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Hugo, World Fantasy, and British Fantasy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy monthly magazine that publishes short stories, interviews, articles and audio fiction. Issues are published monthly and available on our website, for purchase in ebook format.

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Highlights

  • Vibe:
  • Response time:
    2 days after submission*
    Editor reported data
     / 
    4 days*
    Chill Subs tracker stats
  • Acceptance rate:
    0.35%*
    Editor reported data
     / 
    1.39%*
    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

    From the editors

    Aurealis, Best Science Fiction And Fantasy, C S F F A Prix Aurora, Hugo, Locus, Nebula, S F P A Rhysling Awards, World Fantasy

  • Active on social media

  • Available in print

  • Provides contributor copies

  • Has examples online

  • Offers expedited response

  • Runs themed calls

How to submit

  • Processs

    Other

  • Cover letter

    See http://neil-clarke.com/short-story-cover-letters/.

  • Eligibility

    No specific eligibility requirements

  • Formatting

    All stories should be in standard manuscript format (modern preferred, classic accepted) and can be submitted in either .RTF, .DOC, or .DOCX format.

  • Author's rights

    We claim first world electronic rights (text and audio), first print rights, and non-exclusive anthology rights for our annual Clarkesworld anthology. If you are unfamiliar with the term “First Rights,” an explanation can be found here. All rights are restricted to English language unless specifically stated otherwise.

  • Additional info

Tracker statistics

2305

Total submissions tracked

4 days

Average response time

1.39%

Average acceptance rate

1 days

Fastest response time

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The Submissions Grinder Statistics

1.48%

12-month average acceptance rate

4 days

12-month average response time

About

Clarkesworld is a monthly science fiction and fantasy magazine first published in October 2006. Each issue contains interviews, thought-provoking articles, and between six and eight works of original fiction. Our fiction is also available in ebook editions/subscriptions, audio podcasts, print issues...

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    Neil Clarke

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    Sean Wallace

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