6 Literary Journals Looking for High Fantasy

Got a short fantasy piece that you’ve written, but you don’t know where to submit it? Sure, there are plenty of literary journals that publish both science fiction and fantasy, but those tend to focus more on sci-fi than true fantasy. However, some literary journals look for fantasy specifically, especially high fantasy. Check out this list of six literary journals looking for fantasy below!

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.

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.

The Literary Fantasy Magazine

As per the name, this literary journal looks for fantasy, especially genres such as sword and sorcery and other high fantasy. When you go to their website, you’ll find that they look for “Heroic Fantasy and Sword & Sorcery (with an emphasis on character)” as well as “Epic Fantasy with strong secondary worlds.” They publish flash fiction, short fiction (between 6,000 to 10,000 words), serialized fiction (20,000 to 50,000 words), poetry, and nonfiction.

Find their full guidelines as well as when they’re open for submissions through this link.

Sally Port Magazine

This journal looks for fantasy specifically. However, it also looks for middle-grade and YA related fantasy. For middle-grade fantasy, they look for stories up to 10,000 words. They also look for YA fantasy up to 20,000 words. However, if you don’t have any work in those age ranges, don’t worry! They also look for general fantasy, and they try to pay $0.05 per word.

Find their full guidelines through this link.

PodCastle

This literary journal looks exclusively for fantasy fiction up to 6,000 words. They also look for reprints up to 17,000 words. According to their website, “PodCastle is looking for quality fantasy fiction. If you’re a writer with a speculative short story that you’d like to hear narrated by one of our performers, we’d like to see it.” They also pay a pro-rate of $0.08 per word, as well as a $100 flat rate for reprints, and a $20 flate rate for flash fiction.

Check out their full guidelines through this link.

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.

So if you have something you want to submit, send it over! Stay tuned next week for another book review. But if you have a fantasy literary journal I haven’t included, feel free to add it in the comments! Happy reading!

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