Strange Horizons

Strange Horizons is a speculative fiction magazine that publishes fiction, poetry, reviews, essays, and interviews. They previously indicated to pay 8 cents a word, but current rates are unclear. For their fiction department, they want "speculative fiction, broadly defined." To learn more, refer to their submission guidelines.

News & Pitch Calls from Strange Horizons

Tuesday, November 25th 2025

Strange Horizons

They are open for speculative fiction from Indigenous writers only, and will stay open until they hit a submission cap. They also accept other genres (from all writers), like non-fiction and poetry.
Deadline: Open now
Length: Up to 10,000 words (prefer up to 5,000)
Pay: $0.10/word for fiction
Details here and here; their overall guidelines page, for all genres, is here.
Bio: S. Kalekar is the pseudonym of a regular contributor to this magazine. She can be reached here.

 

Tuesday, December 29th 2020

Strange Horizons may open in February for general fiction submissions; now reading work for a special Palestine issue

UPDATE: They will not open for general fiction submissions in January, and may open for these in February - see this announcement on their website; they're open now for a special Palestine-themed issue, until 31 January 2021. 

This is a magazine of speculative fiction. They specially welcome work from groups that are under-represented or have been marginalized in the genre. They also accept poetry, reviews, essays, columns, interviews, and round-tables. They are open Monday to Tuesday (see guidelines), and may reopen general fiction submissions in February after a hiatus.
Length: Up to 10,000 words for fiction
Pay: $0.10/word for fiction; varies for others
Details here.
(Samovar, published by Strange Horizons, accepts works of speculative fiction in translation; it is open for submissions).

 

Deadline: 31 January 2021 for Palestine-themed issue.