- SpecFic Semi-Pro & Pro Markets -

Updated: (CET)

67 market entries
1 new & 8 updated

NEWEST MARKETS ADDED:
Thaumatrope - daily Twitterzine; sf/f/h (fic/nonfic/poem); pays $1.20 (5¢/word)

UPDATED:
Thaumatrope - temp. closed to subs
Futurismic - open to subs
F&SF - goes bimonthly after March 2009
IGMS - closed to subs of 10k+ stories
On the Brighter Side - closed to all subs; #3 (filled) will be last issue
Tales of Moreauvia - open to subs for issue #4
Fantasy Magazine - pay raise to SFWA pro rate & RT change
Aberrant Dreams - query e-mail address change
Shroud Magazine - moved to Paying Markets page

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UPDATE - 08 December 2008: query e-mail address change; use the same as E-sub address
Jason D. Wittman
MARKET NOTE - 04Jul08: backlogged; closed to fiction submissions for about 6 months
  • ABERRANT DREAMS - monthly webzine/audio/annual print; sf/f/h (fic/poem). Pay: fic=3¢/word (<$100); poem=$1/line (<$50). Words: <10k. RT: 1-5 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. Joseph W. Dickerson & J. Lonny Harper, Editors. Send queries to appropriate E-sub address. (QS).   Audio fiction online
  • 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. (QS).
           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).
  • 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).
  • 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). SFWA
  • APEX MAGAZINE - weekly webzine; dark sf/horror sf (fic/flash/art). Pay: 5;¢/word. Words: <7½k (firm!). RT: 4-6 weeks. Reprints: only for online zine. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).   Yearly Reading Periods: 01Jan-31May; 01Jul-30Nov, closed Jun & Dec
  • ASIMOV'S SCIENCE FICTION - monthly print; sf (f&h elements OK) (fic/poem). Pay: <7½k=6-8¢/word; >7½k=5-5½¢/word; poem=$1/line. Words: <15k; poem=<40 lines. RT: <3 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. (Q). SFWA
  • 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).
    See also aurealisXpressYearly Reading Period: 2 February to 30 November (closed: 01Dec to 01Feb)
    MARKET NOTE - 07Jul08: closed to submissions, except via Baen's Bar, which is always open
  • JIM BAEN'S UNIVERSE - bimonthly e-zine; sf/f adv. (fic/art); pays 6-25¢/word +royalty. Words: what works best. RT: unknown. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q). SFWA
  • BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES - biweekly e-zine; f (fic). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: <10k. RT: 6-8 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).
    MARKET NOTE - 21Nov06: booked full, closed to all submissions until further notice; all subs returned; query if in doubt
  • BLACK GATE - quarterly 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).
    MARKET NOTE: on indefinite hiatus; closed to submissions until further notice
  • BLOOD ROSE - webzine; h/df/dark sf (fic/nonfic/poem). (Q).
  • 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. Johnny D. Boggs, Fiction Editor (no e-mail). SFWA
  • BRUTARIAN - quarterly print; all SpecFic (fic). Pay: 5-10¢/word. Words: <novella lengths. RT: 1 month. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. Dominick Salemi, Editor/Publisher. SFWA
  • CAT TALES: Fantastic Feline Fiction - semi-annual print; f/sf/mys with cats (fic/poem/cartoon). Pay: 3¢/word +2 copies. Words: ½-15k (query if longer). RT: <1 month. Reprints: query. E-subs: <8k=PREFERS; >8k=NO. (QS).
  • CEMETERY DANCE MAGAZINE - bimonthly print; 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. . SFWA
  • THE CHATTAHOOCHEE REVIEW - quarterly literary journal; lit (possibly some MagReal/Slipstrm/h). (fic/nonfic/poem). Pay: <$25/page. Words: <6k (not firm). RT: 2-4 months. Reprints: non-NA ok. E-subs: no. (Q).
  • CHIZINE - quarterly webzine; dark (fic). Pay: 7¢/word ($10/poem). Words: <4k. RT: <4 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).   (DLS)   SFWA
             Poetry (ONLY) Reading Periods: 1Sep-30Nov; 1Dec-28Feb; 1Mar-31May; 1Jun-31Aug
  • CICADA - bimonthly literary mag. for ages 14-21; most genres, no h (fic/nonfic/poem/art); open for previous Cicada adult authors only. Pay: pro (varies). Words: <10k. RT: 2-3 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: NONE!. Marianne Carus, Editor-in-Chief. [GLs for age 14-23 authors] SFWA
    MARKET NOTE - 01Dec08: closed to submissions until 15 January 2009
  • CLARKESWORLD MAGAZINE - monthly chapbook/webzine; sf/f/h (fic - query for nonfic/art). Pay: 10¢/word. Words: 1-4k (firm!). RT: <3 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. (QS). SFWA
    MARKET NOTE: closed to submissions until further notice; subs will deleted unread with no reply
  • COSMIC SF (Padwolf Presents) - quarterly PDF e-zine; offbeat sf/f (fic). Pay: ¼-3¢/word. Words: 1-10k. Reprints: no. E-subs: no. (Q).              Get your free copy of ISSUE #5
  • 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). SFWA
  • DARK RECESSES PRESS - biannual print/triannual PDF; h/dark/Paranormal/Supernat. (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: print=<3¢/word ($150 cap); PDF=1¢/word. Words: <4k (FIRM!). RT: <16 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY (doc/rtf). or (Q) .
    MARKET NOTE - 24May08: temporarily closed to all submissions
  • DARK WISDOM: The Magazine of Dark Fiction (Q). SFWA
    MARKET NOTE - 01Oct08: closed to submissions until next year
  • DOORWAYS - quarterly print; many genres, see GLs (fic/nonfic/poem). See GLs for nonfic/poem info. Pay: 5¢/word +copy; poem=½¢/line & copy. Words: fic=½-3½k. RT: 2-3 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).  (DLS)
  • 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). SFWA
  • ESCAPE POD - weekly podcast; sf (fic/flash). Pay: < fic=$100, flash=$20. Words: fic=2-6k, flash=<1k (sometime buys 1-2k). RT: <6 months. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    UPDATE - 04 January 2009: goes to a bimonthly publishing format after March 2009, but it will be fatter, only a 10% cut in content
    Robert Laughlin
  • 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). SFWA
    UPDATE - 23 November 2008: pay hike to SFWA pro rate (SFWA approval pending) & RT shortened
  • FANTASY MAGAZINE - weekly webzine; all f (fic/nonfic). Pay: 5¢/word. Words: 1-6k. RT: 7 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: fic=ONLY; nonfic=QUERY 1st. (Q).
  • FLASH FICTION ONLINE - monthly e-zine; any genre (flash). Pay: $50. Words: 500-1100 (firm - >1k will be edited to 1k). RT: 3-8 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).
    UPDATE - 05 January 2009: open to submissions for a limited time
  • 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
  • FUTURES - weekly in Nature, monthly in Nature Physics, print/online; hard SF, minor h/f/slipstrm elements OK (fic). Pays: $130 (£85). Words: 850-950. RT: <2 weeks. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
  • 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).
             Reading Periods: Jan, Apr, Jul, & Oct (Monday postmark OK for Sunday deadline)
  • THE 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).
  • GRAVE TALES - quarterly comic book antho; traditional h (flash/comic script/art); Query 1st. Pay: pro rates. Words: script <8 pages; flash=<1k. RT: <4 months. Reprints: 'classics' only. E-subs: no. Richard Chizmar, Editor-in-Chief.
  • GUD MAGAZINE - semiannual print/PDF; all genres (fic/nonfic/poem/art/comics). Pay: <3¢/word adv. on royalties. Words: <15k. RT: <6 months. Reprints: query. E-subs: USE ONLINE FORM. (Q).  (DLS)
    MARKET NOTE - 20Apr08: next 2 issues filled, closed to submissions until further notice
  • HELIOTROPE: The FBS E-Zine - 3-4 x year, 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).
  • HORROR GARAGE (Warning: damp audio!) - webzine; h (fic). Pay: $30. Words: <1200. RT: confirms receipt <1 month, does NOT reply to rejects! Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
    UPDATE - 04 January 2009: overstocked & closed to submissions of stories over 10k words until further notice
    Daniel Johnson
  • INTERGALACTIC MEDICINE SHOW (IGMS) - quarterly e-zine; f/sf (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: 6¢/word up to 7½k & 5¢/word thereafter. Words: no limit. RT: <3 months. Reprints: if obscure. E-subs: USE ONLINE FORM. Edmund R. Schubert, Editor (Q). SFWA
  • INTERZONE - bimonthly print; sf (esp. quality *hard* sf) & f (fic/nonfic/art). Pay: "paying" to "pro". Words: <8k. RT: <2 months. Reprints: No. E-subs: NONE. (Q).
    *No 'J' listings at this time*
    *No 'K' listings at this time*
  • LES BONNES FEES - monthly webzine/e-zine/PDF; fairy tale/folklore (or related)/MagReal (fic/nonfic/poem/art/other=contact). Pay: 1-3¢/word for <:3k words (poem 50¢/line for <30 lines). Words/Lines: no limits. RT: 30-40 days. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
  • THE MAGUSZINE - bimonthly webzine; h/dark lit (fic), query for nonfiction. Pay: 3-5¢/word. Words: 1-4k. RT: <3 months (query if longer). Reprints: no. E-subs: YES. (QS).   (DLS)
  • 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.
    MARKET NOTE - 17May08: on indefinite hiatus, closed to all submissions
  • NEW CERES - biannual webzine; all genres, shared world theme (fic/nonfic/art). (QS).
    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).
  • 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). SFWA   Deadlines: (see theme list at web site)
    UPDATE - 02 January 2009: closed to all submissions; #3 (filled) will be the last issue
  • ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE - was monthly e-zine; humor in all genres (fic/nonfic). Paid: 3-5¢/word. or (Q).
  • ON THE PREMISES - 3Xyear 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).
             Submission/Entry Periods: year-round, except Feb/Jun/Oct (check web site to be sure)
  • PARADOX - biannual (Apr/Oct) print; historical & SpecFic w/ some themes (fic/nonfic/poem/art). Pay: 3-5¢/word +4 copies. Words: <15k (not firm, prefers 2-9k). RT: 1-4 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: NONE. (Q).
             Yearly Reading Periods: Open: 1Jun-30Sep & 01Dec-31Mar; Closed: 01Oct-30Nov & 01Apr-31May
  • THE PEDESTAL MAGAZINE - quarterly webzine; most genres (fic/flash/nonfic/poem). Pay: 5¢/word (poetry $30-60). Words: <6k. RT: 4-6 weeks. Reprints: No. E-subs: online form. (Q). SFWA   Yearly Reading Periods: (see online GLs)
  • PLAYBOY - monthly print, contemporary/mys/sus/sf/humor/sports (fic). No unsolicited subs. Pay: <$5k.
    NEW LISTING: 20 March 2008 - moved from the "Paying Markets" page
    Jim Hartley
  • POD CASTLE - weekly audio; f only (fic). Pay: >2k=$20; 2-6k=$100. Words: <6k. RT: <2 months. Reprints: prefers. E-subs: ONLY. Rachel Swirsky, Editor (Q).
    *No 'Q' listings at this time*
    MARKET NOTE - 01Apr08: closed to submissions until next reading period, TBA
  • RAVEN ELECTRICK - webzine; sf/f/h/mys (fic/poem). Pay: 3¢/word ($5 min/$15 max), poem=$5 (<20 lines). Words: <500. RT: 60 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (Q).
  • REALMS OF FANTASY - bimonthly print; all realms of fantasy (fic). Pay: 5¢/word & up (>7½k=3¢/word & up). Words: <10k. RT: 8-12 weeks. Reprints: query. E-subs: NONE (except non-US replies). Multisubs: no. (Q). SFWA
  • SCIFIDIMENSIONS.COM - monthly webzine; sf (fiction). BY INVITATION ONLY! Pay: <5¢/word (>$25). Words: 2-5k. RT: <30 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY .John C. Snider, Editor (QS).
    NEW LISTING: 13 November 2008 - moved from Paying Markets page
    Robert Laughlin
  • 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).   1st Issue Debut: 1 July 2009
    MARKET NOTE - 04Sep08: closed to submissions until issue #5 is put to bed
  • SPACESUITS & SIXGUNS - quarterly webzine; all genres (fic/art). Pay: 3¢/word (<$100, art=$25/$75). Words: <4k (query if >4k). RT: 4-6 weeks. Reprints: query. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).
  • 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 weeks. Reprints: query. E-subs: NONE. (Q).
  • 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. (Q). SFWA   Yearly Reading Period: 01Jan -30Nov; closed in Dec
    UPDATE - 02 January 2009: open to subs for issue #4 (all other issues filled)
  • 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).
    NEW LISTING: 17 December 2008
    UPDATE - 05 January 2009: filled; closed to submissions until further notice
  • THAUMATROPE - daily Twitterzine; sf/f/h (fic/nonfic/poem). Pay: $1.20 (5¢/word). Characters (not words): <140. RT: 24 hours. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLINE FORM ONLY. (QS).
  • THRILLING TALES - quarterly print; hero-pulp tales, set in the pulp era, ONLY (fic). Pay: 3¢/word +2 copies. Words: <20k (>20 serial). RT: <1 month. Reprints: yes. E-subs: QUERY FIRST. (QS).
    *No 'U' listings at this time*
  • VESTAL REVIEW - semiannual print/webzine; flash fiction, most genres (fic), some themes. Pay: 3-10¢/word +copy. Words: <500 (firm!). RT: <3 months. Reprints: no. E-subs: ONLY. (QS).   Reading Periods: Jan-May, Jul-Nov (mss returned unread in Jun & Dec)
    MARKET NOTE - 17Sep08: temporarily closed to poetry submissions, will reopen in early 2009, check back for updates
  • WEIRD TALES - bimonthly print; weird/unique/df (fic/nonfic/poem-temp closed). Pay: 3-4¢/word +2 copies. Words: <10k (>10k query). RT: 6-8 weeks. Reprints: rare. E-subs: YES. Send fiction to (QS). Send nonfiction & poetry to (QS).
    MARKET NOTE - 02Jun08: closed to fiction submissions until further notice; open to nonfic & art
  • WITHERSIN MAGAZINE - 3 x year print; h (fic/flash/nonfic/art). Pay: <½-5¢/word (cap at 3k words). Words: fic=<5k ; nonfic=<3k. RT: <30 days. Reprints: no. E-subs: YES. Misty L. Gersley, Editor (QS).   Next Fiction Reading Period: TBA
  • WRONG WORLD® The World of Unintended Consequences - quarterly DVD collections; any genre, must be scary (fic), themes, PG-13. Pay: <7½¢/word. Words: 2½-3½k. RT: <6 weeks. Reprints: yes. E-subs: ONLINE FORM. Susan Tingle, Editor (QS).
             2008 Calls: Closed: Halloween Reprint & Teachers; 2009 Calls: TBA — DETAILS HERE
    *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).
    Reading Period: 1Jan-31AugClosed: 1Sep-31DecZOETROPE: Virtual Studio Workshop

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