Asimov's Science Fiction - Fiction (Go to Poetry)
Description
In general, we’re looking for “character oriented” stories, those in which the characters, rather than the science, provide the main focus for the reader’s interest. Serious, thoughtful, yet accessible fiction will constitute the majority of our purchases, but there’s always room for the humorous as well. SF dominates the fiction published in the magazine, but we also publish borderline fantasy, slipstream, and surreal fiction. No sword & Sorcery, please. Neither are we interested in explicit sex or violence. A good overview would be to consider that all fiction is written to examine or illuminate some aspect of human existence, but that in science fiction the backdrop you work against is the size of the Universe.
Market Genres
Genres
FantasyScience Fiction
Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
8 cents/word
Novelette
7500 to 17500 words
8 cents/word
Novella
17500 to 25000 words
8 cents/word
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: Yes
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 45 days
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: Yes
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 45 days
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Count:
There are 1641 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 0 | Average: 7.36 | Median: 1 | Max: 2042
Responded:
99.63%
Accepted:
0.60% - avg 86 days
Rejected:
98.96% - avg 6 days
(6.83% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
0.06%
Dead Letters:
0.24%
Lost/Returned:
0.06%
Never Responded:
0.18%
Withdrawn:
0.12%
Pending:
There are 18 pending responses.
(0 min | 47 average | 20 median | 139 max days waiting)
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Listing added: 14 December 2012
Last officially checked: 9 July 2023