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Haven Speculative

Literary Magazine

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Haven Spec is a speculative fiction magazine featuring stories for a 21st century audience. We love stories with a sense of adventure, stories that teach us, that touch us, that leave us wanting more.

www.havenspec.com

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Response time:
10 weeks*
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48 days*
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FeeNo

Accepts simultaneous submissions
What's that?
When you can submit your work to multiple magazines at the same time
Accepts previously published
What's that?
When the magazine wants to publish your previously published work. Requirements vary
Nominates for prizes
Active on social media
Available in print
Provides contributor copies
Has examples online
Offers expedited response
What's that?
Expedited submission: When the magazine offers a faster response time for an extra fee

Fiction - 6000 words max

Max words: 6000

Sub Genres: Action-Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative

Payment: $ 0.01 per word

We like stories that are subtle in their telling and stick with us long after we've finished. We're more likely to buy stories that balance a sense of wonder with a bold plot and emotional depth. Meditative stories that all take place in a single room, for example, are less likely to capture our imagination. Basically, we want it all: character, concept, dialogue, tone, plot, a strong opening and ending, and everything else!

Nonfiction - 3000 words max

Max words: 3000

Payment: $ 0.01 per word

We like articles on politics and pop culture, articles steeped in science or otherwise verging on the academic, and pieces with funny or interesting takes we might not have expected.

Poetry

Max pieces: 5

Payment: $5-10

We like poems that use complex fixed verse forms (think sestina, awdl gywydd, masnavi, etc), but we're not against blank or free verse.

Translation

Payment: $ 0.01 per word

There's so much great fiction in languages we can't read, and we'd like to change that. So if you have a translation of a story that has never appeared in English, we welcome it as a submission.

Art

Payment: $ 35

If you think your work would look great on the cover of a science fiction and fantasy magazine, send us your best work and be sure to include a link to your portfolio in the cover letter!

How to submit

Processs
Google / other forms
Cover letter
We will also accept a limited number of previously published poems, so please indicate on the form if your submission is a reprint.
Eligibility
LGBTQ+ creatorsAll marginalized creators
Formatting
All submissions must use the Shunn manuscript format (we prefer Courier New) and be either .rtf, .doc, or .docx.
Author's rights
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Additional info
Our submission cycle is split into two categories, where every other month is explicitly reserved for submissions by authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups. Pays! 1¢ per word for fiction, non-fiction and translations, $5 for poems under one page (standard formatting) and $10 for longer poems. $35 for cover art We favor submisions that have not been published before (including on your own website), though we do accept a limited number of reprints

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Total submissions tracked

49 days

Average response time

Average acceptance rate

3 days

Fastest response time

110 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 163 days

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We publish six issues every year, two of which (the DRY Issue and the WET Issue) are focused exclusively on the climate crisis and themes of displacement (very broadly defined). The crisis facing our planet is immediate and all-encompassing, and it will affect people of color, people living in pove...

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2021

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