9 thoughts on “Top 10 Science Fiction Magazines

  1. Thanks, but I’m unsure why you claim there are so few professional SF magazines that you had to include so many fanzines or semi-pro journals (which pay writers poorly or not at all) on this “ten best” list.

    I believe there are a lot more quality SF publications out there. The list below includes publications that are SFWA (Science Fiction Writers of America) approved, that is, pay professional rates of six cents or more per word (several magazines pay as high as twelve cents a word). Their stories also appear frequently in annual “best of” anthologies and/or are nominated or win prestigious annual awards.

    Tor.com
    Beneath Ceaseless Skies
    Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show
    Nightmare
    Lightspeed
    Uncanny
    Fireside
    Gamut
    Daily Science Fiction
    Apex
    Subterranean

  2. Beneath Ceaseless Skies publishes fantasy which most people consider a subgenre of speculative fiction (or visa versa). Nonetheless it’s an SFWA-approved qualifying market for aspiring SF authors.

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  3. When writing about new ideas in your science fiction story, however, you should always keep in mind how these ideas can affect your overall narrative. Your ideas should not be dumped anywhere in your story. Describe your ideas or concepts in a manner that is not confusing to the readers, but do not try so hard to explain them. Otherwise, your science fiction story might look like an academic paper. As much as possible, keep your innovative and entertaining at the same time.

  4. Most people classify the fantasy published by Beneath Ceaseless Skies as a subgenre of speculative fiction. Still, it’s a qualifying market for budding science fiction writers that the SFWA has authorized.

  5. It looks like a lot of these are currently closed to submissions and have been since last year. Seems to be the result of AI written spam, which is extremely unfortunate. I keep checking back every couple weeks though, just in case…

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