A while back, I created a post on speculative literary journals with the lowest acceptance rates. Now I want to go in a different direction. Not all speculative journals are incredibly hard to get into. Honestly, any journal that accepts more than 10% of its submissions is pretty good. So here's a list of journals … Continue reading Speculative Literary Journals with Higher Acceptance Rates
Submitting to literary journals has always been a tough business. Some journals maintain lower acceptance rates than others. But which journals boast the lowest rates? Check out the list below! Note: don't get discouraged! It takes a long time to "go pro" as a speculative author, but it's not impossible. It only takes one journal … Continue reading Sci-fi Literary Journals with the Lowest Acceptance Rates
Literary journals that look for science fiction and fantasy sometimes specify if they want certain types of sci-fi and fantasy. So I thought I would compile a list! If you write steampunk, cyberpunk, solarpunk, and any other lesser-seen genres, check out the list below! Cosmic Horror Monthly This journal looks for weird fiction and cosmic … Continue reading 6 Literary Journals Looking for Cli-fi, Cyberpunk, and More
Do you want to submit to sci-fi and fantasy literary journals, but you're daunted by the word count they look for? Don't worry! Lots of spec fic journals also look for flash fiction. Check out this list of nine speculative flash fiction literary journals (or literary journals that look for speculative flash). Flash Point Science … Continue reading 9 Literary Journals Looking for Speculative Flash Fiction
Hello everyone! Glad to be back. This week, I wanted to talk about what rejection feels like when you send a piece to a lit journal and why you might have been rejected. There are many reasons a journal might not accept your piece. It doesn't mean your writing was "bad." But you might want … Continue reading 9 Reasons Your Writing Received A Rejection
When we talk about "pro-rate" paying markets in writing, that means that certain literary journals pay somewhere around eight cents per word. For sci-fi journals, this rate was laid down by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America a few years ago. So which journals pay this rate? Check out the list below and … Continue reading 9 Pro-Rate Sci-fi Literary Journals
Welcome back to another post about literary journals! A lot has been happening this week, including preparing for my upcoming participation in Sci-fi Month, so plenty of science fiction posts are on their way! In the meantime, I wanted to look at horror and dark fantasy, a little departure from the norm. Check out seven … Continue reading 6 Dark Fantasy and Horror Literary Journals
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! … Continue reading 6 Fantasy Literary Journals to Submit To
Want to submit to science fiction literary journals but don't want to write short stories? Some speculative journals look for science fiction novellas! These journals' guidelines range from 10,000 to nearly 100,000 words for science fiction and other speculative writers, making them perfect for anyone looking to publish a novella. Not only that, but many … Continue reading 5 Journals Looking for Science Fiction Novellas
While researching, I came across some journals dedicated to fairy tales. With fairy tale retellings currently very popular in the publishing industry, I thought about creating a list of some of them! Here are some literary journals and magazines that look for fairy tales and fairy tale retellings. The Fairy Tale Magazine This used to … Continue reading 7 Fairy Tale and Fantasy Literary Journals
