Space and Time Magazine will reopen for fiction submissions as of February 21, 2010. Email-only submissions will be accepted from this date through April 2, 2010.

Please note that we are changing how we handle open windows for submissions in 2010. We are going to open for shorter times but more frequently (approximately 2-3 times). This will enable us to speed up our responses to submitters, plus allow us to shorten our acceptance-to-publication cycle so authors won’t have to wait so long to see their work in print.

The dates for subsequent open windows will be provided in real time. However, we anticipate the next window will open in the summer and, if needed, a third in early winter.

All submission guidelines are available on our website: www.spaceandtimemagazine.com. In general, any story submitted to Space and Time must include a speculative fiction element (horror, fantasy, SF, or any combination thereof). We accept from 1K up to 10K words but rarely accept anything that large – writers have a better chance if they scale to 5-7.5K words. We pay a penny a word for First North American rights and first electronic rights (in that we offer an electronic version of the magazine), paid upon publication. Submissions should be presented as Word or .rtf attachments, formatted according to generally-accepted manuscript standards (12pt font, double-spaced, indented first paragraph, 1 inch margin surrounding, clear font like Times New Roman, Arial, or Courier New). Proofread before sending – attention to grammar and punctuation counts!

Anyone unable to submit electronically must query first and request permission to mail a hard copy. Any stories sent to our mailing address without receiving permission will be sent back in their SASE or discarded, unread.

Please feel free to contact publisher Hildy Silverman with any questions at hildy@spaceandtimemagazine.com.