James Gunn's Ad Astra
Literary Magazine
an online publication dedicated to the study, advancement, and celebration of speculative fiction in the twenty-first century
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Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 60 days*/Editor reported data116 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 3.46%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Pays$10-$50 per piece
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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 - 7500 words max
Max words: 1000
Max words: 7500
Max pieces: 1
Sub Genres: Science Fiction, Speculative
Payment: $ 50 per piece
Poetry
Payment: $ 10 per piece
How to submit
Processs
Google / other forms
Cover letter
We read the cover letter after the story; summarizing the story isn’t useful as it won’t influence our decision. Writerly facts such as if you’re published and where are of greater interest.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Format: Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) file (do avoid .rtf if you can.) Modern Manuscript format is required. Check https://www.shunn.net/format/story/ for those specifics. Ignoring this standard marks you as either unprofessional or not to be bothered with details, neither of which is a great way to start our relationship. In particular: Paragraphs: indent the first lines using the word processor feature instead of tabs. Set extra space before and after paragraphs to zero. Font: any widespread serif font (Palatino, Times New Roman, etc.) in 12 points. No Courier, please, for which our eyes thank you kindly. Title should be in the font in which the rest of your story is presented: all-caps, bold, large font—equivalent to screaming—are unnecessary. Page numbers: they go in the top header on the right side, along with your byline and abridged title. NOTE: The time we lose reformatting your story prevents us from getting to the next one in the queue. Some day, that next one may be yours.
Author's rights
one-year exclusive print/electronic rights and non-exclusive reprint rights thereafter.
Additional info
Ad Astra is peer-reviewed by scholars associated with Center for the Study of Science fiction at the University of Kansas looking for scholarly work from a wide variety of disciplines about themes, trends, analysis, or speculation regarding the field of Speculative Fiction
Tracker statistics
68
Total submissions tracked
116 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
28 days
Fastest response time
168 days
Slowest response time
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About
ames Gunn’s Ad Astra publishes mostly science fiction with some fantasy. Both genres are literatures of discontinuity where there is a rupture between the depicted world and the one in which we live. Science fiction is further distinguished by one essential quality: we can trace a path from here to ...
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2012
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US
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