Most Competitive Speculative Fiction Magazines of All Time
Who are the most competitive speculative magazines in the galaxy? How about in this dimension? How about we don’t get too cheesy with that and just acknowledge that these science fiction, fantasy, horror, etc. lit mags are really (really) hard to get into. According to submissions tracked by our community of writers plus those over on The Submissions Grinder, these mags are not only really (really) hard to get into, but maybe the hardest.
25 magazines
upd ∙ Dec 27, 2024
- NameAcceptance Rate
- 1
Bourbon Penn0.25% (770 tracked subs)1Bourbon Penn0.25% (770 tracked subs) - 2
Interzone0.35% (564 tracked subs)2Interzone0.35% (564 tracked subs) - 3
Orion's Belt0.57% (871 tracked subs)3Orion's Belt0.57% (871 tracked subs) - 4
Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores0.61% (491 tracked subs)4Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores0.61% (491 tracked subs) - 5
F(r)iction0.69% (144 tracked subs)5F(r)iction0.69% (144 tracked subs) - 6
Storm Cellar0.71% (237 tracked subs)6Storm Cellar0.71% (237 tracked subs) - 7
Planet Scumm0.74% (269 tracked subs)7Planet Scumm0.74% (269 tracked subs) - 8
Asimov's Science Fiction0.77% (1596 tracked subs)8Asimov's Science Fiction0.77% (1596 tracked subs) - 9
Apex Magazine0.77% (1850 tracked subs)9Apex Magazine0.77% (1850 tracked subs) - 10
Electric Spec0.96% (413 tracked subs)10Electric Spec0.96% (413 tracked subs) - 11
James Gunn's Ad Astra1.11% (90 tracked subs)11James Gunn's Ad Astra1.11% (90 tracked subs) - 12
The Sun1.14% (405 tracked subs)12The Sun1.14% (405 tracked subs) - 13
Seize the Press Magazine1.18% (98 tracked subs)13Seize the Press Magazine1.18% (98 tracked subs) - 14
Clarkesworld1.39% (2305 tracked subs)14Clarkesworld1.39% (2305 tracked subs) - 15
The Dark1.43% (1113 tracked subs)15The Dark1.43% (1113 tracked subs) - 16
Shoreline of Infinity1.51% (66 tracked subs)16Shoreline of Infinity1.51% (66 tracked subs) - 17
Story Unlikely1.56% (128 tracked subs)17Story Unlikely1.56% (128 tracked subs) - 18
Blue Earth Review1.79% (254 tracked subs)18Blue Earth Review1.79% (254 tracked subs) - 19
Fusion Fragment1.93% (980 tracked subs)19Fusion Fragment1.93% (980 tracked subs) - 20
Uncharted1.94% (137 tracked subs)20Uncharted1.94% (137 tracked subs) - 21
Southern Humanities Review1.97% (149 tracked subs)21Southern Humanities Review1.97% (149 tracked subs) - 22
PodCastle2.00% (960 tracked subs)22PodCastle2.00% (960 tracked subs) - 23
Orca, A Literary Journal2.25% (111 tracked subs)23Orca, A Literary Journal2.25% (111 tracked subs) - 24
DreamForge Anvil2.29% (305 tracked subs)24DreamForge Anvil2.29% (305 tracked subs) - 25
Propagule2.43% (226 tracked subs)25Propagule2.43% (226 tracked subs)