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
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
