Analog Science Fiction and Fact ★Work published here has won or been selected for: Hugo Awards, Nebula Awards.

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Analog Science Fiction and Fact is a science-fiction magazine publishing fiction, fact articles, and poetry, with an emphasis on realistic stories integrating science or technology.

Response time info: about two to three months

Read the full guidelines at analogsf.com↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionPays: 8–10 cents per word for short fiction up to approximately 20,000 words; 6 cents per word for serials of 40,000–80,000 words; payment on acceptance.

Science fiction stories in which future science or technology is integral to the plot; submissions are accepted through the online system and must be 1,000–100,000 words. Short fiction up to approximately 20,000 words pays 8–10 cents per word; serials of 40,000–80,000 words pay 6 cents per word. No simultaneous submissions.

nonfictionPays: 9 cents per word; payment on acceptance.

Fact articles should be about 4,000 words and address subjects of current and future interest, especially frontier research and its likely implications. Payment is 9 cents per word.

poetryScience FictionPays: $1 per line; payment on acceptance.

Poetry submissions are accepted online; submit up to six poems in one submission and wait for a response before sending more. Each poem must be a separate submission in the submission system. Payment is $1 per line.

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