Smart Search List of the Day Science Fiction Poetry Smart Search is one of several search options for our members. It enables you to search for publishers and agents using the most common options and provides a short list of results that's curated and updated daily. This helps you find that gold nugget in the stream with as little effort as possible. Although you aren't a member yet, we are giving you a free preview of our Smart Search below. Read our Guide to Smart Search for more information about this feature.Note: These are the results of a previous Smart Search List of the Day. Today's Smart Search is Fee-Free Experimental Poetry. Instructions: Select at least one bolded (asterisk) option below and click Search. To include some lesser-known publishers, select "Include Wildcards." Piece: Clear Poetry Form:* Any Poetry Form Ballad Beat poetry Blank verse Cinquain Dramatic verse Experimental poetry Formal verse Free verse Ghazal Haiku (or related) Hybrid form Invented/Nonce form Light verse Limerick Long poetry Lyric poetry Metrical Narrative poetry Pantoum Persona poetry Prose poetry Rhyming Rondeau Sestina Short poetry Sonnet Tanka Villanelle Visual poetry Other form Topic:* Include Scholarly publications Genre:* Any Genre General Action-Adventure Erotica Fantasy Horror Mystery/Crime Romance Science Fiction Suspense/Thriller Western Style:* Any Style Absurdist Dark Experimental Humorous Literary Mainstream Minimalist Pulp Quirky Realist Satirical Surrealist Transgressive Medium:* Length Type:* Any Length Type Poem Poetry Chapbook Poetry Collection Include literary agents as well as publishers Max. Results: 10 20 30 40 50 Fees: Include Fee-Based Submissions Pay: Paying Projects Only Include 'Unknown' Payscale Refinements: Include Wildcards Wildcards are listings that are lesser-known and don't have enough data yet for complete statistics. Exact Matches Only Sort By: Acceptance Pct (high to low) Acceptance Pct (low to high) Avg Response Time (low to high) Number of Submitters (reporting to Duotrope) Title Today's Smart Search List of the Day is: Science Fiction Poetry. Check back tomorrow for a new list.Color Coding: Purple indicates a Wildcard, Green indicates a paying publication, and Blue is everything else. Asimov's Science Fiction 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…Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction.Lengths: Poem.Payment: Semi-pro. Details: USD $1 per line.Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 123.3 days.Acceptances: Approachable. 15.4% of poetry submissions accepted. Eye to the Telescope Eye to the Telescope, a quarterly online journal, began publishing science-fiction, fantasy, horror, and other speculative poetry in 2011, under the auspices of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association. Its editors are selected by the current SFPA president and change with each issue; as a result, editorial policies change with each issue as well.Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction.Lengths: Poem.Payment: to Token to Semi-pro. Details: USD $0.04/word, rounded to nearest dollar; min. $4, max. $25.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 42.5 days.Acceptances: Approachable. 14.8% of poetry submissions accepted. The Fantastic Other A place for the discussion of dreams, the analyses of fantasies, the prodding of popular larks.Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction.Lengths: Poem.Payment: Token. Details: USD $5.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 49.2 days.Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in poetry. HOOT HOOT is a postcard. A very nice-looking one. With writing on it! It is also a little more complicated than that. It is also: a brief, displayable, shareable literary magazine. The idea is: to have stories and poems on a postcard, so that they can be displayed and shared easily. Stick it on the fridge! Tuck it in your husband’s/wife’s briefcase or nephew’s bookbag! for people to have a literary magazine that they can both afford to subscribe to and have time to read…Genres: Open to all/most genres, including: General, Fantasy, Science Fiction.Lengths: Poem.Payment: Unknown.Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 87.2 days.Acceptances: Challenging. 5.3% of poetry submissions accepted. Horrific Scribes Mature Horrific Scribes is an expanding online archive of dark short fiction (and some poetry) by various authors who share the Horrific Scribblings imprint’s dedication to the provocative, scary, and strange. Most of the stories will have elements of horror, ranging from bloodless slow burns to raucous extreme romps, but related genres–dark fantasy, dark sci-fi, surrealist and other experimental writing with dark tendencies–are likely to appear…Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction.Lengths: Poem.Payment: Semi-pro. Details: USD $25 per accepted submission.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 10.2 days.Acceptances: Approachable. 11.8% of poetry submissions accepted. Moonday Mag Wildcard Founded in 2023, Moonday Mag is a quarterly, speculative art and literary magazine dedicated to celebrating all things fantastic and fantastically strange. Inspired by our founder's dream journal, and born in the place that rests between here and the uncanny valley, Moonday Mag wonders what else might be out there, beyond the veil. From sci-fi to fantasy, to the horrors only a quiet mind can imagine, to the witching hour caught on camera in 35mm, Moonday Mag wants it all and welcomes all…Genres: General, Fantasy, Science Fiction.Lengths: Poem.Payment: No monetary payment.Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 139.3 days. Orion's Belt Orion’s Belt is the home of bold, experimental literary science fiction and fantasy. We want stories that make us think about our place in the universe and our relationships with each other. We want stories that blur the line between “genre” fiction and literary fiction. We want stories that reach toward the stars while never forgetting the people on the ground. And we want it all in under 1000 words. It’s a difficult challenge, but we have faith in you, fellow cosmonauts…Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction.Lengths: Poem.Payment: Semi-pro. Details: USD $40.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 21.2 days.Acceptances: Challenging. 0.6% of poetry submissions accepted. SpecPoVerse SpecPoVerse was founded on December 17, 2024 by poets Miguel O. Mitchell and Michael Hessel-Mial. At SpecPoVerse, our mission is to provide a journal where speculative poetry from different countries, languages, and life experiences can exist in one place.Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction.Lengths: Poem.Payment: Semi-pro. Details: USD $5 per poem.Avg. Response: Average responder. 71.6 days.Acceptances: Approachable. 42.1% of poetry submissions accepted. Strange Horizons Strange Horizons is a weekly magazine of and about speculative fiction. We publish fiction, poetry, reviews, essays, interviews, roundtable discussions, and art. Our definition of speculative fiction includes science fiction, fantasy, horror, slipstream, and all other flavors of fantastika. Work published in Strange Horizons has been shortlisted for or won Hugo, Nebula, Rhysling, Theodore Sturgeon, James Tiptree Jr., and World Fantasy Awards…Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction.Lengths: Poem.Payment: Professional. Details: USD $50 per poem.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 41.4 days.Acceptances: Average. 8.5% of poetry submissions accepted. Syncopation Literary Journal “Syncopation” refers to an accented beat that occurs when the listener least expects it. Syncopation adds rhythmic interest to a piece of music. Syncopation Literary Journal seeks unique stories that pique a reader’s interest from the opening line. Syncopation Literary Journal is a free online open-access literary journal for musicians, and for writers inspired by music…Genres: General, Fantasy, Science Fiction.Lengths: Poem.Payment: No monetary payment.Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 21.9 days.Acceptances: Challenging. 5.0% of poetry submissions accepted. Bulk Actions: Select all | Deselect all Jump to Top Add selected to Favorites Add selected to Ignore List (Ignored listings will be hidden from you across the site.) Cookie Consent: This site uses secure first-party cookies for essential, preference-setting, and statistical purposes. We do not use any marketing, advertising, or third-party cookies. Read our full cookie policy. Accept All Cookies Allow Essential Cookies Only