Asimov's Science Fiction ★Work published here has won or been selected for: Hugo Award, Nebula Award, World Fantasy Award.

Open now for fiction and poetry.

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Asimov’s Science Fiction is an established science fiction magazine publishing character-oriented speculative fiction and poetry.

Response time info: about five weeks

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Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyHumorPays: 8–10 cents per word for short stories up to 7,500 words; 8 cents per word for each word over 7,500.

Seeks character-oriented, serious and accessible science fiction, with room for humorous, borderline fantasy, slipstream, and surreal fiction; no sword and sorcery or explicit sex or violence. Stories are usually 1,000–20,000 words, with purchases up to 7,500 words paid at 8–10 cents per word and words over 7,500 paid at 8 cents. Submissions are accepted through the online system or by mail; no reprints or simultaneous submissions, and AI-assisted work is not considered.

poetryScience FictionFantasyPays: $1 per line.

Publishes poetry of no more than 40 lines. Submit each poem on a separate form; online or paper submissions are accepted, and AI-assisted work is not considered.

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