Apex focuses on the dark side of speculative fiction, so if you have a fluffy tale about fairies, maybe dont send it in here. These guys are a big deal in the fantasy and science fiction genre. Bull spec is a magazine of speculative fiction roughly, science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, and a few other bits around the edges published quarterly from durham, north carolina. Afrofuturism see below every issue of speculative city is defined by a distinct theme. They make it a priority to support new voices in genre and speculative fiction, as both a novel publisher and short story collector for their original short story series eclipse. Speculative fiction resources science fiction and fantasy are near and dear to my heart, which means i frequently write posts about these genres. Entangled publishing teen crave theyre looking for science fiction, fantasy, dystopian, and steampunk romances, 45,000 60,000 words, with main characters who are 16 to 18 years old. We are excited to announce our issue 9 theme will be afrofuturism. Dancing star press is seeking submissions of speculative fiction novellas.
Founded in 2016 by two lifelong friends, parvus press is a science fiction and fantasy publisher thats currently open to submissions from writers. Jo fletcher books publishes science fiction, fantasy. Luna press publishing is an awardwinning independent uk press, founded in 2015 by author francesca t. A novella allows for more world and character building than a short story, but usually centers around a single conflict, unlike a novel. Strange horizons is a weekly magazine of and about speculative fiction.
This includes, but is not limited to, science fiction, fantasy, superhero fiction, horror, utopian and dystopian fiction, supernatural fiction as well. Bards and sages publishing fiction submission guidelines. They dont take unagented submissions, but agents can send in work via their submission manager. H ere are six science fiction and fantasy publishers that dont require an agent. Each issue will contain sixteen flash fiction stories. Novel noctule is a horror magazine that seeks to blur the lines between speculative and literary fiction. Speculative fiction is fiction in which the author speculates upon the results of changing whats real or possible, not how a character would react to a certain event, etc.
Manic d press is an american literary press based in san francisco, california publishing fiction novels and short stories, poetry, and graphic novels. Romance with strong story lines, and not of the formulaic or historical variety coming of age. A novella should encourage reading in a single sitting. Check their submission guidelines for more info on when and how to submit. Oct 31, 2018 factor four magazine is a speculative fiction publication launched in april 2018. Speculative fiction is a fiction genre speculating about worlds that are unlike the real world in various important ways. Apparition lit wants speculative fiction and poetry on the theme of ambition for its april 2019 issue. Jul 03, 2019 submissions to any project that flagrantly ignore our submission guidelines will be rejected unread. In this article, we cover how to publish your science fiction novel, including successful queries and synopses as well as literary agents and book publishers open to science fiction submissions. Many of its stories have also won awards andor reprints in various years best anthologies. Submissions are open from march 23 june 1 for issue 9. Speculative fiction is a broad genre encompassing fiction with certain elements that do not exist in the real world, often in the context of supernatural, futuristic or other imaginative themes.
Fantasy publishers who want your manuscript no agent required. Aug 11, 2019 each genre of fiction has its own rules for getting published. They arent really interested in novels shorter than 80,000 words. Not have been published elsewhere prior to submission, including amateur publications posted on a blog or fiction writing website. Collections of short stories and standalone novels of science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy and their subgenres. Erewhon books is a new independent publisher focusing on novellength works of speculative fiction. We deal with science fiction, fantasy and dark fantasy, in both fiction and academia. Therefore, the thing being speculated upon must be more elemental than character or plot. These include, but are not limited to, science fiction, fantasy, horror, superhero fiction, alternate history, utopian and dystopian fiction, and supernatural fiction, as well as. Speculative fiction publications which accept submissions. An anthology of lovecraft inspired horror unsigned trade paperback. World weaver press looks for speculative fiction between 20,000 words and 100,000 words.
This will set you apart from about half of the submissions right out. Here are science fiction book publishers open to submissions from previous market spotlights on the publishing insights blog. We use the horror genre as a vehicle for reflection and sociopolitical examination. Speculative fiction is a broad category of fiction encompassing genres with certain elements that do not exist in the real world, often in the context of supernatural, futuristic or other imaginative themes.
We are interested in standalones, duologies, or trilogies only. Enclave creates fulllength novels for christian adults, teens, and older ya readers 11 and up in the speculative fiction genres. We work with agents, published authors and new writers. We feature science fiction, horror, fantasy, noir and the indefinable. Aswiebes market list abra staffinwiebes author website aswiebes market list details aswiebes market list is a searchable, sortable spreadsheet of paying fantasy, science fiction, and horror markets.
Science fiction book publishers open to submissions writer. Fiction of all other types including but not limited to general fiction, historical fiction, horror, mystery, paranormal, suspensethriller, urban fantasy, and womens fiction. Science fiction book publishers open to submissions. Anything that does not contain a speculative element i. There are scores of magazines, ezines, and websites that publish scifi, horror, fantasy, dark fiction, steam punk, and any combination of spec plus nonspec genres you can think of i. Science fiction book publishers open to submissions writers digest. Each genre of fiction has its own rules for getting published. Interzone uk the speculative fiction magazine is regularly shortlisted for prestigious awards, and is a winner of the hugo and british fantasy awards. They publish both science fiction and fantasy novels of 75,000 100,000. Aug 09, 2019 founded in 2016 by two lifelong friends, parvus press is a science fiction and fantasy publisher thats currently open to submissions from writers. We will consider publishing a manuscript if it meets all of these conditions.
Megalist of speculative fiction magazines accepting. Megalist of speculative fiction magazines accepting submissions the market for speculative fiction is robust. Not all book publishers require a literary agent for writers to submit their work. All writers who call scotland their home, irrespective of place of birth or ethnicity.
In this article, we cover how to publish your science fiction novel, including how to write a query letter and synopsis, example queries and synopses as well as literary agents and book publishers open to science fiction submissions. Telltale publishing is a small press founded in 2009. How to publish your science fiction novel writers digest. Every issue of speculative city is defined by a distinct theme. In publishing, as with all businesses, it is brand. The society of misfit stories is a journal published three times a year. Book submissions unsolicited manuscript submissions welcome. This is a quarterly journal of speculative fiction. They have submission calls at the start of the year and publish 610 books. Jo fletcher books is an imprint of quercus publishing, the only imprint that accepts unsolicited submissions. All levels welcome unpublished, published, solo or agented.
We are primarily considering novellength works in any speculative fiction genre including science fiction, fantasy, horror, and other subgenres, but were also. Authors of science fiction and fantasy, both aspiring and previously published, can submit work to a number of publishing companies that will. Do you write clean or christian speculative fiction for upper middle grade, young adult, or adult audiences. Finding a home for your science fiction or fantasy novel can be difficult, especially if. Although theyre closed for unagented submissions at the time of this posts publication, they say theyll be open to them again later in 2018, so check back with them. Agents and authors are invited to send projects to erewhon books according to these submissions guidelines. Megalist of speculative fiction magazines accepting submissions. The 66word constraint doesnt stop our writers from creating prose that tells big stories and truths. If you are a firsttime fiction author, have little or no experience of the market, and the proposal is likely to be thin on the marketing side, and if you would be offended by being asked to pay a subsidy, please move straight along to another publisher. Occasionally, theyll publish ya speculative fiction.
They have submission calls at the start of the year and publish 610 books throughout the year including ebook and audiobook versions. Speculative fiction all subgenres and especially if those genre lines are crossed in unique ways mysterythriller. We accept simultaneous submissions and submissions from authors with or without literary agents. Born september 6th, 2016, speculative 66 is a mostly monthly journal of 66word stories and poems from the speculative realm. Angry robot normally accepts submissions via an agent, but every so often they have an open submission month. These twenty options all pay professional rates, have been around a while, and are ether currently open to submissions or plan to be within the next month. This way its easy to find, for example, only horror markets that accept reprints greater than 10,000 words. They accept submissions from agented and unagented.
Submit your query letter containing a short bio, short summary of your marketing social media numbersnewsletterblog subscribers, etc, and any writing credits, along with a 1 or 2 page synopsis, and the first 10 pages of your manuscript and mark with one of the following categories. They seem to focus primarily on ebooks but also they have print options. Factor four magazine is a speculative fiction publication launched in april 2018. A signed edition limited to 100 copies is also available. We are interested in all speculative genres horror, fantasy, science fiction, slipstream, steampunk, magical realism, etc, as well as mysteries, thrillers, and actionadventure. They are more frequent in fiction, which we find harder to sell than nonfiction. Tck publishing is a small press that publishes science fiction and fantasy novels of 40,000 words or more. Writer stefani cox and writervisual artist jacqueline barnes will act as guest editors for this issue. My collection is so large that it consumes my home to the point where some say im a hoarder. Speculative fiction includes fantasy, science fiction, supernatural, etc. New magazine seeks speculative flash fiction, pays 8. Fiction proposals are considered on a quarterly basis march, june, september, and. Talos press, an imprint of the independent publisher skyhorse, accepts unagented submissions of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
Mar 08, 2016 h ere are six science fiction and fantasy publishers that dont require an agent. They specialize in flash fictionstories of 1,500 or fewer words, with preference given to stories of up to 1,000 words. Fantasy and science fiction publishers who accept unsolicited. Writer stefani cox and writervisual artist jacqueline barnes will. Interzone also publishes black static darkhorror stories. Submission guidelines for fiction world weaver press. All material in strange horizons is ed to the original authors and may not be reproduced without permission. Science fiction, fantasy, or other speculative fiction. They can be divided into chapters, but usually not. In these contexts, it generally overlaps one or more of the following. Poetry send in a maximum of two poems with the subject poetry your name poem name. We accept fiction submissions in the following genres. If youve got what they are looking for, follow the submission guidelines exactly. But today i thought id gather up some of the strongest markets for speculative fiction writers to submit their work to.
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