Grand Science Fiction : 1000-Word Science Fiction Stories Lightspeed Magazine | Submissions Submissions Status: CLOSED. When we determine when our next reading period will be, we will post an announcement here. Instructions for submitting to Lightspeed follow. Please read everything on this page and read the magazine before submitting. Submission Procedures for Short Fiction Instructions: All fiction must be submitted through our Moksha online submission system, located at lightspeedmagazine.com/submissions. Guidelines: Lightspeed is seeking original science fiction and fantasy stories. Format: Submissions should generally follow standard manuscript format, though we prefer single-spaced instead of double-spaced. Word Count: We are open to stories of 1500-10,000 words. Pay Rate: Lightspeed pays 8 cents per word for original fiction, or 2 cents per word for reprints. Rights: To see which rights we’re seeking, please view our contract template for original fiction or our contract template for reprinted fiction. Other Submission Procedures Additional Notes
Submission Guidelines Fiction Guidelines ATTENTION: We are now closed for fiction submissions. Please check back here to find out when we will reopen. We are looking for creative blends of science fiction, fantasy, and/or horror, but are really open to looking at anything, so long as it is speculative. Stories should be in standard manuscript format and a maximum of 10K words. Gratuitous sex and gore will not win you any brownie points, so only include if they are integral to the plot. All submissions are to be sent electronically as a Word or .rtf attachment. Payment of a penny-per-word is made upon publication. Poetry Guidelines Poetry is now closed to new submissions. Artist Guidelines Queries regarding cover art, interior illustrations, and comic-formatted stories are being considered year-round. We do not require you to look at our magazine before submitting material, but we very strongly suggest that you do, to avoid wasting your time — and ours.
Analog -- Submission Guidelines Analog now uses an online submissions system that has been designed to streamline our process and improve communication with authors. We do not accept email submissions. Please see Manuscript Guidelines for information about paper submissions. Our online submissions form for fiction asks for your name, email address, cover letter, story title, and story. Your cover letter should contain the length of your story, your publishing history and any other relevant information (e.g., if you send us a story about a medical disaster and you happen to be an emergency room nurse, mention that.). We ask for the same information for poetry. All stories and poems should be in standard manuscript format and can be submitted in .DOC format. Your tracking number will allow you to monitor the status of your submission through our website, so please don’t lose it. Reply Process Our average response time runs about two to three months. Please go here to submit your story.
Tor Fiction Submissions Guidelines The following guidelines outline how to submit fiction or non-fiction articles/blog posts to Tor.com. If you're interested in writing for Tor.com or submitting your fiction for consideration, please read the following. Prose Fiction Submissions Guidelines Non-Fiction Submissions Guidelines Last updated January 30, 2014 Tor.com Prose Fiction Submissions Guidelines What we are: Tor.com is a short fiction market edited by Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Liz Gorinsky, Ann VanderMeer, and Ellen Datlow, with support and reading from Carl Engle-Laird, Cory Skerry, and Bridget Smith (and occasional others). What we’re looking for: Tor.com welcomes original speculative fiction short stories and poetry. We’re particularly interested in stories under 12,000 words. But, my novel! What we pay: We pay 25 cents a word for the first 5,000 words, 15 cents a word for the next 5,000, and 10 cents a word after that. What rights does that give you? How to submit: Don’t query us, just send your story. You guys are slow.
Encounters Magazine Guidelines Encounters Magazine Writer/Artist Guidelines We prefer manuscripts between 3,500 and 10,000 words, but those numbers are not carved in stone. We will consider pretty much any length, but we do not accept poetry. Please attach documents to your email in Microsoft Office Word 97 or later format, or in RTF or OpenOffice format and send to encountersmag@blackmatrixpub.com. Artwork must be color, have a sci-fi, fantasy or horror theme and be no more than 600 pixels wide by 800 pixels in length. Please send in .jpg, .tiff or .png format to encountersmag@blackmatrixpub.com and include the words "Encounters Art" in the subject line. Payment for fiction is 1/4 cent per word on acceptence. All writers and artists please include a short bio and links to a Web page or online gallery if you have one so we can publish the info and help promote your work. Mail all queries to encountersmag@blackmatrixpub.com.
Daily Science Fiction back to main submissions page Story Submission Guidelines Daily Science Fiction (DSF) is a market accepting speculative fiction stories from 100 to 10,000 words in length. We do not accept reprints. Please don't submit the same story to us and any other venue at the same time. We pay 8 cents per word for first worldwide rights and for nonexclusive reprint rights. First publication sounds simple, but in today's fractured fiction market it is anything but. We love long fiction. TTA Press - Interzone: Science Fiction & Fantasy - Latest News The third in the TTA Novellas series, Cold Turkey by Carole Johnstone, mails out for the first time in May and is available to order now, by itself or as part of a five-novella subscription for just £30 post-free to anywhere in the world. Read more… Cover Story: Ray Cluley interviews Ben Baldwin Ray Cluley interviews award-winning artist Ben Baldwin… Read more… The March–April issue of the 2013 British Fantasy Award winning magazine contains new stories by Greg Kurzawa, John Grant, Suzanne Palmer, Karl Bunker, Tracie Welser, Gareth L. Read more… The January–February issue of the 2013 British Fantasy Award winning magazine is the milestone issue 250. Read more… A milestone issue of Interzone and the latest Black Static mail out in about a week… Read more… The Advent Calendar 2013 Author: Peter Tennant Day Twenty Five - It's Christmas!!! Read more… Day Twenty Four - Krampus Read more… Day Twenty Three - Mark Gorton Read more… Day Twenty Two - Aliya Whiteley Read more… Day Twenty One - Priya Sharma
Strange Horizons TTA Press - Crimewave: Crime & Mystery - Contributors' Guidelines Contributors' Guidelines It is strongly recommended that you study the magazine before submitting. Being familiar with what we publish will obviously greatly improve your chances of acceptance. Non-Fiction We are not currently looking for non-fiction. Artwork We are always interested in looking at suitable art or photography for covers. Short Stories We are always open to submissions of new modern crime and mystery short stories of up to about 10,000 words in length. Send your manuscript mailed flat, in standard manuscript format — typed (not handwritten!) Don't be offended by a form rejection. Where to Send Your Stories CrimewaveTTA Press5 Martins LaneWitchamElyCambs CB6 2LBUK The editor's name is Andy Cox.
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