Fantasy nonfiction markets

Leafmines tracks 25 magazines publishing fantasy nonfiction. 14 are open to submissions right now, and typical response time is 33 days. Filter by length, pay, and response time →

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• F(r)ictionLiterary · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for nonfiction · closes Nov 30 · responds in ~219 days

  F(r)iction is a genre-inclusive literary magazine and publishing project accepting fiction, creative nonfiction, flash fiction, poetry, and related editorial work through several routes.

• SFWP (Santa Fe Writers Project) Literary AwardsLiterary · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for nonfiction · closes Jan 4, 2027 · responds in ~276 days

  The SFWP Literary Awards Program is an international English-language competition seeking fiction and creative nonfiction, with publication opportunities and cash prizes.

• ClarkesworldScience Fiction · Fantasy

  Open for nonfiction · responds in ~2 days

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

• Planetside: The Online Magazine of SFWAScience Fiction · Fantasy

  Open for nonfiction · responds in ~45 days

  Planetside is SFWA’s online magazine publishing nonfiction articles about craft, industry, and topics relevant to professional and professionalizing science fiction and fantasy writers.

• Star*LineScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for nonfiction · responds in ~21 days

  Star*Line is the quarterly official journal of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association, publishing speculative poetry and related articles, reviews, and essays.

• TasavvurScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for nonfiction · responds in ~21 days

  Tasavvur is a magazine dedicated to publishing South Asian and other BIPOC speculative fiction, nonfiction pitches, and related reprints.

• Orion's BeltScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

  Open for nonfiction · responds in ~30 days

  Orion’s Belt is a literary speculative magazine publishing fiction, poetry, translations, and reviews.

• SamovarScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for nonfiction · responds in ~113 days

  Samovar is a triannual Strange Horizons magazine publishing speculative fiction and poetry in translation, along with nonfiction about speculative works and communities from non-Anglophone countries.

• Enough TropeScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Mystery

  Open for nonfiction · responds in ~60 days

  Enough Trope is an Australian literary magazine focused on commentary, essays, and reviews of Australian genre fiction, including horror, romance, crime, science fiction, and fantasy.

• HEXFILED SF MagazineScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for nonfiction · responds in ~14 days

  HEXFILED is an independent literary magazine publishing science fiction and speculative fiction, including prose, poetry, nonfiction, and archival-format work.

• Leading EdgeScience Fiction · Fantasy

  Open for nonfiction · responds in ~98 days

  Leading Edge is a student-run magazine at BYU publishing science fiction and fantasy short stories, poetry, nonfiction, and art from contributors worldwide.

• Moonday MagScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for nonfiction · responds in ~90 days

  Moonday Mag is a speculative magazine seeking surreal, wondrous, macabre, fantastic, strange, and otherworldly writing, with fiction open seasonally and other written categories open year-round.

• The Kismet MagazineScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror

  Open for nonfiction · responds in ~74 days

  The Kismet Magazine is a volunteer-run publication seeking speculative fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, including work in English and Spanish.

• VectorScience Fiction · Fantasy

  Open for nonfiction · responds in ~2 days

  Vector is a BSFA critical journal seeking accessible, intellectually stimulating writing about science fiction and fantasy, science, technology, and related subjects for online and print publication.

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Some response-time data on this page, and part of the median above, comes from The Submission Grinder.