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Last Updated: Thursday, 16 February 201248 Market Listings
1 New Market:
The Institute for the Forsaken - quarterly webzine; h (fic/art/photos); pays 2¢/word
6 Updated:
Journal of Unlikely Entomology - GL updates
Schrodinger's Mouse - declared alive
Vampires2 - pay raise
Shroud Magazine - will open to submissions 1 August - 30 September 2012
The Dark Fiction Spotlight - declared dead
Scape - new pay rates
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MARKET NOTE - members stories always read & considered before non-members
- ANDROIDS 2 - quarterly e-zine; pulp sf (fic/art). Pay: $25. Words: <3k. RT: 1-3 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
- ANDROMEDA SPACEWAYS INFLIGHT MAGAZINE (ASIM) - quarterly print; sf/f/h, keyword: fun (fic/flash/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: 1.25AU¢/word (AU$20 min.), AU$10 for poetry & Flash. Words: <10k (<20k for subscribers & Aus/NZ writers). RT: <7 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. [Top]
- ANOTHEREALM - monthly webzine; sf/f/h (fic/contest). Pay: $25 (fic only). Words: 1-5k. RT: initial=?; final=<14 months (does NOT reply to rejects). Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
Reading Period: open all year Yearly Deadline: 30 September: after 31Oct stories won't be evaluated until 30Nov the next year, but simsubs OK
- BARDS AND SAGES QUARTERLY - quarterly print/e-zine; SpecFic (fic/art), general readership. Pay: 1¢/word +digital copy (art=digital copy). Words: <5k. RT: <2 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
- BIRKENSNAKE - annual print; any genre, experimental (fic). Pay: 1¢/word. Words: <20k. RT: <2 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: YES. (Q). [Top]
- BREATH & SHADOW - quarterly webzine, authors must be disabled!; all genres (fic/nonfic/poem/drama). Pay: <$25. Words: fic/plays=<3k, poem=<200 lines. RT: 3-5 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
- COMETS AND CRIMINALS - quarterly e-zine; sf/mys/crime/hist/west/adv (fic/flash/poem/art). Pay: fic=1¢/word; flash/poem=$10. Words: fic=1k-5k (mys/crime=1k-10k); flash=<1k. RT: <60 days. Reprints: yes (pays less). E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
- CRIMEWAVE - biannual print; crime/mys/thriller with h or df elements (fic). Pay: not stated (thought to be pay to semipro). Words: <10k. RT: not known. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. (Q). [Top]
UPDATE - 08 February 2012: no guidelines on the web site; appears deserted; declared dead, do NOT submit here
Robert Laughlin
- THE DARK FICTION SPOTLIGHT - print; h (fic/flash/poem). (Q). [Top]
- ELECTRIC SPEC - quarterly e-zine; sf/f/macabre (fic/flash). Pay: $20. Words: ¼k-7k. RT: <3 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 08Feb12: long time closed to submissions- ELECTRIC VELOCIPEDE - quarterly print; sf/SpecLit (fic/poem). Pay: 1¢/word (min. fic=$25, poem=$15). Words: <10k (prefers 3k-6k). RT: <2 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. (Q). Yearly Reading Periods: see web site for more details [Top]
- EXPANDED HORIZONS - monthly webzine; sf/f (fic/reviews), no erotica, or excessive violence/gore; focus is on women & other under-represented backgrounds. Pay: $30/story. Words: <6k. RT: <1 month. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 01Feb12: - open to submissions for issue #5 until 30 March 2012- FANTASTIQUE UNFETTERED: A Periodical of Liberated Literature - quarterly print/e-zine; most sub-genre speculative, see GLs (fic/flash/poem; query for nonfic/art-comics). Pay: fic=1¢/word; poem=3¢/word ($5min/$10max); +PDF copy. Words: ¾k-9k (prefers 4k-5k; >6k=masterpiece). RT: 1st cut=<30 days (query if >6 weeks); final=<3 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
- THE FIRST LINE - quarterly print; all genres (fic/nonfic), first line provided (see site). Pay: fic=$30, nonfic=$20, +copy. Words: fic=300-3k; nonfic=500-800. RT: 2 weeks after deadline. Reprints: no. E-subs: PREFERS. (QS). Deadlines: 01Feb, 01May, 01Aug, 01Nov. [Top]
- FRIED FICTION - ongoing webzine, serials only; all genres (fic). Pay: $25 for 1st episode. Words: overall=no limit, episodes=<1k. RT: 2-6 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 01Jan12: temporarily closed to submissions- THE GLOAMING MAGAZINE - quarterly webzine; sf/f/h (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: prose=CA1¢/word; poem=CA$5. Words: prose=<2.5k; poem=3 pages (query if longer). RT: at least 2 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 13Dec11: on hiatus; should be back sometime in 2012; opening to submissions shortly after- HUB - weekly free PDF; sf/f/h (fic/nonfic). Pay: £25. Words: 800-6k (longer for previous Hub authors). RT: <4 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
- ICARUS: The Magazine of Gay Speculative Fiction - quarterly print/POD/PDF, with gay protag; f/sf/h (fic/nonfic/art/comics). Pay: $50 +subscription. Words: <9k. RT: <3 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
NEW LISTING: 06 February 2012
- THE INSTITUTE FOR THE FORSAKEN - quarterly webzine; h (fic/art). Pay: 2¢/word (art=$25). Words: <4k. RT: 1-4 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). 1st Issue Debut: April 2012. [Top]
UPDATE - 16 February 2012: sub format, reprint, & mini issue 3.5 (theme: hello, world) updates
- JOURNAL OF UNLIKELY ENTOMOLOGY - biannul webzine & biannual mini issues (<2k only); all genres (fic/flash/art). Pay: 5k-8k=$50; 1k-5k=1¢/word; <1k=$10; mini issue: 1½k-2k=$30; ½k-1½k=2¢/word; <½k=$10. Words: <8k; mini issue: <2k. RT: 2-4 weeks. Reprints: prefers original. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). Yearly Readings: see web site. [Top]
- KALEIDOTROPE - quarterly print web zine; sf/f/h/cross-genre/slipstrm (fic/flash/nonfic/poem/art/comics). Pay: 1¢/word (poem/art=$5). Words: <10k (query if longer); poem=100 lines. RT: <3months. Reprints: query. E-subs: PREFERS. (QS). 2012 Readings: 01Jan-31Mar & 01Jul-30Sep. [Top]
- LEADING EDGE (BYU) - semi-annual print; classic sf & f (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: fic=1¢/word (min. $10); poem=$10 for 1st 4 pages, +$1.50/page >4); +2 copies. Words: <10k (poem=no limits). RT: 4-6 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. (Q). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - members stories always read & considered before non-members- MAN'S STORY 2 - quarterly e-zine; most genres/action (fic), 60s men's pulp. Pay: $25. Words: <3k. RT: 30-60 days. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 19Jan12: closed to submissions until 1 March 2012- MIDNIGHT ECHO - biannual (Australian HWA); print/PDF; df/h (fic). Pay: fic=AU2¢/word; poem=<$25, graphic novels=$50. Words: <5k. RT: <8 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). Annual Readings: 01Mar-31Jul; 01Oct-31Jan. [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 01Dec11: closed to submissions until next reading period (TBA)- NEO-OPSIS SF MAGAZINE - irregular print; sf, some f (fic/poem/art). Pay: 2½Can¢/word (Can$125 max.). Words: 6k max (prefers less). RT: 1-12 weeks. Reprints: query. E-subs: YES. Karl Johanson, Editor (QS). [Top]
- THE NEW BEDLAM PROJECT - annual (01Apr) eAntho; most genres (fic/poem). Pay: flash/poem=$10; fic=$20-$30. Words: flash=75-1k; fic=1k-6k; poem=40 lines (firm!); poem <40 lines. RT: by 31Aug. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). Annual Reading: 01Jan-30Jun. [Top]
- NITEBLADE - quarterly webzine +annual print antho; f/h (fic/flash/poem). Pay: fic=$10; poem/flash=$5, +PDF copy. Words: <7½k. RT: 6 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. (Q). Reading Periods: 01Dec-30Apr, 01Jun-30Sep; fiction closed May & Nov. [Top]
- OG'S SPECULATIVE FICTION - bimonthly PDF; f/sf/h (fic/poem/art). Pay: $35 (poem=$10). Words: fic=<8k (prefers <5k); poem=60 lines. RT: <1 month. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
- PHANTOM DRIFT: Writing the Weird, Wyrding the Word - 2nd annual perfectbound POD; cross genre slipstrm/magreal/lit sf/modern f/df/surreal/psychological/new weird, not open to traditional genre work (fic/nonfic/poem). Pay: fic=$50; flash=$25; poem=$10; +issue. Words: fic=2k-6½; flash=<2k; poem=<70 lines. RT: <12 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. (Q); (Q); (Q). [Top]
- RAY GUN REVIVAL - monthly webzine; space opera/golden age sf (fic). Pay: 1-5¢/word (via PayPal). Words: <4k (a little higher if it's an award winner). RT: <2 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. (QS) (Q). [Top]
UPDATE - 08 February 2012: new higher pay rates
- SCAPE - quarterly e-zine; sf/f/h/hist with YA focus (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: fic=1¢/word; poem/art=$25; nonfic=exposure. Words: fic=<8k; poem=<100 lines. RT: <60 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
- SCHEHEREZADE'S BEQUEST - quarterly online; fairy tales, any genre (fic/flash/poem). Pay: 1¢/word (poem: $5). Words: fic/flash=<4k (<3k query 1st); poem=no limit. RT: 4 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. (QS). Yearly Reading Period: 01Mar-01Aug, or until 4 issues fill. [Top]
UPDATE - 16 February 2012: like his many-worlds counterpart, the cat, this mouse is declared dead in another universe, but declared alive in ours; closed to submissions
- SCHRODINGER'S MOUSE - quarterly e-zine/webzine; hard sf/sf with philosophical/ethical focus (fic/flash/poem/art). Pay: fic=2¢/word; flash/poem=$15. Words: fic=2½k-5k; Novella=17½k-50k; flash/poem=<1k (not firm!). RT: 2-4 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM QUERY ONLY. (QS). [Top]
- SHADOWS & TALL TREES - annual print; h/df/weird/exp/gothic/strange/slipstrm/urban (fic/nonfic). Pay: 1¢/word ($50 max) +2 copies. Words: fic=7½k; nonfic=<2k. RT: <1 week. Reprints: no. E-subs: PREFERS. (QS). Annual Reading Period: 01Jan-30Jun, or when filled (query first after 30Jun). [Top]
- SHIMMER - quarterly print/PDF; all genres (fic/flash/art). Pay: <1k=$10; >1k=1¢/word. Words: <5k (longer query). RT: <1 month. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
- SHORT-STORY ME! - web/e-zine; crime/detective/f/h/mys/sf (fic/flash). Pay: 1¢/word ($10 max). Words: 140-2500. RT: <1 week. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
UPDATE - 11 February 2012: closed to submissions; will open 1 August - 30 September 2012
MARKET NOTE - 01May11: closed to submissions until further notice- SHROUD MAGAZINE - bimonthly print; h/df/dark mys & thriller/sus with h elements (fic/flash/nonfic/art). Pay: flash=$10; fic/nonfic=$25. Words: <5k. RT: 2-4 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). (DLS) [Top]
- SOMETHING WICKED - monthly online/Kindle/ePub; sf/h, scary (fic). Pay: about 1¢/word. Words: 2-8k (not firm on top). RT: <2 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. (Q). [Top]
- SORCERY AND THE FAR FRONTIER - triannual print/digital; pulpy sf/f/h (fic/nonfic). Pay: 1¢/word. Words: <15k (query if longer). RT: <2 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
1st Issue Deadline: 29 February 2012 1st Issue Debut: April 2012
MARKET NOTE - 08Feb12: closed to fiction submissions until further notice; open to poetry until 29 Feb; art queries open year round- SPACE & TIME - quarterly print; all speculative genres (fic/poem/art queries). Pay: fic=1¢/word; poem=$5, art=$10-int/$25-cov. Words: fic=<10k; poem=<1 page. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
- STORY STATION - biweekly webzine; YA, most genres (fic/nonfic). Pay: 1¢/word ($25 for teacher articles). Words: 1½-3k max. RT: 1 month. Reprints: no. ONLY. (QS). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 09 January 2012: hoping to release #31 in June 2012; readings open for #32 after- TALES OF THE UNANTICIPATED - annual (or less) print; sf/f/h/unclassifiable (fic/nonfic/art/cartoons). Pays 1½-2¢/word. Words: <10k words. Reprints: yes. E-subs: PROSE: BOTH! (QS). Next Reading Period: TBA. [Top]
- THREE-LOBED BURNING EYE - irregular (ave=1/year) webzine, biannual print antho; h/df/MagReal/some sf (fic). Pay: 1¢/word (max $35) +1 copy of print antho. Words: <7k. RT: <3 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. Andrew Fuller, Editor (Q). [Top]
- TICON4 - weekly eZine (fiction infrequent); all SpecFic, esp. gonzo (fic). Pay: Aus$49. Words: 1½k;-5k. RT: <1 week. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
- UNTIED SHOELACES OF THE MIND - quarterly e-zine/audio; rom/action-adv/sf/f/humor/lit/h (fic). Pay: 3¢/word <1k words ($30 max). Words: prefers <2k. RT: <2 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
UPDATE - 14 February 2012: pay doubled
MARKET NOTE - members stories always read & considered before non-members- VAMPIRES2 - quarterly e-zine; pulp h (fic/art). Pay: $50. Words: about 3½k. RT: 1-3 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 16Jun11: lots of real life setbacks, but working to get on track; on hiatus & temporarily closed to submissions- VULGATA MAGAZINE - irregular webzine; all genres (fic/nonfic/poem). Pay: fic=CA$100, poem=CA$20-50. Words: any length. RT: <6 weeks. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
- ZYZZYVA: the journal of west coast writers & artists - tri-annual print; all genres (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: (thought to be Pay). Words: no limits. RT: "promptly." Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE!. (Q). [Top]