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Last Updated: 9 September 2010, 15:36 GMT
40 Market Listings
1 New Market:
Universe Annex - bimonthly webzine; sf/f adventure (fic); pays 5¢/word
4 Updated:
Bull Spec - temp. closed to subs
Daily SF - launched!
Strange Horizons - temp. closed to fic subs
The Pedestal Magazine - new upcoming issue notes
Contains periodical markets that are SFWA and HWA professional markets, that pay 5¢/word or more, and shared royalty markets built on a "professional" model. 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). [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). [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). 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). [Top]
BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES - biweekly e-zine; f (fic). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: <10k. RT: 6-8 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [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). [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). [Top]
UPDATE - 09 September 2010: temporarily closed to submissions
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. . [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) 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. [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). [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). [Top]
UPDATE - 09 September 2010: 1st issue launched
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). [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). [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). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 08Aug10: date for opening of submissions set 1 October 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). [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)
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). [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). [Top]
*No 'J' listings at this time*
*No 'K' listings at this time*
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). Deadlines: (see theme list at web site) [Top]
UPDATE - 23 August 2010: new upcoming issue notes are HERE
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). 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*
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). Doug Cohen's Slushmaster Blog [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 01Sep10: closed to fiction submissions until Fall 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 |
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]
UPDATE - 24 August 2010: Ed-in-Chief getting married; closed to fiction submissions until at least 5 September 2010
Robert Laughlin
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). 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). [Top]
NEW LISTING: 19 August 2010
UNIVERSE ANNEX - a department of the Grantville Gazette; bimonthly webzine, 1 story per issue; sf/f adventure (fic). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: <15k (not firm). RT: none per se; selection occurs within 3 months of last revision. Reprints: no. E-subs: POST AT BAEN'S BAR. (Q). [Top]
*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]
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