Markets

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

Uncanny Magazine is a science fiction and fantasy magazine seeking speculative fiction and poetry, though it is currently closed to all submissions.

Radon Journal is a no-fee literary magazine publishing short fiction and poetry with science-fiction, anarchist, transhumanist, or dystopian elements.

Abyss & Apex is a Hugo-nominated magazine publishing human-written speculative fiction and poetry.

FIYAH is a quarterly speculative-fiction magazine featuring stories by and about Black people of the African Diaspora.

The Deadlands is a death-focused magazine publishing speculative and literary fiction, nonfiction essays, and speculative poetry.

Superheroes, Super Problems is an original anthology seeking superhero-centered fiction and poetry across several speculative and genre categories.

WordFire Press is seeking original superhero-centered fiction and poetry for the Superheroes, Super Problems anthology.

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

Solarpunk Magazine publishes speculative fiction and other writing centered on solarpunk themes, including ecological balance, mutual aid, radical imagination, resistance, and repair.

Open to: Original, unpublished work in English; translations previously published in languages other than English are accepted, but unsolicited reprints are not.

OTHERSIDE is a paying speculative magazine publishing fiction, poetry, and nonfiction by self-identified 2SLGBTQIA+ writers.

Open to: self-identified members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community may submit; past contributors must wait two issues or six months from publication.

Spec Colorways In Verse is a zine and community space publishing queer BIPOC speculative poetry.

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

Open to: Translators must acquire permission from the author or copyright holder and provide their contact information.

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.

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.

Open to: Work must be previously unpublished; AI-generated submissions are not accepted.

Haven Spec Magazine publishes science fiction, fantasy, speculative horror, poetry, and nonfiction, with submissions scheduled in monthly demographic, general, and closed windows.

Open to: October is reserved for authors of color, LGBTQIA+ writers, and writers belonging to other underrepresented groups; November is open to anyone. English-language submissions

Teach. Write. is a literary journal for writing teachers that publishes fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, dramas, screenplays, and writing-prompt-inspired work.

Open to: The required third-person bio must explain the submitter's experience as a writing teacher or the impact a writing instructor has had on them.

Northern Shadows Magazine is a speculative fiction and poetry magazine seeking dark, dreamlike, and nightmarish work.

Timeless Reflections is a semiannual online and print anthology seeking themed short stories and poetry for Volume 8.

Alliteration’s Forgotten Ground Regained seeks alliterative poetry for its Winter 2027 issue.

Black Petals is a quarterly horror and science-fiction magazine seeking dark, bizarre, unusual fiction and chilling poetry, particularly from new talent.

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.

Open to: Works must be appropriate for high school readers and up (ages 15+); submissions must be original and not previously published by Nat 1, Gaslamp Pulp, or Audience Askew.

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

Homunculi publishes original speculative fiction and poetry by people involved in STEM fields, accepting submissions on a rolling basis.

Open to: Submitters must be involved with the STEM fields, including students, educators, communicators, academics, industry professionals, and medical workers.

Katabatic Circus is an annual anthology showcasing speculative poetry of literary merit, including experimental, hybrid, slipstream, fabulist, and magical realist work.

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

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 is a niche science-fiction and fantasy micro-publishing house accepting anthology short stories and poetry as well as full-length standalone works.

Savage Planets is a speculative-fiction publication seeking original science-fiction stories, poetry, entertainment criticism, and two-sentence messages.

Open to: Works must be in English and authors must hold exclusive submission rights.

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