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"Australia's longest running science fiction and fantasy magazine."
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Open for submissions

Deadline

September 30, 2023

Introduction
Vibe

Send us your best but less intimidating

Response Time
2-4 months
Average acceptance rate
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Need to know for submitting

Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox

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      Simultaneous submissions

      No

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      Previously published

      No

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      Payment

      $20-60 AUD / 1000 w.

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      Fee

      No

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      No

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      Provide contributor copies

      After the publication you will also receive a free electronic copy of the issue containing your story.

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      Examples online

      Yes

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      Active on social media

      Yes

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    Important stuff

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    How to submit 🏗️

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    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Types of Submissions Accepted

5 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Fiction

Max words: 8000

Max pieces: 1

All types of science fiction, fantasy and horror that are of a “speculative” nature will be considered, but we do not want stories that are derivative in nature, particularly those based on TV series. We do not publish horror without a supernatural element. We don’t publish poetry or novel extracts. We don’t serialise longer works.

fantasy

horror

scienceFiction

speculative

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Nonfiction

Max words: 2000

Max pieces: 1

Articles between 500 and 2000 words of interest to readers and writers of science fiction, fantasy and horror. These include humorous pieces, serious articles and interviews.

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Interview

Max words: 2000

Max pieces: 1

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Humor

Max words: 2000

Max pieces: 1

See "Nonfiction".

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Art

Strong, vibrant colour cover art that draws attention to the magazine. Internal artwork is commissioned, but we will consider samples of your black and white work.

fiction genre icon

Fiction

Max words: 8000

Max pieces: 1

All types of science fiction, fantasy and horror that are of a “speculative” nature will be considered, but we do not want stories that are derivative in nature, particularly those based on TV series. We do not publish horror without a supernatural element. We don’t publish poetry or novel extracts. We don’t serialise longer works.

fantasy

horror

scienceFiction

speculative

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Nonfiction

Max words: 2000

Max pieces: 1

Articles between 500 and 2000 words of interest to readers and writers of science fiction, fantasy and horror. These include humorous pieces, serious articles and interviews.

interview genre icon

Interview

Max words: 2000

Max pieces: 1

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Humor

Max words: 2000

Max pieces: 1

See "Nonfiction".

Magazine

Founded in 1990 | Australia

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 :)

Dirk Strasser
Editor-in-Chief
Stephen Higgins
Editor / Publisher
Michael Pryor
Editor / Publisher
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

1

Average acceptance rate

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Average response time

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Average acceptance/rejection time

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Slowest response time

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