Professional
Writers Markets
Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
These markets
pay 3 cents or more per word. However, not all of these markets
meet the SFWA criteria which are listed here:
SFWA
criteria for a professional sale:
Periodicals must pay three cents ($0.03) per word minimum, be published
at least three times within a one year period, and have a paid circulation
of over 2,000. SFWA considers all else to be small press.
Guidelines
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We are looking for Sword & Sorcery, High Fantasy, and Heroic Fantasy fiction from 1000 to 8000 words. We want fiction with an emphasis on action and adventure, but still cognizant of struggles within as they play against the struggels without.
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The editors are not in the business of stifling talent or ideas so as a standard rule for us we will read anything that is of a speculative nature.
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Analog will consider material submitted by any writer, and consider it solely on the basis of merit. We are definitely eager to find and develop new, capable writers.
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We're looking for near-term hard science fiction in which lunar development or life in a Moon colony plays a major role; however, stories do not need to be set on the Moon. We want well-plotted, character-oriented stories.
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Looking for "character oriented" stories, those in which the characters, rather than the science, provide the main focus for the reader's interest. Serious, thoughtful, yet accessible fiction…No Sword and Sorcery, explicit sex/violence.
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Looking primarily for accessible, epic/heroic fantasy suitable for all ages…fiction that incorporates strong elements of heroic myth, adventure-oriented themes, and exotic and colorful settings.
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The subject matter of the fiction or the poetry matters not a whit to us. We are looking for beautifully written material. Or crudely penned submissions that overwhelm us with their primitive sensibilities.
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...we love all kinds of horror and suspense and crime fiction...send us stories that are powerful and emotional, chilling and disturbing, moody and scary.
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Our only across-the-board restrictions are that stories have some speculative or fantastic element, something that distinguishes them from purely mainstream, "slice-of-life" sotries, and we want them to be accessible to all readers…
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…literate speculative fiction. This includes science fiction, fantasy, horror, magic realism, literary, and especially unclassifiable stories with compelling characters and a compelling plot…
