If you’re a fantasy writer looking to submit short stories to magazines, you know how time consuming and frustrating it can be searching online for the right fit, spending precious time clicking and clicking when you’d rather be writing and submitting.
We’re going to step in and be your VA (virtual assistant) by compiling a list of magazines that accept fantasy stories. You just keep on writing great stuff.
Most magazines close to submissions temporarily when they have enough pieces for their next edition, but keep checking back to see when they open up again so you can submit early. And if you know of any other places where fantasy writers can submit, share the wealth and let us know about them in the comments!
Open magazines as of July 2025:
- Abyss & Apex (dark fantasy, science fantasy, slipstream, urban fantasy and more)
- OPEN AUGUST 1-7, 2025
- Cast of Wonders (YA hard fantasy, sci fi)
- OPEN AUGUST 1-31 FOR YOUNG AUTHOS ONLY
- SEPTEMBER 1-14 FOR GENERAL SUBMISSIONS
- Flame Tree Publishing (fantasy, horror, more—specifics change by issue)
- ROMANTIC FANTASY OPEN UNTIL AUGUST 24, 2025
- AFRICANFUTURISM SHORT STORES OPEN UNTIL NOVEMBER 2, 2025
- ODYSSEUS OPEN UNTIL AUGUST 24, 2025
- THE VALKYRIES OPEN UNTIL AUGUST 24, 2025
- Pseudopod (supernatural dark fantasy and more)
- OPEN MARCH 1-JULY 31, 2025
- OPEN AUGUST 1-11, 2025
Currently closed, but magazines to watch:
- Andromeda Spaceways Magazine (fantasy, sci fi, horror)
- Apex Magazine (sci fi, fantasy, horror)
- Beneath Ceaseless Skies (literary adventure fantasy stories)
- Clarkesworld (fantasy, sci fi)
- Lightspeed (sci fi, fantasy)
- Psychopomp (a wide range of fantasy)
- Strange Horizons (speculative fiction including fantasy)