About
From its earliest days in 1977 under the editorial direction of Isaac Asimov, Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine has maintained the tradition of publishing the best stories, unsurpassed in modern science fiction, from award-winning authors and first-time writers alike. In recent years, Asimov's has placed more stories on the Final Hugo Ballot than all of its competitors combined, and more than twice as many as its closest competitor. Bestselling author Robert Silverberg calls Asimov’s "a truly distinguished magazine, worthy of being set beside such classics of the earlier golden ages as John W. Campbell's Astounding Science Fiction of 1939-42." The Austin Chronicle lauds Asimov's as "the most consistently innovative and readable SF magazine on the newsstands today."
Country of Publication & Year Established
United States |
Established in 1977 |
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Publication Medium & Frequency
PPrint Publication | Print Publication | Published 6 x per year. |
Fiction Open
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.
- Audience:
- Open to a broad Audience.
- Genres:
Genre | Subgenres |
FFantasy Fantasy | Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, excluding Sword & Sorcery. |
SScience Fiction Science Fiction | Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, Hard Science Fiction, Slipstream, Soft Science Fiction. |
- Styles:
- Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream, Surrealist.
- Topics:
- Open to all/most Topics.
- Types/Lengths:
Type | Length Details |
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SShort Story Short Story | 1,000 - 7,500 words. |
TNovelette Novelette | 7,500 - 15,000 words. |
ANovella Novella | 15,000 - 20,000 words. |
- Payscale:
- We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
PProfessional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word). |
- Submissions:
Electronic | Postal | Reprints | Simultaneous | Media |
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OK | OK | No | No | Text format submissions |
- Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
Poetry Open
- Audience:
- Open to a broad Audience.
- Genres:
Genre | Subgenres |
FFantasy Fantasy | Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, excluding Sword & Sorcery. |
SScience Fiction Science Fiction | Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, Hard Science Fiction, Slipstream, Soft Science Fiction. |
- Poetry Forms:
- Open to all/most Forms.
- Styles:
- Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream, Surrealist.
- Topics:
- Open to all/most Topics.
- Types/Lengths:
Type | Length Details |
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PPoem Poem | Up to 40 lines. |
- Payscale:
- We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
SSemi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem). |
- Submissions:
Electronic | Postal | Reprints | Simultaneous | Media |
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OK | OK | No | No | Text format submissions |
- Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
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