Jessica

August 2026 Monthly Market Report

Welcome to the monthly market report brought to you via a collaboration between Dream Foundry and the Submission Grinder. You can check here for new reports and an archive of past ones, or sign up to receive them in your inbox through our Market Report Newsletter.

To be included here, each market must meet The Submission Grinder’s standards for a full listing, minimal standards for payment set by Dream Foundry, and publish speculative fiction or poetry. Inclusion in this list is not an endorsement. If you have reason to believe a market doesn’t meet a basic threshold for professionalism, please report that to The Submission Grinder. If you think there’s an issue with the criteria used to curate the list, reach out to us here at Dream Foundry.

FICTION

Upcoming Market Changes

100-Foot Crow's Submission Window begins soon.
Anomaly's Submission Window begins and ends soon.
Apex Magazine's Submission Window begins soon.
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest's Submission Window ends soon.
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest's Submission Window begins soon.
Are You Everything Alright's Submission Window begins soon.
Cast of Wonders's Limited Demographic Submission Window: Young Authors ends soon.
Cast of Wonders's Submission Window begins soon.
Deep Cut Magazine's Submission Winddow begins soon.
Endings's Submission Window begins soon.
Escape Pod's Submission Window begins soon.
Haven Spec Magazine's Submission Window ends soon.
Of Fae & Fire permanently closes soon.
Of Love Forbidden permanently closes soon.
Plott Hound Magazine's Submission Window begins and ends soon.
The Green Sheaf's "The Crone" Theme ends soon.
Three-Lobed Burning Eye's Submission Window begins and ends soon.
Thyme Travellers Anthology Series's Submission Window ends soon.

POETRY

New Markets

The Book of Rot & Bloom Anthology Series

Markets Currently Open for Submissions

Dreams & Nightmares
Exquisite Undead: An Anthology of Vampires
Haven Spec Magazine (Recently Opened)
MENACE
Orion's Belt (Recently Opened)
Portals
Radon Journal
Reckoning
Samovar
Scattered
Spec Colorways In Verse
Star*Line
Strange Horizons
The Green Sheaf (Recently Opened)
The Neurodiversiverse: Bridging Worlds
Torch Literary Arts
Trollbreath Magazine

Markets Recently Closed for Submissions

Apocalypse Confidential books
FIYAH
NewMyths.com
Queer Little Daydreams (Permanent)
Reimagined AI Anthology Series (Permanent)

Upcoming Market Changes

Haven Spec Magazine's Submission window ends soon.
Heartlines Spec's Limited demographic submission window: equity-deserving groups begins and ends soon.
Heartlines Spec's Submission window begins soon.
Of Metal and Magic Publishing's Submission Window ends soon.
The Green Sheaf's "The Crone" Theme ends soon.

The Dream Foundry Market Report is compiled by David Steffen, editor of Diabolical Plots and The Long List Anthology series, and administrator and co-founder of the Submission Grinder. Diabolical Plots was the publisher of “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” by Effie Seiberg, which is a finalist for the Nebula and Hugo Awards, and you can read it for free! You can support Diabolical Plots and the Submission Grinder on PayPal or Patreon or by buying books or merch.

by Jessica

July 2026 Monthly Market Report

To be included here, each market must meet The Submission Grinder’s standards for a full listing, minimal standards for payment set by Dream Foundry, and publish speculative fiction or poetry. Inclusion in this list is not an endorsement. If you have reason to believe a market doesn’t meet a basic threshold for professionalism, please report that to The Submission Grinder. If you think there’s an issue with the criteria used to curate the list, reach out to us here at Dream Foundry.

FICTION

New Markets

AGAIN
Grimalkin Press (Upcoming)
More Distant Shores
Sweet Screams

Markets Currently Open for Submissions

Apex Magazine (Recently Opened)
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest (Recently Opened)
Beneath Ceaseless Skies
Clarkesworld Magazine
Crepuscular Magazine
Democratic Futures Prize
Diabolical Plots (Recently Opened)
FIYAH (Recently Opened)
Flame Tree Fiction Newsletter
Flash Fiction Online (FFO) (Originals) (Recently Opened)
Gavagai
Haven Spec Magazine (Recently Opened)
khoréo magazine (khoreo) (Recently Opened)
Mysterion (Recently Opened)
Portals (Recently Opened)
PseudoPod (Recently Opened)
Reckoning
Samovar
Story Unlikely
The Daily Tomorrow (Recently Opened)
The NoSleep Podcast
The Submission Pit Substack
The Tomorrow Prize
Thyme Travellers Anthology Series
Torch Literary Arts
Uncharted Magazine

Markets Recently Closed for Submissions

Anathema: Spec from the Margins
Anomaly
Augur
Baneberry Literary Horror Annual
Escape Pod
If There's Anyone Left
Impossible Worlds (Permanent)
Night Shades
Otherside (Originals)
Plott Hound Magazine
Solarpunk Magazine
Strange Pilgrims
The Orange & Bee

Upcoming Market Changes

Abyss & Apex's Submission window begins and ends soon.
AGAIN's Submission Window ends soon.
Anomaly's Submission Window begins and ends soon.
Apex Magazine's Submission Window ends soon.
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest's Submission Window ends soon.
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest's Submission Window begins soon.
Cast of Wonders's Limited Demographic Submission Window: Young Authors begins soon.
Democratic Futures Prize's Submission Window ends soon.
Diabolical Plots's Submission Window ends soon.
FIYAH's "Conjuring Academies & Spellbound Scholars" Theme ends soon.
Flash Fiction Online (FFO) (Originals)'s "Aftermath" Theme ends soon.
Haven Spec Magazine's Limited demographic submission window: authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups ends soon.
Haven Spec Magazine's Submission Window begins soon.
khoréo magazine (khoreo)'s Submission Window ends soon.
Mysterion's Submission Window ends soon.
Orion's Belt's Submission Window begins soon.
Planet Scumm opens soon.
PseudoPod's Submission Window For Reprints that originally appeared in 2026 Anthologies and Collections ends soon.
PseudoPod's Submission Window begins and ends soon.
Sweet Screams's Submission Window ends soon.
The Green Sheaf's "The Crone" Theme begins soon.

POETRY

New Markets

Of Metal and Magic Publishing
Reimagined AI Anthology Series
Scattered

Markets Currently Open for Submissions

Dreams & Nightmares
Exquisite Undead: An Anthology of Vampires
FIYAH (Recently Opened)
Haven Spec Magazine (Recently Opened)
MENACE
NewMyths.com
Portals (Recently Opened)
Radon Journal
Reckoning
Samovar
Spec Colorways In Verse
Star*Line
Strange Horizons
The Green Sheaf
The Neurodiversiverse: Bridging Worlds
Torch Literary Arts
Trollbreath Magazine

Markets Recently Closed for Submissions

Anathema: Spec from the Margins
Augur
Eye to the Telescope
Impossible Worlds (Permanent)
Otherside (Originals)
Solarpunk Magazine
The Orange & Bee
The Quiet Ones

Upcoming Market Changes

FIYAH's "Conjuring Academies & Spellbound Scholars" Theme ends soon.
Haven Spec Magazine's Limited demographic submission window: authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups ends soon.
Haven Spec Magazine's Submission window begins soon.
Heartlines Spec's Limited demographic submission window: equity-deserving groups begins soon.
Orion's Belt's Submission Window begins soon.
Queer Little Daydreams permanently closes soon.
Reimagined AI Anthology Series permanently closes soon.
The Green Sheaf's "The Crone" Theme begins soon.

by Jessica

June 2026 Monthly Market Report

To be included here, each market must meet The Submission Grinder’s standards for a full listing, minimal standards for payment set by Dream Foundry, and publish speculative fiction or poetry. We may be making tweaks to the inclusion/exclusion criteria in the coming months to ensure we’re meeting our goal of including markets that meet our basic standards for professionalism in their business practices. Inclusion in this list is not an endorsement. If you have reason to believe a market doesn’t meet a basic threshold for professionalism, please report that to The Submission Grinder. If you think there’s an issue with the criteria used to curate the list, reach out to us here at Dream Foundry.

FICTION

New Markets

Baneberry Literary Horror Annual
Deep Cut Magazine (Upcoming)
Portals (Upcoming)
The Submission Pit Substack

Markets Currently Open for Submissions

Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest (Recently Opened)
Beneath Ceaseless Skies
Clarkesworld Magazine
Crepuscular Magazine
Democratic Futures Prize
Escape Pod (Recently Opened)
Flame Tree Fiction Newsletter
Flash Fiction Online (FFO) (Originals) (Recently Opened)
Gavagai
If There's Anyone Left (Recently Opened)
Night Shades (Recently Opened)
Reckoning
Story Unlikely
The No Sleep Podcast
The Tomorrow Prize
Thyme Travellers Anthology Series
Torch Literary Arts
Uncharted Magazine

Markets Recently Closed for Submissions

Anomaly
Apex Magazine
Book Worms
Cast of Wonders
Haven Spec Magazine
The Book of Demons (Permanent)
Were- Anthology Series (Permanent)

Upcoming Market Changes

Anomaly's Submission Window begins and ends soon.
Apex Magazine's Submission Window begins soon.
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest's Submission Window ends soon.
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest's Submission Window begins soon.
Augur's Submission Window begins and ends soon.
Baneberry Literary Horror Annual temporarily closes soon.
Diabolical Plots's Submission Window begins soon.
Escape Pod's "Democratic Futures" Theme ends soon.
Flash Fiction Online (FFO) (Originals)'s Submission Window ends soon.
Flash Fiction Online (FFO) (Originals)'s "Aftermath" Theme begins soon.
Haven Spec Magazine's Limited demographic submission window: authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups begins soon.
If There's Anyone Left's Submission Window ends soon.
khoréo magazine (khoreo)'s Submission Window begins soon.
Mysterion's Submission Window begins soon.
Otherside (Originals)'s Limited Demographic Submission Window: BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled authors who are self-identified members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community begins and ends soon.
Otherside (Originals)'s Submission Window begins and ends soon.
Plott Hound Magazine's Submission Window begins and ends soon.
Portals opens soon.
The Orange & Bee's Submission Window begins and ends soon.

POETRY

New Markets

Exquisite Undead: An Anthology of Vampires
Portals (Upcoming)
Queer Little Daydreams
Skywater Publishing Cooperative

Markets Currently Open for Submissions

Augur (Recently Opened)
BSFS Poetry Contest
Dreams & Nightmares
MENACE
NewMyths.com (Recently Opened)
Radon Journal
Reckoning
Spec Colorways In Verse
Strange Horizons
The Green Sheaf
The Neurodiversiverse: Bridging Worlds
The Quiet Ones (Recently Opened)
Torch Literary Arts
Trollbreath Magazine

Markets Recently Closed for Submissions

Alocasia
Assembly Press
Book Worms
Haven Spec Magazine
Heartlines Spec
Heroic Fantasy Quarterly
Roses & Wildflowers
Tales From the Cryptids (Permanent)
The Skull & Laurel: Magazine of New Weird Fiction (Permanent)

Upcoming Market Changes

Augur's Submission Window begins and ends soon.
Haven Spec Magazine's Limited demographic submission window: authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups begins soon.
Otherside (Originals)'s Limited Demographic Submission Window: BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled authors who are self-identified members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community begins and ends soon.
Otherside (Originals)'s Submission Window begins and ends soon.
Portals opens soon.
The Orange & Bee's Submission Window begins and ends soon.
The Quiet Ones's Submission Window ends soon.

by Jessica

May 2026 Monthly Market Report

To be included here, each market must meet The Submission Grinder’s standards for a full listing, minimal standards for payment set by Dream Foundry, and publish speculative fiction or poetry. We may be making tweaks to the inclusion/exclusion criteria in the coming months to ensure we’re meeting our goal of including markets that meet our basic standards for professionalism in their business practices. Inclusion in this list is not an endorsement. If you have reason to believe a market doesn’t meet a basic threshold for professionalism, please report that to The Submission Grinder. If you think there’s an issue with the criteria used to curate the list, reach out to us here at Dream Foundry.

Speaking of market opportunities, the Dream Foundry contests for Emerging Artists and Emerging Writers are currently open for submissions, though it's closing soon! Submit your portfolio or short story before June 8 for a chance at cash prizes and getting a special showcase at Flights of Foundry.

FICTION

New Markets

Anhedonia Press Drabbles (Upcoming)
Democratic Futures Prize
The Book of Demons

Markets Currently Open for Submissions

Apex Magazine (Recently Opened)
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest (Recently Opened)
Beneath Ceaseless Skies
Book Worms (Recently Opened)
Clarkesworld Magazine
Crepuscular Magazine
Escape Pod
Flame Tree Fiction Newsletter
Flash Fiction Online (FFO) (Originals) (Recently Opened)
Gavagai
Haven Spec Magazine (Recently Opened)
Reckoning
Story Unlikely
The No Sleep Podcast
The Tomorrow Prize
Thyme Travellers Anthology Series
Torch Literary Arts
Uncharted Magazine
Were- Anthology Series

Markets Recently Closed for Submissions

100-Foot Crow
Al Blanchard Award
Anomaly
Climbing High (Permanent)
Extremely Weird Splatter (Permanent)
Missed-Fits (Permanent)
Orion's Belt
PodCastle
PseudoPod
Tales From the Cryptids (Permanent)
The Cookout (Permanent)
Three-Lobed Burning Eye
Tome and Space
Utopia Science Fiction

Upcoming Market Changes

Anomaly's Submission Window begins and ends soon.
Apex Magazine's Submission Window ends soon.
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest's Submission Window ends soon.
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest's Submission Window begins soon.
Book Worms's "Summer" Theme ends soon.
Cast of Wonders's "Banned Books" Theme begins and ends soon.
Escape Pod's Submission Window ends soon.
Flash Fiction Online (FFO) (Originals)'s Translations Only Submission Window ends soon.
Flash Fiction Online (FFO) (Originals)'s Submission Window begins soon.
Haven Spec Magazine's Submission Window ends soon.
If There's Anyone Left's Submission Window begins soon.
The Book of Demons permanently closes soon.
Were- Anthology Series permanently closes soon.

POETRY

Markets Currently Open for Submissions

Alocasia
Book Worms (Recently Opened)
BSFS Poetry Contest
Dreams & Nightmares
Haven Spec Magazine (Recently Opened)
Heartlines Spec (Recently Opened)
Heroic Fantasy Quarterly
MENACE
Radon Journal
Reckoning
Seven Story Hotel
Spec Colorways In Verse (Recently Opened)
Strange Horizons
Tales From the Cryptids (Recently Opened)
The Green Sheaf (Recently Opened)
The Neurodiversiverse: Bridging Worlds
Torch Literary Arts
Trollbreath Magazine

Markets Recently Closed for Submissions

Orion's Belt
PULP Literature
Small Wonders
Utopia Science Fiction

Upcoming Market Changes

Assembly Press's Submission Window ends soon.
Book Worms's "Summer" Theme ends soon.
Haven Spec Magazine's Submission Window ends soon.
Heartlines Spec's Submission window ends soon.
Roses & Wildflowers's "Le Chat Noir" Theme ends soon.

by Jessica

April 2026 Monthly Market Report

To be included here, each market must meet The Submission Grinder’s standards for a full listing, minimal standards for payment set by Dream Foundry, and publish speculative fiction or poetry. We may be making tweaks to the inclusion/exclusion criteria in the coming months to ensure we’re meeting our goal of including markets that meet our basic standards for professionalism in their business practices. Inclusion in this list is not an endorsement. If you have reason to believe a market doesn’t meet a basic threshold for professionalism, please report that to The Submission Grinder. If you think there’s an issue with the criteria used to curate the list, reach out to us here at Dream Foundry.

Speaking of market opportunities, the Dream Foundry contests for Emerging Artists and Emerging Writers are currently open for submissions! Submit your portfolio or short story before June 8 for a chance at cash prizes and getting a special showcase at Flights of Foundry.

FICTION

New Markets

Extremely Weird Splatter
Climbing High
Missed-Fits
Ogerog Annual (Upcoming)
Tales From the Cryptids
The Cookout
Tome and Space

Markets Currently Open for Submissions

100-Foot Crow (Recently Opened)
Al Blanchard Award
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest (Recently Opened)
Beneath Ceaseless Skies
Clarkesworld Magazine
Crepuscular Magazine
Escape Pod
Flame Tree Fiction Newsletter
Flash Fiction Online (FFO) (Originals) (Recently Opened)
Gavagai
Haven Spec Magazine (Recently Opened)
Orion's Belt
PodCastle
PseudoPod
Reckoning
Story Unlikely
The No Sleep Podcast
The Tomorrow Prize
Thyme Travellers Anthology Series (Recently Opened)
Torch Literary Arts
Uncharted Magazine
Utopia Science Fiction (Recently Opened)
Were- Anthology Series (Recently Opened)

Markets Recently Closed for Submissions

Adi
Adventitious
Anomaly
Apex Magazine
Cast of Wonders
Metastellar (Originals)
Night Shades
Otherside (Originals)
Otherside (Reprints)
Quest
Solarpunk Magazine
Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity (Permanent)
The Daily Tomorrow
They Are Still Here (Maen Nhw Yma O Hyd) (Permanent)
What Elegant Stars: Queer Tales of Impossible Style (Permanent)

Upcoming Market Changes

100-Foot Crow's Submission Window ends soon.
Al Blanchard Award's Submission Window ends soon.
Anomaly's Submission Window begins and ends soon.
Apex Magazine's Submission Window begins soon.
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest's Submission Window ends soon.
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest's Submission Window begins soon.
Extremely Weird Splatter permanently closes soon.
Flame Tree Publishing - Climbing High permanently closes soon.
Flash Fiction Online (FFO) (Originals)'s "Paranormal Noir" Theme ends soon.
Flash Fiction Online (FFO) (Originals)'s Translations Only Submission Window begins soon.
Haven Spec Magazine's Limited demographic submission window: authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups ends soon.
Haven Spec Magazine's Submission Window begins soon.
Missed-Fits's Submission Window ends soon.
Orion's Belt's Submission Window ends soon.
PodCastle temporarily closes soon.
PseudoPod's Limited Demographic Submission Window for writers in Antarctica, who have been to Antarctica recently, or have plans to visit Antarctica in the near future ends soon.
Tales From the Cryptids's Submission Window ends soon.
The Cookout's Submission Window ends soon.
Three-Lobed Burning Eye's Submission Window begins and ends soon.
Utopia Science Fiction's Submission Window ends soon.

POETRY

New Markets

Scrying Glass (Upcoming)
Spec Colorways In Verse (Upcoming)
Tales From the Cryptids
The Neurodiversiverse: Bridging Worlds

Markets Currently Open for Submissions

Alocasia
Ashton House Magazine
BSFS Poetry Contest
Dreams & Nightmares
Haven Spec Magazine (Recently Opened)
Heroic Fantasy Quarterly
MENACE
Orion's Belt
PULP Literature
Radon Journal
Reckoning
Seven Story Hotel (Recently Opened)
Small Wonders
Strange Horizons
Torch Literary Arts
Trollbreath Magazine
Utopia Science Fiction (Recently Opened)

Markets Recently Closed for Submissions

Cozy in the Apocalypse (Permanent)
Otherside (Originals)
Quest
Solarpunk Magazine

Upcoming Market Changes

Assembly Press's Submission Window begins soon.
Haven Spec Magazine's Limited demographic submission window: authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups ends soon.
Haven Spec Magazine's Submission Window begins soon.
Heartlines Spec's Limited demographic submission window: equity-deserving groups begins and ends soon.
Heartlines Spec's Submission window begins soon.
Orion's Belt's Submission Window ends soon.
Spec Colorways In Verse opens soon.
Tales From the Cryptids's Submission Window ends soon.
Utopia Science Fiction's Submission Window ends soon.

The Dream Foundry Market Report is compiled by David Steffen, editor of Diabolical Plots and The Long List Anthology series, and administrator and co-founder of the Submission Grinder. Diabolical Plots was the publisher of "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything" by Effie Seiberg, which is a finalist for the Nebula and Hugo Awards, and you can read it for free! You can support Diabolical Plots and the Submission Grinder on PayPal or Patreon or by buying books or merch.

by Jessica

March 2026 Market Report

To be included here, each market must meet The Submission Grinder’s standards for a full listing, minimal standards for payment set by Dream Foundry, and publish speculative fiction or poetry. We may be making tweaks to the inclusion/exclusion criteria in the coming months to ensure we’re meeting our goal of including markets that meet our basic standards for professionalism in their business practices. Inclusion in this list is not an endorsement. If you have reason to believe a market doesn’t meet a basic threshold for professionalism, please report that to The Submission Grinder. If you think there’s an issue with the criteria used to curate the list, reach out to us here at Dream Foundry.

Fiction

New Markets

Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity

Markets Currently Open for Submissions

Adi (Recently Opened)
Al Blanchard Award
Apex Magazine (Recently Opened)
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest (Recently Opened)
Beneath Ceaseless Skies
Cast of Wonders (Recently Opened)
Clarkesworld Magazine
Crepuscular Magazine
Escape Pod
Flame Tree Fiction Newsletter
Flash Fiction Online (FFO) (Originals) (Recently Opened)
Gavagai
Metastellar (Originals) (Recently Opened)
Night Shades (Recently Opened)
Orion's Belt (Recently Opened)
Otherside (Reprints) (Recently Opened)
PodCastle
PseudoPod (Recently Opened)
Quest (Recently Opened)
Reckoning
Story Unlikely
The Daily Tomorrow
The No Sleep Podcast
The Tomorrow Prize
They Are Still Here (Maen Nhw Yma O Hyd)
Torch Literary Arts
Uncharted Magazine
Utopia Science Fiction
What Elegant Stars: Queer Tales of Impossible Style

Markets Recently Closed for Submissions

Anomaly
Haven Spec Magazine
Mmeory (Permanent)
Plott Hound Magazine
The Tributary

Upcoming Market Changes

100-Foot Crow's Submission Window begins soon.
Adi's "I will no longer lightly walk behind a one of you who fear me —June Jordan" Theme ends soon.
Adventitious's Submission Window begins and ends soon.
Anomaly's Submission Window begins and ends soon.
Apex Magazine's Submission Window ends soon.
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest's Submission Window ends soon.
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest's Submission Window begins soon.
Cast of Wonders's "Birthday" Theme ends soon.
Cast of Wonders's "Halloween" Theme begins and ends soon.
Cast of Wonders's "Solstice/Christmas/New Year" Theme begins and ends soon.
Cast of Wonders's "Banned Books Week" Theme begins soon.
Flash Fiction Online (FFO) (Originals)'s "Tiny Gods" Theme ends soon.
Flash Fiction Online (FFO) (Originals)'s "Paranormal Noir" Theme begins soon.
Haven Spec Magazine's Limited demographic submission window: authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups begins soon.
Metastellar (Originals)'s Submission window ends soon.
Otherside (Originals)'s Submission Window begins and ends soon.
Otherside (Originals)'s Limited Demographic Submission Window: BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled authors who are self-identified members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community begins soon.
Otherside (Reprints)'s Submission Window ends soon.
Quest's "Power" Theme ends soon.
Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity's Submission Window ends soon.
The Daily Tomorrow's "Vegetal" Theme ends soon.
Utopia Science Fiction's "Cozy Stories" Theme ends soon.
Utopia Science Fiction's Submission Window begins soon.
What Elegant Stars: Queer Tales of Impossible Style's Submission Window ends soon.

Poetry

New Markets

Assembly Press (Upcoming)

Markets Currently Open for Submissions

Alocasia
Ashton House Magazine
BSFS Poetry Contest
Cozy in the Apocalypse
Dreams & Nightmares
Haven Spec Magazine (Recently Opened)
Heroic Fantasy Quarterly (Recently Opened)
MENACE
Orion's Belt (Recently Opened)
PULP Literature
Quest (Recently Opened)
Radon Journal
Reckoning
Small Wonders (Recently Opened)
Strange Horizons
Tales of Horror
Torch Literary Arts
Trollbreath Magazine
Utopia Science Fiction

Markets Recently Closed for Submissions

NewMyths.com
The Tributary
Waxen

Upcoming Market Changes

Haven Spec Magazine's Limited demographic submission window: authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups begins soon.
Otherside (Originals)'s Submission Window begins and ends soon.
Otherside (Originals)'s Limited Demographic Submission Window: BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled authors who are self-identified members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community begins soon.
Quest's "Power" Theme ends soon.
Utopia Science Fiction's "Cozy Stories" Theme ends soon.
Utopia Science Fiction's Submission Window begins soon.

by Jessica

February 2026 Monthly Market Report

To be included here, each market must meet The Submission Grinder’s standards for a full listing, minimal standards for payment set by Dream Foundry, and publish speculative fiction or poetry. We may be making tweaks to the inclusion/exclusion criteria in the coming months to ensure we’re meeting our goal of including markets that meet our basic standards for professionalism in their business practices. Inclusion in this list is not an endorsement. If you have reason to believe a market doesn’t meet a basic threshold for professionalism, please report that to The Submission Grinder. If you think there’s an issue with the criteria used to curate the list, reach out to us here at Dream Foundry.

Fiction

Markets Currently Open for Submissions

Al Blanchard Award (Recently Opened)
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest (Recently Opened)
Asimov Press
Beneath Ceaseless Skies
Clarkesworld Magazine
Crepuscular Magazine
Escape Pod
Flame Tree Fiction Newsletter
Flash Fiction Online (FFO) (Originals) (Recently Opened)
Gavagai
Haven Spec Magazine (Recently Opened)
PodCastle
Reckoning (Recently Opened)
Story Unlikely (Recently Opened)
The Daily Tomorrow
The No Sleep Podcast
The Tomorrow Prize
The Tributary (Recently Opened)
They Are Still Here (Maen Nhw Yma O Hyd)
Torch Literary Arts
Uncharted Magazine
Utopia Science Fiction
What Elegant Stars: Queer Tales of Impossible Style

Markets Recently Closed for Submissions

100-Foot Crow
Anomaly
Apex Magazine
Book XI
Cursed Morsels Zine
Infinite Horrors (Permanent)
Infinite Worlds (Permanent)
Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast
Mysterion
Night Shades
Nightmare Magazine
Strange Horizons
Summer in the City (Permanent)

Upcoming Market Changes

Anomaly's Submission Window begins and ends soon.
Apex Magazine's Submission Window begins soon.
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest's Submission Window ends soon.
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest's Submission Window begins soon.
Cast of Wonders's Submission Window begins and ends soon.
Cast of Wonders's "Halloween" Theme begins and ends soon.
Cast of Wonders's "Solstice/Christmas/New Year" Theme begins and ends soon.
Flash Fiction Online (FFO) (Originals)'s Submission Window ends soon.
Flash Fiction Online (FFO) (Originals)'s "Tiny Gods" Theme begins soon.
Haven Spec Magazine's Submission window ends soon.
Metastellar (Originals)'s Submission window begins soon.
Orion's Belt's Submission Window begins soon.
Plott Hound Magazine's Submission window begins and ends soon.
PseudoPod's Submission Window For Reprints that originally appeared in 2025 Anthologies and Collections begins soon.
The Tributary's Submission Window ends soon.

Poetry

New Markets

Crowvus
Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness (Book Length)

Markets Currently Open for Submissions

(s)crawl (Recently Opened)
Alocasia
Ashton House Magazine
BSFS Poetry Contest
Cozy in the Apocalypse
Dreams & Nightmares
Haven Spec Magazine (Recently Opened)
NewMyths.com
PULP Literature
Radon Journal
Reckoning (Recently Opened)
Strange Horizons
Tales of Horror
The Tributary (Recently Opened)
Torch Literary Arts
Trollbreath Magazine
Utopia Science Fiction
Waxen

Markets Recently Closed for Submissions

Book XI
Cursed Morsels Zine
Heartlines Spec
Nightmare Magazine

Upcoming Market Changes

(s)crawl temporarily closes soon.
Haven Spec Magazine's Submission window ends soon.
Orion's Belt's Submission Window begins soon.

by Jessica

January 2026 Monthly Market Report

Hello, and welcome to a new Dream Foundry project. Every month we'll be publishing a market report with data pulled from The Submission Grinder about market openings, closings, and other changes. You can check here for new reports and an archive of past ones, or sign up to receive them in your inbox through our Market Report Newsletter.

To be included here, each market must meet The Submission Grinder's standards for a full listing, minimal standards for payment set by Dream Foundry, and publish speculative fiction or poetry. We may be making tweaks to the inclusion/exclusion criteria in the coming months to ensure we're meeting our goal of including markets that meet our basic standards for professionalism in their business practices. Inclusion in this list is not an endorsement. If you have reason to believe a market doesn't meet a basic threshold for professionalism, please report that to The Submission Grinder. If you think there's an issue with the criteria used to curate the list, reach out to us here at Dream Foundry.

Fiction

New Markets

Summer in the City
Tales From Space Bar (Upcoming)
They Are Still Here (Maen Nhw Yma O Hyd)
What Elegant Stars: Queer Tales of Impossible Style

Markets Currently Open for Submissions

100-Foot Crow (Recently Opened)
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest (Recently Opened)
Asimov Press
Beneath Ceaseless Skies
Book XI (Recently Opened)
Clarkesworld Magazine
Crepuscular Magazine
Escape Pod
Flame Tree Fiction Newsletter
Gavagai
Haven Spec Magazine (Recently Opened)
Infinite Horrors
Infinite Worlds
Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast (Recently Opened)
Mysterion (Recently Opened)
Night Shades (Recently Opened)
Nightmare Magazine (Recently Opened)
PodCastle
Samovar
Strange Horizons
The Daily Tomorrow
The No Sleep Podcast
The Tomorrow Prize
Torch Literary Arts
Uncharted Magazine
Utopia Science Fiction

Markets Recently Closed for Submissions

“Folk Tales” / “Faux Trails” / “Fox Tails” Contest
Anomaly
Apex Magazine
Baffling Magazine
Book Worms
DreamForge Anvil
Factor Four Magazine
Fantabulosa!
Future Science Fiction Digest (Permanent)
Liquid Silver: An Anthology of Sci Fi and Fantasy by Sex Workers (Permanent)
More Alternative Liberties (Permanent)
Otherside (Originals)
Otherside (Reprints)
Planet Scumm
Plott Hound Magazine
Solarpunk Magazine
Strange Pilgrims
The Deadlands
The Orange & Bee
Three-Lobed Burning Eye
Unidentified Funny Objects Anthology Series (Permanent)

Upcoming Market Changes

100-Foot Crow's "Coffee" Theme and Unthemed Submission Window ends soon.
Abyss & Apex's Submission window begins and ends soon.
Anomaly's Submission Window begins and ends soon.
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest's Submission Window ends soon.
Apex Monthly Flash Fiction Contest's Submission Window begins soon.
Haven Spec Magazine's Limited demographic submission window: authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups ends soon.
Haven Spec Magazine's Submission window begins soon.
Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast's Submission Window ends soon.
Mysterion's Submission Window ends soon.
Nightmare Magazine's Limited Demographic Submission Window: BIPOC authors ends soon.
Nightmare Magazine's Submission Window begins and ends soon.
Summer in the City's Submission Window ends soon.

Poetry

New Markets

Ashton House Magazine
Parlyaree Press
Waxen

Markets Currently Open for Submissions

Alocasia (Recently Opened)
Book XI (Recently Opened)
BSFS Poetry Contest
Cozy in the Apocalypse
Dreams & Nightmares
Haven Spec Magazine (Recently Opened)
Heartlines Spec (Recently Opened)
Nightmare Magazine (Recently Opened)
PULP Literature
Radon Journal
Samovar
Strange Horizons
Tales of Horror
Torch Literary Arts
Trollbreath Magazine (Recently Opened)
Utopia Science Fiction (Recently Opened)

Markets Recently Closed for Submissions

Book Worms
DreamForge Anvil
Fantabulosa!
More Alternative Liberties (Permanent)
Otherside (Originals)
Solarpunk Magazine
The Deadlands
The Fabulist
The Orange & Bee
Your Body is a Fever Dream (Permanent)

Upcoming Market Changes

Haven Spec Magazine's Limited demographic submission window: authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups ends soon.
Haven Spec Magazine's Submission window begins soon.
Heartlines Spec's Submission window ends soon.
Nightmare Magazine's Limited Demographic Submission Window: BIPOC authors ends soon.
Nightmare Magazine's Submission Window begins and ends soon.

by Jessica

Happy Birthday

Late last century, when I was twelve or thirteen, my mom told one of her uncles that I like to write. “Oh,” he said with sudden interest. “Do we have a budding starving artist in the family?”

I didn’t lose a beat before answering, “Absolutely not. I love writing, but I’m not going to starve for it.” I was irritated, but mostly because the question was condescending. Now I’m angry, because it should have been unfounded.

Over fifteen years later, I’d win a contest meant for beginners. The professional practices surrounding the contest were slipshod and exploitative. The culture around the accolades was demeaning. Many, many people were quick to defend it by pointing out I should be grateful for the honor, and asking me to have forbearance because, after all, it’s all very hard to do. I was angry then. I’ve since managed a different contest meant for beginners and now I’m furious. I’ve learned so, so much, but my biggest lesson is that, actually, doing it well and respecting the professionals involved isn’t that hard.

Five years ago I outlined the gaps in support for creatives, especially ones working in the speculative arts. Game of Thrones was one of the biggest shows on television. Star Wars and Marvel were both deep in vibrant and wildly successful movie franchises. Terraforming Mars was running like a juggernaut through the tabletop gaming world. The value of creative work was obvious and uncontestable. The support for the people doing that work, the cross-training to help individuals fully participate in an industry that requires many hats from its professionals, the platform for artists practicing in a wide variety of different mediums to connect with each other and share their experience, craft, and insight, didn’t exist. I shared my outline demonstrating the need for an organization that would both support creatives and advocate for their interests. People came out of the woodwork to make it happen. I will forever be gobsmacked and honored by that.

But I’m still angry.

Artists shouldn’t starve. It’s that simple. Five years on, Dream Foundry has built a wonderful community, made contributions to the industry I am extremely proud of, and served as an example of what’s possible. But artists are still starving. We’re coming together with our peers and colleagues to learn, grow, improve, and share tips on how to deal with an industry that considers physically destructive conditions, impossible deadlines, and exploitative pay to be something we should be grateful for. That support is good. It’s necessary. It’s not enough. We’re helping each other drown more slowly.

In our first five years, Dream Foundry focused on the nurturing part of our mission. That’s not going away. But Dream Foundry isn’t content to be a life preserver. The ship isn’t sinking; creatives are being thrown from the deck. We survived five years that were harder than anyone could have anticipated. A global pandemic came and we grew. People need us, and we know that. But to be true to our mission, we need to lean into the advocacy part of our mission. To do that well, we need to grow. We need you.

Dream Foundry was founded in June of 2018. Today, which is also my birthday, we’re opening the five week launch of a campaign meant to serve as the foundation for our next phase. If you’re angry, tired, hopeful, or some mix of all of those, this is for you. If you want somebody who’s willing to step up to a thriving industry and say, “You will do better,” then I hope you’ll help us hit our goal. In the coming weeks, we’ll reflect on what we’ve done so far. Come share our pride. Then, if you’d like to see what more we can do, be part of the campaign to ensure we’ll make even more out of our next five years.

- Jessica Eanes, Founder and Executive Director

$25,000 for Five Years

We want to raise $25,000 to serve as a foundation for the next two years. Here’s a breakdown of what that money will enable us to do:

Double the cash prizes offered for the Emerging Artist and Emerging Writer contests
Chart a course for being able to apply meaningful pressure on the industry on behalf of creatives
Relaunch our free-to-attend seminar series
Create a set of tools and resources to enable increased event accessibility
Increase the grants we can make through our Con or Bust program
Provide a structured environment for experimentation with creator-forward business models
Improve the platform for Flights of Foundry
Develop and collect pedagogy resources for multi-disciplinary craft training

Ready to help? Donate now!

by Jessica