Preditors and Editors ™
A guide to publishers and publishing services for serious writers since 1997.
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Sacred History Magazine: A magazine. 3/21/06: P&E has a report that this magazine is either not paying or is far behind on paying writers. Further information unavailable.
Sacred Twilight: An online publication featuring and "accepting submissions in all genres. Fantasy, Sci-Fi & Horror are still a main focus." 3/29/09: Caution, site appears to be out of date and a writer has reported encountering a virus on it.
Saksari's Mohawk Nation Drum: An online Native American publication.
Salon: Recommended. A contemporary culture magazine.
salonDAarte: Poetry and writing about art and other things.
Salt: Music, literature and the visual arts from a Christian perspective.
SAM’S DOT PUBLISHING: Replacing ProMart Publishing.
san diego writer's monthly: A cultural magazine.
San Francisco Salvo: an online magazine featuring articles and fiction.
Sandwich Islands Publishing: publishes video game strategy guides.
Sans: poetry, stories, and views on various subjects.
Sapphic Ink: defunct: a Lesbian literary journal of fiction, poetry, and book reviews.
Sapphire Magazine: a virtual diversion of literature and opinion. Reported as dying.
SatireWire : Recommended. Features cutting satire.
Savoy Magazine: featuring fiction, poetry, criticism, and reviews of contemporary culture. Link reported broken.
Savvy Click Magazine, The: Features fiction, articles, reviews, dinner recipes, humorous horoscopes, writing resources, e-publishing information, Teen Town, Kids Corner, sports,
The Gallery of Books and more.
Scavenger's: Recommended. excellent market report magazine. Reported closing soon.
Scheherazade: "The magazine of Fantasy, Science Fiction and Gothic Romance." Link broken.
Sci Fi Webzine: Dead.
SCI FI - ARIZONA: showcases the work of science fiction writer Michael McCollum and noted space artist Don Dixon. The site includes high tech science fiction short stories and novels in both electronic and hard copy versions. A unique feature is the Limited Edition Novel Page, where purchasers name the protagonists in the book. In addition to high tech science fiction, the site includes a Writer's Workshop with articles on both general and science fiction writing and an Art Gallery with beautiful space scenes. Many of the items can be downloaded for free, while others are available at nominal cost.
SCI FICTION: closed effective Jan 2006: Recommended. "We are the fiction area of SCIFI.COM and one of the novellas we published in 2000 has won the Nebula Award, a first for any electronic publication."
Science Fantasy Anthology: Gopher Productions webzine featuring entertainment. There is also information on Gopher's Independent Record Label, film and TV development projects and sound clips on the website.Science Fiction Age: dead: a science fiction magazine.
Science Fiction Chronicle: News publication.
Science Fiction Romance Newsletter: Electronic publication.
Science Fiction Weekly: A science fiction news resource.
Science Fiction World: A monthly Chinese science fiction magazine. Send submissions to:
Ms. Yang Xiao, Editor-in-Chief
11 Section 4 Renmiannan Road
Chengdu, Sichuan 610041
PRC
Scientific American: Features science articles.
SciFi.EZine.Com - Science Fiction on the Web: Appears dead. A science fiction magazine.
scifidimensions: "a monthly online science fiction magazine featuring interviews, articles, reviews, original fiction and commentary. We cover books, TV, movies, comics, science and other topics of interest to genre fans."
Scorched Earth Publications: "A new online lit e-zine looking for writers and poets for bi-monthly issues. No payment, just exposure."
Scorched Wings, The: "a Literary magazine compiled by science Fiction author John Aridi and Modern Fantasy author Louise Karczmarz. The areas the magazine will cover are: Factual columns about writing, reviews of books from any genre, poetry,
stand-alone and serial fiction."
Scottish Book Collector: Literary and collecting magazine.
Scottish Radiance: A monthly World Wide Web magazine. Link reported broken.
Screaming Mouth Press: Defunct. Poetry and prose.
Scribble: a place for Writers to have their work displayed on the World Wide Web.
Seaport: "New York's only history magazine." Writers should take note that this museum publication is always looking for New York history articles. Submissions can be e-mailed to ceckhoff@southstseaport.org.
Seductive Torture: Vampire Tales: Features vampire tales and vampire tales only.
Seeds: poetry ezine.
Seeker, The: an on-line magazine for poets,
painters, potters, sculptors, photographers and dance. Submissions to elemel@geocities.com. (contributed by Bill Loeppky)
Senior Health Journal, The: "Aimed at the obvious audience. Most articls are written by health care professionals and practicioners. Some area reserved for homey, non-technical articles. We are seeking articles about non-traditional health, healing and wellness as well as mainstream medicine. Articles themed around alternative care and wholistic approaches to health are very welcome." Contact at:
Jay Eye Communications
P.O. Box 442
33 South Washington Street
Tiffin, Ohio 44883
Sennit: free online journal devoted to poetry, fiction, and essays with Great Lakes themes and settings.
Sequential Tart - A Comics Industry Web Zine: Recommended. an electronic publication.
Sexy Angels: bares the naked truth about baroque life in pre-millenium teen 1st world culture. Contributions include music art, graphics, stories, nude, and poetry. Link broken.
Sexy Thinking: monthly erotic ezine that accepts submissions. Not for minors. Link broken.
SF Eye: semi-annual periodical devoted to interviews and criticism of modern science fiction.
SFReader.com: Recommended. "Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Book Reviews and More."
SFRevu: Highly recommended. Science Fiction news, reviews, and interviews.
Shadow Island Games: A game and magazine publisher.
ShadowFall: an Australian horror and dark fantasy magazine. Send submissions to:
PO Box 809
MT Ommaney
QLD 4074 Australia
ShadowKeep: Recommended. A speculative fiction publication. Link broken.
Shadowland: NOT RECOMMENDED. This publication failed to honor a contract with a writer. P&E urges writers and readers alike not to support this publication. edited by William Lester.
Shakespeare Magazine: Information from Shakespeare scholars, teachers, and theatre professionals.
Sherpa
Publishers: An online gaming E-Zine.
Sheet, The: "A review of underground literature."
Shining Waters Fantasy Literature: An online fantasy publication. Link broken.
Shiver Magazine: A Canadian publication of fantasy, horror and science fiction. Link broken. Contact them at either shiver@clubtek.com or:Shiver Magazine
P.O. Box 178
Surrey, B.C., Canada
V3T 4W8
Short Order, The: Highly recommended. excellent writers' magazine. Well worth checking out. Link reported broken.
Short Sharp Shock: A digest featuring novellas.
Short Stories Magazine: Provides
stories from all genres. Link reported broken.
Short Story Collective, The: an online magazine featuring science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, and other works. Offers reviews on featured stories. Link reported broken.
Short Story Page, The: Site featuring non-fiction, short fiction, fan-fiction, and poetry. Also has links to other sites with similar offerings. (contributed by Steve Rodriguez.)
Short Story Writers Showcase: "A monthly publication of genre short fiction." Link reported broken.
Shyflowers Garden: An electronic publication. Link broken.
SI for Kids: Time Warner publication.
sidereality: "a journal of speculative and experimental poetry."
Siege Engine: Dead.
Sierra Magazine: National magazine of the Sierra Club.
silence, the: Brings the best emerging writers of poetry, fiction and essays to the Web. Link broken.
Silver Web, The: Recommended. A fantasy and science fiction magazine. Link broken.
Silverthought Press: "new speculative fiction from emerging writers around the globe."
Sinisteria Horror for the Hellbound: "On-line zine featuring Horror fiction, dark poetry, art, interviews & reviews. Bi-monthly." Link broken.
Singularities: A Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror E-Zine: Dead. A science fiction magazine. Formerly known as Event Horizon; they sold their former name to another publisher.
Sinister Element: Poor terms for writers. Not recommended. Quarterly dark fiction publication.
Sintrigue Fantasy: An online fantasy publication.
Siren: Voices from the LifeSpan: Focuses on women in the life span - family, love, relationships, and motherhood.
Sixth Sense, The: A science fiction magazine. Link broken.
69 Flavors of Paranoia: dead: A science fiction and horror magazine.
Skeptical Inquirer: Separating fact from myth in the flood of occultism and pseudoscience on the scene today.
Skin And Bones: Features fiction, poetry, and art. Link broken.
Slate Magazine: Microsoft's online magazine.
Sleeping Dog: Periodical review of visual and verbal art. Link broken.
Slipstream: Yearly anthology of poetry and short fiction. Link broken.
Slope: "a bi-monthly, online journal devoted to contemporary poetry being written around the globe in English. We print only new, original and previously unpublished poems."
SMITHSONIAN Magazine: The membership publication for the Smithsonian Institution. Link reported broken.
Smokies Magazine, The: A cultural magazine.
Snakeskin: Appears to be a poetry publication.
Sniplits: An online publisher of audio short stories.
SNM Horror Magazine: Recommended. "has officially been on the market since May of 2008. Our publication frequency is still monthly. Submission deadlines are always the 20th of the month for the following month." They've also "expanded into dark poetry in addition to horror and dark fiction stories."
Sol Magazine: "an international volunteer organization interested in the promotion of poetry and the education of poets. Free to poets and readers, this E-zine offers excellent juried competitions, interviews with poets, poetry website reviews, answers reader's questions, and explains poetic terms."
Solaris: a French-Canadian publication featuring speculative fiction.
Solvista: of primary interest to readers, this is a one-author SF/F/H publication.
Son and Foe: An "online journal of short fiction, poetry, and art."
Songline Studios: Affiliate company of O'Reilly & Associates specializing in the development of interactive online content. Link broken.
Sour Grapes: A web site newsletter for rejected writers. Link reported inactive.
South Asian American Literature & Issues: The latest South Asian American literature.
South Jersey Underground: "Art, Poetry, and Short Fiction."
Southern Living: Time Warner publication.
Southern New Mexico Online Magazine: A monthly, general interest/travel publication and a writers showcase. Some of our writers actually make money with us, though not always in the "normal" way. All of our stories are for sale as reprints and archived in the Department section. Editors can also visit our Writers Showcase and contact our writers directly.
Southern Ocean Review: The southernmost ezine in the world, featuring first rate writers, both known and emerging.
SouthLit.Com: "Southern Contemporary Literature." Nice clean layout.
Space and Time: A science fiction magazine.
Spacer's Digest: Dead. A science fiction ezine.
Spacerat: Speculative fiction and art from the United Kingdom.
SpaceWays Weekly: Defunct. Highly recommended. "an e-mail magazine dealing with writers and readers throughout the world. Visit our website for complete guidelines."
Spank- Youth Culture Online: An ezine.
SPARROWGRASS POETRY FORUM: Features poetry contests and publishing. Editor's note: read the section on publishing costs carefully.
Speaking Tree: A magazine from the world of arts, entertainment and education, The: A magazine of the arts.
Spectrum SF: Highly recommended. A quarterly science fiction magazine. Link broken.
Speculations: Highly recommended. Closed. A magazine featuring publishing market news for science fiction, fantasy, and horror. An excellent market resource.
Speculon: Highly recommended. A speculative fiction publication. 12/12/03: a writer reports this publication has closed down.
Spellbound: Closed. Recommended. Fantasy publication for 9-14 year olds.
Sphere Fantasy: A fantasy magazine. Link broken.
Sphere Galaxy: Dead. A science fiction magazine.
Sphere Gothic: Dead. A horror magazine.
Spike: A literary/cultural cyberzine dedicated to the weird, the wired, and the wonderful. Link broken.
SPIN JOURNAL Literary Magazine: "quarterly professional journal ... offers exceptional ad rates and exposure to over 900 Waldenbooks store managers, authors, editors, agents, and writing groups."
SpineChiller: Short stories and poetry on horror, fantasy and sci-fi. Email for guidelines at gcreek@logicworld.com.au.
Spokenwar: Features poetry.
Square Table, The: Features fiction, art, photography, essays, interviews, reviews, travel pieces and more.
Stable Companion, The: A magazine covering horses.
Stange's Nebula: (reincarnation of hardcopy lit mag NEBULA) Is an eclectic netzine intended for the those interested in both the arts and the sciences. Link broken.
Star*Line, Journal of the Science Fiction Poetry Association: Recommended. Poetry of any style, length, or subject in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, or horror. Speculative poetry on the borderlands of the genres is welcome. Prose poetry, visual poetry, and pwoermds (one-word poems) are also welcome. NONMEMBERS WELCOME TO SUBMIT POETRY & other written material or art. Nonfiction reviews, articles, essays, interviews, and market reports are encouraged if relating to science fiction, fantasy, or horror. Brevity is essential. Art should be B&W and camera-ready, have a SF, fantasy, or horror theme.
Submission format: Typed submissions are preferred; submissions that are difficult to read are not read. Photocopied submissions are OK, but simultaneous submissions or reprints are not. SASE (with correct return postage) is required. Include name, address, and phone number on each work submitted. NOTE: 1 IRC is enough to mail 1 ounce. Response time 1-8 weeks. Submissions on diskette (ASCII format) are welcome. Electronic (email) submissions are also welcome; the submission should be in the body of the message.
Payment: On publication for First North American Serial Rights. Poetry pays 5 cents per line plus 1cent per word; other written material pays 1/4 cent per word; art is $1 per item. One copy per contribution.
Star*Line is the official publication of the SFPA, established in 1978. It is a 16-20 page bi-monthly forum for poets and others interested in SF/F/H/Speculative poetry. Star*Line features market news, interviews, articles, reviews, member news and letters, association business, and poetry -- by members and non-members. The SFPA also publishes the annual Rhysling Anthology, a voting tool comprising works nominated by our members for the Rhysling Awards for Best Poems of the Year. (NOTE: Inclusion in the Rhysling Anthology is by member nomination only! Do not submit poems for the anthology. Membership in the SFPA is NOT required for a work to be nominated.) Issues of Star*Line are shipped to standard industry publications, market magazines, and some reviewers.
To join the SFPA, send $15 US for USA membership, $18 US for CAN./MEX. membership, or $21 US for Overseas membership to John Nichols, SFPA Secretary/Treasurer, 6075 Bellevue Dr., North Olmsted OH 44070 USA. Make checks out to SFPA. Sample copies are $2 US ($2.50 US in Canada and $3 US elsewhere). The Rhysling anthology price varies from year to year, depending on its length.
Steam Engines: features resources about steam engines and steam locomotives.
Stitching, 2 Busy: Features history of needlework, free cross stitch charts, free chart diagrams.
Stone Coast Press: Charges fee. Not recommended. "an outlet for new writers to have their work published."
Stone Soup, The magazine of writing and art by young people: international English-language literary magazine by young writers and artists through age 14.
Storisende Verlag: A German publication.
Story: Dead.
Story Rules, The: Dead.
StoryCrafting: The Fiction Writers Magazine: Like it says.
Storyglossia Literary Magazine: An online publication.
Storyteller's Internet Toolbox, A: Research tools and links to tales useful to a storyteller. Link broken.
Strange Horizons: Highly recommended. "a weekly professional online magazine devoted to encouraging and publishing quality speculative fiction, poetry, artwork, and related nonfiction. Fiction - 4 cents/word, published weekly, Articles - $25/piece, published weekly, Reviews - $20/piece, published weekly, Poetry - $20/poem, published twice monthly, Illustrations - $75/illo, published monthly. Full guidelines available on-site."
Strange, Weird, and Wonderful Magazine: Features Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction, and all things Paranormal.
Strong Coffee: Monthly literary magazine. Link broken.
Student.Com -- College Life Online, Welcome to: Appears to be a publication for college students.
Stumb Webzine: Appears dead. A horror ezine.
Stygian Articles: dead
Stygian Vortex: A publisher with a number of magazines covering several genres. See their web site for the latest information.
Style Weekly: Recommended. weekly cultural magazine for Richmond, Virginia.
SUBCONSCIOUS PERCEPTIONS: Not recommended. an online publication.
Subverse: Literary journal. Link broken.
Suck: Humor, essays, expose, historical, intelligent opinion.
Sun Magazine, The: Essays, interviews, fiction, and poetry.
Sunshine Media, Inc.: Features stories about licensed builders, architects for builder/architect magazine and about food and restaurants for restaurant magazines. Senior editor is Marie Vere. (contributed by Writingal) Contact at:Sunshine Media, Inc.
P.O. Box 37707
Phoenix, AZ 85069
(602) 277-3372
Super AM Magazine: Defunct. Art, literature, poetry, and humour.
Supernova: a Russian science fiction magazine. Unpublished work may be emailed to snova@netclub.ru while previously published work must be sent by regular mail to the address on their web page.
Surprising Stories: "Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories and Features."
Swamp, The: An "online magazine of fiction, poetry, articles, essays, experimental. Literary without the pretension, all genres welcome. Payment in links and exposure. All submissions, accepted or rejected, will be critiqued, within reason." Link broken.
Swiftsure Weekly: Weekly literary magazine. Link broken.
Swoon: A mag aimed at 20 and 30 year-olds, is calling for features that are interactive, and include several links. (contributed by Carol Hayes)
Sword Review, The: "Primarily a fantasy and science fiction magazine. Strives to provide quality fiction, poetry, valuable reviews, and meaningful exposition, all in a means that respects traditional values and Christian principles. Actively seeks works from new and student authors and artists, but holds high standards of quality for all contributions. Paying market. Publishes print monthly and online continuously. Submit via website submission form."
Sword & Sorcery Magazine: A fantasy magazine. Link broken.
Sword's Edge, The AtFantasy Alliance E-Zine: "While the focus of the e-zine is fantasy, any work in the science fiction genre would also be welcome." Link broken.
Synapse: Experimental fiction and poetry. Link broken.
