Strange Horizons publishes speculative fiction, “broadly defined.”

Each week, they open to submissions on Mondays, and then close when their queue gets too large. Yes, that means they’re a rather competitive market.

According to their submission guidelines, they are particularly interested in:

• Fiction from or about diverse perspectives and traditionally under-represented groups, settings, and cultures, written from a non-exoticizing and well-researched position.

• Unusual yet readable styles and inventive structures and narratives.

• Stories that address political issues in complex and nuanced ways, resisting oversimplification.

• Hypertext fiction. If you have a work of hyperfiction you think might be a good fit for Strange Horizons, please query us to discuss how to submit it.”

They pay 8 cents a word, up to 10,000 words, though they prefer stories under 5,000 words. That means they pay up to $800.

They try to respond within a few weeks. If they are taking longer than 40 days, they request that you query them immediately. They do not accept simultaneous submissions.

They have a thorough guidelines page, which goes into detail about what they want/don’t want to publish. Read their submission guidelines here.