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Fantasy and Speculative Fiction Markets
 

This is only a small list of magazines and some anthologies, with links to their guidelines if I have them. They are biased toward what I tend to write, mostly fantasy, but I occasionally include others that I run across. It is mostly a way to organize my bookmarks, but I thought I'd share my efforts.

The table is in alphabetical order, and includes the types of information that I generally want to know about a magazine at a glance. If a cell is empty, that means I didn't know or couldn't tell. For example, some places might say specifically that they don't take fantasy, but not mention anything about horror. In such a case, I put an N (for No) under the fantasy column, but leave the horror column blank.

And of course, the general caveat: don't take my word for anything. Read the guidelines yourself. Get a sample copy if possible before submitting. Guidelines change, magazines get new editors, my info may be out of date, or I may have made an error.

Explanation of abbreviations can be found at the bottom of the table. Most are pretty obvious.
Categories of Pro, Semi-Pro, and Small are general and may not conform to SFWA criteria.

Market Guidelines Media Category eSub Country SF Fa Ho Words Notes
A Tangled Script of Intangible Soul Engravings Guidelines Electronic  Semi-Pro  UK      <=3000   
Absolute Magnitude Guidelines Print  Semi-Pro  US  1000-25000   
Albedo One Guidelines Print/Electronic  Small  Ireland  2000-8000   
Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine Guidelines Print  Pro  US  <=14000  mystery stories of any genre 
Amazing Journeys Guidelines Print  Semi-Pro  US    3000-10000  G and PG only! 
Analog Guidelines Print  Pro  US      <=20000  query for serials (40000-80000 words) 
Artemis Guidelines
Editorial address
Print  Pro  US      <=15000   
Asimov's Science Fiction Guidelines Print  Pro  US    <=15000   
Black Gate Guidelines
Editor
Print  Pro  US  any length  adventure-oriented fantasy suitable for all ages 
ByLine Guidelines Print  Pro  US  2000-4000  Writer's magazine. Publishes general, mainstream, literary,  
Cat Fancy Guidelines Print  Small  US        <=600  info for Flights of Fancy column. Otherwise Pro, nonfiction 
Cats and Kittens Magazine Guidelines Print  Pro  US        500-2000  non-fiction cat magazine 
Cemetery Dance Guidelines Print  Pro  US    <=5000   
Challenging Destiny Guidelines Print/Electronic  Semi-Pro  Canada  2000-10000  no subs in July or August 
Dreams and Nightmares Guidelines Print  Semi-Pro  US  short short  mostly poetry, but some short fiction 
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine Guidelines Print  Pro  US        <=12000  mysteries of all genres 
Fantastic Stories of the Imagination Guidelines Print  Semi-Pro  US    2000-15000   
Fantasy and Science Fiction Guidelines Print  Pro  US    <=25000   
Flesh and Blood Guidelines Print  Pro  US    <=5000  surreal/dark fantasy 
Futurismic Guidelines
Submission
Electronic  Pro    <=15000  submit via web form 
Interzone Guidelines Print  Pro  UK    <=15000  subs also considered for 3rd Alternative 
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet Guidelines Print  Semi-Pro  US       
Mythic Delerium Guidelines Print  Semi-Pro  US  40 lines  poetry 
Not One of Us Guidelines Print  Semi-Pro  US      2000-5000   
On Spec Guidelines Print  Semi-Pro  Canada  <=6000   
Realms of Fantasy Guidelines Print  Pro  US    <=10000   
Shimmer Guidelines Print/Electronic  Semi-Pro  US        <=5000  speculative fiction; query for over 5000 words 
Space and Time Guidelines Print  Semi-Pro  US  <=10000   
Strange Horzions Guidelines Electronic  Pro    <=9000  prefer under 5000 words 
Surreal Magazine Guidelines Print  Pro  US    <=5000  surreal, dark, disturbing fiction 
Talebones Guidelines Print  Semi-Pro  US  <=6000   
Tales of the Talisman Guidelines Print  Semi-Pro  US    <=6000  check for reading periods 
The Edge Guidelines Print  Pro  UK  >=2000   
The Third Alternative Guidelines Print  Pro  UK    any length  dark fantasy & horror 
Whispers from the Shattered Forum Guidelines Print  Semi-Pro  US  <=4000  chapbook; currently closed 
Wierd Tales Guidelines Print  Pro  US  <=10000  closed to subs until March 2006 

Abbreviations:
eSub: takes electronic submission
SF: Science Fiction
Fa: Fantasy
Ho: Horror
Y : Yes
N : No
<= : less than or equal to
>= : greather than or equal to


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Last updated: November 25, 2005