Haven Speculative
Literary Magazine
Haven Spec is a speculative fiction magazine featuring stories for a 21st century audience. We love stories with a sense of adventure, stories that teach us, that touch us, that leave us wanting more.
Highlights
This magazine may have some eligibility requirements
Please double-check before submitting.
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 10 weeks*/Editor reported data48 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: / 0%*Chill Subs tracker stats
Payssee Genres section for details
Find more details in the Genres section
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 - 6000 words max
Max words: 6000
Sub Genres: Action-Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative
Payment: $ 0.01 per word
Nonfiction - 3000 words max
Max words: 3000
Payment: $ 0.01 per word
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
Payment: $5-10
Translation
Payment: $ 0.01 per word
Art
Payment: $ 35
How to submit
Processs
Google / other forms
Cover letter
We will also accept a limited number of previously published poems, so please indicate on the form if your submission is a reprint.
Eligibility
LGBTQ+ creatorsAll marginalized creators
Formatting
All submissions must use the Shunn manuscript format (we prefer Courier New) and be either .rtf, .doc, or .docx.
Author's rights
This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.
Additional info
Our submission cycle is split into two categories, where every other month is explicitly reserved for submissions by authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups. Pays! 1¢ per word for fiction, non-fiction and translations, $5 for poems under one page (standard formatting) and $10 for longer poems. $35 for cover art We favor submisions that have not been published before (including on your own website), though we do accept a limited number of reprints
Tracker statistics
69
Total submissions tracked
49 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
3 days
Fastest response time
110 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 163 days
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