10¢ per word | No | No | Science fiction and fantasy. No horror, but dark SF/F is permitted. |
| Diabolical Plots | https://www.diabolicalplots.com/guidelines/ | 10¢ per word | No | No | Science fiction, fantasy, and horror Has submission periods |
| Lightspeed | https://adamant.moksha.io/publication/lightspeed/guidelines | 8¢ per word | No | No | Science fiction, fantasy 1500-10,000 words Has submission periods |
| Nightmare | https://adamant.moksha.io/publication/nightmare/guidelines | 8¢ per word | No | No | Horror, dark fantasy 1500-7500 words Has submission periods |
| Strange Horizons | http://strangehorizons.com/submit/ | 10¢ per word $50 per poem | No | No | Speculative fiction Up to 10,000 words Has submission periods |
| Uncanny Magazine | https://uncannymagazine.com/submissions/ | 10¢ per word | No | No | SF/F fiction and poetry Novellas up to 40,000 words Has submission periods |
| Apex | https://apex-magazine.com/submission-guidelines/ | 8¢ per word | No | No | Speculative fiction |
| Beneath Ceaseless Skies | https://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/submissions/ | 8¢ per word | Yes | No | Publishes “literary adventure fantasy”: stories with a secondary-world setting and some fantasy feel, but written with a literary approach |
| Cast of Wonders | https://www.castofwonders.org/submissions/ | 8¢ per word | Yes | Yes | Audio format YA speculative fiction |
| The Orange & Bee | https://theorangebee.substack.com/p/submission-guidelines | Poetry: flat rate $US50.00 per poem; Flash fiction/non-fiction: flat rate $US80.00 per story (max 1000 words); Short fiction/non-fiction: $US0.08 per word (max 4000 words). | No | No | Original works of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction that engage in a significant way with the long history of fairy tales |
| Baltimore Review | http://baltimorereview.org/index.php/submit | $40 | Yes | No | Fiction Accepts a variety of genres 5,000 words max Has submission periods |
| Compelling Science Fiction | http://compellingsciencefiction.com/guidelines.html | 8¢ per word | Yes | No | Science fiction that is entertaining, scientifically plausible, self-consistent, and technically detailed when appropriate Has submission periods |
| Plott Hound | https://plotthoundmag.com/submissions/ | $0.08/word for stories of 1,000-5,000 words (prefer 3,000-4,000 words), and $50 for poems. | Yes | No | Speculative fiction and poetry starring animals |
| Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores | https://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 reprints | No | Yes | Science 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 | No | Yes | Science fiction Length: Up to 18,000 words Audio format |
| AE: The Canadian Science Fiction Review | http://aescifi.ca/submit/ | 10¢ CAD per word | Yes | No | Science fiction 500 to 3000 words in length Has submission periods |
| Daily Tomorrow | https://www.thedailytomorrow.com/submissions | 10¢ per word | ? | ? | Daily serial science fiction magazine Length: 2,100-3,500 words |
| The Dark | https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/submission-guidelines/ | 6¢ per word | No | No | Dark fantasy, horror 6,000 words max |
| Bourbon Penn | http://www.bourbonpenn.com/submissions.php | 2¢ per word | No | No | Print and online magazine featuring slipstream, cross-genre, magic realism, absurdist, and the surreal Length: 2000 - 7500 words |
| Broken Antler | https://www.brokenantlermag.com/submit | $20 for print magazine, $10 for online publication | Yes | No | Horror and weird fiction, as well as sci-fi and dark fantasy |
| DreamForge Anvil | https://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 | Yes | Yes | SF and Fantasy Has submission periods |
| The Cafe Irreal | http://cafeirreal.alicewhittenburg.com/ | 1 cent U.S. per word | No | No | Magical 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 | Yes | Yes | Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy Has submission periods |
| Sally Port | https://sallyportmagazine.com/submission-guidelines/ | 5 cents per word | No | No | Fantasy - all ages |
| Augur | http://www.augurmag.com/submissions/ | 11 cents CAD/word | Yes | No | Fantasy, Science fiction (softer side), Dystopia/utopia, Apocalypse/post-apocalypse, Slipstream, Fairytales, Fables, Fabulism, Magical realism See submission periods |
| Flash Fiction Online | https://ffo.submittable.com/submit | $80 for original stories; reprints $.02 (two cents) per word | No | Yes | Many genres, including speculative fiction See submission periods |
| khōréō | https://www.khoreomag.com/submissions/ | $0.08/word for fiction, $100 for nonfiction, and $40-300 for art | Yes | No | Speculative 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 |
| Visions | https://www.readvisions.com/submission-guidelines | 4 to 5p (~6¢) per word | Yes | No | Science fiction and speculative short stories, from micro fictions to 3000-word pieces (5,000 words max) Has submission periods |
| Adventitious | https://www.adventitious.net/submission-guidelines/ | $.08/word | Yes | No | Speculative, surreal, and literary fiction (up to 15,000 words) Has submission periods |
| Speculative Insight | https://www.speculativeinsight.com/about | AUD 5c/word up to $150 | ? | ? | Essays that focus on science fiction and/ or fantasy from authors of Indigenous, Asian, Maori, Pacific Islander, Latinx and Black heritage |
| The Fairy Tale Magazine | https://www.fairytalemagazine.com/submissions | $50 | Yes | No | Fairy tales (See themes) Poems can be any length, but stories or nonfiction should be between 750 and 1,000 words. Has submission periods |
| Grimdark Magazine | https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/submissions/ | AUD$0.07 per word Reprints: AUD$0.01 per word | No | Yes | Grimdark fantasy and sci-fi |
| Galactic Mindsea Empire Anthology | https://www.infernalmuseum.com/Submission.html | 4 cents/word | ? | ? | Stories set in the Galactic Mindsea Empire up to 10,000 words in length. "The Empire uses wonderdomes for many purposes. The float pool can heal the injured and restore the (recently and not too damaged) dead to life. It can reform criminal minds and return balance to disturbed minds. It can change a person's gender and alter their appearance in countless other ways, even adding non-human organs and appendages. What can't a wonderdome do?" |
| Sci Phi Journal | https://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 English | Yes | No | Hard SF Has submission periods |
| Eye to the Telescope | https://eyetothetelescope.com/submit.html | US 3¢/word rounded up to nearest dollar; minimum US $3, maximum $25 | ? | No | Speculative poetry Has submission periods |
| Uncharted | https://www.unchartedmag.com/submit/ | $200 | Yes | Yes | Science Fiction/Fantasy Short Stories 1,000-5,000 words |
| Abyss & Apex | https://www.abyssapexzine.com/submissions/ | $0.08/word | No | No | Speculative fiction, poetry |
| Aftermath | https://www.aftermathmag.org/submissions.html | 2 cents/word for short stories; 1 cent/word for everything else | Yes | Yes | Humans 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. |
| Phano | https://www.phano.co/submissions | 2 cents/word | No | No | Science fiction and nonfiction |
| Bracken | https://www.brackenmagazine.com/submit | $30 | ? | No | Fabulism, magical realism Fiction, poetry, art Has submission periods Has begun to charge $3 for submissions |
| OTHERSIDE | https://othersidespec.com/guidelines/ | $0.08/word for prose. $50 per poem. $100 for nonfiction and reprints | ? | Yes | Speculative fiction, poetry, and nonfiction by self-identified members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community |
| The Fantastic Other | https://fantasticother.com/submissions/ | $5 | Yes | No | Surrealist fiction and poetry, art Has submission periods |
| Hollow Oak: Acorns | https://hollowoakpress.com/submissions/ | $5 | ? | ? | Speculative flash fiction. Length: 1,000-1,500 words |
| Cosmic Horror Monthly | https://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. | ? | Yes | Horror and dark science fiction |
| Electric Spec | http://www.electricspec.com/Submissions.html | $20 | Yes | No | Speculative Fiction Has submission periods |
| James Gunn’s Ad Astra | https://www.adastrasf.com/submissions/short-fiction-submission-guidelines/ | $50 | No | No | Speculative fiction, Poetry |
| Heroic Fantasy Quarterly | http://www.heroicfantasyquarterly.com/?page_id=39 | $100 for stories and $25 for poems | No | No | Heroic fantasy Up to 10,000 words Will serialize up to 50,000 words Has submission periods |
| Kaleidotrope | https://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. | No | No | Speculative fiction, poetry Has submission periods |
| Shacklebound Books | https://shackleboundbooks.wordpress.com/submissions/ | $10 | ? | ? | Dark speculative fiction anthologies |
| Environmental Holocaust | https://www.nomadicdeliriumpress.com/ehguidelines.htm | $10 - $25 | ? | Yes | We are looking for stories about the future if the environment continues to decay. For the most part, we want stories that look at the grim aspects of our environmental future, but we will also consider stories that look at us overcoming our difficulties and creating a better planet. |
| Unidentified Funny Objects | https://alexshvartsman.com/ufo-unidentified-funny-objects/ | $0.12 per word | ? | ? | Speculative humor |
| Neo-opsis | http://www.neo-opsis.ca/guidelines.htm | 2.5 cents (Canadian) per word, to a maximum of $125.00 | No | No | Science fiction and fantasy short stories, poetry and art See submission periods |
| New Myths | https://sites.google.com/newmyths.com/newmyths-com-home/submissions | 3 cents/word with a minimum payment of $50 for all submissions, fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction and poetry; book reviews $50; art $80. | Yes | No | Science fiction and fantasy See submission periods |
| The First Line | http://www.thefirstline.com/submission.htm | $25.00 - $50.00 for fiction, $5.00 - $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction | No | No | Each issue contains short stories that stem from a common first line. Have your way with it. See submission periods |
| Planet Scumm | https://www.planetscumm.space/submit/ | 2 cents a word | Yes | No | Speculative fiction, weird fiction, slipstream See submission periods |
| Speculative City | http://www.speculativecity.com/submissions/ | $20-$55 | Yes | No | Speculative stories set in a cityscape See submission periods |
| Tales From the Moonlit Path | https://talesmoonlitpath.com/ | $10 | Yes | Yes | Fiction and poetry |
| Three-lobed Burning Eye | http://www.3lobedmag.com/submissions.html | $100 for short fiction, $30 for flash fiction | No | No | Speculative fiction: horror, fantasy, science fiction |
| Underland Arcana | https://www.underlandarcana.com/submissions/ | $0.01 / word—up to 5,000 words | ? | No | Short fiction that veers into the numinous, the esoteric, the supernatural, and the weird See submission periods |
| Gemini Magazine | http://gemini-magazine.com/submit-contact/ | $20 | Yes | No | All genres |
| Mystic Mind | https://kirincomicscontact.wixsite.com/my-site/about-1 | $5 | ? | ? | Sci-fi and fantasy themed short stories (up to 5,000 words) |
| Wyldblood Press | https://wyldblood.com/submissions-2/ | £0.01 per word for print and digital rights (to a maximum of £75) | Yes | No | Speculative fiction |
| Allegory | https://www.allegoryezine.com/submissions | $15 | Yes | Yes | Speculative fiction See submission periods |
| Alien Dimensions | https://aliendimensions.com/submission-guidelines/ May return in 2027 | $10 | ? | No | Science fiction See submission periods |
| Translunar Travelers Lounge | https://translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/ | $0.03 per word with a minimum of $20 | No | No | Speculative fiction See submission periods |
| The Colored Lens | https://thecoloredlens.com/?page_id=137752 | $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 that | No | No | Speculative fiction |
| Polar Borealis & Polar Starlight | http://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 - $40 | Yes | Yes | Science 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 | $10 | Yes | Yes | Speculative fiction, flash fiction, articles, and poetry |
| Tales and Feathers | http://www.augurmag.com/submissions/ | 11 cents CAD/word | Yes | No | Cozy slice-of-life fantasy short stories. Has reading periods |
| Dream Theory | https://www.dreamtheory.media/submission-guidelines/ | $30 | No | No | Speculative and literary fiction, 300 to 1,000 words in length Has reading periods |
| State of Matter | https://stateofmatter.in/folk-tales-faux-trails-fox-tails/ | CAD150 | ? | ? | State of Matter is on a quest to define what Speculative Fiction means from a South Asian perspective. We publish fiction and poetry from international authors, with a keen eye for South Asian writing. |
| Luna Station Quarterly | http://lunastationquarterly.com/submissions/ | $10 | No | No | Speculative fiction written by women-identified authors Has reading periods |
| Mythaxis | https://mythaxis.co.uk/submissions.html | €0.01 per word, with a €20 minimum | Yes | No | Speculative fiction Has reading periods |
| Not One of Us | https://legacyliteraryservices.com/not-one-of-us/ | ¼¢ per word ($5 minimum); $5 for poems; $8 to $15 for art | ? | No | Not One of Us considers the problem of “otherness” from every possible fictional angle: horror, SF, fantasy, noir, slipstream, Western, mainstream, whatever |
| Space Squid | https://www.spacesquid.com/scifi-fantasy-mag/contributorguidelines/ | $5 | Yes | Yes | Speculative fiction humor |
| Swords and Sorcery | https://swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/submissions/ | $10 | ? | No | Original short stories of 1,500 to 6,000 words length that feature fantasy elements and pre-industrial settings |
| Speck Magazine | https://speckmag.com/submit | $5/page | Yes | No | Themed issues Also accepts cover art Has submission periods |
| TQR | http://www.tqrstories.com/guidelines | $50 | ? | ? | If you can figure out what they publish I will give you a prize |
| Utopia Science Fiction | https://www.utopiasciencefiction.com/submit/ | 8 cents/word for fiction, $25 for poetry, $35 for nonfiction | Yes | No | Speculative fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art |
| Liminal | http://liminalstoriesmag.com/submissions/ | 6c/word | No | No | Weird fiction, magical realism, soft science fiction Has submission periods |
| Dreams & Nightmares | https://dreamsandnightmaresmagazine.blogspot.com/p/submission-guidelines-i-print-primarily.html | $12 | ? | ? | Speculative poetry Snail mail submissions |
| Every Day Fiction | https://everydayfiction.com/submit-story/ | $3 | No | No | All genres of flash fiction |
| Nature Futures | http://blogs.nature.com/futureconditional/2015/04/19/how-to-write-for-nature-futures/ | £85 or US$130 | ? | No | Near-future, hard SF 850 - 950 words |
| Grendel Press | https://grendelpress.com/submissions | USD $0.05 (five cents) per word | Yes | No | Dark Fantasy, Horror, and Romance 3,000-7,000 words Themed anthologies Has submission periods |
| Tractor Beam | https://www.tractorbeam.earth/about | $1000 | Yes | No | Soilpunk speculative fiction. 6000 words max |
| Fiyah | http://www.fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/ | $50 - $300 | No | No | Quarterly speculative fiction magazine that features stories and poetry by and about Black people of the African Diaspora |
| Third Flatiron | https://thirdflatiron.com/2021_TF_WP/?page_id=13 | 8 cents/word | No | No | SFF Themed Anthologies Has reading periods |
| Space and Time | https://spaceandtime.net/submissions/ | 1 cent/word | Yes | No | Speculative fiction Has reading periods |
| Interzone | https://interzone.press/submissions/ | 1.5 euro cents/word | Yes | No | Science fiction and fantasy stories up to a maximum of 10,000 words |
| The Deadlands | https://thedeadlands.com/guidelines/ | 10 cents/word for original fiction; 1 cent/word for reprints | No | Yes | Speculative fiction that concerns itself with death–but also everything death may involve Also accepts poetry, essays Up to 5,000 words |
| Fantabulosa! | https://www.bona-books.com/submissions | $0.08/word for prose, and $50 for poetry | ? | ? | Speculative fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art |
| Stygian Lepus Magazine | https://stygianlepus.com/submissions/ | $5 | No | No | Dark speculative fiction |
| Jupiter’s Eye | https://www.hiraethsffh.com/jupiter-s-eye-guidelines | Original Stories: $30.00, Reprint Stories: $15.00, Flash Fiction: 1 cent/word, Poems: $5.00, Articles and reviews: $10.00 | Yes | Yes | Speculative, fiction and poetry about the exploration and settlement of other worlds |
| We’re Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction | https://www.neonhemlock.com/were-here | $0.01/word | ? | Yes | Queer Speculative Fiction published in the preceding year |
| Midnight and Indigo | https://www.midnightandindigo.com/write-for-us/ | $50 - $100 | ? | No | Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, and Personal Essays written by Black women writers Has submission periods |
| East of the Web | https://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/Publishing.html | 5 cents/word | ? | Yes | Science fiction and fantasy Stories should be at least 7,000 words |
| All Worlds Wayfarer | http://www.allworldswayfarer.com/submissions/ | $10 | Yes | No | Publishes speculative fiction anthologies Has submission periods |
| Dragon Soul Press | https://dragonsoulpress.com/anthologies/ | Royalties | ? | Yes | Publishes speculative fiction anthologies Has submission periods |
| Samovar | http://samovar.strangehorizons.com/submit/ | 8 US cents per word to the author, and 8 US cents per word to the translator, up to a maximum word count of 3,750 words, based on the English language version of the text $100 for reprints | Yes | Yes | Speculative fiction and poetry in translation (no works originally in English) |
| Constelación | https://www.constelacionmagazine.com/submissions | 8 cents/word | No | No | Quarterly speculative fiction bilingual magazine, publishing stories in both Spanish and English See themes Has submission periods |
| Shoreline of Infinity | https://www.shorelineofinfinity.com/submissions/ | £40/1000 words | Yes | Yes | Science fiction and fantasy Has submission periods |
| HYBRID Ink | https://hybrid.ink/submit/anthologies/ CLOSED ? | 2½¢ per word (maximum $100 per story) | Yes | Yes | Publishes Future//Tense anthologies Has submission periods |
| Havok | https://gohavok.com/submission-guidelines/ | Pays $10 for anthologies only | ? | No | Various genres under 1000 words See submission schedule |
| Through the Gate | http://throughthegate.net/submissions/ | $20 | Yes | No | Fantastical poetry |
| Amazing Stories | https://submission.amazingstoriesmag.com/guidelines/ | $20 for a short story (2500 words), or longer, and $10 for flash fiction, reprints, and poetry. | No | No | Speculative fiction Has submission periods |
| Aurealis | https://aurealis.com.au/submissions/ | A$20 and A$60 per 1000 words | No | No | Science fiction, fantasy or horror short stories between 2000 and 8000 words Has submission periods |
| The Arcanist | https://thearcanist.io/submit-your-work/home | 10 cents/word | Yes | No | Flash speculative fiction Has submission periods |
| Perpetual Motion Machine | https://perpetualpublishing.com/submissions/ | $25 | ? | No | Horror, science fiction, crime, and noir |
| Mithila Review | https://mithilareview.com/submission-guidelines/ | $10 for reprints and $10-$50 for original stories between 4000-8000 words or longer | Yes | Yes | Fantasy, science fiction, nonfiction, poetry |
| Baffling Magazine | https://www.bafflingmag.com/submissions | $0.08/word | Yes | No | Under 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 Lampoon | http://scifilampoon.com/submissions/ | $5 | Yes | ? | Fantasy, sci-fi, and horror themed humor |
| 100-Foot Crow | https://100footcrow.com/submission-guidelines/ | $8 | ? | ? | Speculative fiction drabbles See theme |
| Waystation | https://waystationmag.blogspot.com/p/submissions.html | $10 | ? | ? | Space opera |
| Fusion Fragment | http://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. | Yes | Yes | "Feel free to send us anything that even vaguely resembles science fiction." See submission periods |
| Infinite Worlds | https://www.infiniteworldsmagazine.com/submissions-faqs | 8 cents/word | ? | No | Science fiction stories between 1500–5000 words in length Also publishes art and comics |
| Orion’s Belt | https://www.orions-belt.net/submissions | 8 cents/word | Yes | No | All stories must be under 1200 words |
| Mesozoic Reader | https://farthertrees.wordpress.com/mesozoic-reader/ | $10 | No | Yes | Stories and poetry of any genre are welcome, so long as dinosaurs or other prehistoric creatures are a central element Has submission periods |
| Fairy Tale Review | https://fairytalereview.submittable.com/submit/ | $50 | Yes | No | Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art Has submission periods and themed issues |
| Hearth Stories | https://hearthstories.org/submissions.html | 1 cent/word | ? | ? | "We publish fiction and poetry that explore connection, family, relationships, comfort, and the natural world. The stories often fall into a fantasy, science-fiction, or magical realism sort of “slice of life.” |
| Star Line | http://www.sfpoetry.com/starline.html | 3 cents/word for poetry, 1 cent/word for articles | ? | ? | Speculative poetry, art, nonfiction |
| Spaceports & Spidersilk | https://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 illustration | Yes? | Yes | For 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 Fire | http://futurefire.net/guidelines/index.html | $10 - $20 | No | Yes | Fiction and poetry that focuses on the social-political elements of imaginary, futuristic, fantastic, horrifying, surreal or otherwise speculative universes |
| Vellum Mortis | https://www.mementomoriinkmag.com/vellummortissub | $5 for stories up to 1,000 words | Yes | Yes | Dark fiction See themes |
| Indie Bites | https://www.silversunbooks.com/submit | £5 | Yes | No | Fantasy genre, in English, no longer than 7,500 words See themes |
| 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 |
| Freeze Frame Fiction | https://freezeframefiction.com/write/submission-guidelines-faq/#criteria | $10 | Yes | No | "We want your science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, drama, literary works, satire, bizarre fiction, or anything else you can come up with or mix together. The more original, the better. The weirder, the better.” |
| 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) |
| Illumen Magazine | https://www.hiraethsffh.com/illumen-magazine | 2 cents per word for original poems with a minimum payment of $3.00 1 cent per word for reprints |
? | Yes | Poems sci-fi and fantasy genres, with some horror. They also include various art, articles, reviews, and interviewserviews. |
| 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 |
| Iron Faerie Publishing | https://ironfaeriepublishing.com/open-anthology-calls/ | Royalties | No | Yes | Anthologies Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Supernatural, Horror (light), Magical Realism, Mystery, Speculative Fiction |
| Savage Realms | https://savagerealmsmonthly.com/submissions/ | $25 | ? | ? | Sword and Sorcery up to 10,000 words Note: No recent publications |
| Lost Colony Magazine | https://lostcolonymagazine.com/submissions/ On hiatus |
$50 | ? | No | Fantasy and science fiction between 10,000 and 25,000 words in length. |
| Permanent Flux | https://permanentflux.com/submissions/ | 6 cents/word | ? | No | Visionary science fiction narratives that defy conventional perceptions and immerse readers in unfamiliar realms Fiction up to 10,000 words |
| 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/ | $0.02 per word | 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 | CLOSED | $25 - $200 | Yes | No | Queer science fiction, fantasy, and horror |
| Pressfuls | https://pressfuls.com/about/ | 4 cents/word | ? | ? | Science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery/crime, short stories and short nonfiction |
| Manawaker Studio: 100 Word Project | https://www.manawaker.com/submit-100wp/ | $1 | No | No | Speculative fiction of exactly 100 words Themed |
| 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 Has submission periods |
| 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. See submission periods |
| Medusa Tales | CLOSED | 1 cent/word, $10 for reprints | Yes | Yes | Speculative stories (sci-fi, fantasy, and horror) of human transformation and immobilization. |
| Just Keep Up | https://www.justkeepupmagazine.com/submissions | $10 a story, $10 a poem | Yes | ? | Stories should be science fiction and/or horror (preferably both) and can be of any length, although we tend to accept shorter pieces. We also are looking for pieces that are more on the experimental and weirder side of the horror/science fiction spectrum. |
| The Sprawl Mag | https://www.thesprawlmag.ca/submissions | $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." See submission periods |
| Bards & Wordsmiths | http://www.augurmag.com/submissions/ | $60 CAD | Yes | No | Speculative poetry |
| Frivolous Comma | https://www.frivolouscomma.com/submissions/ | 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/submission-guidelines.html#/ | $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. |
| The Sengkang Sci-Fi Quarterly | https://sengkangsfq.carrd.co/#submission | 5¢ (SGD) per word (min-$100 SGD, max-$300 SGD)(Singapore dollars) | ? | ? | Speculative fiction |
| 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 |
| SpecPoVerse | https://specpoverse.org/submission | $5 | Yes | ? | Speculative 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://pspublishing.co.uk/parsec--submissions-13-w.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 Has submission periods |
| The Drop | CLOSED | $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 |
| Banksia Journal | https://banksiajournal.com/submissions/ | AUD $0.01 (1 cent) per word, with a minimum payment of AUD $10. | Yes | No | Speculative fiction short stories of 3,000 words or les Looking for works by new Australian, Aotearoa New Zealander, or Australasian region writers. |
| 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/submit | 5 cents per word | ? | ? | Science fiction, fantasy Preferably PG-13 Submission periods |
| Imagitopia | CLOSED | 1 cent per word | Yes | Yes | Fantasy reprints Submission periods |
| Goblins & Galaxies Magazine | https://goblinsandgalaxies.com/submissions/ | 6 cents (USD) per word for original fiction | Yes | No | Sword & sorcery, dark fantasy, and science fiction stories under 6,000 words Submission periods |
| 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 |
| Reckoning | https://reckoning.press/submit/ | $0.10/word for up to 15,000 words for prose, and $50 per poem | ? | Yes | Speculative work on environmental justice Accepts reprints |
| Trollbreath Magazine | https://magazine.trollbreath.com/submissions/ | 4 cents a word 1/2 a word for reprints |
No | Yes | Speculative fiction, poetry, and non-fiction |
| Black Cat Weekly | https://wildside.moksha.io/publication/black-cat-weekly-science-fiction/guidelines | $15- $50 | No | Yes | 1,500 to 10,000 words preferred, but can go up to 45,000 words. |
| House of Gamut | https://houseofgamut.moksha.io/publication/house-of-gamut/guidelines | Ten cents a word for original work, and three cents a word for reprints. Poetry is $50 per poem for new work and $25 per poem for reprints | Yes | Yes | 1,000-5,000 words Speculative fiction, nonfiction, poetry Reprints accepted |
| Flunk Magazine | CLOSED | $50 for published short stories and visual art, and $30 for poetry suites | Yes | Yes | Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Stories, poetry, and creative non-fiction of no more than 5000 words Reprints accepted |
| Saros Speculative Fiction | https://sarossf.com/submissions/ | $40 CAD per story and $40 CAD for cover art | Yes | No | Science fiction or SF-tinged literary stories between 2,000 and 15,000 words Has submission periods |
| Roses and Wildflowers | https://societyforritualarts.com/coreopsis/roses-wildflowers-submission-guidelines/ | $15 - $20 | Yes | No | Mythopoeic Fiction, Poetry and Art Fabulism, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Wonder Tales |
| Just Keep Up | https://www.justkeepupmagazine.com/submissions | $10 a story, $10 a poem | Yes | ? | Stories should be science fiction and/or horror (preferably both) and 100-10,000 words long |
| NonBinary Review | https://www.zoeticpress.com/submit | $0.01/word for prose up to 3,000 words, and $10 for poetry | ? | Yes | Speculative fiction Themed issues |
| Tales From the Crosstimbers | https://thecrosstimbers.net/author-guidelines/ | Payment will be the larger of $10 per story or 1 cent/word rounded to the nearest 100 words, up to a maximum of $50. | No | No | Speculative fiction between 1000 and 2500 words |
| Incensepunk | https://www.incensepunk.com/p/submissions | $100 for original stories, $25 for reprints | Yes | Yes | Sci-fi worlds that embrace the breadth of human religion Also accepts nonfiction |
| Bullet Points | https://bulletpoints.nathantoronto.com/submissions | $30 for original stories, $20 for reprints | Yes | Yes | Speculative military fiction Accepts reprints |
| Night Shades | https://www.nightshadesmag.com/submissions/ | $65 | Yes | ? | Speculative fiction |
| Dirty Magick Magazine | https://dirtymagickmagazine.com/submission-guidelines/ | $50 | Yes | No | Fantasy |
| Quills & Tales | https://quills-tales.kit.com/signup On hiatus |
€0.01/word | Yes | ? | Fantasy, including dark fantasy, fairytale retellings, sword & sorcery, weird, whimsical, or lyrical tales, and light horror or gothic elements. They accept flash (500-1,000 words) and short fiction (2,000-5,000 words). |
| Synthesized Sunsets | https://synthesizedsunsets.substack.com/p/submission-guidelines | $50 | No | No | Speculative fiction |
| StarShipSofa | http://www.starshipsofa.com/submissions/ | $50 | No | Yes | Science fiction |
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