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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
Acceptance Rate
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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70
Total submissions tracked
26 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, 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
