Back hall press is a digital fiction publisher specializing in stories pulled from hidden corners of the new literary world. Though a number of these pro markets are listed as publishing novellas, they cap word counts at 25,000 words or less. Tck publishing is a mass market book publishing company, and we love publishing great science fiction and fantasy stories. There are a few rules, so please read through our submissions guidelines before sending us your work. H ere are six science fiction and fantasy publishers that dont require an agent.
The sf element may be slight, but it should be present. At the top of your submission, state your name and pseudonym if you wish to be published under one. Anything that does not contain a speculative element i. Aug 12, 20 before i found submission grinder, i found some nice market listings too. We intend for the two books to be in conversation with one another and so would like some. Litrpg blends traditional science fiction and fantasy with gaming elements and mechanics. Zoe plant is looking for commercial, exciting middlegrade, young adult and adult fiction, including science fiction, fantasy and horror of all types. We are currently acquiring titles in the genres listed below.
Guidelines science fiction and fantasy publications. List of science fiction and fantasy publishers heres our list of 60. Daily science fiction dsf is a market accepting speculative fiction stories from 100 to 1,500 words in length. If you are a first time writer, you will be in good hands with baen books as they may be successful as huge publishers but their work ethos remains of a small dedicated team of people who love connecting readers with great authors. We are open to submissions from agented and unagented authors. We accept submissions in standard manuscript format, saved as. We pride ourselves on publishing the best science fiction and fantasy books possible. Here are some great resources for science fiction and fantasy short story writers. Were accepting only completed novels minimum 60,000 words. If you submit a longer story, it will be rejected unread and that will count as a submission.
Science fiction short stories for a new imprint from east of the web. During open submissions periods, there will be a form on this page for uploading your submission. Please click on a submission type to begin a new submission. Mar 05, 2019 zoe plant is looking for commercial, exciting middlegrade, young adult and adult fiction, including science fiction, fantasy and horror of all types. I am also very, very pleased with the state of science fiction and fantasy in general today.
We are not accepting translations of foreign language works. We hope the site is useful as it is, but we are also still actively developing new features. The wwend database contains over 650 publishers for you to peruse. Please keep in mind that while polis books does accept unsolicited submissions, due to the incredibly high volume of unsolicited material we receive, we will only respond to queries if we have interest in.
The science fiction and fantasy short story market. Were accepting only works that have not been previously published in any form including selfpublished. I used to fantasy and science fiction all the time three decades ago, and for a long time afterward. In 2020, fireside will be open to submissions for short stories during the following periods. Please follow us on social media or sign up for our newsletter to get all submission updates. Uncanny magazine is currently closed to regular short story submissions and poetry submissions. Writers guidelines contact us asimovs science fiction. Please take the time to ensure you follow our submission guidelines. We seldom buy stories shorter than 1,000 words or longer than 20,000 words, and we dont serialize novels. Amazons most sold charts rank books according to the number of copies sold and preordered through, amazon books stores, and books read through digital subscription programs once a customer has read a certain percentage roughly the length of a free reading sample. I remember the moment i first discovered small press books. Do not query to ask permission to submit something longerthe answer will be no. Science fiction and fantasy publications is proud to announce an open. Mystery commercial literary fiction thriller suspense procedural traditional crime i.
In addition to adult science fiction, fantasy and horror, jo fletcher considers ya, but only if it can be classed as yaadult crossover. Science fiction and fantasy publications are proud to support new and emerging writers and their desires to be published. Feb 06, 2017 so id like to tell you a little bit about small presses, their market, and their role in the science fiction and fantasy community. The kind of books that are so good you wont put them down for dinner. We have no upcoming submissions dates announced for the moment. So id like to tell you a little bit about small presses, their market, and their role in the science fiction and fantasy community. Below is a list of the top sffh publishers, the large and the small, who have made it possible for us to enjoy all those science fiction fantasy and horror awardwinning authors.
The speculative element may be slight, but it should be present. I was especially interested in this particular issue because i knew that there was a story in it by david gerrold, which, it turns out is the highlight of the magazine this time. Thats what we want, but the presentation is up to you. Anything short of that just isnt worth getting out of bed in the morning. Corvidae will be published alongside a companion anthology, scarecrow. Stories that blend fiction with first person shooters. We are always accepting submissions, especially short stories. Were seeking imaginative, ideafilled science fiction and fantasy short stories.
Analogs science fiction and fact magazine is an established market for science fiction stories. Previously selfpublished books are accepted, as long as the author is willing to let all rights revert to jf on signing a contract. Fireside holds a submissions period for each upcoming issue of fireside quarterly. The submission grinder is a submission tracker and market database for writers of fiction and poetry nonfiction writers, we would love to hear what you need. Submission guidelines for fiction world weaver press.
Neither are we interested in explicit sex or violence. Science fiction and fantasy are two of the great literary genres, and the market for sci fi and fantasy is huge. November 30, 2020 to december 4, 2020 submissions period for the autumn 2021 issue. Mar 08, 2016 h ere are six science fiction and fantasy publishers that dont require an agent. If youve written a sci fi or fantasy novel and want to get it published, this list of sci fi and fantasy publishers will help. Leading edge is a science fiction and fantasy magazine that publishes the work of people from all over the world. We are looking for stories that will appeal to science fiction and fantasy readers. The original publisher of stephen kings dark tower, daniel keyess flowers for algernon, and walter m. June 15, 2020 to june 19, 2020 submissions period for the spring 2021 issue. Strange horizons is a weekly magazine of and about speculative fiction.
It is a popular and established science and fantasy fiction publisher. Writers guidelines contact us analog science fiction. Books, in paper form arcs or final printed copies may be submitted to richard chwedyk at. Polis books is an independent publishing company actively seeking new and established authors for our growing list.
Now the main mode of consumption of short sff literature is online in one form or another podcasts, eissues, webpages, etc. You can learn more and submit your science fiction or fantasy novel for consideration on our submission guidelines page. Film directors such as ridley scott, terry gilliam, and james cameron have cited it as a major influence on their work, both as a deeper gateway into science fiction and as a visual bible that continuously inspires the look of their. At back hall press youll find ebooks by authors in a wide variety of genres including new adult, speculative fiction, romance, and more. We are interested in standalones, duologies, or trilogies only. We only accept new, never before published works when attaching the manuscript, make sure it. World fantasy, british fantasy, and bram stoker awardwinning chizine publications publishes the same kind of weird, subtle, surreal, disturbing horror, science fiction, and fantasy that the webzine had become known for since 1997, only in longer formnovels, novellas, and short story collections. His fiction has made numerous appearances in most of the major science fiction and fantasy magazines. The submission grinder is a submission tracker and market database for writers of fiction and poetry non fiction writers, we would love to hear what you need. Please dont submit stories longer than 1,500 words. Due to a prolonged illness of the editor we do not know when submissions will be opened. Sf dominates the fiction published in the magazine, but we also publish borderline fantasy, slipstream, and surreal fiction. Fiction can be serious, downbeat, comedic and satirical, or maybe just scary as hell.
For electronic submissions and for other genres, particularly nonfiction the format may be quite different. Mcintyre this handout describes an acceptable format for a manuscript submitted in hard copy to a science fiction or fantasy publication. All material in strange horizons is ed to the original authors and may not. When igms first rolled onto the scene, online magazines were few and far between. Be sure to check out our featured publisher as well. Heavy metal magazine is one of the most influential comic book publications in the field of science fiction. Claudia young is interested in all types of writing, in particular cooking and food journalism, comedy and travel writing, literary fiction, contemporary as well as historical novels, crime. This issue is up to their usual standards, which is excellent. World weaver press looks for speculative fiction between 20,000 words and 100,000 words.
If you have not received a response, please contact the publisher directly at shahid at. The submission grinder is brought to you by diabolical plots. Thomas and michael damian thomas uncanny magazine is seeking passionate, diverse sff fiction and poetry from writers from every conceivable. August 23, 2020 to august 27, 2020 submissions period for the summer 2021 issue. We receive a lot of fantasy fiction, but never enough science fiction or humor. Asimovs pays 810 cents per word for short stories up to 7,500 words, and 8 cents for each word over 7,500. Before i found submission grinder, i found some nice market listings too. Stories should be accessible, with strong plots and compelling characters, written with a good knowledge of the science fiction or fantasy canon. Use our extensive and powerful search engine to find a home for your work. The spring issue will be coming to you in about a month.
Id add at this time that one of the perks of being a patron is that you get to see the next cover of mythic. In publishing, as with all businesses, it is brand. Multispecies cities a science fiction anthology in partnership with the research institute for humanity and nature in kyoto, japan open for submissions. As per our records all previously submitted submissions have been responded to. Submission guidelines for anthologies world weaver press. Find out more about our family of authors and the books they wrote. Total world domination through publishing fresh, exciting science fiction and fantasy. Submission guidelines please read before submitting while we encourage writers to submit to us, we do want you to have the chance of being accepted for publication. He has been a finalist for the nebula award, the sturgeon award, and the colorado blue spruce young adult book award, and he has been reprinted in many years best collections. Science fiction fantasy books meet your next favorite book.
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