182 Short Fiction Markets

[Pages:83]182 Short Fiction Publishers

S. Kalekar

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Table of Contents

Introduction .............................................................................. 7 How to submit a short story ..................................................... 10 Mistakes to avoid while submitting a short story ....................... 16 Levels of rejections and what they mean .................................. 19 35 Speculative Fiction Markets ................................................. 22 18 Horror Fiction Markets ........................................................ 34 14 Children's and Young Adult Fiction Markets.......................... 40 15 Romance Fiction Markets .................................................... 45 10 LGBTQ+ Fiction Markets ...................................................... 50 10 Feminist Fiction Markets ..................................................... 53 10 Christian Fiction Markets ..................................................... 57 17 Western, Pulp, Historical Fiction Markets ............................. 61 14 Mystery, Suspense, Crime Fiction Markets ........................... 68 39 Literary Fiction Markets....................................................... 73 About the Author..................................................................... 83

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Introduction

S. Kalekar

This eBook is a brief guide to short fiction submissions, as well as a list of short fiction publishers.

The first chapter is a step-by-step guide to submitting short stories ? from how to find a suitable market for the story/stories you have written, to writing a cover letter and bio, and housekeeping work, like tracking your submissions.

The second chapter is basic mistakes writers can avoid making while submitting their short stories ? mainly it is about writers' guidelines, and why it is important to not ignore them.

The third chapter is about rejections and what they mean. These chapters are largely meant for those new to submitting, and reading them can help you navigate the seemingly confusing world of literary submissions. They can also improve your chances of getting into a journal.

The rest of the book focuses on writers' markets, primarily literary magazines and websites, a few small presses, and magazines. These markets are broken up into specific genres ? speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, and horror, and various subgenres of these ? though there is also a separate section on horror markets), children's, romance, LGBTQ+, feminist, Christian, Western, pulp, historical, mystery, suspense, crime, and literary fiction.

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S. Kalekar

The markets contained in the list are in no particular order. It might be worth mentioning that while there are many markets in a particular genre, they will all have distinct preferences, tones, and styles, so it is worth checking out the websites and stories in some detail in markets that you like.

Some of these are also markets for reprints and translations. A few are also interested in podcasts, art, and comic submissions. Many of them also accept other genres, like nonfiction, poetry, and drama.

The classifications here are necessarily loose ? so some speculative fiction outlets may also be found under children's, LGBTQ+, and Christian fiction, for instance, and many markets under various subheads (children's, romance, speculative) also welcome LGBTQ+ subjects and characters in fiction. Some publishers are multi-genre, so they may welcome pulp, romance, and historical fiction, as well as children's, for example. Also, not all of the markets are open for submissions at this time, so it's a good idea to bookmark a website, follow them on social media, or subscribe to their newsletter for announcements of submission periods, if you find a market you like.

Details of word count and pay for these publishers, where mentioned, refer to fiction submissions. Please check the journals for length and pay guidelines for nonfiction, poetry, review, drama, or art submissions, where they are relevant.

It is important to say here that none of the markets in this book charge a submission fee, or they have alternatives ? like having certain fee-free periods in a year, or accepting a limited number

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