Are you looking for somewhere to send your short story, personal essay, or poem? You’re in luck – we have THE ULTIMATE LIST of sci-fi and fantasy markets right here. Many of them even pay cold hard cash!
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association defines a ‘professionally paying market’ (💰💰💰) as a minimum of eight cents per word for prose writing ($0.08), and either $50 per poem or $1 per line of poetry. Any magazine who offers below professional rates, we’ve categorised as an honorarium (💰). This can range from a few dollars to around a hundred dollars. Then, there are startup magazines who pay with their undying gratitude and love (💛).
Some of these markets are open year round, while others have dedicated submissions windows throughout the year. While there are many literary fiction magazines that will sometimes publish SFF stories, this article will focus on magazines that are specifically dedicated to speculative fiction. Let’s dive in!
Who is it? SolarPunk Magazine
What do they publish? Solarpunk sci-fi and fantasy
What do they want from me? Short stories, essays, and poems
Gimme the money: Pro rates 💰💰💰 for fiction, honorarium 💰 for essays and poems
Who is it? Analog’s Science Fiction and Fact
What do they publish? Science fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories, novellas, novels, articles, and poems
Gimme the money: Pro rates 💰💰💰
Is there anything else I should know? Simultaneous submissions are discouraged
Who is it? Clarkesworld Magazine
What do they publish? Science fiction and fantasy
What do they want from me? Short stories and novellas
Gimme the money: Pro rates 💰💰💰
Is there anything else I should know? Simultaneous submissions are discouraged
Who is it? Lightspeed
What do they publish? Science fiction and fantasy
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Pro rates 💰💰💰
Is there anything else I should know? Simultaneous submissions are discouraged
Who is it? Beneath Ceaseless Skies
What do they publish? Adventure fantasy
What do they want from me? Short stories and novelettes
Gimme the money: Pro rates 💰💰💰
Is there anything else I should know? They prefer stories set in a secondary world
Who is it? On Spec
What do they publish? All genres of speculative fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories and poems
Gimme the money: Pro rates 💰💰💰 for poetry, honorarium 💰 for fiction
Who is it? The Orange & Bee
What do they publish? Fairy tales
What do they want from me? Short stories, essays, and poems
Gimme the money: Pro rates 💰💰💰
Is there anything else I should know? Simultaneous submissions are discouraged
Who is it? If There’s Anyone Left
What do they publish? Science fiction
What do they want from me? Flash fiction
Gimme the money: Pro rates 💰💰💰
Is there anything else I should know? This publication only accepts work from minority identities
Who is it? Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores
What do they publish? Science fiction and fantasy
What do they want from me? Short stories, articles, and poems
Gimme the money: Pro rates 💰💰💰
Is there anything else I should know? Simultaneous submissions are discouraged
Who is it? Diabolical Plots
What do they publish? Fantasy, science fiction, horror
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Pro rates 💰💰💰
Who is it? 100-Foot Crow
What do they publish? Fantasy and science fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories of exactly 100 words
Gimme the money: Pro rates 💰💰💰
Is there anything else I should know? Exactly 100 words
Who is it? Uncanny Magazine
What do they publish? Science fiction and fantasy
What do they want from me? Short stories, poems, articles, and novellas
Gimme the money: Pro rates 💰💰💰 for prose writing, honorarium 💰 for poetry
Is there anything else I should know? Writers from this magazine have won a ton of SFF awards
Who is it? Apex Magazine
What do they publish? Science fiction, fantasy, and horror
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Pro rates 💰💰💰
Who is it? Haven Speculative
What do they publish? Fantasy, science fiction, and weird fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories, articles, and poems
Gimme the money: Pro rates 💰💰💰 for fiction and articles, honorarium 💰 for poems
Who is it? Utopia Science Fiction
What do they publish? Science fiction and real-world science
What do they want from me? Short stories and articles
Gimme the money: Pro rates 💰💰💰 for fiction, honorarium 💰 for nonfiction
Is there anything else I should know? Check out their upcoming themes
Who is it? Asimov’s Science Fiction
What do they publish? Science fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories and poems
Gimme the money: Pro rates 💰💰💰
Is there anything else I should know? Simultaneous submissions are discouraged
Who is it? Small Wonders
What do they publish? Fantasy and science fiction
What do they want from me? Flash fiction and poems
Gimme the money: Pro rates 💰💰💰
Who is it? Strange Horizons
What do they publish? Fantasy and science fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories, articles, and poems
Gimme the money: Pro rates 💰💰💰
Is there anything else I should know? Simultaneous submissions are accepted for poetry and articles, but not for fiction
Who is it? Spellweaver Magazine
What do they publish? Fantasy, especially children’s and YA
What do they want from me? Short stories and poems
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Is there anything else I should know? They also accept submissions written in Irish
Who is it? The Fairy Tale Magazine
What do they publish? Fairy tales
What do they want from me? Short stories and poems
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? The Lorelei Signal
What do they publish? Fantasy and science fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories and poems
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Is there anything else I should know? This publication is particularly interested in strong female characters
Who is it? The Dark magazine
What do they publish? Dark fantasy and horror
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Is there anything else I should know? Simultaneous submissions are discouraged
Who is it? New Myths
What do they publish? Fantasy and science fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? Fission
What do they publish? Science fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? Hexagon
What do they publish? All genres of speculative fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories and graphic narratives (comics)
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Is there anything else I should know? Simultaneous submissions are discouraged
Who is it? Eye to the Telescope
What do they publish? Fantasy, science fiction, and supernatural horror
What do they want from me? Poems
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Is there anything else I should know? Each issue focuses on a specific theme
Who is it? Penumbric
What do they publish? Fantasy and science fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories, poems, graphic narratives (comics)
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? Aurealis
What do they publish? Fantasy, science fiction, and horror
What do they want from me? Short stories and articles
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Is there anything else I should know? Simultaneous submissions are discouraged. They offer extended windows for Australian and New Zealand writers
Who is it? Starry Eyed Press
What do they publish? Epic sci-fi
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Is there anything else I should know? Simultaneous submissions are discouraged
Who is it? Electric Spec
What do they publish? Fantasy and science fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? Andromeda Spaceways
What do they publish? Science fiction, fantasy, and horror
What do they want from me? Short stories, articles, and poems
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Is there anything else I should know? Simultaneous submissions are discouraged
Who is it? Star*Line
What do they publish? Science fiction and fantasy
What do they want from me? Poems
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Is there anything else I should know? This publication was established way back in 1978!
Who is it? Fusion Fragment
What do they publish? Science fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? Abyss & Apex
What do they publish? All genres of speculative fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories and poems
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Is there anything else I should know? Simultaneous submissions are discouraged
Who is it? Luna Station Quarterly
What do they publish? Fantasy and science fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Is there anything else I should know? This publication only accepts submissions from women. Simultaneous submissions are discouraged
Who is it? Eternal Haunted Summer
What do they publish? Pagan-influenced fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories, essays, and poems
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? Trollbreath Magazine
What do they publish? All genres of speculative fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories and poems
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Is there anything else I should know? Simultaneous submissions are discouraged
Who is it? Allegory Magazine
What do they publish? Science fiction, fantasy, and horror
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? The Cafe Irreal
What do they publish? ‘Irreal’ speculative fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Is there anything else I should know? Irreal is basically a fancy word for surrealism
Who is it? Witch House
What do they publish? Cosmic horror
What do they want from me? Short stories and poems
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? Three-Lobed Burning Eye
What do they publish? Fantasy, science fiction, and horror
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Is there anything else I should know? Simultaneous submissions are discouraged
Who is it? Cosmic Horror Monthly
What do they publish? Weird fiction and horror
What do they want from me? Short stories and essays
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? The Colored Lens
What do they publish? All genres of speculative fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories and novellas
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Is there anything else I should know? Simultaneous submissions are discouraged
Who is it? Mythaxis
What do they publish? All genres of speculative fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? Sci Phi Journal
What do they publish? Plot-driven sci-fi
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Is there anything else I should know? They also accept works of speculative philosophy
Who is it? Dirty Magick Magazine
What do they publish? Urban fantasy and high fantasy
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? Saros Speculative Fiction
What do they publish? Fantasy, science fiction, and horror
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? Etherea Magazine
What do they publish? Fantasy and science fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? Translunar Travelers Lounge
What do they publish? Science fiction and fantasy
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Is there anything else I should know? Simultaneous submissions are discouraged
Who is it? Speculative City
What do they publish? Urban fantasy and science fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories, essays, and poems
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? Weird Horror
What do they publish? Weird horror
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? Seize the Press
What do they publish? Dark speculative fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? Corvid Queen
What do they publish? Folklore and fairy tales
What do they want from me? Short stories, essays, and poems
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? The Fantastic Other
What do they publish? All genres of speculative fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories and poems
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? Shoreline of Infinity
What do they publish? Science fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? Heroic Fantasy Quarterly
What do they publish? High fantasy
What do they want from me? Short stories, novellas, and poems
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? GigaNotoSaurus
What do they publish? Fantasy and science fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories, novelettes, and novellas
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? Space & Time
What do they publish? Fantasy, science fiction, and horror
What do they want from me? Short stories and poems
Gimme the money: Honorarium 💰
Who is it? Havok
What do they publish? Fantasy, sci-fi, and mystery/thriller
What do they want from me? Flash fiction
Gimme the money: Pays in love 💛
Who is it? Dark Horses
What do they publish? Weird fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Pays in love 💛
Is there anything else I should know? If they like your story but it’s not quite right for them, they may forward it to the editor of another magazine
Who is it? Tales From the Moonlit Path
What do they publish? Dark fantasy and horror
What do they want from me? Short stories and poems
Gimme the money: Pays in love 💛
Who is it? Disabled Tales
What do they publish? Folklore and fairy tales
What do they want from me? Short stories, essays, and poems
Gimme the money: Pays in love 💛
Is there anything else I should know? This publication only accepts submissions from disabled and neurodiverse writers
Who is it? Mystic Owl
What do they publish? Magical realism, soft sci-fi, and dreamy fantasy
What do they want from me? Short stories and poems
Gimme the money: Pays in love 💛
Who is it? Crow & Cross Keys
What do they publish? Dark speculative fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories and poems
Gimme the money: Pays in love 💛
Who is it? Gaslamp Pulp
What do they publish? Fantasy and science fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories and poems
Gimme the money: Pays in love 💛
Who is it? Coffin Bell
What do they publish? Dark fantasy
What do they want from me? Short stories, essays, and poems
Gimme the money: Pays in love 💛
Who is it? Assemble Artifacts Magazine
What do they publish? Science fiction and horror
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Pays in love 💛
Is there anything else I should know? This publication prefers a minimum of 5,000 words
Who is it? StoryBottle Co.
What do they publish? Speculative and literary fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories
Gimme the money: Pays in love 💛
Who is it? Infinite Worlds
What do they publish? Science fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories and graphic narratives
Gimme the money: Pays in love 💛
Who is it? AntipodeanSF
What do they publish? All genres of speculative fiction
What do they want from me? Flash fiction
Gimme the money: Pays in love 💛
Who is it? 365tomorrows
What do they publish? Science fiction
What do they want from me? Flash fiction
Gimme the money: Pays in love 💛
Who is it? The World of Myth
What do they publish? Fantasy, science fiction, and horror
What do they want from me? Short stories and poems
Gimme the money: Pays in love 💛
Who is it? Grim & Gilded
What do they publish? All genres of speculative fiction
What do they want from me? Short stories and poems
Gimme the money: Pays in love 💛
Fija Callaghan is an author, poet, and unapologetic daydreamer. Her work has been shortlisted and longlisted for a number of short story prizes, and you can find her writing in publications like Gingerbread House, Crow & Cross Keys, Corvid Queen, and Mythic Magazine. When not writing or helping other writers get the best out of their work, she can be found haunting her local bookshops or watching the tide come in.
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