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- THE LISTINGS -
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ALL HALLOWS: the Journal of the Ghost Society - biannual print; supernat/ghost (fic/nonfic). Pay: copies/exposure. Words: 1-12k. RT: 3-4 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: PREFERS. Barbara Roden, Editor (QS).
ANDROIDS 2 - quarterly e-zine; pulp sf (fic/art). Pay: copies. Words: <3½k. RT: 1-3 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). See also Man's Story 2, Paranormal Romance 2, & Vampires 2
ANTHRO - bimonthly webzine; all genres w/ anthropomorphic animal (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: exposure. Words: no limits. RT: <1-2 weeks. Reprints: yes (query). E-subs: prefers. Quentin
'Cubist' Long, Editor (QS).
ANTIPODEAN SF - monthly webzine; all SpecFic, offbeat (flash/cartoons/trivia/etc.). Pay: exposure. Words: about ½k max. RT: 1 month. Reprints: under ½k OK. E-subs: yes Ion Newcombe, Editor (QS).
MARKET NOTE - 12Jun08: backlogged on short stories, needs longer tales & nonfic; details here
APHELION - monthly webzine; sf/f/h (fic/nonfic/poem). Pay: exposure. Words: no limits. RT: 2-6 weeks. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. Dan Hollifield, Senior Editor (Q).
MARKET NOTE: some issues are filled by holding fee contests
ASCENT ASPIRATIONS MAGAZINE - quarterly print/biannual webzine; all genres (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: exposure/copies. Words: <1k. RT: 2 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: prefers. David Fraser, Editor (QS).
UPDATE - 18 December 2008: new editor; web site is outdated &still has old editor's name
Paul Malone
AUREALISxPRESS - monthly e-bulletin; sf/f/h (flash/nonfic). Pays: exposure. Words: flash=<50 words, nonfic=<200 words. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). See also Aurealis
AWEN - biannual print; most genres (flash/poem). Pay: copy. Words: <1k. RT: <6 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: YES. (QS).
AWEN ONLINE - irregular webzine, most genres & humor (flash/poem), themes. Pay: exposure. Words: <1k. RT: <6 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: YES. (QS).
NEW LISTING: 08 December 2008
BEAM ME UP - weekly podcast; SpecFic/sf (fic), accepts written & audio (if well done!) mss. Pay: exposure. Words: <7k (not firm). RT: <30 days. Reprints: prefers. E-subs: PREFERS. (QS). GUIDELINES HERE! (right frame, scroll down)
BEHIND THE WAINSCOT - irregular e-zine; all SpecFic genres; prefers slipstream, interstitial, or experimental (flash/poem/experimental). Pay: exposure. Words: <1k. RT: 1-3 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
BEWILDERING STORIES - weekly webzine; all genres (fic/nonfic). Pay: exposure. Words: no limits. RT: usually 1 week. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. Editorial Triumvirate (QS).
BRAVE BLUE MICE - continuous e-zine; sf/f/h/cyber- & steampunk (fic/flash/poem). Pay: exposure. Words: <7k (query if longer). RT: <2 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
MARKET NOTE - 18Aug08: closed to poetry & prose poetry until further notice
CALENTURE: a Journal of Studies in Speculative Verse - 3/year PDF; all genres (nonfic/poem), no fiction! Pay: exposure. Words: 2-7½k (poems: 50 lines). RT: <4 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: prefers. Phillip A. Ellis, Editor (QS).
CANDLELIGHT - triannual print; h/f/sf (fic). Pay: exposure. Words: 2-10k. RT: 1-8 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
CEMETERY MOON - quarterly print; h (fic/poem/art). Pay: 1 copy/discounts. Words: <5k. RT: 2-6 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. Chris Pisano, Editor (QS).
CONCEPT SCI-FI E-ZINE - quarterly webzine/PDF; sf only (fic/nonfic/poem). Pay: exposure. Words: <10k. RT: <30 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
MARKET NOTE - 27Aug08: closed to submissions until further notice
CRIMSON HIGHWAY - monthly webzine; dark romance (fic). Pay: exposure. Words: ½-4k. RT: 3-5 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. Cheryl Mullenax, Editor (QS).
DARK FIRE - bi-monthly webzine; h/df (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: exposure. Words: <5k. RT: <1 month. Reprints: yes. E-subs: only. (QS).
DEMONIC TOME - monthly e-zine; h/df/sf (fic/nonfic/poem). Pay: exposure. Words: <9k. RT: <2 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
NEW LISTING: 12 December 2008
DROPS OF CRIMSON - bimonthly e-zine; dark, urban, & gothic f/steampunk/h (fic/art). Pay: exposure. Words: 2-7k. RT: <2 months. Reprints: yes, if copyright is author's & not currently in circulation. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
ETHEREAL TALES - quarterly print; f/h/gothic (fic/poem/art). Pay: 1 copy. Words: <2k (not firm). RT: <1 week. Reprints: query. E-subs: PREFERS ONLINE FORM. Teresa Ford, Editor (Q).
EXPLOSIVE RUNES - quarterly PDF; h/sf/f (fic/roleplay games/art). Pay: high exposure. Words: prefers <5k. RT: 1-3 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. Securis, Orcbane, Jason Duke, Evil/Insane_Genius, Editors (QS).
EXPRESSIONS - monthly webzine (flash/poem/nonfic/art); most genres. Pay: exposure. Words: flash=<½k (check each category). RT: <2 days. Cathy Buburuz, Editor (QS).
FANTASTIC HORROR: Original Works of Disturbing Imagination - bimonthly eZine; sf/f/h (fic/nonfic/poem/art/comics/etc.). Pay: exposure. Words: no limits. RT: <1 month. Reprints: if not available elsewhere. E-subs: YES. (QS).
FIREPOWER! MAGAZINE - bimonthly webzine; military sf (fic/art). Pay: exposure. Words: 1-5k (not firm, but query if >10k). RT: <3 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
FLASHSHOT - daily e-newsletter; sf/f/h/mys. No pay for up to 100 words. RT: 1 week max. Reprints: yes. E-subs: only. Esther Schrader, Editor (QS).
THE FRACTURED PUBLISHER - quarterly e-zine; humor, all genres (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: exposure. Words: 2k max. RT: 4-6 weeks. Reprints: yes (not preferred). E-subs: only (IBoE). Tina Morgan, Editor-in-Chief (Q).
*No 'G' listings at this time*
THE HISS QUARTERLY - webzine; all genres, themed (fic/nonfic/poem/comics). Pay: exposure. Words: <∞. RT: in GLs. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. Sarah Nash-Lee, Shanna Karella, Lalo Fox, Editors (QS).
THE HORROR LIBRARY - monthly webzine; h/surreal/dark (fic). Pay: exposure. Words: 100-4000. RT: not known. Reprints: no. E-subs: only. R.J. Cavender, Chief Editor (QS).
THE ILLUMINATA - monthly PDF newsletter; sf/f (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: exposure. Words: no limits. RT: unknown. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. Bret M. Funk, Editor (QS).
IRREANTUM - quarterly literary print (fic/poem/play/screenplay); sf/f/h with Mormon mindset. Pay: 2 copies. Words: no limits. RT: 2-3 weeks. E-subs: only. Marny Parkin, sf/f Coeditor.
JUPITER SF - quarterly print; sf (fic/poem/art). Pay: 1 copy. Words: 2-10k (not firm; poems: 25 lines). RT: 2 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: yes, if under 50k. Ian Redman, Editor (Q).
*No 'K' listings at this time*
LA LUNE BLEUE PLANETE - continuous webzine; any genre (flash/nonfic/poem/art/comics). Pay: exposure. Words: poem=<25; others=<1k. RT: 1-2 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
NEW LISTING: 18 December 2008
LITERALMINDED - monthly webzine; all genres (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: exposure. Words: <3k. RT: <1 week. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
LITERARY BITCH - quarterly PDF; speculative (flash/poem/nonfic/art). Pay: exposure. Words: flash <500; poem 100 lines; nonfic <1200. RT: <1 month. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). 1st Issue Debut: January 2009
LWOT: Lies With Occasional Truth - quarterly webzine; all genres (fic), Canadian writers*. Pay: exposure. Words: <3k. RT: 1-2 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. Ryan Ross, Senior Editor (QS). (DLS)
MACABRE CADAVER - bimonthly print; sf/f/h/dark (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: 1 copy. Words: ½-8k. RT: 60 days. Reprints: query. E-subs: YES, ONLINE FORM. Emmanuel Paige, Editor (Q).
MARKET NOTE - 02Oct08: closed to all submissions next reading period TBA
MAD HATTERS' REVIEW - biannual e-zine; experimental/literary/satire (fic/nonfic/poem/art/multimedia); no reject e-mails are sent, if no word in 120 days, it's rejected!. Pay: exposure. Words: <3k. RT: 120 days. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).
MAN'S STORY 2 - quarterly print/monthly e-zine; most genres/action (fic), 60s men's pulp. Pay: copies. Words: 1½-3½k (not firm). RT: 30-60 days. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). See also Androids 2, Paranormal Romance 2 & Vampires 2
MARKET NOTE: closed to all submissions until next reading period, TBA
MARGIN: Exploring Modern Magical Realism - quarterly webzine; Magical Realism. Pay: exposure. Words: <3½k. RT: ?. Reprints: yes. E-subs: yes. (QS).
MICROHORROR - archive/blog; h/df (fic). Pay: exposure. Words: <666. RT: 1-7 days. Reprints: yes. E-subs: e-mail only. Nathan Rosen, Editor (QS).
UPDATE - 18 December 2008: new issue out now
MIDNIGHT IN HELL.COM - quarterly webzine; h/df (fic/art). Pay: exposure. Words: ½-3k (not firm). RT: <4 weeks. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
MIRROR DANCE - quarterly e-zine; f (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: exposure. Words: 1-5k. RT: <6 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
MONOMYTH - biannual print; most genres (fic/flash/poem). Pay: copy. Words: 1-10k. RT: <6 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: YES. (QS).
MOON DRENCHED FABLES - quarterly webzine; f (fic/flash/poem). Pay: exposure. Words: ½-5k (poems no limits). RT: <3 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).
MARKET NOTE - 15Sep08: 3 special issues guidelines announced HERE
MORPHEUS TALES - quarterly print; h/sf/f (fic/nonfic). Pay: 1 copy. Words: <3k (Reviews <½k). RT: <2 weeks. Reprints: sometimes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
UPDATE - 05 December 2008: new e-mail address
MO: WRITINGS FROM THE RIVER - annual print; all genres, prefers serious work (fic/nonfic/poem/art/photo). Pay: copies. Words: <3½k. RT: <3 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: PREFERS. (QS).
| Yearly Reading Period: 1 August through 7 November | Yearly PubDate: January |
NEW LISTING: 17 December 2008 - moved from the Paying Markets page
G. W. Thomas
THE NAUTILUS ENGINE - quarterly webzine; f/h/sf/mys, genre blends OK (fic). Pay: exposure. Words: 1-6k. RT: <2 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
UPDATE - 01 May 2008: new reading periods
Robert Laughlin
NITEBLADE - quarterly webzine +annual print antho; sf/f/h (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: $1. Words: <10k; (query for longer). RT: 6 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). Reading Periods: 01Dec-30Apr, 01Jun-30Sep; closed May & Nov
NVF MAGAZINE - bimonthly e-zine; h/df/sf (fic/poem). Pay: exposure. Words: 2-4k (flash=<1k). RT: <2-4 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). (See Paying Markets page for print version)
MARKET NOTE - 17 November 2008: on indefinite hiatus; will relaunch in 2009
THE OPEN VEIN - bimonthly PDF; h/df/dsf (fic/flash/art). (Q).
PARANORMAL ROMANCE 2 - bimonthly paperback; paranormal romance (fic). Pay: copies. Words: <4k. RT: 30-60 days. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). See also Androids 2, Man's Story 2 & Vampires 2
PECCARY MAGAZINE - irregularly published webzine; all genres, no erotica (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: exposure. Words: <3k. RT: <3 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
POE LITTLE THING - monthly webzine; h/speculative (flash/poem/art). Pay: $1. Words: flash <500; poem 100 lines. RT: <4 weeks. Reprints: yes, prefers original. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
POOR MOJO'S ALMANAC(K) - weekly webzine; most genres (fic/nonfic/poem). Pay: free beer (with editor). Words: <5k. RT: <10 weeks. Reprints: query. E-subs: USE ONLINE FORM. (QS).
PRETTY-SCARY MEMBER FICTION - weekly e-zine; h/df (fic), female/members (free) only. Pay: exposure. Words: <4k (query if >4k). RT: 1-2 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: YES. Elizabeth Blue, Editor (QS).
*No 'Q' listings at this time*
THE RANFURLY REVIEW - quarterly e-zine/PDF; all genres (fic/flash/poem). Pay: exposure. Words: <5k. RT: 4-6 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. Colin Galbraith, Editor (Q).
RED CEDAR REVIEW - annual print; any genre (fic/nonfic/poem/photo). Pay: 2 copies. Words: <5k. RT: 4-6 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. Lindsey Kate Sloan, Managing Editor (Q).
Yearly Reading Period: 1 August to 1 October (out of period subs not read or returned)
MARKET NOTE - 01Jan09: closed to submissions until further notice
RESIDENTIAL ALIENS: Speculative Fiction from the Seven Stars - quarterly e-zine; sf/f (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: $1 +link. Words: <5k (not firm). RT: <1 week. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. Lyn Perry, Editor (QS).
REVOLUTION SF - weekly webzine; sf/f/h (fic/nonfic/art/multimedia). Pay: exposure. Words: 1-10k. RT: 5-8 weeks or more. Reprints: yes. E-subs: PREFERS. Steve Wilson & Matthew Bey, Fiction Editors (QS).
SAND: A Journal of Strange Tales - triannual print/annual print antho; sf/f/h/slipstrm (fic). Pay: $1 +copy/discounts. Words: ½-2½k. RT: <1 month. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). Yearly Reading Periods: December, March, & June
SCHEHEREZADE'S BEQUEST - semiannual version of Cabinet des Fées; fairy tales, any genre (flash/poem). Pay: exposure. Words: <½k. RT: 8 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
THE SCRUFFY DOG REVIEW - quarterly e-zine; all genres (fic/flash/poem). Pay: exposure/link. Words: <2k. RT: 4-6 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. BK Birch, Editor (Q).
THE SHANTYTOWN ANOMALY - bimonthly print; sf/f (flash/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: $1 +copies. Words: <1k (poem=<200 lines). RT: <3 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: yes. (QS).
UPDATE - 02 January 2009: new web address
Robert Laughlin
SNM HORROR MAGAZINE - monthly webzine; h (fic), see web site for themes. Pay: exposure. Words: 2-5k. RT: <1 month (with comments). Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).
SPECULATIVE FICTION CENTRE - quarterly webzine/annual print antho; most genres (fic/flash/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: exposure/copy. Words: 1½-5k. RT: 4-6 weeks. Reprints: query. E-subs: only. Robert Anthony Montesino, Editor (QS).
NEW LISTING: 24 December 2008
THE SQUIRREL CAGE - quarterly e-zine; most genres (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: exposure. Words: <10k. RT: 2-4 weeks. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
| 1st Issue Deadline: 15 February 2009 | 1st Issue Debut: 14 March 2009 |
THE SPECUSPHERE - daily webzine; all SpecFic (fic/flash/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: exposure. Words: <1k (nonfic: <2k). RT: 1 week. Reprints: yes. E-subs: online form. Stephen Thompson, Editor (Q).
STATIC MOVEMENT - monthly webzine; sf/f/h (fic/nonfic/poem/art/comics). Pay: exposure. Words: no limits. RT: a few days. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
STEAMPOD - fortnightly podcast; steampunk only (fic). Pay: exposure. Words: 2-7k. RT: <10 days. Reprints: yes (also new). E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
STYMIE MAGAZINE - quarterly PDF; most genres (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: exposure. Words: <3k. RT: 4-6 weeks. Reprints: yes, if disclosed. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
MARKET NOTE: closed to all submissions until further notice
SUPERNATURAL TALES - biannual print; supernatural. Pays copies for up to 12k words (Flash OK). Reprints: no. E-subs no. David Longhorn, Editor.
THEAKER'S QUARTERLY FICTION - bimonthly print/web archive; SciFantasy/sf/f/h/adv, pulp (fic/art). Pay: exposure (art/>15k=copy). Words: <27k. RT: <1 month. Reprints: no. E-subs: YES. Stephen William Theaker, Editor (QS).
UPDATE - 12 December 2008: no pay & submissions by invitation only -- next month this listing will be removed
Robert Laughlin
THIEVES JARGON - weekly webzine. SUBS BY INVITATION ONLY! Pay: EXPOSURE. Matt DiGangi/Matt McCord, Editors (Q).
365TOMORROWS - daily webzine; SpecFic (flash fic). Pay: exposure. Words: <600. RT: 4-6 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: online form only. Kathy Kachelries/Stephen R. Smith, Editors (Q).
THE TINY GLOBULE - weekly webzine; sf/f/h/surreal/weird (fic). Pay: exposure. Words: <7½k. RT: 1 week. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
TRAIL OF INDISCRETION - quarterly print; most genres (fic). Pay: 2 copies, discount. Words: <5k. RT: <1 month. Reprints: yes. E-subs: YES. Brian Koscienski & Chris Pisano, Editors (QS).
*No 'U' listings at this time*
THE VAMPIRE MANIFESTO - quarterly webzine; sf/f/h/etc. (flash/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: exposure. Words: <1k. RT: 1 week. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. Alan Dawson, Editor (QS).
VAMPIRES 2 - quarterly print/weekly e-zine; romantic, pulp-fiction vampire (fic/art). Pay: copies. Words: 1½-3½k (not firm). RT: 1-2 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS). See also Androids 2, Man's Story 2 & Paranormal Romance 2
VISIONARY TONGUE - biannual print; darkf (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: 1 copy. Words: prefers 2-3k (not firm). RT: <1 month. Reprints: prefers not. E-subs: PREFERS. (QS).
WANDERINGS - perpetual e-zine; all genres (fic/poem). Pay: exposure. Words: fic=1-5k & poem=<2k (query if longer). RT: <2 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: only. Mike Wever, Editor (QS).
WILD VIOLET - quarterly literary webzine; all genres. No pay, no word limits. RT: 2 months. Alyce Wilson, Editor.
WRITE OFF - continuous webzine; any genre, exp. (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: exposure. Words: <6k (poem=<∞). RT: 2-6 weeks. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. Allison Boast, Editor-in-Chief (Q).
*No 'X' listings at this time*
*No 'Y' listings at this time*
*No 'Z' listings at this time*
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