It’s the last month of the quarter! So I haven’t seen a ton of places on my radar.
Info
For a market to be shared, it needs to meet my minimums for a market I’m comfortable recommending. This means:
- No submission fees, or there’s a waiver to that is reasonable enough (e.g. sub early enough, specific demographics, etc.)
- I count mailed-in-only subs as a “fee” because that costs money. I’ll make exceptions on a case-by-case basis
- You’re paid for your work. Unpaid opportunities will be included if sufficiently unique/compelling (i.e. sales are for charity, hyper-niche fanzine)
- Any format is cool (print, anthologies, web, audio, etc.), except crypto/NFT-bullshit
- Absolutely no AI of any sort
- No AI images, including social media posts
- No tolerance of AI-generated works
- They are respectful, professional, and not hateful
- Good contracts, they keep their word, etc
- No TERFs, Nazis, etc. or places that knowingly platform such people/views
- They treat your data with respect (e.g. no sharing/selling, basic security features on website, etc.)
- Nowhere the vibes are “off” (I know that’s really vague/subjective, but this is me recommending markets!)
- And a listing with a ❤️ is some place I’ve worked with, or can otherwise confidently say you’ll have a good experience working with them 🙂
Markets!
Format:
- Market, genre/theme (unless the market name makes it obvious), lengths/types, pay, limited demographics (if applicable), window info [link to submission guidelines]
Open NOW
(Note: Some places scheduled to open on the 1st might not have the switch flipped just yet, or the switch is flipped but they haven’t updated their website, or maybe they’re in a different time zone, so check back later or click further on their site, if needed!)
- After Happy Hour, any, <6K flash/shorts, 1 c/w ($15 min $50 max), until Apr 30 [link]
- Agita, horror/dark SF + “bad science” theme, <1K flash, 5 c/w, until Mar 14 [link]
- Underserved authors get an extra week, so until Mar 21
- Apex Magazine, SFFH, <9K flash/shorts novelettes, 8 c/w, until Mar 31 [link]
- Aurealis, SFFH, 2-8K shorts/novelettes, 2 c/w AU, until Mar 31 [link]
- Cast of Wonders, YA stories, <7.5K flash/shorts, 8 c/w, until Mar 7 [link]
- After that, they’ll have a halloween theme window for 8 – 14
- And after that, they’ll have a solstice/christmas/new year theme window for 15 – 21
- Flash Fiction Online, “tiny gods” theme, 0.5-1K flash, $100, until Mar 31 [link]
- Hearth Stories, cozy pre-industrial stories, <10K flash/shorts/novelettes, 1 c/w ($20 min), until Mar 31 [link]
- Horror Library anthology series, 1.5-5K shorts, 2 c/w, until Mar 9 [link]
- manywor(l)ds, any (be weird!), <1K flash, $10, until Apr 30 [link]
- Orion’s Belt, SFF, <1K flash, 8 c/w, until May 15 [link]
- Otherside, SFFH but this window is only reprints, 0.5-17.5K flash/shorts/novelettes, $100, until Mar 31 [link]
- Plott Hound, speculative animal stories, <5K flash/shorts, 8 c/w, until Mar 15 [link]
- Pseudopod, horror stories BUT they only want reprints that were originally published in anthologies/collections in 2025 for this window, <6K flash/shorts, $20 for <1.5K $100 for longer, until Jun 31 [link]
- Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity, hard SF that has to have those 3 things, <2K shorts, 8 c/w, until Mar 31 [link]
Open SOON (later this month)(so mark your calendars!)
- Translunar Travelers Lounge, “fun” fiction, <5K flash/shorts, 3 c/w (min $20), Mar 15 – 21 (writers of color only), May 22 – Apr 15 (everyone) [link]
