Fiction Guidelines
We like stories that are subtle in their telling and stick with us long after we've finished, and we're more likely to buy stories that balance a sense of wonder with a bold plot and emotional depth. For our two issues focused on the climate crisis, we're particularly interested in publishing stories from people displaced by or threatened by the climate emergency. For our other four issues, we're open to a wide variety of stories across the SFF and weird spectra.
- Pay: 8¢ per word for original fiction
- Word limit: 5000 words
- Language: English
- File type: .doc, .docx, .rtf
- Rights: We buy first serial print and electronic rights for publication of the story in the English language and throughout the world. We also buy non-exclusive archival rights for our website and non-exclusive anthology rights.
Poetry Guidelines
We like poems that use complex fixed verse forms (think sestina, awdl gywydd, masnavi, etc) as well as free verse. Most important to us is vivid imagery, clever lyricism, and a strong emotional core. For our two issues focused on the climate crisis, we're particularly interested in publishing poems from people displaced by or threatened by the climate emergency. For our other four issues, we're open to a wide variety of poems across the SFF and weird spectra.
- Pay: $20 per original poem
- Limit: Five poems, submitted in a single submission
- Language: English
- File type: .doc, .docx, .rtf
- Rights: We buy first serial print and electronic rights for publication of the story in the English language and throughout the world. We also buy non-exclusive archival rights for our website and non-exclusive anthology rights.
February: General Submissions Window
A brief note on AI/LLMs: Haven Spec Magazine is only interested in stories, poems, and art created by humans (and maybe very smart whales). Please do not use AI or LLMs to generate your fiction, poetry, or art, in part or in whole. Any submissions which are determined by our editorial team to have used AI or LLMs will be rejected.
Acolyte Submission System
- We are testing out our new submission system (the Acolyte Submission System), and there will undoubtedly still be bugs to work out. So, when you submit, please keep the following in mind:
- Your submission may take several seconds to go through.
- You can only submit one story at a time, but if we pass on it, feel free to submit again without waiting.
- You can only submit five poems at a time, and they should all be in a single file.
- You will get an email confirming your submission. If, after an hour or two, you haven't gotten confirmation (and you've checked your spam folder), you should feel free to submit the same piece again. Just indicate in the cover letter that it is a do-over. This will also help troubleshoot any lingering problems in the code.
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