Douglas Smith's Foreign Market List

NON-ENGLISH MARKETS FOR SPECULATIVE SHORT FICTION
© Douglas Smith

March 2010 updates:
New Markets: none
Updates: Fahrenheit (Poland) – second report of publishing story without author consent
Dead Markets: none

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LEGEND: Type of Market (index)
(where "Valid Market" = accepts unsolicited subs in English including reprints from English markets, and translates at no cost)

$$$ – Confirmed valid market (paying)
YES – Confirmed valid market (no pay or pays in copies)
??? – Market under investigation or questionable
NO – Market exists but doesn't accept unsolicited subs in English
DEAD – Dead market

LEGEND: My Experience with Market: (index)
Kept promises re pay and copies? Easy to communicate with? Responded to queries? Reasonable response times?

(Recommended)– Good experience | (Avoid)– Bad experience

LEGEND: Recent updates
New markets, changes, updates are shown in red text.
(Archive of updates here)

Argentina (index)

Axxon | YES (Recommended) – Eduardo J. Carletti, Editor | Buenos Aires | Argentina (ecarletti@axxon.com.ar). E-zine. SF/F/H. Translates stories as well as novels. Accepts subs in English, Swedish, Lithuanian, Croatian, Bulgarian, German, Italian and Hungarian. No pay. E-mail subs. Warning: this market publishes not only the Spanish translation of your story but also the English version, and keeps both versions online in their archives.

Sinergia | YES – Sergio Gaut vel Hartman, editor (sergiogvh@2vias.com.ar). In Dec 2007, after a 20-year hiatus, the pioneering magazine of Argentine speculative fiction returned in an online format. Speculative fiction, experimental and strange. Slipstream and magical realism. No fantasy, horror. Rarely takes hard sf. Accepts submissions in Spanish, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, German, Swedish, Hebrew, Lithuanian, Croatian and Slovenian (for now). Max 12,000 words but can make exceptions. Submissions by email to colaboraciones@nuevasinergia.com.ar preferably in RTF format. No pay (may revisit in future). (Dec 2007)

La Idea Fija | YES – Saurio, editor (yes, he just goes by one name) (saurio@gmail.com) Doesn't publish genres per se. Wants stories that are daring, beyond the unconventional. Humor, wit, irony. No cliches, unless with irony. Good writing style or interesting use of language. Also accepts poetry. Query first for essays, interviews non-fiction. Submissions in Spanish and English preferred, but also accepts subs in French, Italian or Portuguese (can't communicate in these but can translate). Subs should not have been previously published in Spanish (unless published long time ago in a small or out-of-print market). No maximum length, but prefer 2,000-20,000 characters (2 to 20 pages). Stories shorter than 2,000 characters should be subbed in groups of more than three to be published as a collection. Email subs preferred (submissions@laideafija.com.ar) as .doc or .rtf files, Arial or Times, 12 pt, double-spaced. Subject line and filename must be in format AUTHOR-STORY TITLE. No pay. (Dec 2007)

Xenoliteraria | YES – Oct 2009: New URL – Xenoliteralia is an online public library project (currently under construction) with Spanish versions of terror, fantasy and SciFi stories written in other languages, together with the original text, managed by Ediciones Turas Mór, part of e-ditores (a group of electronic publication publishers). Authors interested in taking part in the project can send their works in English or Esperanto to e_ditores@yahoo.com.ar (subject: Xeno), in OpenOffice, Word or RTF format. No pay. Authors retain all rights. If the original language in which the story is written is other than English, that version should be submitted as well. (Jan 2008)

Cuasar | NO – No replies to multiple inquiries – Luis Pestarini, editor (cuasar@ciudad.com.ar). Fanzine published since 1984. (Nov 2008)

NM | NO – Santiago Oviedo, editor (santiago_oviedo@yahoo.com.ar). E-zine in PDF. NM follows Nuevomundo, the fanzine created and directed by Daniel Croci, who died in 2005. (Jan 2008)

Galileo | DEAD – March 2000 letter from editor: Publication interrupted. No date of return. Was: J.C. Verrecchia, Editor | Calle 59 No. 3048 (7630) Necochea | Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA. Fanzine. Sometimes accepted / translated reprints from English markets as long as not US. All types of stories. Standard short story length. No pay. No e-mail subs. (Mar 2000)

Belgium (index)

Khimaira | DEAD (2008) – WAS: Denis Labbé, editor (denis@lefantastique.net). Themed issues. Alternated between SF, F, and horror. Max length 3,500 words. Non-paying market, no contributor copies provided. Accepted email subs.

Brazil (index)

Kalíopes | YES – Jacques Barcia, editor. Free webzine in PDF format. Fantasy only (urban fantasy, heroic fantasy, dark fantasy, magical surrealism, gothic, New Weird, high-fantasy, heroic or epic, wuxia or revisions of traditional myths). No magical realism. No clichés. Four anual issues, plus special theme issue. One submission per author. Strict word count limits of 1,000-5,000 words. Subs accepted in Portuguese, Spanish, English or French. No pay. The PDF file of each edition will be hosted at Clube dos Leitores de Ficção Científica do Brasil's website (www.clfcbr.org – Brazilian Science Fiction Reader's Club). Submissions to revistakaliopes@gmail.com by email attachment (.doc format, Arial 12 font, 1.5 space between lines) with author's full name, any pen name, and brief bio in the body of the e-mail. Detailed info and guideline in English on website.

Terra Incognita | YES – Fábio Fernandes, editor. Free monthly online magazine. Published in Portuguese and accepts stories in English for translation. Mostly SF, but will also publish slipstream and new weird. No "cardboard characters or absurd plot twists in the last sentence." Length: 1,000 to 10,000 words. No pay. Emails sub only, as .rtf or .doc attachments (no PDF files).

Juvenatrix | NO – Renato Rosatti, Editor | Rua Irmão Ivo Bernado, #40 | CEP 04773-070 | São Paulo – SP, BRAZIL. Fanzine started in 1991. Publishes short stories, articles, comics, and illustrations of SF/F/H. Used to accept and translate reprints from English, but now only accepts Brazilian material in Portuguese.

Scarium | NO – Marco Bourguignon, Editor (m.bourguignon@gmail.com). Fantasy, Horror, SF. Does NOT translate from English. But will consider stories originally published in English if a translated (Portuguese) version is submitted. No pay. Max 8,000 words. Accepts email subs as RTF attachments.

Somnium | NO – R.C. Nascimento, Editor (rcnascimento@yahoo.com.br) | Clube de Leitores de Ficção Científica (CLFC) | Caixa Postal 2105 – Agência Central | CEP 01060-970 | São Paulo – SP, BRAZIL. Small amateur SF&F&H print fanzine edited, produced and published by the CLFC – Clube de Leitores de Ficção Científica (SF Readers Club), which includes many writers as well. It has published uninterrupted since 1985 and commemorated its 90th edition in 2004. Quite prestigious locally. As of Dec 2007, Somnium went completely on-line as part of the CLFC (Science Fiction Reader's Club) portal. All new content can be accessed freely from the main website (http://www.clfcbr.org/). There is no longer a printed version of the magazine. Only club members can submit content for evaluation, and all content must be in Portuguese. Membership is free. No pay, no translation for stories. Original short stories, book & film reviews, a few graphic stories. Email subs accepted as .txt attachments.

Megalon | DEAD (2008) – WAS: Marcello Simão Branco, Editor | Megalon Ficção Cientifica & Horror | Av. Clara Mantelli 110 | 04771-180 | São Paulo, SP, BRAZIL (marcellobranco@ig.com.br). Fanzine. SF/F/H. Length: short stories or novelettes up to 17,500 words. Paid one copy. Took e-mail subs. Tradition of publishing international authors. I sold them a reprint in May 2000, but magazine folded in 2004 before publication.

Quark | DEAD – Was: Marcelo Baldini, Editor | R. Bela Vista 180, Ap. 91, Centro | São Bernardo do Campo | São Paulo, BRAZIL (mbaldini@quark.ol.com.br). Brazilian fanzine of SF / H, begun in 1999. No pay but contributors received a subscription. Preferred e-mail subs.

Bulgaria (index)

Terra Fantastica | YES – – Yuri Ilkov, Editor-in-Chief (bash_generala@abv.bg). No web-site in English. Has published 11 issues since beginning in 1999. Voted "Best Fanzine" in Europe at Eurocon 2002 and won the Bulgarian SF "Graviton" award in 2005. Publish short stories and articles by Bulgarian and English authors. Publishes SF&F; prefers no H. Max length 18,000 characters (about 3,000-3,500 words). Pays in copies only. Accepts email subs.

Zona F | DEAD (2003) – pro mag started in 1997 by one of Bulgaria's leading SF writers, Agop Melkonian, ceased publication in 2003

Canada (Quebec) (index)

Horrifique | YES – Sep 2009: Getting caught up on submissions but still closed to submissions until further notice – André Lejeune, editor. English submissions should be sent to Jess Kaan (jess_kaan2001@yahoo.fr). Fanzine. Horror only (psychological or gore). Accepts subs in English and translates (beginning July 2006). Length: 20,000 – 40,000 characters. Pays in copy. Only one translator so “delays will be long." Email subs as RTF attachments or in body of email (no HTML!!) with “Submission: “ as the subject line.

Solaris | NO (Recommended) – M. Joël Champetier, Editor | 91 rue St-Thomas | Proulxville, QC G0X 2B0 | CANADA (joelc@globetrotter.qc.ca). Long-established, award-winning, French-Canadian mag. Occasionally selects, translates, and publishes short stories that originally appeared in English-Canadian markets. Occasionally publishes stories submitted directly by English-Canadian authors, but author must submit story in French. Pays 2.5 cents (Cdn) / word for original stories. Pay split 50-50 between author and translator if translated. Very good to work with.

China, People's Republic of (index)

Science Fiction World | YES (Recommended) – Sep 2009: New editor – Ming Xianlin, Editor-in-chief (cy@sfw-cd.com). Circulation 400,000+. SF only. Max 10,000 words. E-mail subs as Word attachments. Pays $20-$30 USD. Payment done by national copyright bureau, not controlled by magazine, so payment is slow if ever. Pay in copies more likely. (Dec 2007)

The World of English | YES (Recommended) – Gao Feng, Executive Editor-in-Chief | PO Box 1504 | Beijing 100005 | China (gfgf88@yahoo.com.cn). Digest sized. Circulation 400,000+. All genres. Length: prefers about 2,000 words. Publishes each story in English AND translates into Chinese. Payment is RMB 120 yuan per thousand words or (more likely) five complimentary copies.

Croatia (index)

NOSF | YES – Sep 2009: NEW MARKET! Thanks to Gareth Jones for the tip – Irena Raseta, Editor-in-Chief (nosf-info@nosf.net). Web-zine. Accepts stories in English and translates at no cost to author. Pay: none. Note from editor: "The NOSF portal and magazine are run on good will and enthusiasm, which means that we are unable to pay for content. For every piece we do publish, the copyright remains in the possession of the author. In case of translation, the piece published in NOSF remains copyrighted to the author of the story and the translation to the translator, unless specified differently by a contract between the translator and the author." Email subs as RTF attachments.

Ubiq | NO – Sep 2009: info updated. Thanks for the tip to Csilla Kleinheincz – Aleksandar Ziljak, Editor. Only publish Croatian SF. However, they are open to essays on science fiction.

Futura | DEAD (2007) – Web site and email addy no longer working. WAS: Milena Benini, editor in chief | Futura | Brune Busica 14 | 10 000 Zagreb | Croatia (futura@zg-naklada.hr). Web site is entirely in Croatian but will be adding a digest English-language version soon. Monthly magazine, considered pro by Croatian standards. Mostly publish translations of stories already published elsewhere, but will also look at original stories. Want strong, intriguing stories, well-drawn characters. Mostly SF & F, but will consider H with a real "speculative" element in it. Any length (usually one novella per issue). No novel excerpts unless can stand on their own. Pays $30-50US per story plus contributor copy. Accepts e-mail subs in body of e-mail, or RTF attachments by previous arrangement). Response times: email subs 1-2 weeks; snail mail subs 1-2 months.

Via Galactica | DEAD – Sep 2009: I'm declaring this one DEAD; all known email addresses are bouncing; last issue 2005. – WAS: Bojan Sudarevic, Editor (editor@viagalactica.com). Non-profit quarterly fan e-zine. SF/F/H stories. Also poetry, essays, serious or humorous articles about the genre or fandom, almost all kinds of graphic SF/F/H art. Paid in copy. Did not retain any rights after publication. Length: 5,000 words max for stories and essays; 30 lines for poems. E-mail subs as .txt or .rtf attachments (inquire before sending any file > 1Mb). Include brief bio and full snail-mail address. English guidelines at http://www.viagalactica.com/english/wfaq.htm.

Czech Republic (index)

Ikarie | $$$ (Recommended) – Martin Sust, Editor | Mezi Vodami 1952/9 | 143 00 Praha 4 – Modrany | CZECH REPUBLIC (martin.sust@seznam.cz). Long established magazine, colour cover, B&W contents. Mostly SF, some F. Pays $2US per ms page. Max 10,000 words. Does not accept e-mail subs.

Pevnost | YES – Martin Sust, foreign rights editor (martin.sust@seznam.cz). Note: Sust also works for Ikarie, manages the Czech version of F&SF, and works for a couple of publishing houses and as an anthologist. Winner of best magazine award from Czech SF/F/H Academy 2005, 2006,2007. More progressive and modern than Ikarie. Full color with monochrome pages for stories. No pay (or rarely pays foreign authors, which probably means you need to be a 'name').

Denmark (index)

Novum | YES – Janus Andersen, Editor (Novum@sciencefiction.dk). Published 4 times/year for members (100 copies) of Danish Science Fiction Society. SF only. Max 3,000 words. No pay.

Phantazm | YES – Dec 2007: web site no longer working – Mads Dam, editor (kontakt@phantazm.dk). Online non-commercial magazine. Publishes short fiction in ENGLISH (not Danish). Accepts reprints. Accepts email subs. No pay.

Proxima | YES – Warning: communication has been frustrating, due (I believe) to a language problem – Carl-Eddy Skovgaard, Editor (ceskovgaard@e-box.dk or Proxima@sciencefiction.dk). Magazine published by Science Fiction Cirklen (The Danish Science Fiction Society). Strictly SF only. Pays in copies. Print run of 200-300 copies. Usually 1-3 short stories per issue, together with some info about the writer. Max 10,000 words. Accepts e-mail subs as attachment in any common format (wp, word, pdf, etc.).

Science Fiction | YES – Knud Larn, editor (sfredaktion@hotmail.com). SF fanzine. Print only. Photocopied, folded and stapled, colour cover, no internal illos, 50-100 pp. Published ~6 times a year. Publishes original Danish science fiction short stories and poems as well as the occasional reprint of out-of-print Danish science fiction classics, and Danish translations of Scandinavian and international science fiction short stories and poems. They "are always looking for (previously published) international science fiction authors who would like to be published in the Danish language. Please note that our concept of international includes all of the European languages, not just English." ONLY publish science fiction short stories, and ONLY stories by already established writers. No payment but translates free. No multiple subs. Acquires FIRST Danish publication rights to your work. Author may not use the Danish translation in any other connection without paying standard translation fees to our translator. Also your work may not be published in Danish (even through another translator) online or in print for 12 months after publication date, usually 6 months after submission date. ALMOST ALWAYS prefer "known" names, i.e. writers from the larger international science fiction magazines and larger worldwide publishers, above more unknown writers. Accept stories in all the European languages. However some languages (i.e., Spanish, Italian, Greek, Croatian etc.) will take longer to process. (Apr 2006)

Cirkel Serien | DEAD (2005) – Was: Carl-Eddy Skovgaard, Editor. Science Fiction Cirklen (The Danish Science Fiction Society), which published Proxima, also sometimes issued small short story collections in magazine format of writers the Society wanted to introduce to Danes. Print run was 200-300 copies. SF only. Length: approx 200,000 chars comprised of 3-4 short stories, novelette, novella. Accepted e-mail subs as attachment in any common format (wp, word, pdf). Paid in copies or $50-100 for 'non exclusive magazine rights'

Estonia (index)

Algernon | YES – Sep 2009: NEW MARKET! Thanks to Gareth Jones for the tip – Juhan Habicht, Editor (tehnika@eol.ee). Juhan Habicht, editor for translations (tehnika@eol.ee). Quarterly webzine, established1998, run by volunteers. Publishes mostly stories by beginning Estonian authors. And yes, it took its name from Daniel Keyes' story "Flowers for Algernon," which was the title for the only collection of SF stories by western authors published under the Soviet regime. Editorial team makes selections and decides who will work with the author. Editorial team: Ants Miller – editor-in-chief; Juhan Habicht – editor, translations; Kristjan Sander – editor, technical side; Katariina Täht – editor; Meelis Friedenthal – editor. Accepts unsolicited submissions in English and translates (assuming available volunteers). Genres: Any speculative – SF, fantasy, horror. No pay. Accepts e-mail submissions at algernon@obs.ee as RTF attachments.

Finland (index)

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Spin | YES (Recommended) – Sep 2009: new editor, email address not known yet – Mari Saario, Editor (email address being verified); former editor: Johanna Ahonen (jokaah@utu.fi); Leila Paananen, Editorial Secretary (leila.paananen@jippii.fi). For a long time, Spin published only Finnish-authored material, but they now translate and publish stories that originally appeared in English language markets. Max 10,000 words in Finnish or about 15,000 in English. Accepts unsolicited submissions in English. Pays in copies. E-mail subs preferred and may be sent to either Johanna or Leila.

Tähtivaeltaja | YES (Recommended) – Mr. Toni Jerrman, Editor | Itämerenkatu 22 B 21 | 00180 Helsinki | FINLAND (tjerrman@pp.htv.fi). Quarterly semi-prozine, printed, size B5, 84 pages, B&W content, colour cover, circ~1,400, published by Helsinki SF Society. Publishes stories mostly by Finnish writers featured in an article in same issue or by English writers well known in Finland. Pays in copies. Accepts e-mail subs in body or as text attachment.

Portti | NO – Raimo Nikkonen, Editor | Peltokatu 25-27 C 57 | 33100 Tampere | FINLAND (portti@sci.fi). Long-established mag, published 4X/ year. Publishes mostly Finnish authors with 1-2 big name English authors. After ever so many requests for info, I’m officially marking this as a NO market. Try Taahtivaeltaja or Spin (see above)

USVA | NO – Ms.Anne Leinonen, Editor (usvazine@gmail.com). New magazine (2006) that has already published several pro Finnish writers. Accepts unsolicited subs but only in Finnish. In future, may consider accepting and translating subs in English. Publishes SF/F/H/mainstream. No length restrictions but longest published so far has been 10,000 words. No pay. Accepts subs in Finnish by e-mail as RTF or PDF attachment. (Nov 2006)

FRANCE (index)

French Science Fiction Pages

Galaxies Science-Fiction | $$$ – Oct 2009: New Market!! New owners and editor. Now accepts submissions in English – Pierre Gévart, Editor | 34 rue Jean Jaurès | 59135 - Bellaing | FRANCE. Accepts submissions in French, English, and Spanish. Publishes SF only. Tries to publish new writers. Max 8,000 words but can make exceptions. Pays 100 Euros per story plus copy. Pays by Paypal. Accepts email submissions – send to Denis Labbé (labbe65@yahoo.fr) as Word or RTF attachment.

Ténèbres | $$$ (Recommended) – M. Benoît Domis, Editor (benoit.domis@dreampress.com). Former magazine resurrected as an annual anthology in 2008. Genres : horror, dark fantasy. Length: short story,novella. Email subs as Word attachment. Pay: 25 Euros/story. Submission period: all year long (release at least one anthology each year). [Historical note: Ténèbres used to be a very high quality dark fantasy / horror magazine, digest size with glossy, colour cover, B&W contents, photos, artwork. Paid 1/5 centime per char or approx 0.01 Franc per word, on publication. Accepted four of my stories, paid for three, published two before folding.] (Jul 2008)

Faeries | $$$ (CURRENTLY CLOSED) – Feb 2008: Backlogged. No issue since July. Do NOT submit. – Nicolas Cluzeau, English submissions editor (starkadd@yahoo.com). Publishes fantasy of all types (dark, high, modern). Accepts, translates and publishes stories that originally appeared in English language markets (almost all of what they print). Max length: 50,000 signs (characters) or ~ 9,000-10,000 words. Pays $100US for one time rights in French regardless of length. Accepts e-mail subs as MS-Word or RTF attachments at nicolascluzeau@kablonet.com.tr with a c.c. to tell@nerim.net for their archives. Feb 2006: web site now states that they want hardcopy subs and promise a response time of 1-2 years.

Borderline | YES – Publishes fantasy and horror. Translates and publish stories that originally appeared in English language markets as well as French authors. 15,000 characters (approx 2,500-3,000 words) max. Pays in copy. Accepts e-mail subs as RTF attachments at projetmanuscrit@wanadoo.fr.

Présences d’Esprits | ??? – Christophe Tiennot, editor (pde@anneau-monde.com). Fanzine. Pays in copies. Not sure if they take subs in English.

Univers & Chimeres | ??? – Webzine. No payment. Unclear as to whether they accept subs in English.

Science-Fiction Magazine | NO – WARNING: I’ve received several warnings from writers regarding this market. Probably best to avoid. – Alain Pelosato, Editor (pelosato@yahoo.fr). Was a slick colour-cover SF media magazine, formerly called Ozone. Includes French and translated fiction. From the editor (Aug 2006): "Science Fiction Magazine is both a paper magazine published every 2 months and an online magazine, thanks to a team of more than thirty volunteers across the country and the net. From one to three short stories are published in every issue, depending on their size. Text must be about science-fiction or fantasy, no real limits on size, but only short stories. Accepts and prefers email submission at pelosato@yahoo.fr but mail subs can be done. No Pay." Accept English submissions, max one sub at a time, selected one by reading committee will be translated in French.

Bifrost | NO – Olivier Girard, Editor | Editions du BELIAL' | 57 rue Grande | 77250 Moret/Loing | FRANCE (bifrost@club-internet.fr). Begun in 1996. A bimonthly review devoted to critical reviews, news, and interviews with French and foreign SF authors. Also publishes short fiction including stories that originally appeared in English language markets. Pays 100 Euros per story. E-mail subs. Max one sub at a time. No reply to multiple queries.

Éclats de Rêves | NO – Fanzine that publishes fantasy and SF. Does not accept unsolicited submissions, does not translate from English. Max 50,000 characters (~8,000 words). Pays in copies. Accepts email subs as attachments at eclatsdereves@netcourrier.com.

KWS | NO – "Keep Watching the Skies" – SF review fanzine published irregularly. No fiction.

Moutons-Électriques | NO – André-Francois Ruaud, Editor (a-f.ruaud@moutons-electriques.com). Publishes SF, fantasy, crime. Does NOT accept unsolicited submissions in either French or English. No restrictions on length. Only publish a few translations a year and then mainly from The Magazine of F&SF under a contractual arrangement.

Utopod | NO – Marc Tiefenauer, Co-Editor (marc@utopod.com). Podcast publisher. Does NOT translate from any language. Prefers to promote science-fiction written in French. Does NOT normally accepts submissions of any type. Will consider an award winning story if written in perfect French, but their standards are very high. Email submissions must be in MS Word or RTF. Publishes mainly SF and fantasy, but open to horror and other genres related to SF. Maximum length of 20,000 characters including spaces. No payment. Looking for sponsors and if successful hopes to pay €100 per story. Their copyright policy follows the Creative Commons License, v. 2.0.

Emblèmes (Editions de L'Oxymore) | DEAD (2007) – Aug 2006: This themed anthology series is folding with #15 being the last one, which is unfortunate, as they were good to deal with and paid well. – Léa Silhol, Editor | 58 rue Saint Guilhem | F-34000 Montpellier | France. Publishes stories, collections, and novels. Submissions by invitation only for specific themed anthos at specific times. Not an open market. Pays pro rates.

Etoiles Vives | DEAD – Was: André-Francois Ruaud, Editor | 245/247 rue Paul Bert | 69003 Lyon | FRANCE (aeff@easynet.fr). Last issue was #9 in 2002. Published upbeat SF&F: sense of wonder, adventure, humanism, dreams, exotism, humour. Definite preference to optimistic fiction. Accepted and translated reprints from English language markets. Paid approximately $100 USD per story. Accepted e-mail subs as RTF attachments.

Phenix | DEAD (2007) – Was: Marc Bailly, Editor (bailly.phenix@skynet.be). Former editor of Science-Fiction Magazine. Paid in copy. E-mail subs. Papers on the SF genre, short stories, reviews.

Germany (index)

NOVA | YES – Michael Iwoleit, editor (mki@iacd.de). Non-profit project. Dec 2007: From editor – "Due to distribution problems our international sf magazine, InterNova had to been stopped as a printed magazine and is just being turned into an online magazine. The German Nova will not publish foreign guest stories anymore in each issue, so there are less publishing opportunities in our magazines. What we can offer now is to evaluate stories for InterNova online. Your stories have to meet these criteria: (i) the stories are not older than five years; (ii) have not been published online in English, German or Spanish. It may be that InterNova will publish stories not just in English, but in German and Spanish translation too. For this case I need your explicit permission to publish your stories online in translation."

Festa Verlag | NO – No reply to multiple queries – German publisher that translates novels, as well as short stories for anthologies.

Pandora Science Fiction & Fantasy | NO – Hannes Riffel, Editor | Charlottenstr. 36 | D-12683 Berlin-Biesdorf (hannes.riffel@gmx.net). Does NOT accept submissions in any language. Publishes stories from English markets but makes their own selections. Publishes all things fantastic. No payment. Non-profit, hobby project. (Feb 2008)

Storisende Verlag | DEAD – Was: Mr. Michael Plogmann | Schlob Muhlenburg 4 | 32139 Spenge | GERMANY (mplogman@storisende.com). SF/F/H. Publishes on website first for one month, then stories appear in an annual anthology. Pay ~ $0.02 CDN per word, OA, in cash. Contract. Very good to deal with. E-mail subs as Word attachments. Published professional-looking anthos #1, #2. Anthos #3, 4 never published.

Greece (index)

Ennea ("9") | $$$ (Recommended) – June 2009: new submission guidelines; maximum word count raised. From the editor: "Despite the international economic crisis, we decided to move our Comics & SF supplement, the "9" (Ennea) magazine, from Wednesday to Saturday, a day with a much bigger (almost double) print-run and better sales. We also added 16 more pages (from 32 to 48). So now we need longer SF stories. Stories from 3,500 words up to 5,500 words. " – Mr. Angelos Mastorakis, Editor in Chief. Mailing address: Mr. ANGELOS MASTORAKIS | CH. K. TEGOPOULOS EDITIONS S.A. | ELEFTHEROTYPIA - "9" | 10-16 MINOOS STREET | GR 117 43 ATHENS | GREECE. Email: (angmst@enet.gr). "9" is a weekly Comics & Science Fiction supplement (50 pages, full colour) of ELEFTHEROTYPIA (translation: Free Press), a major Greek daily newspaper (print run 100,000). Focuses mainly on SF comics but includes an SF story in every issue. GENRES: Only Science Fiction. No Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery or Horror. LENGTH: 3,500-5,500 words. LANGUAGE: accepts stories in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish & Serbo-Croatian. RATES: 0.03 Euros per words (3 Euro cents per word), paid after publication, plus 3 contributor copies. No contract. RIGHTS: One-time non-exclusive publication rights (first Greek language serial rights) plus the first option for a possible future anthology. They keep the exclusive Greek translation rights (that means if you sell your story again in Greece, and the second publishers use our translation, they have to pay Ennea; otherwise, they will have to use a new translation). Separate agreement and payment if your story is included in any anthology. METHOD OF PAYMENT: If accepted, they send you an invoice by e-mail that you must print, sign and submit to them by snail mail in order to be paid. The amount shown on the invoice will be your fee PLUS the 20% tax that they will deduct rounded to the nearest 5 Euros. They will transfer your payment to your specified bank account in 4-6 weeks. SUBMISSIONS: By snail mail to above address, or via email as .RTF or .DOC attachments to ennea.sf@enet.gr (this address is for submissions only). Include a short bio, when story was written, first publication data, any awards, etc.. Do not send submissions by recorded delivery or registered post. Note from editor: "If you do not hear from us in 2-3 months that means that we are not planning to publish your story. We are forced to follow this practice due to heavy work pressure."

The Dramaturges of Yann | YES (Recommended) – Jan 2009: New email address. Publishing frequency has decreased temporarily – Nikos Chr. Theodorou, Editor (niktheod@freemail.gr). SF short stories. Welcomes unsolicited subs in English. Will translate into Greek. E-mail subs as Word attachment. If accepted, will request a short bio and photo. Pays in copy.

Universe Pathways | YES (Recommended) – George Sotirhos, editor. Accepts unsolicited subs in English. Publishes SF, fantasy, horror. Pays in copies. Accepts e-mail subs as Word attachments at george_sotirhos@yahoo.com or universepaths@yahoo.com. Magazine was briefly called Cosmic Dimensions. Glossy cover with b&w interior illos. Note: also has an English language version with different contents from the Greek version--make sure you specify whether you are subbing to the Greek or English version. (Dec 2007)

Alternative Factor | NO – not a market for fiction. Informative web site for Greek science fiction topics.

Big Bang | DEAD – No longer published. Last issue: #10/ May 2001. Fanzine, colour cover, news, articles, original Greek fiction, translated fiction.

Fantastic | DEAD – Magazine folded in 1999. First and last issue in 1998.

SF*[an] | DEAD – Not published anymore. First and last issue: #1 published in Summer 1998

Hungary (index)

Galaktika | $$$ – Oct 2009: new web site. Thanks to Csilla Kleinheincz for the tip – Attila Németh, literary editor (irodalom@galaktikamagazin.hu). Monthly magazine with a 30-year history resurrected in 2004 after a 10-year hiatus. Publishes mainly SF stories and novelettes. Accepts stories from around the world, especially non-English speaking countries, but English submissions are welcome as well. No max word length but stories over 65,000 characters (~10,000 words) will be run in two installments. Pays $50-100US generally for short stories (plus contrib copy). Installments receive a bit more, and short shorts receive only extra copy. Accepts e-mail subs (RTF format preferred).

Goblin Publishing | $$$ (Recommended) – Peter Michaleczky, Published/Editor (michaleczky@hotmail.com). Publisher of two recent successful anthologies. Accepted a story of mine. Very good to deal with. No currently active projects.

Atjaro | DEAD (2004) – Was published by Bolt Kft. until Dec 2003. Owner (Mr. Gabor Kiraly) folded publishing company, closed storage, fired editors, didn't pay authors and translators. No payment or contrib copies for story of mine printed in Dec 2002. Despite these difficulties, former editor Peter Michaleczky (Recommended) has produced two recent and successful anthologies under his own Goblin Publishing imprint (see FML entry), hopefully with more to follow – Was: Kalandor Publishing| 1203 Budapest | Maria u. 3 | Hungary | Tel: +36 1 284 7750 | Fax: +36 1 283 4446 (atjaro@scifi.hu). SF/F stories between 35,000-40,000 characters. Paid $40-80 USD per story after contract signed.

Israel (index)

Mercury | $$$ (Recommended) May 2009: ON INDEFINITE HIATUS. DO NOT SUBMIT. From the editor: "Unfortunately, the economic crisis has hit here as well, and Mercury has gone into an undefined hiatus. ... March (2009) was the last issue of Mercury. When and if we'll be coming back, we'll get in touch with you." – Ilan Bachar Eventure, editor-in-chief (editors@mercury.org.il). Monthly print magazine. Accept submissions in English and translates into Hebrew. Accepts previously published stories if story hasn’t been published in Israel or in Hebrew. Considers all genres but prefers SF & alt history. Hard SF is an advantage; satire and parody are not. Preferred length 4,000-5,000 words; max 6,500 words but will consider novelettes (~10,000 words). Payment varies by number of factors (length, reprints, critical praise and reviews, genre, reputation of author. Average payment for unpublished story of regular length from a unknown author: ~200 Shekels (~$50 USD). A more established writer may receive more. Payment by PayPal preferred. Email subs at submit@mercury.org.il as Word attachments.

Bli-Panika | YES (Recommended) – Rami Shalheveth, editor (editor@blipanika.co.il). E-zine. Publishes translated fiction. Science fiction, fantasy. No S&S. Horror rarely. Prefers short fiction but will consider up to 10k words. Translates from English. No pay. Accepts email subs as rtf attachments.

The Tenth Dimension | ~YES – Rami Shalheveth, translations editor (mssrami@gmail.com). Publishes mostly stories that appeared in Magazine of F&SF in US. Rarely considers translating other stories, but generally restricted to masterpieces or stories written by guests of honour in Israeli sci-fi conventions. May accept unsolicited submissions, but it's not very likely. No pay. Accepts email submissions.

Dreams in Aspamia | NO – Nir Yaniv, Editor. Largest Hebrew language speculative fiction magazine. Publishes mostly original Hebrew/Israeli fiction. Only considers unsolicited subs if in Hebrew. Only prints 1-2 translated stories per issue. Publish SF&F. Pays 9 agorot per word in translated text (~2 US cents per word).

Israeli Society for SF&F Online Magazine | NO – Vered Tochterman, editor. Online magazine publishes articles, reviews and stories in Hebrew. Also has a non-magazine English section giving general information about the Society and SF&F in Israel. Stories must be submitted in Hebrew. Due to a lack of translators, no longer accepts submissions in English. No pay. Accepts email subs (first word of subject line should be “SUBMISSION"). Updated information (in English) regarding the online magazine, submissions etc. can be found here.

Italy (index)

Robot | $$$ (Recommended) – Feb 2009: email address updated, spelling of editor's name corrected – Silvio Sosio, Editor (staff@delosbooks.it). Delos Books (see below) also publishes a printed quarterly magazine, Robot, with a couple of translated stories per issue. Have had stories by Andrew Masterson, Ian Watson, Robert J. Sawyer, Robert Sheckley, Neil Gaiman. Pays $100US per story. Accepts email subs.

Storie | $$$ – Accepts high-quality literary fiction and poetry. No genre. Publishes in English and Italian! "More than erudite references or a virtuoso performance, what we're interested in is the recording of a human experience in a genuine, original voice." Max 1,500 words. Pays up to $600US and two contributor copies for first English and Italian rights.

Delos | YES (Recommended) – Feb 2009: email address updated, spelling of editor's name corrected – Silvio Sosio, Editor (staff@delosbooks.it). Delos is part of the Delos Books publishing house, and publish several magazines. Delos is an online magazine established in 1994, Italia and Europa awards winner. Publishes short stories but rarely translates. No pay. Accepts e-mail subs.

Intercom-SF | YES – Danilo Santoni, editor (danilosantoni@virgilio.it). SF only. All lengths (short stories, novellettes, novellas, novels). Accepts reprints and subs in English. Translates at no cost. No pay. (Dec 2007)

Futuro Europa | DEAD (2008) (on hiatus) – The parent company folded and Futuro is not operative at this time, but may return in the near future. Was: Antonio Bellomi, editor (argomizar@fastwebnet.it). Magazine from publisher Perseo Libri. Accepts subs in Italian, French, English, Spanish, Portuguese and even German, though there could be some difficulty with this last. SF preferred over fantasy. Accepts email subs as attachments at argomizar@fastwebne t.it. No pay.

Cosmo SF | DEAD (2008) – WAS: Gianfranco Viviani, Editor. Viviani sold the house to another company and is now working with Delos Books.

Editrice Nord | NO – Not interested in receiving English submissions. (Aug 2000).

Japan (index)

Lithuania (index)

Dorado Raganos | YES (Recommended) – Dec 2007: Backlogged with accepted stories. Closed to subs until further notice – Audrone Vodzinskaite-Stadje, Editor (audrone@qedata.se) | Ormingeringen 55B | SE-132 33 | Saltsjo-Boo, Sweden. SF/F. Pays in copies. E-mail subs. Max length now 100,000 char incl blanks. Fanzine "Dorado Raganos" (The Witches of Dorado) begun in 1994, published by the girls of the Science Fiction club Dorado in Vilnius, Lithuania. Printed in A5 format, 20-28 pages per issue, in Lithuanian. In 1994 and 1996, awarded the prize as the Best SF Fanzine in Lithuania. Published by three women: Diana Butkiene, Elze Surgailyte and Audrone Vodzinskaite-Städje, none of whom is still living in Lithuania. Elze is living in Austin, TX, Diana in Boston, MA, in the US, and Audrone in Stockholm, Sweden. Note: they may ask to publish the story in English on their web site as well, but you can say no.

Kaukas | ??? – Publishes reprints of English-language writers. No contact information.

Mexico (index)

Grupo Editorial Tomo | ??? – Has translated story collections from English-language writers in the past.

A Quien Corresponda | DEAD – Was: Editors Guillermo Lavín and José Luis Velarde (cactusediciones@hotmail.com). Amateur mag born in 1985. Have published 112 issues and won 5 national prizes for editing. SF/F. Pays in copies. Accepts e-mail subs.

Netherlands (index)

Wonderwaan | YES – Jan 2009: themes for 2009 include Japan and others – Jaap Boekestein and Marcel Orie, fiction editors | Postbus 16493, 1001 RN Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS (verhalen@ncsf.nl)). Fiction supplement to Holland SF. Publishes all fantastic genres and cross overs. "Wonderwaan works with themes like Weird West, Steampunk and so on. We are looking for stories that do new and challinging things with those themes. For a current list of themes and deadlines contact us at verhalen@ncsf.nl." Accepts submissions in Dutch and English, and will translate into Dutch. Accepts subs previously published in English markets but only if story has at most three prior English publications and no prior Dutch publications. Email subs ONLY at above address with Word, RTF or ASCI TXT attachment. No PDF! Max length of 7,000 words. Illustrations are also welcome. No pay. Contributor copy.

Holland SF | NO – Roelof Goudriaan, general editor; Jaap Boekestein and Marcel Orie, fiction editors | Penningmeester NCSF | Mozartlaan 38 | 2253 HX | Voorshoten | THE NETHERLANDS (info@ncsf.nl)). Does not accept reprints in English. Only publishes original Dutch articles. Stories are published in a fiction supplement called Wonderwaan. (Dec 2007)

Pure Fantasy | NO – Alex de Jong, Editor/Publisher (alex@purefantasy.nl). Publishes "fantasy, SF and horror and all the subgenres and slipstream in between." Annual anthology. Goal is to be a mag for Dutch pro writers and new Dutch talent. Preference is given to Dutch writers and submissions in Dutch. Will translate the occasional submission in English for well-known names from abroad. 10,000 words max; 4,000 words preferred. Pays in copies. Accepts email subs as Word or RTF attachments. (Dec 2007)

Visionair | DEAD – Was: Klaas Wassenaar, Editor | Robinsonstraat 60 | 8923 AT LEEUWARDEN | THE NETHERLANDS (mailto:visonair@hetnet.nl). Dead market. E-mail from editor March 2001: Magazine has folded.

Poland (index)

Nowa Fantastyka | $$$ (Recommended) – Pawel Ziemkiewicz, Foreign Rights Manager (replaces Arkadiusz Nakoniecznik) | Nowa Fantastyka | Garazowa 7 | 02-651 Warsaw | POLAND (pawelziemkiewicz@fantastyka.pl or nowafantastyka@fantastyka.pl). Happy to receive English language submissions by mail, or email as .rtf or .txt attachments. Long established, monthly professional SF magazine slick colour cover. Articles, full-colour SF/F art, original Polish fiction and translated fiction. Pays $3 per page with about 1,800 characters per page. Prefers traditional themes (exploration of space, aliens, far future, high fantasy) and especially stories concerning cultural clashes (here and everywhere, anytime), various mythologies or elements taken from them.

Fahrenheit | ??? – Sep 2009: new market – Being investigated. Email: redakcja@fahrenheit.net.pl. Warning: two reports of this magazine publishing a story without contact with or permission of author.

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror | NO – – Mr. Robert J. Szmidt, editor-in-chief | Wydawnictwo Wieza | Zawiszy Czarnego 10/188 | 40-832 Katowice | Poland (teksty@science-fiction.pl). Been on the market for a few years now and established a firm position, catching up with the leading and established Nowa Fantastyka. Colour cover, black-and-white inside, not illustrated (to save space for more stories, as the editor says). Published monthly, Polish short stories and novelettes. Only accepts Polish authors. Also columns by well-known Polish authors and comic strips. Pays???. Prefers classic prose narratives (no formal experiments). Email subs as rtf or txt attachments.

Magazyn Fantastyczny | NO – Oct 2009: Website not working – Mr. Robert Zareba, editor-in-chief | Magazyn Fantastyczny | Sandomierska 28/25 | 26-600 Radom | Poland (robertzareba@op.pl). Quarterly. 100+ pages. Colour cover, black-and-white inside, lots of illustrations. Cartoons. Only publish Polish authors. SF, fantasy, horror. Submissions by e-mail.

Czerwony Karzel | DEAD (2004) – Email addresses all dead. No reply to inquiries re acceptance of story with expected publ date in June 2002. Was: Michal Szklarski, Editor-in-chief | GKF, PO Box 76 | 80-325 Gdansk 37 | POLAND (gkf@gkf.3miasto.pl). SF & F magazine with a slick colour cover, produced by the Gdański Klub Fantastyki (GKF), or the Science Fiction Club of Gdansk. Original Polish fiction and translated fiction. Accepted and translated reprints from English language markets. No payment. Accepted e-mail subs.

Portugal (Portuguese) (index)

E-nigma | $$$ – Update (Aug 2006): form letter from editor reports that editor is going to start working on website again but will be treating it as a "low intensity activity" from now on. Authors can expect "long, long" response times for any new or current submissions (Thanks to Chris Kastensmidt for the update!). – Jorge Candeias, editor (e-nigma@ficcao.online.pt). E-zine. Focuses on fiction originally written in Portuguese. Publish SF&F but prefer SF. Minimum 1,000 words. No max. Accepts subs in English and would like to publish more foreign fiction BUT has difficulty in finding competent translators so likelihood of publication is lower. No fixed payment rate but tends to be low. Payment based on volunteer donations from public who can donate any amount to any story, group of stories, or can contribute to site as a whole. Site keeps half and other half is paid to authors (or, for translations, to authors and translators). Accepts e-mails subs in RTF or TXT format (not DOC).

Bang! | YES – Jun 2006: New magazine planned to replace Dragao Quantico. Rogério Ribeiro, editor (revistabang@gmail.com). Plans to publish four issues per year (Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct). Accepts subs in English, preferably reprints. Pays in copies (2).

Dragão Quântico (Quantum Dragon) | ??? – Jun 2006: email from editor stating that DQ is on hold, and that submissions to DQ have been passed to a new magazine being started, Bang! See the entry for Bang! on this site – Rogério Ribeiro, Editor (dragaoquantico@clix.pt). Portuguese fanzine, printed. Fantasy, SF, and Horror fiction; Science non-fiction. Main goal is to promote Portuguese authors. But also interested in introducing foreign authors to its readers. Submission GLs: Authors must first contact DQ by email [dragaoquantico(at)netvisao.pt] with a brief bio. Please don't send stories or articles first! Preference given to authors not yet published in Portugal and to previously edited and published works. Fiction: English subs only. Non-fiction: special attention given to articles addressing relation between Science and Fiction; English preferred, but will consider French or Spanish. Art subs: b&w interior illos, color cover art, b&w sequential art within genre. Accepts e-mail subs as RTF attachments (not .doc). Max 30,000 words with stories over 10,000 words serialized in up to three issues. Pay in copies. Author receives Word file with translation, which author can market unchanged to other Portuguese pubs three months after publication in DQ with proper credit to DQ and translator. Illos in DQ can only be reused with permission of artist. All published works remain property of author. Submission implies acceptance of these guidelines and authorization for publication in DQ.

Simetria | NO – Antonio de Macedo, Editor | Pavilh a do dramatico de Cascais | Av. da Repúblico | 2750-475, Cascais | PORTUGAL (simetria@esoterica.pt). Simetria is the Portuguese SF association, and has in the past published an anthology for the local annual SF convention, including short stories from Portuguese writers and from foreign guests attending the convention. No current plans.

Hyperdrive | DEAD – Was edited by Ricardo Loureiro.

Nova | DEAD – WAS: Ricardo José Melo Loureiro, editor (thanabur@gmail.com). Ezine specialized in stories centered on SF, but considered fantasy, surrealism, horror. Published only in Portuguese and translations were done in-house at no cost to the author. Accepted mss already published elsewhere. Preferred max length 10,000 words. Payment: From 500 to 1000 words – 20 euros; from 1001 to 2000 – 25 euros; 2001 to 3000 – 30 euros; 3001 to 4000 – 35 euros; 4001 to 5000 – 40 euros; longer than 5000, 40 euros for first 5000 words and the remainder according to prior scale (e.g., 5,500-word story would receive 60 euros, 40 for 5000 + 20 for the remaining 500 words). Payment upon acceptance. Author received translated file. Author sites, blogs or other web presence got a link on the e-zine site and mention on the e-zine. Also accepted illustrations/photos in colour or b/w. Interior illustrations: 5 euros. Cover illustrations: 25 euros. Email subs at thanabur@gmail.com as file attachment (.doc, .rtf, .txt for text; .png, .gif, .jpg for graphics).

Paradoxo | DEAD – Was: Daniel Tércio, Editor | Pavilh a do dramatico de Cascais | Av. da Repúblico | 2750-475, Cascais | PORTUGAL (simetria@esoterica.pt). Was a quarterly magazine with reviews, articles, Portuguese and translated fiction, published by the Portuguese SF association, Simetria. Published 7 issues from 1999-2000.

Phantastes | DEAD – Was: Tiago Gama and Telmo Pinto, editors. Electronic fanzine in PDF. No rights retained. Pays in copies and are looking for foreign writers (email subs at phantastes(at)gmail(dot)com).

Romania (index)

Anticipatia | ??? – Central Europe’s longest running SF mag (1955) – Contact: Traian Badulescu?

SFera | NO – Sep 2009: NEW MARKET! Thanks to Gareth D. Jones for the tip – Marian Taralunga, Editor-in-Chief (contact@sferaonline.ro). Publishes science fiction, horror, fantasy, essays, reviews. Accept subs in English, but only for publication in English. They do not translate into Romanian for publication in Romanian. No pay. Accepts email subs as Word, RTF, or Text attachments.

Lumi Virtuale | DEAD (2007) – Was: Michael Haulica, Editor (editor@lumivirtuale.ro). Publishes in English and Romanian. Publishes science fiction, fantasy, magic realism, slipstream, cyberpunk. No horror. No max length, but if the stories are 500 to 5000 words length, it is possible to translate them into Romanian. Accepts reprints and simultaneous submissions for English page. Translates some stories from English into Romanian. No pay.

Imagikon | DEAD – Was: Monthly literary e-zine. Was mostly interested in speculative fiction. Published in English. Reprints: query. Length: stories 4,000 – 7,000 words, poems and essays up to 3,000 words. Took sim subs. Did not pay.

Sci-Fi Magazin | DEAD (2008) – Magazine folded due to poor financial results. WAS: Catalin Moraru, editor-in-chief, SC Mediapress SRL, Al. M. Kogalniceanu nr 4, Botosani, 710191, Jud. Botosani, Romania (cmoraru@monitorulbt.ro). Editor was fluent in written and spoken English. First issue Oct 2007. 80 pages, circulation ~3,000, quarterly. Only SF magazine in Romania. Published only SF&F. Accepted subs in English. Accepted previously published stories. Any length. Accepted email subs at cmoraru@monitorulbt.ro as Word or Open Office attachments. Payment generally $30-100USD per story by PayPal.

Russia (index)

Esli | NO – Nov 2008: no longer open to submissions from non-Russian writers. Your only route into Esli now is to be published in Asimov's or Analog, as they have an agreement with those mags to reprint stories they like. Thanks to Robert Jeschonek for the tip – Alexander Shalganov, Editor-in-Chief (esli.magazine@gmail.com). Title means "What If" in Russian. Oldest SF & fantasy periodical in Russia. Publishes SF (rarely fantasy and no horror). Mostly Russian and Russian-speaking authors but also try to introduce foreign writers. Non-profit mag. Translates for free. One-time publication rights. No pay or only a "symbolic" payment. Contributor copy. Accepts e-mail subs as MS-Word attachment at esli.magazine@gmail.com.

Supernova | ??? – – Larisa Mikhaylova, editor (editor@snovasf.com). Accepts e-mail subs. Pays in copies. From editor: "Essentially our magazine serves as a launching pad for new authors, previously not translated into Russian. Afterwards, book publishers consider their work for paid contracts, with us usually serving as literary agents."

Serbia (index)

Antares | YES – Sep 2009: New market!! Thanks to Gareth D. Jones for the tip. – Miloš Milivojević, Editor (fingolfintek@gmail.com). Irregular blogzine. Accepts unsolicited submissions in English. Genres: mainly science fiction and fantasy but horror is also acceptable. No pay. Email subs at above address as Word doc or PDF attachment.

Slovakia (index)

Fantazia | DEAD (2006) – I’m declaring this one dead. They accepted a story of mine in 2003 but have not responded since – Was: Ivan Alaksa, Editor (fantazia@fantazia.sk) | P.J. Safarika 15 | 927 01 Sala | SLOVAKIA. Publishes F & SF. Magazine was run as a hobby, so pay was copies unless you were a "name." Accepted e-mail subs.

Spain (Spanish) (index)

Alfa Eridiani | YES – Jose Joaquín, editor. SF only. A magazine "for fans, by and for fans of science fiction. Short stories, poems, articles, biographies, historical reviews, comics, opinions, suggestions." Prefers subs in Spanish but accepts English. Produced every two months in PDF format available for download from the internet. Max length = 8 pages (I assume that means about 2,000 words). Accepts drawings from artists for section called The Portfolio (must be 6-9 drawings in number, unpublished and SF-related). Submissions at alfaeridiani@yahoo.es as .doc or .rtf attachments. No pay.

Aurora Bitzine | YES – Nov 2009: Warning – publishes English version of story on website as well as the translated version – Manuel Burón, editor (manuel@aurorabitzine.com) | Madrid. Monthly ezine in Spanish. Any speculative fiction. Stories, reviews and related articles. All lengths. No pay. Accepts email subs as Word attachments. Alternate emails: julio.lozano@aurorabitzine.com; luis@aurorabitzine.com; newwebmaster@aurorabitzine.com

Gigamesh | YES – Feb 2008: Temporarily closed. Do NOT submit! Thanks to Sara Genge for the tip – Alex Vidal, Asst. Editor (alex@gigamesh.com) | Ediciones Gigamesh | C/. Ausias March, 26, desp. 44 | 08010 Barcelona | SPAIN. Fanzine. Accepts and translates reprints from English language markets. Any kind of stories. Traditional short story length. No pay. Accepts e-mail subs as Word attachments.

Sable | YES – Fermin Moreno Gonzalez, Editor (info@revistasable.com or ferminmoreno@micorreo.cai.es). Print mag published in Spanish. Editor is a literary translator and artist. Translates and publishes stories from international authors. Accepts unsolicited subs that meet GL's. SF (hard and soft), dark fantasy, horror, mystery, whodunnit, adventure, eroticism, humour. Short stories only, no poems or essays. 500-3,000 words, occasionally 4,000-5,000 words for exceptional stories. All stories are illustrated. Pay: copies, plus translated bio in issue and links to author's web site on Sable site. Translates for free. Retains copyright of translations, but six months after publication, author may market translation to other publications. Accepts email subs as RTF attachments to either of above addresses.

BEM | NO – Ricard de la Casa, Editor | Joan Manel Ortiz, co-publisher | Apartado 6092, 47080 Valladolid, SPAIN (mailto:bemjmo@filnet.es). Not a professional magazine. No pay. Currently accepts submissions only in Spanish. December 2000: ceased print publication. It will continue as a webzine.

Bucanero | DEAD – Was: Carlos González | Apartado 32 | Las Rozas | 28230 Madrid – Spain (bucanero@usa.net). Dead market. Fanzine that published its final issue: #13 in December 1999.

Efimeras | DEAD (2008) – Issue #135 will be last – Thanks to Gareth D. Jones for the tip – Was an ezine created by Santiago Eximeno in 2004 as a non-profit project. SF, fantasy, horror. Flash fiction only (<200 words). Was published in Spanish only but accepted subs in English. Email sub address was efimero@eximeno.com, either in body of email or as attachment (.txt, .rtf, or .doc). Did not pay.

Paura | DEAD (2008) – Issue#4 was their last. Was: Santiago Eximeno, editor (inquiries: contactar@paura.org). Annual horror anthology, edited by “Colectivo Xatafi" (www.xatafi.com) and published by Bibliopolis. Short stories and short novels to a max length of 25,000 words. Accepted unsolicited subs in English but only during the annual reading period, traditionally Feb 1 – May 30. Paid in copies (4). Accepted email subs during the reading period as RTF attachments at colaborar@paura.org.

Spain (Catalan) (index)

Catarsi | YES – Sep 2009: NEW MARKET! Thanks to Gareth D. Jones for the tip – Albert Valls Rovira, Editor (catarsifanzine@gmail.com). A5 size magazine with glossy colour cover. Non-profit magazine. Accepts unsolicited submissions in English and translates into Catalan. Accept submissions in any language. Currently are able to translate from English, German, Portuguese, French and Spanish. Would seek seek the necessary help to translate other languages. Genres: SF, fantasy and horror. Maximum length: 6,000 words. Pays in copy. Accepts email submissions in Open Office, Word, TXT and RTF.

Spain (Galician) (index)

Nova Fantasia | YES – Sep 2009: NEW MARKET! Thanks to Gareth Jones for the tip – Fran Morell, editor (morell@novafantasia.com). Web zine with no print version. Accepts unsolicited submissions in English, Spanish, and Portuguese/Galician, and translates into Galician. Translations of longer stories can take some time. Material in Portuguese are not translated because all Galician readers read Portuguese. Max length: 7,500 words (but will consider longer). Genres: whatever can be called speculative fiction, including horror, fantasy, SF. No pay. Email subs at editor@novafantasia.com or morell@novafantasia.com in RTF or Word-compatible file.

Sweden (index)

Nova SF | $$$ – John-Henri Holmberg, editor/publisher (john-henri@replik.se). Digest-sized, 160 pages, approx 80,000 words, print run approx 800 copies, sold by subscription and carried by a few large magazine stores and bookstores. Primarily publishes translated stories, mostly from English and mostly stories requested by the editor, but will consider unsolicited submissions of stories published in pro markets. SF only (no fantasy, no slipstream); possibly SF horror but no supernatural horror. Buys one-time non-exclusive Swedish language serial rights. Does not take stories previously published in Swedish. Pays on pub'n, 1US cent per word rounded up to nearest even $25US (i.e., 1,385 words pays $25US; 8,000 words pays $100US). Accepts email subs, RTF attachments preferred.

Enhorningen (Unicorn) | NO – Sep 2009: NEW MARKET! Thanks to Gareth D. Jones for the tip – Ben Roimola, Editor (enhorningen@enhorningen.net). SF & Fantasy, printed since 1987 & web since 1998. Only accepts submissions in Swedish. Does not translate.

Jules Verne Magasinet | NO – Mr. Sam J. Lundwall, Editor | Box 14004 | 104 40 Stockholm | SWEDEN (sam.j.lundwall@faktasi.se). Long-established magazine. Only accepts submissions in Swedish.

Mitrania | NO – Sep 2009: NEW MARKET! Thanks to Gareth D. Jones for the tip – Robert Andersson, Editor (mitrania@mitrania.se). Print & web. Only accepts submissions in Swedish. Does not translate.

Ukraine (index)

Real'nost' Fantastiki | $$$ – Oct 2009: being reorganized, currently closed to submissions. Changed to PDF format – Boris Sidyuk, foreign editor (info@eurocon.kiev.ua) the only Ukrainian SF magazine. Name means "Science Fiction Reality." Published monthly in Russian in Kiev, Ukraine. Publishes SF, fantasy, horror. Payment (varies) in USD for the first Russian-language rights, which include one publication in the magazine and one possible promotional publication in a short collection or a newspaper fiction section.

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