Sometimes, speculative fiction small presses and publications also publish anthologies. These submission periods come throughout the year. These small presses develop specific themes and ideas that writers build on every year. If you want to submit to anthologies, check out these five speculative anthologies and keep their submission periods in mind for this year. Black … Continue reading 4 Speculative Anthologies to Submit to
Some literary journals look for specific kinds of fantasy, including folklore. While it may seem like a lot of speculative literary journals focus on epic fantasy, high fantasy, or even cozy fantasy, there are several out there that focus on the grim, the witchy, and the magical. If you wrote a story that fits those … Continue reading 5 Literary Journals Looking for Folklore
If you've written a science fiction or fantasy story that turned out to be longer than you intended, don't worry! There's definitely a market for those. Well-respected speculative literary journals look for long short stories, or novelettes, and even novellas. I've created a list of several of them below. Of course, each journal has different … Continue reading 5 Literary Journals Looking for Speculative Novelettes
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 … Continue reading 6 Literary Journals Looking for High Fantasy
Did you write a science fiction story, but you think it's too weird for traditional genre publication? You might be able to send your work to a literary journal looking for weird fiction. To be clear, weird fiction acts as a hybrid genre, demonstrated by the uncanny, the cosmic, or just the flat-out weird. This … Continue reading 4 Literary Journals Looking for Weird Fiction
Some literary journals look for dark fantasy. Others look for dark and creepy fiction. Today, I thought I would create a post about literary journals that look for dark fiction. Whether this be straight horror fiction, dark fantasy, or just overall creepy stories, these literary journals are perfect to submit to. Sinister Minutes This journal … Continue reading 5 Literary Journals Looking for Dark Fiction
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
