Science fiction poetry markets
Last checkedLeafmines tracks 55 magazines publishing science fiction poetry. 26 are open to submissions right now, and typical response time is 46 days. Filter by length, pay, and response time →
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- Solarpunk MagazineScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for poetry · closes Oct 14 · responds in ~60 days
Solarpunk Magazine publishes speculative fiction and other writing centered on solarpunk themes, including ecological balance, mutual aid, radical imagination, resistance, and repair.
- Superheroes Super ProblemsScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Mystery
Open for poetry · closes Oct 15 · responds in ~92 days
Superheroes, Super Problems is an original anthology seeking superhero-centered fiction and poetry across several speculative and genre categories.
- WordFire PressScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Mystery
Open for poetry · closes Oct 15 · responds in ~92 days
WordFire Press is seeking original superhero-centered fiction and poetry for the Superheroes, Super Problems anthology.
- Otherside (Originals)Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Literary
Open for poetry · closes Oct 21 · responds in ~14 days
OTHERSIDE is a paying speculative magazine publishing fiction, poetry, and nonfiction by self-identified 2SLGBTQIA+ writers.
- Orion's BeltScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for poetry · closes Oct 31 · responds in ~30 days
Orion’s Belt is a literary speculative magazine publishing fiction, poetry, translations, and reviews.
- Haven SpecScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for poetry · closes Oct 31 · responds in ~70 days
Haven Spec Magazine publishes science fiction, fantasy, speculative horror, poetry, and nonfiction, with submissions scheduled in monthly demographic, general, and closed windows.
- Spec Colorways In VerseScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for poetry · closes Nov 1 · responds in ~56 days
Spec Colorways In Verse is a zine and community space publishing queer BIPOC speculative poetry.
- Timeless ReflectionsLiterary · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Mystery
Open for poetry · closes Nov 1
Timeless Reflections is a semiannual online and print anthology seeking themed short stories and poetry for Volume 8.
- F(r)ictionLiterary · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for poetry · 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.
- Northern Shadows MagazineScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for poetry · closes Jan 1, 2027 · responds in ~120 days
Northern Shadows Magazine is a speculative fiction and poetry magazine seeking dark, dreamlike, and nightmarish work.
- AlliterationLiterary · Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction
Open for poetry · closes Jan 1, 2027
Alliteration’s Forgotten Ground Regained seeks alliterative poetry for its Winter 2027 issue.
- Star*LineScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for poetry · 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.
- SamovarScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for poetry · 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.
- Radon JournalScience Fiction
Open for poetry
Radon Journal is a no-fee literary magazine publishing short fiction and poetry with science-fiction, anarchist, transhumanist, or dystopian elements.
- Teach. Write.Literary · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for poetry
Teach. Write. is a literary journal for writing teachers that publishes fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, dramas, screenplays, and writing-prompt-inspired work.
- Asimov's Science FictionScience Fiction · Fantasy
Open for poetry · responds in ~35 days
Asimov’s Science Fiction is an established science fiction magazine publishing character-oriented speculative fiction and poetry.
- Black PetalsHorror · Science Fiction
Open for poetry · responds in ~33 days
Black Petals is a quarterly horror and science-fiction magazine seeking dark, bizarre, unusual fiction and chilling poetry, particularly from new talent.
- Gaslamp PulpScience Fiction · Fantasy
Open for poetry · responds in ~31 days
Gaslamp Pulp is a year-round, non-paying venue accepting short stories and poetry for high-school readers and older, with issues focused on fantasy, science fiction, and special themes.
- HEXFILED SF MagazineScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for poetry · responds in ~14 days
HEXFILED is an independent literary magazine publishing science fiction and speculative fiction, including prose, poetry, nonfiction, and archival-format work.
- HomunculiScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for poetry · responds in ~14 days
Homunculi publishes original speculative fiction and poetry by people involved in STEM fields, accepting submissions on a rolling basis.
- Katabatic CircusScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for poetry · responds in ~183 days
Katabatic Circus is an annual anthology showcasing speculative poetry of literary merit, including experimental, hybrid, slipstream, fabulist, and magical realist work.
- Leading EdgeScience Fiction · Fantasy
Open for poetry · 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 poetry · 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.
- Nat 1 Publishing LLCScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · Mystery
Open for poetry · responds in ~270 days
Nat 1 Publishing is a niche science-fiction and fantasy micro-publishing house accepting anthology short stories and poetry as well as full-length standalone works.
- Savage PlanetsScience Fiction
Open for poetry · responds in ~2 days
Savage Planets is a speculative-fiction publication seeking original science-fiction stories, poetry, entertainment criticism, and two-sentence messages.
- The Kismet MagazineScience Fiction · Fantasy · Horror
Open for poetry · responds in ~74 days
The Kismet Magazine is a volunteer-run publication seeking speculative fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, including work in English and Spanish.
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