SFFH Magazine Markets - Reading Periods (Part B)
Garth Spencer
From "Across the Fandomension" website, last updated July 27, 2026
NOTE: I am always looking for corrections, additions and updates; if you spot errors and omissions below, please contact me at [email protected] so that I can update this page. – G.S.
In this instalment I continue to find out which SFFH periodical markets are now open, or will be in the foreseeable future. While I was at it I discovered that some markets I listed in the June 2026 news release do not appear to be in operation any more.
GigaNotoSaurus - https://giganotosaurus.org/ - currently CLOSED to submissions. Follow us on Bluesky for open submissions announcements.
Grimdark Magazine - https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/ - currently closed to submissions.
Kaleidotrope - https://kaleidotrope.net/ - currently closed to fiction and poetry submissions.
khoréo - https://www.khoreomag.com/ - next submission cycle to be announced.
Lackington’s - https://lackingtons.com/ - on hiatus, no plans to reopen for submissions at this time
Luna Station Quarterly - https://www.lunastationquarterly.com/magazines - currently open for submissions. Our submission period closes on August 15th.
New Edge Sword & Sorcery - https://newedgeswordandsorcery.com/ - opened August 1st to story submissions.
Nightmare Magazine - https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/ - currently closed to submissions, probably until the end of 2026
Nights Shades Magazine - https://www.nightshadesmag.com/ - closed to submissions until further notice
Nygel Magazine - https://www.nygelmag.com/ - currently closed to submissions
Old Moon Quarterly - https://www.oldmoonpublishing.com/ - currently closed to submissions
Orion’s Belt - https://www.orions-belt.net/ - currently closed to submissions until September 1, 2026
Penumbric - https://www.penumbric.com/ - open for fiction and poetry submissions from 15 June to 15 September and from 15 December to 15 March each year
Planet Scumm - https://www.planetscumm.space/ - opens to submissions on August 13, 2026
PseudoPod - https://pseudopod.org/ - next open to submissions August 1-11, 2026, and in spring 2027
Radon Journal - https://www.radonjournal.com/ - submissions are accepted year-round
Reckoning - https://reckoning.press/ - currently reading for Reckoning 11, which will close to submissions August 31st, 2026
Samovar - samovar.strangehorizons.com – currently open to submissions
SciPhi Journal - https://www.sciphijournal.org/ - currently closed to short fiction
Seize the Press - https://www.seizethepress.com/ – currently open to submissions
Small Wonders - https://smallwondersmag.com/ - Small Wonders publishes flash fiction (original and reprint), original poetry, and reprint art - currently open for reprint flash fiction and reprint art.
Solarpunk - https://solarpunkmagazine.com/ - not open to submissions until January 2027
Space and Time Magazine - https://spaceandtime.net/ - temporarily closed to submissions
Specpoverse (poetry) - https://specpoverse.org/ - Submission periods in 2027 may be February 1 to March 31, May 1 to June 30, and September 1 to October 31.
Star*Line (poetry) - https://sfpoetry.org/wp/starline/ - always open to submissions
StarshipSofa - http://www.starshipsofa.com/ - currently open for submissions
Strange Horizons - https://strangehorizons.com/ - currently closed to fiction submissions
Swords & Sorcery - https://swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/ - now seeking original short stories of 1,500 to 8,500 words length that feature fantasy elements and pre-industrial settings
Tasavvur Magazine - https://tasavvurnama.com/ - submission period is in February each year
The Deadlands - https://psychopomp.com/deadlands/ - currently closed to fiction submissions
The Future Fire - https://futurefire.net/
The Tentaculum - https://www.drabblecast.org/the-tentaculum/ - currently closed to fiction submissions
Three-Lobed Burning Eye - https://www.3lobedmag.com/ - currently closed to fiction submissions
Translunar Travelers Lounge - https://translunartravelerslounge.com/ - open annually for submissions from March 15th through April 15th for our August issue, and from September 15th through October 15th for our February issue.
Trollbreath - https://magazine.trollbreath.com/ - currently open for all submission types until October 31st, 2026
Uncanny Magazine - https://www.uncannymagazine.com/ - currently closed to fiction submissions – subscribe to newsletter for reading period announcements
Uncharted Magazine - https://www.unchartedmag.com/ - Currently accepting submissions for: Sci-fi + Fantasy, Thriller + Mystery, Dystopian fiction
Unfit Magazine - https://unfitmag.com/ - many articles on SF subgenres and the craft of writing in them; no discoverable submission guidelines or reading periods
Utopia Science Fiction - https://www.utopiasciencefiction.com/ - quarterly; submit by Sept. 1, 2026 for December 2026 issue, by Dec. 1, 2026 for March 2027 issue, etc.
Weird Fiction Quarterly - https://weirdfictionquarterly.com/ - Weird Fiction Quarterly is not generally an open-call publication, but if you have an idea or example of work that would fit within our pages, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected].
Zooscape - https://zooscape-zine.com/ - currently closed to fiction submissions; next reading period will be February 1st-28th, 2027.
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