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    Asimov's Science Fiction

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    Asimov's Science Fiction latest issue

    Publishing the best stories, unsurpassed in modern science fiction, from award-winning authors and first-time writers alike.

    Highlights

    • Vibe:Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
    • Response time:
      45 days after submission*
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      10 days*
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    • Acceptance rate:
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      0.77%*
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    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

      Other

    • Cover letter

      Cover letter is optional. If you choose to include it, it should contain the length of your story and your publishing history.

    • Eligibility

      No specific eligibility requirements

    • Formatting

      Story word count can, and should, also be indicated in the upper right corner of the first page of the manuscript. We ask for the same information for poetry. Please fill out a separate form for each poem submitted for consideration. All stories and poems should be in standard manuscript format and submitted in .DOC, .DOCX, or .RTF format. For information about standard formatting, see William Shunn’s guide to Proper Manuscript Format.

    • Author's rights

      We buy First English Language serial rights plus certain non-exclusive rights explained in our contract.

    • Additional info

      Asimov’s pays 8-10 cents per word for short stories up to 7,500 words, and 8 cents for each word over 7,500. We seldom buy stories shorter than 1,000 words or longer than 20,000 words, and we don’t serialize novels. We pay $1 a line for poetry, which should not exceed 40 lines. Don't accept simultaneous submissions

    Tracker statistics

    1596

    Total submissions tracked

    10 days

    Average response time

    0.77%

    Average acceptance rate

    0 days

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    The Submissions Grinder Statistics

    0.48%

    12-month average acceptance rate

    10 days

    12-month average response time

    About

    In recent years, Asimov’s has placed more stories on the Final Hugo Ballot than all of its competitors combined, and more than twice as many as its closest competitor. Bestselling author Robert Silverberg calls Asimov’s “a truly distinguished magazine, worthy of being set beside such classics of the...

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    Founded

    1977

    Country

    US

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      Sheila Williams

      Editor-in-Chief