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Last Updated: 23 July 2010, 10:31 GMT

38 Market Listings

2 Updated:
Lightspeed - now open to subs
Realms of Fantasy - call for subscribers



Contains markets that are SFWA and HWA professional markets, or ones that pay 5¢/word or more. For SFWA's and HWA's professional market requirements and/or list of such go to SFWA or HWA. Read the complete guidelines carefully before submitting. Try to read at least one issue to get a feel for what is wanted. If in doubt contact the editor. US ($), UK (£), or EU (€) currency are used unless otherwise noted. U.S. addresses are used unless otherwise noted. These listings are provided in good faith with the belief the info is correct, but Ralan.com accepts no responsibility for any errors or omissions in them. The fact that an entry is listed here is no guarantee that said entity will ever publish anything. Contact with any editor or publisher is at the contributor's own risk. Ralan.com encourages all potential contributors to do a web search of the editor's and/or publisher's name before submitting to them. Each visitor assumes all risk associated with the use or misuse of the information here.


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  • ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE - monthly print; mys/crime (fic). Pay: 8¢/word. Words: <12k (shorter better). RT: <7 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. Linda Landrigan, Editor (no e-mail, use snail mail). SFWA   [Top]

     
  • ANALOG /SCIENCE FICTION AND FACT - monthly print; sf (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: <10k=6-8¢/word; >10k=5-6¢/word. Words: <80k (prefers 2-7k for shorts). RT: 1 month. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. (Q). SFWA   [Top]

     
  • APEX MAGAZINE - monthly webzine; dark speculative (fic/flash/poem). Pay: fic=5;¢/word; poem=¼¢/word or $5 (whichever highest). Words: fic=<7½k (firm!); poem=no limit. RT: 4-6 weeks. Reprints: query first. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).  SFWA   Yearly Reading Periods: 01Jan-31May; 01Jul-30Nov.   [Top]

     
  • ASIMOV'S SCIENCE FICTION - monthly print; sf (f&h elements OK) (fic/poem). Pay: fic - <7½k=6¢/word; 7½k-12½k=$450; >12½k=5¢/word; poem - $1/line. Words: fic=<20k (seldom buys longer - no novels); poem=<40 lines. RT: <5 weeks average (query after 3 months). Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. (Q). SFWA   [Top]

       
  • BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES - biweekly e-zine; f (fic). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: <10k. RT: 6-8 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). SFWA   [Top]

      MARKET NOTE - 04May09: closed to submissions until further nortice
  • BLACK GATE - biannual (spring & fall) print; epic fantasy (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: <6¢/word. Words: <25k (query if longer). RT: clearing backlog, 2-3 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: YES. (Q).   [Top]

     
  • BOYS' LIFE MAGAZINE - monthly print; sf/mys/adv/humor for boys (fic). Pay: >$750. Words: 1-1½k. RT: <2 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. Paula Murphey, Senior Editor (no e-mail). SFWA   [Top]

      MARKET NOTE - 05Jan10: authors report lack of response to submissions & queries; not a recommended market
  • BRUTARIAN - semiannual (double issue) print; all SpecFic (fic). Pay: 5-10¢/word. Words: <novella lengths. RT: 1 month. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). SFWA   [Top]

      MARKET NOTE - 30Jun10: non-local subs closed; may open again 1 July 2010
  • BULL SPEC - quarterly original e-zine/e-book/audio, reprints in non-orginal months; sf/f, maybe mild h with sf/f elements (fic/poem; query for nonfic/art). Pay: 5¢/word advance (reprints: 1¢/word), 50% donation royalty. Words: local=1k-7½k; nonlocal=1k-3k (reprints: no max). RT: <30 days. Reprints: <10k=yes; >10k=query. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).   [Top]

        MARKET NOTE - 11Feb10: all 2010 issues filled; closed to submissions until further notice; all submissions returned unread
  • CEMETERY DANCE MAGAZINE - quarterly print/e-zine; h/dark mys/sus (fic/art). Pay: >5¢/word (<$250.) +2 copies. Words: <5k (query if longer). RT: 2-4 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. Richard T. Chizmar, Editor-in-Chief. . SFWA   [Top]

      MARKET NOTE - 24Feb10: backlogged; closed to fiction & poetry submissions until further notice
  • CHIZINE - quarterly webzine; dark (fic/reviews/poem). Pay: 7¢/word ($10/poem). Words: <4k (200 lines/poems). RT: <4 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).   (DLS)   SFWA   Poetry (ONLY) Reading Periods: 1Sep-30Nov; 1Dec-28Feb; 1Mar-31May; 1Jun-31Aug   [Top]

     
  • CICADA - bimonthly literary mag. for ages 14-21; most genres, no h (fic/nonfic/poem/art); open to 14-23 year-old authors & previous Cicada authors. Pay: pro (varies). Words: <10k. RT: 2-3 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: NONE!. Marianne Carus, Editor-in-Chief. SFWA   [Top]
             [GLs for age 14-23 authors]

     
  • CLARKESWORLD MAGAZINE - monthly chapbook/webzine; sf/f/h (fic - query for nonfic/art). Pay: <4k=10¢/word, 5¢/word after. Words: 1-8k (prefers 4k). RT: <2 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. (QS). SFWA   [Top]

     
  • CRICKET - monthly print; most genres, no h (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: <25¢/word (poem=<$3/line). Words: <2k (poem=<50 lines). RT: <6 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: NONE. Lonnie Plecha, Editor (no e-address). SFWA   [Top]

       
  • DAILY SCIENCE FICTION - every week day (starting early fall) e-mail/webzine; sf/f/slipstrm (fic/flash/art). Pay: 8¢/word (art=$75-$100). Words: 100-10k. RT: <3 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. (Q).   1st Issue Debut: late Summer/Fall.   [Top]

      MARKET NOTE - 05Jun10: closed to submissions: will reopen 1 October 2010
  • DARK DISCOVERIES - quarterly print; h (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: 5¢/word (min $25, max $250) Words: fic=½k-5k (query if longer). RT: varies, query if <4 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: PREFERS. (Q).   (DLS)   [Top]

      MARKET NOTE - 02Apr09: web site out-of-date, no reply to e-mails; on indefinite hiatus, but coming back sometime
  • DARK WISDOM - was webzine; dark (fic/flash/nonfic/poem/art). Paid: 5¢/word. (Q).   [Top]

     
  • DREAMS OF DECADENCE: Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance - bimonthly print; urban f/paranormal romance (fic/poem/art). Pay: fic=1-7¢/word; poem=<$10; art=$250 (+$100 if cover). Words: fic=1k-7k; poem=<2 pages. RT: 30-60 days. Reprints: if 2-years+ old. E-subs: NONE. (QS).   [Top]

       
  • ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE - monthly print; mys (fic/flash). Pay: 5-8¢/word. Words: <20k (prefers 2½-8k). RT: <3 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. Janet Hutchings, Editor (no e-mail, use snail mail). SFWA   [Top]

       
  • The Magazine of FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION - bimonthly print; f/sf (humor OK) (fic/art queries). Pay: 6-9¢/word. Words: <25k. RT: <8 weeks. Reprints: No. E-subs: No. (Q). SFWA   [Top]

      MARKET NOTE - 07Apr10: closed to submissions; will reopen 1 September 2010
  • FANTASY MAGAZINE - weekly webzine; all f (fic/nonfic). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: 1-6k. RT: 7 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: fic=ONLINE FORM ONLY; nonfic=QUERY 1st. (Q). SFWA   [Top]

       
  • GLIMMER TRAIN STORIES - quarterly print; LITERARY genre work considered (from the horses' mouth) (fic). Pay: $700/story. Words: <12k. RT: 12 weeks. Reprints: No. E-subs: USE ONLINE FORM. (Q).   [Top]
             Reading Periods: Jan, Apr, Jul, & Oct (Monday postmark OK for Sunday deadline)

     
  • THE GRANTVILLE GAZETTE - bimonthly e-zine; AltHist, Eric Flint's 1632 Universe (fic/nonfic). Pay: 6¢/word; 5¢ for words >15k. Words: 7½-10k (not firm). RT: 2-4 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. (Q). SFWA   [Top]

      MARKET NOTE - 23Feb10: 2010 & 2011 issues filled; closed to fiction queries/submissions until further notice
  • GRAVE TALES - quarterly comic book antho; traditional h (flash/comic script/art) Richard Chizmar, Editor-in-Chief (no e-mail).   [Top]

        MARKET NOTE - 26May10: closed to submissions until further notice
  • HELIOTROPE: The FBS E-Zine - irregular e-zine/print; all genres (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: fic=10¢/word ($55 min), poem=$50, nonfic=$90. Words (fic): <5k. RT: 2-3 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).   [Top]

       
  • IGMS (Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show - bimonthly e-zine; f/sf (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: 6¢/word <:7½k & 5¢/word after. Words: no limit. RT: <3 months. Reprints: if obscure. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. Edmund R. Schubert, Editor (Q). SFWA   [Top]

      *No 'J' listings at this time*
      *No 'K' listings at this time*

        UPDATE - 18 July 2010: now open to submissions
  • LIGHTSPEED - monthly webzine; sf (fic/nonfic). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: 1k-7½k (prefers <5k). RT: <2 weeks. Reprints: yes (1¢/word). E-subs: PREFERS ONLINE FORM. . (QS).   [Top]

      *No 'M' listings at this time*
        MARKET NOTE - 09Sep08: closed to story submissions until further notice
  • THE NIGHT LAND - webzine; William Hope Hodgson inspired fiction (fic/nonfic/poem). Pay: web pub=4p/word, web+print=8p/word (about 5½¢ & 11¢). Words: 2-10k (prefers; less/more considered). RT: <1 month. Reprints: No. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).   [Top]

       
  • ODYSSEY: Adventures in Science - monthly print; ages 10-16; sf/legends/etc. (theme) (fic, nonfic, poems). Pay: 20-25¢/word. Words: to 1k. RT: 3-4 months b4 pub. Reprints: query. E-subs: no. (Q). SFWA   Deadlines: (see theme list at web site)   [Top]

        MARKET NOTE - 23 June 2010: August issue guest editor Charles Rammelkamp (open: 28Jun-14Aug); lit/genre, <1,200 words, theme: the tipping point, submit via submission form
  • THE PEDESTAL MAGAZINE - quarterly webzine; most genres (fic/flash/nonfic/poem). Pay: 8¢/word (poetry=$40). Words: 4.2k (flash=<1k). RT: 4-8 weeks. Reprints: No. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. (Q). SFWA   Yearly Reading Periods: see online GLs   [Top]

     
  • PLAYBOY - monthly print, contemporary/mys/sus/sf/humor/sports (fic). No unsolicited subs. Pay: <$5k.   [Top]

      *No 'Q' listings at this time*
        UPDATE - 30 June 2010: call for renewed & new subscribers, details here
    MARKET NOTE - 09Feb10: special "Women in Fantasy", August 2011 issue, open to submissions; words: <10k, pay: normal, women authors only, DL: 15Nov10
  • REALMS OF FANTASY - bimonthly print; all realms of fantasy (art). Pay: 6¢/word & up (>7½k pay breaks to 4¢/word & up). Words: <10k. RT: 8-12 weeks. Reprints: query. E-subs: NONE (except non-US replies). (Q). SFWA   Doug Cohen's Slushmaster Blog   [Top]

      MARKET NOTE - 01Jul10: open to fiction submissions between 1-15 of each summer month (June, July, August) 2010
  • REDSTONE SCIENCE FICTION - monthly webzine; sf (fic). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: <4k. RT: <4 weeks; query only after 8 weeks. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).   (DLS).   [Top]
    1st Issue Debut: June 2010

        MARKET NOTE - 04Jul2010: closed to submissions until 1 August 2010
  • SHOCK TOTEM - quarterly POD digest; h/df (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: <5k. RT: 2 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).   (DLS).   [Top]

     
  • STRANGE HORIZONS - weekly webzine; SpecFic (fic/nonfic/poem/art) (this listing is for fiction, see site for others). Pay: fic=5¢/word; nonfic=<$50; poem=$20. Words: fic=<9k (prefers <5k), nonfic=2-5k (not firm). RT: query after 70 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: USE ONLINE FORM. Susan Marie Groppi, Editor-in-Chief (guidelines). SFWA   Yearly Reading Period: 01Jan -30Nov; closed in Dec   [Top]

       
  • TOR.COM - monthly webzine; sf/f (fic). Only accepts material of a highly professional level; if in doubt, don't sub here. Pay: <5k=25cent;/word, 2nd 5k=15cent;/word, after that=10cent;/word. Words: <12k (not firm). RT: slow. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). SFWA   [Top]

      *No 'U' listings at this time*
      *No 'V' listings at this time*
      *No 'W' listings at this time*
      *No 'X' listings at this time*

      *No 'Y' listings at this time*

       
  • ZOETROPE: ALL-STORY - quarterly print; all genres (fic). Pay: $1200. Words: <7k. RT: not given. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. Tamara Straus, Editor (no e-mail, query via online form).   [Top]
    Reading Period: 1Jan-31AugClosed: 1Sep-31DecZOETROPE: Virtual Studio Workshop



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