Clarkesworld ★Work published here has won or been selected for: BSFA Award, Derringer Award, Aurora Award.

Open now for fiction and nonfiction.

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Clarkesworld is an award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine publishing short fiction, nonfiction, interviews, and audio fiction.

Response time info: typically under two days

Read the full guidelines at clarkesworldmagazine.com↗

Submission calls

fictionScience FictionFantasyPays: 14¢ per word; payment via PayPal or check, with wire transfers available to international authors.

Currently open for short fiction in science fiction and fantasy, including dark SF/F but not horror. Submit 1,000–22,000 words; no simultaneous submissions, and the work must be in English. Pay rate is 14¢ per word via PayPal or check.

nonfictionScience FictionFantasyPays: 10¢ per word, up to 2,500 words.

Currently open for queries about thoughtful, in-depth, well-written articles of interest to science fiction and fantasy readers. Do not send completed articles; submit a query letter. The word limit is up to 2,500 words, and reviews, literary criticism, and unsolicited interview pitches are not wanted.

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