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"an online publication dedicated to the study, advancement, and celebration of speculative fiction in the twenty-first century"
"an online publication dedicated to the study, advancement, and celebration of speculative fiction in the twenty-first century"
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Acceptance Rate
Payment
Yes: $10-$50 per piece
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
No
Accepted genres
2 genres
Fiction
Max words: 7500
Max pieces: 1
Poetry
we like poems that exhibit an intellectual and emotional passion for language and form
Fiction
Max words: 7500
Max pieces: 1
Poetry
we like poems that exhibit an intellectual and emotional passion for language and form
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5
Total submissions tracked
71 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
65 days
Fastest response time
74 days
Slowest response time
How to submit
Process
Do not email stories as attachments. Please submit under your legal name (who gets the money) and leave a potential byline (who gets the credit) for the proper place in the manuscript.
Cover letters
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.
Rights for published work
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
About the Magazine
Founded in 2012 | United States
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 there. James Gunn notes that science fiction “incorporates a belief that the most important aspect of existence is a search for humanity’s origins, its purpose, and its ultimate fate.” Science fiction explores the human condition through the consequences of future changes in the world. We want to raise our eyes above the horizon, search from the near-reality to the far reaches of the what-if. Publishing for all readers, we welcome stories that show underrepresented groups or from authors who might not always see themselves represented. Note: Stories that perpetuate existing systems of discrimination and demean women or other marginalized groups will be summarily rejected. We seek fiction fo
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 :)
Jean Asselin
Editor-in-Chief
Isaac Bell
Editor Emeritus
Jalyn Fiske
Editor
Sarah Margree
Submissions Manager
Amanda Hemmingsen
Editor
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