Hello everyone! Welcome back to another list of lit journals to submit to. A while back, a personal goal of mine became writing (and reading!) more science fiction and fantasy short stories. I thought I would find more fantasy literary journals to post here. While looking, I noticed that there’s not a whole lot, surprisingly! Plenty of them publish speculative fiction or sci-fi AND fantasy, but there aren’t too many that just look at fantasy. Here are ten fantasy journals to submit to!
Beneath Ceaseless Skies
On their website, this journal says, “Beneath Ceaseless Skies publishes “literary adventure fantasy”: stories with a secondary-world setting and some fantasy feel, but written with a literary approach.” They have specific guidelines for what they look for in narrative, characters, and more.
You can find their full guidelines here.
Apex Magazine
They look for fantasy flash fiction, as well as reprints, artwork, and more. They’re also pro-market, paying $0.08 per word for any story they publish.
Read their full guidelines here.
Savage Realms
This journal looks for new writers and sword and sorcery fantasy! On their site, they say, “Send us your best sword and sorcery themed tale of no more than ten thousand (10,000) words and, if we like it, we’ll pay for first publishing rights.”
They pay $25 for publication. Find their full guidelines here.
Heroic Fantasy Quarterly
This lit journal looks for fantasy fiction and poetry. On their site, they say, “We are unrepentant in our goal of elevating unapologetic sword and sorcery to a rightful high place. We pay $100 for stories and $25 for poems, upon publication.” They also look for art, but they have separate guidelines for that. Additionally, you can serialize stories with them (this has a different pay rate).
Find their full guidelines for submitting here.
Tales & Feathers
Unlike others on this list, this journal looks for slice-of-life fantasy. On their site, they say, “[W]e’re committed to the cozy, the comforting, and the sentiment ‘no plot, just vibes.‘” So send over your work that might not fit other journals! They look for stories up to 2,500 words. They also pay $0.14 per word for short fiction and $112 for flash fiction.
Find their guidelines (and Augur Magazine’s guidelines) here.
Wyngraf
Lastly, this journal looks for low fantasy, stories that aren’t set on Earth or have any elements of science fiction. Like Tales & Feathers, they also look for cozy fantasy and slice-of-life, though this journal also enjoys stories with magic and high fantasy stories.
Check out their full guidelines here!
Have fun submitting to these fantasy literary journals, and be sure to read all of the submission guidelines! Happy writing!
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