I think I’ve had my fan on this past month. Cool and normal timeline we live in, huh.
There’s a couple brand-spankin’ new places in this one. It’s too early to know if they’ll be sus, but they haven’t put out any bad vibes yet. The neat thing about new places is they’re still developing their editorial voice, so they may be more open to weird stuff! But make sure to read the contract before you sign it.
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!)
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]
I shorthand the speculative genres: Science Fiction (SF), Fantasy (F), and Horror (H). So a market that says they take all three or “speculative” stories in general would be SFFH. A place that’s sci fi and fantasy would be SFF. If they give more granular genre (e.g. cosmic horror, space opera), then I’ll say those instead.
The ❓️ is 1 or more emoji to quickly communicate what lengths they take, in case you’re only interested in certain ones!
⚡️ – Flash fiction (1,000 or less)
🩳 – Short stories (1,001-7,500)
📚️ – Novelettes/Novellas (7,500-40,000-ish?)
🪶 – oh yeah poetry too
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 with a $15 minimum and $50 max, until Aug 31 [link]
- Also nonfiction ($10)
- 🪶 Also poetry ($3.33 per)
- ⚡️🩳AGAIN, time/cycles/patterns, <5K flash/shorts, 200 EU, until Aug 4 [link]
- ⚡️🩳Black Fox Literary, any, <5K flash/shorts, $20, until Nov 30 [link]
- Also nonfiction (<1.5K words)
- 🪶 Also poetry ($6.67 per)
- ⚡️🩳Cast of Wonders, SFFH YA, <6K flash/shorts, 8 c/w, young authors only this window, until Aug 31 [link]
- 🩳Cozy fantasy anthology, 1.5-4.5K shorts, 2 c/w, until Aug 6 [link]
- ⚡️🩳DLIM anthologies, SFFH, <5K flash/shorts, Filipino authors (either living in the Philippines or part of the diaspora), 7 c/w, one closes Sep 30 and the other Feb 28 [link]
- 🪶Also poetry
- 🩳Endless Archives, Entrancing Tomes, magical/spooky libraries, 2-7.5K shorts, $10, no due date but it IS an anthology so it won’t be open forever [link]
- ⚡️🩳EVENT, any, <5K flash/shorts, $35/page, Canadians only, until Aug 31 [link]
- Also nonfiction
- 🪶Also poetry ($40/page)
- ⚡️🩳Exquisite Undead, vampires, <7K flash/shorts, $30 for <1.5K $65 for anything longer, until Sept 1 [link]
- 🪶Also poetry ($30)
- 🩳The Fifth Corner, dark SFFH, 1-5K shorts, $150 CAD, until Aug 15 [link]
- 🩳Flame Tree Press anthologies, see below for each theme, 2-4K shorts but does accept outside that range, 8 c/w
- Cosmic Horror, open until Aug 9 [link]
- Zombie World, until Aug 9 [link]
- Of Love Forbidden (Romantasy), until Sep 13 [link]
- Of Fae & Fire (Romantasy), until Sep 13 [link]
- The below were announced in their newsletter, so it’s public info, but they don’t have the calls up just yet. When they do, you can find them [here]
- Pandora (Myths, Gods & Immortals line), opens Aug 14
- Icarus (Myths, Gods & Immortals line), opens Aug 14
- ⚡️Flash Frog, any, <1K flash, $25, until Dec 31 [link]
- ⚡️🩳Foglifter Journal, “dynamic, urgent queer writing”, <7.5K flash/shorts, $100, until Sep 30 [link]
- ⚡️🩳If Found, Return…, “found”/epistolary fiction, <1.2K words, $10 CAD, they’re new and don’t have a close date but I imagine they’re gonna get overwhelmed at some point and close it [link]
- Also nonfictioni
- ⚡️🩳Luna Station Quarterly, SFF, 0.5-7K flash/shorts, $10, women authors only, until Aug 15 [link]
- ⚡️🩳Manuscrypt, “aliens & cryptids” theme, <3.5K flash/shorts, $50, until Aug 14 [link]
- 🪶 Also poetry (but non-paying)
- 🩳Nettlesome, any, 2.5-5K shorts, $100, until ??? [link]
- 🩳The New Quarterly, any, 2.5-6K shorts, $400, Canadians/First Nations only, until Sep 30 [link]
- 🪶 Also poetry ($100)
- ⚡️🩳📚️ The Neurodiversiverse, ND folx interacting with aliens, <15K flash/shorts/novelettes, $50 for flash $100 for shorts, until October 1 [link]
- 🪶 Also poetry (200 lines max, $50 per)
- 🩳New Edge Sword & Sorcery, 4-6K shorts, 4 c/w, until Sep 1 [link]
- ⚡️🩳NonBinary Review, “metamorphosis” theme, <3K flash/shorts, 1 c/w, until Aug 31 [link]
- ⚡️🩳Not/Feeling Better, living with chronic illness/disability, <5K flash/shorts, 10 GBP, until Aug 29 [link]
- 🩳📚️Passing Strange: Queer Weird Arthurian Tales, 3-10K shorts/novelettes, 5 c/w ($500 max), until Aug 31 [link]
- ⚡️🩳Portals, SFFH, 0.5-2.5K flash/shorts, 8 c/w, trans/nonbinary authors only, they have a submission cap, so don’t wait! [link]
- 🪶Also poetry ($50)
- ⚡️🩳PseudoPod, horror, <6K flash/shorts, 8 c/w, until Aug 11 [link]
- ⚡️Reckoning, this specific call is for “weird” fiction (still needs to be enviornmental justice-y), <1.2K flash, 15 c/w, until Oct 31 [link]
- 🩳Slapshots in Space & Magical Marathons, sports! but SFFH, 1-5K shorts, $50 CAD, until Aug 31 [link]
- 🪶 Also poetry ($20 CAD)
- 🩳📚️Space Ace anthology, SF stories with ace/aro characters, 1-10K shorts/novelettes, 2 c/w (p/w?) GBP, until Sep 30 [link]
- 🩳Sweet Screams, horror, 1-5K shorts, 8 c/w, women/gender diverse writers only, until Aug 15 [link]
- 🩳📚️Tales to Terrify, horror, 2-10K shorts/novelettes, 3 c/w, no specific close date [link]
- 🩳Thyme Travelers, SFFH, 1-5K shorts, 8 c/w, Palestinian writers only, until Aug 31 [link]
- ⚡️🩳Trollbreath Magazine, SFFH, <7.5K flash/shorts, 4 c/w, until Oct 31 [link]
- 🪶Also poetry ($25 per)
- Also nonfiction (“articles” <2.5K, $40)
- ⚡️🩳Virginia Sideways, alt-history connected to Virginia, doesn’t say but be realistic, 0.5 c/w, until Oct 31 [link]
- ⚡️🩳Whim and Wander, “stories that reflect transcendent goodness and the triumph of light over darkness,” <5K flash/shorts, $20, until ??? [link]
- 🪶Also poetry ($10 per)
Open SOON (later this month)(so mark your calendars!)
- ⚡️🩳Heartlines, SFF about long-term relationships, 0.5-3.5K flash/shorts, 8 c/w CAD, “equity deserving groups” only (after is everyone else), Aug 24 – 31 [link]
- ⚡️Orion’s Belt, SFF, <1K flash, 8 c/w, Aug 15 – Oct 31 [link]
- ⚡️SmokeLong Quarterly, any, <1K flash, $100, this is their fee-free window but you can pay the rest of the year (don’t do that!!!), open Aug 16 until slots used up [link]
