2017 Sfwa Short Story Qualifying Markets

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2017 SFWA SHORT STORY QUALIFYING MARKETS Market Genre Word Count Payment Response Time Reprints Other Analog’s Science Fiction sf 2,000-80,000 8-10¢/word to 20K 2-3 months No No simultaneous submissions. Accepts online and hardcopy and Fact Serials: 6¢/word 40-80K submissions. Apex Magazine sf / f / h Up to 7,500 6¢/word 1 month No No simultaneous/multiple submissions. Asimov’s Science Fiction sf 1,000-20,000 8-10¢/word to 7500 5 weeks No No simultaneous submissions, serialized novels, explicit sex or 8¢/word over 7500 violence. Accepts and hardcopy submissions. Beneath Ceaseless Skies f Up to 14,000 6¢/word 2-4 weeks No Accepts simultaneous submissions. No multiple submissions, novel excerpts/serials, urban fantasy, graphic sex or violence. Clarkesworld Magazine sf / f / h 1,000-16,000 10¢/word to 5K 2 days No No simultaneous submissions. See their list of hard sells. 8¢/word over 5K Daily Science Fiction sf / f 100-1,500 8¢/word < 1 month No Accepts flash series (3+ stories built around common theme). No simultaneous/multiple submissions, erotica, or pure horror. Escape Pod sf 2,000-6,000 6¢/word Unknown Yes Reprints: $100 flat rate. No serialized fiction or novel excerpts. (Closed to submissions Aug 1-31, 2017.) Fantasy & Science Fiction sf / f / h Up to 25,000 7-12¢/word < 8 weeks No No simultaneous/multiple submissions. Accepts online and hard- (F&SF) copy submissions. Fireside all spec 1,000-4,000 12.5¢/word 30 days after No No simultaneous/multiple submissions. Submit flash fiction to 1K fiction prefers short sub. window words: Sep 17-23; short stories: Nov 5-11 (subject to change). Flash Fiction Online sf / f 500-1,000 $60 flat rate 2 days-10 weeks Yes Reprints: 2¢/word. No simultaneous submissions. Accepts multiple submissions. No erotica, graphic sex, or egregious violence. IGMS sf / f Up to 17,500 6¢/word 3 months+ No* *See reprint guidelines. No multiple submissions. No profanity, (Intergalactic Medicine Show) explicit sex or violence (think PG-13). Strange Horizons sf / f Up to 10,000 8¢/word < 40 days No No simultaneous/multiple submissions, serialized novels, horror, < 5,000 pref. or erotica. Submissions open every Monday night until full. The following are open periodically to submissions but are currently closed (as of July 19, 2017). Subscribe or join their newsletters for updates. Lightspeed sf / f 1,500-10,000 8¢/word 2 days-2 weeks Yes Reprints: 2¢/word. No simultaneous/multiple submissions or < 5,000 pref. erotica. Last submission window, fantasy only: April 1-15, 2017 Nightmare h / df 1,500-7,500 6¢/word 2 days-2 weeks Yes Reprints: 1¢/word. No simultaneous/multiple submissions or < 5,000 pref. erotica. Last submission window: February 15-March 14, 2017 The following pay SFWA professional rates and are in the process of qualifying for SFWA market status. Cosmic Roots and Eldritch sf / f 1,000+ 6¢/word 1-12 weeks Yes Reprints: 2¢/word. No simultaneous/multiple submissions. Sub- Shores mission windows: Mar 21-28; Jun 21-28; Sept 21-28; Dec 21-28. Pseudopod h flash: <1500 6¢/word < 2 months Yes Accepts simultaneous, but no multiple submissions. short: 1500-6K Submit flash: Aug 15-Sep 15; short stories: Sep 15-Oct 31. df: dark fantasy f: fantasy h: horror sf: sci fi klwagoner.com ● July 19, 2017