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Speculative — science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Lengths on this list range from about 500 words to 22,000. 2 currently open of 9 total.

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Uncanny Magazine (fiction)
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pay$.10 per word (including audio rights)
windowAugust 24, 2026 - September 7, 2026.
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genrespeculative fiction
words750–10,000 words
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flagPoetry is separately OPEN August 17 to August 31, $40 per poem, pay_when unknown. Poetry window ends today (31 Aug 2026) and is still open per end-date rule. Not duplicated as a second fiction row. Simultaneous not stated on page.

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Clarkesworld Magazine
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pay14¢ per word
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window noteWe are currently open for art, non-fiction and short story submissions.
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genrescience fiction and fantasy (no horror; dark SF/F permitted)
words1000–22000 words, no exceptions
simultaneousnot permitted
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Three-Lobed Burning Eye
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payUS $.08 per word plus one copy of the print anthology
windowSeptember 1, 2026 - September 15, 2026*
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window note12:00 AM on the 1st through 11:59 PM on the 15th, Pacific Time. Also January 1–15 and May 1–15.
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genrehorror, dark fantasy, science fiction
wordsflash 500–1,499 words; short stories 1,500–7,499 words
simultaneousno ("Please do not send simultaneous or multiple submissions.")
flagPage states "We are currently CLOSED to submissions." Not yet open as of 2026-08-31.

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Exoplanet
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payone cent ($0.01 USD) per word for prose ($5 minimum); $10 flat for poetry
windowJanuary 1, 2027 - January 15, 2027*
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verified2026-09-01
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window noteSeptember 2026 window cancelled (Sep 1 update). Also May 1–May 15, 2027. Page still lists Sep 1 - Sep 15, 2026 among upcoming windows.
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genrespeculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, horror, slipstream, weird, hybrid); also poetry
wordsprose up to 5,000 words
simultaneousacceptable
flagNot yet open as of 2026-08-31; next window starts Sep 1, 2026.

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The Phantom Pulse
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pay$0.05 per word unpublished; $0.01 per word reprints
windowSeptember 1, 2026 - September 30, 2026*
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window note12:01 a.m. Pacific Time through 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time
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genretraditional horror, sci-fi horror, dark fantasy, the weird
wordsoriginal up to 3,000 words; reprints up to 5,000 words
simultaneousallowed
flagPage states "We are currently CLOSED for submissions." Not yet open as of 2026-08-31.

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Analog Science Fiction and Fact
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pay8–10 cents per word for short fiction; 6 cents per word for serials; 9 cents per word for fact articles; $1 per line for poetry
windowUnknown.
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pay whenon acceptance
genrescience fiction
wordsshort fiction up to approximately 20,000 words; serials 40,000–80,000 words
simultaneousno ("No simultaneous submissions, please.")
flagPage has no open/closed sentence. System downtime note is March 11–13 with no year.

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Apex Magazine
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pay$.08 per word up to 9,000 words; minimum of $50; additional $.01 per word up to 9,000 words if podcasted
windowUnknown*
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verified2026-09-01
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window noteodd months; closed February, April, June, August, October, and December 2026
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genrescience fiction, fantasy, and horror
wordsfirm 9,000 words maximum
simultaneousallowed ("Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but we ask you to withdraw as soon as possible if it is accepted elsewhere.")
flagMoksha banner: currently closed. Matching company page https://www.apexbookcompany.com/pages/apex-magazine-submissions also said closed this month and "opens in odd months only." Separate monthly Flash Fiction Contest (theme announced on Patreon) is not this row.

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Asimov's Science Fiction
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pay8-10 cents per word for short stories up to 7,500 words, and 8 cents for each word over 7,500; $1 a line for poetry
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verified2026-08-31
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genrescience fiction; also borderline fantasy, slipstream, and surreal fiction; poetry
wordsseldom shorter than 1,000 words or longer than 20,000 words; poetry should not exceed 40 lines
simultaneousno ("we do not accept \"simultaneous submissions\" (stories sent at the same time to a publication other than Asimov's)")
flagPage has no open/closed sentence. It describes an Online Submissions System and does not accept email submissions. Poetry pay is on this same page; not a second row. No sword & sorcery.

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Uncanny Magazine (essays)
Closed
pay$100 per essay
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verified2026-09-01
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pay whenon acceptance
genrenonfiction essay
wordsunknown
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flagPrimary page states fiction OPEN August 24–September 7 and poetry OPEN August 17–August 31. It does not state an essay window. Fiction pay is $.10/word with pay_when unknown — fiction is not this row. Poetry ends 31 Aug 2026 (still open today).

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