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This article is from the rec.arts.sf.composition FAQ, by Geoffrey
Wiseman loki@mgl.ca with numerous contributions by others.
3.10 To what speculative fiction magazines should I submit? (Science Fiction Composition)
There are market lists available on the 'net. The most commonly
described one is:
http://www.greyware.com/marketlist/
Very common advice from pros is to aim for the top of the heap,
and work your way down, submitting constantly. For most people,
that means the top pay-wise, OMNI, Playboy, Writers of the
Future, Analog, Asimov's and perhaps a couple more. However,
most of the prozines are worth being published in. Once you're
in to semi-pro, it's up to you.
Other people prefer to define the top of the heap through some
other algorithm that works for them. That, as well, is up to
you. But don't sell yourself short.
Someone (iforgoetwho@perhapszhe'llspeakup.org) recently
suggested that perhaps a better terminology than this almost
B&D "submission" and "rejection":
"I displayed my new short-short to Pirate Writings this week."
"Oh really? How'd it go?"
"Oh, they failed to comprehend it. However, they did send a
good note of incomprehension, so that's always a promising
sign."
"Oh, good. Keep trying, they're bound to understand your work
sooner or later."
If nothing else, this makes the ol' repeated-submission routine
much more entertaining to describe.
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