New Horizons

A project of British Fantasy Society (see other related projects).

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions. We provide the following information as an archive.

About

New Horizons is one of two journals published by the British Fantasy Society. New Horizons is looking for contemporary fiction in the f/h/sf genres, and aims for a mixture of such genres within each issue. The emphasis is less on action and more on character, preferably without the genre tropes such as sword and sorcery, vampires, and spaceships (although not excluding those if the story is good enough). Generally, we're looking for the fantastic within the everyday rather than overt fantasy. Quality will be the common denominator.

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Publication Medium & Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Published 2 x per year

Fiction Closed

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Contemporary, Cross-Genre, Magic Realism, Urban Fantasy, excluding Sword & Sorcery, Vampire
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, Magic Realism
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Contemporary/Near Future, Cross-Genre, excluding Space Opera

Lengths:

Short Story: 3,000 - 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

None found.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026