I want to give my fellow writers a heads up that Daily Science Fiction and The Sun are both open for submissions!
Here are their guidelines. However, this is just an overview. It is always wise to get your information directly from the publication’s websites and read what they have published in the past.
***While these publications seem legit, I cannot personally vouch for their validity or philosophies.***
Daily Science Fiction
DESCRIPTION: Daily Science Fiction (DSF) is a market accepting speculative fiction stories from 100 to 1,500 words in length. By this we mean science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, etc. We will consider flash series–three or more flash tales built around a common theme. If you are submitting a flash series, please note that it is a series in your cover letter and at the top of the submitted text in the submission box. Each story does need to stand on its own. – https://dailysciencefiction.com/submit/story/guidelines
They also state that while they publish Dark Fantasy, they are not interested in horror. Military SF will also be a hard sell.
WORD LIMIT: 100 to 1,500 words. (shorter submissions might have a better chance of being accepted)
SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: No
REPRINTS: No
PAY RATE: $0.08 / word.
HOW TO SUBMIT: Through website’s submission page
WEBSITE: https://dailysciencefiction.com/
The Sun
DESCRIPTION: “The Sun is a reader-supported ad-free magazine. We’ve been described in many ways: celebratory, fierce, unflinching, thoughtful, truthful, dark, darkly funny, tender. Contributors tell us that after their work reaches more than 70,000 engaged Sun readers, they often hear from old friends and new admirers.
To save your time and ours, we suggest you take a look at The Sun before submitting. We’ve provided some samples for each submission type.” – https://www.thesunmagazine.org/submit
PAGE LIMIT: Rarely accept stories longer than 7,000 words.
SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: No.
PAY RATE: Peronal Essay – $300-$2,000
Fiction – $300-$2,000
Poetry – $100-$250
HOW TO SUBMIT: Through Website or by mail (for more information go here.)
WEBSITE: https://www.thesunmagazine.org/
