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Last Updated: Thursday, 16 February 201213 market entries
4 Updated:
Aurealis - open to subs
Abyss & Apex - closed to subs in Feb12
On Spec - sub periods announced
Heroic Fantasy Quarterly - new reading periods
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UPDATE - 02 February 2012: closed to submissions during normal February 2012 fiction/flash reading period; do NOT submit this month!
Dr. Philip Edward Kaldon
ABYSS & APEX - quarterly webzine; most genres, no h (fic/flash/poem). Pay: 5¢/word ($75 max.). Words: fic=1½k-10k; flash=<1½k. RT: 1 month. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top] Reading Periods: Fic/Flash=May/Aug/Nov; Poetry=Mar/Jun/Sep/Dec
UPDATE - 06 February 2012: open to submissions; new editors & guidelines
AUREALIS - monthly e-zine/print best-of anthos; sf/f/h (fic/nonfic/art). Non-AU authors must query first! Pay: AU$20-60/1k words; art=AU$10-75 . Words: fic=2-8k; nonfic=½k-4k. RT: <2 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). See also aurealisXpress [Top]
COSMOS ONLINE - daily webzine; sf (fic; query for nonfic/art/photo). Pay: AU$75. Words: 2k-4k. RT: approx. 2 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - closed to fiction/poem submissions until June 2012GUD MAGAZINE - semiannual print/e-zine/e-book/PDF/Kindle/etc.; all genres (fic/nonfic/poem/art/comics). Pay: <3¢/word +copies/royalty. Words: <15k. RT: <months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. (Q). (DLS) [Top]
UPDATE - 16 January 2012: new reading periods
HEROIC FANTASY QUARTERLY - quarterly webzine; heroic f/S&S/high f (fic/flash/poem). Pay: fic=$100; flash/poem=$25; epic poem=$100). Words: <10k (poem=<30 pages). RT: <60 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). Yearly Reading Periods: Mar/Jun/Sep/Dec only! [Top]
IDEOMANCER - quarterly e-zine (web/PDF); non-traditional hypertext (fic/poem). Pay: 3¢/word (max $40), $6/poem. Words: <7k. RT: 30 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). (DLS) Yearly Readings: Dec-Jan/Mar-Apr/Jun-Jul/Sep-Oct only! [Top]
INTERZONE - bimonthly print; sf/f (fic/art). Pay: not known (believed to be semipro). Words: <10k. RT: <2 months. Reprints: No. E-subs: NONE. Andy Cox, Editor (Q). [Top]
MARKET NOTE - 11Nov11: register to subscribeMICHAEL MOORCOCK'S NEW WORLDS MAGAZINE (temp. GLs) - quarterly print/webzine; all SpecFic (fic). Pay: 2½¢/word (£125 max). Words: <10k (prefers 5k-10k - not firm on top). RT: unknown. Reprints: query. E-subs: YES. (QS). [Top]
UPDATE - 01 February 2012: next reading period 1 March - 15 April 2012; $300 Apocalypse Story Contest announced
ON SPEC - quarterly print; most SpecFic genres (fic/flash/poem/art). Pay: fic=<CA$200 +2 copies; poem/flash=CA$50 +1 copy. Words: <6k (poem=100 lines). RT: 12 weeks after DLs. Reprints: no. E-subs: YES. Various editors. [Top]
ON THE PREMISES - triannual contest web/e-zine; any genre, themed (fic). Prizes: $180/140/100 & 0-3 HMs@$40. Words: 1k-5k. RT: 4-6 weeks after DL. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
Submission/Entry Periods: irregular
SPINETINGLERS - monthly webzine/annual print "Best of" antho; h/sf/f/df (fic). Pay: 1st place=£100, 2nd=£50, 3rd-5th=£25. Words: <5k. RT: <30 days. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [Top]
STAR*LINE: Digest of the Science Fiction Poetry Association - (See the listing on the Flash/Poetry Market page.)
THE STRAND MAGAZINE - print; mys/detective/terror/supernat (fic/nonfic/poem). Pay: $25-150. Words: 1k-short novellas (prefers 2-6k, novellas serialized). RT: 4-10 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. (Q). [Top]