Haven Spec Magazine - Fiction
(Poetry) (Nonfiction)
Description
Note: if accepted, wait six months after publication to submit again.
We like stories that are subtle in their telling and stick with us long after we've finished, and we're more likely to buy stories that balance a sense of wonder with a bold plot and emotional depth. For our two issues focused on the climate crisis, we're particularly interested in publishing stories from people displaced by or threatened by the climate emergency (see our themes below). For our other four issues, we're open to a wide variety of stories across the SFF and weird spectra.
Each September, we publish our WET Issue! Here we focus on stories of water—monsoons and the rising tides, hurricanes and the disappearing coast—we'll center stories by authors directly affected by the climate crisis, though we'll consider anything that fits the theme, even vaguely!
Each March, we publish our DRY Issue! Here we're looking for content that focuses on the dry aspects of climate change—desertification and falling reservoirs, rising temperatures and endless droughts—we'll center stories by authors directly affected by the climate crisis, though we'll consider anything that fits the theme, even vaguely!
We like stories that are subtle in their telling and stick with us long after we've finished, and we're more likely to buy stories that balance a sense of wonder with a bold plot and emotional depth. For our two issues focused on the climate crisis, we're particularly interested in publishing stories from people displaced by or threatened by the climate emergency (see our themes below). For our other four issues, we're open to a wide variety of stories across the SFF and weird spectra.
Each September, we publish our WET Issue! Here we focus on stories of water—monsoons and the rising tides, hurricanes and the disappearing coast—we'll center stories by authors directly affected by the climate crisis, though we'll consider anything that fits the theme, even vaguely!
Each March, we publish our DRY Issue! Here we're looking for content that focuses on the dry aspects of climate change—desertification and falling reservoirs, rising temperatures and endless droughts—we'll center stories by authors directly affected by the climate crisis, though we'll consider anything that fits the theme, even vaguely!
Market Submission Schedule
- Limited demographic submission window: authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups - Mar 1, 2025 thru Mar 31, 2025 (Ends 2 days from now)
- Submission window - Apr 1, 2025 thru Apr 30, 2025 (Begins 2 days from now)
- Limited demographic submission window: authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups - May 1, 2025 thru May 31, 2025 (Begins 32 days from now)
- Submission window - Jun 1, 2025 thru Jun 30, 2025 (Begins 63 days from now)
- Limited demographic submission window: authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups - Jul 1, 2025 thru Jul 31, 2025 (Begins 93 days from now)
- Submission window - Aug 1, 2025 thru Aug 31, 2025 (Begins 124 days from now)
- Limited demographic submission window: authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups - Sep 1, 2025 thru Sep 30, 2025 (Begins 155 days from now)
- Submission window - Oct 1, 2025 thru Oct 31, 2025 (Begins 185 days from now)
- Limited demographic submission window: authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups - Nov 1, 2025 thru Nov 30, 2025 (Begins 216 days from now)
- Submission window - Dec 1, 2025 thru Dec 31, 2025 (Begins 246 days from now)
- Limited demographic submission window: authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups - Jan 1, 2026 thru Jan 31, 2026 (Begins 277 days from now)
- Submission window - Feb 1, 2026 thru Feb 28, 2026 (Begins 308 days from now)
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyHorror
Science Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
8 cents/word
Short Story
1000 to 6000 words
8 cents/word
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Estimated Response: 70 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language and Translations
Estimated Response: 70 days
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 829 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 52.09 | Median: 45 | Max: 342
Responded:
97.46%
Accepted:
1.56% - avg 196 days
Rejected:
95.89% - avg 49 days
(6.16% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
0.24%
Lost/Returned:
0.24%
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
2.29%
Pending:
There are 205 pending responses.
(1 min | 30.85 average | 31 median | 56 max days waiting)
Note: pending statistics may skew high if some users neglect their data.
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Submission Timeline for Haven Spec Magazine
Submission Timeline
2024/03/30
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2025/03/29
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Listing added: 23 September 2021
Last officially checked: 5 February 2025