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Welcome to post 8 in the Markets for New Writers series. If you missed it, the previous post was on the print and e-zine Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine.
Next up: Anotherealm.
Background
Founded in 1999, Anotherealm magazine is a monthly webzine focusing on speculative fiction of all kinds. It is famous for hosting Preditors & Editors (the misspelling is intentional) which has been the focus of a previous article.**
Why is the magazine attractive to you?
Let’s face it, a webzine that’s been around since 1999 has some cred. Unfortunately, because the site’s recently been hacked (and since restored), I couldn’t find many names of authors who’ve been published there, but I know this author had a flash fiction piece in their summer 2006 issue.
The fact that they host Preditors & Editors is also a Big Deal, since it guarantees the magazine gets a lot of traffic. They also host an annual Readers’ Poll which votes on which are the best online stories/magazines/etc.
Anotherealm is also responsible for awarding the Anotherealm Editors Choice Award, The Goldberg Horror Award, and the Annual Higney Award so if you get a story published here, you have the chance to win one of these resume boosters.
Genre
Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi. Hard Sci-Fi is always welcomed.
Max Word Count
5,000
Payment
$25
Submission Guidelines are here.
** As a quick note, I have to apologize for the lack of background information on some of these magazines. Basically, I rely on their “about” page, Google, and forums where the magazine is discussed, and if any one of these is missing you get a short article. I’ve taken to e-mailing editors, but sometimes response times can be a little slow.
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Any bit of work you do, Jordan, is better than the limited amount Writers Market generally provides. Keep up the good work. I look forward to further posts.
Thanks for the comment, Boone!
Since I started this series, the number of comments on the blog has dropped off. It’s nice to know I’m not writing into the dark!
First, you’re doing a great job with these posts about markets.
Second, I wanted to let you know about a certain market that I don’t see much mention of over at sfreader.com and a few other places I inhabit on the Web.
That market is Apex Digest, at http://www.apexdigest.com. They’ve published works by the likes of Neil Gaiman and Joe Konrath, and they’re stationed in my hometown. So, thought I’d put in a word for them.
Thanks.
Ty,
Thanks for the kudos! I haven’t mentioned Apex Digest yet because they recently closed to submissions. According to Ralan’s they’ll be reopening in September. I’ll probably tackle them then.
I apologize for taking so long to get back to this comment, but I’ve been working on a SUPER SECRET PROJECT (soon to be unveiled. Keep your eyes peeled to this blog.)