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Aurealis is an Australian science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine publishing speculative fiction and related nonfiction.

Open to: From February 1–September 30, only Australian writers and subscribers from anywhere may submit; from March 1–14, anyone anywhere

Thoughts From the Writer’s Desk is Ruadán Books’ nonfiction blog column featuring essays on writing, the writing life, craft, business, and genre fiction.

Star*Line is a quarterly literary journal publishing speculative poetry and related nonfiction, reviews, and association material.

Cosmic Horror Monthly publishes weird and cosmic fiction, nonfiction essays, and horror-related work on recurring submission schedules.

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

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

Samovar is a triannual magazine publishing speculative fiction and poetry in translation, along with nonfiction about speculative fiction in translation.

Trollbreath Magazine is a quarterly journal publishing speculative fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, with submissions currently open through September 30, 2026.

Further Light Magazine publishes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry connecting speculative fiction with Latter-day Saint themes and audiences.

Open to: Work must engage a Latter-day Saint audience and fit the magazine's content guidelines; no particular faith affiliation is required.

The Inflated Graveworm is a triannual Ohio-based zine publishing dark fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and limited-distribution print and electronic issues.

Gramarye is a peer-reviewed University of Chichester journal seeking scholarly and creative work on fairy tales, fantasy, Gothic, magic realism, science fiction, and speculative fiction.

Open to: original submissions not simultaneously under consideration by another journal; unrevised student essays or theses are not accepted.

Folklore Review is a biannual literary magazine seeking previously unpublished folklore-inspired fiction, flash, poetry, and creative nonfiction, including work for its themed fifth issue, The Harvest | Nightmares.

Club Plum Literary Journal is an online quarterly publishing literary horror, creative nonfiction, flash fiction, prose poetry, and hybrid writing.

Open to: Must be unpublished and created without AI assistance; include an author link.

Cul-de-sac of Blood is a volunteer-run horror venue publishing poetry, fiction, essays, and other writing focused on monstrosity, darkness, the weird, and the macabre.

F(r)iction is a genre-inclusive literary magazine and blog publishing short fiction, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, essays, and reviews, with contests and group writing projects.

HEXFILED is an independent literary magazine publishing science fiction and speculative fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and archival artifacts with a focus on work bridging organisms and machines.

Homunculi publishes speculative fiction and poetry by people involved in STEM fields, including students, researchers, educators, and professionals.

Open to: Submitters must be involved in the STEM fields, including high school students, undergraduates, graduate students, educators and STEM communicators, academics, industry professionals, and medical workers.

The Kismet Magazine is a not-for-profit publication seeking speculative fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, with an emphasis on new and marginalized perspectives.