Literary Magazine
Martian: The Magazine of Science Fiction Drabbles
themartianmagazine.wordpress.com
Martian is a magazine of science fiction drabbles, stories told in exactly 100 words. Each quarter, we'll bring you twenty-six new, evocative science fiction micros from new and award-winning authors.
Highlights
- Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
- Response time: 14 days after submission*/Editor reported data26 days*Chill Subs tracker stats
- Acceptance rate: ?*/Editor reported data?*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
From the editors
Anthologies, Blogs, Defunct Mags, Only Appeared In Print, Other Lit Mags, Personal Websites, Social Media
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
Email
Cover letter
Please include in the body of the email a short cover letter as well as a short (50 words or less!) bio and social links.
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
standard manuscript format and attached as a .doc, .docx, or .rtf file
Author's rights
The rights we ask for are first-time world electronic rights for original fiction and non-exclusive reprint rights for reprints. We do not have an exclusivity period, you are free to sell your work as a reprint upon publication in Martian. We publish a yearly anthology gathering the work from the previous year. This anthology will be published in digital ebook and print. We also ask for the right to non-exclusively archive your story on our website for the magazine’s life, unless requested otherwise by the author.
Additional info
Science fiction. Every subgenre of science fiction is acceptable but the science fiction element must be present. What we want more of: Cyberpunk; Sci-fi horror; Stories with Tech; Starships; Holograms; Stories involving other planets; Dark sci-fi; Characters making a decision.
Tracker statistics
2
Total submissions tracked
26 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
15 days
Fastest response time
Сhill Subs is able to provide internal statistics because you use our tracker! You're the best!
