Asimov's Science Fiction

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Asimov's Science Fiction is a leading magazine publishing science fiction and some borderline fantasy, with a focus on character-driven stories.

Response time info: about five weeks

Read the full guidelines at asimovs.com↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyPays: 8-10 cents/word up to 7,500 words, 8 cents/word over 7,500

Science fiction dominates, but also accepts borderline fantasy, slipstream, and surreal fiction; no sword & sorcery, explicit sex, or violence. Stories should be character-oriented. 1,000–20,000 words (seldom buy outside this range). No reprints or simultaneous submissions. No works written…

poetryScience FictionFantasyPays: $1/line up to 40 lines

Science fiction and speculative poetry up to 40 lines. No reprints or simultaneous submissions. No works written, developed, or assisted by AI tools.

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