Strange Horizons logo
    Open

    Literary Magazine

    Strange Horizons

    strangehorizons.com

    Multimedia

    Nonfiction

    Fiction

    Poetry

    503
    0

    A weekly magazine of and about speculative fiction. We publish fiction, poetry, reviews, essays, interviews, roundtable discussions, and art.

    Highlights

    • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
    • Response time:
      ?*
      Editor reported data
       / 
      77 days*
      Chill Subs tracker stats
    • Acceptance rate:
      ?*
      Editor reported data
       / 
      3.87%*
      Chill Subs tracker stats

    Publication

    • 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

    How to submit

    • Processs

      Moksha

    • Cover letter

      Your cover letter can be minimal: generally, these should be short and list just a few of your most recent or most relevant publications or workshops. If you've got life experience relevant to your story (e.g. your story takes place on a submarine, and you served on a submarine), please do mention that. Cover letters shouldn't include plot synopses or pitches.

    • Eligibility

      No specific eligibility requirements

    • Formatting

      This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

    • Author's rights

      We buy first English rights, including audio.

    • Additional info

      Special note on translations: our quarterly sister magazine Samovar specializes in translations: we encourage you to submit all translations there first. Samovar and Strange Horizons have independent submissions queues and different editors, and submissions to either magazine are only read for that magazine. We pay artists $200 for an original work to accompany a story, and $100 in the event that we use a piece from an artist's already existing portfolio. For fiction: Payment of 10¢/word USD, within 60 days of contract. We pay: $50 for a column, $40 for a reprinted essay, $150 for an original essay, $45 to an interviewer, and $45 to an interviewee. $20 to a roundtable moderator, and $20 to each other contributor We pay $50 for reviews of at least 1000 words. We want to showcase work that challenges us and delights us, by new and established writers from diverse backgrounds and with diverse concerns.

    Tracker statistics

    978

    Total submissions tracked

    77 days

    Average response time

    3.87%

    Average acceptance rate

    0 days

    Fastest response time

    Сhill Subs is able to provide internal statistics because you use our tracker! You're the best!

    person with a laptop

    The Submissions Grinder Statistics

    4.23%

    12-month average acceptance rate

    83 days

    12-month average response time

    About

    Strange Horizons is a weekly magazine of and about speculative fiction. We publish fiction, poetry, reviews, essays, interviews, roundtable discussions, and art. Our definition of speculative fiction includes science fiction, fantasy, horror, slipstream, and all other flavors of fantastika. Work pu...

    Read more

    Founded

    2000

    Country

    US

    Masthead

      Editor n/a avatar

      n/a

      Editor-in-Chief

      Editor Vanessa Aguirre avatar

      Vanessa Aguirre

      Senior Editor

      Editor Lila Garrott avatar

      Lila Garrott

      Senior Editor

      Editor AJ Odasso avatar

      AJ Odasso

      Senior Editor

      Editor Romie Stott avatar

      Romie Stott

      Senior Editor