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Strange Horizons

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A weekly magazine of and about speculative fiction. We publish fiction, poetry, reviews, essays, interviews, roundtable discussions, and art.

Highlights

  • Vibe:Send us your best but less intimidating
  • Response time:
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    Editor reported data
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    77 days*
    Chill Subs tracker stats
  • Acceptance rate:
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    Editor reported data
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    3.87%*
    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

  • Active on social media

  • Available in print

  • Provides contributor copies

  • Has examples online

  • Offers expedited response

  • Runs themed calls

How to submit

  • Processs

    Moksha

  • Cover letter

    Your cover letter can be minimal: generally, these should be short and list just a few of your most recent or most relevant publications or workshops. If you've got life experience relevant to your story (e.g. your story takes place on a submarine, and you served on a submarine), please do mention that. Cover letters shouldn't include plot synopses or pitches.

  • Eligibility

    No specific eligibility requirements

  • Formatting

    This magazine does not list any details on their website for this section.

  • Author's rights

    We buy first English rights, including audio.

  • Additional info

    Special note on translations: our quarterly sister magazine Samovar specializes in translations: we encourage you to submit all translations there first. Samovar and Strange Horizons have independent submissions queues and different editors, and submissions to either magazine are only read for that magazine. We pay artists $200 for an original work to accompany a story, and $100 in the event that we use a piece from an artist's already existing portfolio. For fiction: Payment of 10¢/word USD, within 60 days of contract. We pay: $50 for a column, $40 for a reprinted essay, $150 for an original essay, $45 to an interviewer, and $45 to an interviewee. $20 to a roundtable moderator, and $20 to each other contributor We pay $50 for reviews of at least 1000 words. We want to showcase work that challenges us and delights us, by new and established writers from diverse backgrounds and with diverse concerns.

Tracker statistics

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Total submissions tracked

77 days

Average response time

3.87%

Average acceptance rate

0 days

Fastest response time

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The Submissions Grinder Statistics

4.23%

12-month average acceptance rate

83 days

12-month average response time

About

Strange Horizons is a weekly magazine of and about speculative fiction. We publish fiction, poetry, reviews, essays, interviews, roundtable discussions, and art. Our definition of speculative fiction includes science fiction, fantasy, horror, slipstream, and all other flavors of fantastika. Work pu...

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    Editor-in-Chief

    Editor Vanessa Aguirre avatar

    Vanessa Aguirre

    Senior Editor

    Editor Lila Garrott avatar

    Lila Garrott

    Senior Editor

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    AJ Odasso

    Senior Editor

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    Romie Stott

    Senior Editor