About
Space Westerns Magazine exists because we were unable to find anything like it anywhere online—so we decided to create it. Space Westerns Magazine is the magazine of the Space Western genre. We publish works with themes from the Western genre set in the vast frontiers Outer-space or having some element of extra-terrestrial travel (think of it as Space Opera with Western-genre themes: it’s a little bit Country; it’s a little bit Space Patrol). We cater to fans of works that have been inspired (at least in part) by Western-genre fiction: Buck Rogers, Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, Farscape, StarCraft, Firefly, Avatar, and many others (visit The (nearly) complete list of Space Westerns for more examples).
Important: Reprints only in some submission periods. Check guidelines for current details.
Limited Demographic: Submissions are restricted to African-Americans (except for reprints).
Country of Publication
 United States |
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Publication Medium & Frequency
| EElectronic Publication | Electronic Publication | Published 52 x per year. |
Fiction Open
- Audience:
- Open to a broad Audience.
- Genres:
| Genre | Subgenres |
| SScience Fiction Science Fiction | Subgenres: Cross-Genre, Retrofuturism, Science Fiction Western, Space Opera, Weird Western. |
| WWestern Western | Subgenres: Cross-Genre, Science Fiction Western, Weird Western. |
- Styles:
- Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.
- Topics:
- Open to all/most Topics, including: Sexuality/Gender (Women/Female issues), Society/Culture (Ethnicity/Race).
- Types/Lengths:
| Type | Length Details |
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| SShort Story Short Story | 2,500 - 7,500 words. |
- Payscale:
- We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
| SSemi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word). |
- Submissions:
| Electronic | Postal | Reprints | Simultaneous | Media |
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| OK | No | OK | Unknown | Text format submissions |
- Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
Nonfiction Open
- Audience:
- Open to a broad Audience.
- Styles:
- Open to all/most Styles, including: Academic, Critical, Mainstream.
- Topics:
- Film/Television (Theory/Analysis/Criticism), Literature/Books (Theory/Analysis/Criticism, See guidelines), Music (Theory/Analysis/Criticism), Other (See guidelines).
- Types/Lengths:
| Type | Length Details |
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| VReview Review | 500 - 750 words. |
| YEssay Essay | 2,500 - 7,500 words. |
- Payscale:
- We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
| NNo monetary payment to SSemi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) Pays occasionally, up to Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word). |
- Submissions:
| Electronic | Postal | Reprints | Simultaneous | Media |
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| OK | No | Unknown | Unknown | Text format submissions |
- Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
Poetry Closed
This project has permanently closed to submissions in this category.
Visual Art Open
- Audience:
- Open to a broad Audience.
- Art Media:
- Cartoon/Comic strip.
- Art Styles:
- Open to all/most Art Styles, including: Science fiction art.
- Topics:
- Open to all/most Topics, including: Sexuality/Gender (Women/Female issues), Society/Culture (Ethnicity/Race).
- Types/Lengths:
| Type | Length Details |
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| NGraphic Narrative Graphic Narrative | No page limits known. |
- Payscale:
- We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
| SSemi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece) to PProfessional payment (US$50 or more per piece) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment (US$10-49 per piece) to Professional payment (US$50 or more per piece). |
- Submissions:
| Electronic | Postal | Reprints | Simultaneous | Media |
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| OK | No | Unknown | Unknown | Image format submissions |
- Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
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