Asimov's Science Fiction
Literary Magazine
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.
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Highlights
- Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
- Response time: 5 weeks*/Editor reported data9 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 1.18%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Pays$0.08 per word
Find more details in the Genres section
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 - 20000 words max
Max words: 1000
Max words: 20000
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Science Fiction
Payment: $ 0.08 per word
Poetry
Max lines: 40
Max pieces: 1
Payment: $
How to submit
Processs
Other
Cover letter
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.
Author's rights
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
Tracker statistics
1519
Total submissions tracked
9 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
0 days
Fastest response time
149 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 160 days, 455 days, 339 days, 192 days, 204 days
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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...
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1977
Country
US
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Sheila Williams
Editor-in-Chief