These are markets for short science fiction and fantasy stories where I wouldn’t mind submitting my writing. SFWA-qualifying markets are denoted with an asterisk.
Last updated: 28 October 2018
Note: for the last few years, my infrequent updates have involved fixing outdated information, not adding new magazines. I’m leaving the list up as a resource for others, but it is not comprehensive.
Analog *
- Science fiction in which future science or technology is integral to the plot
- Writers’ guidelines
- Submission Grinder
Apex *
- Science fiction, fantasy, horror, and mash-ups of all three
- Writers’ guidelines
- Submission Grinder
Asimov’s *
- Character-oriented science fiction
- Writers’ guidelines
- Submission Grinder
Beneath Ceaseless Skies *
- Secondary-world fantasy
- Writers’ guidelines
- Submission Grinder
Clarkesworld *
- Science fiction and fantasy
- Writers’ guidelines
- Submission Grinder
Crossed Genres *
- Science fiction or fantasy on the current theme (listed in the guidelines)
- Writers’ guidelines
- Submission Grinder
Daily Science Fiction *
- Very short science fiction and fantasy stories
- Writers’ guidelines
- Submission Grinder
Escape Pod *
- Science fiction
- Writers’ guidelines
- Submission Grinder
Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet
- Speculative fiction, including stories that don’t fit normal genre categories
- Writers’ guidelines
- Submission Grinder
Lightspeed *
- Science fiction and fantasy
- Writers’ guidelines
- Submission Grinder
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction *
- Fantasy and science fiction
- Writers’ guidelines
- Submission Grinder
Nature Futures *
- Science fiction (with plausible science) of 850-950 words
- Writers’ guidelines
- Submission Grinder
PodCastle *
PseudoPod *
Strange Horizons *
- Science fiction and fantasy
- Writers’ guidelines
- Submission Grinder
Tor.com *
- Science fiction and fantasy novellas (no longer accepting short fiction)
- Writers’ guidelines
- Submission Grinder
Uncanny *
- Science fiction and fantasy
- Writers’ guidelines
- Submission Grinder