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"Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine has maintained the tradition of publishing the best stories, unsurpassed in modern science fiction, from award-winning authors and first-time writers alike. "

"Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine has maintained the tradition of publishing the best stories, unsurpassed in modern science fiction, from award-winning authors and first-time writers alike. "

Vibe

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time

5 weeks / 26 days

Acceptance Rate

3.03%

  • Payment

    Yes: $8 per word

  • Fee

    No

  • Simultaneous submissions

    No

  • Previously published

    No

  • Expedited response

    No

  • Available in print

    Yes

  • Provides contributor copies

    No

  • Examples online

    Yes

  • Active on social media

    Yes

Accepted genres

2 genres

Fiction

Max words: 20000

Max pieces: 1

Asimov’s pays 8-10 cents per word for short stories up to 7,500 words, and 8 cents for each word over 7,500. We seldom buy stories shorter t...

Poetry

Max lines: 40

Max pieces: 1

We pay $1 a line for poetry, which should not exceed 40 lines.

Fiction

Max words: 20000

Max pieces: 1

Asimov’s pays 8-10 cents per word for short stories up to 7,500 words, and 8 cents for each word over 7,500. We seldom buy stories shorter t...

Poetry

Max lines: 40

Max pieces: 1

We pay $1 a line for poetry, which should not exceed 40 lines.

Statistics

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Track submission

70

Total submissions tracked

26 days

Average response time

3.03%

Average acceptance rate

0 days

Fastest response time

149 days

Slowest response time

*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 160 days, 339 days, 455 days

How to submit

Process

We use our own submissions manager.

Cover letters

Cover letter is optional. If you choose to include it, it should contain the length of your story and your publishing history.

Eligibility

No specific eligibility requirements

Formatting

Story word count can, and should, also be indicated in the upper right corner of the first page of the manuscript. We ask for the same information for poetry. Please fill out a separate form for each poem submitted for consideration. All stories and poems should be in standard manuscript format and submitted in .DOC, .DOCX, or .RTF format. For information about standard formatting, see William Shunn’s guide to Proper Manuscript Format.

Rights for published work

We buy First English Language serial rights plus certain non-exclusive rights explained in our contract.

Additional info

Asimov’s pays 8-10 cents per word for short stories up to 7,500 words, and 8 cents for each word over 7,500. We seldom buy stories shorter than 1,000 words or longer than 20,000 words, and we don’t serialize novels. We pay $1 a line for poetry, which should not exceed 40 lines. Don't accept simultaneous submissions

About the Magazine

Founded in 1977 | United States

In recent years, Asimov’s has placed more stories on the Final Hugo Ballot than all of its competitors combined, and more than twice as many as its closest competitor. Bestselling author Robert Silverberg calls Asimov’s “a truly distinguished magazine, worthy of being set beside such classics of the earlier golden ages as John W. Campbell’s Astounding Science Fiction of 1939-42.” The Austin Chronicle lauds Asimov’s as “the most consistently innovative and readable SF magazine on the newsstands today.”

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Sheila Williams

Editor-in-Chief

Examples

1 pieces from Chill Subs people