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Last Updated: 09 July 2010, 11:39 GMT
19 market entries
3 Updated:
Weird Tales - temp. closed to all subs
GUD Magazine - temp. closed to subs
Futurismic - open to subs
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ABERRANT DREAMS - webzine/audio/annual print; sf/f/supernat h (fic/flash/poem). Pay: fic=3¢/word (<$100); poem (web only)=$1/line (<$50). Words: fic=<10k; poem=<50 lines. RT: 1-5 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. Joseph W. Dickerson & J. Lonny Harper, Editors. Query via online form. (QS) [Top]
ABYSS & APEX - quarterly webzine; most genres, no h (fic/flash/poem). Pay: 5¢/word ($75 max.). Words: <10k. RT: 1 month. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
Fiction/Flash Reading Periods: 1-28 Feb, 1-31 May, 1-31 Aug, 1-30 Nov; Poetry: closed
ADBUSTERS - bimonthly print; politically oriented sf, humor (fic/nonfic/poem/art/audio/video). Pay: unknown (thought to be pro). Words: <2k. RT: months (does NOT respond to rejects!). Reprints: query. E-subs: YES. (S). [Top]
AUREALIS - biannual print; sf/f/h (fic/nonfic/art), Non-AU authors must query first! Pay: AU$20-60/1k words. Words: 2-8k. RT: <3 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
| See also aurealisXpress | Yearly Reading Period: 2 February to 30 November (closed: 01Dec to 01Feb) |
MARKET NOTE: on indefinite hiatus; closed to submissions until further notice
BLOOD ROSE - webzine; h/df/dark sf (fic/nonfic/poem). (Q). [Top]
MARKET NOTE: closed to submissions until further notice; subs will deleted unread with no reply
COSMIC SF - quarterly PDF e-zine; offbeat sf/f (fic). Pay: ¼-3¢/word. Words: 1-10k. Reprints: no. E-subs: no. (Q). [Top]
Get your free copy of ISSUE #5
*No 'D' listings at this time*
*No 'E' listings at this time*
UPDATE - 14 June 2010: open to submissions, until further notice
Robert Laughlin
FUTURISMIC - monthly webzine (1 story per); hard, character sf (fic). Pay: $200 flat. Words: <15k. RT: 2-5 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. (Q). (DLS) Reading Periods: open only when the online submission form is up [Top]
UPDATE - 24 June 2010: closed to submissions until 1 September 2010
Robert Laughlin
GUD 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]
HEROIC FANTASY QUARTERLY - quarterly webzine; heroicf/S&S/high f (fic/poem). Pay: $100 (poem=$25). Words: <10k (poem=30 pages). RT: <60 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). [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). [Top]
Yearly Readings: Dec-Jan/Mar-Apr/Jun-Jul/Sep-Oct (subs at other times are deleted unread)
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]
*No 'J' listings at this time*
*No 'K' listings at this time*
MARKET NOTE - 05Oct09: still on indefinite hiatus
LES BONNES FEES - monthly webzine/e-zine/PDF; fairy tale/folklore (or related)/MagReal (fic/nonfic/poem/art/other). or (QS). [Top]
MAGAZINE OF SPECULATIVE POETRY - biannual (sort of) print; all speculative (poem). Pay: 3¢/word ($5 min./$25 max.) +copy. Words: no limits. RT: 1-8 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: NO. Roger Dutcher, Editor (no e-mail!) (Q). [Top]
NECROTIC TISSUE - quarterly print; h/cross genre with h (fic). Pay: 100 words exactly & 1 best 101-5k word story=5¢s;/word; others=1¢/word, +copy. Words: 100 exactly & 101-5k. RT: <6 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).
Yearly Reading Periods: Jan/Apr/Jul/Oct - (closed other months) [Top]
ON THE PREMISES - triannual contest web/e-zine; any genre, themed (fic). 3 Prizes: $140/100/70 (0-3 HMs@$25). Words: <5k. RT: 4-6 weeks after DL. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). [Top]
Submission/Entry Periods: year-round, except Feb/Jun/Oct (check web site to be sure)
*No 'P' listings at this time*
*No 'Q' listings at this time*
*No 'R' listings at this time*
STAR*LINE: Digest of the SF Poetry Association - bimonthly print; speculative (poem/reviews/art), themes. Pay: 3¢/word (to nearest $, min $3). RT: <30 days. Reprints: query. E-subs: PREFERS. (QS). [Top]
Reading Periods: January (until filled) & July (until filled) — closed all other months
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]
MARKET NOTE - 11Mar09: closed to all submissions until further notice
TALES OF MOREAUVIA: flights of historical fancy - semiannual print; historical: steampunk/time travel/alt-hist/etc (fic/nonfic/poem/art/comics). Pay: 1-3¢/word. Words: <10k. RT: <10 weeks. Reprints: query. E-subs: fic=only; all others=query 1st. (Q). [Top]
*No 'U' listings at this time*
*No 'V' listings at this time*
UPDATE - 08 July 2010: overloaded; closed to all submissions as of 07Jul10; queries for nonfiction are allowed; fiction opens 1 January 2011
Simon McCaffery
WEIRD TALES - bimonthly print; weird/unique/df (fic/nonfic/poem). Pay: 3-4¢/word +2 copies. Words: <10k (>10k query). RT: 6-8 weeks. Reprints: rare. E-subs: YES. Send fiction to (Q). (Q). [Top]
*No 'X' listings at this time*
*No 'Y' listings at this time*
*No 'Z' listings at this time*
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